thefictionvixens 840. Clan Crest Appears
840. Clan Crest Appears
When Xiao Yan arrived at full speed, he witnessed an extremely distressing scene.
At this moment, Huo Zhi no longer resembled a proud prodigy of the Yan Clan.
She knelt on one knee, supported only by a blood-red, flaming longsword to keep from collapsing completely. Her clothes were torn to shreds, covered with crisscrossing wounds, some deep enough to expose bone!
Blood gushed continuously from those horrific wounds, soaking her entire body into a shocking blood-soaked mess. Her once fair and jade-like face was now stained with large patches of blood and dust, and blood kept spilling from the corners of her mouth. Her breath was extremely weak, and even just by looking at her, it was clear that she was on the verge of death.
Before her, the crimson lotus flames flickered at their edges, as if they might dissipate completely at any moment. This broken blood lotus was her last remaining source of power and her only remaining defensive barrier.
Her opponent, however, was an energy entity radiating terrifying pressure!
This person was tall and imposing, clad in tattered but ancient-style energy armor, and wielding a massive energy spear. The energy fluctuations surging around him clearly reached the level of a late-stage Half-Saint!
He clearly had the upper hand, and slowly raised the giant iron spear in his hand, the tip of which gathered power and locked onto Huo Zhi's brow, obviously intending to deliver the final blow!
Fire Child seemed to have exhausted its last bit of strength, and even raising its head was extremely difficult.
"You bastard!!!" Xiao Yan's furious voice rang out.
Xiao Yan appeared out of thin air between Huo Zhi and the energy iron spear as if by magic. He didn't even look at the spear tip. His right hand shot out like lightning, and an invisible, powerful devouring force instantly erupted.
The spear that had been thrust at them was swallowed up by the black vortex.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's left hand gently embraced Huo Zhi's waist. What he touched was a slippery, warm, and sticky substance—Huo Zhi's still-wet blood!
"Himawari, it's me! Hang in there!"
Huo Zhi sensed a familiar presence and recognized Xiao Yan's anxious face. Her chapped lips moved slightly: "Xiao Yan... I... I'm already..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Zhi's tense mind suddenly relaxed, and the last bit of strength supporting her consciousness dissipated. Her head lolled to the side, and she completely fainted, collapsing into Xiao Yan's arms.
Xiao Yan's brow twitched, and his Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body instantly appeared, taking Huo Zhi away. In this form, Xiao Yan couldn't concentrate on fighting the enemy.
The semi-saint energy body broke free from the vortex of nothingness. Although the attack was forcibly deflected, it did not suffer any real damage.
"Heh, I didn't expect to be able to kill two reckless fools at once." Clearly, he sensed Xiao Yan's mid-stage Half-Saint strength and felt that he could also kill Xiao Yan.
The energy entity grinned maliciously, and the giant iron spear in its hand once again erupted with dazzling black light, accompanied by a piercing shriek, transforming into a black lightning bolt that tore through space, aiming straight for Xiao Yan's back. This strike was even more ruthless and cunning than the one used against Huo Zhi earlier, clearly intended to pierce through both Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi simultaneously!
"court death!"
Enveloped in the crimson lotus karmic flames, Xiao Yan instantly conjured the massive Xuan Heavy Ruler in his hand. He swung the Xuan Heavy Ruler high into the air, not even having time to unleash any fighting techniques, and slammed it into the enemy with a brutal, direct attack.
clang--
A deafening clang of metal rang out, and the two men were forced back several steps by the blow.
Xiao Yan's arm felt slightly numb. This energy entity was the strongest he had encountered since entering the third level. Possessing solid late-stage Half-Saint strength, it was definitely not an opponent that could be easily defeated.
The semi-saint energy body was even more shocked. In the previous situation, the power contained in his spear was enough to severely injure an ordinary mid-stage semi-saint. The human in front of him, whose aura was also mid-stage semi-saint, was actually able to withstand the attack head-on without being at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the purplish-red flames gave him an extremely dangerous feeling!
"Not bad strength, but it's not enough to save your life!" Feng Qiu steadied himself, determined to deal with this troublesome guy as soon as possible.
Xiao Yan gave his opponent no chance to breathe. His soul power had already erupted, and a vortex of soul power had appeared behind the energy body, pulling at its form.
In the brief exchange just now, Xiao Yan had already sensed that this energy body was probably at the mid-stage of the Half-Saint level. Although he was not afraid of it at all, it would probably take some effort to fight it. He didn't care about the time; Huo Zhi was too badly injured to wait. He had to finish the battle quickly!
"Having injured her like this, you shall die here today!"
As a result, the strange fire suddenly became violent, and its aura also rose as Xiao Yan's hand seals danced wildly.
The Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire!
When Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations again, he still felt a strange sensation within his body, and his brow was slightly itchy. However, at this moment, most of Xiao Yan's attention was focused on the severely injured Huo Zhi, and he did not notice the changes on his forehead.
Just as Xiao Yan was about to unleash a thunderous attack, the originally murderous energy entity fixed its eyes on Xiao Yan's forehead!
"This is... his aura! The mark of the Xiao clan!" The energy being's voice was filled with disbelief, and his eyes were filled with fear.
"Are you a descendant of the Xiao clan?"
He remembered someone on the fourth level of the Heavenly Tomb, who possessed world-destroying power, an absolute taboo that all energy entities in the Heavenly Tomb feared: Xiao Xuan of the Xiao Clan!
The fear of Xiao Xuan was already ingrained in the instincts of these still-intelligent energy beings. They knew that daring to harm the bloodline of the Xiao clan, even if it was just an energy being, would inevitably incur that being's boundless wrath and subject them to torment a thousand times worse than annihilation!
"Hmm?" Xiao Yan was puzzled when the semi-saint energy body shouted that, and he stopped the attack that was about to be launched.
How did you know I was a member of the Xiao clan?
"You have the Xiao clan's crest, so you must be a member of the Xiao clan!"
"I'm not fighting anymore! I'm not fighting anymore!" The energy entity instantly lost all fighting spirit, and even disregarded the predicament of being pulled by the soul vortex, hurriedly waving its hands at Xiao Yan, its voice carrying a hint of begging for mercy.
"A misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! Please calm down, sir. I am Iron Spear Maple Autumn, and I was blind to your greatness, not knowing you were a descendant of that esteemed person. I have been very rude just now, please forgive me!"
As he spoke, he forced an extremely awkward smile, showing none of the dignity of a late-stage half-saint.
Looking at the energy body before him, which had been arrogant at first but humble at second, Xiao Yan subconsciously touched his slightly itchy brow and instantly understood the key point.
This seems to be the clan mark that Ling Feng once mentioned, the proof of his identity as a descendant of the Dou Di. It always appears when he uses the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, so it's clear that his clan mark is definitely related to the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations placed in the Burning Flame Valley by his ancestors.
(Thanks to Carbon Treasure)