Chapter 432

Looking down from the top of the altar, Xiao Yan discovered that two massive corpses were outlined on this crimson grassland: a Void Ancient Dragon and an Ancient Heaven Phoenix, respectively.

"The value of these skeletons is no worse than that Dou Sheng remain!" Xiao Yan rubbed his chin, seemingly having made a plan.

Xiao Yan had originally intended to use the skeleton of the ruins' owner for body tempering; if he did so, his physical body would reach the Half-Saint realm.

But now that he had these two skeletons, Xiao Yan changed his mind in an instant. After all, if one could have a better choice, who would use a worse one? In fact, Xiao Yan had always thought these two skeletons no longer possessed any energy, so he had no intention of using them for body tempering.

Now, judging by the terrifying pressure emanating from the skeletons, Xiao Yan determined that a significant amount of origin energy still existed within them. Once the body tempering was successful, Xiao Yan could directly achieve a Saint-level physical body, and his potential would be limitless.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan could no longer hold back. He turned his head and said to Zi Yan, "Hurry and take the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit away to avoid any complications. I will go and collect these two remains."

Hearing this, Zi Yan nodded with a solemn expression. The Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was truly too important to her; there could not be any mistakes.

However, just as Zi Yan was about to act, a fluctuation suddenly rippled through the space. A tear was ripped into the Beast Spirit Shield once again, and a group of people charged out like wolves and tigers.

"The Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit!"

Upon seeing the fruit on the altar, one of the women dressed in seven-colored robes became incredibly excited and let out a sharp scream.

"Feng Qing'er!" Mu Qingluan recognized the woman immediately upon seeing her. She then turned her head and said to Xiao Yan, "We're in trouble now! Feng Qing'er is from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and she has brought quite a few helpers with her."

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. After carefully probing the group that had suddenly appeared, he discovered there were five Dou Zun experts in total, and their strength was not weak—basically all above the three-star Dou Zun level.

"This Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was condensed from the corpse of a member of our Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and belongs to our clan as private property. If you few are sensible, consider it a favor our Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan owes you." Seeing that Xiao Yan was also present, Feng Qing'er knew he was an extremely formidable figure, so she dared not snatch it by force and could only resort to courtesy before force.

"This has to be the funniest joke I have ever heard to date. The Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was condensed from the flesh and blood of both a Void Ancient Dragon and an Ancient Heaven Phoenix. How did it become only an Ancient Heaven Phoenix when it reached you?" Xiao Yan looked at Feng Qing'er and mocked.

Feng Qing'er was stunned upon hearing Xiao Yan say this. Although the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was incomparably precious, not many people knew of it because such a thing was extremely rare. That Xiao Yan actually knew how the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was formed made her feel somewhat surprised.

However, when Feng Qing'er shifted her gaze back to the altar, she discovered that the purple-clothed woman above had already begun to pick the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. Her expression changed instantly, and she said to the elders behind her, "He is stalling for time. I ask that you elders directly take action to snatch it. This Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is truly too precious to our Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. With it, we can return to our roots and become true Ancient Heaven Phoenixes."

The elders behind Feng Qing'er naturally knew the gravity of the situation. They were determined to obtain the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit; no one could stop them.

"Qingluan, you guard from above. I will go and deal with these few Dou Zuns." Xiao Yan turned his head and instructed Mu Qingluan. After taking the storage ring, Mu Qingluan looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Then be careful!"

Xiao Yan nodded, tapped his toes lightly on the ground, and his figure charged violently toward Feng Qing'er and the others.

Seeing that Xiao Yan actually dared to take the initiative to attack, Feng Qing'er and the others felt it was somewhat unbelievable. Their side had five Dou Zuns! Among them, Huang Xuan was even a peak five-star Dou Zun. How did Xiao Yan dare to do this?

In fact, Venerable Lei had not told Feng Qing'er the truth about the great battle in Ye City. After all, it was an incredibly shameful matter; he only said that Xiao Yan had many helpers and that it had ended in a draw.

"Elder Huang Xuan, I ask that you take action to pin down Xiao Yan. I will go and seize the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit." Feng Qing'er turned her head and spoke to the black-robed old man behind her.

"Rest assured and go seize the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit; I will pin down Xiao Yan." The black-robed old man nodded. Looking at the rapidly approaching Xiao Yan, a solemn expression also appeared on his face. Although he could not see through Xiao Yan's strength, the instincts of a magical beast told him that Xiao Yan was not simple and was a dangerous figure.

In order to buy time for Feng Qing'er, Huang Xuan and the four elders also took the initiative to meet him. The five of them surrounded Xiao Yan in a special formation and then began to form seals rapidly. Their movements were uniform, clearly a combined attack formation unique to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

Looking at the five Dou Zun-level elders who had surrounded him and were preparing to use a formation, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow. Was this bullying him because he didn't know how to use formations? As an ancient race, it was perfectly normal for the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan to have such a combined attack formation; after all, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan was from the same era as the Hun Clan.

"You have a formation, and I have a formation too!" A smile curled at the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth. His hands quickly formed a mysterious hand seal, and his soul power spread out directly from the center of his brows. Five Heavenly Demon Puppets transformed directly into ten streaks of light, surrounding Huang Xuan and the other four directly in the middle.

Seeing that his group had been surrounded by ten puppets, Huang Xuan was stunned. But after seeing the true appearance of these puppets clearly, his eyes widened, because these puppets were exactly those from in front of the stone gate.

Huang Xuan had personally experienced the strength of these puppets. He could deal with two at most, because these puppets possessed extremely high intelligence and their entire bodies were incomparably hard, as if they could not be broken. Added to that was the support of a formation, making them even more terrifying.

"I didn't expect you to have already subdued these puppets. I felt it was strange at the time; puppets only know how to clash head-on and don't have such high intelligence at all. Thinking about it now, it was you who were controlling these puppets at the time!" Looking at Xiao Yan, a chill suddenly rose in Huang Xuan's heart. If Xiao Yan hadn't taken the initiative to release these puppets, he would never have thought Xiao Yan could be so insidious.

Just as Elder Huang Xuan finished speaking, the four elders behind him also stared fixedly at these puppets. Upon discovering that these puppets were the ones from in front of the stone gate, cold sweat broke out on their backs as well. They had actually thought Xiao Yan was a good person back then.

"Aren't you afraid others will find out if you do this? You must know that most of the factions in Zhongzhou have come this time. If they find out you toyed with them like this, aren't you afraid of being retaliated against afterward?" Huang Xuan said with a gloomy face. At this moment, he already understood in his heart that Xiao Yan was preparing to kill them to silence them.

"Hehe, only the living can snitch; the dead cannot." A cold sneer curled at the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth. The soul power at the center of his brows erupted violently, controlling the ten Heavenly Demon Puppets to launch a fierce attack on Huang Xuan and the others.

(End of chapter)