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Seeing that Xiao Yan had actually crippled a five-star Dou Zong Serpent-Race Puppet with a single palm, even Medusa was shocked, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

At this moment, Heavenly Flame Venerable's voice reached Xiao Yan's mind: "It is said that the people of the Soul Palace cultivate differently from ordinary people. Their Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques are all related to the Soul, making them difficult to defend against."

Heavenly Flame Venerable was also speechless. Such puppets were actually common in many ancient ruins, because in ancient times, the Dou Qi Continent had a craze for puppet techniques, with secret methods specifically for refining puppets.

Puppets only needed to maintain their energy to be active for a long time, making them excellent tools for guarding the inheritance of ruins.

However, the method of refining puppets was later lost, and they gradually declined.

Heavenly Flame Venerable had naturally explored ruins and fought with people and puppets during his lifetime. When he was a Dou Zong, he fought against a Dou Zong human puppet, and if it weren't for the Fallen Heart Flame, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat it.

Seeing Xiao Yan solve it so easily, he felt a pang of envy!

"Hehe, it depends on who's using it. Not everyone can master this move." Xiao Yan immediately became a little smug.

The Asura Soul Severing Technique was extremely difficult to cultivate, but Xiao Yan was born with a very strong Soul power. He had a great advantage in the Soul aspect, so it was relatively easier for him to cultivate Soul Skills.

Moreover, Xiao Yan's Soul power had already reached the level of a Rank 7 Intermediate-Level Alchemist. It would be difficult to directly extract the Soul of a living five-star Dou Zong, but for a puppet that had been dead for who knows how many years, with its Soul sealed, the difficulty was much simpler.

"Let's continue, Cai Lin... uh, Medusa." Xiao Yan couldn't help but get excited. These were all Soul Points that he could just reach out and grab!

Instantly, Xiao Yan and Cai Lin began to cooperate. Cai Lin used her bloodline Beast Skill to control the Serpent-Race Puppet, while Xiao Yan used the Asura Soul Severing Technique to extract the Soul Body sealed within the puppet, storing it in the Soul Token and pretending that it was killed by a Dou Technique.

Then, a small black cat paw stealthily extended from the void and snatched away the ball of light.

With a palm, a fist, and a ruler, Xiao Yan's offensive looked earth-shattering from a distance, and most importantly, the puppets died or were injured whenever Xiao Yan attacked.

By the time the Heavenly Serpent Mansion realized that Xiao Yan seemed to have a special way to deal with the puppets, it was already too late.

The group of snakes from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion desperately used their bodies to block the attacks of the Serpent-Race Puppets, using a human-sea tactic with several Dou Zongs working together to snatch four balls of light. As a result, Xiao Yan, Medusa, and the cat actually snatched six!

She Tianhao was dumbfounded. So many people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion risked their lives to block, yet they only managed to snatch four balls of light, and they had to have people take the contents away and leave the Inheritance Ground.

And these two not only snatched the balls of light but also knocked down all the Serpent-Human Puppets. Even the Serpent-Race Puppets that weren't guarding the balls of light were all knocked down by them, like two madmen! "Why are they gone?" Xiao Yan looked at the Serpent-Human Puppet corpses all over the ground, feeling unsatisfied. Why did they all disappear while he was fighting? He hadn't collected enough yet! His performance this year wouldn't meet the standard! Xiao Yan sighed inwardly, it seemed that it was impossible for him to become a Tian Zun this year.

Although Xiao Yan had collected a lot of Serpent Race Magical Beast's Soul Bodies this time, the quality of these Soul Bodies was not high. If they were all Dou Zun level, then Xiao Yan might have a chance to advance to Tian Zun!

The higher the level in the Soul Palace, the more precious Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques one could exchange for. If Xiao Yan hadn't reached the Heaven Rank Protector level at the time, he wouldn't have been able to exchange for the Asura Soul Severing Technique.

Just imagine, this Earth Rank High-Level Asura Soul Severing Technique already possessed such heaven-defying power, even the Soul Body sealed by the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils in the Serpent-Race Puppet created by a Half-Saint expert could be extracted and taken away by Sunken Abyss.

Then what kind of terrifying level would a Heaven Rank Soul Skill be!

Xiao Yan believed that with the Soul Clan's foundation, there must be Heaven Rank Soul Skills, or even Heaven Rank High-Level Soul Skills, that could be cultivated without the Dou Di Bloodline.

To exchange for a Heaven Rank High-Level Soul Skill, Xiao Yan estimated that he would have to reach the Hall Master level.

Even the Great Tian Zun probably didn't have this qualification! His Flame Venerable's path to promotion was very long.

Just as Xiao Yan's eyes slowly glanced towards She Tianhao and the other snakes, silently counting as the Heavenly Serpent Mansion decreased from dozens of Serpent Emperors and Serpent Sects to only six Serpent Sects and four peak Serpent Emperors.

The others had either left with the inherited treasures or had been killed by those puppets.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but start to calculate in his heart whether to add Heavenly Flame Venerable's Soul power and kill all the people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion here. This could also be considered a wave of performance.

For a time, the atmosphere between the two sides was a bit tense.

Originally, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had the advantage in numbers. They had even fantasized that if Medusa was injured, they would attack her together and take the opportunity to deal with Xiao Yan and Medusa.

But now, not only were Medusa and Xiao Yan not injured, but the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had suffered heavy casualties. For a time, the situation between the two sides had changed! Especially Xiao Yan's powerful strength, which could actually solve the mysterious power of the nine-star Dou Zong, scared all the snakes of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion into turning pale.

But in the end, Xiao Yan let out a breath and slowly *released the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. Instantly, a burst of pain and fatigue surged into his heart. Fortunately, Xiao Yan had released* it before reaching the limit of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations. With the Yin-Yang Life-Death Flame alleviating the pain, the side effects were still acceptable.

He slowly shook his head. After all, this was an improvement brought about by a secret method. If Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong now, then he would let these Heavenly Serpent Mansion guys know what it meant to be Flame Venerable.

Moreover, the Asura Soul Severing Technique was not without consumption. Xiao Yan's Soul consumption was very high. Now, Xiao Yan could at most release one more Four-Colored Fire Lotus, and his Soul power would be overdrawn.

"It's a pity, if only I could break through to Dou Zong." Xiao Yan was now a four-star Dou Huang. Even if he had the Heaven Rank Burning *Technique* and the Fallen Heart Flame to accelerate his cultivation, it would still take him a year or two to cultivate to Dou Zong.

The further one went, the harder it was to improve one's cultivation. Just look at how long Xiao Yan's Soul power had been stuck at the Mortal Realm.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had *released* the secret method, the snakes of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion were relieved. But She Tianhao was gnashing his teeth, because the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had actually obtained less than Xiao Yan! Moreover, none of the four balls of light he had obtained contained Demon Saint Essence Blood, which meant that Xiao Yan and the others had obtained the Demon Saint Essence Blood!

The Heavenly Serpent Mansion's purpose was the ancient book's record that the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint had condensed some Demon Saint Essence Blood before his death and left it in the Inheritance Ruins for his successors to use to break through to Dou Zun.

Therefore, the difficulty level of this ruin from the beginning was set to be the difficulty of Dou Zong and Dou Zun.

The Serpent Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly as he whispered, "Son, be patient. If I'm not mistaken, these light clusters don't contain the Demon Saint Essence Blood."

!!!! She Tianhao looked at Xiao Yan, who also glanced at She Tianhao and the others. Both sides read each other's eyes, and everyone did not get the Demon Saint Essence Blood.

Xiao Yan obtained two scrolls, an Eighth-Order Magical Beast Magic Core, a Strange Bone from an Eighth-Order Magical Beast, a drop of Eighth-Order Magical Beast Essence Blood, and a Rank 7 High-Level Pill.

Although Xiao Yan didn't recognize the pill, based on its medicinal effects, it should be similar to the Beast Emperor Body Tempering Pill, a pill for Magical Beasts.

There was no Half-Saint Essence Blood among them!

Everyone understood that the most important Half-Saint Essence Blood was not in these light clusters!

"Qing Lin, can you sense where the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's Essence Blood is?" Xiao Yan slowly retreated, walked to Qing Lin's side, and asked in a low voice.

"Qing Lin?"

Xiao Yan frowned, looking at Qing Lin who was sitting cross-legged. After a while, his pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, Qing Lin's eyes were flashing with cyan-green light. No matter how Xiao Yan called, Qing Lin remained motionless.

In that instant, a sense of horror suddenly spread from Xiao Yan's heart!

Xiao Yan's sudden change in expression also attracted the attention of Cai Lin and She Tianhao and others. Immediately, everyone was stunned. Cai Lin frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, a bad feeling suddenly rising in his heart. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Something's wrong."

?

Suddenly, the eyes of She Tianhao and the Serpent Emperor suddenly shrank. In that instant, they suddenly felt that the entire Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils space was violently fluctuating, and a terrifying power was rapidly awakening.

"Damn it, leave quickly!"

She Tianhao reacted quickly. At the moment he sensed it, a rapid roar came from his mouth. At the same time, the other powerhouses of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion also stomped on the ground, and their bodies shot out like lightning.

The Dou Zongs of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion reacted quickly, but the other Serpent Emperors were a step slower. Therefore, after being stunned, they began to use their movement techniques to retreat quickly. However, at this moment, it was too late. Just as they were about to retreat, Qing Lin, who was sitting cross-legged, trembled slightly. Then, in her empty cyan-green eyes, two faint blood-red colors flickered.

"Ah!"

As the blood light emerged, Qing Lin suddenly raised her head, and a earth-shattering roar, like a thunderclap, suddenly burst out from her mouth at this moment!

The terrifying roar instantly turned into a substantial sound wave, like a storm, centered on the stone seat, sweeping out like lightning.

Xiao Yan didn't care about anything else, and instantly used the Three Thousand Lightning Movement. With a flash, he flew hundreds of meters away. Medusa's eyes flashed, and she struck out with a palm. The colorful light blocked the impact of the sound wave for a moment, and then she flashed to Xiao Yan's side.

The other powerhouses of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion who didn't have time to dodge were instantly shattered into blood mist, and even their souls were erased.

The sudden bloody scene also woke up all the snakes of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Panic quickly surged on their faces, and the Dou Qi in their bodies burst out without reservation. They also fled the hall in a disheveled manner like stray dogs.

Cracking sounds rang out, and the Serpent-Race Puppets whose souls had been drawn out by Xiao Yan stood up again.

At this time, all the eyes of the Serpent-Race Puppets burst out with bursts of cyan light, which was even more dazzling than before! Qing Lin was controlling these Serpent-Race Puppets! "Instant kill"

"How could Qing Lin have such terrifying power?"

"Could it be that the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint is not dead?!"

Even powerhouses like She Tianhao were filled with astonishment, swallowing their saliva. If the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint was not dead, it would be too terrifying. That was a Dou Sheng-level powerhouse.

"The Inheritance Trial... failed." Only Xiao Yan roughly guessed what had happened.

Inheritance is not necessarily successful. Rather, it is normal for most Inheritance Trials to end in failure.

And Qing Lin failed the challenge in the final trial! Cai Lin's beautiful eyes stared solemnly at Qing Lin, who was guarded by the Serpent-Human Puppets, and asked with a solemn expression, "Is the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint not dead? Did she seize Qing Lin's body?"

Xiao Yan swept over with his Soul power, shook his head, and said, "No, the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint is indeed dead. There is another reason, but I don't know why this is happening."

This Inheritance Trial undoubtedly belonged only to Qing Lin, who possessed the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils. Even Xiao Yan didn't know what the content of the trial was. He only knew that Qing Lin must have failed, leading to her current state.

Xiao Yan glanced at She Tianhao and the other snakes who were standing even further behind him, and understood in his heart that these guys were unreliable. "Cai Lin, you will leave here with the people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion later." Xiao Yan said in a deep voice using Soul Transmission.

Cai Lin frowned, looked at Xiao Yan silently, and asked coldly, "You want to stay here?"

"I can't leave Qing Lin here. No matter what, she is a member of my Xiao Clan, even if she doesn't have the Dou Di Bloodline of my Xiao Clan." Immediately, Xiao Yan smiled, turned his head to look at Cai Lin and said, "Moreover, I am better at dealing with this kind of evil situation."

"Just a roar is so powerful. If Qing Lin directly attacks, I'm afraid not many of us here will survive." A powerhouse from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion worried.

"Since those Inheritance treasures have already been obtained, let's leave. This Inheritance Ground is too strange and terrifying." Among the many powerhouses of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, someone said in a low voice, with undisguised fear in his voice. That kind of power was too terrifying.

"Son, don't be impulsive." At this time, the Serpent Emperor said in a deep voice.

"Father, but..."

*Rumble, rumble, rumble!!* Just at this moment, the entire pupil technique space actually began to collapse, and She Tianhao, who originally wanted to step forward, was shocked.

She Tianhao, who was about to leave, saw Xiao Yan standing in front of him, his expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but step forward, also wanting to act like a hero.

"Palace Master, think twice. Qing Lin is now delirious, as if she is being controlled. There are also those Serpent-Race Puppets around her. I'm afraid even a Dou Zun might not be able to get through. If we rush in, I'm afraid we'll be sending ourselves to our deaths. It's better to take advantage of Xiao Yan and Medusa holding them back and leave here." The five-star Dou Zong elder of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion said in a deep voice.

"But... Qing Lin, she..."

Boom boom!! Just at this moment, in that instant, the earth shook and the ground sank, and the expressions of all the Heavenly Serpent Mansion experts changed drastically.

"Palace Master! While Qing Lin hasn't set her sights on us, if we don't leave now, when will we?" A Heavenly Serpent Mansion expert said in a deep voice.

"Palace Master, if Xiao Yan and Qing Lin are both buried here, it will be a good thing for our Heavenly Serpent Mansion!"

She Tianhao's expression turned cold, and he shouted, "Go!" Then he led all the Heavenly Serpent Mansion towards the exit.

Seeing all the Serpent Race of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion leave directly, Xiao Yan only showed a faint smile, shook his head, and was not surprised. In this world where the strong are respected, talking about friendship is just being a fool who dies quickly.

"Cai Lin, you leave quickly. Qing Lin's inheritance trial has failed. This Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils space will soon be closed. When the space of a Half-Saint expert closes, even you will not be able to leave." Xiao Yan stared at Qing Lin, whose expression showed a trace of pain, as if she was struggling, and said in a deep voice.

Unfortunately, it was difficult for him, Xiao Yan, to be a smart person. It was absolutely impossible for him to watch Qing Lin die here.

Seeing Cai Lin's gnashing teeth, Xiao Yan said, "Don't worry, even if I'm trapped, I have a trump card to get out. It just might take some time. Help me tell them not to worry about me."

"By the way, if a woman named Xun Er comes to find me, tell her to wait a little longer. I'll be back to find her soon."

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and released all the Strange Flames at once. Eight types of Strange Flames surrounded Xiao Yan, and the temperature of the world suddenly rose sharply.

Xiao Yan's shadow squirmed under his feet, and a Sunken Abyss appeared under Xiao Yan's feet. Soul chains slowly rose from the Sunken Abyss.

Mao Wu jumped directly onto Xiao Yan's shoulder. Xiao Yan had the Void Swallowing Flame, and Mao Wu had now been upgraded to Earth Sub-Flame. If he was really trapped, the devouring power of the Void Swallowing Flame could also help him get out.

Even if he couldn't break open this Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils space immediately, he could slowly grind his way out.

Now Xiao Yan's biggest problem was that he didn't know what had happened to Qing Lin, and he didn't know how to help her recover.

Just as Xiao Yan was preparing to forcefully attack and rush to Qing Lin's side, Medusa behind him suddenly kicked Xiao Yan in the butt, directly causing Xiao Yan to fall flat on his face.

Xiao Yan looked at Medusa in surprise, What are you doing?

Medusa looked down from above, her cold eyes seeming to say: Mind your own business, Queen's affairs are none of your concern.

"Don't misunderstand. That damned Soul Contract hasn't been resolved yet. If you die, I might be implicated." Medusa said coldly.

Hearing Medusa's words, Xiao Yan was also annoyed. He slowly stood up and retreated to Medusa's side, the two of them standing shoulder to shoulder, looking solemnly at Qing Lin.

"Thank you."

"Hmph, it's just because of that Soul connection."

Xiao Yan no longer held back, picked up a few pills and poured them into his mouth, quickly recovering his consumed Dou Qi and increasing his strength a little.

Boom! The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations was activated again, coupled with Heavenly Flame Venerable's Soul power, Xiao Yan's cultivation was forcibly pushed to the level of approaching a three-star Dou Zong.

"Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!" Xiao Yan gripped the Mystic Heavy Ruler tightly and slashed down fiercely. A three-colored fire wave once again rushed towards the Serpent-Human Puppet wall.

Hiss hiss hiss!! Sensing Xiao Yan's preemptive attack, all the Serpent-Human Puppets, like fierce beasts, rushed towards Xiao Yan without even dodging, directly using their bodies to withstand the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!

After Xiao Yan extracted their Soul Body, those Serpent-Human Puppets lost their Dou Techniques from their previous lives, and now they were more like ordinary puppets, only their bodies were very strong, not as strong as they were at the beginning.

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