“Yan’er, there’s no need for this.”

At this moment, Xiao Zhan spoke up in time and waved his hand.

“It’s strange that this happened because of me.”

Xiao Yan’s expression paused, and then he withdrew his momentum. Several elders stood on the side, no longer scolding Xiao Zhan.

“Dad, what exactly happened?”

Xiao Yan frowned and hurried forward.

“I rushed back as soon as I heard the news. Why did someone suddenly attack our Xiao family?”

Listening to his anxious inquiries, Xiao Zhan shook his head and avoided answering his questions.

“Thanks to your master this time, otherwise, our Xiao family would have been in great trouble.”

“Master?”

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned.

My master Yao Lao is in the ring.

He suddenly thought of something and looked around the hall, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

In the corner of the hall, a white-clad woman was sitting there, with her legs crossed, holding a book she had taken from the shelf, looking very content. Her green hair was shining like flames in the sunset.

“Little teacher, it turns out you’re at my house! I’ve been looking for you for many years—”

Xiao Yan walked over joyfully.

Xu Zong put down the book, took a deep breath, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face, her eyes glaring fiercely.

Then, a soul force, under the influence of mental power, silently spread towards him.

Xiao Yan paused, and his words stopped abruptly, his eyes suddenly dull.

“Hmm?”

Yao Chen in his ring suddenly felt shocked and quickly released a soul force, trying to resist the soul force, but it couldn’t hold up, allowing the soul force to smoothly pull Xiao Yan into the illusion.

Yao Chen was shocked. This soul force was not stronger than him, so why was it so unbreakable?

“Wake up!”

Yao Chen quickly shouted in Xiao Yan’s mind using soul force.

“Yan’er, what are you doing!”

At the same time, Xiao Zhan suddenly shouted.

Xiao Yan shuddered, suddenly came to his senses, looked down, and his eyes widened.

“I’m screwed!”

He exclaimed, quickly retying his belt, looking embarrassed.

Xiao Zhan looked at him with a strange look, and the several elders beside him also looked strange.

In just a short moment in the illusion, he had actually untied his belt without knowing it!

“This is too much, little—Teacher Xu?”

Xiao Yan came to his senses and looked at Xu Zong with a resentful face.

“I didn’t beat you to a pulp, you should thank me for going easy on you.”

Xu Zong sneered.

This was her second soul, not her true self, and her physical abilities were not as good as Xiao Yan’s. Otherwise, she would have beaten him to a pulp!

“If you don’t learn your lesson, I’ll make you run naked in front of everyone!”

“Ah!”

Xiao Yan suddenly took a cold breath and shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he dared not.

He was secretly afraid in his heart. This teacher could really do what she said!

But speaking of which, the illusion just now was really exciting. It was all white in front of him, as if there were many people, and they were all people he knew, like Xun’er, Little Doctor, and even Ziyan… The little teacher’s use of soul force was really terrifying!

“You should catch up with your father first.”

Xu Zong waved her hand, letting Xiao Yan leave.

Xiao Zhan pulled him away, and after a while, the two returned to the council hall.

“Teacher, thank you for saving my family this time!”

Xiao Yan came to Xu Zong’s side and thanked her sincerely.

“This favor, just remember it.”

Xu Zong remained unchanged, maintaining a lofty attitude.

“Uh.”

Xiao Yan choked and laughed dryly.

“After taking care of the family matters, let’s go to the Black Mountain Fortress.”

“Alright!”

Xiao Yan readily agreed.

He was now a master at the Dou Huang Realm, and he was also a powerful figure in the entire northwest continent. His true strength even surpassed the Dou Huang Realm. He should go to the Black Mountain Fortress to make an appearance and let the Jia Ma Empire know that there was such a person!

In simple terms, he wanted to show off!

“Let’s go!”

Xiao Yan floated up and looked triumphantly at Xu Zong.

How about that? I’m a Dou Huang now!

Xu Zong looked at him as if he were an idiot, then waved her hand, and a void gate opened in front of her, and she walked straight in.

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded as he watched the scene, and quickly walked into the void gate.

Black Mountain Fortress.

The three countries of the Xueyun Empire, the Luoyan Empire, and the Mulan Empire formed an alliance, and their large army, like a dark cloud, pressed towards the Black Mountain Fortress. The Jia Ma Empire gathered all its forces, and many forces such as the Cloud Mist Sect, the Snake-People Tribe, and the Nalan Family all gathered here to resist the invasion of the three-country alliance.

“A bunch of fools who don’t even know their lair has been taken.”

Xu Zong stepped out and came to the top of the Black Mountain Fortress.

Under her feet was the large army formed by the three-country alliance, not only the imperial army but also several Dou Huang and Dou Zong powerhouses such as the head of the Poison Sect, the head of the Golden Goose Sect, and the three elders of the Mulan Valley. There were also several guardians of the Hall of Souls hidden in secret.

Xu Zong’s soul force reached out and found the head of the Poison Sect among the many powerhouses.

She snapped her fingers, and her whole person was like a huge spring, endless spiritual energy gathered towards her, forming countless huge and blurry blue-colored beasts under her control. Then, like a weapon of kinetic energy, they fell from the sky towards the direction of the three-country alliance.

The head of the Golden Goose Sect, the three elders of the Mulan Valley, and the hidden guardians of the Hall of Souls were all locked onto by her.Streams of blurry azure beasts descended from the sky like intercontinental missiles crashing into the earth, exploding violently and creating massive craters. The fierce winds surged in all directions like a tsunami, engulfing dozens of kilometers in their attack range. The terrifying fluctuations of fighting spirit swept through heaven and earth, tearing even the void asunder!

Under the ferocious bombardment, experts above the level of Fighting King were reduced to ashes, and countless alliance soldiers perished like ants in the midst of the storms.

Xiao Yan had just emerged from the portal of the void when he witnessed such a shocking scene, leaving him speechless in astonishment.

“So, what am I here for?”

Xiao Yan couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

“Do I look impressive?”

Xu Zong asked with a slight smile, turning to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan naturally nodded.

The entire Three Kingdoms Alliance and many experts had perished under her single move; nothing could be more impressive than that.

“That’s right.”

Xu Zong smiled with satisfaction.

Xiao Yan tilted his head, then suddenly realized, his face darkening.

Goodness gracious, I thought I was coming here to show off, but it turns out I’m just here to watch you show off?

“Little Yanzi, you’re now a Fighting Emperor too. It’s not good to always stay in such a small place as the Northwest Continent. When do you plan to go to the Central Plains?”

“In a few months, I guess. I plan to settle some remaining matters.”

“In that case, I’ll head to the Central Plains first.”

Xu Zong nodded indifferently, then pointed downwards.

“Here’s a chance for you to be impressive. There should still be some scattered soldiers from the Three Kingdoms Alliance. Go join forces with the people below and fight them, but don’t reveal my identity.”

Xu Zong warned Xiao Yan, then turned around and disappeared.

“What level has my little teacher reached?”

Xiao Yan looked in the direction where Xu Zong had vanished, groaning incessantly.

She seems to be about my age, so why is my little teacher so strong? Always crushing me beneath her.

“How high her Realm is, I dare not say for sure, but she might have already reached the high ranks of a Fighting Ancestor, or even the peak!”

Yao Chen said gravely from within his ring.

Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched.

Then he descended towards the Black Mountain Fortress below, where he met the Cloud Mist Sect’s Sect Master Yun Yun and the Medusa Queen of the Snake-People Tribe, both Fighting Ancestors, along with many other powerful figures.

Everyone was still immersed in the apocalyptic scene they had just witnessed, speculating about which powerful figure had made the move. Only a few like Yun Yun and the Medusa Queen knew the truth.

Upon Xiao Yan’s arrival, he was quickly welcomed, except for Elder Nalan, who walked away awkwardly, pretending not to know anything.

“Forgive my boldness in asking, but may I know what Realm the young Sect Master of your esteemed sect has reached?”

This was Xiao Yan’s first meeting with Yun Yun, so he asked politely with a bow.

“That is indeed a bold question, but I’m not quite sure myself.”

Yun Yun was taken aback, then smiled, smoothly sidestepping the question.

She had mentioned before that she had only just achieved the rank of Fighting Ancestor and was not yet a match for the Wind Thunder Pavilion, so there was no need to be high-profile for the time being.

Hearing this, the Medusa Queen glanced at Xiao Yan with her narrow eyes, her gaze icy, leaving one to wonder what she was thinking.

Xiao Yan could only shrug helplessly and joined the others in cleaning up the battlefield.

Later, he found the Poison Sect’s Sect Master in the ruins of the battlefield, who turned out to be his old flame, Little Doctor Immortal. With his pleading, everyone gave face to this 24-year-old Fighting Emperor and allowed him to take her away.

Several days later, at the Cloud Mist Sect.

“Do you really plan to go to the Central Plains now?”

At night, after a KTV battle had ended, Yun Yun curled up in bed and asked Xu Zong.

“With my strength, there’s no point in staying here any longer.”

Xu Zong smiled slightly, resting her head on her beautiful master’s chest.

“When I return from the Central Plains, this world will bear my name!”

“Big talker!”

Yun Yun lightly patted her shoulder, giggling.

She was still the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect and couldn’t abandon it, even though she was already a Fighting Ancestor. For the sake of the sect, she had to stay in the Gama Empire.

The next day, Xu Zong visited the Snake-People Tribe and exchanged singing techniques with the Medusa Queen. Like Yun Yun, she also had the Snake-People Tribe to take care of.

Xu Zong had no choice but to travel alone, opening a wormhole to the Central Plains.

Her cultivation resources were plentiful, but she mainly relied on the other Xu Zongs in the group. However, transferring items from the other Xu Zongs to her always required a huge amount of points, and currently, there was no other way to earn points; they diminished with each use.

If possible, it was best to find some cultivation resources on her own.

However, having already cultivated the Lotus Nine Tribulations, she only needed to refine more Exotic Fire to increase the power of her own flames. Then she could continue to hunt and refine other powerful beings to replenish herself.

This meant she was destined to walk a path where blood flowed like rivers!