svetikya 897. A devastating blow leads to victory
897. A devastating blow leads to victory
The exquisite control over the energy of heaven and earth after advancing to the Dou Sheng realm was on full display at this moment. Xiao Yan could even clearly feel that the energy of the entire fourth level of the Heavenly Tomb, guided by Xiao Xuan's remaining will, was obediently and frantically converging towards him, becoming an extension of his power!
Without needing to say more, Xiao Yan already understood that Xiao Xuan was helping him. He wouldn't make a move unless he was absolutely sure of it, but when he did, it was his strongest attack!
The energy from the eight directions arrived in Xiao Yan's palm at an unimaginable speed, and a new flame, fused with five different kinds of strange fire, bloomed in Xiao Yan's palm.
The originally lengthy accumulation phase became extremely fast after advancing to the Dou Sheng level.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but think back to when he faced Tang Qiying. Tang Qiying's speed in releasing Heaven-Rank Dou Techniques was much slower than his own now. This was because Tang Qiying hadn't advanced to Dou Sheng on his own back then, and there were still many gaps between him and a true Dou Sheng powerhouse.
Now, he was no ordinary Dou Sheng, but a top-tier one-star Dou Sheng. A true Dou Sheng's move was earth-shattering!
As the power of the flames coalesced, the previously stable confrontation between the three energies was instantly shattered. Xiao Yan's powerful aura became the true protagonist, and the five-colored strange flames released a dazzling brilliance.
In the sky, the newly appeared fiery canopy was dazzlingly bright.
The flames rolled down like waves. Originally, Xiao Yan's Ninefold Crimson Tide could lock onto an enemy according to his will. Now that Xiao Xuan possessed him, neither Soul Emperor nor Gu Yuan could move for the time being.
The surging waves directly impacted Hun Feng and Gu Qingyang's bodies, and the two of them also took the first wave of the crimson tide head-on.
"Oh no! We've fallen for their trap! This guy still has energy left!"
"No, no, what a fine stunner Xiao Xuan has been! Have I seen you playing the victim for the past five days?"
However, they were a step behind Xiao Xuan, and Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi had no other choice but to rely on the power of the person they possessed to defend themselves. Only after withstanding Xiao Yan's attack could they have a chance to escape.
The power of both being one-star Dou Sheng erupted simultaneously from Gu Qingyang and Hun Feng. However, there was still a slight difference in their levels. After arduous training, Gu Qingyang had reached the late stage of one-star Dou Sheng, while Hun Feng had reached the peak of one-star Dou Sheng!
Xiao Yan's Crimson Tide attack was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the second, third, and fourth layers of Crimson Tide descended one after another.
Upon realizing what was happening, Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi used their soul power and battle qi to forcefully break through the Crimson Tide. Gu Qingyang and Hun Feng's bodies trembled violently, and their hastily constructed defenses were on the verge of collapse.
By the fifth crimson tide, the flames formed from the condensed battle qi had transformed into strange fire.
Under the onslaught of the cyan flames, both Hun Feng and Gu Qingyang lost their footing and retreated one after another, with blood appearing at the corners of their mouths. The impact of the strange fire was not so easy to withstand.
The next moment, a wave of sea flames surged out, and Hunfeng shouted, directly summoning the Void Devouring Flame. The Void Devouring Flame transformed into a pitch-black maw, swallowing the attack whole.
A layer of gray light appeared around Gu Qingyang's body, greatly enhancing his defense and allowing him to withstand the crimson tide.
The next moment, however, the Crimson Tide's attack power increased again, and the Three Thousand Burning Flames, ranked ninth on the Strange Flame Ranking, unleashed its full power. Wherever the purplish-black flames passed, space shattered continuously. The power of stars contained within the flames caused both the Void Devouring Flame and the defensive gray light to be violently shaken by this impact.
Xiao Xuan had anticipated this, and even if the possessed Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan could still hold on, they were already exhausted.
The eighth crimson tide erupted, and blood-red lotus flames bloomed. Gu Yuan also felt the power of the same origin in this attack. This flame seemed to ignore external defenses, penetrating straight into the soul and body.
Both Hun Feng and Gu Qingyang coughed up blood and staggered back after taking the hit head-on. Powerful inner fire surged within them, attacking them from both inside and outside, leaving them in a terrible state.
Then, the ninth crimson tide, gathering all of Xiao Yan's power, unleashed an incomparably sharp aura, accompanied by the pale black Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame.
"Walk!"
Taking advantage of the extremely brief gap after the release of the eighth crimson tide, a distorted spatial passage was finally forcibly opened behind Hunfeng under the frenzied tearing of the black flames!
Although Gu Yuan had the same plan, the speed was slower due to the difference in strength between Gu Qingyang and Gu Yuan.
At this critical moment, the soul blades imbued with Xiao Xuan's killing intent appeared without warning from Xiao Yan's final crimson tide. This was Xiao Xuan's true, hidden deadly move; it pierced through Gu Qingyang and Hun Feng's bodies with perfect precision, directly striking the core of Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi's soul projections hidden within them!
A single, decisive blow!
Xiao Xuan had been hiding his true power from beginning to end, only revealing it in Xiao Yan's final attack.
Gu Yuan and the projection of the Soul Emperor suffered severe damage at the same time, feeling as if a piece of their soul had been forcibly ripped out!
The possessed person was severely injured. Both Gu Qingyang and Hun Feng regained their senses. Hun Feng, being faster, took Xiao Yan's attack head-on, and blood was already flying everywhere from his back. While weakened and coughing up blood, Hun Feng dragged the Soul Jade into the spatial passage and disappeared!
At this moment, Gu Qingyang was still facing the full force of the Ninefold Crimson Tide. His protective battle aura completely collapsed, the sound of his bones shattering was clearly audible, and his aura plummeted to the bottom. Finally, relying on the last bit of instinct of a Dou Sheng and the last consciousness of Gu Yuan, he grabbed the equally seriously injured Gu Hua and, in a disheveled state, crashed into the newly formed spatial passage, disappearing into the Heavenly Tomb.
Gazing at the rapidly closing entrance to the spatial passage, Xiao Yan breathed heavily, the surging power within him receding like a tide. The light from the two clan emblems of the Ancient Clan and the Xiao Clan also slowly dimmed, revealing pale faces. To coordinate with Xiao Xuan's offensive, Xiao Yan's attack just now far exceeded his own capacity, almost draining all the power he had gained after his advancement.
Xiao Yan thought to himself, "This time, I've repaid the favor I owed you before."
Gu Qingyang was able to leave the Heavenly Tomb in the end because Xiao Yan held back and did not completely wipe him out.
Back then, Gu Qingyang and Gu Hua found him and the severely injured Huo Zhi, but they didn't intervene. Xiao Yan felt somewhat indebted to them. Now that his ancestor had severely damaged Gu Yuan's soul power within him, letting Gu Qingyang, a one-star Dou Sheng, go was not a big deal.
Outside the Heavenly Tomb, the Soul Emperor, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, and an abnormal crimson appeared on his face.
"puff--"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, which landed on the ground and melted through it. His aura instantly weakened.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent Xiao Xuan!"
(Thanks to Elder Jilong)