Pushing his Dou Qi to its limit, Xiao Yan let out a deep shout. His foot stomped heavily on the ground, propelling him forward. After a few steps, he leaped into the air, using the momentum of his descent to deliver a powerful punch.
Facing Xiao Yan's fierce attack, Yao Lao stood with his hands behind his back, his body suddenly spinning. Standing on one foot, he swung his right leg with the force of his rotation, countering Xiao Yan's strike.
The collision of fist and foot produced a dull thud. The ground beneath Yao Lao's feet cracked with a snap, forming a spiderweb-like pattern of fissures.
Xiao Yan's body landed heavily, his eyes sharp like an eagle's as they locked onto Yao Lao's supporting foot. In an instant, his attack followed.
Yao Lao hadn't expected Xiao Yan to react so quickly. He was kicked by Xiao Yan, causing his body to spin and stagger back several steps.
Half a year ago, during an alchemy session, Xiao Yan had experienced the profound Dan Soul Realm, causing his soul power to surge and break through to the high-level Mortal Soul Realm.
Yao Lao stabilized his stance, crossing his arms in front of him like a tiger pouncing down a mountain, aiming straight for Xiao Yan's face.
Having fought countless battles to establish the Poison Sect in the Chu Yun Empire, Xiao Yan's combat experience had skyrocketed.
Facing Yao Lao's counterattack, Xiao Yan stepped forward, delivering a powerful punch with a horse stance, instantly neutralizing Yao Lao's clawing assault.
Although Xiao Yan's combat techniques were exquisite, Yao Lao's strength was overwhelming. Even without going all out, he was far beyond Xiao Yan's ability to contend with.
"Your combat experience is rich, but the gap in our strength is too great!" Yao Lao shouted, pushing his palms forward. A mountain-like force instantly sent Xiao Yan flying.
"Void Annihilation!" Xiao Yan assumed a firm stance, channeling the force into the ground before countering, "Overlord's Strike!"
After two years of development, the techniques derived from Void Annihilation—Wolf King's Seal and Overlord's Strike—had grown increasingly powerful. The latter had even reached the level of an Earth-tier Dou Technique.
Vast Dou Qi surged out like a tidal wave, drawing in the energy of heaven and earth. In an instant, it condensed into a massive fist, shooting forward like a cannonball, shaking the air with its immense power.
A technique he had never seen before! Yao Lao's eyes narrowed, and his palms suddenly took on a pale white hue as he punched forward, "Eight Extremities Collapse!"
This high-level Xuan-tier Dou Technique, in Yao Lao's hands, fully unleashed its power, rivaling an Earth-tier technique. Eight hidden forces surged forth like thunder.
The collision of the two fists was like the clash of stars, deafening and earth-shaking. The tidal wave of Dou Qi caused the surrounding space to tremble.
Breaking through Xiao Yan's technique, Yao Lao charged forward, not giving Xiao Yan a chance to continue his assault.
Although Yao Lao didn't possess Xiao Yan's heaven-defying comprehension, his long years of experience had allowed him to master this technique to perfection. Every punch and palm strike carried eight hidden forces.
The relentless barrage of attacks became the first to break through the time gap in Xiao Yan's Void Annihilation's force redirection and recovery.
With Void Annihilation broken, Xiao Yan drew a circle with his arms, immediately switching to the Cycle of Endless Calamity.
Void Annihilation was originally meant to compensate for the flaws of the Cycle of Endless Calamity, but now it was the Cycle of Endless Calamity that compensated for the shortcomings of Void Annihilation.
The techniques of the Cycle of Endless Calamity had evolved to their limit, with moves like Shattering the Heavens, Crushing the Firmament, and Annihilation of All Life.
"Crushing the Firmament!" Using minimal force to redirect the opposing energy, Xiao Yan felt Yao Lao's palm strike become soft and empty upon contact.
In the blink of an eye, Yao Lao's arm suddenly swelled, his muscles filling with power as a powerful pale white beam shot forth.
It was the Eight Extremities Sky Cannon, a technique Xiao Yan had created based on the hidden forces of the Eight Extremities Collapse!
The Eight Extremities Sky Cannon concentrated the eight hidden forces of the Eight Extremities Collapse into a single line, leaving no room for the opponent to react.
Yao Lao had mastered the Eight Extremities Collapse to perfection, and the Eight Extremities Sky Cannon flowed naturally from it.
The pale white beam tore through space like a meteor, instantly piercing Xiao Yan's chest and sending him flying back dozens of feet.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The Cycle of Endless Calamity's ability to redirect force had been compromised, as the explosive power of the Eight Extremities Sky Cannon left no force to redirect.
In a single move, Xiao Yan was severely injured.
"Teacher, you've studied my techniques deeply!" Xiao Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, genuinely surprised.
He had only used these techniques a few times in front of Yao Lao, yet Yao Lao had already discerned their intricacies.
"Your techniques are exquisite, but they're not invincible. If you become overconfident, you'll suffer greatly sooner or later," Yao Lao said with a faint smile, offering a warning.
Xiao Yan's techniques were indeed incredibly refined. Having witnessed their creation and seen Xiao Yan use them several times, Yao Lao had spent a long time pondering before figuring out how to counter them.
If it were their first encounter, it would have been difficult to find a suitable technique to break through.
However, the Dou Qi Continent was vast and boundless. It was inevitable that there would be individuals with combat talents matching his alchemical prowess and possessing formidable strength.
If he encountered such an expert, it would be too late...
At least now, losing to his teacher wasn't a disgrace.
"I didn't endure your attacks for nothing," Xiao Yan said, his body trembling as he drew another circle with his hands. Vast energy surged forth, gradually forming a dazzling Gossip pattern. "Annihilation of All Life!"
While the ordinary Cycle of Endless Calamity might struggle to redirect sudden bursts of force, Xiao Yan had trained it to an extremely deep level.
As long as he was attacked, he could redirect the force. There was no situation where he couldn't borrow power.
"What?!" Seeing the Gossip light seal that caused space to tremble, Yao Lao's eyes widened in disbelief.
Xiao Yan had actually trained the Cycle of Endless Calamity to such a level. The pale white light emanating from the seal was clearly the attack Yao Lao had just unleashed using the Bone Chilling Flame.
Moreover, the amount of heaven and earth energy mobilized by "Annihilation of All Life" surpassed that of the earlier Overlord's Strike. If not for the fact that it was a force-redirecting technique, its fluctuations would have been enough to rival a high-level Earth-tier Dou Technique.
The八卦 light seal shot forward with overwhelming force, shattering the rocks in its path and reducing everything to rubble, as if it sought to destroy all in its way.
Yao Lao frowned, quickly pushing his arms forward. In an instant, he used the powerful Bone Chilling Flame to create a thick ice wall.
The ice wall was several zhang tall and several meters wide, emitting a pale white light that made it seem indestructible.
The Bone Chilling Flame was a unique combination of extreme cold and heat. Unlike ordinary Heavenly Flames, which focused solely on attack, it was also exceptionally strong in defense.
However, the power of the gossip light seal was too overwhelming. Even though Yao Lao had tapped into the strength of a Dou Zong, the ice wall shattered instantly under its assault, scattering into countless shards of ice.
"It seems your combat techniques haven't fallen behind these past two years," Yao Lao said, taking a deep breath as pale white light gathered in his hands. "Next, I'll use the Seven Mysteries of the Corpse God that I've comprehended."
(End of Chapter)
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