Upon hearing Xiao Yan's bold and arrogant declaration, Hun Xuzi couldn't help but laugh. With his strength and status, there were truly few on the Dou Qi Continent who dared to boast so brazenly before him.
"I'd like to see what gives a brat like you the confidence to talk to me like that."
As he stomped his foot, a torrent of overwhelming black flames surged from Hun Xuzi's body and coalesced into a massive black fire dragon that charged toward Xiao Yan with a roar. But in the face of that devouring black dragon, Xiao Yan merely shook his head. With a flick of his finger, a violet-golden flame emerged from his body and condensed into a flaming phoenix. With a flap of its wings, it directly shattered the black dragon.
"What flame is that?" Hun Xuzi's expression changed in astonishment. Though the Void Swallowing Flame he wielded was only a sub-flame, it was still powerful enough to crush most Heavenly Flames ranked below the top four. Yet now it had been instantly dispersed by Xiao Yan's fire.
"This Heavenly Flame isn't on the ranking list… but its power may not be inferior to the top three," Hun Xuzi muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with greed as he stared at the violet-golden flame in Xiao Yan's palm. But moments later, his expression changed again—because he realized something important.
No matter how strong a Heavenly Flame was, it still required matching strength to fully control it. For Xiao Yan to disperse his sub-Void Swallowing Flame in an instant meant that his strength was not far off from his own.
"This kid looks so young… how could he be a high-level Dou Sheng? Is he like that old freak from the Pill Tower?" Hun Xuzi's thoughts swirled. He quickly crushed a spatial jade slip—against such a formidable opponent, even he wasn't confident of winning. The best course of action was to call for reinforcements.
However, the moment he crushed it, he was stunned—there was no spatial fluctuation at all.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly. "Looks like it worked. Did you really think I was chatting with you for fun just now? I was setting up a spatial seal to prevent you from fleeing or calling for help. I told you already—your Void Swallowing Flame sub-fire belongs to me."
"Arrogant brat! I'd like to see what abilities you have to try and take my Heavenly Flame!" Hun Xuzi snorted coldly. With a palm strike, a roaring black flame tiger formed and tore through space, lunging at Xiao Yan.
"Rending Wind Tiger Roar Palm!"
"Ten Hells Azure Flame Finger!" Xiao Yan countered with a single pointed finger, and a massive green flame-wrapped finger surged forth, blasting the tiger apart. At this point, his strength was already on par with Hun Xuzi's, so he no longer needed to rely on Heaven Rank Dou Techniques like he did against the three Dragon Kings.
"Ten Thousand Souls' Worship!"
Seeing his probing attack repelled, Hun Xuzi grew cautious. Changing his hand seals, countless soul shadows emerged from his body and formed a sinister soul formation. He then unleashed a piercing soul sonic wave toward Xiao Yan.
"You're not the only one who can use soul attacks!" Xiao Yan sneered. He quickly formed hand seals of his own, and a colossal illusory figure over a thousand meters tall emerged behind him. As Hun Xuzi's soul sonic wave blasted toward him, the giant opened its mouth and roared back with a wave of sound that matched it blow for blow. Within Xiao Yan's soul wave, however, were faintly audible strange howling and screeching sounds.
"Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury!"
Boom! The two soul sonic waves collided violently in the air. Hun Xuzi's wave crumbled rapidly like dried branches in a storm, completely overwhelmed by the might of Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury. The shockwave tore through the air and slammed straight into Hun Xuzi's body before he could react.
Pfft! In the instant he was struck, Hun Xuzi's face turned deathly pale, and a mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips. He had never expected his soul attack to be crushed so decisively.
Both Xiao Yan and Hun Xuzi possessed perfected Heavenly Rank soul power, and their soul Dou Techniques were of comparable grade. Logically, their attacks should have canceled each other out. However, Xiao Yan's soul sonic wave was infused with the power of the Four Fiends' Spirits and the Dragon Phoenix Physique, tilting the scales completely in his favor. Hun Xuzi suffered a heavy loss.
"Yellow Spring Palm! Yellow Spring Finger! Emperor Seal—Five Imprints as One!"
As Hun Xuzi staggered from the shock of Yellow Spring Heavenly Fury, Xiao Yan seized the moment. One powerful Dou Technique after another poured from him like a raging torrent. Hun Xuzi, suppressing the searing pain in his soul, dodged in a flustered panic—but even then, he was struck multiple times, coughing up blood repeatedly under Xiao Yan's relentless assault.
"Damn it! You really think I'm afraid of you?" Hun Xuzi roared in fury. He spat out a mouthful of black flames, which spun in front of him and transformed into a dark purple flaming screen.
"Devouring Sky Mirror!"
From this so-called Devouring Sky Mirror, Xiao Yan could clearly feel a potent devouring force. His attacks struck the mirror, but they were completely absorbed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan chuckled coldly. "That Void Swallowing Flame's devouring power is interesting, I'll give you that. But too bad… I've got something better."
He raised his palm, black light instantly engulfing it. Then, to Hun Xuzi's shock, Xiao Yan thrust his palm forward.
"With just this, you dare claim to devour the heavens? Let me show you what true devouring power looks like."
"Black Dragon Devours Spirit Hand!"
A black dragon roared forth and swallowed the Devouring Sky Mirror in a single gulp. The supposed devouring power of the mirror had no effect whatsoever on the black dragon. After consuming the dark purple screen, the dragon dissolved into a swirling ring of darkness, releasing an overwhelming gravitational pull.
As Hun Xuzi felt the terrifying suction from the dark vortex, his expression changed drastically. He could tell—the devouring force within that black light was even stronger than the sub-Void Swallowing Flame he possessed. This power… was enough to threaten his life.
(End of Chapter)
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