Chapter 442: Fight!

Xiao Yan flashed a few times and arrived before the five people; looking at their attire, he immediately understood that these were people from the Soul Hall again.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan, the five Venerables of the Soul Hall were also slightly stunned. After all, anyone who could walk freely within this Exotic Fire was no simple character, and the fact that Xiao Yan stayed in this Exotic Fire as if it were his own home made them even more wary, as they themselves were only able to do this by relying on the sub-fire of the Xu Wu Tun Yan.

"Who are you?" one of the Heavenly Venerates asked, looking at Xiao Yan.

Hearing this, a smile curled at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth, and he said with a faint laugh, "And who are you?"

"This old man is Qiu Tian, a Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall. You must have obtained quite a few good things in this ruin! Hand them over obediently to avoid trouble," the old man said, looking at Xiao Yan.

Hearing this, a fierce glint flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes and vanished, and he immediately said with a smile, "That's not impossible, but this tiny ruin shouldn't be enough to attract five Heavenly Venerates to grace it with their presence, right? Besides, I haven't obtained anything good."

"Heh, although this Yuan Gu Yi Ji is not bad, we don't have our eyes on it; we came mainly for this Exotic Fire." Seeing that Xiao Yan was so sensible, Qiu Tian did not hide their intentions.

"You came for the Exotic Fire? But none of you five seem to have a fire attribute!" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

Seeing that Xiao Yan still wanted to keep asking, Qiu Tian became somewhat impatient. He felt he had already given Xiao Yan enough face by telling him so much, so he waved his hand and said, "This is not for you to inquire about. Hand over all the good things on you and get lost quickly!"

"Heh, what if I don't?" Xiao Yan looked at the Qiu Tian before him and said with a cold laugh.

Seeing that Xiao Yan dared to refuse him, Qiu Tian felt he had lost face and said with a cold, gloomy expression, "So, you were just playing with me all along."

"You only just realized? Your Soul Hall is quite generous this time: three Nine-Star Dou Zun, one One-Turn Dou Zun Peak, and one expert with strength approaching a Half-Saint. Truly a grand gesture!" Xiao Yan looked at the five people in front of him and stated their cultivation realms directly.

Sure enough, the five Heavenly Venerates of the Soul Hall were shocked when Xiao Yan reported their realms directly. After all, only someone with a higher rank than them could easily see through their strength, which meant Xiao Yan's strength was even above theirs! But Xiao Yan's age...

"Who exactly are you?" Qiu Tian's expression changed wildly, as if he had thought of something, and he shouted at Xiao Yan.

"I am the person your Soul Hall has been trying to deal with all along," Xiao Yan said with a faint smile.

After hearing Xiao Yan's words and examining him closely, Qiu Tian widened his eyes and said, "You are Xiao Yan?"

"You guessed right! Here is a death gift package for you!" A cold sneer curled at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. His figure slowly dissipated, and in the blink of an eye, he was before Qiu Tian, immediately throwing a punch. The space shattered instantly, and his fist landed directly on Qiu Tian's chest.

"Boom!" With a muffled sound, Qiu Tian was sent flying backward, a fist print appeared on his chest, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The other four were horrified to see Xiao Yan send Qiu Tian flying with a single punch. Qiu Tian's strength was close to a Half-Saint, yet he was sent flying by Xiao Yan's punch—were they dreaming? After Qiu Tian steadied his figure and flew back, he looked at Xiao Yan with fear. Although there was the element of a sneak attack and he had been a bit careless, the fact that Xiao Yan could injure him with one punch showed that Xiao Yan's strength was truly terrifying.

"You really are Xiao Yan? How could your strength increase so quickly?" Qiu Tian was full of confusion now. Xiao Yan's strength had indeed been formidable before, but it was at most equivalent to an Eight-Star Dou Zun. Yet, less than a year had passed; had Xiao Yan's strength taken a rocket?

"You don't need to know that. You only need to know that this place is your grave," Xiao Yan couldn't be bothered to explain to them.

Seeing Xiao Yan's arrogance, Qiu Tian's expression was somewhat ugly. In the Soul Hall, they were all high-ranking and respected figures, yet here they were being repeatedly looked down upon by Xiao Yan, which was truly frustrating. However, Xiao Yan's strength was there for all to see; just from that punch earlier, Qiu Tian knew he couldn't beat Xiao Yan. "Form the array!"

Knowing he was no match for Xiao Yan, Qiu Tian shouted to the other four, preparing to form an array to gang up on Xiao Yan.

The five of them surrounded Xiao Yan in specific positions, their hands quickly forming seals, and the black Dou Qi within their bodies surged out rapidly, wrapping Xiao Yan directly inside.

"Sigh! The same old trick again!" Looking at the five people's movements, Xiao Yan curled his lip in disdain. He slammed his right foot into the ground, creating a huge pit, and his figure shot toward Qiu Tian like a cannonball.

Watching Xiao Yan shoot toward him, Qiu Tian's eyes widened. Xiao Yan's speed was simply too fast; he had only finished half of the hand seals.

Looking at the plain, sandbag-sized fist Xiao Yan threw, Qiu Tian dared not be the least bit careless. Although Xiao Yan did not use any Dou Technique, he dared not be careless given Xiao Yan's monstrous strength, which was like that of a Ninth-Rank Magical Beast.

Qiu Tian flicked his sleeves, and over a dozen pitch-black iron chains shot out from his cuffs, transforming into giant pythons in the air as they shot toward Xiao Yan.

Facing the dozen black giant pythons, Xiao Yan did not make a single move, his body shooting straight toward Qiu Tian.

The dozen black giant pythons collided directly with Xiao Yan, but they only caused him to pause slightly before he shot toward Qiu Tian again.

Seeing that Xiao Yan actually dared not dodge or evade, Qiu Tian widened his eyes, a fierce glint flashing in them as he shouted, "Explode!"

As Qiu Tian's voice fell, the dozen giant pythons suddenly exploded around Xiao Yan, the violent energy ripples rolling out wave after wave, sweeping through everything like a hurricane.

Looking at his masterpiece and Xiao Yan, who had disappeared into the explosion, a satisfied smile appeared on Qiu Tian's face.

But Qiu Tian was too wishful; a sandbag-sized fist entered his vision, followed immediately by the look of disdain on Xiao Yan's face.

"Boom!" A muffled sound rang out. Qiu Tian took the punch squarely, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying backward again.

Seeing Qiu Tian get hit and severely injured, the other four didn't care about forming the array and charged directly at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked at the four people approaching rapidly with a hint of disdain. He clenched his fist tightly, his bones cracking, and then met the four of them head-on.

Knowing Xiao Yan was formidable, the four did not dare to be the least bit careless and each used their most powerful Dou Techniques, blasting toward Xiao Yan.

Facing these four terrifying attacks, Xiao Yan still did not dodge or evade, instead taking the initiative to meet them.

(End of chapter)