BTTH: From Genius to Invincible-Chapter 337: Venerable Yan Is Professional

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"Just practice more and you'll learn it. Why wait for someone to teach you?" Xiao Yan smiled as he gazed at the terrified Gu Tong. In his eyes, Gu Tong was now nothing more than a Heavenly Flame and tens of thousands of soul points.

An ordinary Dou Ancestor's soul body would yield at least ten thousand soul points, and since this was an alchemist, the amount should be even greater.

"You stole the Wind Lightning Pavilion's agility-type Dou Technique! The Wind Lightning Pavilion will definitely hunt you down! You're courting death!" Gu Tong shouted sharply, though his eyes darted nervously to the sides.

"Hunt me down? Don't worry, the Wind Lightning Pavilion won't know." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed. There was no one else around, and after all, dead men tell no tales.

A flicker ran through Gu Tong's eyes. Suddenly, he twisted his body into a bizarre arc. Then, his foot stomped and his figure cut through the air, executing a strange agility technique.

"Trying to run?" Xiao Yan merely smiled when he saw Gu Tong suddenly break away. With his powerful Spiritual Strength, such movements naturally couldn't escape his perception.

Silver light flashed beneath his feet again. An afterimage remained in place while his figure appeared several hundred meters away as if teleporting.

Gu Tong's pupils contracted slightly when he saw Xiao Yan rapidly catching up. The other party's agility-type Dou Technique was the Three Thousand Lightning Movement cultivated to the major level. Even though he was a Dou Ancestor with a Di Class agility technique of his own, it still fell short compared to the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.

Dou Qi erupted violently from within Gu Tong's body. He suddenly turned around with a sinister smile. His hand, wrapped in golden light, formed a blade and viciously slashed toward Xiao Yan.

The golden hand blade tore through space. However, just as it was about to strike Xiao Yan's face, the latter curved his lips into a cold smile, having already sensed the ambush through his Spiritual Strength.

He thrust forward the hand seal he had been maintaining for a long time, dodged the attack, and landed an extremely nimble palm strike on Gu Tong's chest.

Open Mountain Seal!

The hand seal landed on Gu Tong's chest. Xiao Yan's expression turned icy as a vast and violent energy immediately surged from his palm, pouring into the latter's body like a torrential flood.

The terrifying energy of the Open Mountain Seal poured forth with a thunderous boom. Not only that, the Green Lotus Core Flame simultaneously erupted from Xiao Yan's palm.

A thunderclap-like explosion suddenly resounded across the sky. A visible wave of terrifying energy surged out from where the two figures intersected, then spread madly in all directions.

Green flames scattered everywhere. Gu Tong violently spat out a mouthful of blood, a charred palm print marking his chest. He had been injured by someone else's Heavenly Flame!

Though caught somewhat off guard, Gu Tong was still a genuine Dou Ancestor. Relying on his exceptional energy manipulation, brilliant brown flames burst from his body's surface the instant that powerful force erupted from Xiao Yan's palm.

The Wind and Thunder Fury Flame surged forth, finally forming a heart-protecting mirror that tightly wrapped around his chest area.

Even though Gu Tong had summoned his own Heavenly Flame at the critical moment, he still could not withstand the entirety of Xiao Yan's full-strength strike at such close range.

'How is this kid so strong? What Qi Method is he cultivating!' Terror filled Gu Tong's heart. Both Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength and Dou Qi were ridiculously powerful.

A typical peak Dou Emperor wouldn't even be able to get close to him, let alone injure him. Yet Xiao Yan, who had only reached 9-star Dou Emperor through borrowed power, possessed Dou Qi stronger than even his own as a Dou Ancestor!

Could he have cultivated a Low Tian Class Qi Method?!

"My Wind and Thunder Fury Flame is stronger than your Green Lotus Core Flame!" Gu Tong roared. The Wind and Thunder Fury Flame erupted from his body in a terrifying tornado.

Gu Tong truly deserved his reputation as a 7th-tier alchemist; his fire control was truly not weak.

Unfortunately, he had met the wrong opponent.

"Is that so? Then what about this?" The green flame in Xiao Yan's hand slowly began to change. The deep green color of the Green Lotus Core Flame, originally like lush foliage, started to fade as if something had diluted it.

Finally, the Green Lotus Core Flame transformed into a glazed color, crystal clear like glass.

Whoosh!

When Xiao Yan's Glazed Lotus Heart Flame appeared, Gu Tong's Wind and Thunder Fury Flame actually shrank back, as if encountering a more powerful Heavenly Flame and showing some fear!

"You!! What is this! Why did your Heavenly Flame change!" This clearly exceeded Gu Tong's understanding. Obviously, he didn't know that Xiao Yan possessed multiple Heavenly Flames, let alone that this glazed-colored Heavenly Flame before him was a new flame formed by merging the Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame!

"This is called the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame, a Heavenly Flame not on the Heavenly Flame Ranking." Xiao Yan smiled, then waved his hand. The overwhelming Glazed Lotus Heart Flame transformed into a giant python that pounced toward the dragon-like Wind and Thunder Fury Flame.

Since the other party wished to compete in fire control and Heavenly Flames, he would be more than happy to oblige!

Boom!!

The two Heavenly Flames collided violently, invading and entangling each other.

The Wind and Thunder Fury Flame was indeed one rank higher than the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Gu Tong was a Dou Ancestor. But things were different with the Fallen Heart Flame merged in. If ranked, the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame could probably reach tenth place. Moreover, Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra had already reached Low Tian Class.

In terms of Dou Qi quality and fire control, Xiao Yan completely dominated Gu Tong.

"Damn it!" Gu Tong's face twisted with rage when he sensed that even his fire control was inferior to Xiao Yan's.

"Thinking of running?"

Xiao Yan formed a hand seal. The Glazed Lotus Heart Flame instantly separated, with the Green Lotus Core Flame transforming into green chains that locked down the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame.

Heavenly Flame Dou Technique—Heart Flame Body Incineration

"Ahhh!!! What is this!" The next second, Gu Tong let out a miserable scream just as he was about to execute an agility-type Dou Technique. His entire body turned red like a cooked shrimp, white smoke rising from his body with sizzling sounds.

The Fallen Heart Flame had already appeared inside Gu Tong's body and begun burning. This unpredictable ability was impossible to defend against.

"Burning from within the heart, formless and colorless... this is the Fallen Heart Flame! How is this possible! You actually possess two kinds of Heavenly Flames!" Gu Tong felt the world had gone mad! A twenty-three-year-old 7th-tier alchemist who also possessed two Heavenly Flames and had even merged them!

Could anything be more outrageous!

"Correct answer, but sadly, no prize." Xiao Yan appeared behind Gu Tong wielding the Heavy Xuan Ruler. While the Fallen Heart Flame alone would struggle to burn a Dou Ancestor to death, it could cause a brief moment of paralysis, preventing him from executing defensive Dou Techniques.

The Heavy Xuan Ruler came crashing down with a reverberating thunderclap. The Flame Splitting Tsunami struck Gu Tong's back with devastating force!

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's spiritual perception detected something strange. He revealed a slight smile and murmured, "Quite clever, actually abandoning your physical body and hiding your soul body within the Heavenly Flame to escape."

"However, revealing your soul body before an Honorable Elder of the Hall of Souls... you're truly brave."

Xiao Yan waved his hand. The Green Lotus Core Flame immediately exploded, its terrifying green fire spreading like fireworks and instantly covering this patch of sky.

Then he swiftly retrieved the Soul Command Token from his storage ring, while allowing his Spiritual Strength to surge in a frenzy.

Abyss Submersion!

Xiao Yan slammed his palm onto the Soul Command Token. A mass of eerie black fog instantly spurted from it. With clattering sounds, several thick black chains surged out from the black fog.

Thud thud thud!

A series of dull thuds rang out as those black soul chains passed cleanly through Gu Tong's body, which was now an empty shell.

At Xiao Yan's command, the Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame merged again into the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame. With a thunderous sound, the giant python tore and bit through the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame's tornado barrier, creating an opening and revealing the soul body hiding inside.

Deprived of the Heavenly Flame's protection, the black soul chains met no resistance, latching onto Gu Tong's soul body with a metallic clatter.

"Soul Skill!! You're from the Hall of Souls!" Gu Tong's face filled with utter terror when he saw the black chains stabbing toward him.

On the Dou Qi Continent, only one force specialized in Soul Skills!

The Hall of Souls!

"Jie Jie Jie, correct. I am an Honorable Elder of the Hall of Souls. You may call me Venerable Yan." Xiao Yan grinned broadly, revealing his white teeth.

"No!!!"

Clatter clatter clatter!

The black soul chains pierced into Gu Tong's soul body without any surprises. When it came to dealing with soul bodies, the techniques of the Hall of Souls never disappointed.

Black fog frothed and swirled with a powerful yank, drawing the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame and Gu Tong's soul body alike into the Soul Command Token.

Click click click.

After being absorbed, Gu Tong seemed to still be struggling within. The Soul Command Token shook slightly a few times but quickly quieted down.

"The Hall of Souls truly has exceptional methods for dealing with soul bodies. No wonder they can dominate the Central Plains, forcing even those proud alchemists to unite." Venerable Tian Huo emerged from the storage ring. He naturally knew that Xiao Yan was from the Hall of Souls.

He couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile as he looked at the Soul Command Token before Xiao Yan. He felt fortunate that he hadn't harbored thoughts of possessing Xiao Yan's body back then; otherwise, he would probably have been absorbed into the Soul Command Token by now.

Xiao Yan put away the Soul Command Token and wrapped Gu Tong's corpse in Heavenly Flame. "Elder Yao, while I, Xiao Yan, am neither a saint nor particularly virtuous, I am not ungrateful. You needn't worry."

"Look, Gu Tong's body is just suitable for your resurrection."

Gu Tong's body was very suitable. Not only was it a Dou Ancestor's body, but it was also in its teens, extremely young.

When the time came, Xiao Yan would use three Heavenly Flames to refine it, replacing all of Gu Tong's flesh and blood with Venerable Tian Huo's skeletal remains to eliminate the pill's side effects.

Venerable Tian Huo's original skeleton was still in the storage ring.

Not only would Venerable Tian Huo be resurrected then, he would even regain his youth. Although Venerable Tian Huo's soul body was already old and naturally couldn't compare to a truly young person.

Venerable Tian Huo felt much more reassured hearing Xiao Yan's words. With Xiao Yan's alchemist talent, it wouldn't be long before he could refine middle-grade tier 7 pills.

Once the materials for the Yin Yang Life Soul Pill were gathered and the pill refined, Venerable Tian Huo could be resurrected.

The day Venerable Tian Huo was resurrected would be the day the Yan Alliance unified the North-Western Region!

"Let's go. We should head back. Medusa and the others should have dealt with the rest. I just hope the Sky Serpent Mansion can be smart and not do anything foolish. Considering they nurtured Qing Lin, I can at least grant them a bit of goodwill." A strange light flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

When Xiao Yan leisurely returned, the outcome was undoubtedly settled with Medusa present. There would be no surprises.

The Medicine Bone Sect could be considered erased from the North-Western Region. Although there were still Dou Emperor experts in the sect, with Gu Tong, the 7th-tier alchemist, dead, the Medicine Bone Sect would be carved up, or rather, incorporated into the Yan Alliance's territory.

"Too bad that Yan Luo Tian fellow escaped." Jia Xing Tian shook his head helplessly. Even Medusa couldn't help it. She had to deal with those two Dou Ancestors from the Medicine Bone Sect while remaining vigilant against the Sky Serpent Mansion, Thunderbolt Sect, and Profound Lion Sect.

Plus, Yan Luo Tian's agility technique was indeed fast; Jia Xing Tian simply couldn't stop him.

"The monk may run but the temple remains. We'll visit the Gold Geese Sect sooner or later." Xiao Yan didn't mind. He estimated that after the Great Meeting of Factions ended, Yan Luo Tian would bring the entire Luo Yan Empire to surrender to the Yan Alliance. There was no rush.

In other words, aside from Yan Luo Tian, those from the Medicine Bone Sect, Gold Geese Sect, and Mulan Valley were almost fully wiped out.

Even the Three Mulan Elders, who had once plunged the Jia Ma Empire into bitter warfare, ultimately couldn't escape their fate of being killed by Zi Yan's dragon fist.

Zi Yan, having completely transformed and reached Rank 6, wielded Spatial Strength even more skillfully than Medusa. The Three Mulan Elders, who barely reached Dou Ancestor level through their combined attack, couldn't possibly be her match.

After one was eliminated, the remaining two were like turtles in a jar.

"Add this one and we're complete." Xiao Yan tossed Gu Tong's corpse on the ground. All members of the Medicine Bone Sect who came to participate in the Great Meeting of Factions, including Jian Feixue's body, lay scattered on the ground.

They were wiped out in one fell swoop!

For a moment, the area fell into utter silence. Both the mountain range and the Sky Serpent Mansion seemed to go dead still, as though not even a snake dared to hiss.

Everything grew so quiet that no one dared take a deep breath. Everyone felt a shiver in their hearts. From beginning to end, none of them had expected such an outcome.

The Yan Alliance! A newly established alliance force formed by four second-rate or even sub-second-rate factions from remote areas of the North-Western Region.

Yet at this Great Meeting of Factions, they had swept through almost everyone.

With Jian Feixue dead, Yue Er naturally became first. Qing Lin was also a member of the Xiao Clan. This meant the Yan Alliance had secured both the most talented alchemist and the most promising genius of the younger generation!

Not to mention Xiao Yan's alchemy skills surpassed Gu Tong's.

Everyone looked at each other, then at Queen Medusa who had just killed two 3-star Dou Ancestors.

Medusa stood there quietly at this moment, as if killing two 3-star Dou Ancestors wasn't worth mentioning, nothing significant, just something done casually.

"Didn't you just say that if the Yan Alliance joined forces with the Sky Serpent Mansion, the strongest alchemist plus the strongest expert could dominate the North-Western Region? What about now?" A young spectator turned to ask his companion.

The companion swallowed hard and replied with difficulty, "Now... perhaps this Great Meeting of Factions is about to be overturned."