Chapter 1079: Xiao Yan's Disfigurement

As Lin Feng and Qing Lin reached the end of the street, the surroundings grew desolate, no longer as noisy as before.

Here, an ancient loft rose from the ground, standing at the edge of this little world.

At the same time, as Lin Feng's gaze fell upon it, a sense of ancient desolation wafted from the loft, as if it had endured for ages, making one dare not cast even a slight glance.

At the main entrance of the ancient loft stood two elderly men in gray robes, expressionless.

These two were like statues, not moving a hair.

Yet, using Lin Feng and Qing Lin's soul perception, they instantly sensed that the others were at the level of Six‑star Dou Zun.

A strongman of this rank, even in the Three Valleys Four Directions Pavilion, would be an honored guest.

But here, they are merely guardians of the trade fair's central venue.

"Xiao Yan?"

However, just as Lin Feng was about to enter the loft with Qing Lin, he unexpectedly met an old acquaintance at the doorway.

Only, because the latter had changed so drastically from before, even Lin Feng's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

But after sensing with his own strong soul power that the other's strength had broken through to the Sixth Transformation realm, his complexion subtly shifted again.

The other's promotion speed might not be that fast after all!

Nevertheless, he recalled that in the Tian Mu, Xiao Yan had Xiao Xuan's assistance, and barring any mishap, the other had already undergone a blood exchange, inheriting the Xiao clan's final bloodline.

Reaching this realm is indeed hard to fathom, yet it can be barely explained.

As for Qing Lin, upon seeing the now scar‑filled Xiao Yan, a sudden feeling made him instinctively step back.

No other reason: Xiao Yan's face is now covered with wounds about one to three centimeters wide and roughly ten centimeters long, which is truly horrifying.

"Lin Feng?"

And just as the former spotted Xiao Yan, the latter also saw Lin Feng.

In an instant, Xiao Yan's scarred face grew even more sullen.

Especially when he saw Lin Feng arm‑in‑arm with a beautiful green‑haired woman, happily strolling, the imbalance in his heart instantly became irreparable.

After all, ever since the Thunder Clan captured him, they sealed his Dou Qi and threw him into the Thunder Clan's Thunder Prison for punishment.

That so‑called Thunder Prison is actually the Thunder Clan's death prison, but it is so massive it is hardly smaller than a Jia Ma Empire.

As for the Jia Ma Empire's size, it is not smaller than a country that ranks third worldwide in land area on Blue Star.

One can imagine how vast that Thunder Prison is.

Since Xiao Yan is a Dou Zun cultivator, the Thunder Clan placed him in the second tier of the three layers—inner, middle, outer—of the Thunder Pool.

There, he was constantly battered by thunderbolts, and each hit added to his injuries.

During his time in the Thunder Prison, he almost believed he would die there.

Fortunately, he eventually used his Fire Spirit Little Three to block the thunder, absorbing its energy and granting him some resistance.

Otherwise, he would truly have perished inside.

Since its construction, no one has ever walked out of that Thunder Prison alive.

And he was the first lucky one.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xun'er, after he struggled for nearly two months, successfully led the Ancient Clan's people to his doorstep.

She pulled him, who was gravely wounded and near death from prolonged lightning strikes, back from the brink of death.

Otherwise, he would have become another skeleton among the countless ones in that thunderous realm.

Returning to the present, Xiao Yan thought of the endless torment he endured in the Thunder Prison, while Lin Feng happily walked around with a beauty; his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins.

After all, being tormented while the enemy enjoys bliss would break anyone's heart.

"Is Xiao Yan sick or what, staring at me like that?"

When Lin Feng saw Xiao Yan's suddenly hateful, murderous and jealous gaze, he felt bewildered.

These days he has been occupied with various matters.

First he ventured into the Tianmu Shanmai, obtained and absorbed the Red Lotus Business Fire; after exiting the sect, he learned that Xiao Yan had been ambushed.

Then he took Qing Lin there, executing a mantis‑catches‑cicada, yellow‑bird‑behind move, successfully exterminating Xuan Kongzi, Qing Xiao, and the old demon Tianming.

After that, he forged a Bu Tian Pill and went to the Northwest Continent to accompany the producing Xiao Yixian, leaving no time to attend to Xiao Yan's affairs.

Therefore, he neither knows nor can know what Xiao Yan went through after his escape.

"Could it be that Xiao Yan failed to escape, was captured by the Thunder Clan, and ended up like this?"

Thinking this, Lin Feng found it very possible.

After all, Xiao Yan himself is a formidable Eighth‑rank Alchemist, and he even has Yao Chen, an Eighth‑rank Peak Alchemist, as his teacher.

Now that the scars on his face remain, it basically shows that the two before him could not remedy them.

The ones most likely capable of this are the Thunder Clan.

"But I still don't know how Xiao Yan offended the Thunder Clan enough that they would risk angering the Ancient Clan to capture and punish him. Could it be that he killed a young Thunder Clan prodigy sent to train in the Tian Mu?"

After fixing his target on the Thunder Clan, Lin Feng immediately pondered why they acted so.

After much thought, the only plausible cause is that Xiao Yan killed a Thunder Clan prodigy in the Tian Mu.

After all, Xiao Yan had just left the Ancient Clan when the Thunder Clan immediately pursued him.

Thus, it could only be that he offended the Thunder Clan within the Ancient Clan's Tian Mu.

"Lin Feng, you inexplicably injured Xun'er earlier, making her so sad—I'm not done with you!"

While the former was contemplating why Xiao Yan was pursued by the Thunder Clan, the latter's roar suddenly snapped him awake.

At the same time, Xiao Yan's gaze at Lin Feng brimmed with murderous intent to the extreme.

His scarred, lightning‑struck face instantly became exceedingly ferocious.

After all, in his heart, Xun'er is one of the most important people to him!

But because the Ancient Clan is very secretive about this matter, he never learned of it while among them.

Only after being seized by the Thunder Clan's people did he hear this news.

Especially, Lin Feng had even once attacked Gu Xun'er's granary during the match.

Upon hearing this, any normal man would surely be unable to bear the anger in his heart.

Therefore, Xiao Yan at that time secretly resolved that if he could survive the Thunder Clan's grasp, he would surely tear Lin Feng apart limb from limb!

「？？？」

As for Lin Feng, upon hearing the former's angry shout, his face instantly showed an incredulous expression again.

Clearly, Gu Xun'er was the one who provoked him first, yet they ended up setting up such a match.

How Xiao Yan's words make it feel as if he went to provoke Gu Xun'er and then even XXOO'ed the other party.

Heaven and earth as my witness, he truly did not actively provoke Gu Xun'er back then, nor did he play with her to the point of having all three holes wide open!

At this very moment, even Qing Lin looked bewildered, glancing at Xiao Yan and then at his own young master.

「Could it be that the young master really had his way with Gu Xun'er, which is why Xiao Yan gets so angry whenever he sees the young master? 」

But soon, Qing Lin glared at Xiao Yan, fuming, and thought to himself: 「Hmph, no matter what, the young master is definitely not wrong; if he really had his way with Gu Xun'er, that would be her honor! 」

After Lin Feng was speechless for a while, he immediately flicked his sleeve and coldly said: 「Unprovoked? I think your brain is messed up; clearly it was Gu Xun'er who came to provoke me, yet you can twist black and white into saying it's my fault—I admire that. After all, though I'm thick-skinned, I can't reach your level. 」

「You! 」

Hearing the former's mockery, Xiao Yan was momentarily at a loss for words.

But soon he adjusted his emotions and continued to shout angrily: 「Lin Feng, no matter how honeyed your words, the fact that you hurt Xun'er cannot be denied; if I ever meet you again, I'll make you regret it! 」

As soon as the former's words fell, Lin Feng burst out laughing in anger.

What kind of twisted logic is this from Xiao Yan? Gu Xun'er can initiate a match and strike him, but he's not allowed to strike back.

This warped logic is truly damn brilliant!

I fuck your mother, are you crazy? If you're afraid of getting hurt, then tell Gu Xun'er not to overreach and propose a match!

「Now that Gu Xun'er lost the match, you're here shouting like an idiot; if this weren't the Space Trading Fair, I'd beat you so badly your own mother wouldn't dare claim you! 」

「Little Yan, let's not waste words with him here; let's first go into the Ancient Treasure Pavilion and talk. 」

Meanwhile, Yao Chen beside them sensed Lin Feng's current strength, and without a word, hastily pulled Xiao Yan away from here.

After all, in every aspect of this matter they cannot win against the other side; it's better to leave quickly.

If others arrive later, their master-disciple pair would lose face terribly!

Thinking of this, Yao Chen strode to the gate of so-called Ancient Treasure Pavilion; after the two elders verified the invitation, he vanished from Lin Feng's sight.

「Ah, what bad luck—I never expected to run into this idiot Xiao Yan here! 」

Seeing this situation, Lin Feng could only curse in frustration.

If he had encountered Xiao Yan on the way here, he would definitely make Yao Chen and his disciple know what the power of a puppet is!

But inside here, he really couldn't just attack Xiao Yan and his companion.

Thinking of this, he had no choice but to resentfully put his arm around Qing Lin's slender, elastic waist and walk toward the ancient pavilion ahead.