met free 746. Severely injured
746. Severely injured
"Xiao Yan, you're really asking for death!" Gu Zhao stared at Xiao Yan, his eyes seemingly spitting fire!
An uncontrollable rage rose in Gu Zhao's heart. Despite his intervention, two great ancient clan prodigies had still been lost. He didn't even want to think about the pressure he would face after this was over.
At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he had to control Xiao Yan!
Thinking this, Gu Zhao moved. There was no earth-shattering burst of battle qi, not even a whistling wind; he simply took a step forward calmly. After that step, he was already beside Xiao Yan.
Gu Zhao stretched out one hand, and to an outsider, the speed of that hand was incredibly slow, and there was no strange light or brilliance to speak of. It seemed that no matter what method was used, this attack could be dodged.
But only Xiao Yan, who actually faced it, knew how terrifying this move was. It was as if he was fighting against the might of heaven. The hand, carrying the force of the heavens collapsing, slowly enlarged in his eyes, giving him no chance to breathe.
Xiao Yan's soul power surged out from between his brows once more, rushing fiercely towards Gu Zhao's hand. This was Xiao Yan's most powerful technique at the moment, and he wanted to use the momentum of his Heavenly Realm soul to dodge this attack first.
Gu Zhao seemed to have been prepared, his Heavenly Realm soul striking first and directly blocking Xiao Yan's soul power. Originally, there was little difference between the two in terms of soul power, but Xiao Yan, after his previous battle, was already greatly exhausted and naturally no match for Gu Zhao.
His hand continued to descend at that same speed, without pausing at all.
Then, Xiao Yan's strange fire surged forth instantly, directly enveloping Gu Zhao. The Crimson Lotus Star Flame, unleashed at full power, resembled a raging fire beast, relentlessly charging towards Gu Zhao. Suddenly, an extremely thin membrane, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, appeared on Gu Zhao's palm. The Crimson Lotus Star Flame surged upwards, causing the membrane to tremble precariously, seemingly about to shatter, but ultimately it did not break.
The strange fire still had no effect!
A Soul Needle was also shot out immediately afterward. In Xiao Yan's current situation, there was no opportunity to create a suitable opportunity to launch the Shadow Needle. Xiao Yan did not seek any good results. He just wanted to avoid this attack first.
This time, without any overconfidence, Gu Zhao sensed the presence of the Shadow Needle in advance. Although the membrane on his palm was still pierced by the Shadow Needle, and all the disturbances of his soul power were brought under control, his hand speed slowed down by a tiny bit, but only for a very limited moment. The suppression did not disappear!
This is the terrifying suppressive power of a Dou Sheng expert. Even though Xiao Yan has forcibly risen to the Half-Saint realm by relying on the power of the Three Transformations of Heavenly Flame, he is still far from strong enough in front of a true Dou Sheng expert!
This suffocating pressure still exists today!
However, Xiao Yan still did not give up, and black flames shot out directly from Xiao Yan's right hand.
As soon as it appeared, it began to release a black vortex. The huge abyssal maw emitted a terrifying attraction, as if it wanted to swallow Gu Zhao whole.
All power was directly swallowed up by the black flames and absorbed into the body; even light could not escape from the dark vortex.
As a Dou Sheng, Gu Zhao could not possibly be defeated by Hei Yan so easily. However, as soon as Hei Yan appeared, all the pressure he brought to Xiao Yan disappeared instantly.
It's now!
The black flame briefly helped alleviate his pressure, and Xiao Yan turned and left. Relatively speaking, he didn't value the black flame, a potentially dangerous tool, that much. Although he kept it for the sake of his own strength, it was still something from the Soul Palace. If he could use it to leave this place, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
Although the black flames had temporarily entangled Gu Zhao, the Gu Clan still had three Dou Sheng-level experts eyeing him covetously. They hadn't intervened earlier because they had many things to consider, but that didn't mean they would stand idly by while Xiao Yan was about to leave. Moreover, their interest in Xiao Yan had been extremely strong from the moment the black flames appeared. The earlier eruption of the Fire Lotus hadn't been direct enough, but now that the black flames had appeared alone, it was hard not to attract their attention, given that they were capable of breaking through a Dou Sheng's defenses.
"This is... a child fire?"
"This color...this pure power of devouring..."
"No mistake! Although it's weakened considerably, its essential characteristics are exactly the same as the Void Devouring Flame described in the records!"
They were all powerful Dou Sheng experts, and their eyesight was unmatched by ordinary people. Naturally, they could see the strangeness of the flames at a glance.
Xiao Yan wanted to leave, but after walking a short distance, an attack fell directly from the sky and struck Xiao Yan in the back. Xiao Yan had no chance to dodge. He was hit hard and spat out a mouthful of blood before falling from mid-air.
A subtle yet clear sound of bones cracking echoed within Xiao Yan's body. That force domineeringly tore apart his protective Dou Qi, severely injuring his internal organs. At the same time, a powerful sealing force instantly surged into his meridians, attempting to seal off all his resistance.
Xiao Yan was slammed to the ground again by this irresistible force, creating a shallow crater. He felt as if his body had been crushed, and blood gushed uncontrollably from the lacerations on his mouth, nose, and back.
At this moment, Gu Zhao had completely controlled the Black Flame. Although the Black Flame's ability to devour anything was troublesome, that was only at the Dou Zun level. Facing a Dou Sheng powerhouse who was going all out, the Black Flame could only be completely controlled and captured.
"This flame is very strange!" Gu Zhao said to the other three.
"Take him back. What should we do with this kid now?" one of the three Dou Sheng asked Gu Zhao.
Xiao Yan's killings within the Ancient Clan were all related to the Black Annihilation Army, and currently, only Gu Zhao here is a member of the Black Annihilation Army. Therefore, all three of them were looking at Gu Zhao, clearly waiting for him to make a decision.
Gu Zhao looked at Xiao Yan with anger in his eyes and said directly, "Cripple his hands and feet first, and leave the rest to the higher-ups."
Xiao Yan was in excruciating pain and tried to get up, but the attack he had just suffered was too terrifying, and his body was still not under his control.
Just as Gu Zhao was about to strike, Xiao Yan suddenly smelled a familiar yet very elegant fragrance coming from behind him, which made his tense heart relax.