Can't Afford to Repay (10,000 Words Completed)

"Asura!"

"So this is Asura, not bad at all!" At this moment, wisps of black light surged from Xiao Yan's body, and his pair of dark scarlet eyes looked like those of a demon, like a true Asura ghost god! Xiao Yan's face no longer showed fatigue, but rather a hint of intoxication and enjoyment.

The Asura Soul Severing Technique has a total of three forms, but the first two are just minor details. The truly powerful aspect is the final move unleashed after mastering the Asura Soul Severing Technique.

When Xiao Yan obtained the Scroll of the Asura Soul Severing Technique, he understood why Soul Old Ghost said that even the Soul Clan was unwilling to cultivate this Soul Skill. Its power was immense, but the price was also great.

To put it in terms of a TV series, the cultivation process of the Asura Soul Severing Technique is actually like raising a little ghost, or rather, raising an Asura.

When Xiao Yan first used Sunken Abyss, the Asura in the abyss took away half of Xiao Yan's Soul light mass, and those Soul light masses were nutrients.

During his daily cultivation of the Asura Soul Severing Technique, Xiao Yan even felt his Soul being stolen.

"Heh heh heh! No matter if you were a Dou Zun or a Dou Sheng in life, now that you're dead, you'll be buried in the ground for me!" At this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly burst into laughter, like a demon's maniacal laughter. In an instant, the black Qi in Xiao Yan's right hand intensified, and he slashed a hand-knife towards the massive black figure in the sky.

"Soul Severing!"

Whoosh! With a sound like a blade, Xiao Yan's hand became the blade. With a single slash, a black blade of light pierced through the void, transforming into an invisible Soul wave that directly struck the black Giant Python.

Pfft! Ssss! A large opening instantly appeared in the Giant Python's body, and wisps of black energy poured out from the wound.

This black Giant Python was naturally not a physical entity. It was formed from the resentment and negative energy of the Serpent Clan puppets enslaved by the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils after their deaths.

Roar! At this moment, the black Giant Python was enraged. It opened its mouth again to devour, consuming the essence of heaven and earth. The vitality of the entire forest was frantically absorbed, and the Serpent-Human puppets were swallowed whole like beans.

"My god!" Seeing that the black Giant Python actually had such abilities, Heavenly Flame Venerable exclaimed in shock. The strength of this black Giant Python had definitely reached the Dou Zun level! No wonder Qing Lin couldn't resist. With such massive negative energy, Qing Lin naturally couldn't maintain her self.

At this moment, the black Giant Python's tongue flickered, as if it wanted to devour Xiao Yan as well, to take over Qing Lin's body once again! Xiao Yan grinned, licked his lips, and his eyes seemed to regard this black Giant Python as his meal. This negative energy was very much to his liking.

Clang clang clang clang, the sound rang out. Dozens of thick black Soul chains suddenly flew out from Xiao Yan's heart, forming huge iron chains. Amidst the clanging sounds, these black chains pounced towards the Giant Python in the sky.

Xiao Yan clenched his hands, and dozens of thick Soul chains transformed into a net.

Each chain was jet-black, very similar to the chains used by the Soul Palace to bind the earth. By the time the black Giant Python reacted, these chains made of Soul power had already firmly locked it in place.

"You're just a thought, get down here!"

Hearing the heavy sound of grinding and clattering, at this moment, the chains that firmly locked the black Giant Python were being pulled. Xiao Yan's body erupted with dark light, and his terrifying Soul power was like the arrival of a demon lord.

Originally, Xiao Yan's Soul power had reached an astonishing Rank 7 Intermediate-Level. In addition, Xiao Yan had just consumed the Greater Soul Black-Purple Pill he had personally refined. Now, transformed into Asura, Xiao Yan's Soul power soared to the Spirit Realm! It should be known that there are only four realms of Soul power: Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and the unattainable Emperor Realm.

The Spirit Realm corresponds to the Soul power of an Rank 8 Alchemist, equivalent to a Dou Zun!

The reason why Xiao Yan chose to cultivate the Asura Soul Severing Technique was because the Scroll stated: When cultivated to Great Perfection, releasing the Asura killing intent, Soul power can sever a Heaven Realm Soul!

Xiao Yan was still far from Great Perfection, but severing a Spirit Realm without a physical body was definitely not a problem!

Boom boom boom! A series of roars echoed endlessly. Xiao Yan tugged at the Soul chains. At this time, Xiao Yan's feet seemed to be rooted in the earth, and he remained fearless no matter how the black Giant Python struggled.

For a time, the two forces pulled against each other.

However, the black Giant Python was ultimately transformed from the power of an ancient Dou Zun enslaved by the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils, and was ultimately a part of the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils. With a bang, Xiao Yan's Soul chains were ultimately unable to lock it down.

With a series of snapping sounds, the Soul chains began to break. Ssss! With a roar, the black Giant Python spat out a special black energy from its mouth. This energy could actually make the Soul chains brittle and easy to break free from.

A fierce look flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. If his Soul power wasn't enough, then he would strengthen it! With a buzz, a black Soul Token slowly flew out from his Storage Ring. Whoosh whoosh whoosh! A burst of black Qi instantly surged out from the Soul Token, accompanied by a flame like a tornado.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yan snorted coldly. Mao Wu emerged from the void, and the Void Swallowing Flame Earth Sub-Flame instantly transformed into a black vortex, blocking the Wind Fury Dragon Flame's attack.

A black shadow suddenly flew away from the other side. Upon closer inspection, it was actually the Bone Child Old Man's Soul Body.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the Strange Flame. He only wanted to leave as soon as possible.

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth rose, revealing a cold smile. Did a Soul Body he had captured still want to escape? With a whoosh, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and a Soul chain shot out from his throat, piercing through the Bone Child Old Man's Soul Body. With a sudden suction, a force instantly grabbed the fleeing Bone Child Old Man.

"No! Xiao Yan, let me go, I can be your slave!" The Bone Child Old Man's face was filled with terror at this moment. He never expected that Xiao Yan was actually a member of the Soul Palace!

The Soul Palace captured Alchemists everywhere, and capturing Soul Bodies was not a rare occurrence. He had once been attacked by a Protector of a Dou Zong, and he had only escaped by relying on the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

The original Xiao Yan would not have paid attention to the Bone Child Old Man's pleas, let alone the Xiao Yan who had transformed into Asura.

At this moment, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and a whirlwind suddenly swept up the Bone Child Old Man. "No!" Amidst the Bone Child Old Man's screams, he was directly swallowed by Xiao Yan!

This scene also startled Cai Lin and Heavenly Flame Venerable! Swallowing Soul Bodies to enhance strength, how could Xiao Yan know such a heretical Cultivation Method!

The sound of chewing came from Xiao Yan's mouth, and with a gulp, his throat wriggled up and down. Instantly, the demonic light on Xiao Yan's body became even stronger, and his Soul power was enhanced!

The Soul Palace naturally has secret methods to enhance power, but what the Soul Palace enhances more is Soul Power. It's just like how Wū Protector devoured the Yunlan Sect Elders back then, and after devouring Yun Shan's Soul Body, he relied on secret methods to improve a lot.

Although Xiao Yan had never cultivated such a Soul Secret Method, the Asura Soul Severing Technique could do it.

Licking his lips, as if still not satisfied, Xiao Yan opened his mouth again, the Soul Token trembling wildly, and groups of light, like candy, continuously flew into Xiao Yan's mouth!

Those were the Soul light clusters that Xiao Yan and Cai Lin had just seized from those Serpent Clan puppets!

Now, these Soul light clusters had all become delicious delicacies in the Asura's mouth!

At this moment, Xiao Yan was spewing demonic Qi, and a pair of black demonic wings suddenly grew from his back. His legs bent slightly, and with a *boom*, he shot straight into the sky.

Since you won't come down, then I'll go up!

At the same time, Xiao Yan stretched out a pair of demonic hands, and as his hands came together, terrifying Soul Power transformed into a towering giant hand, actually kneading the thousand-meter Giant Python like a noodle in his hands!

Hiss! As Xiao Yan kneaded with both hands, the black Giant Python's body spurted out black energy, which was its blood. After all, this black Giant Python was not a physical entity, but was formed by the fusion of various negative energies.

Xiao Yan grinned, and with a sudden inhale, all the squeezed-out dark energy was absorbed by Xiao Yan.

"If the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint crawled out of the earth, it would still be worth seeing, but you, you're not!" Xiao Yan sneered. At this moment, he was like a Nine Heavens Demon God, the Void Swallowing Flame wrapped around his fist, pierced through the void, and heavily slammed a punch on the black Giant Serpent's head.

Hiss, a miserable cry rang out, and then, with a *boom*, a loud noise, the huge black Giant Python was actually beaten down from the sky by Xiao Yan! "This, this is too crazy!" Heavenly Flame Venerable was dumbfounded. It should be known that Xiao Yan's own cultivation was only at the Four-Star Dou Huang level. Although his Soul Power had always been extraordinary, and he was also a Rank 7 Intermediate-Level Alchemist, the power he was erupting at this moment was simply insane! But it was not surprising, how many Soul Bodies had Xiao Yan just swallowed, and all of them were at the Dou Zong level. The so-called secret method was to temporarily increase cultivation through some special energy.

And Xiao Yan was now clearly using this type of Soul Secret Method.

Cai Lin, on the other hand, showed a worried expression, because she knew that all secret methods had side effects. To obtain powerful power, there was a price to pay, and the Asura's price was definitely not small!

"Die for me!" Xiao Yan roared wildly. At this moment, two large hands wrapped in the Void Swallowing Flame bombarded the black Giant Serpent below like a storm.

Xiao Yan's attack pierced through the void and heavily slammed into the black Giant Serpent's body. The terrifying power was like shattering the heavens and the earth. If this was not the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's pupil space, it was estimated that Xiao Yan would have already shattered this world.

Hiss! The black Giant Python swung its tail fiercely, actually blocking the attack, but the dark energy in its body was still absorbed by Xiao Yan! "Hmph! Asura Soul Severing!" Xiao Yan roared, his hands turning into knives, demonic light soaring into the sky, and the double knives slashed towards the huge snake tail, instantly cutting the space apart.

With a single slash, the sun and moon lost their light, and the Soul was severed!

With a swoosh, the huge snake tail was actually cut off by Xiao Yan! How could Xiao Yan let it go? With a fierce inhale, the huge snake tail turned into a cloud of black Qi and was completely swallowed.

At this moment, the black Giant Serpent finally felt fear. The person in front of it was more terrifying than a demon! It wanted to escape now!

But how could Xiao Yan let it go at this moment? The demonic wings behind him shook, and like a mad demon, he directly pounced on the black Giant Python, opening his mouth and tearing wildly, each tear swallowing a ball of black energy.

Seeing Xiao Yan transform into a demon, Heavenly Flame Venerable and Cai Lin both had solemn expressions.

At this moment, they both understood that Xiao Yan had been infinitely magnified by the Asura's desire for power in his heart! He had already lost himself.

"I'm going to wake him up." Cai Lin gritted her teeth, slowly stood up, and looked at Xiao Yan with a firm gaze.

This Asura Soul Severing Technique would not only devour Soul Bodies, but even Xiao Yan's own Soul would be eroded, it would self-devour! If this continued, Xiao Yan's Soul Body would eventually be eaten by the Asura! "You will die!" Heavenly Flame Venerable exclaimed. In Xiao Yan's current state, it was impossible for Cai Lin to stop him with her current state. This was just sending a lamb into the tiger's mouth!

A trace of determination flashed in Cai Lin's eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "Even if I don't fight, do you think Xiao Yan in his current state will let us go?"

Sure enough, after Xiao Yan completely annihilated the black Giant Serpent, as if endlessly hungry, Xiao Yan's eyes revealed a touch of scarlet, and he looked at Heavenly Flame Venerable and Cai Lin.

Although Xiao Yan was trying his best to control himself, it could be seen that Xiao Yan's footsteps were slowly approaching.

Seeing Xiao Yan approaching, Cai Lin's body once again erupted with a burst of colored light, and then, a huge figure slowly appeared in the colored light. A Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, not much smaller than the black Giant Serpent just now, appeared in front of Xiao Yan.

Cai Lin directly transformed back into her original form, and her giant tail swept fiercely, perhaps knocking Xiao Yan unconscious would *remove* this Soul Skill.

The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python spat out its long tongue, whipping towards Xiao Yan like a whip. Xiao Yan's body was as agile as a ghost, constantly dodging.

"Xiao Yan!" Cai Lin constantly called out through the special Soul connection between her and Xiao Yan.

But it was obvious that Xiao Yan had already entered a demonized state at this moment, and naturally could not hear her.

The huge tail swept over like a mountain range. Facing this terrifying attack, Xiao Yan's hands turned into claws, and he suddenly grabbed Cai Lin's snake tail, exerting force with his ten fingers, piercing into the flesh with a poof, and then tearing, directly peeling off a huge scale.

Scalding snake blood instantly splattered all over Xiao Yan's body.

Feeling the scalding snake blood, Xiao Yan's body trembled violently, and a trace of clarity appeared in his eyes.

Seeing that Xiao Yan showed a struggling expression, Cai Lin's eyes narrowed, and her body instantly wrapped around Xiao Yan, enveloping Xiao Yan, and constantly calling out to Xiao Yan through bloodline and Soul connection.

Xiao Yan roared to the sky, and his hands slammed down, with two poof poof sounds, hideous wounds that revealed bone appeared on the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's body.

*Boom boom boom* of loud noises continued to come, and the battle between the two erupted in this space.

Cai Lin's huge snake head crashed heavily towards Xiao Yan like a falling meteorite: "Xiao Yan!"

Roar! Xiao Yan completely lost his mind, his hands transformed into demonic claws, his palm strikes like overturning mountains and seas, slamming out fiercely, actually causing that enormous body to retreat repeatedly.

"Xiao Yan!" Cai Lin gritted her teeth, disregarding the wounds on her body, and heavily pinned Xiao Yan down with her body.

With a clang, Xiao Yan formed a hand seal with his right hand, and the Void Swallowing Flame's black flames actually merged into the Emperor Seal Technique, a pitch-black palm print striking heavily towards her abdomen!

Pfft! Snake blood poured down like a waterfall.

"Xiao Yan!!!" Cai Lin struggled to raise her head, even the Strange Flame Serpent Body could not withstand such a fierce Strange Flame attack.

Hiss, Cai Lin flicked her snake tongue, her eyes showing no sign of retreat.

Even Heavenly Flame Venerable could not bear to watch any longer, Xiao Yan willingly transformed into an Asura to save everyone, and Cai Lin risked her physical body to stop Xiao Yan from losing control.

The sound of blood spurting out continued, along with constant rumbling sounds.

Not knowing how long had passed, a familiar and urgent call finally echoed in Xiao Yan's heart, and a stream of scalding warmth began to spread throughout his cold body.

When Xiao Yan regained consciousness, he discovered that he was currently soaking in a pool of blood, and that scalding sensation was from this blood.

Because Cai Lin was already a Strange Flame Serpent Body, her blood was no longer as cold as that of the Serpent Clan, but rather like a rolling heatwave.

"Cai Lin!!!!!"

Xiao Yan immediately summoned the Life Flame, frantically pouring Dou Qi into it, and Bai Yu began to spew out jade-white flames, enveloping the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's battered body.

However, Xiao Yan himself was at his limit, his entire body paralyzed, in excruciating pain, and dizzy. His Dou Qi had long been exhausted, and even constantly circulating the *Burningincantation* was not enough to support the Life Flame's healing.

Tears instantly welled up in Xiao Yan's eyes. At this moment, Xiao Yan's mind was filled with memories of Cai Lin, from their first meeting in the desert Imperial Palace, to the mercenary group, then all the way to Canaan Academy, the Sect Assembly, and now.

But soon, Xiao Yan abruptly stood up. At this moment, in the center of the hall that had been destroyed by the battle, a green light descended from the sky, and a ladder to the heavens appeared before Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth fiercely. There was no point in saying anything now, he still had a glimmer of hope! The Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's Essence Blood!

Normally, the final inheritance should have been Qing Lin relying on her own willpower to eliminate those dark forces, and after completing the final trial, this ladder to the heavens would appear, where the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's true inheritance lay.

And the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint also left Demon Saint Essence Blood for the inheritor to break through the Dou Zong realm and reach Dou Zun!

"Yao Old Mister, please take Qing Lin," Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.

"Your Dou Qi is not enough to support the Yin-Yang Life-Death Flame! You will die from overdrawing your Dou Qi!" Heavenly Flame Venerable saw that Xiao Yan was still constantly pouring Dou Qi into the Life Flame, maintaining Medusa's life and keeping the Soul connection unbroken, and could not help but remind him.

But obviously, Xiao Yan ignored him, and with his already heavily injured body, walked to the front of the giant Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, gently stroked the beautiful scales, and then walked under the giant snake head, gritting his teeth fiercely, and shouted: "Lift!"

Dou Qi was gone, Soul power was gone, but he still had physical strength!

Boom, the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, hundreds of meters in size, was actually lifted up by Xiao Yan with the strength of his body! "If you die, I'll never be able to repay this favor!"

Thump, Xiao Yan was truly carrying a mountain on his back as he moved forward. Every step he took caused the earth to tremble.

Seeing that Xiao Yan intended to carry Medusa up this seemingly endless ladder to the heavens, Heavenly Flame Venerable was stunned for a moment, and then gritted his teeth, placed Qing Lin on Medusa's body, and put the Storage Ring on Xiao Yan's hand.

"This old man will accompany you on this journey." Heavenly Flame Venerable's Soul power was also running low, but he still continued to transmit it to Xiao Yan, maintaining the Life Flame.

Xiao Yan nodded heavily, his eyes without confusion or apprehension, only persistence and focus. In Xiao Yan's heart, there was only one thought now, he must obtain that Demon Saint Essence Blood!

The ladder to the heavens extended upwards at a forty-five-degree angle, the slope was steep, the height of the steps was uniform, and the steps emitted a faint cyan light.

Usually, when Medusa transformed into human form, she relied on her own power to reduce her weight, otherwise, with this mass, every step she took would cause the earth to tremble.

When Xiao Yan climbed a hundred steps, his entire body was aching unbearably, especially his knees, which were already numb. Sweat and the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's blood mixed together, already soaking through his clothes.

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