Chapter 1059: Xiao Yan Enters Eight-Star

Boom!

Just as Xiao Xuan's words fell, an overbearing aura violently erupted from Xiao Yan's body.

In an instant, this aura began to surge rapidly at a terrifying speed.

Six-star peak, seven-star, seven-star peak, eight-star, eight-star peak

Feeling Xiao Yan's aura surging irresistibly, Xiao Xuan's expression grew increasingly solemn.

Even at this critical moment, he, a former peak powerhouse who once dominated the continent, couldn't help feeling a bit tense.

Nine-star.

In less than ten minutes, Xiao Yan's aura was forcibly raised from the six-star level to the nine-star level.

Moreover, this increase continued to grow extremely quickly.

He's about to break through the Dou Zun peak and reach the first-stage Dou Zun.

Another two minutes passed; Xiao Xuan watched Xiao Yan's soaring momentum, and though he said nothing, his slightly furrowed brow showed he was not at peace.

After all, if Xiao Yan's battle qi cultivation continues to increase without solidifying, his future chance of advancing to the Dou Saint realm will become minuscule.

Is the battle qi power about to stabilize?

As time passed, Xiao Xuan's face had already grown solemn.

If this junior of his cannot resist the temptation of such a surge in power, his achievements will likely stop at the Dou Zun realm.

After all, losing one's nature for some easily obtained power means his future achievements cannot go far.

Xiao Yan, you are now the last hope of the Xiao clan. Do not let me down!

His gaze fixed on the young figure within the blood pool, Xiao Xuan's heart was tense to the extreme.

Bang!

Just as Xiao Xuan's muttering faded, a strange muffled sound suddenly came from within Xiao Yan's body.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Xuan saw the other's face suddenly turn an extreme purplish-red.

And as Xiao Yan's complexion changed, the aura that had previously surged began to rapidly recede.

Exhale.

Feeling Xiao Yan's aura rapidly weakening, Xiao Xuan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his junior maintained a calm mindset despite the temptation of such power.

However, all of his worries were completely unnecessary.

Although Xiao Yan opposed Lin Feng, making it impossible for the latter to defend against him and wanting to kill him.

But his character, in every respect, is top-notch among his peers, so he would naturally not do such a thing.

Moreover, he himself knows that if he really did that, his distance from rescuing his father and brothers would only grow farther.

Meanwhile, as Xiao Yan's aura rapidly weakened, in just a few minutes he directly dropped from near the first-stage Dou Zun level down to around the six-star level.

This guy, pressing down so hard—though doing so will cause a backlash.

Seeing Xiao Yan be so ruthless, Xiao Xuan couldn't help clicking his tongue; he hadn't expected this little fellow to directly suppress his aura from the Dou Zun peak back to its original six-star level.

However, just as that thought crossed Xiao Xuan's mind, the aura that had been suppressed to six-star began to rebound again.

However, the speed of this rebound was obviously slowed considerably by Xiao Yan's control.

Although Xiao Yan exerted all his strength to suppress it, in the end it slowly rose from six-star Dou Zun to seven-star, then eight-star.

Afterward, after about an hour of tug-of-war, Xiao Yan's strength finally settled at the eight-star Dou Zun peak realm.

And when Xiao Yan's aura completely stabilized, his tightly closed eyes for a long time slowly opened.

Thank you, ancestor!

Regaining his senses, Xiao Yan's gaze turned to the nearby Xiao Xuan, who had become aged; his body rose from the water, and without hesitation he knelt before him.

Ignoring seniority, just for Xiao Xuan's sake of preserving the Xiao clan's last Dou Emperor bloodline, turning himself into this state, and waiting alone in the Tian Mu for countless years, he is worthy of Xiao Yan's kneeling.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but smile with relief, his eyes full of gentleness as he stepped forward to help Xiao Yan up.

After scanning Xiao Yan's body, he immediately exclaimed delightedly: 'Not bad, this time the bloodline power has been inherited extremely perfectly; although not as good as that little maiden from the ancient clan outside, it is still stronger than the other ancient clan members. As long as you cultivate in peace, reaching the Dou Saint realm is merely a matter of time.'

However, before his words even finished, Xiao Yan stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said: 'Ancestor, my father and brothers are still suffering in the Soul Clan, and moreover, the great grudge against Lin Feng remains unavenged; how could I peacefully hide away and slowly cultivate?'

Moreover, since I chose the Flame Mantra, this technique does not allow me to peacefully stay in one place and slowly cultivate; I must obtain that Three Thousand Blazing Flame Fire!

After all, if he cultivates slowly, with his pitiful cultivation resources at hand, who knows how long it would take to rescue his father and two brothers?

Furthermore, whether his father and two brothers will still be alive by then is unknown.

Therefore, he absolutely cannot use that method to slowly increase his strength; the only way out is to first obtain his ancestor's Three Thousand Blazing Flame Fire.

After absorbing it to boost his strength, he will then take back the foreign fires that Lin Feng stole from him.

If he can absorb at least six of the foreign fires on Lin Feng's body, perhaps he could break through to the peak Dou Saint realm.

Sigh, I knew you, this little fellow, would not agree to my proposal.

Seeing the former firmly oppose his idea of hiding away to secretly cultivate, Xiao Xuan immediately shook his head.

However, regarding Xiao Yan's decision, Xiao Xuan felt not anger but great excitement.

Because this little fellow is truly just like he was back then.

On him, Xiao Xuan saw his own former self.

And while speaking, Xiao Xuan lightly waved his hand.

Whoosh~

Accompanying his movement, the space before him instantly filled with numerous rhombus-shaped crystals about the size of a thumb.

At the same time, after those crystals appeared, faint fluorescence and a rich energy mist immediately began to emanate from them.

Ancestor, these are energy cores, and moreover they are ninth-level energy cores!

Gazing at the vast quantity of rhombus-shaped energy crystals, Xiao Yan was instantly stunned and stood rooted in place.

You must know, a ninth‑level energy core can only be produced inside an energy body of Dou Zun Peak level.

And with such a large quantity of ninth‑level energy cores, even he now would probably need to spend a long period of time before he could obtain them!

"Hehe, I already guessed you kid would definitely not take the ordinary path. Therefore, when you were changing blood to inherit the Dou Emperor's bloodline, I ordered some stronger energy bodies of Tian Mu to go obtain these energy cores. This way, you can also increase your strength, and later when you go to take that Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, it will go much more smoothly."

Speaking, Xiao Xuan gently pushed his palm, sending those energy cores in front of him to Xiao Yan not far away.

Gazing at the energy cores floating before him, Xiao Yan immediately nodded firmly, then said solemnly: "Ancestor, rest assured, as long as I, Xiao Yan, still have a breath, I will spare no effort to revive the Xiao clan."

As soon as his words fell, he casually picked up an energy core, then sat cross‑legged, closed his eyes slightly, and began to earnestly absorb it.

"Alas, I have now become like this and can do nothing more. Everything of the Xiao clan rests on you!"

With a weathered gaze, he stared at the young person before him who shared his bloodline, and Xiao Xuan sighed in his heart.

As a former peak Nine‑Star Dou Sheng of the Xiao clan, whose bloodline was on the verge of exhaustion and who had maintained the clan's prosperity for hundreds of years, although somewhat arrogant, his intellect was naturally not lacking.

Based on the information Xiao Yan gave him, he had basically confirmed that the Ancient Clan was one of the main culprits that caused the Xiao clan to become what it is today.

However, he did not intend to tell Xiao Yan now.

After all, that person is merely a low‑rank Dou Zun, with no standing to oppose the Ancient Clan.

Therefore, he plans to first let his junior maintain the status quo with the Ancient Clan, and meanwhile rely on that outside little girl to mooch some cultivation resources from the Ancient Clan.

This way, it can both ensure his junior's safety and accelerate his cultivation speed, so he can become a Dou Sheng as soon as possible.

As for the truth, he plans to reveal it to Xiao Yan only after the latter gains the confidence to confront the Ancient Clan!

And at that time, he will also give this junior a final great gift.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the top of the main hall.