199: Nalan Yanran, defeated!

Whoosh—!!!

A slender, thumb-thick, yet incredibly condensed deep-green beam of light, like a death line tearing through space, shot out from her fingertip.

Where the beam passed, space emitted a faint, overburdened groan, light twisted, leaving a long-lingering vacuum trail.

Its speed was so fast it surpassed the limit of human eye capture; almost as soon as the sound began, the destructive beam had already pierced through the void, appearing before Xiao Yan's chest.

This was a true killing move! Yunlan Sect's top secret technique—Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance! Its power was enough to heavily injure or even kill a beginner Dou Ling!

"Yanran!" Nalan Jie exclaimed in shock, rising abruptly from his seat, his face pale.

He hadn't expected his granddaughter to be forced to use such a desperate killing technique! If Xiao Yan couldn't block this strike, he would surely die.

Would the Three-Year Agreement truly turn into a life-and-death feud?

Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma's expressions also changed dramatically.

Hai Bodong gripped his Xuan Ice Long Spear, his icy Dou Qi held back, his sharp eyes fixed on the arena.

A moment of extreme peril!

Facing this unavoidable, deadly terrifying light beam, Xiao Yan's eyes not only showed no fear but instead burned with an almost insane flame.

Three years of arduous cultivation, countless life-and-death trials flashed rapidly through his mind! He had been waiting for this moment!

To prove himself, to wash away the humiliation!

"Roar!"

A roar like a wounded beast erupted from the depths of Xiao Yan's throat.

All of his Dou Qi, along with the power hidden deep within his flesh and bones, burned and was squeezed out without reservation, even in an almost self-destructive manner.

He fiercely plunged the xuan heavy ruler into the ground before him, his hands forming seals like lightning before his chest.

Profound and complex seals, carrying an ancient, wild aura, were completed in an instant.

"Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations! First Transformation! Purple Flame Transformation!"

Buzz!

Something within him seemed to ignite.

His skin instantly turned reddish-hot like a branding iron, strands of flame patterns with a faint blue glow appeared on his body, and an extremely violent aura, far surpassing Peak Three-Star Da Dou Shi, erupted like a volcano suppressed for ten thousand years.

His momentum, under everyone's horrified gaze, surged steadily, instantly breaking through Four-Star... until it reached the terrifying level of a Five-Star Great Dou Shi!

"Pfft!" A mouthful of fresh blood suddenly spewed from his mouth, his body trembled violently, and fine beads of blood even began to ooze from the surface of his skin.

Forcibly activating the First Transformation caused immense backlash to his body.

However, the aura erupting from him had temporarily reached the frightening height of a Five-Star Great Dou Shi.

The violent energy fluctuations even caused a small-scale disturbance in the surrounding world energy!

"What?!"

"His aura... Five-Star Great Dou Shi?! How is that possible!"

"It's a secret technique! What a terrifying secret technique! He's fighting with his life!"

The entire square completely erupted!

Everyone was stunned by Xiao Yan's sudden outburst.

In the VIP section, Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and others were also moved.

Just as his momentum reached its peak, Xiao Yan abruptly pulled up the xuan heavy ruler plunged into the ground.

On the ruler's body, crimson and deep Purple Flames wildly intertwined and were Binding! His arm muscles bulged high, blood vessels protruded like coiling dragons, and with all his strength, he fiercely chopped the xuan heavy ruler down towards the deadly light beam that had already reached his chest.

Where the ruler passed, space seemed to be torn apart by this violent force!

"Flame Splitting Wave Ruler! Break for me!!!"

What was unleashed this time was no longer a simple energy flame wave, but a massive flame ribbon, condensed to the extreme, merging crimson Dou Qi and violent Purple Flame.

Within the ribbon, faint illusions of green lotuses floated, and Purple Flame roared! With a terrifying will to burn the heavens, boil the seas, and tear apart everything, it fiercely collided with that slender but deadly deep-green light beam.

Boom—!!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion boomed between the two.

It was ten times more violent than any previous collision.

Blinding light instantly swallowed everyone's vision, as if a small sun had been detonated in the square.

A violent energy shockwave swept out like a world-ending tsunami, fiercely crashing against the thick energy barrier surrounding the square.

Crack! Crackle!

The sturdy barrier, maintained by several Yunlan Sect Elder working together, actually emitted an unbearable cracking sound under the impact of this collision.

Dense cracks instantly covered the surface of the barrier, as if it would completely shatter in the next moment.

"Quick! Reinforce the barrier!"

Yun Leng's face changed dramatically, and he shouted sternly. Several Elder hurriedly took action, injecting powerful Dou Qi, barely stabilizing the tottering barrier and preventing energy leakage from harming the innocent.

The light and dust slowly dissipated after a full ten seconds.

In the center of the square, a deep pit several meters in diameter appeared! The hard bluestone ground was completely pulverized, melted, and vitrified.

The edges of the pit were covered with giant spiderweb-like cracks, extending for dozens of meters!

On either side of the deep pit, two figures stood facing each other from a distance.

Nalan Yanran knelt on one knee, one hand supporting herself on the ground, her face as pale as paper, a striking trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth, her aura extremely weak.

Using "Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance" consumed a huge amount of her energy, and the terrifying explosion impact just now caused her significant internal injuries. Her plain white long dress was torn in several places, stained with dust and blood, making her appear somewhat disheveled.

She gasped heavily, her amethyst-like eyes staring fixedly at the opposite side, filled with unwillingness and disbelief.

Across from her, Xiao Yan's condition was even more miserable.

He leaned on the xuan heavy ruler, barely standing, his body heaving violently like a broken bellows, each breath carrying a heavy scent of blood.

His black robe was tattered, his exposed skin covered with scorched marks and fine cuts, blood continuously oozing out, especially the backlash from forcibly using the First Transformation of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, which made his internal organs feel displaced and his meridians ache to the point of tearing.

His face was as pale as gold leaf, but the flames in his dark eyes burned even more fiercely.

He won! In a direct confrontation, he crushed Nalan Yanran's strongest killing move and severely wounded her!

The victory and defeat were decided!

After a brief silence, there was a deafening uproar!

"Young Sect Master... lost?"

"Xiao Yan... he won?!"

"My god! That secret technique of his just now was too terrifying! And that flame..."

"Unbelievable! He really did it!"

The Yunlan Sect disciples were utterly distraught, many unable to accept this fact. Their Young Sect Master, the proud daughter of heaven in their hearts, had actually lost to that young man from a small city, once considered a waste!

In the VIP section, Nalan Jie slumped back into his chair, closing his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

It was sorrow for his granddaughter's defeat, and also heartbreak for this irreparable feud.

Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

The ruthlessness, decisiveness, and hidden trump cards Xiao Yan displayed also startled them.

Hai Bodong's cold face also showed a trace of complexity, looking at the tottering yet still upright young man in the arena, as if he saw his younger self.