Battle Through the Heavens: Even without the Burning Flame Technique, I, Xiao Yan, still became an e

"Goodness, you're showing no mercy at all."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were defeated decisively, and everyone clearly saw one thing: the weapon in Xiao Yan's hand was not his own, but was formed from Dou Qi!

Condensing battle qi into matter—what does that even mean? This is an ability exclusive to Battle Spirit experts!

In other words, this sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in front of us has already reached the Dou Ling realm?

You should know that the Great Dou Master realm alone is enough to limit most people for their entire lives.

Dou Ling is considered a powerful figure in the Jia Ma Empire, and he is even qualified to be a legion commander in the royal family.

The strongest warriors these mercenaries from Stone Desert City had ever encountered was none other than Rob, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group, who was a three-star Grand Master.

"Xiao Yanzi, we both thought that during the time we left the Xiao family, we had experienced countless life-and-death battles, and our growth rate would surpass yours, bringing us closer to you."

But I never expected your progress to be so rapid. It seems your older brother and I will never be able to surpass you in this lifetime.

"It was just a fluke."

Xiao Yan simply smiled at his second brother Xiao Li's praise without offering any further explanation.

"By the way, that move you just used, was it a manifestation of battle qi?"

Dressed in white, Xiao Ding couldn't help but ask, or rather, it was a unique fighting technique.

"Yes, that move just now was indeed a transformation of battle qi into matter. I was lucky enough to advance to the Battle Spirit realm a few months ago, and my cultivation is now at the two-star Battle Spirit level."

Two-star Dou Ling?

Even though they had guessed it beforehand, they still couldn't help but widen their eyes when they actually heard about this level.

"My goodness, Little Yanzi, you're not human, you're more monstrous than a monster! At this rate, you might become a Dou Huang in a decade or so!"

A Dou Huang is a powerful figure who can command the winds and rains throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li seem to be able to foresee the Xiao family's resurgence.

"Perhaps."

Xiao Yan couldn't predict what would happen in the future, but becoming a Dou Huang was indeed not a difficult thing for him.

The mercenary group's test ended quickly. Apart from a few people who made slight progress and defeated an opponent, most of them remained in the same position.

"By the way, Xiao Yanzi, how come you have time to come to Stone Desert City? Even if you wanted to visit us, you should have sent a letter in advance."

Xiao Yan has been here for so many days, and the three brothers finally have some free time to get together. Xiao Ding casually asked about Xiao Yan's recent situation.

"To be honest, elder brother, my decision to come to Stone Desert City this time was actually on a whim, which is why I didn't write to inform you in advance."

I estimate I'll only stay here for a month at most. Once Qinglin's cultivation stabilizes, I'll continue my search for the Strange Flame.

"A strange fire?"

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li said in unison that they had heard of such a thing before, and only knew that it seemed to be very important to alchemists.

"Strange Fire? Isn't that something only alchemists need? Why are you looking for it?"

Xiao Yan pondered the matter of the divine runes for a moment, but decided not to tell his two elder brothers. Some things were beyond their control, and telling them rashly would only harm them.

"Because I was an alchemist."

As he spoke, Xiao Yan took out the badge of a first-grade alchemist.

"Good lad, you're quite something! Now our Xiao family has an alchemist too!"

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li didn't understand strange fire, but they knew a lot about alchemists. Even a powerful force of a Great Dou Master would treat a first-grade alchemist with respect.

The Xiao family also failed to annex the other family because they did not have a single alchemist, even though they had more Great Dou Masters than the other two families.

"I was fortunate enough to obtain a medicine book, and I was also fortunate enough to meet a teacher. Under her guidance, I have now reached the level of a second-grade alchemist."

Xiao Yan didn't hide anything about this; the stronger he was, the happier his two older brothers would be.

"Xiao Yanzi, compared to you, we're like two idle people who just loaf around doing nothing."

Even Xiao Li had to admit that his younger brother was truly terrifyingly powerful.

"These are insignificant, but I still want to ask my eldest and second brothers, have you ever encountered any strange fire, or any other bizarre and extremely hot situation?"

The icon for the strange fire in the east has been crossed out, but it's also possible that Elder Hai's judgment was flawed.

If Stone Desert City doesn't have this situation either, then I'll probably have to head north soon.

"Well... I've never encountered that before. After all, it's normal to be hot in the desert, and generally no one would pay special attention to it."

In this regard, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li really couldn't offer Xiao Yan any help.

Xiao Yan didn't force him. His elder brothers were only Dou Shi, and the information they could obtain was very limited. It was to be expected that they didn't know.

"Young...Young Master, I think I know a little bit."

While the three were talking, Qinglin, who was in charge of serving tea, overheard their conversation and timidly spoke up.

"Qinglin, do you have any news?"

Xiao Yan's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected that this timid girl would actually be able to provide him with clues.

"That's right, young master. Just a few days ago, I sensed a familiar bloodline aura arriving in Stone Desert City. Her aura was extremely powerful, even more powerful than yours."

Stronger than Xiao Yan?

You should know that Xiao Yan is now a two-star Dou Ling, and he cultivates a Di-rank technique. His aura alone is stronger than that of an ordinary five-star Dou Ling.

Qing Lin couldn't distinguish the exact level of Xiao Yan, but he was much stronger than Xiao Yan, which meant that Xiao Yan was at least a five-star Dou Ling, and very likely a Dou Wang, or even... a Dou Huang!

"And then what happened?"

Xiao Yan quickly pressed for an answer.

"She...she seems to have discovered something in this Stone Desert City. I can only sense that she touched something with an extremely high temperature, and she seemed to be injured when she left."

The fact that it could injure a powerful figure who was suspected to be a Dou Wang or even a Dou Huang, coupled with the terrifying high temperature, made it almost certain that Xiao Yan was referring to a different kind of fire!

"Qinglin, you've done a great job! Could you tell me the exact location?"

Xiao Yan stood up excitedly and grabbed Qing Lin's small hand.

Qing Lin was a little embarrassed by Xiao Yan's sudden action, and simply nodded slightly: "I can take you there, young master."

"Great! Without further ado, I'll set off now."

After wandering around this desert city for so many days, I never expected that the clues were right beside me.

"Xiao Yanzi, let us go with you too. If you're looking for something, one more person means one more pair of eyes."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li volunteered to follow, since Xiao Yan's affairs were their affairs as well.

Xiao Yan nodded: "Alright, in that case, let my eldest and second brothers go together."