Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-772

Hai Bodong and the others on the fortress were startled for quite a while
when they saw the three empire’s alliance army suddenly began to
withdraw in a torrent-like manner. They looked at each other with no
understanding of what was happening.

The fortress erupted into an earth-shaking cheer during the time that
they were stunned. A countless number of people, who had originally
thought that their country and home would be destroyed today, could not
control the excitement in their hearts. A cheer from having survived
charged to the clouds.

“It seems that the three empire alliance has finally withdrawn…”
Hai Bodong let out a long sigh as he spoke in a manner that suggested he
had removed a heavy burden.

“I wonder how Xiao Yan managed to convince the sect leader of the
Poison Sect. That woman doesn’t appear to be a reasonable person.”
Jia Xing Tian smacked his mouth and wondered. However, his face still
contained a joy that was difficult to hide. They clearly understood that
the enormous strength of the three sect alliance still left their side at
a disadvantage. This would still be the case even if Xiao Yan and Medusa
were around.

“No matter what, this big battle that has lasted for one year has
finally ended. The Jia Ma Empire will remain.” Xiao Ding rubbed his
forehead and laughed.

“Hee hee, hee hee… hee hee… however, after today, the Yan
Alliance’s and the Jia Ma Empire’s reputation can be considered to
have spread. Fighting three large sects with one alliance. This feat is
enough to allow our Yan Alliance to cause those fellows who mocked us to
look at us differently when we participate in the North-Western Region
Factions Grand Meeting.” Hai Bodong smiled as he spoke. It should be
known that even when the Misty Cloud Sect from the Jia Ma Empire went to
participate in the South-Western Region Factions Grand Meeting, they were
mocked by quite a number of groups. After all, in the eyes of these
factions with frightening strength, the Misty Cloud Sect, which did not
even possess a single elite Dou Zong, had difficulty possessing the
qualifications to sit with them.

Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma smiled and nodded when they heard this. The Jia
Ma Empire would likely stand proud that day.

Xiao Yan, who heard the earth-shaking cheer from the fortress in the sky,
also sighed in relief. He turned his head and smiled as he said to
Medusa, “It has been tough on you this one year.”

“It is unexpected that you have so many old friends that you can meet
all over the place.” Medusa faintly replied. Her words were tainted
with a slight sourness that was difficult to describe.

Xiao Yan could only bitterly laugh when he heard these words of hers. He
said, “She is merely a friend from back then. It is just that I did not
expect her to end up on today’s stage.”

“She should be the person whom we had met in the ‘Magical Beast
Mountain Range’ back then, right? I faintly sensed it when we exchanged
blows during this period of time.” Medusa glanced at him as she spoke.

“Yes.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. His eyes slinked toward the
fortress and he said, “Let’s go. This big battle is over and the Jia
Ma Empire can finally catch its breath.” His body moved after he said
these words. He took the lead to fly to the fortress. Medusa followed
close behind him.

…

The joyful news swiftly spread throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire when
the big battle was over. In a short while, every single place began to
sweep away the despair and darkness of the past. Being able to not leave
their country was naturally the hope of many people. A vagrant life was
something that no one was willing to taste even once for no reason.

In this big battle, Xiao Yan and Medusa’s names were naturally
transmitted to the ears of every single person. With the help of this,
the reputation of the Yan Alliance once again soared. Many people or
small factions who had joined the Yan Alliance were very proud. They were
also more confident when they spoke to others.

During the time the outside world was filled with a joy, Hai Bodong and
the others, who had remained in battle for a long time, finally sat down
to rest. They need no worry about whether the three army alliance would
appear in the next moment.

There were not many people in the hall. However, those present were the
core members of the Yan Alliance.

Xiao Yan sat in the leader’s seat, which had gone unoccupied for a long
time. His eyes looked over the entire hall. He chose to randomly chat for
awhile before turning his head to Hai Bodong and inquiring in a solemn
manner, “No one from the ‘Hall of Souls’ has appeared during the
past year, right? The thing that Xiao Yan paid the most attention to was
naturally the ‘Hall of Souls’. The reason that he had established the
Yan Alliance was to use it to enable him to protect the Xiao clan.

“Yes.” Hai Bodong nodded his head and said, “For some unknown
reason, news regarding the ‘Hall of Souls’ has ceased coming from the
empire ever since the Misty Cloud Sect was disbanded.”

Xiao Yan sighed in relief when he heard this. He immediately fell into a
deep thought. The ‘Hall of Souls’ was clearly extremely interested in
the ‘Tou She Ancient God’s Jade’ belonging to the Xiao clan. Hence,
it was unlikely that they would simply give up. It had been almost a year
but why was there no other activity? Was it because some other matter had
resulted in them not having the time to bother with them?

Xiao Yan mused for a moment in his heart, but it was futile. He could
only shake his head, raise it, and sweep his eyes over Hai Bodong. He
involuntarily said with a smile, “It is unexpected that old Hai has
also reached the peak of the Dou Huang class. I think that you should be
able to reach the Dou Zong class soon.”

Hai Bodong immediately shook his head in a helpless manner when he heard
this. He said, “You little fellow… how can it be so easy? Do you not
see that Old Jia has remained at this stage for many years and has never
broken through.”

Xiao Yan smiled. His eyes turned to the smiling Xiao Ding by his side as
he asked, “Big brother, what is the Yan Alliance like now? Is it
alright?”

“We have basically extended to most of the corners of the Jia Ma
Empire. Currently, almost every single large and middle-sized city has
the presence of our Yan Alliance. Moreover, the Yan Alliance has also
branched into a countless number of industries during this one year and
has become extremely complicated.” Xiao Yan laughed. “The current Yan
Alliance can be said to be even bigger than the Misty Cloud Sect back
them. After all, they did not have as many branches as we do.”

“After this one year of recruitment, the Yan Alliance should have
around forty expert Dou Wangs. There are fewer Dou Huangs with us only
having less than ten. Moreover, the Yan Alliance has also established a
‘Yan Pulse’ training organization. The people who were able to enter
this group to train have all been carefully selected, and are all
outstanding people. In the future, they will be our alliance’s newest
blood.” Xiao Ding laughed.

“Of course, the Yan Alliance also has a business hall, which consists
mostly of clans like the Primer clan. There is also a medicinal hall
established from the many alchemists from the Alchemist Association. They
provided our Yan Alliance with an unceasing amount of medicinal pills. Ke
ke, the reason why we are able to drag this big fight out for so long is
partly because of their effort.”

Xiao Yan finally understood the Yan Alliance’s current strength and
size within the Jia Ma Empire after hearing the brief summary. He could
not help but smack his mouth. Although he had confidence in it when it
was established back then, he did not expect that big brother and the
others would be able to develop the Yan Alliance until such a stage
within a short one year. From what his big brother had said, the size of
the current Yan Alliance seemed to have far exceeded the ‘Xiao Gate’
in the ‘Black-Corner Region’. Of course, the ‘Xiao Gate’ there
had great potential. This was because it was provided with the graduates
of extraordinary talent from the Inner Academy. These people were all
people who had outstanding training talent.

“Are the members of the Xiao clan well?” Xiao Yan softly inquired.

“How can they not be well with an outstanding clan head like you?”
Xiao Ding spoke with a smile. The Xiao clan has justifiably become the
strongest clan within the Jia Ma Empire. It was for no other reason other
than the Xiao clan had produced this leader of the Yan Alliance, Xiao Yan!

Xiao Yan softly exhaled as he said, “If you have the time, you should
send someone to pass the message to the Jia Nan Academy. If Xiao Yu and
the others wish to return, let them do so. The current Xiao clan already
possesses the ability to protect itself.”

“Yes.” Xiao Ding nodded. He said, “Coincidentally, I can also pass
the message to the ‘Xiao Gate’ and tell second brother that he need
not hurry over to rescue us.”

Xiao Yan smiled. He immediately waved his hand and said, “Since the big
fight is over. I will leave the remaining matters to all of you. I am
very reassured if I hand this Yan Alliance over to all of you.” Xiao
Yan walked out of the hall in front of the numerous helpless eyes after
saying this.

“This fellow is thinking of being an absent leader again…” Everyone
in the large hall softly grumbled.

The Black Mountain Fortress under the night sky might still appear like a
vicious beast lying on the ground because of its enormous size, but it
gave off a less fierce aura compared to daytime and a little more silence.

Xiao Yan was seated cross-legged on a low mountain peak not far from the
fortress. His eyes were slightly shut as the moonlight landed on his
body. The faint cool feeling caused Xiao Yan’s heart to feel extremely
clear.

Medusa lazily leaned on a tree trunk behind Xiao Yan. She blinked her
bewitching pupils as she repeatedly swept them back and forth. A moment
later, she lazily said, “She is still not here even at such a late
hour. Looks like you have waited in vain.”

Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head when he heard these words. He spoke
without turning his head, “I have already told you that there is no
need for you to come. Are you afraid that she will actually eat me?”

“Who knows whether she is really retreating or faking a retreat. If she
uses this one-on-one meeting to kill you and return once again tomorrow,
the Jia Ma Empire would be finished.” Medusa curled her mouth as she
replied.

“Is that so…” Xiao Yan smiled when he heard this. His heart
immediately moved as he turned his head and looked at the distant sky.
Ripples were being transmitted from the sky from that direction. A
white-colored figure stepped on the empty sky, appearing to be walking
over slowly. However, the figure appeared in the air above this mountain
peak within just a couple of blinks.