Chapter 68 Destroying Yao Chen, Defeat Xiao Yan, Ancient Clan Powerhouses Attack!

Both were ready to strike.

Gu He did not dare to underestimate his opponent.

After all, the one he was fighting was Xiao Yan; if not for his own interference, it would only be a matter of time before he grew into the Flame Emperor.

Xiao Yan's strongest move at this stage, the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus fused from the Bone Chilling Flame, was finally complete.

His body was wrapped in Qi. Yao Chen's translucent Soul seemed to flicker above his head for a second. He stomped his right foot forward fiercely, and as he flew into the sky on his Dou Qi Wings, a tornado-like stream of energy surged out vertically.

The Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus in his hand was as pure white as translucent glaze; it looked gorgeous and harmless, but it hid surging killing intent.

It struck directly at Gu He with extreme speed.

The purpose of that tornado-like energy stream was unknown, but it instantly appeared in front of the glaze-colored fire lotus, turning into a huge funnel.

The fire lotus passed through the small opening of this hollow cone, expanding rapidly until it emerged from the other large opening, already so huge that it could be compared to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Fortunately, Gu He had already increased the distance beforehand.

Although Xiao Yan's move took a long time to prepare, it took no more than two seconds from the moment it was unleashed until Gu He had to receive it.

Everything happened in an instant.

“Boom—!”

The world changed color, the sunset glow was not worth mentioning, and one could almost smell the burnt scent in the unbearably scorching air.

Gu He's cyan flames transformed into a huge umbrella. The moment it opened, a large net composed of countless rhombus-shaped cyan grids covered Xiao Yan's Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.

The Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus erupted with power nearly equal to that of Dou Zun Experts, yet it was forced to dissolve within the giant net—

Turning into hundreds of glaze-colored sparks, neither too big nor too small, yet still unable to penetrate the giant net.

Just before everyone thought the duel was over, the sparks suddenly moved again.

They twisted their bodies as flexibly as snakes, constantly dividing like cells, until there were thousands of them—

Dense and overwhelming.

Like a snowfall that refused to melt.

But these tiny white sparks passed through Gu He's giant net and slammed hard against the massive umbrella.

Like raindrops falling on lotus leaves, silent and soundless.

Looking closely, one could faintly see spots of white covering the green umbrella,

As if the Green Lotus Core Flame was devouring the Bone Chilling Flame!

Xiao Yan struggled to control the remaining Heavenly Flame energy; he could clearly feel the tug-of-war between Gu He's Heavenly Flame and the Bone Chilling Flame.

He felt conflicted and surprised in his heart.

Because before unleashing the move, he had used a secret method given by Yao Chen to briefly raise his cultivation to the Dou Huang level, just to be able to contend with Gu He and avoid being defeated instantly.

But now, the scene of Gu He easily receiving his Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus left him feeling unwilling to accept it.

Why!

Why should he, Xiao Yan, lose?!

Gu He gently raised his palm, and the fire umbrella retracted. The flame energy at his joints gathered into a distinct straight line, shooting out like a whip.

Cyan and white mixed into an excellent shade of emerald, like a strange-colored bullet, aiming straight for the center of his forehead.

“Cough!”

The attack was silent, but Xiao Yan, wrapped in Heavenly Flame, spat out a mouthful of red blood mixed with the residual energy.

His body was swaying, and he had to summon the xuan heavy ruler to steady himself. With half his body weight pressing down on it, the ground collapsed by a third.

And Yao Chen, as if unable to bear the burden, was forcibly ripped out of Xiao Yan's body.

With white hair and a white beard, his nearly transparent Soul body floated in the air. The medicine gourd clan mark drawn on his forehead flashed with a white light for an instant before disappearing.

To say he was detached was more like being dragged out, because Gu He's attack was too powerful.

And the reason Xiao Yan was still alive was that Yao Chen had used his last bit of strength to protect his internal organs and heart meridian.

Yao Chen let out another sigh. His illusory Soul body became even more transparent; previously it had been like a sheet of paper, but now it was as thin as a cicada's wing.

“Disciple, I can no longer protect you. You must leave quickly...”

“Teacher is leaving first... Accepting you as my disciple, I have no regrets. This is the most correct thing... that I have ever done.”

Yao Chen's aged voice gradually dissipated, and along with the vanishing sound, his shattered Soul body also disappeared.

“Sigh...”

The sigh also became increasingly unclear with the scorching wind.

“Teacher!!” Xiao Yan didn't even bother to lean on the xuan heavy ruler; he knelt on both knees, hot tears streaming from his eyes, and kowtowed once to Yao Chen as he was on the verge of passing.

After Yao Chen left, Xiao Yan lifted his head, letting the tears disappear back into his eyes.

Then, he lifted the xuan heavy ruler and stood up. “Teacher is gone, but I am still alive. Let's go again!”

Gu He sighed lightly. “Your teacher disappeared, but it was to protect you.”

“If you had fled just now, I would have given Venerable Yao some Face and not pursued you. You could have lived on... just as your teacher hoped.”

Xiao Yan smiled coldly. “Am I, Xiao Yan, the type of rat who would flee?”

Gu He thought about it, and it was true.

If Xiao Yan were the type of person who gave in so easily, he would not have said, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.”

Gu He raised his hand, and the cyan flames shot out again.

Eighteen rhombus-shaped fire cones, possessing tracking capabilities, struck directly at Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had already exhausted his mental energy, and even the common Qi Recovery Pills were gone. He barely managed to muster a bit of Dou Qi, condensing a shield the size of his body from red fire.

Xiao Yan had chosen to stay and continue the battle just now because he didn't want to lose his pride, nor did he want Yao Chen to have been lost in vain at Gu He's hands.

The hatred of the Heavenly Flame, the shame of the Three-Year Agreement, the vengeance for Yao Chen... all made him have to stay.

Gu He's attack was fierce; a move casually unleashed already possessed power close to that of Dou Zun Experts. Although Xiao Yan's eyes were open, his heart was already dead.

He knew that his shield definitely couldn't block Gu He's attack!

With this strike, he would surely die!

However, the expected pain and suffocation did not come.

“Hmph!”

A majestic voice exploded in the sky.

Immediately, Gu He's attack was pulverized by a burst of energy.

“You, Gu He, daring to harm the person our Young Miss wants to protect—are you seeking your own destruction?!”

Space twisted for a moment, and a figure in black robes stepped out slowly.

It was none other than Ling Ying!

A Peak Dou Huang expert with the dark attribute, the bodyguard sent by the Gu Clan to be by Xiao Xun Er's side.

“What big words, but this is not the Central Plains!” Gu He summoned the Crimson Sky Sword and smiled lightly.

Seeing Gu He's dismissive expression, Ling Ying snorted coldly,

“This is the person our Young Miss wants to protect; if he is to be touched, it won't be by you!”

Following this, a violent tremor occurred in the sky above the Inner Academy.

The air twisted rapidly, creating creases like a towel being wrung hard, and figures stepped out from within, their overwhelming pressure pressing down from the sky.

In an instant, the pale blue sky was covered with dark clouds, as if layers of shadows were covering down like a dome surrounded by mountains.

Ling Ying's eyes looked as if he were watching an ant in a dark corner, and he snorted with extreme disdain, “Do you think I am the only one who came? I can be considered the strongest Peak Dou Huang in the clan, but above me—”

“Dou Zun Experts, Dou Zong experts are countless!”

Su Qian, who was watching the battle from afar, was already trembling in his legs, his back slippery with cold sweat, no longer having the courage or nerve to rush forward.

This development was something he couldn't have imagined even if he were beaten to death!

It was one thing that their student, Xiao Yan, had the backing of a mysterious old man's Soul body,

After all, it had already been destroyed by Gu He,

And to protect this Xiao Yan,

The Gu Clan, one of the eight great Families of the Central Plains on the Fighting Qi Continent, had actually sent people to their tiny Jia Ma Empire!

Their tiny barrier at the Jia Nan Academy was like free-breathing air in front of so many experts, completely ignored!

...

Gu He looked at the several arrivals who had sliced open the Void Realm.

Everyone's aura surpassed that of a Dou Zong; they were genuine Dou Zun Experts!

And there were eight of them!

Eight Dou Zun Experts descended through the air!

Gu Clan experts, descend!