socalfunplaces 8. During the trip
8. During the trip
"Come on, Zi Yan." Xiao Yan looked at the little girl with purple hair and a tender face opposite him.
Zi Yan chuckled as she looked at the eager Xiao Yan and said, "Remember to pay me after you're done."
With that, she unleashed a punch imbued with terrifying power straight at Xiao Yan. The shadow of her fist was so fast it was almost invisible to the naked eye; the air in front of her was compressed into an air cannon that hurtled towards Xiao Yan. Even a peak Dou Wang expert would have to be cautious with this punch. Thunderous sounds erupted from Xiao Yan's body, and his figure became somewhat illusory. The air cannon struck Xiao Yan, and he slowly dissipated, leaving only an afterimage created by the Three Thousand Thunderbolts.
Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan, who had dodged, and laughed, "I'll beat your pants off today!"
Xun'er, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but smile when she heard this.
Punches rained down with terrifying force, one after another. The three were on the back of a fifth-tier demonic beast, the Flood Dragon Vulture, in a relatively cramped space. The thunderous roar emanating from Xiao Yan grew louder, and afterimages crackling with lightning appeared only to be shattered. Xiao Yan's movement speed was astonishing, but his Dou Qi was suppressed to the peak of the Dou Ling level. As time went on, his Dou Qi supply became insufficient, and his speed gradually slowed.
Seeing this, Zi Yan's playful side was aroused, and her punching speed suddenly increased. Although each punch was just a normal swing, combined with her terrifying strength, it was almost comparable to the fighting techniques of a peak Dou Wang expert. The title of Inner Court's Brute Strength Queen was well-deserved.
Xiao Yan's clothes were gradually torn to shreds. Although Zi Yan said those harsh words, she still gave him face and only attacked his upper body.
When the last piece of clothing on his upper body was stripped away, Xiao Yan's fist trembled, and he directly met the air cannon head-on, breaking through it with a single punch.
Xiao Yan was shirtless, his muscles well-defined, and his terrifying power, no less than Zi Yan's, was contained within his muscles.
Xiao Yan looked at the beautiful girl standing to the side and asked, "How is it, Xun'er?"
"Four hundred and sixty-three punches. Brother Xiao Yan's control over Dou Qi has improved again," Xun'er replied with a smile.
Xiao Yan tapped his storage ring, and several pills appeared in his hand, which he tossed to Zi Yan.
Xiao Yan met this little girl in the inner courtyard. Ever since he first witnessed her terrifying power, Xiao Yan had taken a liking to her as his top sparring partner. Learning that this little girl was born a terrifying magical beast and desperately needed to absorb the energy from medicinal herbs to advance to the sixth rank, but since raw herbs tasted terrible, Xiao Yan offered to provide him with palatable pills in exchange for Zi Yan training with him.
For the past three months, he has been training with her every day, and he has gradually mastered his rapidly increasing abilities. His Three Thousand Thunderbolts Lightning Flash is also nearing completion.
A month ago, the entire Xiao family moved to the Black Corner Region. Xiao Yan discussed the family's current predicament with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li, and they all expressed their support for Xiao Yan's decision. Having resolved his family's concerns, Yao Lao decided that Xiao Yan should leave Canaan first. Firstly, his rapidly increasing strength hadn't been fully digested, and both the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame would be detrimental to him at this point. Secondly, the Fallen Heart Flame was of great significance to the Inner Academy, and Yao Lao said that retrieving it later would be without difficulty.
Xiao Xun'er also expressed her desire for Xiao Yan to take her away quickly, as she would be going home soon after her family arrived. Therefore, the two of them simply asked Elder Su Qian for their leave. Unexpectedly, Elder Su Qian, seeing the good relationship between Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, allowed the little one to come along as well.
Worried about Qinglin, Xiao Yan led the two towards the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, constantly training himself along the way.
Feeling that he was gradually gaining more and more complete control over his body, Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction. A true strongman must take steady steps one by one; being greedy for higher realms will only block one's path to advancement.
Xiao Yan looked at Zi Yan and asked, "Did you find it?"
Zi Yan put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't you believe me? Finding this today is sure to be good; it has a strong aroma!" She then patted the head of her hurricane-like eagle and urged, "Silly bird, hurry up, or you won't get dinner!"
Zi Yan's race is quite terrifying, with a strong ability to suppress magical beasts. This Jiao Jia Vulture, comparable to a Dou Wang, has never made any unusual moves since it was captured by the three of them.
The Jiaojia Vulture was extremely fast, and under Zi Yan's urging, it had already penetrated deep into the heart of this magical beast mountain range in half an hour.
"Stop, this is it! The one guarding the herbs must be a big guy!" Zi Yan warned Xiao Yan.
"Roar!" A deafening roar rang out.
Xiao Yan smiled and then jumped off the back of the Jiaojia Vulture, looking down at the five-zhang-tall silver giant bear.
"Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear, its aura should be close to breaking through to the seventh rank. Today's second phase of training is quite substantial," Yao Lao's voice rang out.
Taking advantage of his falling momentum, Xiao Yan gathered his Dou Qi in his right fist. With a flick of his arm, he softly shouted, "Eight Extremes Collapse!"
The mountain-sized Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear was knocked to the ground by a single punch, the ground even cracking from the impact. The Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear, having suffered a blow, rose and its two enormous paws erupted with silver light, countless silver claw marks sealing off a section of space. Xiao Yan unleashed his Three Thousand Thunderbolts technique, weaving and dodging through the barrage of attacks. Fists, palms, elbows, legs, and headbutts rained down on the Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear. As the king of the beasts in this area, it never imagined it would be so thoroughly defeated by a mere human.
After a terrifying roar, blood spurted from the Dark Silver Terror Claw Bear's right paw, and a three-zhang-long claw mark shot towards Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan actually felt that he could not dodge it.
"You've mastered some spatial abilities? Fine, then let's clash head-on!"
Xiao Yan formed a hand seal, and a handprint twice the size of the scratch suddenly appeared, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
The Mountain-Opening Seal!
The claw marks intersected, a terrifying collision of energy.
The Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear was also somewhat frightened by the energy fluctuations; this human was too terrifying.
But just as this thought crossed his mind, an even more ancient but dangerous mark appeared from the energy center, and then, the Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear knew nothing more.
The Flood Dragon Eagle landed from the sky, and Zi Yan jumped down, smashing the mountain wall with a single punch. Two pure white fruits hung between the rocks, emanating a wondrous fragrance. Inside the fruits was not pulp, but a pure white liquid. Xiao Yan walked over and smiled, "Not bad, the White Fragrance Fruit needed for a level seven pill."
He carefully picked the herbs and placed them in a jade box. He already had over thirty portions of such good stuff. Relying on Zi Yan's perception and the speed of the Jiaojia Vulture, he searched everywhere for high-grade medicinal herbs. Xiao Yan's days were quite fulfilling.
Xiao Yan chopped off the four bear paws and handed them to Zi Yan, saying, "Go wash them. We're having bear paws for dinner tonight."
Zi Yan frowned and said, "Why do I have to wash today? Are you abusing a child?"
Xiao Yan counted on his fingers: "I killed the bear. Xun'er will cook it later. Isn't it normal for you to wash it?"
Zi Yan snorted softly, reluctantly walking towards the riverbank while clutching a bear paw that was even bigger than herself. When she heard Xiao Yan say that there would be five more pills tomorrow, she ran off quickly.
Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Brother Xiao Yan, why are you teasing Zi Yan again?"
"This guy actually said he'd beat my pants down, shouldn't he be punished?"
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That evening, in the territory of the Dark Silver Terrorclaw Bear, Xun'er placed strings of bear paw meat on a fire to roast, the enticing aroma and sizzling sound constantly stimulating the taste buds. Both the human and the bird stared wide-eyed at the roasting meat; the bird was the Jiaojia Vulture, and the human was naturally Zi Yan.
"Xun'er, your cooking is really good. A certain guy is lucky," Zi Yan said.
Xun'er looked at Zi Yan and said, "Alright, alright, I'll give you the first one later."
Zi Yan stuck out her tongue when her intentions were exposed.
Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out: "Who took my White Fragrance Berries? Get out here!"