NABC 74. Who will emerge victorious?
74. Who will emerge victorious?
Xiao Yan looked at Lu Zhi with a gaze that held cruelty and pity, but his expression didn't change much.
During this gathering of ten thousand beasts, his greatest opportunity was not gathering so many medicinal herbs, nor accidentally discovering the Soul Transformation Technique, but rather encountering Mingmei, who had not completely passed on her inheritance to him.
Mingmei effortlessly merged the Red Lotus Karmic Flame with herself, greatly enhancing Xiao Yan's combat power.
But that was just a casual act. The real opportunity wasn't that, but rather when Mingmei earnestly asked Xiao Yan that night, "There are two opportunities for Xiao Yan. Which one would you choose?"
If he had chosen the easier path, Xiao Yan knew he would likely have reached the Dou Zong realm before Lu Zhi, but he chose the latter.
His goal was to resurrect Yao Lao, to be worthy of the terrifying power behind Xun'er, and to fight against the behemoth that is the Soul Palace.
Xiao Yan's journey was not something that could end with defeating Lu Zhi. Facing the danger of almost having his soul devoured, the benefits Xiao Yan gained were absolutely terrifying.
As Xiao Yan felt Lu Zhi's strongest attack, he looked at his right hand. He knew that the power of the Dou Sheng's arm was not just about increasing physical strength, nor was it just about simple devouring power. An even more terrifying power was still hidden within the arm.
I could feel the energy that had been scattered throughout the air due to the great battle, and the fighting spirit within my body that had been restored thanks to the feedback from the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
Xiao Yan sensed that he had gained power in this place and summoned a portion of the power in his arm.
"I still have many opponents. Lu Zhi, you are not the first one I have defeated, nor will you be the last."
Xiao Yan's internal fighting spirit began to gather and continuously flow into his right hand, causing the clothes on his right arm to explode open.
Everyone clearly saw that Xiao Yan's arm began to become illusory, mysterious, and powerful.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's arm seemed to have become a part of himself, displaying its power independently.
"What's wrong with Brother Xiao Yan?" While all the spectators were drawn to the battle, Xiao Xun'er stared blankly at Xiao Yan's arm.
After the changes occurred in his arm, Xiao Yan felt as if his right arm had gained sentience, and the fighting spirit within his body began to flow into his right arm without his own command.
The battle qi in this space began to gather, and then was absorbed into his right arm. The massive amount of battle qi was silently sucked into his arm without causing a ripple. The surroundings also briefly became a vacuum, as all the battle qi was instantly drained by Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's action happened almost in the blink of an eye. Even though he had advanced to the Dou Zong level and used the Life-Sucking Pattern, Lu Zhi still felt something was amiss.
In mid-air, the black lightning, radiating terrifying pressure, suddenly accelerated at Lu Zhi's command and hurtled towards Xiao Yan.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan's newly replenished fighting spirit began to be completely depleted, and even the pills he had swallowed that were not fully digested were directly swallowed by his arm.
"Hurry up!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but urge inwardly, as the absorption limit of his right arm was much greater than he had expected.
Finally, just as the black lightning was about to arrive, Xiao Yan felt that he had reached a certain limit.
His entire right arm turned pure black, his aura and bloodline disappeared, leaving only pure black on Xiao Yan's right hand.
Behind Xiao Yan, black lines began to appear. Although they were black, everyone could see them clearly because they were not just ordinary black, but the purest black!
Black lines outlined a delicate, ancient black flame behind Xiao Yan.
The flames were nothing special; apart from being pure black and being outlined as slowly burning, they were nothing special.
But just one glance was enough to suffocate everyone with its terrifying pressure. If Lu Zhi's black lightning instilled fear and dread in everyone, then the black flames behind Xiao Yan left no room for thought, only suffocation—a bizarre feeling that could drain and devour everything you had.
Fortunately, those watching were all geniuses, and it wasn't long before they managed to extricate themselves from being devoured.
Lion Fierce swallowed hard, realizing his back was completely soaked: "How could Xiao Yan be so terrifying?"
Wan Qing put away his weapon, looking somewhat dejected, and said, "Those two have completely surpassed our level."
Upon hearing Wan Qing's words, everyone except Xiao Xun'er nodded involuntarily.
Of course, no one noticed that even though the Emperor's Essence Fruit, which is directly related to Dou Sheng, hadn't changed much, Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan with shock in her beautiful eyes.
As Lu Zhi looked at the black flames behind Xiao Yan, his unease grew stronger. He clenched his fist, and black lightning exploded instantly, revealing an explosive power far exceeding that of an ordinary Dou Zong expert!
However, the black lightning that could instantly kill a Dou Zong expert stopped, and Xiao Yan's pupils were tinged with pure black.
With his arm raised, Xiao Yan's unyielding voice echoed throughout the space: "Swallow it!"
Unlike before, there was no black vortex. This time, the area in front of Xiao Yan transformed into an endless abyss, with all the black lightning being directly enveloped by the endless void abyss.
"Xiao Yan, how dare you?" Lu Zhi's voice was hoarse, his face full of struggle. The black lightning was the strongest attack he had used so far, abandoning everything else.
As if sensing Lu Zhi's call, the black lightning began to stir and change under the attraction of the black void!
"Swallow it for me!" Xiao Yan roared furiously, disregarding everything.
The black flames behind him were no longer burning silently; with a roar from Xiao Yan, they seemed about to materialize.
"What kind of flame is this?" Shi Meng exclaimed in surprise.
"A strange fire? But Xiao Yan has a strange fire, how could its power be so heaven-defying?" Lion Fierce exclaimed.
"Junior Uncle, you are truly a worthy role model to follow and learn from!" Xiao Yan had completely won over the proud Xu Yingwu with his performance.
The allure of the endless void intensified further, enveloping and swallowing all the spilled black lightning.
Lu Zhi stared at the vanishing black lightning, his expression nearing madness: "Xiao Yan, die! Die!"
Seeing Lu Zhi still gathering his strength, Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed.
The devouring ability brought by the right hand can be said to devour anything, but Xiao Yan, as the master, felt it: the devouring power is not just simple devouring, since there is devouring, there is also release!
"Lu Zhi, feel the power of your full-force attack." Xiao Yan looked at Lu Zhi, his expression unchanged, completely indifferent!