The Fire Lotus was only the size of a palm, with layers upon layers of petals, alternating between pure white and bluish-green, and at its stamen was an energy core no bigger than a grain of rice.
A terrifying, violent aura emerged from Xiao Yan's palm. The sheer strength of that aura caused Elder Yin's pupils to suddenly contract, even though he was standing right next to him.
Seeing Elder Yin's palm strike descend, Xiao Yan flicked his finger.
The Fire Lotus in his hand grew rapidly the moment it left his hand, expanding from the size of a palm to the size of a millstone, and then from the size of a millstone to a size of several meters.
As the petals expanded, they unfolded continuously. Each petal was formed from pure, Heavenly Flames. The pure white petals exuded a chilling cold, while the green petals surged with scorching heat.
The Fire Lotus and Elder Yin's palm prints collided violently in mid-air.
"Boom!"
A violent surge of energy emanated from mid-air.
The Cold Heart Lotus Explosion at the moment of impact, releasing two completely opposite energies of extreme cold and extreme heat simultaneously. The intertwined blue and white flames illuminated half the sky as if it were daytime.
Elder Yin's menacing silver palm print was torn to shreds like paper in the face of the Fire Lotus's outburst. The silvery-white Dou Qi fragments evaporated rapidly under the high temperature, turning into a sky full of silver mist.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Elder Jin was still held back for a breath by the Netherworld Lock.
But Elder Jin was, after all, a Peak Dou Emperor expert.
After a brief stalemate, he took advantage of the gap in Xiao Yan's fight with Elder Yin to push the metal elemental Dou Qi within his body to its limit, relying on his powerful strength.
The Netherworld Lock creaked under his immense strength, then was forcibly broken free.
The chains broke into several pieces, which turned into wisps of cold white flames that drifted away in the air.
However, Xiao Yan never expected that his single Soul Skill would be able to inflict fatal damage on Elder Yin.
The purpose of the Netherworld Lock has never been to inflict damage, but rather to delay and control.
Even if he only managed to delay Elder Jin for a single breath, it would be enough for him to complete a direct confrontation with Elder Yin.
" Demon-Breaking Light!"
Amidst the raging flames and the devastating explosions, Xiao Yan's calm voice rang out.
Immediately, a silver light burst forth from his left palm.
That light was different from the dazzling brilliance of the Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.
It was purer and more restrained, like a silver dagger refined to its ultimate form, silently shooting out from Xiao Yan's Left Arm Soul Bone.
The speed of the Demon-Breaking Light was so fast that it seemed to be stretched into a silver thread.
Almost instantly, Elder Yin sensed a deadly threat.
With his keen combat instincts, Elder Yin dodged to the side.
His reaction was incredibly fast; the instant the Demon-Breaking Light left his hand, he made an evasive maneuver, twisting his body half a foot to the left at an almost impossible angle in mid-air.
However, the speed of the Demon-Breaking Light was too fast, so fast that even though he had taken precautions in advance, he could only barely avoid the vital parts.
"Hiss!"
The next moment, the silver light pierced straight through his body.
It didn't just glide past or brush against him; it went straight through his left shoulder joint.
Elder Yin felt an indescribable pain in his left shoulder as his left arm fell off at the shoulder.
Before the severed arm could even hit the ground amidst the raging flames and the overwhelming energy of the explosion, it was frozen into an ice pillar by the residual extreme cold of the Cold Heart Lotus Explosion, and then completely turned to dust in the scorching aftershocks of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
"Second brother!"
Upon seeing this scene, Elder Jin, who had just broken free from the Netherworld Lock's range, had his pupils shrink and his eyes almost burst.
Elder Jin immediately cried out in pain.
His Dou Qi Wings suddenly flapped, and he rushed towards Elder Yin like a golden lightning bolt, trying to save Elder Yin before Xiao Yan could make his next move.
As Xiao Yan looked at Elder Yin's severed left arm, a flicker of emotion finally surfaced deep within his eyes.
His gaze lingered for a moment on the wound on Elder Yin's severed arm.
"I knew it! How could the Demon-Breaking Light not work...?"
Xiao Yan's barely audible voice rang out amidst the firelight, so soft it was as if he were talking to himself.
He once struck that mad old man with his Demon-Breaking Light.
But that blow only left a very faint scorch mark on the opponent's chest, without even penetrating the skin.
"Only gods, only those with power approaching divine abilities, can be immune to the Demon-Breaking Light."
The image of the old man who had slammed his hammer at Zhu Zhuqing resurfaced in Xiao Yan's mind.
Those blood-red eyes, that crimson warhammer bigger than his entire body, that earth-shattering hammer blow shattered Zhu Zhuqing's claws.
It also nearly shattered all his hopes.
Zhu Zhuqing shielded him with her own body, taking the brunt of the blow for him.
He watched helplessly as she disappeared before his eyes, without even having the chance to reach out and grab her.
That sense of powerlessness, that hatred, was like a red-hot iron repeatedly searing the depths of his soul.
The killing intent in his eyes surged instantly. His already crimson eyes almost burned at this moment.
The killing intent burst forth from his body as if it were a tangible force, forcing back some of the remaining chilling aura of the Everfrost Mausoleum around him.
The Gold and Silver Elders, sensed the killing intent and both felt a chill run down their spines.
" Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear!"
The next moment, an ancient-looking spear appeared in Xiao Yan's palm.
The spear was dark red all over, with countless fine and intricate flame patterns engraved on its body.
The patterns lit up the moment the spear was formed, the tip of the spear was diamond-shaped with sharp edges and the blade gleamed coldly.
The temperature in the sky suddenly soared, and the air that had been frozen by the Everfrost Mausoleum began to boil again.
On the spear, dazzling flame patterns instantly lit up.
A deathly aura, completely different from before, gradually brewed in Xiao Yan's hand.
Elder Jin had just leaped up and caught Elder Yin, who had lost his left arm. He supported Elder Yin's back with one hand and placed the other hand on Elder Yin's severed arm wound.
However, the power of law left by the Demon-Breaking Light was extremely stubborn. As soon as his metal-attribute Dou Qi touched the wound, it was repelled by an invisible force and could not penetrate it at all.
Sensing the terrifying aura brewing within Xiao Yan, both of them revealed an unprecedented solemnity in their eyes.
The intensity of that fluctuation far exceeded their previous estimation of Xiao Yan's strength.
" Earth Tier Dou Technique!"
The Gold and Silver Elders, spoke almost simultaneously, their voices filled with shock.
The Gold and Silver Elders, then exchanged a glance.
Elder Jin and Elder Yin simultaneously extended their respective intact hands and clasped their palms together.
The golden and silver Dou Qi within their bodies began to rapidly intertwine at the point where their palms met.
In that instant, the aura between the two broke through the peak of Dou Emperor and approached the range of Dou Zong.
With a flap of his Heavenly Flames Twin Wings, Xiao Yan shot towards the Gold and Silver Elders like a streak of blue and white meteor.
At this moment, Soul Power within his body poured out without reservation, flowing entirely into the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear.
The flame patterns on the spear shone brightest under his infusion of Soul Power, changing from dark red to orange-red, and then from orange-red to dazzling pure gold.
The light on the tip of the spear was dazzling, like a small sun embedded on it.
A dazzling light pierced through the spear, transforming into a massive spear beam that stretched across the sky the instant it left the spear, enveloping the direction of the Gold and Silver Elders.
The spear's light was a pure golden-red, like a shooting star flying backwards. Wherever it passed, the air was directly evaporated into nothingness, leaving behind a dark, vacuum-like trail.
The combined attack of the Gold and Silver Elders was unleashed at the same moment.
The golden and silver energy beams collided violently with Xiao Yan's spear light in mid-air.
"Boom!"
An aura even hotter and more violent than the previous Cold Heart Lotus Explosion poured out from the boundary between the two sides, spreading outwards.
Medusa and Protector Wu Han Feng, Xiao Huohuo were fighting in the distance, both showed surprise after sensing the violent fluctuations in the aura.
A hint of surprise flashed in Queen Medusa's narrow, serpentine eyes. She hadn't expected that the taciturn, black-robed youth could unleash such a powerful attack.
The power of this Earth Tier Dou Technique is already enough to pose a threat to a Dou Zong- level expert.
Protector Wu's gaze darkened slightly, and his pair of eerie green eyes lingered on Xiao Yan for a moment longer in the black mist, as if reassessing the young man's level of danger.
At this moment, with the blessing of Yao Lao's Spiritual Soul Power, Xiao Huohuo's strength was no weaker than Han Feng's.
With the combined power of the various flames within him, and the strength lent to him by the Yao Lao.
Han Feng is gradually showing signs of decline.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
" Flame Splitting Wave Ruler!"
In mid-air, Xiao Huohuo sensed the fluctuations of the Earth Tier Dou Technique that Xiao Yan was unleashing and, not wanting to be outdone, poured out her own.
His Dou Qi instantly poured into the Heavy Xuan Ruler, and the large black ruler was raised high in his hand as if it were weightless.
The energy of the Heavenly Flames fused on the ruler's edge into an ever-expanding energy sphere, radiating a terrifyingly high temperature that even slightly distorted space.
The scorching and violent energy enveloped Han Feng, like a fiery cage descending from the sky.
Sensing the aura of Earth Tier Dou Technique emanating from Xiao Yan, Han Feng gradually went mad.
He saw multiple Heavenly Flames burning simultaneously on Xiao Huohuo's body, and he also saw the Bone Spirit Cold Flame that Yao Lao had lent to Xiao Huohuo.
Those flames, those techniques, those things that should have belonged to him, are now all in Xiao Huohuo's hands.
Jealousy and resentment gnawed at his heart like venomous snakes, gradually devouring his reason.
"Old man, why, why are you willing to hand over all these things to him?"
I am your true disciple! I am the one who will inherit your mantle!
"Since that's the case, then let's all die here."
A look of madness gradually appeared on Han Feng's face.
Those usually cold eyes were now burning with an almost uncontrollable rage.
Under his control, the Sea Heart Flame within his body suddenly roared, and the pale blue flames surged out of his body like a tsunami, engulfing his entire body in a blue sea of fire.
As for the battlefield between Medusa and the Protector Wu, it was far less magnificent and spectacular than the other two.
Both were powerful experts at the Dou Zong level, and their control over their power was already second nature.
Their fighting style is completely different from Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo's.
The two figures twisted and collided in mid-air, each flash accompanied by a spatial ripple.
But with each touch, even the slightest movement from the two, a series of cracking sounds, as if the space itself could not withstand the force, echoed through the air.
That was the collision of spatial power unique to Dou Zong experts.
Medusa's seven-colored Dou Qi and the black chains of the Protector Wu clashed repeatedly in the air, each collision leaving a fine crack in the space.
They did not use powerful Dou Technique like Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo, but the energy of heaven and earth they used in their every move far surpassed that of Dou Emperor.
That's a qualitative difference.
Every strike from Dou Zong expert contains a preliminary grasp of the laws of space; that kind of power is something Dou Emperor can never achieve.