BTTH: From Genius to Invincible-Chapter 547: Universal Love

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Xiao Yan approached with his hands clasped behind his back, emerald light rippling gently around his form. From a distance, he appeared to be emerging from the ancient tree itself, as if bearing the very essence of the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree upon his shoulders.

Even those who had never laid eyes on the Bodhisattva Heart understood immediately. Xiao Yan had definitely obtained it! The Bodhisattva Heart now resided within his body!!

"You!! You obtained the Bodhisattva Heart!" Jiu Feng’s colored pupils widened in horror as he stared at Xiao Yan. He possessed the Seven-Colored Demon Pupils, his bloodline had nearly achieved ancestral regression to become an Ancient Heaven Phoenix, and his cultivation stood at Eight-Change Dou Venerate, merely one step from achieving Saint rank!

Weren’t birds supposed to be more compatible with trees?! Why Xiao Yan!! What gave him the right?!

"Impossible! How could the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree choose you!" Hun Yu, who had maintained his composed smile throughout everything, could no longer contain himself. His face darkened with fury and resentment.

He possessed a Divine Grade bloodline! On what grounds could the Little Clan Leader of a declined Dou God Clan obtain the Bodhisattva Heart?! It should have been his!

The sight of their flustered rage brought immense satisfaction to Xiao Yan’s heart. He adopted a solemn expression and declared with righteous fervor, "There’s nothing to be done about it. Brother Ancient Tree recognized my extraordinary bone structure and saw that I hold the world in my heart, possessing a great righteous spirit of universal love. Unable to bear watching the common people of the Dou Qi Continent continue suffering under your oppression, it specially bestowed the Bodhisattva Heart upon me so that I might walk the world and deliver all living beings from their trials and tribulations."

Even Little Fairy Doctor couldn’t maintain her usual composure at those words. She stared at Xiao Yan with undisguised disbelief, utterly dumbfounded by his shameless performance.

You want to rescue all living beings?! The world should count its blessings if you’d just stop wreaking havoc among its women!

Cai Lin rolled her eyes at him. She had truly never encountered anyone so brazenly thick-skinned. Compared to his alchemy, his shamelessness was the more invincible talent!

Among those present, only Qing Lin had been thoroughly convinced by his words. She believed every syllable, gazing at her young master with pure worship shining in her beautiful eyes!

In that entire speech, Xiao Yan had probably only gotten the words ’universal love’ right, though his love was indeed quite universal in scope.

Hun Yu’s eyes flickered. He suddenly looked toward Jiu Feng, and the two exchanged glances, both catching the cold glint in the other’s gaze before giving barely perceptible nods.

Two thunderous booms erupted simultaneously. Both men burst into motion the instant their chins dipped, transforming into black streaks that shot toward Xiao Yan with lightning-like speed. Each circulated his full Dou Qi and struck viciously with an open palm.

Their intent was crystal clear: kill Xiao Yan and seize his Bodhisattva Heart!

"Hun Yu, you dare!"

Hun Yu shouted coldly, "Xiao Yan, hand over the Bodhisattva Heart, and we might spare your life!"

"Hand over the Bodhisattva Heart, and my Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe will leave immediately!" Jiu Feng shrieked. Who wouldn’t want to obtain the Bodhisattva Heart!

The corners of Xiao Yan’s mouth lifted slightly as he faced their joint assault. Thump-thump. A powerful heartbeat echoed from within him, as though he now possessed two hearts. The Bodhisattva Heart pulsed violently while wisps of emerald life essence surged through a special, newly formed meridian.

He formed a hand seal and golden light erupted, but the Vajra Glass Body that materialized this time differed from before. Instead of expanding to ninety-nine feet, he maintained his original size while his body took on the lustrous sheen of glazed glass.

The Bodhisattva Ancient Tree’s essence had tempered his body beyond anything he could have achieved alone. His Vajra Glass Body had transcended even major mastery. The energy of that massive form, fully compressed, gave him the appearance of an indestructible vajra body straight out of martial arts legend: skin of bronze and bones of iron.

A resonant hum followed as emerald veins flowed across the Vajra Glass Body like living patterns. These were the special meridians added by the Bodhisattva Heart, imbuing the technique with a vital, almost organic beauty.

"Scram!"

Xiao Yan’s Four-Change cultivation erupted. Both fists formed and blasted toward the oncoming Hun Yu and Jiu Feng simultaneously.

BOOM!

Ferocious palm winds collided with his fist winds, producing a subtle yet devastating muffled explosion. Xiao Yan’s cultivation was only Four-Change while Hun Yu stood at Six-Change and Jiu Feng at Eight-Change; on paper, the gap appeared insurmountable.

Yet before triumphant smiles could form on their faces, both men felt an incredibly terrifying force surge from the point of contact, overwhelming them like a tidal wave.

CRASH!

Hun Yu and Jiu Feng’s expressions changed drastically as the immense power sent them flying backward. In their two-against-one assault, they had actually been blasted away by Xiao Yan!

"Physical strength that has transcended the mortal and entered the saintly realm!" A Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe elder shrieked in terror.

Cai Lin’s beautiful eyes widened in amazement. As a magical beast herself, she naturally understood that a magical beast’s might was measured by the power of its physical body.

Rank 8 physical strength was called ’transcendent,’ while Rank 9 was naturally ’saintly’!

Of course, powerful physical strength alone didn’t mean one could match a true Dou Saint. Moreover, Xiao Yan hadn’t truly stepped into Rank 9 physical power. He was approaching it at best.

Jiu Feng and Hun Yu crashed to the ground, horror flooding their eyes. What kind of incredible fortune had Xiao Yan stumbled into! Obtaining the Bodhisattva Heart was one thing, but how had his physical body been tempered to such a terrifying degree in just a few short days?

Jiu Feng was an Eight-Change Dou Venerate from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe, a purebred magical beast, yet even his physical body wasn’t as formidable as Xiao Yan’s!

"So strong!"

Xun Er and the others gazed at Xiao Yan, delight and surprise filling their beautiful eyes. He had obtained a heaven-sent opportunity!

"Attack! If this Xiao Yan refines the Bodhisattva Heart, it will spell catastrophic disaster for our Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe!" Jiu Feng shrieked. Over a dozen Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe members, their injuries still unhealed, immediately moved to surround Xiao Yan.

Hun Yu’s eyes narrowed. "We cannot allow a second Xiao Xuan to appear. He must be strangled in the cradle!"

The Hun Clan’s Dou Venerates attacked in unison.

"Heh, others might fear your Hun Clan, but my Gu Clan doesn’t." Gu Qing Yang snorted coldly, drew his weapon, and moved to intercept.

The Yan Alliance and Flower Sect members also flew forward to block the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe.

"Let me handle these two." Xiao Yan smiled and transmitted to Xun Er as she prepared to assist him.

Xun Er’s eyes softened. She understood his temperament well enough and nodded, turning instead to lock onto one of the Hun Clan’s stronger experts.

"Kill!!" Jiu Feng spread his Demon Phoenix Wings as his Eight-Change Dou Venerate aura erupted completely. Bloodline strength boiled within him, blood qi surging violently.

Hun Yu’s eyes narrowed to slits, a vicious gleam flashing through them. He formed a hand seal and cold, sinister Spiritual Strength erupted from within. His Divine Grade Bloodline activated fully, instantly elevating his soul to the middle Heavenly State while his cultivation surged from peak Six-Change to Eight-Change!

’This Divine Grade bloodline is indeed remarkable. Not only does it enhance Spiritual Strength, it raises cultivation by over one change as well.’ Xiao Yan shook his head, though his eyes showed no trace of fear whatsoever.

"Unfortunately, two Eight-Change cultivators still aren’t enough." He merely smiled and shook his head as he sensed their auras.

The Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark appeared with a resonant hum. The seven-colored mark erupted brilliantly as patterns spread across his body. Strangely, upon closer inspection, the meridian from the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree running alongside the Clan Mark made it appear as if an extra color had been added, transforming it into what resembled an eight-colored Clan Mark!

Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi cultivation instantly soared from Four-Change to Eight-Change! The enhancement was even stronger than before!

"Divine Grade! You!! How could the Xiao Clan possess a Divine Grade bloodline... It’s that Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!" Hun Yu exclaimed in shock before recognizing the special Secret Technique created by Xiao Xuan!

Both opponents immediately unleashed Low Tian Class Dou Techniques.

"Soul Extinguishing Palm!"

Mournful screams grew increasingly shrill from the palm print as Hun Yu roared furiously. The pitch-black palm shot forward like rushing thunder toward Xiao Yan.

The black palm print wasn’t large, but it contained extremely cold and vast Dou Qi. Hun Yu clearly understood that against Xiao Yan’s greatly increased strength, anything less than full power meant certain defeat.

"Heaven Demon Phoenix Seal!"

Screech!

A black Ancient Heaven Phoenix materialized above Jiu Feng’s palm, then transformed into a massive seal that crashed down viciously!

Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor! Heavenly Flame fusion!

Xiao Yan’s heart thundered. The Ten Thousand Beast Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Yin-Yang Twin Flame merged in an instant. After the three Heavenly Flames combined, the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor seemed to come alive. A purple-gold true dragon materialized across its surface, radiating waves of majestic dragon might.

"Heavenly Flame Vajra Fist!"

Xiao Yan advanced rather than retreating. His Ancient Phoenix Wings spread as he transformed into a streak of Heavenly Flame light, charging straight toward both opponents.

Power condensed in his right fist before erupting into a sea of fire. The flames and brilliant radiance from his strike illuminated the entire space in an instant, so blindingly intense that no one could keep their eyes open.

The terrifyingly high temperature caused even light itself to distort.

In this single punch, Xiao Yan had condensed not merely his Heavenly Flames but also his powerful physical strength and the life force of the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree permeating this very space!

All of it gathered in his right fist at that crucial moment.

BOOM!

A massive explosion shook the surrounding world. In its wake, absolute silence descended, as if someone had pressed the mute button on reality. Jiu Feng and Hun Yu, who had faced the punch head-on, couldn’t hear a thing for a long, disorienting stretch. Their ears might as well have gone deaf.

One punch to incinerate the heavens, vajra indestructible! The power of this strike had reached its absolute limit. Unless a Dou Saint personally intervened, even a low-level Half-Saint would have to avoid its edge!

Dou Venerate-level opponents simply could not withstand such force.

Jiu Feng’s Heaven Demon Phoenix Seal shattered instantly. Even though it was the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe’s most prideful offensive beast technique, carrying all of Jiu Feng’s blood qi, it still couldn’t withstand Xiao Yan’s strike.

Hun Yu’s Soul Extinguishing Palm fared even worse. Heavenly Flames were the perfect counter to such ghostly techniques. These spectral entities turned to ash the instant they met the most yang-attributed flames, completely purified.

Seal shattered, palm broken. Terrifying Heavenly Flames swept forward like a tide that blotted out the sky, submerging Hun Yu and Jiu Feng completely.

Bang! Bang!

Both men were blasted from the sky, crashing heavily into the ground and creating an enormous, deep crater!

Even with Hun Yu using his Clan Mark to enhance his strength, he still couldn’t withstand Xiao Yan empowered by the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree!

It didn’t matter if you were the Young Tribe Leader of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe or possessed the Hun Clan’s Divine Grade bloodline. With the Bodhisattva Heart’s amplification, within this space, he was simply that powerful!

The flames receded. Jiu Feng and Hun Yu hadn’t died, but many parts of their bodies had been burned ragged by the Heavenly Flames, bone visible through the wounds. They had clearly suffered serious injuries.

Jiu Feng, having reverted to his true form, stared at Xiao Yan with unwilling colored pupils. Against Xiao Yan’s current strength, there was simply nothing he could do.

"Brother Jiu Feng, can your colored pupils seal off this space?"

"Brother Hun Yu, you want to summon a clan expert?!"

Hun Yu nodded. This was their only way to kill Xiao Yan!

Jiu Feng’s eyes narrowed as he looked toward Xiao Yan, hatred already gnawed to the bone. He couldn’t bear that the woman he considered his exclusive possession was actually one of Xiao Yan’s people. Even less could he accept that Xiao Yan was stronger than him!

"Fine!" Jiu Feng slammed a palm against his chest and spat out a mouthful of dark red essence blood. Forming a hand seal, he shouted, "Colored Pupils Ancient Phoenix Bell!!"

BUZZ!!

The seven-colored pupils in Jiu Feng’s eyes erupted with brilliant light. A massive black Ancient Heaven Phoenix image materialized, and after swallowing the dark red essence blood, it seemed temporarily revived.

"Ancient Heaven Phoenix?!"

The illusory phoenix spread its enormous wings, instantly enveloping Xiao Yan, Hun Yu, and Jiu Feng within their span.

"Xiao Yan ge-ge!"

"This is bad! The Hun Clan wants to summon their experts!"

"Young Miss, should we call Elder Tong Xuan?" Gu Hua asked.

A strange look flickered through Xun Er’s beautiful eyes. She naturally knew Xiao Yan maintained a cooperative relationship with the Hun Clan. She shook her head. "No need. We’ll eliminate these Hun Clan members first, then break that Demon Phoenix Bell."

Cai Lin, Little Fairy Doctor, and Venerable Tian Huo all wore peculiar expressions as they watched Xiao Yan become enveloped within.

Inside Jiu Feng’s sealed space, Hun Yu looked at Xiao Yan with a treacherous grin. "Hahaha, Xiao Yan! No matter how strong you are, you can’t be stronger than a Dou Saint!!"

Crack!

Hun Yu crushed a spatial jade slip. The surrounding space immediately began distorting violently, warping like a prison cell closing in.

A spatial rift spread open, forming a pitch-black void. From within, a heaven-toppling aura swept outward like a storm.

"Cough, cough... Hun Yu, to think even you couldn’t deal with that Xiao Clan brat."

A pale, withered hand emerged from the rift, followed by an elderly voice punctuated by constant coughing. An old man in grayish-white robes slowly stepped through the fissure and appeared before the strangely composed Xiao Yan.

The old man’s figure was stooped, one hand leaning on a skeleton-headed staff. His eyes were deeply sunken, two clusters of eerie green light flickering within their hollows, radiating a sinister and unsettling aura.

"There was a slight accident. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have used the spatial jade slip." Hun Yu frowned at the old man’s words before fixing Xiao Yan with a sinister gaze. "He has the Bodhisattva Heart in his body!"

"Oh?"

The old man named Gu You showed a flicker of surprise. His green-glowing eyes turned to examine Xiao Yan, and a strange smile crept across his withered face. "I didn’t expect this brat to have such tremendous fortune." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Xiao Yan saw Gu You appear and awkwardly rubbed his nose. "It’s been a while, hasn’t it, Old Second?"