Chapter 379

With a puff, the black Hun Chain pierced through SpiritFlesh and stabbed directly into the Earth Demon Old Ghost's Soul Body.

But this Hun Chain had no offensive power—it couldn't kill the Soul—only bind the Soul Body and disrupt Soul Force; the true lethal strike still depended on Xiao Yixian.

After Void Swallowing Flame devoured the Earth Demon Old Ghost's Blood Escape technique, Xiao Yixian pointed remotely through the air.

BOOM!! Instantly, toxic qi surged from Xiao Yixian's finger, forming a single point that could corrupt Heaven and Earth; her long white hair, like silver snow, fluttered wildly—suddenly, the Heaven and Earth Power fell utterly silent, the sky itself changed color, and an incomparable might descended, making Xiao Yixian's single finger invincible in that instant!

Where the Heavenly Rank Dou Technique struck, one finger poisoned the heavens; beneath that finger, Heaven and Earth Power died.

The Earth Demon Old Ghost had long wanted to flee, but he couldn't escape—his Blood Escape technique had been shattered by the Earth Sub Flame of Void Swallowing Flame, his Soul Force sealed by the Hun Chains, and worse still, he was locked onto by Xiao Yixian.

CHIIIIII!! Blood sprayed violently; beneath that single finger, the Earth Demon Old Ghost's blood exploded, and instantly, his organs, hair, bones—even his Dou Qi—turned into a pool of corpse-fluid; only his Soul Body, seized by the Hun Chain just before death, was dragged into the Void Space.

The Heavenly Rank Dou Technique, Misfortune Demonic Poison Claw—this wasn't merely a technique crafted to complement the Eternal Calamity Poison Body, but a Heavenly Rank Dou Technique itself; even though Xiao Yixian had only just entered it and hadn't perfected it, it was still more terrifying than anything else.

Even the Heavenly Flame Master wouldn't dare take this finger directly—even Heaven and Earth dimmed before it!

At this moment, the Black Horn Region experts watching nearby held their breath; indeed, everyone engaged in battle or merely observing trembled involuntarily; countless people were terrified into collapsing onto the ground, sitting there trembling all over.

At this instant, countless Black Horn Region warriors who lived by the edge of the blade had their courage shattered.

The Earth Demon Old Ghost, hailed as the strongest in the Black Horn Region, Founder of the Demon Flame Valley, a Star Seven Dou Zong who had even taken a Pill to temporarily boost his power close to Nine-Star level!

He was dead!

Even his strongest Blood Escape technique couldn't save him!

Every time people recalled Xiao Yixian's white hair fluttering, her remote finger strike that turned the Earth Demon Old Ghost into corpse-fluid, countless others broke into cold sweats—some even wet themselves from terror.

Many would likely wake from nightmares of this scene long, long after.

A Star Seven Dou Zong—the man hailed as invincible in the Black Horn Region—slain instantly by this cold, celestial immortal, not even a bone left!

This scene was seared into every heart, ensuring no one would ever forget what they had just witnessed.

At this moment, Mo Tian Xing—who was fighting or rather barely holding on against Xiao Yan—was utterly terrified; the strongest Earth Demon Old Ghost had died so quickly!

How terrifying was the power of the Tian Di Xuan Bian!

"Lord Xiao, the Black Emperor Sect surrenders unconditionally! I am lowly, I offended you, Lord Xiao—I beg you, have mercy! If you spare me, I'll serve you as ox or horse!" Mo Tian Xing shouted, filled with unbearable regret—he felt he must have been blinded by greed to do such a thing!

Xiao Yan smiled, yet his strike showed no mercy: "No, I fully agree with your methods—I'd do the same if I were you."

Xiao Yan deeply understood Mo Tian Xing's approach—risking life on the blade's edge, seeking to swallow a giant meal in one bite.

Think back: when Xiao Yan first refined Different Flames, joined the Soul Hall, which of those wasn't done in Mo Tian Xing's style? He killed YaoLi of the Yao Clan, captured YaoAo's Soul Body, refined Dou Di Bloodline through Void Swallowing Flame—if this reached the Yao Clan or other Dou Emperor Families, Xiao Yan wouldn't have ten lives enough to die.

Even as a Dou Ling, he stole the Yin-Yang Dragon Pill from Elder Qing of the Sky Serpent Mansion, practiced the forbidden Body Technique of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, refined Bone Wings and essence-blood of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan—each of those was a deadly move against a mighty Faction, even risking the collapse of the Yan Alliance.

But Xiao Yan still did it.

No fight, no struggle equals a wasted life—cultivation is inherently about harming others for one's own gain; Xiao Yan understood this well.

Xiao Yan had no reason to blame Mo Tian Xing; if anyone was to blame, it was Mo Tian Xing's lack of fate.

"Go on your way," Xiao Yan's gaze hardened, his Soul Force surging violently; a ghostly shadow wielding a great blade appeared behind him.

As if ready to cleave Mo Tian Xing's Soul in two!

"Father!" At this critical moment, Mo Ya suddenly charged out, rushing toward Xiao Yan as if he had no regard for his life.

Xiao Yan glanced at him, diverted his attention, and clashed palms with him. Puff! With Mo Ya's Dou Huang power, how could he possibly be a match for Xiao Yan?

In the palm clash, Mo Ya spat blood and flew backward.

"Since you wish to precede your father in death, I'll oblige you," Xiao Yan said, glancing at Mo Ya with a smile.

"Son, run! As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood!" Mo Tian Xing roared; his entire body erupted in bloodlight, his Dou Qi violently chaotic, causing his body to rapidly collide with itself.

"Self-Detonation?!" Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed—and in the next instant, BOOM—a thunderous explosion erupted, its power rivaling a Quasi Heavenly Rank Dou Technique, sending a terrifying shockwave tearing through the surroundings; trees and Shan Mai were flung into the air.

Xiao Yan waved his hand; the Yin-Yang Fish of Yin-Yang Twin Flames appeared—the Different Flame Dou Technique, Yin-Yang Duality.

ZOOM! In that instant, black and white flame auras flickered around Xiao Yan, intertwining like Yin and Yang Taiji, endlessly entwined!

At this moment, the black and white flames around Xiao Yan transformed—ZOOM! With a soft sound, the flames leapt like carp ascending the dragon gate, becoming two long black-and-white dragons coiled around him.

Like a black-and-white shield, they blocked the Self-Detonation's assault.

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, then he smiled with deep meaning: "Self-Detonating your body to let your Soul Body escape—this trick might work on others, but for me, you're only bringing suffering upon yourself."

Xiao Yan swept his sleeve; two black Hun Chains shot from the shadow beneath his feet, writhing like twin serpents, guided by his Spirit Realm Soul Power, truly like venomous snakes, slithering into the terrifying Dou Qi Storm.

"AHHHH!! Xiao Yan! Even as a ghost, I won't forgive you!!" A piercing scream of a Soul Body erupted from the detonation storm.

"Heh, I specialize in catching ghosts," Xiao Yan yanked hard, and Mo Tian Xing's vengeful Soul Body was sucked into his Hun Ling.

Such vengeful ghosts can come in greater numbers.

At this moment, Xiao Yixian, having finished off the Earth Demon Old Ghost, floated slowly to Xiao Yan's side and gazed at where Mo Ya had vanished: "Not kill him?"

Xiao Yixian, perhaps having spent too long with Xiao Yan, now spoke with such lethal intent.

Xiao Yan smiled: "It's fine—I want to test something."

Taking advantage of the distraction caused by Mo Tian Xing's Self-Detonation, Mo Ya activated an escape technique and fled ten kilometers away.

"Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan!! I, Mo Ya, will return—I'll make you pay with blood for blood!" Mo Ya's face was icy cold; he had already forgotten that they had struck first, seeing himself as the victim.

After running for who knew how long, Mo Ya suddenly sniffed—he hadn't noticed at first, thinking it was just his tears, but gradually, he felt something strange about his nose.

He wiped his nose and looked at the back of his hand—he was bleeding from it!

Before Mo Ya could react, PAM! He suddenly collapsed to the ground; turning back, his pupils shrank in horror—his legs, he realized, had lost all SpiritFlesh, as if peeled from his bones, leaving only bare bone.

"I I!!"

At this moment, Mo Ya didn't notice that a Heart Flame was burning inside him—yet its Infernal Heat was extremely weak, too feeble to even burn his body, let alone be detected.

But if one looked closely, one would see that within this colorless, transparent Heart Flame, threads of black flame flickered.

This was no ordinary Falling Heart Flame—it was the fusion of Yin-Yang Life and Death Flame and Falling Heart Flame: Yin-Yang Heart Flame!

Xiao Yan was testing: could the Fusion Technique of the Burning Scripture only enhance the power of Different Flames?

The result pleased Xiao Yan—the newly fused Different Flame wasn't just stronger in power or Infernal Heat; more terrifyingly, it gained even more dreadful abilities.

"Ahh, ahhhh! Help! Help!" PAM! Mo Ya's body continuously disintegrated, collapsed, and finally vanished without a trace—even his Soul was decomposed by the Death Flame.

Falling Heart Flame can generate a wisp of heart flame within an enemy's body over a certain range, burning their internal organs from within. But this burning is easily suppressed, only catching the opponent off guard; once tried once, it rarely works a second time.

Yet the death flame of Yin-Yang Life and Death Flame possesses terrifying decomposing power—its death flame kills, leaving no corpse or bones.

When fused, they achieve the terrifying effect of continuously burning and decomposing the opponent's internal organs, Dou Qi, and even Soul Force from within.

True annihilation—no corpse, no bones!

Far over ten kilometers away, Xiao Yan sensed Mo Ya's complete annihilation; his eyes held a faint smile.

He was satisfied with this effect—if he could decompose and burn an enemy's Dou Qi and SpiritFlesh from within during battle, it would be an extremely terrifying thing.

More importantly, Xiao Yan realized that the true terrifying aspect of the Burning Scripture was not merely Infinite Evolution and upgrading; the ability to fuse Different Flames into a New Different Flame held infinite possibilities!

"Mo Ya is dead—died horribly," Xiao Yan said to Xiao Yixian with a grin. This man had a petty heart.

After Mo Tian Xing and Di Mo Lao Gui died, the outcome was without any doubt.

As for those who tried to flee, none escaped—they were all burned to ash by Xiao Yan's Yin-Yang Heart Flame, their Soul Bodies all collected by Mao Wu into that black little pouch.

The worst off was Old Eagle Mountain—he possessed a special Clone Dou Technique, but against Zi Yan, who could manipulate Space Power and possessed explosive physical strength, no number of clones could escape Zi Yan, who could traverse Void Space.

In the end, after Zi Yan smashed his head with one punch, Mao Wu happily collected both his Soul Body and SpiritFlesh into the Void Space pouch.

The most bloody and violent were not Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian, but the Lion King and Little Lion King—they had truly gone mad with bloodlust, fighting until they reverted to their true forms and went berserk in destruction.

After all, the Lion King and Little Lion King were themselves demons, extremely ferocious.

"Lion King, leave a few survivors from Demon Flame Valley and Black Emperor Sect," Xiao Yan finally ordered—and the battle ended.

If not for the bloodstains on the ground and the many witnesses present, the battlefield, cleaned spotless by that black cat, might have made everyone believe it was all a dream.

Though the battle was over, the onlookers from the Black Horn Region fell into an extremely long silence.

And for a long time to come, no one in the entire Black Horn Region would dare speak a word; exaggerating slightly, even speaking loudly near Xiao City might be forbidden.

The Yan Alliance—or rather, the Xiao Clan—had now become renowned throughout the Black Horn Region from the Northwest Region. Though still a tiny scope compared to the entire Dou Qi Continent, the Xiao Clan had finally risen and gained fame!

"Zi Yan, you and the Lion King take these people to Demon Flame Valley and Black Emperor Sect, drag out their treasuries. If they willingly reveal the location of their treasuries, spare their lives," Xiao Yan said coolly.

The main forces of Demon Flame Valley and Black Emperor Sect were all dead; sooner or later, other factions in the Black Horn Region would devour them. So before that happened, Xiao Yan naturally intended to claim all their accumulated treasures for himself.

Xiao City could never rule the entire Black Horn Region; in such a chaotic land, only in chaos could Xiao City gain maximum benefit—they only needed to establish dominance and slowly reap rewards.

Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan, her eyes speaking; Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and said, "Don't worry, you won't be left out. Bring back all the Medicinal Materials, and I'll refine Elixirs for you."

"Hehehe, that's more like it." Eating Medicinal Materials alone could never compare to Elixirs—no matter how many Seven Rank Medicinal Ingredients she consumed, none matched the effectiveness of one Seven-Grade Pill refined by Xiao Yan.

With Zi Yan around, Xiao Yan had no fear that the Lion King and others would fail to locate the treasuries.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian stood high in the Sky, Xiao Yan's Bone Wings emitting thunderous winds; his gaze swept the surroundings as he slowly spoke: "All of you, I don't care whether you came to watch the spectacle or waited for an opportunity to reap the benefits—now it's time to leave."

Xiao Yan was certain some here were more than merely curious or spectators—he had even detected several Dou Zong with his Soul Force.

Perhaps these Dou Zong had been invited by Mo Tian Xing, but ultimately held back at the last moment.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, and seeing Xiao Yixian beside him, those who had entertained secret intentions turned pale as if granted pardon, fleeing in frantic haste—overjoyed they had not acted.

"Let's go. It's time to resolve the issue of the Eternal Calamity Poison Body. You just used a Heavenly Rank Dou Technique—the Eternal Calamity Poison Body should erupt in less than a month," Xiao Yan's expression was now grave.

There was only one set of materials—one Magic Core from a Seven Rank Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon, and one Puti Huati Yan. That meant if Xiao Yan failed to refine the Poison Pill, it was over.

Xiao Yixian merely offered a gentle smile and said, "I believe in you."

(End of Chapter)