Chapter 321: Exchanging Blows

Looking at the figure in green robes standing in the air, Xiao Han's mouth curled up slightly; with a slight movement, he appeared before Xiao Xuan.

"Congratulations to the ancestor for reshaping your physical body!"

Xiao Xuan smiled indifferently, rotated his shoulders, and said, "After being a remnant soul for so many years, suddenly having a body again makes me feel a bit unaccustomed."

Sensing the vast aura emanating intangibly from Xiao Xuan, Xiao Han also felt a surge of excitement and took the initiative to suggest:

"How about this, this junior will accompany the ancestor for a few exchanges to help you get familiar with your new body?"

Now that Xiao Xuan had just obtained a body, he had not yet fully mastered his power and had only recovered to the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Saint Mid Stage; the two were quite evenly matched, so a fight between them could be considered a contest between equals.

Xiao Xuan did not refuse Xiao Han's suggestion either; beings capable of fighting him at this level were few and far between, so how could he miss such a heaven-sent opportunity?

"Then let me see the strength of the descendants of my Xiao Clan after a thousand years!"

Xiao Han flicked his sleeve, and the space suddenly twisted, forming a closed sphere several thousand feet in diameter that enveloped them both.

Xiao Han did not mind; if they did not take some protective measures, the two of them fighting would likely dismantle this secret realm of the Langya Pavilion completely.

Cold energy condensed in his right palm, an ice-blue long spear emerged, and his left hand flicked continuously, sending several snow-white streams of light across the air like frigid ice bridges, shooting explosively toward Xiao Xuan.

Facing this attack, which would have been enough to make an ordinary Eight-Star Dou Saint flustered, Xiao Xuan only smiled faintly. Without moving, a massive amount of Soul Power surged out, transforming into an equal number of soul arrows that instantly shattered the white streams of light, causing both to vanish into nothingness.

After neutralizing this strike, Xiao Xuan showed no signs of pride; instead, his figure shifted, and he punched a patch of empty space with a fist wreathed in flames.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding rang out crisply, and Xiao Han's figure holding the spear slowly emerged from the space, his eyes as calm as an ancient well.

Applying a little force, he twisted the spear slightly, parried the fist blocking his path, and thrust toward Xiao Xuan's chest without losing momentum.

"Not bad!" Feeling the sharp killing intent coming from the spear tip, Xiao Xuan raised an eyebrow and praised him aloud.

Sidestepping slightly, he grabbed with his palm, and the surrounding space instantly solidified, forcefully freezing the spear in place.

"Spear Settles, No Mountain." Sensing the stagnation of space, the Dou Qi within Xiao Han's body flowed out from his limbs and bones, pouring madly into the spear. A massive force exploded instantly, shattering the space into dense, spiderweb-like cracks and piercing through Xiao Xuan's body like lightning.

However, seeing this, Xiao Han did not show the slightest joy; his expression changed drastically, he let go of the spear, and spat out a burst of force from his palm to propel himself far away.

The next instant, endless flowing fire crashed down from the sky, and the Ice Spear turned into water vapor within a single breath, dissipating into the world.

A hundred feet away, Xiao Han's figure reappeared, looking solemnly at his previous position; if he hadn't escaped in time, that fire, which could have burned an Eight-Star Dou Saint expert to ashes, would have landed on him.

At that time, although he wouldn't have been seriously injured, looking disheveled would have been unavoidable. Through this probing, Xiao Han also realized that he had suffered from his lack of experience.

Ever since advancing to Dou Saint, he had mostly fought battles of absolute suppression, and only on a few rare occasions had he fallen into danger, not to mention that this ancestor of his possessed the rich combat experience of having fought many powerful experts of the Soul Clan in the past.

On the other side, Xiao Xuan's figure also gradually appeared, a faint smile on his lips as he evaluated: "Good foundation, solid roots!"

But the implication was, "Kid, you're still not good enough!"

Xiao Han was not discouraged and smiled, "Ancestor, this has only just begun!"

The spear in his hand vibrated slightly,

"Spear Fix, Shatter Star!" A point of cold starlight pierced through space and arrived in an instant.

Xiao Xuan had originally been relaxed and at ease, preparing to properly guide his descendant's combat ability. As a flame spear condensed in his palm and he was about to move, a tremor deep within his soul made him frown, and he subconsciously left his original spot.

However, this moment was still too late,

"Seal Heaven, Lock Earth!"

A huge white light array appeared beneath Xiao Xuan's feet, filled with complex and strange patterns.

Dense ice threads quickly emerged around his body, the chilling intent they emitted making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave. Fortunately, Xiao Xuan's cultivation was profound, and he was not affected much, only pausing slightly.

It was precisely this brief moment of hesitation that caused Xiao Xuan to lose the best opportunity to counterattack, and the flame spear instantly collapsed under the massive force.

"Ha!" Xiao Xuan gave a low shout, and a golden light wheel several dozen feet in diameter stood before him.

"Puff!"

A soft sound entered his ears, and before Xiao Xuan could even relax, Xiao Han's voice suddenly came from behind him,

"Ancestor, please grant me your guidance!"

Xiao Xuan did not turn around, his eyes closed slightly, and he roared: "Imperial Fury!"

As the words fell, Xiao Han felt his mind suffer a heavy blow, his expression dazed for a moment. The next instant, feeling the heat at his throat, a flame longsword was already silently placed against his neck, and he said helplessly:

"The ancestor is truly the ancestor; he is indeed not to be underestimated."

"I took advantage of you this time." Xiao Xuan felt no joy, only emotion.

Regarding the outcome of a battle between those of the same level, Xiao Xuan estimated that he could go fifty-fifty with Xiao Han, or perhaps even be slightly inferior.

Feeling the lingering chill within his body, Xiao Xuan felt quite curious about his descendant's Cultivation Method; to be able to cultivate such pure ice-attribute Dou Qi with such high aggression and penetrating power, the grade of the Cultivation Method would definitely not be lower than Heaven Tier Intermediate.

But a Cultivation Method is one's trump card and foundation, so Xiao Xuan found it inconvenient to ask.

The biggest reason Xiao Han was slightly inferior this time lay in the huge gap in Soul Power. Although Xiao Han had a very fast cultivation speed and his Soul Power had improved significantly, due to the short time he had been cultivating, he still had not broken through the boundary of the Heaven Realm Great Perfection.

Compared to Xiao Xuan's Emperor Realm Soul, he was quite lacking, and he was caught off guard by a Soul Dou Technique; otherwise, he would not have been defeated so quickly.

Xiao Han also understood the meaning behind Xiao Xuan's words but said nothing; Soul Power was also a part of one's strength, and he had also used an array to assist in the battle, so there was no such thing as fairness or lack thereof.

"In the future, I ask the ancestor to please not hesitate to grant me your guidance!" Xiao Han bowed respectfully, a cunning light flashing in his eyes.

There is plenty of time, and with such a legend of the Xiao Clan as an opponent, his strength would inevitably grow rapidly, and getting his revenge would be a matter of time.

Xiao Xuan also saw the soaring fighting spirit in Xiao Han's eyes, and his heart, which had been devoid of waves, rippled without warning, and he said:

"I, your ancestor, will wait for the day you defeat me."

As the greatest genius of the Xiao Clan in the past, how could Xiao Xuan not have a shred of pride? Facing a junior's challenge, he accepted it readily.