Facing a half-step Dou Zong and two nine-star Dou Huangs, Chen Xiao's original intention was just to stall them.
Then, he would wait for Mo Tianxing and the others hidden in the dark to be unable to hold back and reveal themselves, joining the battle, before finding an opportunity to capture them all in one go.
Unfortunately, Fang Yan's action of having the Third Elder launch a surprise attack on the Little Fairy Doctor disrupted Chen Xiao's plan.
Although the Little Fairy Doctor could rely on her Woeful Poison Body to make Yan avoid her, that was because they were both three-star Dou Huangs, with no gap in cultivation level.
In contrast, this Third Elder of Demon Flame Valley was a genuine nine-star Dou Huang!
If he targeted the Little Fairy Doctor, she might be able to cope, but she would definitely have to exert all her strength to activate her poison body. This would greatly increase the risk of the Little Fairy Doctor's Woeful Poison Body going out of control prematurely.
This was not a situation Chen Xiao wanted to see. Therefore, he could only change his strategy at this moment, abandoning his defensive stance and truly getting serious.
"Earth Rank Dou Skill!"
The frosty giant palm, carrying a biting pressure, slammed down from the sky. The Third Elder's pupils constricted sharply, and the Dou Qi around his body surged violently like boiling magma. As his ten fingers flew, complex hand seals changed continuously.
Although Earth Rank Dou Skills were already top-tier in the Northwest Continent, given their status and experience, they weren't overly surprised.
After all, looking at the experts on the Black Ranking, except for a handful of geniuses, almost everyone possessed at least one Earth Rank Dou Skill, using it as their trump card to defeat enemies.
"Let you witness my Demon Flame Valley's Flame Manipulation Art!"
The Third Elder roared sternly, the afterimages of his fingertips fluttering like butterfly wings. Before his voice fell, Fang Yan and the Second Elder had already closed in.
In the Black-Corner Region, this land where the strong preyed on the weak, the iron rule of the victor being king had long crushed the so-called empty reputation of 'winning with numbers'.
Here, there was no talk of martial ethics, nor was the process considered; only the result mattered!
Their gazes met, their tacit understanding as sharp as poisoned blades. They simultaneously roared and shot backward like arrows released from a bowstring.
In an instant, dozens of hand seals were unleashed like a torrential downpour. Accompanied by the bone-cracking sound of energy vibrations, three clusters of light gray flames erupted from their chests, like three dormant gray pythons, intertwining and hissing in the void.
The moment the gray flames shot out, the air emitted a piercing shriek, finally converging with a roar in the center of the three!
When the three flames completely merged, a strange flame wrapped in dark brown patterns shot up into the sky, like a giant beast opening its fangs. The temperature within a hundred meters surged at a speed visible to the naked eye. The distant trees instantly dehydrated and carbonized, and even the space rippled under the scorching heat of the flame, as if it were a mirror crumpled by an invisible large hand.
The rolling and rising grayish-brown flame wantonly burned the surrounding space, and the terrifying power it unleashed was enough to crush most beast flames.
Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. As someone who had come into contact with Heavenly Flames multiple times and was well aware of their characteristics, he could see the clue at a glance.
This seemingly overbearing flame, although it carried the momentum of burning the sky and boiling the sea, always lacked the destructive aura of a Heavenly Flame that could turn everything into nothingness, as if it were an empty shell without a soul.
The two were, after all, not on the same level!
The grayish-brown flame hovered above the heads of Fang Yan and the other two, like a gray sun, continuously emitting a terrifying high temperature that even caused space to distort.
A cold smile simultaneously appeared on the corners of the three's mouths. They all raised their hands and waved, and the ball of flame instantly split into three, entering their bodies like three streaks of speeding firelight.
In an instant, the aura around the three surged. Violent heat waves, wrapped in scorching strong winds, swept towards Chen Xiao like a surging tsunami.
Almost simultaneously, the three suddenly raised a finger, and three gray flames shot out like agile chains, directly attacking the imposing frosty giant palm.
What was strange was that as soon as these fire chains came into contact with the Heavenly Frost Palm, they spread wildly along the palm's momentum like a bone-attached gangrene. In the blink of an eye, they wrapped the giant palm layer by layer. No matter how much force it carried, it was unable to descend even a fraction of an inch.
The methods of the veteran experts in the Black-Corner Region were evident!
"Explode!"
Seeing his attack blocked, Chen Xiao let out a low sigh.
In an instant, the frosty giant palm exploded with a roar. Violent energy erupted like a tsunami, transforming into a howling energy storm. Wherever it passed, the fire chains meticulously woven by the three men disintegrated inch by inch. The chilling cold and the scorching heat waves collided with a thunderous crash, and terrifying waves of alternating hot and cold air surged out, seemingly intent on devouring everything around them. A violent roar sounded like a clap of thunder. Zi Yan and the others looked over, only to see surging energy aftershocks filling the space between heaven and earth.
Chen Xiao and the three Elders of Demon Flame Valley were like arrows shot from a bowstring, each retreating a thousand feet. Their clothes fluttered wildly in the energy waves. They used extremely fast movement techniques to evade the terrifying shockwave that could tear space, leaving behind several afterimages swaying in mid-air.
"Don't get distracted! Deal with your opponents first!"
Chen Xiao shouted in a deep voice, his Dou Qi suddenly surging.
Before his voice faded, lightning flashed beneath his feet, and his figure transformed into a phantom that stood between the three Demon Flame Valley members and the Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan, cutting off any chance for the Third Elder to launch a sneak attack on the Little Fairy Doctor.
Fang Yan instantly saw through Chen Xiao's intention. A bloodthirsty grin appeared at the corner of his mouth, and killing intent surged in his eyes like a tide: "Seeking death! Then I'll send you to the Yellow Springs first!"
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the red-robed Yan who was engaged in a bitter battle not far away. Even at his peak, Yan was no match for the Little Fairy Doctor. Now severely injured, his situation was even more difficult and already precarious. In just a moment, the Little Fairy Doctor would be able to extricate herself.
This instantly made Fang Yan lose patience with dealing with Chen Xiao. He exchanged glances with the Second Elder and Third Elder beside him. The Dou Qi around the three of them suddenly surged, like three fierce beasts ready to strike, vowing to crush Chen Xiao under this fierce combined attack.
In an instant, the hand seals of the three men fluttered like butterfly shadows, and the surging grayish-brown flames within their bodies gushed out like a bursting dam, covering the sky and earth.
The flames intertwined and tangled in mid-air. After Fang Yan injected all the Transformation Fire he had cultivated throughout his life into it, the entire world suddenly trembled violently. Violent heaven and earth energy gathered like a vortex, and thick grayish-brown fire clouds surged endlessly, as if a giant beast was lurking within.
"Starry Sky Fire Phoenix!"
"Caw!"
Following Fang Yan's furious roar, a sharp bird cry tore through the sky, carrying a scorching wind that could burn everything to ashes as it broke through the clouds. The surging grayish-brown fire clouds violently fluctuated, and a giant fire bird, dozens of feet long, slowly condensed into form!
As its wings spread, ripples appeared in space. Its eyes were like two flickering ghostly flames, and its entire body exuded a chilling aura of destruction.
Clearly, this time the three Demon Flame Valley members had unleashed their ultimate killing move, vowing to completely blast Chen Xiao to death!
Feeling the overwhelming heat wave and the pressure that could tear through space, Chen Xiao's expression also became serious.
He took a deep breath, and a chilling cold suddenly rose around him. He stomped his foot fiercely, and the hand seals between his palms changed like lightning. The speed of forming the seals was dazzling. The Dou Qi within his body surged back like a river and sea, frantically pouring into his palm.
In an instant, an ice-blue hand seal exuding bone-piercing cold condensed in front of him. As the patterns flowed, it seemed to contain the mighty power of splitting heaven and earth.
"Mountain Splitting Seal!"
As the furious roar sounded, the ice-blue hand seal, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, rose into the sky.
Condensing the power of mountains, gathering the power of Xuanhuang, one palm splits the sky, cracks the earth, and collapses mountains, this is the Mountain Splitting Seal!
This ancient clan secret technique gifted by Xun Er had always been regarded by Chen Xiao as a hidden trump card. Now facing the killing move unleashed with full force by the three Demon Flame Valley members, he no longer dared to hold back. His aura surged like an angry tide, vowing to use this earth-shattering palm to shatter the enemy's attack!
After one seal was condensed, Chen Xiao did not stop for a moment.
His fingertips fluttered with hand seals, and he muttered incantations. The Dou Qi around him surged wildly.
In an instant, the world changed color. Countless heaven and earth energies surged and gathered like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. The air within a radius of dozens of miles emitted a piercing shriek. This commotion not only caused the expressions of everyone present to change drastically, but even many strong individuals hidden in the dark couldn't help but gasp, their pupils contracting violently.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, the space in front of Chen Xiao violently twisted, and a giant palm print, twenty to thirty feet long, slowly condensed.
This palm print glowed with a faint blue ice color, and the surging energy surged like angry waves, as if the power of an entire ocean was compressed within it.
Gathering the might of a hundred rivers, transforming into the power of angry waves, one palm flips the sea, rolling back the sky!
This seal is—
"Sea Flipping Seal!"
Chen Xiao roared, his voice like thunder.
As the roar fell, the Sea Flipping Seal completely formed!
The majestic mountain momentum of the Mountain Splitting Seal and the vast raging waves of the Sea Flipping Seal merged with each other. Once unleashed, the terrifying power of the two seals superimposed caused the space they passed through to begin to collapse, carrying a world-splitting might as they fiercely slammed towards the Starry Sky Fire Phoenix!
"Boom!"
The moment the Fire Phoenix collided with the twin seals, the world seemed to be paused. First, there was a subtle "crack," like the first crack appearing on the surface of space, followed by a roar like ten thousand bolts of thunder exploding. The grayish-brown flames and the ice-blue twin seals violently twisted and killed each other, erupting with dazzling bright light.
The Fire Phoenix's sharp cry and the shriek of tearing energy mixed together. Among the continuous mountain ranges, countless birds and beasts instantly bled from all seven orifices, shaken by the sound waves.
Chen Xiao gasped for air, stuffing a handful of Qing Yuan Pills into his mouth and swallowing them whole, replenishing his massive consumption.
Looking at the three people from Demon Flame Valley opposite, their faces were flushed red like blood, and threads of fresh blood were seeping from their noses and mouths!
Although the Starry Sky Fire Phoenix was strong, it began to disintegrate under the pressure of the superimposed twin seals. The flames on its wings flickered uncertainly like a candle flame blown by a strong wind.
Fang Yan roared, frantically injecting Dou Qi, and spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which landed inside the Fire Phoenix, allowing it to barely stabilize its form. Its sharp claws actually tore open a corner of the Mountain Splitting Seal, and the splashing energy fragments fell like meteorites, smashing bottomless pits into the ground.
However, the Sea Flipping Seal at this moment surged forward like a rising tide, carrying the force of overturning mountains and seas, and slammed fiercely into the Fire Phoenix.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
The energy storm exploded like a nuclear bomb, and a mushroom-cloud-shaped airwave shot straight into the sky, tearing a huge black crack in the sky. The destructive aftermath, indescribable in words, instantly spread out like a tsunami.
Chen Xiao grunted, electric light flashing under his feet as he rapidly retreated. His face was slightly pale. The three people from Fang Yan were also like kites with broken strings, being impacted by this destructive aftermath and flying back over a thousand feet before they could barely stabilize their bodies. Each of their faces was incredibly pale.
The Starry Sky Fire Phoenix had gathered all their Transformation Fire, and their minds were connected. Now that it was broken, all three of them were severely injured!
At this moment, the entire world fell into a brief silence. Even Zi Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor, who were fighting in the distance, looked over with pale faces. Only the Heavenly Demon Puppet, regardless of everything, was still relentlessly pursuing the Old Eagle Mountain Man, making it impossible for him to pay attention to the battlefield on the other side.
At the point where the twin seals and the Starry Sky Fire Phoenix collided, the scattered gray embers and twisted space silently told of the tragic nature of this collision.
Below, among the mountain ranges, under a patch of shade.
Mo Tianxing witnessed the energy storm of ice and fire tearing through the sky, and his pupils contracted violently.
That terrifying aftermath, capable of tearing space, had clearly reached the power of a Dou Zong expert's full-force attack!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that this was actually caused by a Dou Huang.
After unconsciously swallowing twice, a sinister smile suddenly bloomed on Mo Tianxing's face, and the greedy light in his eyes almost ignited his pupils.
This earth-shattering duel seemed to be a mutual destruction, but in reality, it gave him a heaven-sent opportunity.
Chen Xiao and the three people from Demon Flame Valley were undoubtedly exhausted of Dou Qi and covered in injuries at this moment. It was the perfect time to reap the benefits!
With greed rising, Mo Tianxing waved his large hand and strode out with Mo Ya and the other three Dou Huangs behind him.
"Everyone has worked hard. Now, it's time for me to clean up the mess!"
A low and sinister voice echoed in the air. Mo Tianxing flicked his wrist, and a stream of Dou Qi shot out, like a black lightning bolt, heading straight for Chen Xiao's face.
At the same time, Mo Ya, Qi Lao, and Che Cheng also rose into the air, forming a pincer attack with Mo Tianxing, trapping Chen Xiao firmly in the center.
Mo Tianxing's stream of Dou Qi shot out like a poisonous snake flicking its tongue. Chen Xiao looked at the sharp attack, but a meaningful shallow smile curved at the corner of his lips.
His fingers hanging by his side did not move at all, and his robe swayed gently in the strong wind. He looked as if he was about to collapse, as if he was truly at the end of his rope and had no strength left to fight back.
However, when the stream was only about ten feet away from him, a seductive figure, carrying a refreshing fragrance, suddenly appeared. At the same time, a heart-palpitating Dou Zong level pressure also spread out like a tide.
Medusa Queen's enchanting and cold eyes, filled with killing intent, fixed on Mo Tianxing, who was stepping into the air. The gold ornaments on her head emitted an eerie, faint glow, and she wiped out the stream of Dou Qi with a single palm.
"Who allowed you to touch him!"
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