Chapter 189: The Three-Year Agreement, Concluded

Nalan Yanran swept into the air, her momentum rising to its peak, powerful energy gathering around her body.

Xiao Yan was equally unwilling to show weakness; he picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler again, his entire body igniting with cyan flames, a terrifying high temperature diffusing into the air, the flames simultaneously spreading onto the black surface of the ruler.

Seeing these familiar cyan flames,

everyone who had watched the Alchemist Grand Meeting was suddenly shocked, "How is this possible?"

But when they noticed Xiao Zhan, who had been wearing a smile the whole time, they understood in their hearts.

"Clan Leader Xiao, it seems you anticipated this long ago!" Fama chuckled.

Yan Xiao? Xiao Yan!

No wonder Xiao Zhan had been so generous back then, taking the initiative to provide the champion's prize.

It turns out they were all his own people,

so he didn't feel the sting!

"This old man seems to have missed some interesting things?" Yun Shan did not like the feeling of everyone else being awake while he was the only one drunk,

he asked indifferently.

"Elder Yun, you are unaware!" At this, Fama took the initiative to explain to Yun Shan,

"This young friend Xiao Yan used the alias Yan Xiao at the Alchemist Grand Meeting a few days ago, and he really stole the show!"

"Yan Xiao?" Yun Shan said in surprise,

"Is that the genius alchemist under twenty years old who refined a Fifth Grade Medicinal Pill and tied for champion at the Alchemist Grand Meeting with another Grade 5 Alchemist?"

After hearing about Yan Xiao back then, the Yunlan Sect had also prepared to send someone to contact him, but they were rejected, and Yun Shan had only been slightly curious.

But he hadn't paid it any mind; whether the person could reach the realm of a Grade 8 Grandmaster in the future was still up in the air, and for a Dou Zun powerhouse like Yun Shan, anything less than an eighth grade meant little.

But he hadn't expected that Yan Xiao would actually be the current Xiao Yan.

For some reason, a sense of pride suddenly rose in Yun Shan's heart. Could this be a father-in-law's approval of his own son-in-law?

It wasn't just Yun Shan; after Yun Yun learned of Xiao Yan's identity,

her cold heart, which had already been fluttering, felt a slight joy.

"Is this little guy really this capable?"

However,

once again thinking of the relationship between the two that could be described as tangled and messy,

Yun Yun's mood immediately sank.

Meanwhile, Hai Bodong was still fanning the flames on the side, "A Great Dou Master under twenty, a Grade 5 Alchemist—such a genius, I wonder which young girl will benefit from this!"

"Cough!" Yun Shan felt secretly pleased; Hai Bodong, you old fellow, if you know how to talk, say more. Regardless, he, Yun Shan, had essentially booked a ticket to be the Xiao Clan's in-law.

"Everyone, let us continue watching the battle!"

The others simply assumed Yun Shan was feeling the sting of losing such an excellent future Yunlan Sect son-in-law, so they changed the subject and said no more.

On the other side, when Nalan Yanran saw the flames Xiao Yan unleashed, she could not help but be deeply shaken. She also understood why that Yan Xiao had been indifferent and even slightly disgusted with her back then.

She never expected that the first man she had felt an attraction to was the very one whose marriage proposal she had personally gone to reject three years ago; the bitterness and complexity in her heart were beyond words.

However, Nalan Yanran quickly adjusted herself, her eyes firm; as the Young Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, she also had her own persistence.

"Let's end this now!"

"Wind Extremity: Sunset Glow!"

Terrifying energy gathered on Nalan Yanran's long sword,

and an incomparably swift sword aura was slashed out.

The sheer power of its momentum crushed all the stone surfaces around Xiao Yan.

The Yunlan Sect Disciples guarding the perimeter of the battle platform were all intimidated by this powerful sword aura, subconsciously raising their arms to shield themselves from the suddenly erupting shockwave.

They also channeled the Dou Qi within their bodies, transmitting it through the array to the massive light barrier in the sky, stabilizing the protective shield that had been rippled by the intense pressure of the Dou Technique.

Xiao Yan was equally unwilling to show weakness, "Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!" He unleashed the move he had already finished gathering.

A ray of flame, resembling the setting sun, suddenly collided with Nalan Yanran's sword aura in mid-air.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Xuan Tier Advanced Dou Technique "Wind Extremity: Sunset Glow," which had originally possessed peerless power, was instantly swallowed by the ray the moment it collided.

Subsequently, the slightly dimmed cyan flame ray streaked across the sky, rushing toward Nalan Yanran with undiminished momentum.

Nalan Yanran was currently in mid-air, and having unleashed several powerful Dou Techniques, her internal Dou Qi was depleted.

Facing this move, she had absolutely no way to dodge and could only widen her eyes, watching helplessly as the attack came toward her.

"Yanran!" Seeing this scene, Yun Yun and Nalan Jie in the distance both exclaimed.

With their strength, how could they not see that the power of this residual Dou Technique could very well take Nalan Yanran's life.

Yet, they could not reach her in time; if she were to perish now, they might live the rest of their lives in agony.

"No!"

Xiao Yan's heart also tightened; he had only unleashed his strongest means, never imagining that the disparity in power between his and Nalan Yanran's Dou Techniques would be so great that even a simple block was impossible.

Xiao Yan had never intended to take her life, but now it was all too late, and a trace of regret could not help but rise in his heart.

"Teacher, can you intervene?" Xiao Yan made up his mind; even if it meant exposing Yao Lao's existence, he had to save Nalan Yanran's life.

In any case, he would be leaving for Jia Nan Academy afterward and did not fear his own secrets being exposed.

"Rest assured, someone will intervene," Yao Lao said indifferently.

Yao Lao was very clear about the power at various levels; although in this situation, even an Emperor-level powerhouse would be too late to intervene,

there were several Dou Zongs and one Dou Zun present, so there was no need to worry about Nalan Yanran's life being threatened.

It was just a matter of when!

Sure enough, just as the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler was about to hit Nalan Yanran, a formless power suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, instantly restraining the menacing cyan ray.

Then... it suddenly dissipated into nothingness; Yun Shan had intervened.

Just as everyone was worried, Yun Shan had already made preparations. For someone with the strength of a Dou Zun, stopping this disaster was merely a matter of a single thought.

The reason he only acted at the very end was simply to give Nalan Yanran a chance to experience a life-and-death crisis.

This little girl was a bit too willful, and her personality was not very likable.

Not to mention that he also intended to send Yun Yun and her to the Central Plains; in that place where experts were as numerous as clouds, if she still held onto that young miss temper of hers, no one would indulge her.

Thinking about it, after experiencing this once, there should be some improvement, right!

Feeling the scorching aura remaining on her body, the immense mental pressure, and the emptiness of her Dou Qi, Nalan Yanran's vision went black, and she fell directly from mid-air.

Seeing this scene, Yun Yun no longer continued to wait; her cyan wings suddenly flapped, and she climbed upward directly, caught the unconscious Nalan Yanran, and brought the latter to a quiet place to treat her injuries.

"Senior Yun Shan can announce the result now, right!" Xiao Zhan said from the side with a slight smile.

Although in this situation he was suspected of showing off, Xiao Yan had won the match, and the excitement in his heart was somewhat uncontrollable!

"Hmm!" Yun Shan felt somewhat helpless, and even more unwilling; although he had long anticipated the result, he still felt uncomfortable.

However, in front of the public, he, Yun Shan, could not do something like reneging on his word in public, so he stood up from his seat and glanced at Xiao Yan.

Scanning his surroundings, he then announced in a deep voice: "The Three Year Agreement, the winner is Xiao Clan's Xiao Yan!"

"From now on, the grievances between both sides are wiped clean!"

The voice spread throughout the entire Misty Cloud Mountain, declaring the outcome of this dispute to the world.