Chapter 344

Even Yun Yun looked annoyed—after all, it was Medusa Queen who fought, yet the one stealing the spotlight was him.

At this moment, Xiao Yan fully embraced his arrogance, sweeping his hand outward—whooosh! —a path of Three-Flame Serpent Body erupted beneath his feet, stretching from the head of the hundred-meter-tall Abyssal Serpent Beast all the way upward; this fiery path instantly made Xiao Yan look utterly majestic.

When Heavenly Flame emerges, all other flames submit—he stands atop the Heavenly Flame!

At this moment, Xiao Yan wore brocade and jade robes, endless tongues of Qinglian Earth Core Fire curling from both sides toward the heavens; the instant the Heavenly Flame appeared, the entire Serpent Heaven Mansion's temperature surged violently. Xiao Yan walked forward step by step, as if the master of all flames, capable of boiling oceans and burning mountains.

At this very moment, Xiao Yan was the Emperor of Fire; beneath his feet, the Heavenly Flame displayed wondrous phenomena, making him appear even more mighty and imposing.

At this moment, many within the Serpent Heaven Mansion trembled involuntarily—even cultivators who had reached the Dou Zong realm felt a chill in their hearts; those of Dou Wang and Dou Huang status were even more terrified, all wanting to shout out, "Hail the Lord of Yan Alliance!"

Those like Medusa and Yun Yun, who had no interest in showing off, had already taken their seats, leaving only Princess Yue Er and Zi Yan excitedly trailing behind Xiao Yan, their noses practically in the sky—this feeling of being looked up to was truly delightful!

As Xiao Yan's first maid, Qing Lin was extremely conscientious, carrying the Yan Alliance banner behind him as she followed.

Hai Bodong, meanwhile, pulled out a small notebook behind him and began taking notes, thinking that when he reached the Dou Zong realm, he too would step through Space before others and manifest his glory!

Although he had no Heavenly Flame, he could still sweep his hand and summon a ladder of ice descending from the heavens. When that day came, walking down step by step while others cried "Grandmaster!"—it would be glorious!

"What, are you all waiting for my Yan Alliance?" Xiao Yan spoke—and the Heavenly Flame stirred as if his soldiers, roaring and cheering.

Xiao Yan's entrance was too domineering—it was utterly domineering. His arrival completely disregarded every sect in the Northwest Region; even the Serpent Heaven Mansion's previous appearances at past Sect Grand Meetings had never been this extravagant.

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder he's the proposer of the Yan Alliance Covenant—he's truly the Yan Alliance Lord in every sense. His domineering presence is not without reason." Seeing Xiao Yan's demeanor, many of the Young Generation couldn't forget it, making him their idol.

The true strongest of the Yan Alliance is actually Medusa!

As a Transmigration, Xiao Yan deeply understood the importance of self-packaging.

"Hmph, young whelp, you're too arrogant!" As Xiao Yan landed on the ground, Shi Ming's Sect Master Shi Nian couldn't hold back—he let out a cold snort.

At this moment, a colossal Phantom Ghost Lion materialized behind Shi Nian, its body immense beyond measure, its head piercing the azure sky, its feet crushing the earth.

Shi Ming Sect was named so because Shi Nian cultivated the Shi Ming Cultivation Method—a Earth-Class Mid-Level Cultivation Method!

Shi Ming Sect's ability to hold a place in the Northwest Region certainly stemmed from deep roots.

"Young whelp, though your Yan Alliance is strong, the Northwest Region isn't just yours alone. If you wish to dominate the region, you'd better ask these old bones first." At the same time, Lei Dian Sect's Sect Master Ting Hao unleashed his power—his body emitted faint thunderclaps, his Seven-Star Dou Zong aura fully exposed, as if his thunder could shatter the earth.

Both were Seven-Star Dou Zong, not weaklings like Mu Lan's Three Elders or Bone Child Elder—these two cultivated Earth-Class Mid-Level Cultivation Methods and had fought countless battles; their strength was not to be underestimated.

She Tianhao, the strongest among them, merely cast a cold, sidelong glance at Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, saying nothing.

Xiao Yan's public taking of Qing Lin was a direct humiliation to the Serpent Heaven Mansion—the Serpent Heaven Mansion must act. At this moment, for She Tianhao and the Serpent Heaven Mansion, whether Xiao Yan, the Yan Alliance, or Medusa were strong enough no longer mattered—he had to reestablish the Serpent Heaven Mansion's prestige, making every sect in the Northwest Region know: the Serpent Heaven Mansion's divine authority brooked no defiance.

"Heh, just Seven-Star Dou Zong? Not a big deal." Xiao Yan stopped pretending, slowly walking toward the Yan Alliance's seat.

The Serpent Heaven Mansion, Lei Dian Sect, Shi Ming Sect, and Yan Alliance each occupied one side; all other sects and factions had set up camps around the Shan Mai—everyone knew this time, the outcome hinged entirely on these four sects.

"Even if the Yan Alliance has Medusa, overall it's still far inferior to the Three Great Sects," asked a young one who didn't understand.

An elder beside him explained: "Don't be fooled by the Yan Alliance having only two Dou Zong—their actual strength is terrifying."

"That purple-haired girl killed Mu Lan's Three Elders, who had cultivated the Three Beasts' Wildness Scripture; the Serpent Heaven Mansion's Holy Maiden is rumored to possess the Qi San Hua Tong; most importantly, there's Xiao Yan."

"He's not just a Seventh-Rank Alchemist—many didn't notice yesterday, but he single-handedly killed Bone Child Elder, a Dou Zong! He's at least at Dou Zong level!"

"Moreover, the Yan Alliance has two Eight-Star Dou Huang, plus a beast nearing Nine-Star Dou Huang strength, and with Xiao Yan's Pill Alchemy, the Yan Alliance can instantly produce three more Dou Zong."

Hearing the nearby experts' explanation, many finally realized—the Yan Alliance's overt strength was already terrifying; no single sect in the Northwest Region could possibly defeat the Yan Alliance in a one-on-one fight—not at all possible!

Not to mention the Yan Alliance's immense potential.

If one were to rank the Northwest Region's strongest faction, there would be no doubt—it would be the Yan Alliance.

The question now is: can the Yan Alliance make every sect in the Northwest Region submit? If they do, then one-on-one duels won't matter anymore.

"Alright, everyone's here. Do you want to start with Dou Wang challengers, or cut straight to the chase?" Xiao Yan sat boldly in the central seat, Medusa to his left, Yun Yun to his right, and Jia Xingtian at the far left.

After all, the Yan Alliance was an alliance of four factions.

Medusa said nothing—she was never one to speak, and now she kept her eyes closed.

In the past few days, cultivators like Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, and Zi Yan—all Dou Huang—had already defended the arena. But everyone knew the true highlight of the Sect Grand Meeting was the Dou Zong battles.

In the last meeting, the Serpent Heaven Mansion tried to rely on its six Dou Zong to rotate defending the arena—but ultimately failed; even She Tianhao was defeated in the end, unable to achieve unification.

Ting Hao and Shi Nian both looked at She Tianhao—the Serpent Heaven Mansion was, after all, the organizer of this year's Sect Grand Meeting.

But this year was different—this year brought forth Medusa, the killer god. A war of attrition seemed useless; she might simply wipe out their sect's Dou Zong outright.

She Tianhao slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them as he stared directly at Xiao Yan. His beast instincts told him that everyone here had made one critical mistake—they still vastly underestimated Xiao Yan.

"Cut straight to the chase," She Tianhao slowly stood up—unexpectedly, he intended to be the first to fight!

"Wah!! She Tianhao is fighting first?!"

"Huh? Why not let your sect's Dou Zong wear down Medusa's stamina and Dou Qi first? Why start with the peak battle?!"

"Is She Tianhao insane?!"

Only Xiao Yan smiled faintly, murmuring: "She Tianhao is quite perceptive."

Xiao Yan shrugged and leaned back in his chair. Originally, if She Tianhao or the other two sects planned to start with low-level Dou Zong, he wouldn't hold back—he'd strike ruthlessly.

With the Soul Power of the Heavenly Flame Elder and the Heavenly Flame Three Mystical Changes, Xiao Yan's cultivation could surge from Three-Star Dou Huang to Three-Star Dou Zong—though this wasn't his own power, and he couldn't wield it as effortlessly as his limbs.

But as long as the opponent was below Three-Star Dou Zong, Xiao Yan had full confidence he could kill them!

"Pity—if my true cultivation could reach Three-Star Dou Zong, I wouldn't need all this trouble." Xiao Yan couldn't help feeling regretful.

Borrowed power and one's own power are vastly different—using Secret Techniques to boost cultivation drastically affects Dou Technique application. If Xiao Yan's cultivation were truly at Three-Star Dou Zong, not reliant on Secret Techniques, he wouldn't just be confident in killing peers—he'd have the confidence to outright slay She Tianhao.

Hearing She Tianhao's words, Medusa slowly opened her beautiful eyes—when those yellow, inverted-triangle serpent eyes opened, everyone who saw them froze stiff, as if petrified!

Medusa stepped across Space, as if stars and heavens shifted—she instantly stood atop the heavens.

The ground-level arena was merely symbolic—how could Dou Zong battles occur on the ground? The arena's meaning was simple: whoever was knocked down from the sky, lost.

Boom! A thunderous roar erupted as Medusa's body unleashed terrifying azure flames!

"That's!" She Tianhao and others turned to Xiao Yan—it was clearly Qinglian Earth Core Fire!

Xiao Yan spread his hands, feigning innocence: "Don't look at me—Qinglian Earth Core Fire was obtained by Medusa Queen. I only borrowed it for Spirit Refining."

Xiao Yan, known as the Yan Alliance's Heavenly Flame Vault!

At this moment, the sky was entirely shrouded by the terrifying Qinglian Earth Core Fire; after fully refining into the Three-Flame Serpent Body, Medusa now controlled the Qinglian Earth Core Fire with even greater ease.

Of course, this is all because Xiao Yan was willing to lend his flame; if Xiao Yan had refused, no one could have taken an Infernal Flame from the Burn Scripture.

In this endless sea of green flame stood a woman—Mei Du Sha, wrapped in green fire, peerless and ethereal, beautiful beyond description.

Mei Du Sha pointed to Tianhao and Shi Nian below; her violet eyes showed no joy or sorrow, yet both felt they had been locked onto.

Without saying a word, Mei Du Sha had already locked them in—this was one against three!!

"Is she insane? Why take on three at once? Fighting them one by one would at least give her a chance to win."

"No, you're too naive. You must understand that the Sect Grand Meeting is merely a microcosm of the power struggles among the Northwest Region's sects—if the Yan Alliance truly intends to unify the Northwest Region, do you think their wars will be one-on-one?"

"Moreover, do you think Shi Nian and Tianhao will follow the rules? If She Tianhao cannot match Mei Du Sha, they will surely launch a combined assault without hesitation. She aims to utterly crush every sect leader in the Northwest Region!"

Instantly, the entire Shan Mai erupted in murmurs—they never expected Mei Du Sha could borrow fire from Xiao Yan, let alone that she would directly challenge three at once!

Shi Nian and Tianhao were also stunned; they had never planned to fight one-on-one in rotation. If things turned dire, all three would abandon decorum and unite against Mei Du Sha.

This had been agreed upon with She Tianhao from the start—now it was the Tian She Mansion, Shi Ming Sect, and Thunder Sect uniting against the Yan Alliance!

"Good! No wonder you're the infamous Medusa Queen," Tianhao laughed loudly, stepping on Space and instantly appearing high in the sky.

"Hmph, if you think having an Infernal Flame lets you fight three at once, you're too naive," Shi Nian sneered, angered by Mei Du Sha's utter disregard for him.

Only She Tianhao cast a deep glance at Xiao Yan; Xiao Yan sensed it and merely smiled faintly, saying nothing.

At this moment, She Tianhao also slowly rose into the air, gazing at Mei Du Sha Queen enveloped in Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, his expression icy as he said: "If you're willing, I'll split the Tian She Mansion with you—we can join forces and reclaim the Holy Land, ruling over the Snake Race of the Dou Qi Continent."

"Fight," Mei Du Sha replied, unmoved, flicking her gaze coldly.

As Xiao Yan often said, if the Yan Alliance unifies the Northwest Region, the Tian She Mansion is already part of my Snake Empire—why should I split it with you?

"Kill!" Without further hesitation, the three surged their Dou Qi, surrounding Mei Du Sha from three sides and slashing toward her.

BOOM—a deafening roar erupted; wind and clouds churned as Mei Du Sha's Jade Hand swept, encircling the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, the terrifying flames spinning as if the universe rested in her palm.

With a single strike, the Infernal Flames went wild—she blasted all three back in one blow!

The battle of four High-Level Dou Zong masters shattered heaven and earth; the Tian She Shan Mai could barely withstand it—rivers and mountains split open instantly, and the collision's hurricane howled.

The shockwave swept outward; sect masters watching from the Shan Mai were stunned—this residual force alone was so terrifying!

"Retreat!"

"Fall back quickly! Everyone, get on the flying vessels!"

Just from this single collision, the Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs understood—this was gods fighting, mortals suffering!

"She's going to crush the Tian She Mansion! Is she trying to destroy heaven and earth?" With this strike, the entire Tian She Mansion trembled; everyone shuddered in fear.

"Ming Lion Roar!"

"Thunder Palm!"

"Thousand Serpent Five Poisons Array!"

Facing Mei Du Sha's Infernal Flame assault, the three Dou Zong masters dared not slacken for a moment—each unleashed an Earth-Rank Dou Technique!

As all three simultaneously activated their Earth-Rank Dou Techniques—even though each was only Earth-Rank Low-Level—their combined presence caused the Heaven and Earth Power in the space to boil violently!

These were each of their signature techniques, long perfected to their peak—devastating beyond measure!

The attacks surged straight for Mei Du Sha!

As the three Earth-Rank Dou Techniques hurtled toward her, the entire Shan Mai shook and trembled.

"Break!" Mei Du Sha gripped the Green Lotus Flame, radiating supreme authority; with the Infernal Flame in hand, she used its power to cast a Space Lock!

The three Earth-Rank Dou Techniques froze mid-air, unable to advance an inch!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!! Deafening roars echoed from above—the battle raged into the heavens, shattering the sky, reaching the Nine Heavens' clouds!

The leaders of the Three Great Sects pulled out their ultimate techniques to suppress Mei Du Sha, even using Secret Techniques to boost their strength and consuming Elixirs—they spared nothing, using every possible means.

Yet Mei Du Sha was stronger than they imagined; worse still, with Infernal Flame in hand and her Three-Flame Serpent Body unmatched, the three Star Seven Dou Zongs, united, could not touch her—instead, they were subtly suppressed, unable to match her.

"This… this… this is too powerful," everyone stared, dumbfounded.

One against three! Truly one against three! Not a single lie!

"So domineering—truly a rare wonder of a woman!" someone murmured, gazing at this peerless woman, lost in awe.

Many young men, already smitten by this type of woman, cast envious, sorrowful glances at Xiao Yan.

Because, in outcome, wasn't Mei Du Sha clearly fighting for Xiao Yan?

He got all the credit, yet she was the one fighting.

They all cursed Xiao Yan for being shameless—but secretly, they all wanted to be as shameless as him.

"Xiao Yan, can the beautiful sister win?" Zi Yan, standing behind Xiao Yan, looked up at the Battlefield and murmured.

Only Xiao Yan truly knew Mei Du Sha's true strength.

Xiao Yan shot Zi Yan a look—Mei Du Sha had merely given her some Medicinal Material, yet she called her "beautiful sister." He'd refined countless Pills and Medicinal Materials for her, even given her a Transformation Pill, and she'd never said a kind word.

Not even a "thank you"!

"Hard to say. Honestly, using Infernal Flames for evolution exists only in Ancient Texts—let alone that Mei Du Sha initially used the wrong Infernal Flame."

"She didn't die, her Spiritual Soul evolved successfully, yet her physical body burned away. In the end, she truly rebuilt a new Three-Flame Serpent Body using other Infernal Flames. Combining the power of Three Infernal Flames—this is likely unprecedented on the Dou Qi Continent. No one knows Mei Du Sha's current limits."

Xiao Yan had no confidence either. Though he possessed vast Pill Alchemy knowledge and had read countless Ancient Texts in his storage ring, the problem was—this had never happened before!

Clearly, Xiao Yan had added extra buffs to Mei Du Sha using Myriad Beasts Spirit Flame and Falling Heart Flame—exceeding even his expectations.

From Mei Du Sha's early emergence from the tower and her explosive cultivation growth, it was obvious this had slipped entirely beyond Xiao Yan's control.

"Those three aren't easy either," Yun Yun watched the battle above, her voice grave.

"Yes, these three are old hands of the Northwest Region—long-lived, with countless treasures and powerful Dou Techniques. Especially She Tianhao—this Tian She Mansion has ancient lineage. I don't believe he has no hidden cards." Xiao Yan's expression turned grim.

Xiao Yan was ready to intervene at any moment.

(End of Chapter)