Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-820

“‘Xiao Gate’s,’ Xiao Yan?”

Xie Zhen’s expression immediately changed when he heard that calm voice
enter his ear. Other people might feel that this name was foreign, but he
was extremely familiar with it. The founder of Xiao Gate. The young
expert who was renowned throughout the ‘Black-Corner Region’ back
then!

Even though it had been two years since that time, quite a number of
people within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ still remembered this name.
Moreover, the interior of their Demon Flame Valley had accommodated quite
a number of experts who had nowhere to go after being chased by this
black-robed, young man. Hence, he retained a deep memory in regards to
this person.

“Isn’t it rumored that he left the ‘Black-Corner Region’? Why
would he appear in this place?” Xie Zhen rubbed away the blood trace
from the corner of his mouth. A storm brewed within his heart. After all,
this person had even killed an expert like Han Feng who had half a foot
in the Dou Zong class back then. His return would undoubtedly bring a lot
of pressure on the Demon Flame Valley.

This thought churned within Xie Zhen’s heart as an intention to
withdraw gradually surfaced with it. Back then, Xiao Yan was able to kill
an expert like Han Feng. Now that two years had passed, it was likely
that his strength was even more terrifying. It was likely that he would
have difficulty stopping Xiao Yan by himself.

Xie Zhen’s fighting intent swiftly dispersed when this thought
appeared. His dark and cold eyes swept in all directions without leaving
a trace. His feet suddenly stepped on a rock behind him as his body
turned into a green figure that shot toward the group of students where
Xiao Yu was located.

This action of Xie Zhen immediately stirred the fear of these students
from the Jia Nan Academy. With their strength, there was a gap similar to
that of a little chicken and an old eagle when facing the former. There
was no point in even comparing.

Xie Zhen swiftly flashed over while everyone was panicking. However, when
he was about to charge into the student group, a faintly black figure
flashed and appeared in a ghost-like manner a short distance away. The
enormous black ruler in his hand carried a hot wind and the sharp sound
of rushing wind as it was hacked at the former’s head.

“This fellow… what frightening speed…”

Xie Zhen’s heart sank when he saw this black figure appear a ghost. His
body suddenly twisted and he turned around. After which, he rushed toward
the valley’s entrance. He sternly cried out to the people from the
Demon Flame Valley while he fled, “Attack, kill all of them!”

The two expert Dou Wangs were startled when they heard Xie Zhen’s stern
cry. They immediately faced each other, clenched their teeth and took out
their weapons. After which, they emitted a low cry as they led the many
black figures to rush angrily at Xiao Yan.

“All of you should step back.”

Xiao Yan turned his head and spoke faintly to Xiao Yu and the others
behind him as he watched these black-clothed people charging over.

Xiao Yu did not hesitate after hearing this. She waved her hand and made
everyone hurriedly move back.

A bright-silver glow suddenly erupted under Xiao Yan’s feet after he
saw Xiao Yu and the others move back. His body immediately trembled and
numerous afterimages suddenly appeared in the valley. His body
transformed into a blurry black line. In an instant, he appeared in front
of an expert Dou Wang.

The sudden appearance of Xiao Yan caused the expression of that Dou Wang
to change. However, his reaction was still quite quick. Without thinking,
the sharp longsword in his hand carried a dense forceful wind as it
pierced toward Xiao Yan’s throat.

“Clang!”

Xiao Yan’s eyes were indifferent as he watched this expert Dou Wang,
who dared to take the initiative to attack. A cold smile was lifted on
the corner of his mouth. His heavy ruler was violently swung and
eventually collided with that longsword. One could only hear a clear
sound as that longsword broke apart like a weak wooden twig. A majestic
force poured out and finally entered the body of that expert Dou Wang.

“Grug!”

Fresh blood was wildly spat out. During this time, the clear sound of
bones being broken rang out. That expert Dou Wang from the Demon Flame
Valley immediately flew back before striking the mountain wall with his
head. A ‘bang’ sounded and his head burst apart like watermelon.

One strike!

In merely one strike, an expert Dou Wang ended up losing his life in this
place. This shocking scene caused cold air to climb from the remaining
expert Dou Wang’s feet to his head. He did not even hesitate a little.
The Dou Qi wings on his back were swiftly extended as he charged into the
sky. His body turned and fled.

However, the temperature around his body suddenly soared when he had just
turned his body. Immediately, a wisp of jade-green flame flashed and
appeared. Finally, it transformed into a fierce flame that completely
wrapped around him.

“Ah!”

A fierce flame immediately burned the body of that fleeing Dou Wang in
the sky. A sharp miserable scream reverberated in the valley, causing a
chill to run over the bodies of those black-clothed people.

The miserable cry merely lasted for a moment before it stopped. Soon
after something resembling black charcoal fell from the sky. It was still
vaguely emitting a charred smell.

The black charcoal item fell in front of those dozens of black-clothed
people. These elites of the Demon Flame Valley, whose hands would not
even feel numb when killing people, involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of
saliva at this moment. Their eyes were horrified as they stared at Xiao
Yan a short distance away. They immediately looked at each other and
chose to flee together without even coming to an agreement. When faced
with an expert of such a level, they would only end up being nothing but
a sacrifice if they charged forward.

Xiao Yan’s indifferent gaze moved over the black-clothed people who
swiftly retreated. A cluster of invisible flame appeared in front of him,
and an invisible fluctuation immediately spread out.

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“Bang! Bang!”

When the invisible fluctuation spread, Xiao Yu and the others watched
with stunned expressions as those black-clothed people’s bodies
strangely exploded into a cluster of ashes. The numerous low, muffled
sounds caused goosebumps to stand erect on their bodies. This kind of
mysterious and unusual killing method was something that they had never
even heard of.

The repeated sounds of explosions resounded over the mountain valley,
Around half a minute later, the dozens of fleeing black-clothed people
turned into clusters of dark-black ashes on the ground…

The invisible flame in front of Xiao Yan slowly disappeared after the
body of the final black-clothed person burst apart. That strange
fluctuation also vanished…

Xiao Yan gently glanced at the black-colored ashes all over the ground.
He patted his hands before his finger flicked the Heavy Xuan Ruler to
place it inside his Storage Ring. After which, he turned his head and
smiled to Wu Hao’s stunned group.

The coldness that covered Xiao Yu’s body disappeared when she saw the
gentle smile on that familiar face. In an instant, the completely silent
valley was once again filled with life. The young ladies who had escaped
from a great disaster immediately gathered together and inquired about
each other’s well-being. They also repeatedly threw their gazes in the
direction of Xiao Yan. Those silvery-bell-like laughs and unusual gazes
were shot over during this period of time.

Clearly, these flower-like young ladies possessed great interest for Xiao
Yan. A great hero who had appeared out of nowhere and left behind many
achievements within the Jia Nan Academy.

“That fellow has fled…” Wu Hao helplessly shook his head in the
face of the chirping noises around him before he spoke to Xiao Yan.
During the time that Xiao Yan was blocked by those people from the Demon
Flame Valley, Xie Zhen had taken the opportunity of the chaos to flee
from the valley.

“He cannot run away…” Xiao Yan laughed before immediately inquiring
about Wu Hao’s health, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, with your medicinal pill, I should be able to completely
recover after resting for a couple of days.” Wu Hao laughed as he
replied.

“Elder Wu, are all of you alright?” Three human figures rushed down
from the sky. One was Zi Yan holding Mai Di and Mo Ling as she flew down
from above the valley.

Wu Hao shook his head. His gaze was immediately thrown to Zi Yan as he
involuntarily laughed, “It is unexpected that you have also brought her
back. First Elder has frequently talked about her…”

“Chi, what is that old fellow talking about me for? He is definitely
thinking of asking me to do hard labor and get me to search for medicinal
ingredients all over the mountains…” Zi Yan curled her mouth and
spoke after hearing this.

Wu Hao could only smile in embarrassment when he heard her speak in this
matter. He was naturally also aware of Zi Yan identity. If they were to
talk about seniority, Zi Yan could be considered his senior’s senior.
Hence, he naturally did not dare to have much objection to Zi Yan rolling
her eyes.

“Your current strength… has likely broken through to the Dou Huang
class right?” Wu Hao’s eyes swept over Xiao Yan’s body and
involuntarily spoke after some brief hesitation.

The surrounding gazes were immediately thrown over when they heard Wu
Hao’s words. Quite a number of people gently inhaled a cool breath of
air when they saw Xiao Yan smile and nod. Dou Huang… that class was a
level they were striving for. However, this Xiao Yan, who was not much
older than then, had already achieved it. This caused them to be
extremely envious.

Mo Ling and a couple of good friends were gathered together. Her watery
eyes would occasionally shoot to Xiao Yan, whose face was covered by a
slight smile. It must be said that the current Xiao Yan possessed quite a
big attraction to these young ladies. Compared to him, the most renowned
people within the academy seemed to have completely paled. There was no
room for comparison between the two.

A ray of light suddenly appeared in the valley while everyone was softly
conversing. Finally, it appeared in the sky from nowhere. A delicate hand
was tossed and a human figure fell down. Finally, that figure heavily
smashed into a spot not far from everyone.

The human figure that had suddenly landed caused quite a number of people
to be shocked. Their gazes glanced over only to be stunned to realize
that the human figures on the ground was actually Xie Zhen who had fled
earlier. However, the latter was currently completely void of life. His
face contained a strange grayish-purple color. It seemed that he had died
from poison…

Shocked gazes remained on Xie Zhen’s corpse on the ground for a long
while. Everyone gazes were suddenly lifted. Immediately, they saw a
white-clothed lady that stood in the empty sky.

The white-clothed lady moved her feet softly under the shocked gazes of
everyone. She slowly walked down through the empty air and revealed a
warm smile to Xiao Yan. However, the words that she spoke caused quite a
number of people to shiver as if they were cold.

“Sorry, originally, I was planning to capture him alive. It was
unexpected that this fellow had such a low resistance to poison. He died
immediately from the poison attacking his heart…”

Wu Hao wiped cold sweat off his face as he looked at the pretty face of
the Little Fairy Doctor, which contained a smile. His heart immediately
muttered why was it that the women who followed beside this fellow were
so strong? Moreover, their tactics… were also this vicious.

Xiao Yan faintly nodded. He glanced at the corpse on the ground before
slightly frowning. He looked at Wu Hao’s group and asked while deep in
thought.

“Just what is this Demon Flame Valley faction?”