Chapter 52: Re-creating a Dou Technique! Flame Emperor Arrow!

On the other side, the cyan-and-red bow was once again drawn by Xiao Yan himself, and a violent, destructive aura, unlike any before, began to spread.

In the past, Xiao Yan's cyan-and-red dual-colored flames were relatively stable fused Heavenly Flames, combined through the Qi of the Mantra of Burning. But this time, Xiao Yan extracted the Mantra of Burning Qi that served as a buffer. Although the two Heavenly Flames were still forcibly fused together under Xiao Yan's control, the repulsion and conflict between them continued unabated within the arrow. That violent, destructive aura was precisely the manifestation of this conflict.

Yet, even with the control Xiao Yan possessed under the enhancement of the Mantra of Burning, he could not fully master this violent power; his hands, which were pulling the bow, were inevitably torn open by the immense force. Fresh blood gushed from the wounds, splattered onto the flaming bow and arrow, and instantly turned into a wisp of blue smoke!

That's right, what Xiao Yan was using at this moment was a Dou Technique that could only be used by relying on the Mantra of Burning: Buddha Fury Fire Lotus!

However, at this moment, Xiao Yan combined it with the Red Flame Arrow he had created himself to form an entirely new Dou Technique!

"Red Flame Arrow! Fire!" A calm voice rang out. The Red Flame Arrow on the Flame Emperor's left arm gauntlet shot out violently, heading straight for Jia Tianyu!

Although its power was reduced compared to the previous flaming arrow, it still did not lose the flair of a Profound-tier intermediate Dou Technique!

Jia Tianyu dodged quickly. Just like before, he successfully evaded this attack, but when he escaped from the center of the explosion, what he saw was not Xiao Yan hurriedly drawing his bow again, but a cold, sharp arrow light already aimed directly at him!

"Flame Emperor Arrow!" The same voice rang out again, but this time it sounded like the pronouncement of the Grim Reaper, making Jia Tianyu feel as if he had fallen into hell!

The destructive arrow silently crossed through layers of space, and by the time Jia Tianyu reacted, the Flame Emperor Arrow had already arrived right before his eyes.

How could it be so fast? Jia Tianyu felt horrified in his heart.

However, the Flame Emperor Arrow ultimately did not hit him, but instead grazed his cheek and flew toward the rear, flying for several hundred meters more before finally landing on the ground.

Boom!!!

A destructive power rose up behind Jia Tianyu, as if to make up for the sound of its flight earlier. A powerful sound wave gathered into a wall like a sonic boom, rising from the core of the explosion, uprooting trees within a radius of several hundred meters, and even shearing away several feet of soil, revealing the raw earth beneath where not even plant roots had ever existed.

Yet, these patches of soil and vegetation carried away by the sonic boom soon became the lucky ones, because following right behind the sonic boom was an utterly unreasonable world-destroying flame! The red flames and cyan flames seemed to have lost their restraints, crazily venting their might with the impact point as the core, displaying their majesty to the world!

Here, the soil was evaporated, the stones were melted, and even the space itself could not withstand the scorching of the intense fire, twisting in waves as if trying to escape this hellish place!

Jia Tianyu's position was already very far from the impact point of the Flame Emperor Arrow, but he was still blown away, flying for dozens of meters before crashing to the ground.

When Jia Tianyu opened his eyes again, he saw Xiao Yan's face appearing directly in his field of vision. Just as he was being tossed about by the aftermath of the Flame Emperor Arrow, Xiao Yan had taken a step ahead and run directly to his side.

There was no escaping now. Jia Tianyu gave a bitter smile: "I really didn't expect you to be this strong. That arrow just now must have reached the level of a Dou Wang; if it had hit me, I'm afraid not even ashes would have been left."

"Admitting defeat?" Xiao Yan chuckled and reached out to pull Jia Tianyu up from the ground.

"Admitting defeat. If I didn't admit defeat after being beaten to this extent, that would truly be shameful." After getting up from the ground, Jia Tianyu said with a sense of relief: "However, although you defeated me, you still have to go to the Imperial Capital. Soon, new people will come looking for you. Unless you take the Xiao Clan and move away right now, there is no escaping it."

"I know that." Xiao Yan nodded, not showing any look of surprise. After all, unless he could defeat the strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire, the stronger the strength he displayed, the less the Imperial Family would let him go—they would either try to recruit him or destroy him.

"Then why did you fight this battle with me?" Jia Tianyu asked, feeling a bit strange. Thinking about it carefully, this was indeed a puzzling matter.

"Because I really haven't finished dealing with my affairs in Wu Tan City, and—I don't want to show my strength only after arriving at the Imperial Capital. After all, being in a state where my Dou Qi is exhausted makes me feel very insecure."

"Very insecure? What does that mean? Anyway, you can't beat a Dou Huang, so what kind of security do you need?" Jia Tianyu asked with some confusion.

"Hehe, who knows?" Xiao Yan smiled mysteriously and did not explain this question.

However, Jia Tianyu felt goosebumps rise all over his body. You don't actually have a way to deal with a Dou Huang, do you!

Looking at Xiao Yan's mysterious expression, Jia Tianyu dared not think further. Perhaps this was the true purpose of Xiao Yan fighting this battle? Not just to delay the time until entering the Imperial Capital, but to make the people in the Imperial Capital believe that he truly possessed the means to threaten a Dou Huang! After all, to have such strength at this age—if one said there was no reason behind it, who would believe that!

Under these circumstances, the stronger the strength Xiao Yan displayed, the stronger his potential trump cards would naturally be perceived to be. Although this might not necessarily be the truth, at least everyone would think so!

"Alright, let's go. The Xiao Clan's banquet should still be set up. Why don't we go back and have a meal first? By the way, aren't you hungry yet? I'm hungry, at least." After the fight, Xiao Yan's tone toward Jia Tianyu was significantly more relaxed, but Jia Tianyu had no objections.

After all, in this world, strength is ultimately respected. Let alone Xiao Yan merely putting himself on equal footing in his tone, even if he had directly addressed him as 'Brother Jia', it would have been no problem at all.

"Very well, then I shall trouble the Xiao Clan for these few days." Jia Tianyu cupped his hands toward Xiao Yan and said.

"Mm." Xiao Yan nodded and pointed toward Xiao Zhan and the other members of the Xiao Clan watching not far away: "My father is over there. You go back with them first; I still need to find someone and will return in a while."

"That's fine, I'll wait for you at the Xiao Clan." Jia Tianyu nodded, then turned and walked toward Xiao Zhan and the others.

Xiao Yan waved at Xiao Zhan and the others in the distance, then spread his wings once more and flew toward the direction of the Ji Wei Hall in the city.

Unknowingly, the time had already reached dusk. When Xiao Yan landed in front of the Ji Wei Hall, the people queuing for medical treatment had already dispersed; it was closing time for the day again.

However, today, Little Doctor Fairy was not staying indoors as usual, but was standing quietly at the doorway, waiting for Xiao Yan to return.

When she saw Xiao Yan appear in the sky above, her beautiful little face instantly bloomed like a lotus flower, revealing an intoxicating smile.