Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-567

The entire stadium was silent as the black-robed, young man flapped his
wings, suspended in mid-air.

Su Qian’s face on the judges’ seats was also somewhat stunned.
However, his eyes were naturally far from what the others could compare
with. This was because when his gaze once again swept over the wings on
Xiao Yan’s back, his stunned look gradually turned to a sudden
understanding. “It is actually a Flying Dou Technique. Hei, it is
really unexpected that this little fellow is even able to get his hands
on such a rare Dou Technique.”

As Su Qian pointed it out, the other Elders also came to a sudden
understanding. An ordinary person might not have heard very much about
the Flying Dou Techniques. However, with their experience, they have
heard a little about such extremely rare Dou Techniques.

“Fortunately… I almost thought for a second there that this little
fellow had advanced to the Dou Wang class.” Some of the Elders quietly
wiped off the cold sweat on their foreheads. They had went all out to
desperately train for decades in order to achieve their current strength.
If this young man below, who was not even twenty, had achieved this step,
they would truly feel grief and indignation. Moreover, the most
frightening thing was that this fellow was also a tier five alchemist…

The silent atmosphere in the arena continued for a period of time.
Finally, it gradually once again became active. There were also a few
people on the tall platform who had recognized the origin of the wings on
Xiao Yan’s back and sighed in relief because of this. There was
immediately some envy within the arena. A Flying Dou Technique may not be
comparable to a pair of true Dou Qi wings, but it was still able to allow
one to fly in the sky. This was a target that many people had been
chasing after. Especially when the Dou Wang class was so far away. One
did not know just when it would be before one could train until that
level.

“It is actually a Flying Dou Technique…” The dull face of Yao Sheng
within the arena also gradually recovered. He was able to clearly sense
that Xiao Yan’s aura had yet to advance to the Dou Wang class. When he
carefully studied the shape of the purple-black wings, his heart came to
a sudden comprehension. His tensed up body also relaxed slowly.

Yao Sheng would not be too afraid of him as long as the other party had
not truly reached the Dou Wang class, even if his opponent had the
advantage of flying.

Yao Sheng’s feet stood in the strange black water that covered the
entire arena. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Yan in the sky before
speaking with a cold smile, “I don’t believe that you can continue
remaining in the sky. According to my knowledge, continuously displaying
a Flying Dou Technique exhausts quite a lot of Dou Qi, right?”

Xiao Yan hand tightly held the heavy ruler in the sky. His gaze glanced
at the arena below as he frowned slightly. It was just as Yao Sheng had
said. At this moment, the entire arena had completely turned into Yao
Sheng’s domain. The moment he landed on the ground, he would be stuck
to that strange black water. Xiao Yan may be able to isolate that
corrosiveness, but its suction strength would hinder his speed to a
varying extent. When facing an opponent who specialized in swift speed,
like Yao Sheng, a slight reduction in speed may result in one being
pressured into a disadvantaged position.

Yao Sheng held the pair of dark-black daggers tightly. He smiled coldly
as he watched Xiao Yan who was suspended in mid-air. He did not move his
body even a little. Since Xiao Yan had the advantage of being in the sky,
Yao Sheng’s attack range could not reach him. If he were to forcefully
leap into the air and attack, then he would become the other party’s
target board. Hence, remaining quiet during this kind of moment was the
best choice.

“It is indeed quite troublesome…” Xiao Yan slowly flapped the wings
on his back as his body descended greatly. Green-colored Dou Qi formed a
faint energy film on the surface of his body. The dark-black heavy ruler
was also completely covered by Dou Qi. His gaze stared intently at Yao
Sheng in the arena while a faint silver glow suddenly formed under his
feet. An instant later, the wings on his back flapped, borrowing the
wind’s strength. The ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’ was
unleashed to its limit. It came to the point where other than a few
people, the remaining people could only see Xiao Yan’s body trembling
before leaving behind a partially visible afterimage in the sky.

The sudden spike in Xiao Yan’s speed caused Yao Sheng’s expression to
change slightly. Before Xiao Yan had arrived in person, the force from
his speed had already struck, causing the black water on the ground to
fly up.

A vague black shadow suddenly appeared in Yao Sheng’s eyes. His leg
moved slightly and his body appeared like it was ice-skating as he
teleported over the black water. As his body moved, the heavy ruler that
contained a sharp rushing wind sound also nestled close to him as it came
heavily shearing down while carrying a wave of fiery pain.

When the hacking of the heavy ruler missed, the direction of its strength
changed nearly instantly, forcefully stopping the downward hacking
motion. The ruler was twisted and the hacking motion changed to a
sweeping one that cut toward Yao Sheng’s waist.

The degree of response that Xiao Yan used to change his attack far
exceeded Yao Sheng’s expectations. Hence, when the heavy ruler changed
direction, Yao Sheng’s entire body was covered with cold sweat. In this
critical moment, his legs on the black water appeared to have slipped
without thought, causing his body to fall backward. The moment he heavily
fell on the water, he cleverly avoided the heavy ruler.

As Yao Sheng’s body landed in the black water, not only did he not
receive even the slightest bit of resistance but he also ended up just
like a fish in water. His body lay in the water and flashed in a strange
manner. Immediately, he appeared under Xiao Yan who was less than two
meters from the ground. Both his arms shook and the dark-black daggers
were just like poisonous snakes, carrying a dense, cold wind as they
pierced at Xiao Yan’s chest.

“Bang!”

The moment that the dagger were about to reach Xiao Yan’s body, a
powerful invisible wind suddenly pressed down. While being blocked by
this wind, Yao Sheng’s attack paused momentarily. On the other hand,
Xiao Yan borrowed this pushing force and once again leaped into the air,
escaping from Yao Sheng’s attack range.

“Chi!” Yao Sheng involuntarily twitched the corner of his mouth. He
let out a scoffing sound after he ended up missing his chance to attack,
which were difficult to come by.

During the fight that occurred in a split second, both Xiao Yan and Yao
Sheng had once again finished one round of dangerous encounters. Both
parties respectively had a pair of wings and great agility atop the black
water and they had an approximate understanding of each other’s speed.
The eyes of everyone outside of the arena were burning with passion
because of this exciting fight.

“This fellow appears to not be affected by the suction force of the
black water. Instead, he is even more agile, just like a fish entering
water.” Xiao Yan softly muttered as he knit his brows and watched Yao
Sheng, who was nestled close to the black water. The strange agility that
Yao Sheng had displayed on the black water earlier had exceeded his
expectations. If he had not displayed the ‘Fire Palm’ at the last
crucial moment to shock the air and unleash a wind to slow down the
opponent’s attack, it was likely that he would have received some
injuries in this exchange to test each other out.

“Looks like I must deal with this black water. Otherwise, this
fellow’s attack strength soars by over twenty percent while on it.” A
thought swiftly rotated within Xiao Yan’s heart as his eyes flickered,
“No matter how strange this black water is, it ultimately possesses the
properties of water. As long as it is water, I am not afraid that I will
not be able to vaporize all of it!”

Xiao Yan did not have the slightest hesitation as this thought flashed
across his heart. His ten fingers flicked gently and threads of extremely
tiny green-colored flames immediately flashed out from the tips of his
fingers. Following the appearance of these flames, the temperature of the
arena soared greatly.

Yao Sheng eyed the ten plus wisps of scattered green-colored flames in
the sky from within the arena. His expression changed slightly. This was
especially so when his gaze swept over the cold smile on the corner of
Xiao Yan’s mouth. His heart sank slightly after that.

“Go!”

Xiao Yan flicked his fingers while floating in the air. Immediately, the
ten plus wisps of tiny flames shot down.

Yao Sheng’s body twisted and swiftly dodged when he sensed the
green-colored flame fly over.

However, these flames were not directed at Yao Sheng. Instead, they
lingered around half a foot on top of the arena, swiftly shuttling
around. Such a close distance interaction caused the black water, which
was spread over the ground, to swiftly dry up at a rate visible to the
naked eye. The water couldn’t withstand the frightening temperature of
the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.

Quite a number of people on the tall platform exclaimed quietly as they
eyed the diminishing black water. It was unexpected that Xiao Yan would
use this kind of method to restrain Yao Sheng’s ‘Black Water
World’. Although this kind of method could not be considered to be
rare, it was extremely effective. There was no lack of people among them
who had exchanged blows with Yao Sheng before. However, without a Flying
Dou Technique, they were unable to fly into the sky and dodge when faced
with this extremely troublesome ‘Black Water World’. Hence, they
could only forcefully resist the suction force and the corrosive
strength. However, by fighting while being distracted, it was only a
matter of time before Yao Sheng used his speed to wear one down unless
Yao Sheng’s opponent’s strength far surpassed Yao Sheng.

“Ke ke, Xiao Yan’s tactics really do cause one’s eyes to become
dizzy. It is likely that Yao Sheng, who has lost the effect of ‘Black
Water World,’ will be suppressed by Xiao Yan in terms of speed.” Lin
Xiu Ya could not resist laughing as he watched the black water in the
arena that had been reduced by half.

“He is the only one who can use this technique. That ‘Black Water
World’ is the coagulation of Yao Sheng’s Dou Qi and some special
poisonous liquid. An ordinary flame would have difficulty dealing with
it.” Han Yue nodded slightly as he spoke.

“That flame is indeed very troublesome…” Lin Xiu Ya’s gaze
glanced at the wisps of fire-serpent-like green-colored flames that were
randomly scurrying about. A solemness flashed across his eyes.

Liu Qing frowned as he eyed the swiftly reducing black water within the
arena from the other side of the high platform. He shook his head and
said in a deep voice, “Yao Sheng is in trouble…”

Anxiety immediately flashed across Liu Fei’s pretty face by the side
when she heard this. She was about to stand up and shout when Liu
Qing’s expression sank. He cried out in a low voice, “Sit down. Just
how do you think you look like by shouting when watching a match?”

Liu Fei could only return to her seat filled with grievances when she was
scolded by Liu Qing. She used her vicious gaze to stare at Xiao Yan who
was suspended in mid-air while she muttered a curse, “All he does is
just rely on a Flying Dou Technique. What is there to be proud about?”

“As long as it is able to defeat his opponent, it can not be considered
a trick. A match where one sets all sorts of rules is nothing but a
sparring between children. In a real life and death match, the dead
person does not have a chance to raise a dispute.” Liu Qing replied
faintly. His gaze that was glancing at the arena suddenly solidified as
he sighed, “Yao Sheng’s ‘Black Water World’ can be considered to
have met its nemesis.”

As Liu Qing’s words sounded, the final cluster of black water in the
arena was turned into nothingness under the circling flames and the
furious green expression of Yao Sheng.

Xiao Yan beckoned with his hand in the sky. The ten plus wisps of
green-colored flame, which had become a lot smaller, were withdrawn back
into his body. He faintly eyed the furious green face of Yao Sheng before
flapping the pair of wings on his back. The heavy ruler in his hand was
once again wrapped by powerful Dou Qi…

“Next, I want to see just what tactics you have left.”