Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-892

Xiao Yan and the others were startled when they saw the way the two
gray-clothed elders acted. They immediately faced the direction where the
elders were looking, only to see an empty space. There was not a single
human figure or any slight energy ripple.

Although their hearts carried some doubt, Xiao Yan and the others were
clearly aware that given the strength of these two people, it was natural
that they would not act senselessly. If they had said such words, it was
likely that the empty space should possess a secret that was difficult to
discover.

“Even after so many years, you are still the same hateful old self.
This spatial hiding method is useless against the two of us…” Old
Qian smiled faintly and gently waved his sleeves. Following the waving of
his sleeves, Xiao Yan’s group immediately sensed the surrounding space
emit an intense fluctuation. A water-wave-like ripple spread out from an
elder’s fingertip. In the blink of an eye, it completely covered the
empty space…

“Bang!”

The ripple gently brushed by like a wave of water. Xiao Yan’s group was
surprised to see that the space had actually split and formed a black
line in a strange manner. A miserable human figure was spat out from
within it.

Xiao Yan’s expression immediately changed when he saw the human figure
that had been spat out from the spatial crack line. Who else could this
fellow be other than the Old Ground Demon Ghost who had been struck by
the ‘Extermination Fire Lotus’ a moment ago? He was actually able to
survive the fire lotus?

“This old ghost actually survived?” Su Qian’s face was shocked as
he spoke with disbelief.

At this moment, the Old Ground Demon Ghost was indeed still alive.
However, the clothes on his body had been completely turned into powder.
His body was also covered with extremely ugly and disgusting sear wounds,
causing his entire body to not have any good flesh. Bright-red fresh
blood had solidified all over his body, causing his entire being to look
as though he had been skinned and rolled in a pot of hot oil. His
appearance was extremely terrifying. His original skull-like face was
even more frightening. One could almost fail to differentiate his eyes
from his nose. Clearly, the Old Ground Demon Ghost might have survived
Xiao Yan’s ‘Elimination Fire Lotus’ with some tactic but… the
price was too great.

The Old Ground Demon Ghost that had just came out glared at Xiao Yan with
an extremely vicious gaze. When his eyes swept over the two gray-clothed
elders, however, his naked body immediately trembled. A fear that was
difficult to hide appeared in his sinister tone, “Bai Lie, Qian Mu? It
is unexpected that you two old fellows are still alive…”

Old Bai and Old Qian used a pitiful gaze to look at the Old Ground Demon
Ghost, who had been turned into a manner that was neither human nor
ghost. They smiled faintly and said, “Even an old ghost like you is
still alive, how can we die?”

The face of the Old Ground Demon Ghost twitched slightly as his heart
became darker and more solemn. The appearance of these two old fellows
today had caused his plans to completely fall through. With his strength,
he would be extremely strained just dealing with one of the two of them,
much less the both of them. Moreover, there was still Su Qian and the
others looking maliciously from the side. It seemed that the situation
today was really quite bad…

“Old Bai, Old Qian, you cannot let this old fellow off. These years,
quite a number of students from our Jia Nan Academy has been harmed by
the Demon Flame Valley. If you were to let him off today, he will
definitely become a great scourge in the future!” A cold glint flashed
in Su Qian’s eyes. His tone was also filled with killing intent.

Old Qian’s and Old Bai’s eyes narrowed when they heard this. There
was little emotion on their old faces. All they did was nod
indifferently. They clearly understood just what kind of threat an enemy
who had reached a seven star Dou Zong was to the Jia Nan Academy. One
must eliminate the threat at its root. This was naturally something that
these two extremely old and experienced fellows clearly understood.

At their level, they would need to frequently undertake retreats in order
to breakthrough to the Dou Zun class. At times, they would undertake a
retreat for an extremely long time in one go. During such a period of
time, they would have difficulty sensing anything happening to the Jia
Nan Academy. If the energy of the ‘Elimination Fire Lotus’ had not
been overly frightening this time around, it was likely to have been
extremely difficult to wake them up from their state of retreat. However,
despite having such good luck this time around, it was difficult to
predict what would happen the next time…

The eyes of the Old Ground Demon Ghost immediately shrank a little after
having sensed the vague killing intent that lingered around the bodies of
Old Qian and Old Bai. From the moment they met, the former knew that the
current strength of these two old fellows was definitely stronger than
him. Moreover, he was currently quite seriously injured, and it was
difficult for him to unleash his peak strength. If these two were to
attack him, it was likely that he would really lose his life in this
place today.

This thought lingered in a lightning-like manner in the Old Ground Demon
Ghost’s heart. An instant later, his eyes immediately turned cold.
Before waiting for Old Qian and Old Bai to attack, he violently smashed a
fist against his chest. A mouthful of fresh blood was spat out and
scattered before covering his body. After his body was covered by the
blood fog, the space around the Old Ground Demon Ghost’s body swiftly
became distorted.

“He is about to flee! Stop him!” This unexpected change occurred
within a split second. By the time everyone recovered, the Old Ground
Demon Ghost’s body had already been wrapped by the blood fog. Su Qian
hurriedly cried out upon discovering the former’s intent.

“Bang!”

The cluster of blood fog blasted apart with an explosive sound after Su
Qian’s voice sounded. The space became distorted and the body of the
Old Ground Demon Ghost simply disappeared into nowhere.

The expressions of Xiao Yan’s group changed slightly upon seeing the
disappearance of the Old Ground Demon Ghost. They had managed to force
the old fellow into such a manner today after much difficulty. If he were
allowed to flee, recuperate, and return again, it would definitely be an
extremely great trouble for the Jia Nan Academy and Xiao Yan.

“Old Bai, Old Qian, quickly give chase. Don’t allow that old fellow
to flee!” Su Qian could only anxiously urge Old Bai and Old Qian in his
unsettled state.

“Ke ke, there is no need to panic. This old fellow will not be able to
escape.” Old Qian slightly smiled. His eyes immediately turned to Old
Bai as he said, “Why don’t you do it this time around…”

“It is still the same Spatial Blood Escape…” Old Bai nodded his
head. His hoarse voice contained ridicule as he slowly said, “It has
been so many years, yet you are still at the level of a seven star Dou
Zong. Today, I will be the one to resolve some of the grudges of the
past…”

Old Bai’s body moved gently after his voice sounded. He appeared to
have teleported as he quietly appeared a couple of hundred meters away.
With a couple of such flashes, he disappeared from the sight of Xiao
Yan’s group.

Xiao Yan involuntarily wiped off his cold sweat as he looked at the
frightening speed of Old Bai. He muttered, “Is this the speed of an
elite Dou Zun?” After seeing the shocking tactics of Old Qian and Old
Bai earlier with his own eyes, Xiao Yan had naturally treated them as
experts from the Dou Zun class.

“Dou Zun? You have really overestimated us, these two old fellows. We
merely only know how to use some superficial spatial strength. We still
have quite a big gap when compared to a genuine Dou Zun…” That Old
Qian involuntarily laughed upon hearing Xiao Yan’s mutterings.

Xiao Yan was immediately shocked when he heard this. He said in
surprised, “One cannot be called an elite Dou Zun even at this level?”

“Old Bai and I can at the very most be considered to have the strength
of a nine star Dou Zong. Although there is only one star difference to
the strength of a Dou Zun, it is this gap that caused us to spend decades
without successfully breaking through… we might not even have a hope of
breaking through in our lifetime.” Old Qian sighed softly and slowly
explained.

Xiao Yan was silent. Although he had spent unimaginable amount of effort
compared to an ordinary person during his training journey, his journey
was still considered smooth sailing. This kind of feeling where one was
not even able to advance an inch over decades was something that he had
never experienced nor did he wish to experience. Perhaps, this route
might be one that many people would have to undergo, but he knew that for
him, who was practicing ‘Flame Mantra’, his journey to obtain
strength would be different from others… similarly, however, this route
would also possess a much greater risk than usual training.

“Given the current condition of the Old Ground Demon Ghost, he will not
be able to escape from Old Bai. Moreover, the two of them also had some
grudges back then that they can coincidentally settle today. Therefore,
all of you need not be worried in the future… additionally, the two of
us cannot stay for long. We need to once again undertake a retreat after
everything is settled. The matters of the Jia Nan Academy will still be
left to you.” Old Qian turned his head, looked at Su Qian and spoke
faintly.

Su Qian nodded a little. After which, he dispatched some of the Inner
Academy’s Elders to pacify the many students of the Inner Academy.

Taking advantage of this free time, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept all around.
His heart involuntarily sank a little. The cunning Han Feng had taken the
lead to flee the moment he saw Old Qian and Old Bai appearing.

“That bastard fled really quickly…” Xiao Yan softly cursed. He
originally intended to capture this fellow and see if he could obtain
some information regarding the ‘Hall of Souls’ and the place where
Yao Lao had been imprisoned.

“Forget it, there will still be opportunities in the future… how are
your injuries?” The Little Fairy Doctor by his side comforted him
before asking with a frown. Xiao Yan’s current aura was extremely
volatile. Moreover, his expression was also pale-white. Clearly, the
display of the so-called ‘Extermination Fire Lotus’ earlier had
resulted in a backlash.

“I’m still alright and will be able to completely recover after
recuperating for awhile. On the other hand you… earlier, you had to
unleash the ‘Woeful Poison Body’…” Xiao Yan waved his hand, wiped
off the remaining blood on the corner of his mouth, and sighed.

Little Fairy Doctor gently parted the snow-white hair in front of her
forehead and smiled slightly. She did not say anything.

“Ugh, you can rest assured that after we find the last ingredient, you
will be able to be free of it…” Xiao Yan could only helplessly speak
upon seeing her non-committal manner.

The Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly. She immediately spoke in a
gentle voice, “The strength of these two elders is extremely powerful.
I wonder if they are able to resolve the ‘Demon Poison Spot’ in your
body…”

Xiao Yan’s heart immediately pounded when he heard this. His original
purpose for coming to the Jia Nan Academy was to inquire about the
mysterious headmaster and some of the extremely strong people hidden
within the Jia Nan Academy. Now that he did not find the headmaster,
these two guardians of the academy had become his greatest hope.
Moreover, from the various techniques that these two had displayed
earlier, they might … really be able to undo the ‘Demon Poison
Spot’ within his body…