Chapter 118: Full-Force Collision

On the square, all gazes lingered on the slowly falling Nalan Yanran, each expression different.

With the strength of a four-star Dou Shi, being able to fight like this against a half-step Dou Ling, the Xiao Family, in a few decades, will likely produce a Dou Huang expert.

On the giant tree, Jia Xingtian glanced at Xiao Yan with a squinting smile, thinking to himself.

In his mind, he was already considering whether to befriend Xiao Yan later and invite the Xiao Family to move to the old site of the Holy City during the Xiao Lin period.

However, looking at the scene in the arena, he shook his head again and said, "It's a pity; although this attack seemed fierce, it didn't cause any effective harm to Nalan Yanran. The Yun Lan Sect's Flying Fluff Body Technique truly lives up to its name."

Hmm.

Beside him, Fa Chen nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the falling Nalan Yanran, and chuckled: "That girl from the Nalan family isn't weak either; it seems that over these three years, Yun Yun has put great effort into her training."

Hai Bo Dong's gaze also fixed on Nalan Yanran, exclaiming: "I never expected that the younger generation of this era, so young, would already be about to step into Dou Ling; compared to us old-timers back then, they are far stronger."

Jia Xingtian and Fa Chen also nodded in agreement.

In Jia Xingtian's eyes, however, a hint of apprehension flashed.

Given Nalan Yanran's current potential, plus the aid of the Pill King Gu He, she might yet break through to the Fighting Ancestor realm in the future.

If that happens, their royal family would be in danger.

Although he has recently been cooperating with a mysterious alchemist who possesses a strange fire over the past few months.

He gathered various soul-related medicinal ingredients and beast fires for the other party, who then used a Primordial Bone-Shaping Pill to cure his Youhai flood beast.

He also additionally obtained several Dou Ling Pills and one Huangji Pill.

But these Dou Ling Pills and Huangji Pills can at most cultivate a few Dou Wang or Dou Huang.

In a situation where everyone only has Dou Huang as their mainstay, they would be extremely useful.

But if the Yun Lan Sect produces a Dou Zong, these things would be almost useless.

It looks like this battle will be quite intense; that Xiao Family youngster is no pushover, and that huge black ruler in his hand also seems rather strange.

Just as Jia Xingtian was dazed, Fa Chen stared at the Mysterious Heavy Ruler in Xiao Yan's hand and said.

As things stand now, this match is surely a fierce battle; however, what I'm curious about is what this youngster relies on to shake off his worthless name in just three years, and his Fighting Energy level is already catching up to the progress of Nalan Yanran, who is being intensively cultivated by the Yun Lan Sect.

The startled Jia Xingtian looked at the situation in the arena and whispered doubtfully.

I don't know; our Alchemist Guild has never been acquainted with him, so we've never investigated him.

Fa Chen shook his head, glanced toward the arena, and suddenly said: "That girl from the Nalan family is about to unleash her true strength."

In the arena, the slowly descending Nalan Yanran, when she was still half a meter above the ground, mysteriously hovered upward.

She lightly waved her jade hand, flipped her body in midair, and then lightly landed on the hard blue stone slabs.

Seeing Nalan Yanran land unharmed, the crowd on the square couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Her beautiful eyes glimmering with surprise, Nalan Yanran gazed at the solemn Xiao Yan opposite her and softly said: "You really surprise me; no matter what, I at least believe you are no longer the Xiao Family's worthless young master from before."

Facing Nalan Yanran's somewhat sighing words, Xiao Yan gave no reply, merely lifting his eyes to glance at her indifferently.

Feeling the pale cyan energy slowly rising from within his body, he murmured inwardly: "Is it finally time to reveal my true strength?"

The rights and wrongs of the past, I also don't want to speak of them again.

Nalan Yanran slowly raised her arm; the azure light on her slender cyan longsword grew ever brighter, her eyes fixed on Xiao Yan: "But now, I represent the Yun Lan Sect for its reputation, so from now on I will hold nothing back!"

Having said that, Nalan Yanran instantly vanished from her spot and surged toward the place where Xiao Yan stood.

Come on, let's see who ends up laughing last!

A crimson Dou Qi armor instantly appeared over Xiao Yan's body, then he dragged the black giant ruler to meet her head-on.

With the continual metallic clashing sounds coming from the center of the square, the surrounding crowd also carefully watched the situation in the arena.

Damn, her speed has increased by about half again compared to before.

Watching Nalan Yanran constantly wandering around his side, Xiao Yan inwardly fumed.

Sigh, it's all my fault; I misjudged that girl from the Nalan family. Had I known, I should have passed you a few long-range Dou techniques and movement skills, then you wouldn't be so passive now.

Seeing this scene before him, Yao Chen also blamed himself and said.

He had originally intended to make Nalan Yanran the whetstone for his former disciple.

But he never expected that she would have grown to this extent; this completely exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, his own disciple is extremely stubborn, insisting on defeating the opponent with his own strength.

He is unwilling to borrow his power.

Ma De, let's go all out against her!

After another stalemate of about half an hour, Xiao Yan felt his Dou Jing nearing exhaustion; each time he tried to take a pill, he was interrupted, and he could no longer bear the situation, deciding to settle the match with a single move.

Clang.

When a sword blade came at him, Xiao Yan met it with the Xuan Heavy Ruler, and his body was suddenly flung back by the immense force.

He also seized the opportunity to hastily swallow a Qi-Gathering Pill.

Gripping the ruler's handle with both hands, he slowly lifted it, took a deep breath, and the Dou Qi within his body surged like boiling water.

As his Dou Qi surged, the black ruler's shaft abruptly turned fiery red, like a red-hot branding iron.

With the discoloration of the Xuan Heavy Ruler, Xiao Yan's face instantly flushed a pallor.

The diamond-shaped Dou Crystal within his internal vortex trembled slightly, releasing all its Dou Qi energy, which then flowed through his meridians and completely filled the Xuan Heavy Ruler.

Then, the Dou Qi of heaven and earth, under certain special gravities, began to surge toward that now fiery-red giant ruler.

"Absorbing heaven and earth Dou Qi for one's own use? How is that possible? Isn't that something only a Dou Wang can do?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's condition at this moment, Yun Yun on the stage, the elders to either side, and the invited powerhouses watching all looked at him with shock and bewilderment.

Then, as if recalling something, they exclaimed in astonishment: "Drawing upon heaven and earth Dou Qi—a Earth-Tier Dou Technique!"

Huh, an Earth-Tier Dou Technique.

Zi Yan, who had been watching and was almost asleep, was also startled awake and exclaimed in surprise.

He never expected that such a poor place could also witness this kind of Dou Technique.

Initially she had been pestering Old Man Su Qian for a long time before finally obtaining a scroll.

And upon seeing the massive energy condensed in Xiao Yan's giant ruler, Nalan Yanran's pretty face also grew solemn.

Her lively eyes, filled with mixed emotions, stared deeply at the indifferent youth opposite, as her jade hand slowly undid the green ribbon binding his three thousand strands of black hair.

She tilted her head slightly, and her head of black hair cascaded down like moonlight, flowing over her fragrant shoulders all the way to her slender waist.

Under the scorching sun, the woman undid her hairband, her black hair slipping down, combined with her ethereal, lively demeanor in a moving sight that made countless admirers' hearts race even faster.

"Is she going to use that thing?"

Seeing Nalan Yanran's sudden action, the high-ranking members of the Yun Lan Sect on the stone platform all came to their senses and immediately muttered to themselves.

"It seems the match is about to end... but to force Yanran to this point, this Xiao Family kid is truly strong..."

A white-robed elder sighed.

"Is she going to reveal her trump card? This girl has actually been forced to this point..."

On the giant tree, Gu He, who had remained silent throughout, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face, speaking softly.

In the arena, as her black hair cascaded down, Nalan Yanran's eyes slowly closed.

After a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, and her head of black hair rose without wind, her long hair fluttering.

And as her hair danced, her body, without relying on any propulsive force or wing effect, began to hover upward.

As Nalan Yanran's figure slowly rose, the energy around her surged like boiling water, wave after wave of pale cyan ripples continually spreading outward from her body.

The long sword slowly moved upward, finally pointing diagonally downward at Xiao Yan on the square below.

At one moment, the long sword trembled slightly, and the sunlight in the sky suddenly converged toward its direction.

In that instant, the light on the long sword surged, a blinding radiance like a second sun in the sky.

"Xiao Yan, let's decide the outcome."

Her fair pretty face, reflected by the light, looked slightly translucent; Nalan Yanran pointed far away at Xiao Yan below, speaking for the first time and shouting the name she had once loathed.

After taking a deep breath, she gripped the now extremely heavy long sword with her jade hand, moving it at a speed so slow it was almost imperceptible.

And as the long sword moved, the spreading energy ripples became increasingly violent.

After a moment, the moving long sword in the sky suddenly halted.

Nalan Yanran's expression was also utterly focused; she gripped the trembling long sword tightly with both hands, the terrifying energy it held already enough to kill a Fighting Spirit.

At one moment, when the energy on the long sword had reached its peak, Nalan Yanran finally stopped holding back.

Her solemn pretty face, with a clear shout, the already blinding sunlight on the long sword surged violently again.

In an instant, the intense light on the sword actually eclipsed the scorching sun in the sky!

Xiao Yan also seized the gap in condensing his battle technique to lift his head, gazing at that blinding light; beneath it, terrifying energy was frantically gathering.

Taking a deep breath, he loudly shouted: "Flame-Splitting Wave-Devouring Ruler!"