The giant tiger's eyes were blood-red, and its entire body radiated a terrifying aura of slaughter. With a thunderous roar, it transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the three incoming attacks. The moment the two sides collided, a strange fluctuation of spiritual energy burst forth. Immediately after, the spiritual energy of the surrounding space became disordered, and the three previously terrifying attacks began to tremble violently. In the end, they completely disintegrated into nothingness.
The Four Malicious Spirits were one of Xiao Yan's long-hidden trump cards. As his strength grew, he became increasingly aware of the strangeness of the demonic sword within him. Based on his estimates, that sword—placed even in the Great Thousand World—would likely surpass even Divine Artifacts. And the Four Malicious Spirits sealed within it, tasked with suppressing the blade, naturally could not be ordinary.
The technique The Demonic Tiger That Defies Yin and Yang itself didn't possess direct offensive power, but it could induce a kind of energy disorder. If it struck an opponent, their internal spiritual energy would go haywire, leading to potentially disastrous consequences. Such a sudden disturbance would catch even the most seasoned experts off guard.
Xiao Yan had used the Four Malicious Spirits before in battle and had seen solid results. Back then, he had relied on his Dou Qi to activate them, which greatly weakened their power. After all, these spirits originated from the Great Thousand World, and only spiritual energy could truly unleash their full might.
After Xiao Yan used The Demonic Tiger That Defies Yin and Yang to shatter the joint attack of his opponents, the trio—Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor, and Mu Chen—looked genuinely surprised. Yet, they made no move to immediately press the attack. As Xiao Yan frowned at their inaction, he suddenly noticed that all three of their auras were surging—each one rising from the peak of the sixth grade Sovereign to the peak of the seventh grade!
"What the hell? That's completely cheating!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but curse inwardly. It was bad enough that he was outnumbered three to one, and now they were suddenly leveling up mid-fight? How was this even remotely fair?
Left with no other choice, he once again summoned his clan marks. But even that only allowed him to barely reach the seventh grade Sovereign level. Compared to the peak of seventh grade, there was still a noticeable gap. Moreover, these three were not just ordinary peak-stage Sovereigns; their combat strength far exceeded that of their peers. With their combined power, they could likely besiege even a ninth grade Sovereign!
"Whoosh!" As the trio's strength surged, they once again launched their assault. Mu Chen swung his arm, and two golden beams of light tore through the air. It was the power of the Undying Golden Body, unleashing two Seven Sun Heaven-Severing Rods simultaneously.
Previously, even a single rod had posed a serious threat to Xiao Yan. Now, not only had Mu Chen grown stronger, but he was unleashing two attacks at once. Even some eighth grade Sovereigns would struggle to block that level of force.
"Six Harmonies Wandering Ruler!" Not daring to be careless, Xiao Yan immediately deployed the technique he had developed during the second trial in the Nine Nether Secret Realm. Countless overlapping ruler shadows formed a tightly knit defensive web, intercepting the twin golden rods.
"Boom!" The two massive golden rods smashed into the ruler net, unleashing a storm of energy that sent Xiao Yan's Flame Emperor Form flying backward, skidding several hundred meters before he barely stabilized himself. However, the ruler web had not collapsed, and this left Xiao Yan somewhat excited—his reinforced Six Harmonies Wandering Ruler truly was formidable!
Still, he was well aware that while he could withstand Mu Chen's assault alone, things would take a dire turn if Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor joined in. He had to strike first—defeat at least one of them before they could fully coordinate.
"Flame-Splitting Wave-Rending Ruler!" Stabilizing himself mid-air, the sea of ruler shadows suddenly converged, condensing into a dazzling ten-thousand-foot-long blade of ruler light that slashed ferociously toward Martial Ancestor.
"Hmph!" Martial Ancestor snorted coldly. The seven-colored long spear in his hand pulsed with divine light as he countered Xiao Yan's attack. Clearly, he was using some sort of high-level Divine Technique, and the power of the Eight Ancestral Symbols and Nine Divine Artifacts surged in his hands. Only with such strength could he barely block the ferocious ruler strike.
But just as he managed to parry that blow, an overwhelming wave of bloodthirsty energy suddenly erupted from Xiao Yan's body. One thousand five hundred blood-red demonic runes emerged, flickering violently. While Martial Ancestor was still recovering from the first attack, these runes shot forth like a meteor shower—an all-out second assault aimed directly at him.
Martial Ancestor was caught off guard. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan to launch a second strike so swiftly, nor that it would be even more devastating than the first. He braced himself, but it was clear he wouldn't be able to block it in time.
At that moment, a beautiful fire lotus bloomed in front of him, forming a shield just in time to block the incoming barrage of demonic fire stars.
The lotus wasn't conjured by Xiao Yan—it was Flame Emperor's work. Evidently, he had been watching Xiao Yan closely and had prepared the lotus in secret, shielding Martial Ancestor from what could have been a fatal blow.
After blocking the attack, the fire lotus spun slightly, then shot toward Xiao Yan under Flame Emperor's control. Xiao Yan knew better than anyone the destructive power of his own fire lotus, and he would never be foolish enough to face it head-on. He immediately retreated, dodging swiftly.
But the lotus followed him like a shadow—relentless, clinging like a parasitic worm.
"Damn... I never realized my own fire lotus could be this annoying." Watching the stubbornly pursuing lotus, Xiao Yan's lips twitched. He finally understood how his enemies must have felt facing him in the past.
Still, just because he didn't want to take it head-on didn't mean he couldn't.
"You're not the only one who knows how to wield a fire lotus!" As the attack closed in, Xiao Yan clenched his fist. Flame surged into his palm, forming a stunning lotus of his own. With a loud shout, he hurled it forward, colliding directly with the oncoming lotus.
"Boom!" Twin fire lotuses—each fused with the power of Heavenly Flames—clashed in a cataclysmic explosion. Flames billowed in every direction, engulfing the battlefield in a sea of fire.
But even as he fended off the lotus, Xiao Yan noticed something alarming. The auras of the three opponents had once again spiked.
They had now broken through to the peak of the eighth grade Sovereign level.
If earlier, he could still rely on clan marks and trump cards to close the gap between them, now—he was being thoroughly left behind.
(End of Chapter)
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