Chapter 125

Xiao Yan gulped an energy recovery pill and wiped off the sweat from his forehead. His pale face regained a bit of its color after swallowing the pill.

It was not the first time; Xiao Yan repeated it many times over the night.

To save time, Xiao Yan flew continuously from Desert Rock City to the core region of the Tager desert.

Xiao Yan possessed a lesser quantity of dou qi than others at the same rank. It was thanks to his dou qi cultivation method.

His 'Flame Mantra' was one of its kind. It was a yellow-tier low-rank method.

Everyone knew the truth that the higher the rank of the cultivation method, the larger the quantity and higher the quality of dou qi.

The only reason he chose this method was that it could evolve. But, for it to grow, Xiao Yan needed to swallow the heavenly flames.

He can only rely on medicinal pills to recover his dou qi quickly until then.

...

Xiao Yan lay in the sand, and Yao Lao covered his presence. Even a Dou Emperor would fail to notice him.

After feeling the surging dou qi in his body, Xiao Yan smiled. Then, his bright eyes stared at the massive city in front and asked, "What now, Teacher?"

Even from this distance, Xiao Yan could sense the presence of many powerful qi's.

"It is similar to hers," Xiao Yan's face turned ugly as he muttered. The presence of more than one Dou Emperor meant lesser chances for him to succeed. Nevertheless, he refused to give up at this point.

"Teacher?"

"Stay still; someone is coming towards us," Yao Lao's old voice sounded in his heart.

Xiao Yan immediately shut up and looked around vigilantly. Numerous battles have trained him to remain sharp.

Suddenly, his surroundings darkened; Xiao Yan looked at the sky and saw a giant serpent appear and block the sun out of nowhere.

A suffocating momentum belonging to a Veteran Dou Emperor erupted from his body in the next second.

Even though the other party did not sense his presence, nor was he the primary target; yet, Xiao Yan felt every cell in his body shaking.

Yao Lao took action in time and isolated him.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and calmed himself. "Tsk... Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor. Maybe there is still a chance," Yao Lao commented.

After hearing his words, the teacher and disciple looked surprised the next moment. However, it didn't take long for shock to replace their initial surprise.

"Nine Dou Emperors," Xiao Yan felt his throat drying and sweat forming on his back.

'How is it possible? How can there be so many Dou Emperors?' His mind went blank.

Even Yao Lao's face showed a solemn look. Even if there were ninety Dou Emperors in his prime, he wouldn't care.

But right now, he had to!

Even then, he didn't panic and analyzed the situation calmly.

...

Bai Ya's pupils shrank in the sky after seeing nine Dou Emperors. However, his shock was more significant than what Xiao Yan experienced.

He couldn't be more familiar with them. But, in his view, they couldn't breakthrough in this life.

He felt a coolness around his body, and his gigantic body shivered. Then, Bai Ya's wings unfolded, and he couldn't help but want to flee.

But in the end, the desire in his heart overpowered the fear in his mind. A cunning light flashed in Bai Ya's big pupils.

'These wastes! Wasting such a precious treasure to advance to Dou Emperor rank. It would entirely allow me to become a Dou Ancestor.' Bai Ya guessed they were lucky enough to find an earthly treasure.

'I am in luck,' he grinned in his heart.

"Have you all discarded your dignity? Are you going to protect a lowly human?" Bai Ya mocked them. After living among humans, he learned all of their tricks. His words were sharper than arrows, silencing them.

With a single sentence, he also provoked the delicate relationship that had just been established. His words reminded the people below of their deceased relatives butchered by humans.

"Or is he just Medusa's another pet?" Bai Ya struck when the iron was hot.

The nine stood silently, at a loss for words. Even though their fists weren't much weaker than Bai Ya, clearly, they weren't his opponents when it came to words.

...

Medusa sat on her throne and lazily glanced outside as if she was watching a show. Whether or not Xiao Ning acts, she had already listed Bai Ya dead in her mind.

'Sigh!' She rubbed her forehead and signed deeply after seeing the tribe leaders performance. 'I will deal with them later,' she thought. A seven-colored glow flashed in her eyes, but it disappeared the next second, and a charming smile replaced it.

...

Xiao Ning, who was accompanying Xi Yian, raised his head and looked blankly at everything that was happening.

"Bai Ya; isn't he from the Sky Serpent Mansion? Why is he here instead of looking for Qing Lin?" Xiao Ning asked himself. He stared at Bai Ya as if looking at a fool.

Xiao Ning gently touched the coffin once more before turning around and walking out. Soon, he stepped out of the shrine with an indifferent expression.

A pair of golden wings appeared out from the special qi pathway on his back, and he soared into the sky.

...

Xiao Ning arrived; he first looked at the tribe leaders and later shifted his gaze towards Bai Ya's gigantic body.

"You all leave; I will deal with him," he spoke in an icy voice. Xiao Ning was a little disappointed with their performance.

Xiao Ning's voice carried an irresistible authority, especially for them who had swallowed a drop of his blood essence. They couldn't resist even if they wanted to.

The tribe leaders and Hua She Er retreated and placed a barrier outside to protect the city.

Bai Ya's pupils contracted after he saw Xiao Ning. The noble aura around his body and the suppression he felt was like an ant standing in front of a behemoth.

His huge pupils stared at the tribe leaders in the city and looked back at Xiao Ning as if he understood something.

'So that's the reason,' greed swelled in his heart as he looked at Xiao Ning.

Ridicule flashed in Xiao Ning's eyes when he felt Bai Ya's gaze filled with greed.

"Shall we get started?" Xiao Ning made a noble gesture. A dark golden light flashed in the depth of his eyes, and his momentum soared rapidly. Golden dragon scales appeared above his skin but were hidden by his clothes. His golden wings transformed into phoenix wings.

The aura belonging to an apex predator spilled from Xiao Ning's body, which caused everyone in the surroundings to shiver. All snake people possessing strength lesser than a Dou Master couldn't endure and lost consciousness.