The Twenty-Fifth Escaping Dou Ling

  From head to toe, the one who suffered the most was still this old man. He was first struck by Tang Yan's thirty-two sword strikes, and then subjected to a barrage of pear flower rain attacks, with his aura being worn down by more than half. His body had also been shaken internally by the massive sword in Tang Yan's hand, and if not for the protection of his aura, he would have already been pierced by dozens of holes. He was too careless, having suffered two major losses at the hands of his opponent in a row, only now using his aura claw technique to break through the opponent's sword shadow.

  Due to the density of Jianying's sword shadows being extremely high, he couldn't possibly unleash over a thousand sword shadows in just one or two seconds like Tang Yan did. In the end, he was still at a disadvantage and got beaten up. Even after breaking through Tang Yan's Hundred Paths Sword Shadows, he was still struck by over a hundred sword shadows, his body continuously being knocked back over ten meters, with each step back, blood seeping out from the corners of his mouth. It was unbelievable that a Dou Shi could defeat him, and even more unbelievable that every single sword shadow he unleashed was a real one.

  Tang Yan was also unable to go there, being hit by hundreds of Dou Qi from the opponent on the snowy ground, shocking him so much that his hands were numb and he almost couldn't hold onto his sword. This was the difference between a Dou Shi and a Dou Ling, himself only having an advantage in speed, while the opponent had an advantage in strength. Unfortunately for the opponent, Tang Yan's snow had caused internal injuries, slowing down their movements slightly, similarly, his ten fingers were bleeding profusely, and his arms were trembling.

  "Haha, what can Dou Ling do? Under my power, he's just an ant!" Tang Yan laughed loudly from thirty meters away.

  "Little one, you're good. We'll meet again!" He knew that if Tang Yan launched another attack, he wouldn't be able to withstand it, and now the only option was to retreat first.

  "Want to run?" Tang Yan said, immediately rushing up, one sword fiercely slashing towards him, leaving a sword mark over 20 meters long on the ground. However, the opponent had already escaped to who-knows-where, presumably having fled.

  "Tang Yan, next time I won't let you off!" The words of the Second Elder echoed from afar.

  "Next time I'll split you in two!" Tang Yan also responded, cursing in his heart: "Damn it, I didn't expect Dou Ling to be so strong. Luckily he ran away, or else I would have lost!"

  Yes, now Tang Yan's hands were shaken by his aura and almost lost consciousness. If he continued to fight, the Blowing Snow on his hand would definitely fall off. Similarly, the Second Elder of the Tianying Sect was not much better off. He knew that if he continued to fight, even if he could withstand Tang Yan's attacks, his fingers would be disabled.

  He can't beat the opponent himself, so he can ask the master or the elder to take action. He believes that the two of them can handle him together, or incite the master to take action. As long as the master takes action, Tang Yan will definitely not be able to beat him. The master and he are both at the Dou Ling level, but he is a five-star Dou Ling, while the elder is a three-star Dou Ling who is very powerful.

  Chase away this old man, Tang Yan felt much more at ease. At least he knew that for a while, at least half a month, there would be no problem. He had been hit by Tang Yan's hundreds of swords, his internal organs were not shattered, and his internal injuries were not light either. Tang Yan was also not doing well, his hands could hardly hold onto Bixue. The Dou Qi in his body had also been consumed by more than half, this battle could be said to have neither side gaining the upper hand, but it would be hard to say for the next one.

  Tang Yan arrived at the union with a gust of wind, only to find that there were many more mercenaries inside than before, about fifty people. As soon as they saw Tang Yan appear, they immediately went up to greet him and indicated that this time's mission would be escorted by them. Tang Yan merely nodded in response to their words, then called out to Zilan, "Little Junior Sister, let's go back to the tavern to rest." He said, "We'll set off again tomorrow morning," and with that, they dispersed, saying: "Tomorrow we'll wait for you at the tavern!"

  "Tang Yan, are you okay? Your face is a bit pale!" Zi Lan said, seeing Tang Yan's pale complexion.

  "No big deal, just a bit of exhaustion. I didn't expect the Second Elder of the Tianying Sect to come looking for us. The other party's strength is still at the Douling level. Damn it, if he hadn't run away quickly, I would have chopped off his legs!" Tang Yan boasted in front of Zilan.

  "Are you really all right?" Zilan asked.

  "It's nothing, I've driven all the Dou Ling away, what could possibly happen to me?" Tang Yan said.

  "Oh, it's nothing, I didn't expect Seventh Brother to be so strong. If Father were still here, he would definitely be delighted!" Zilan thought of Tianyong and her expression sank again.

  "I'll take care of you for life, little sister. Let's go back to the wine shop!" Tang Yan now needs to meditate and recover his internal energy.

  "Mmm!" Zilan nodded in agreement with Tang Yan's words, feeling a sense of happiness in her heart.

  Back at the wine shop, Tang Yan immediately sat down on the ground and started meditating. This time, he didn't know how long he would be meditating, so he didn't occupy Xiao Shimei's bed. After entering the snowy realm, Tang Yan sat cross-legged in the snow, calming his mind and circulating the Xi Long Jue heart method through all the meridians in his body. One week passed, two weeks passed, three weeks passed... As each week passed, a little more Qi was restored to his Dantian. After about a day of meditating in the snowy realm, Tang Yan had recovered and felt that his Qi was even stronger than before.

  In his usual practice, the dantian's douqi was full, and he no longer accumulated it. Now, he found that he could continue to accumulate it, which made Tang Yan excited for a moment. He continued to practice the heart method, constantly accumulating the douqi in the dantian...

  Tang Yan didn't know how many days he had sat in the snowy realm, but as soon as the Qi in his Dantian was full, he immediately exited the space. At the moment of exit, Tang Yan's Dantian emitted a dull hum, and a powerful Qi burst out from his Dantian, like a tidal wave, surging towards his five viscera and six bowels. It moistened the functions inside his body, then retreated back to his Dantian like an ebbing tide, forming a golden light flashing Dantian.

  Great Master! Tang Yan finally broke through to Great Master, he didn't expect this battle would make him break through to Great Master, originally he thought it would take at least a few days.

  "Little sister, are you alright?!" Tang Yan looked over at his little sister on the bed.

  It was unclear whether it was Tang Yan's internal energy or his junior sister who lifted her long skirt. She sat on the edge of the bed, with a pair of slender white legs fully exposed in front of Tang Yan. The snow-white skin was like jade, and the white underwear inside was also visible to Tang Yan. As he gazed at that mysterious place between her legs, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

  "Ah!" Zilan saw herself exposed and let out a sharp cry, quickly pulling her skirt up with both hands to cover the exposed area.

  "Not on purpose, I didn't mean to look!" Tang Yan came back to himself and saw that Zilan's face was bright red.

  Zi Lan didn't respond to Tang Yan's words, she just sat up from the edge of the bed, adjusted her clothes, and after everything was fine, turned back around with a shy expression and asked him if he had broken through to the Great Dou Shi. It would be strange if he wasn't embarrassed, Tang Yan had told her before that once he broke through to the Great Dou Shi, Zi Lan would become his fiancée. Even if Tang Yan didn't say this, Zi Lan had already decided to rely on him for this lifetime, in this world, only Tang Yan was truly good to her, not like other men who only loved her beauty.

  "What are you still looking at?" Zilan said, seeing Tang Yan's eyes constantly staring at her body, especially the pair of towering peaks on her chest.

  Although Zilan is now twenty years old, it's undeniable that she has developed very well. If we use the 21st-century bra size as a comparison, Zilan's pair should be at least D-cup! Even if not D-cup, they're almost there. Not to mention Zilan's chest development, after Tang Yan descended the mountain, he discovered that the women in this other world were very well-developed, at least along the way. All the adult women were at least C-cup, and he hadn't encountered any "flat chests", of course excluding those elderly ladies in their eighties or nineties.

  Finally, Tang Yan came to a conclusion in her heart that this might be related to genes or martial arts training. Especially yesterday at the labor union, she met several female mercenaries who were wearing tight leather armor that accentuated their curvaceous figures. Their chests were half-exposed, but strangely, the men around them didn't seem to notice. If this were in the 21st century, many men would have been knocked out cold.

  "I'm looking at you, little sister. I've already become a great Dou Shi now. Shouldn't you give me some encouragement?" Tang Yan said as he got up from the ground and walked towards Zi Lan's side.

  "What encouragement are you looking for? I have nothing now!" Zi Lan said with a slight bow of her head.

  "You have this, I'll kiss you!" Tang Yan said, looking at the enchanting purple orchid.

  "Can't you change it?" Zilan asked in response to Tang Yan's words.

  "Okay, let's switch, you kiss me!" Tang Yan said.

  "This is the same as nothing." Zilan had a bit of an urge to scold Tang Yan for being shameless. Afterwards, Zilan's face turned red, and she slightly raised her head to look at Tang Yan, saying: "Really just once?"

  "But you have to kiss me here!" Tang Yan pointed at his own pig mouth and said.

  "Ah, how can you do this? Can't you kiss somewhere else?" Zilan asked with a red face. She could refuse Tang Yan's request, but she couldn't find a reason to refuse, and she didn't want to make him unhappy. In these days, she found that she really liked him. If there were no Tang Yan in these days, she really didn't know how to live on.

  "Never mind, I was just joking with you!" Tang Yan said, looking at her embarrassed expression.

  When Zi Lan heard Tang Yan's words, she felt embarrassed and lowered her head, unsure whether she was happy or sad. Although Tang Yan had kissed her before, it was just an unintentional act at the time. As a conservative rich girl, Zi Lan wasn't very good at expressing her love openly.

  Breaking through the Great Dou Shi, Tang Yan didn't rush to experience the power of his Dou Qi's external release. Instead, he went with Zi Lan to the guild, where the mercenaries had been waiting for him for a long time. Even if they weren't going to set off, he still needed to give them some instructions. However, before setting off, Tang Yan first bought some dry rations and a pile of pastries in the tavern and put them in his spatial ring.

  "Your Excellency, I am the leader of these task forces: Leng Shan. May I ask if we can set off? Everyone is ready!" Leng Shan asked as he saw Tang Yan and Zi Lan appear.

  "Is it just this group of people?" Tang Yan looked at the crowd of about fifty people and asked.

  "We're just a bunch of low-ranking mercenaries, with only so many men at our disposal, but don't worry, we believe we can be trusted with this mission!" Cold Mountain, the Two-Star Master, patted his chest and assured Tang Yan.

  "Alright, here are 500 gold coins, go and get me a carriage with several horses!" Tang Yan said, planning to ride in the carriage on the way.

  "Alright, I'll have someone buy a carriage with several horses for you now!" Leng Shan said as he accepted the 500 gold coins from Tang Yan. In his heart, he thought: "This time I've made a profit, running into a generous employer!"