"Brother Tian, you're finally here! Also, it's not that I'm slow. It's just that these three old fellows are really strange, and it's three against one, which isn't fair play."
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Tian in the sky, making his characteristic head-scratching gesture.
Just then, the lion-headed elder condensed a blood-red glow in his hand, launching a sneak attack while Xiao Yan was speaking.
Bang!
But before he could hit Xiao Yan, his body suddenly and eerily exploded into a mist of blood.
"Don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when they're talking?"
The remaining two Mulan elders felt a chill run down their spines. They hadn't even seen how the lion-headed elder died, only that he had strangely exploded into a mist of blood right before their eyes.
"Eight Extremities Collapse!" Xiao Yan, combining it with the speed of Three Thousand Lightning Movement, appeared before the tiger-headed elder and unleashed his most proficient Dou Technique.
Instantly, the tiger-headed elder's body was pierced through. In a flash, he appeared before the bear-headed elder, repeating the same move.
With this, the three elders who had dominated the Mulan Empire for many years became history.
"Son-in-law, save me!" Yun Shan's hair was no longer as neat as usual from the beating. His whole body was disheveled, his clothes tattered and torn by the poisonous mist. He looked utterly disheveled, completely lacking the demeanor of the Cloud Sky Emperor.
Hearing Yun Shan's address, Xie Bi Yan's eyelids twitched. He looked at Xiao Tian warily, his body subtly backing away.
Although this person looked young and had no aura about him, like an ordinary person, he had instantly killed someone using the Savage Three Beasts Art, specifically the one with concentrated power, which even he couldn't do.
There could only be one answer: the opponent's cultivation was far beyond his own. Had he ever seen an ordinary person capable of walking on air?
"Young friend, if you spare my life, I will retreat now and never step into the Jia Ma Empire again," Xie Bi Yan said with a forced smile.
"Noisy! Wouldn't solving this problem at its source be better if you just died?"
Xiao Tian extended two fingers and drew them downward. An arm-thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Xie Bi Yan directly.
Crack!
Xie Bi Yan was instantly split open, his entire body like charcoal. Of course, this was Xiao Tian intentionally using less than thirty percent of his strength; otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes in one blow.
Immediately, another bolt of lightning struck, continuously tormenting him.
"Boy, you're seeking death!" Xie Bi Yan, having endured three lightning strikes, was now half-crippled. He knew he couldn't escape.
His body erupted with blood blisters, with blood churning inside them, looking extremely terrifying.
Xiao Tian looked at him in this state and smiled. This was precisely why he hadn't killed him immediately. He wanted to push him to his limits.
"He wants to self-destruct!" Yun Shan and the magical beast quickly retreated.
Xie Bi Yan opened his mouth, and a jet-black light, like a fleeting glimpse, instantly shot out!
Its speed was comparable to lightning, heading straight for Xiao Tian.
"Brother Tian, quickly dodge!" Xiao Yan urgently shouted, activating Three Thousand Lightning Movement and rapidly rushing toward the black light.
Xiao Tian moved both hands. His left hand froze Xiao Yan, who was coming over, and his right hand directly caught the incoming black light.
"Alright, don't make such a fuss. This speed, in front of me, is as slow as a turtle."
Xiao Tian controlled the black light, making it float up and down in his hand. He indeed felt a lot of energy within it, thinking to himself, *If I give this to Xian'er to refine, it can increase her strength a little. No choice, with so many women, a lot of resources are needed, so I have to be careful with my calculations.*
Xiao Yan also scratched his head awkwardly upon hearing this. In his haste just now, he had forgotten that when Brother Tian appeared, his teacher had reminded him that Xiao Tian was already a Dou Zun.
"Brother Tian, it's good that you're alright."
"Old geezer, I thought this grand display would be something extraordinary, but it's just this? Giving you a chance was too useless, wasn't it?"
*Just this? Useless?*
Xie Bi Yan heard the mockery and instantly glared with rage, then fell straight backward.
"Huh, did he die of anger?" Xiao Tian extended his hand and pointed out a ray of light, directly piercing through his glabella.
As his glabella was pierced, Xie Bi Yan looked at Xiao Tian in disbelief, then truly and completely died. That last look seemed to ask, *Are you still going to finish me off?*
Xiao Tian's body erupted with a wave, and instantly, the surrounding world turned black and white. Immediately after, the leaders of the Three Great Empires and anyone above Da Dou Shi automatically exploded into pools of blood mist.
"Alright, the rest is up to you. Xiao Yan Zi, his corpse is yours. Oh, and this, you'll find it useful."
Xiao Tian waved his hand, and four storage rings flew into his hand. Then, he casually threw the jade bottle sealing Iron Protector to Xiao Yan. As for Protector Wu, who was captured much earlier, he had long since reincarnated.
After collecting the spoils of war, Xiao Tian's figure, like a ghost, headed toward Zi Yan and the others' amusement park.
"What kind of move was that just now? It was so terrifying. I felt like I was suffocating, and I even saw the Grim Reaper waving at me."
Yun Shan came to Xiao Yan's side, breathing heavily. It had only been a few years since they last met, yet Xiao Tian's strength was unexpectedly terrifying. He secretly rejoiced, *Fortunately, I have a good disciple who can be associated with Xiao Tian. Otherwise, I might have become one of those blood mist fireworks.*
"That's one of Brother Tian's Dou Techniques, World Loses Color. It is indeed a terrifying Dou Technique. Of course, the prerequisite is that your strength is strong enough to break free; otherwise, you can only wait for death."
Xiao Yan had experienced this Dou Technique of Xiao Tian's many times. He often had Xiao Tian use Dou Techniques to temper himself.
"A very fitting name," Yun Shan nodded in agreement.
Xiao Yan walked up to Xie Bi Yan's corpse and directly collected it. These things were perfect for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
"You little rascal don't have some special fetish, do you?" Yun Shan came to Xiao Yan's side and asked jokingly.
"Go away, go away. I'm not as old and improper as you are!" Xiao Yan laughed and cursed a few times.
During this period, the two had deepened their relationship by fighting together, though more so because Yun Shan deliberately sought to befriend him.
…
When Xiao Tian arrived at the place where Zi Yan and the others were playing, the two were currently squatting, chin in hands, looking at the Four-Winged Heavenly Demon Scorpion that had been literally smashed to death.
"Hui Ying, do you think this scorpion tastes good?" Zi Yan drooled a little and asked.
"I don't think it tastes good," Xiao Huiying shook her head.
"Why not?" Zi Yan tilted her small head and asked curiously.
"Look, its blood is green. Even when cooked, it would be really off-putting. Could you eat that?"
Xiao Huiying pointed to the green blood constantly oozing from the scorpion's body.
"Uh, it does seem so."
Zi Yan looked at the green blood and suddenly felt a little nauseous. Even the pill in her mouth seemed a bit unappetizing. She quietly leaned closer to Xiao Huiying.
"I'm telling you, I saw Sister Cai Lin secretly drinking something in Xiao Tian's sleeping quarters before. Xiao Tian gave it to her, but Sister Cai Lin didn't seem to find it very tasty. Yet, she looked a little like she was savoring it, so it might be something good."
"What was it?" Xiao Huiying also asked curiously.
Zi Yan shook her purple twin pigtails. "I don't know. Next time, I'll take you to see, and then we'll ask Xiao Tian for some too."
Just then, a voice sounded behind them.
"What are you two talking about?"