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  At this critical moment, two clusters of fmes appeared around Xiao Yan, one bck and one white. They flowed endlessly, resembling two surging rivers, and rotated in a ceaseless yin-yang cycle.

  Heavenly Fme Dou Technique—Yin-Yang Dual Extremes!

  A resonant hum followed. Bck and white fmes intertwined around Xiao Yan, swirling in the manner of a taiji diagram.

  The twin fmes suddenly transformed with a soft buzz, leaping like carp crossing a dragon gate and becoming two coiling dragons, one bck and one white.

  When Xun Er saw the yin-yang twin fish turn into bck and white dragons, she immediately recognized the Heavenly Fme.

  "The Yin-Yang Twin Fme! This is one of the three kinds of Heavenly Fmes possessed by Xiao Xuan, the Xiao Cn's st Cn Head!"

  While it was not impossible for the same kind of Heavenly Fme to exist elsewhere on the Dou Qi Continent, the chance of two mature Heavenly Fmes appearing in the same era was exceedingly rare.

  The conditions for a Heavenly Fme's birth were already demanding. Take the Green Lotus Core Fme, for instance—it required not only a suitable environment but also a thousand years of undisturbed time for even one to form.

  Hence, it was more pusible that this was the inherited Heavenly Fme left behind by Xiao Xuan, as factions like the Gu Cn and Burning Fme Valley had Heavenly Fmes passed down through generations.

  Ling Ying's expression grew solemn as he muttered to himself, "Young Master Xiao Yan possesses two kinds of Heavenly Fmes? But generally, alchemists can only control one kind!"

  Of course, there were exceptions to everything. Ling Ying knew that in the Yan Cn, there was a strong figure who also possessed two kinds of Heavenly Fmes and forcibly merged them with his immense strength, to the point where their power could rival the 4th-ranked Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Fme.

  But that person was a Dou Saint! Whereas Xiao Yan was only a Dou King!

  "Pying tricks!" Ling Quan's face twisted with malice as he gripped his bck halberd and descended from above. His Dou Emperor aura exploded in that instant like a world-destroying torrent.

  Xiao Yan advanced instead of retreating. His Dou Qi wings gave a single fp, carrying him upright to confront Ling Quan head-on!

  A sharp buzz rang out as the Death Fme, shaped like a bck dragon, snaked around the Heavy Xuan Ruler in Xiao Yan's hands and crashed against Ling Quan's bck halberd. A thunderous collision forced both men to separate. However, Ling Quan's superior strength was evident as he only stepped back half a pace.

  "Hahaha! You're ultimately just from a fallen cn of the lower realm!" A trace of ferocious killing intent fshed in Ling Quan's eyes as he aimed his bck halberd at Xiao Yan's body and violently stabbed downward.

  Earlier, he had witnessed how close Xun Er and Xiao Yan appeared, and his jealousy now erupted in a frenzy.

  A sharp light fshed in Xiao Yan's eyes as he faced this strike imbued with Dou Emperor power. Astonishingly, he did not dodge in the slightest. He left himself completely open, willing to exchange injury for injury, as he swept the Heavy Xuan Ruler fiercely in a horizontal arc, not intending to defend at all.

  Ling Quan grinned wickedly as he saw Xiao Yan's vulnerable stance and the heavy ruler aiming for his own head. "Foolish! A Dou Emperor can harness and command the energy of the world."

  In an instant, Ling Quan circuted his Dou Qi, and the energy of the world coalesced to form a Dou Qi shield at his side. Although it wasn't as strong as a Di Css defensive-type Dou Technique, it possessed power comparable to a Low Xuan Css one.

  Puff! Thud!

  Two sounds rang out simultaneously. Although Xiao Yan had slightly twisted his body, relying on his Spiritual Strength to avoid a fatal wound, the bck halberd still pierced his side, with a rge chunk of flesh even hanging from it.

  Meanwhile, his Heavy Xuan Ruler was blocked by the Dou Qi shield.

  "Hand over the key, and I can spare your life!" Ling Quan's face was smug, utterly oblivious to the absence of any trace of despair in Xiao Yan's eyes.

  ROAR!! A monstrous roar burst from the Heavy Xuan Ruler as the Death Fme erupted. Endless dark fmes surged outward like a great tide, threatening to swallow Ling Quan whole.

  Ling Quan retracted his halberd to block, spinning it rapidly to form a barrier of Dou Qi. The swirling halberd whipped up a fierce wind that kept the Death Fme at bay.

  Just as he felt triumphant, a sharp pain suddenly emanated from his hands. He looked down and saw his hands rapidly withering, resembling those of a seventy or eighty-year-old man. His life force was draining at an arming rate!

  "How can this be!" Ling Quan's expression changed dramatically. Instantly, he executed his agility technique, traversing several hundred meters to distance himself.

  After Ling Quan pulled away, the Death Fme transformed back into a bck dragon coiling around Xiao Yan. Meanwhile, the white Life Fme enveloped his wound, which had already healed as if he had never been injured!

  "That Death Fme can seize life force and use the stolen life force to heal injuries. The cycle of yin and yang is endless. What a bizarre Heavenly Fme! Or rather, it's precisely because it's a Heavenly Fme that it's so extraordinary." Ling Ying's eyes narrowed as he observed the two fme-formed dragons coiling around Xiao Yan, quickly discerning the effect of the Dou Technique he was using.

  This was equivalent to Xiao Yan having a Yin-Yang Domain around him. The more severe his injuries, the more life force the Death Fme could seize to heal his wounds.

  This kind of unimaginable power was the true strength of a Heavenly Fme.

  There was a reason why Xiao Xuan chose the 21st-ranked Yin-Yang Twin Fme as his Heavenly Fme back then.

  Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened, and he instantly expanded the Yin-Yang Domain. With the fiery wings behind him, he directly chased after Ling Quan.

  The Heavy Xuan Ruler transformed into yin and yang with a downward ssh, carrying bck and white fmes as it bsted toward Ling Quan.

  "Get lost! Bck Wind Sweep!" Ling Quan did not dodge. Instead, he let out a long roar. The bck halberd in his hand emitted a dark glow as it swept horizontally with immense force. A bck hurricane swept across like a natural disaster.

  Ling Quan's attack was chilling to behold. Only a Dou Emperor from a Dou God Cn could unleash such a Dou Technique. Such a strike could instantly annihite a small city or shatter mountains. It was a truly terrifying offensive-type Dou Technique.

  BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

  The yin-yang fmes collided with the bck hurricane with unmatched momentum. The sound of their csh resounded across the sky above the Inner Academy. The terrifying sound waves spread outward; even without witnessing it firsthand, one could sense the destructive power.

  Countless fmes were swept away amidst the continuous thunderous sounds. The terrifying bck hurricane enveloped Xiao Yan. However, in the next second, lightning and fire fshed. To Ling Quan's horror, Xiao Yan appeared above him as if he had traversed space.

  "You!"

  Ling Quan was utterly stunned. How did Xiao Yan appear above him? Spatial traversal was a power only Dou Ancestors or even Dou Venerates could wield!

  ROAR!!! The Ancient Dragon Roar was unleashed. The terrifying sonic-type Dou Technique shook Ling Quan's internal organs, and the dragon might suppressed his soul.

  Ling Quan was not from the Hun Cn; his Spiritual Strength was considerably weaker retive to his cultivation. This was his first encounter with a Dou Technique that directly attacked the soul.

  Even though he knew Xiao Yan possessed such a sonic-type Dou Technique, he was still caught off guard.

  Ling Quan clutched his head with both hands as if it were splitting apart. The Death Fme, transformed into a bck dragon, seized this opportunity to bite him from behind, frantically absorbing his life force!

  Even when battling Zi Yan, Xiao Yan had refrained from unleashing the Death Fme because it was a killing move designed to absorb life force.

  The Death Fme kills, leaving no bones behind!

  Ling Quan's skin visibly shriveled. At this moment, Xiao Yan tightly gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler with both hands, which was enveloped by the blood-red Ten Thousand Beast Fme.

  'Fme Splitting Tsunami!'

  An incomparably icy killing intent fshed in Xiao Yan's eyes as he roared internally. The energy of the world surged wildly as a hundred-meter-wide crimson fme beam sshed downward.

  A thunderous explosion resounded as countless fmes erupted. The scene was magnificent and shocking, like a massive volcanic eruption.

  BOOM!

  Ling Quan took Xiao Yan's Fme Splitting Tsunami head-on. His entire body was bsted away by the fmes and crashed heavily into the ground like a falling star, creating a huge crater.

  He crawled out of the crater amidst billowing smoke and dust. At this moment, he looked extremely battered; the bck armor on his body had completely shattered and fallen off. If not for its high quality, his condition would have been far worse.

  Ling Quan ground his teeth, his face twisted with rage. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.

  His appearance had aged; much of his life force had been drained by Xiao Yan. That bizarre Death Fme had caused him to suffer a huge loss.

  Undeniably, under the effects of multiple Heavenly Fmes, he was no match for Xiao Yan!

  "Well done, Xiao Yan! Keep it up!"

  "Amazing! Is this Xiao Yan's true strength?"

  "He's so strong! That guy in bck armor is a Dou Emperor, but he still can't beat Xiao Yan?"

  Ling Quan heard the surrounding Inner Academy students comment that he couldn't best Xiao Yan. One could imagine his inner rage at this moment. He was so furious that he wished he could cut Xiao Yan into a thousand pieces.

  Zi Yan, however, wore a worried expression because she knew that Xiao Yan's Secret Technique couldn't st much longer, especially since he was now pushing his limits while the opponent still seemed capable of fighting.

  Xiao Yan's eyes gleamed sharply as he frantically channeled his Dou Qi to stimute the Heavenly Fmes, which erupted instantly. The Ten Thousand Beast Fme transformed into a sea of fire behind him. The Heavenly Fme Dou Technique 'Beast Spirit Descent' was activated, and a massive Eight-Winged Fme Demon Tiger materialized.

  At this moment, under the urging of Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength, the Eight-Winged Fme Demon Tiger opened its jaws and unleashed a torrent of bzing fmes. It was a bzing beam of intense heat that poured down.

  With the strength of a Dou King and Xiao Yan's half-step Tier 7 soul, using this move again meant its power was definitely not at the same level as before. The Demon Fme incinerated everything in its path!

  Even before making contact, the trees on the ground began to spontaneously combust. The terrifying Demon Fme was unstoppable. Even a Dou King could be burned to death instantly.

  Although the Demon Fme was still some distance from the Inner Academy, everyone there felt as if they were burning. The temperature throughout the Inner Academy suddenly rose by several degrees.

  "Too terrifying!" Even Lin Xiuya and other Dou Kings shuddered, their faces pale. "This guy Xiao Yan has truly mastered maniputing Heavenly Fmes!"

  Ling Quan watched the Demon Fme in the sky resembling a falling sun. A twisted smile appeared on his face, and with a buzzing sound, a pattern manifested on his forehead!

  The moment the pattern appeared, Xun Er's expression changed dramatically. She coldly shouted, "Ling Quan! The Xiao Cn is an ally of our cn!"

  But Ling Quan's mind was clouded by rage and actually ignored Xun Er's reprimand. All he wanted now was to kill Xiao Yan!

  "This is the gap between you and me!" The Dou God Bloodline erupted, and the Cn Mark manifested!

  An aura that made people involuntarily want to bow in worship emanated. Although the pressure was not overwhelmingly strong, it made people understand what a Dou God represented and why the Dou God Cns valued the Dou God Bloodline so much!