Chapter 51 Buddha's Wrathful Lotus! Victory? Defeat!

Chapter 51: Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus! Victory? Defeat!

Nalan Yanran's movements were clean and efficient, without any wasted effort.

Her Falling Sun Move had already broken Xiao Yan's armor, exposing a weakness. Although she was forced back a few steps by Xiao Yan's Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, her condition was far less severe than his.

She did not experience a Divided Soul, taking only an instant to draw the sub-sword from the Shattering Wind sword before placing the Shattering Wind back into her storage ring.

She named the sub-sword Jin Xu; it was entirely white, shaped like a dagger with a sharp blade, short but formidable.

Her movement techniques had long since achieved Fusion with the essence of what she had learned. A breeze passed, and she was close!

"Leaf-Plucking Piercing! Flower-Pinching Direct Attack!"

Countless green silk threads appeared out of thin air around Nalan Yanran, shimmering like a neon rainbow.

A bright moon formed by red flowers flashed behind her. The two Moves combined into a single momentum, directly hooking Xiao Yan, this Giant Ao!

Xiao Yan's reaction was swift. He raised the xuan heavy ruler high and barely withstood the first wave of the attack, but he was heavily injured by the "Flower-Pinching" attack that drilled in from his side!

He steadied himself with the ruler. The roar from Nalan Yanran's attack still echoed in his ears, and his vision blurred for a moment.

He forced himself to focus.

When Yao Lao helped him seize the Crimson Fire Beast Fire, he had used some Soul power to fight against the cunning Demonic Beast and had been asleep ever since.

But he had left him a wisp of the Bone Chilling Flame, ranked eleventh on the strange fire ranking list!

It was stored within him for this very moment of being overmatched!

Xiao Yan flipped his right hand, swallowed two Qi-restoring Medicinal Pills, and a wisp of white flame instantly rose from his left hand.

It looked extremely cold, but in reality, its temperature was incredibly high, capable of incinerating a person to ashes in an instant!

Opposite him, Nalan Yanran's gaze turned cold. She hadn't expected Xiao Yan to possess two completely different flames!

But she remained undaunted. After pulling back some distance, her mother sword, Shattering Wind, reappeared in her hand, and she seamlessly merged Jin Xu with it.

Raising her sword, her figure stood tall and aloof.

Facing such a desperate situation, the Bone Chilling Flame rising from Xiao Yan's right hand didn't give him a massive surge of confidence.

Because he knew that with the slightest mistake, everything he did would just be the final struggle of a trapped beast!

Suddenly, a blazing crimson flame rose from his left hand.

...

In the spectator stands.

"I've never heard of anyone being able to possess two types of strange fire at the same time!" Yun Yun sighed, appearing somewhat stunned.

Strange fires are naturally overbearing and destructive. If two strange fires were placed in one body, there would only be one outcome—

They would collide with each other, causing the body to explode!

Gu He shook his head, his gaze remaining indifferent.

"That red one is a Beast Fire, not a strange fire. The white one, although it is a strange fire, is not his own flame; he only borrowed it from elsewhere."

"Even a lion without claws will struggle to the death."

Gu He already knew what Move Xiao Yan would use.

But he couldn't interfere in the upcoming clash; it all depended on how Nalan Yanran would respond.

Yun Yun looked at Gu He's calm and composed manner. Her eyes, like shimmering ripples on water, held a hint of a smile.

Her gaze toward Nalan Yanran held more trust and relief.

Even if Nalan Yanran lost, she, as the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, could back her up.

Moreover, Gu He had always stood by her side.

...

Feeling the violent flames, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched quickly. Gritting his teeth, he slowly brought the two flames together.

Without the slightest hesitation, he rapidly performed a Fusion of the two flames.

Since the power of one strange fire could make a Dou Huang expert wary, then the power erupted from the blending of a strange fire and a Beast Fire should also multiply!

If this experiment succeeded, he would possess a unique Dou Technique!

Seeing this, Nalan Yanran's willow-like brows furrowed slightly as she sighed inwardly.

"Madman!"

She quickly condensed her entire body's Dou Qi and pointed her sword at Xiao Yan. Countless red petals, like splashing blood, materialized around her.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan endured the intense pain from his palms and ignored the flowing blood as he compressed the two flames together.

He let out a muffled groan. The blood he spat out was instantly consumed by the flames between his palms.

Under the catalysis of the Burning Technique, a lotus throne woven of red and white took shape.

With a deathly pale face, Xiao Yan's legs suddenly braced, and he violently hurled the red and white flame lotus throne toward Nalan Yanran.

The red and white flame lotus throne streaked through the Void Realm toward Nalan Yanran. Before it even reached her, it began to expand, and then—

"Boom! Boom—!"

An uncontrollable, earth-shattering explosion erupted on the field.

The destructive energy made many Elders guarding the energy barrier gasp sharply. Their aged eyes held a trace of shock and disbelief.

After the red and white flame lotus throne finished releasing its energy, the field was a sea of fire.

The fiery red light displaced the sunlight on the square. The searing heat waves made people feel as if they were inside a furnace!

At this moment, Xiao Yan was already exhausted.

This incomplete version of the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus had consumed all of his effort!

There were even multiple internal injuries within his body; he was no longer able to continue the fight!

He held on with his last breath, using the xuan heavy ruler to prop up his broken body as he looked at his opponent ahead, Nalan Yanran.

The firelight and smoke had not yet dissipated, and Xiao Yan could not hide the joy in his eyes.

He had successfully fused two flames into a unique Dou Technique with immense explosive power, successfully pushing Nalan Yanran to the brink!

The nightmare he had lived for the past three years... was finally about to vanish!

He had not let down Yao Lao's painstaking guidance!

But at that moment, the hazy Void Realm was cleared of fire and smoke by an invisible wind.

A figure in moon-white robes still stood with her sword. Although the hem of her robes was damaged near her feet, she did not lose her faint majesty and poise.

Countless red petals fell around her, looking much like flickering lanterns.

It was actually the final stance of the Falling Flower Sword Art—

Burial of Flowers Eruption!

This "Eruption" was not an offensive Move, but rather a defensive one.

Flowers bloom in the four seasons, from morning to night; their stamens, petals, and leaves are all different, yet none can escape the word "falling."

Only this Move "buries" them, protecting the user's body and Meridians.

This Burial of Flowers shield was difficult to break for anyone below the Dou Zong level!

The Azure Wings on Nalan Yanran's back flapped, and she stepped steadily through the Void Realm, flying to the center of the field with graceful steps.

Sunlight poured down from the sky. Her slender silhouette looked much more relaxed than it had at the beginning.

She looked at the half-kneeling Xiao Yan and sighed softly.

"Xiao Yan, this Three-Year Agreement is finally going to be ended by my own hand."

She returned her Shattering Wind to her storage ring. Without using a sword, she simply pointed her finger slightly forward.

A streak of azure Sword Gang shot toward the knee Xiao Yan was using to prop himself up.

"Swoosh—"

"Smack!"

Using only the simplest Move, she made it so Xiao Yan could no longer hold on, not just physically, but mentally as well.

Xiao Yan lay in the pit filled with broken rubble, staring at the sky with dull eyes, no longer having the strength to get up.

Why...

For the past three years, he had been unable to sleep, Cultivating day and night... with Yao Lao's help, traveling alone to the desert, and now he had lost to Nalan Yanran. What was the point of all that?

Just before his consciousness faded, he heard Nalan Yanran's clear voice, just as it had been when she first arrived.

"If it weren't for Elder Gu, I would surely have lost to you."

"He is my second teacher."

Yanran stood by Xiao Yan's nearly unconscious body, her boots lightly stepping on the ashes. Her words were like a whisper in his ear.

"You said life and death are up to fate, but I will not kill you. I only want to end this ill-fated connection; I have no wish to take your life."

Xiao Yan finally could no longer support his broken body and closed his eyes.

Gu He again...

Why is he everywhere...

Nalan Yanran, you don't want my life, but my, Xiao Yan's, pride has been completely broken here!

Gu He, Nalan Yanran!

These two names, he would never forget them in this lifetime!