Siege of Maple City
Xiao Yan naturally wouldn't fight alone in the siege of Maple City. Besides the Inner Academy's Dou Wang (Fighting King) elders and Su Qian, the Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor) Great Elder, Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Yan Hao, these four newly advanced Dou Wang (Fighting King) also planned to go to Maple City to avenge their defeat in the previous battle! In addition to these Dou Wang (Fighting King), more than a dozen Inner Academy students and Law Enforcers at the peak of Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) and high-level Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit) would also go along.
Although Canaan Academy had many elders, they were all Dou Wang (Fighting King) level. Students with the potential to reach Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) would actually leave to make their own way in the world.
On the other hand, the Black-Corner Region experts that Han Feng had gathered were all Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) experts.
Although Su Qian was a Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor), the Gold Silver Two Elders could join forces to hold him back. Otherwise, Canaan Academy would have already gone to encircle and suppress Han Feng.
"Great Elder, is everything arranged?" Xiao Yan looked at Great Elder Su Qian not far away, revealing a cruel smile.
Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in the Great Elder's eyes. In the past two months, Xiao Yan had refined eight Huangji Pills, and he and Canaan Academy split them five-five. Canaan Academy used three of the Huangji Pills to hire three Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) experts from the Black-Corner Region.
You, Han Feng, are very powerful, aren't you? Hiring some Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) from the Black-Corner Region with Huangji Pills? Then I will give you a taste of your own medicine!
I will also hire a few Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) to besiege your Maple City! This was the reason why the Great Elder agreed to Xiao Yan refining Huangji Pills in the first place.
Su Qian nodded and said, "Heavenly Yin Sect's Sect Leader Yin Gu Lao, Mad Lion Gang's leader Wu Tie, and Rakshasa Gate's Su Mei, these three all had some grudges with Han Feng, so they didn't respond to Han Feng's call at the time, and they are all Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor)."
"Tomorrow, when we besiege Maple City, in addition to our Canaan Academy, these three forces will also jointly block Maple City from all directions. We will not let go of any of the people in Maple City and the forces that attacked Canaan Academy!"
Absolute kill! As the Great Elder of Canaan Academy, Su Qian lived in the Black-Corner Region, a fierce place, so he couldn't possibly not know the principle of eradicating the roots.
Hearing Great Elder Su Qian's ruthlessness, Xiao Yan was very satisfied.
"Then I'll go back and rest for one night. Tomorrow, that Han Feng will be mine." Xiao Yan said decisively.
In Xiao Hall, Xiao Yu and the others were already waiting for Xiao Yan to return in the hall.
In the battle to besiege Maple City tomorrow, four people from Xiao Hall will also go along: Hu Jia, Wu Hao, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Yu.
After several months of cultivation, Hu Jia and Wu Hao had both reached Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit), and after Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu received Xiao Yan's Spirit Pills, they also broke through to Dou Ling (Fighting Spirit). Now their cultivation is higher than that of the Clan Leader Xiao Zhan.
"Remember, be careful in the battle tomorrow. Leave those Dou Wang (Fighting King) and Dou Huang (Fighting Emperor) to the Academy's elders. You are responsible for the guards of Maple City." Xiao Yan instructed.
"Yes! Young Clan Leader!" Xiao Ning shouted.
"Do you think I'm stupid? Don't worry, I'll avoid anyone whose cultivation is higher than mine." Xiao Yu said, curling her lips.
Xiao Yan nodded, and then he returned to his room with peace of mind. Every time he returned to his room, Xiao Yan would pass by the room where Xun Er used to live, and every time he passed by, a sense of loneliness would surge into his heart.
The beauty has left, and seeing things brings memories of her.
Xiao Yan shook his head slowly, put away his mood. After this battle, he would return to the Gama Empire to visit his father and see the development of the Flame Alliance.
He had been away from the Gama Empire for a year and a half, and it was time to go back and see how the Flame Alliance was doing. If the Flame Alliance was strong enough to face the Gu Clan in the future, it would not be a bad background.
After that, Xiao Yan's goal should be to go to Burning Flame Valley to seek the complete three transformations of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, and what the ancestor once said, the Yin-Yang Dual Flame could guide him to find the other two Strange Flames that he had released by self-detonation.
Strange Flame! This was always what Xiao Yan sought. With Strange Flame, there was everything! After returning to his room, Xiao Yan lightly flicked Heavenly Flame Venerable's snow-white Storage Ring. With a buzzing sound, a wisp of white light emerged from the Storage Ring, and the somewhat weak Heavenly Flame Venerable Soul Body floated out from inside.
Xiao Yan took out two things from the Storage Ring. One was a Fifth Grade Spirit Liquid called Soul Nourishing Saliva. Although this Spirit Liquid was only Fifth Grade, it could nourish the Soul Body.
The other was a pill, the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill that Xiao Yan had obtained. This pill could increase Soul power and strengthen the Soul Body.
Xiao Yan had spent a lot of Soul Points to exchange for the Pill Recipe of the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill from Soul Old Ghost, and it was thanks to the abundance of Medicinal Herbs in the Inner Academy that Xiao Yan was able to refine the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill.
Not only the Pill Recipe of the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, Xiao Yan exhausted the remaining Soul Points plus several Sixth Grade pills, and exchanged for a Seventh Grade low-level Pill Recipe, the Greater Soul Black-Purple Pill.
Just by hearing the name, you could tell that this was the superior pill of the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, and the effect was the same as the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, except that it could increase the Soul power of the Mortal Realm Completion stage.
There was no other way! The disadvantage of Xiao Yan's low-level Soul Skill was completely exposed. Now Xiao Yan's Soul Skill was of little help. Even if he had cultivated the Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art to perfection, the effect was very small.
The increase in Soul power all depended on the special Soul power fluctuations emitted by the Soul Token, which slowly increased it.
Relying only on the nourishment of the Soul Token, it would take Xiao Yan at least three or four years to reach the Mortal Realm Great Perfection stage before he could use the Soul Gathering Burst of the Spirit Heart Soul Gathering Art to impact the Spirit Realm.
Four years! This made Xiao Yan very puzzled, so he had to resort to pills to increase his Soul power.
Of course, if other Alchemists knew that Xiao Yan could increase so much Soul power in four years, they would probably hate him to the core.
Being in paradise without knowing it! Of course, even if Xiao Yan could refine the Huangtian Pill, it would not be possible to refine a Seventh Grade pill in a short time.
When Heavenly Flame Venerable came out of the Storage Ring and saw Xiao Yan take out the Soul Nourishing Saliva and the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, what surprised him the most was that Xiao Yan was so young!!
"You you... you're only a Dou Wang (Fighting King)?!" Heavenly Flame Venerable was stunned on the spot. Looking at Xiao Yan, who was only a six-star Dou Wang (Fighting King) and looked only twenty years old, he was dumbfounded.
When he was hiding in the Magma World, did the world change? Do Dou Wang (Fighting King) now have the strength of Dou Zong (Fighting Ancestor)? Otherwise, how could he sneak into the Magma World!
When Heavenly Flame Venerable sensed that the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill that Xiao Yan took out had reached the high level of Sixth Grade, and smelled the medicinal fragrance on Xiao Yan's body, he was even more amazed.
"Damn it! Is this guy really a Sixth Grade Alchemist?!" Heavenly Flame Venerable knew Xiao Yan was an Alchemist, but if Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong or Dou Zun, then Sixth Grade would be normal.
But! Now it's not normal! Venerable, the world has changed!
Seeing the Heavenly Flame Venerable's expression of being deceived, Xiao Yan opened the lid of the Soul Nourishing Saliva and said, "Heavenly Flame Venerable, my strength is not important, what's important is that I can help you revive."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Heavenly Flame Venerable came back to his senses. Indeed, Xiao Yan's strength was not important, what was important was achieving the goal.
Heavenly Flame Venerable slowly absorbed all the Soul Nourishing Saliva, and his somewhat illusory Soul power suddenly became solid. The moment the Little Soul Black-Purple Pill touched Heavenly Flame Venerable's Soul Body, the pill instantly turned into a powerful Soul fluctuation that enveloped him.
Heavenly Flame Venerable breathed a sigh of relief. Although his Soul power had not fully recovered to its peak, he only needed to slowly absorb all the medicinal power of the pill and recover slowly.
Heavenly Flame Venerable said, "Hehe, great kindness needs no thanks. By the way, I still don't know how to address you."
Even though he saw that Xiao Yan only had the strength of a Dou Wang, Heavenly Flame Venerable didn't dare to underestimate this young man. He knew that Xiao Yan understood Soul Skills and had extremely strong Soul power. And most importantly, he still needed Xiao Yan's help.
"Xiao Yan. I won't be presumptuous, I'll just call you Yao Old Mister." Xiao Yan raised his hand. He also knew his limits. This was not the time to negotiate with Heavenly Flame Venerable like before. After all, the other party was the Soul Body of a Dou Zun.
"Okay, if you want to cultivate the Five Round Li Fire Method or need help, just call me. I'll go into the Storage Ring to continue refining the medicinal power." After Heavenly Flame Venerable finished speaking, he entered the Storage Ring.
Xiao Yan naturally made preparations to deal with Han Feng tomorrow.
"Han Feng... You want my Burning Skill, but don't I also want your Sea Heart Flame? I heard the Soul Palace has a way to extract Strange Flames. I hope the Soul Body of a Sixth Grade Peak Alchemist can be exchanged for this method."
A fierce glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. Whether for public or private reasons, Xiao Yan didn't want to let Han Feng go.
The Burning Skill was now Quasi-Heaven Rank, while the Sea Heart Flame was a Strange Flame ranked fifteenth. Although it wasn't very high, it should be able to push the Burning Skill forward another half step, right?
Xiao Yan took out the Soul Token from the Bone Flame Ring. This Soul Token would probably collect a lot of Souls in tomorrow's war. The Soul Bodies of Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs were also worth a lot of Soul Points.
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Early the next morning, before dawn, Canaan Academy was shrouded in a murderous aura. A large number of Griffons were waiting at the landing area, and all the students below the Dou Ling level who could not fly were sitting on the Griffons.
Everyone at the landing area had already gathered. Although the number of people from Canaan Academy this time was not large, only a few dozen, everyone was above the Dou Ling level, and half of them were Elders at the Dou Wang level. This force was already not weak.
"The Heavenly Yin Sect and the other two forces have secretly mobilized their personnel and surrounded Maple City from three directions. We will break in from the main gate," Su Qian said to all the Elders.
Su Qian was doing all of this in secret. Even Xiao Yan's refining of pills was done in a secret room, sealed with a barrier, to prevent information from leaking.
Xiao Yan smiled coldly, his eyes flashing, and said, "Today, we must catch Han Feng off guard!"
A moment later, the Great Elder suddenly waved his hand and took the lead, striding towards the door. Behind him, all the Elders and students followed closely with fanatic expressions.
Such a large-scale force walking in the Inner Academy naturally caused a stir, and now even if Han Feng knew, it would be too late.
Ignoring the various gazes around them, Xiao Yan and his group went straight to the exit of the Inner Academy. Passing through the dense forest, they saw that the hidden space gate had already been opened, and bursts of Griffon roars continued to sound, flying through the gate.
The huge Griffons were as dark as a cloud, flying towards Maple City.
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At the same time, Maple City in the Black-Corner Region.
The current Maple City had undergone a great change in these short four months. Because of Han Feng's attack on Canaan Academy, those Dou Huang forces who were afraid of being retaliated against by Canaan Academy had also set up their headquarters here, which also made this small city the most famous city in the Black-Corner Region. The current Maple City was gradually showing its prosperity.
In the most central part of the city, a magnificent manor stood, its majestic and domineering aura surpassing any building in the city. It served as Han Feng's residence and also the meeting place for several major forces.
In a very spacious hall in the manor, many figures were sitting, and the person sitting in the highest seat was none other than Medicine Emperor Han Feng!
Not far from Han Feng on both sides were the Gold Silver Two Elders, the strongest in the Black-Corner Region. Below them were the heads of various forces participating in the Black Alliance. Any one of these heads of forces was a powerful figure who could make the entire Black-Corner Region tremble with a stomp of their feet, but in this situation, these powerful people could only sit in the lower seats.
The atmosphere in the council hall was slightly joyful, and even Han Feng on the main seat showed a happy expression.
"I won't waste any more words on some things. Everyone responded to my call and went to Canaan Academy with me. If we are not united, I am afraid that Canaan Academy will defeat us one by one."
"I, Han Feng, will naturally take on some responsibilities. In addition to the pills I promised everyone, here are some Sixth Grade healing Spirit Pills, which I will give to everyone as a gift for joining the 'Black Alliance'."
Han Feng nodded to his subordinates next to him, and trays with some pills were placed on them.
Hearing Han Feng's words, all the heads of forces showed greedy joy. Although they were unwilling to join any Black Alliance and be restrained, they would be willing if a Sixth Grade Peak Alchemist refined pills for them.
"Canaan Academy has been doing whatever it wants for many years. I, Han Feng, hereby promise that all Dou Huang experts who join my Black Alliance, as long as they can kill an Elder of Canaan Academy, will receive a Huangji Pill refined by me!"
"If anyone can capture that Xiao Yan, I, Han Feng, guarantee to give him satisfactory remuneration."
As soon as Han Feng's words fell, the Dou Huangs in the hall were no longer calm.
Huangji Pill, this was a fatal temptation for Dou Huangs! "Haha, just a Dou Wang kid, he's just relying on the Strange Flame. Don't worry, we will definitely capture him together."
Seeing everyone nodding, Han Feng also knew what they were thinking, but he did not refute it. He was indeed very covetous of Xiao Yan's Strange Flame, but what he cared about most was the complete version of the "Burning Skill" Cultivation Method that Xiao Yan was practicing! However, what Han Feng did not expect was that he was thinking about others, and others were also thinking about him, and it was today!
At this time, Maple City was quietly surrounded from all directions.
On the other hand, as Xiao Yan and the Great Elder and others flew away from the Inner Academy towards Maple City, a Purple Light rapidly flew from afar, entering the sky above Peace Town, intending to fly directly to Canaan Academy.
"Halt, Peace Town prohibits flying. Entering Canaan Academy requires going through procedures." A Law Enforcer from Canaan Academy blocked the way.
"I'm here to find someone. Is Xiao Yan here?"
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