Chapter 18: Black Iron Piece

Xiao Yan saw his father Xiao Zhan fighting two Great Dou Masters alone and gradually became anxious in his heart. With Xiao Zhan's strength, he could handle it for a short time, but in a long-term battle, his Dou Qi would eventually be exhausted; after all, it was two against one, and there was no advantage.

"Why haven't the two elders ambushed by the Xiao family made a move yet? Are they asleep?" Xiao Yan looked at both sides of the street, sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Haha! Xiao Zhan, this time next year will be your death anniversary, your Xiao family is finished." Seeing Xiao Zhan handling it with increasing difficulty, Jia Lie Bi felt proud and increased the intensity of his attack again.

"Humph! You're happy too early!" Xiao Zhan sneered directly and then shouted loudly, "Two elders, do it!"

Only to see two figures suddenly appear on both sides of the street, attacking behind Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu respectively. Xiao Zhan let out a long whistle, rapidly mobilizing the Dou Qi in his body, operating the Dou Qi to his fists, and blasted toward Jia Lie Nu and Jia Lie Bi respectively.

The situation suddenly reversed, and the encirclement was counter-encircled. Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu were shocked. But Xiao Zhan's suddenly erupted powerful attack forced the two to defend with all their might, and they couldn't spare any hands to defend against the attack from behind.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Seeing Xiao Yan going to study Dou Techniques again, Yao Lao shook his head helplessly. This apprentice just loved studying Dou Techniques, he really didn't know what kind of tricks he could play with this 'Sucking Palm'.

"It's not fine! It's bleeding." Xun Er said with heartache.

Yao Lao in the room heard the sound and shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, he was a professional Alchemist, otherwise, just based on this sound, the alchemy would probably have failed directly. However, when he heard Xiao Yan shout the name of the Dou Technique, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "'Green Dragon Shou'? If those guys knew, they would peel your skin! Fortunately, this is in the remote Gama Empire; if it were in Zhongzhou..."

"It's a Xuan-tier low-grade Dou Technique: Sucking Palm!" Seeing Xiao Yan's anxious look, Yao Lao smiled and said.

Three violent explosions rang out. The full-force strike of the five Great Dou Masters finally caused the surrounding houses to collapse with a boom. The resulting shockwave sent Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, who were watching from afar, flying backward together once again. In the instant they were sent flying, Xiao Yan hurriedly pulled Xun'er in front of him, his body slamming directly into a wall, causing it to crack instantly.

Xiao Yan walked out of the room, closed the door gently, and walked into the spacious courtyard. There was a weapon rack in the courtyard with various weapons inserted on it.

Seeing Xiao Yan's excited look, Yao Lao smiled and said, "Are you planning to combine Sucking Palm with your Cloud-Parting Palm? If that's really the case, then Sucking Palm is also very suitable for you."

"Damn! Even being this far away, I still get implicated." Xiao Yan wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth and said helplessly.

Only a "bang" sound was heard, and the weapon rack was directly sucked down by the suction force generated by Xiao Yan's palm, and the weapons were scattered all over the ground.

Hearing Xiao Zhan say this, a large number of merchants and mercenaries poured out onto the street, coming forward to thank him one after another. Because even if the Xiao family didn't compensate them, they had no way to do anything; after all, the Jia Lie family also made a move, so why should the Xiao family pay for everything?

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you okay!" Xun Er hurriedly helped Xiao Yan up and asked with concern.

"Hehe, so Teacher also knows my idea!" Xiao Yan smiled and said.

Xiao Yan crossed his hands, curled his palms into claws, and aimed at a large sword on the weapon rack. He shouted a martial arts move that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

After putting the purchased medicinal materials on the table, he picked up the black iron piece and asked Yao Lao, "Teacher, what is this thing?"

Xiao Yan naturally guessed what it was, but he wasn't quite sure. What if it wasn't Sucking Palm?

Which man didn't have a martial arts dream! When Xiao Yan was ten years old, he begged his father to help him build a set of weapons, everything from knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, to hooks and forks. At first, Xiao Yan was very interested in these weapons, but ever since he lost his talent, he had no heart to play with these weapons, just leaving them outside to be exposed to wind and rain, so they were covered in rust.

At this moment, a fat man trotted to Xiao Yan's side, respectfully handed the monster core and black iron piece Xiao Yan bought to Xiao Yan, and also handed over all the gold coins Xiao Yan gave him and the gold coins Jia Lie Bi gave him to Xiao Yan.

"It's not that easy! Jia Lie Nu fought back desperately, allowing Jia Lie Bi to take his son and escape. If a Great Dou Master doesn't care about life or death, we don't dare to be careless, but he was attacked by the three of us together and was not lightly injured, so I reckon it will be difficult for him to pose a threat in the future." Xiao Zhan's mouth twitched; it was good enough to achieve such results. As for completely leaving them behind, how could it be that easy.

"Haha! We're fine! Today, it was all thanks to Yan'er that we were able to beat Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Nu, those two old guys, into serious injuries. I reckon they will have to recuperate for a long time." Xiao Zhan brought the two elders to Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er and said with a smile.

Using Sucking Palm with both hands simultaneously, a powerful suction force was generated directly from the palms. However, the large sword didn't fly to his palms according to Xiao Yan's wishes.

"Hehe, this monster core and black iron piece are just a gift to Young Master Xiao Yan. As for these gold coins, they were originally the young master's. I wouldn't dare to take Young Master Jia Lie Ao's bag of gold coins, just treat it as the gold coins Young Master Xiao Yan won in the duel." The fat merchant explained with a smile.

"This little injury is nothing! By the way, hurry up and see how Father and the others are." Xiao Yan wiped the blood from his mouth and hurriedly changed the subject.

Ignoring Yao Lao's complaint, Xiao Yan picked up the black iron piece, sank his soul perception into it, and began to study this Dou Technique slowly. At the same time, he bent his palms into claws, and his Dou Qi ran according to the acupoints and meridians of Sucking Palm.

"Dou Technique? What Dou Technique?" Xiao Yan asked hurriedly. He really wanted to get this Sucking Palm Dou Technique, because Sucking Palm could not only cooperate with the Cloud-Parting Palm he created himself but was also very similar to a unique skill of a hero he admired very much. That hero looked very handsome when using this unique skill.

Throwing the black iron piece to Xiao Yan, he said helplessly, "You study it slowly! I still have to refine Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. Sigh! Poor me, an old bone, actually still has to do hard labor!"

"Yes! Yan'er, family struggle is not all about force, economics is also very important." Xiao Zhan smiled and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, clearly in a very good mood today. He then shouted loudly to the street, "All losses of everyone today will be borne by my Xiao family. The Xiao family will send people to count everyone's losses and then compensate according to the price."

"Sucking Palm: When practiced to great success, it can suck a thousand-pound giant stone. If encountering an enemy, the fierce suction force can forcibly pull out the human body's blood!"

Upon returning to the family, Xiao Yan couldn't wait to separate from Xun Er and several elders, then quickly drilled into his small room and closed the door tightly.

Extending his right hand, he curled his palm and used the 'Green Dragon Shou'—which Xiao Yan had renamed—at the large sword. The large sword instantly felt as if it were being pulled by a rope and was directly grabbed by Xiao Yan's 'Green Dragon Shou'.

"Hehe, your brother has thick skin and flesh, nothing happened at all." Xiao Yan moved his back, which was a bit painful from the impact.

"It really is Sucking Palm, now I can study this Dou Technique properly." Xiao Yan's heart was filled with wild thoughts.

"Hehe, you take these six hundred-plus gold coins, how can you not pay when buying things? As for the gold coins Jia Lie Ao gave you, I'll take them, because even if I gave them to you, you wouldn't dare to take them." Xiao Yan said indifferently.

"Thank you, Young Master Xiao Yan, for your understanding." The merchant left with the gold coins with a smile.

Xiao Yan raised his right palm and aimed it at the door, curled his palm into a claw, and ran his Dou Qi according to the acupoints and meridians of Sucking Palm. Soon, a suction force came from his palm, and the door was opened with a creak. Xiao Yan revealed a smile on the corner of his mouth and said with a chuckle, "Teacher, you go ahead and get busy, I'm going to the courtyard to play."

"Hehe, family struggle doesn't necessarily mean killing the other party. If you have to kill, the opponent will fight back desperately, and the price paid will be huge. Now it's different, the two powerful figures of the Jia Lie family are seriously injured, and our Xiao family can rapidly grow during this period and eventually completely annex the Jia Lie family." The Second Elder explained with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yan looked at the fat man in front of him, a bit confused by his behavior.

Yao Lao took the iron piece and smiled, "There seems to be a Dou Technique inside, but the person who made the iron piece might be an Alchemist, so this iron piece can only be perceived by someone with strong enough soul perception."

"Did you not completely leave them behind?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Yan looked at the room guiltily, and seeing no movement, he felt relieved. At this moment, how did he know how much trouble this name had caused. He gently straightened the weapon rack, took a large sword from the scattered weapons, and placed it in the center of the courtyard. The large sword was made of high-quality pig iron, four feet long, and weighed about forty or fifty pounds.

"Green Dragon Shou!"

Looking at the large sword in his hand, Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction. This Dou Technique was very convenient for taking things from a distance, but it could only go in a straight line and couldn't bend, which was a problem. After rolling his eyes, he gently loosened his palm holding the sword, only to see that the sword didn't fall to the ground but hovered in the air, moving up and down.

"For now, let's practice! Sooner or later, I will be able to use a sword from a distance like Xiao Feng." Xiao Yan whispered.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====