"You dog! Today, I'll tear you to pieces and toss you into the Ten-Serpent Cavern!" Gazing at the black-robed man in the sky, Ao Ming's eyes instantly blazed crimson, overflowing with venomous rage. His roar echoed continuously throughout the deep ravine. "Hah! My dear brother, I never thought you'd survive this long. But now, even a single move of mine can't stop you. Rest assured—I won't let you struggle again this time!" Hearing Ao Ming's venomous growl, the man in the sky responded with a cold, eerie chuckle. As he listened to the exchange between the two brothers, Xiao Yan remained expressionless. Ao Ming's strength clearly stood at the mid-stage of a one-star Battle Saint, slightly surpassing Xiao Yan's. Indeed, his appointment as the chieftain of the Nine-Underworld Earth-Mortar Serpent Clan was well-deserved. "Young lad, whatever way you managed to infiltrate my Yin-Snake Earth Vein—this underground realm is the domain of the Nine-Abysmal Earth-Medusa Serpent Clan. You nearly disrupted my plans. Today, I shall throw you, along with that useless man, into the Ten-Thousand-Snake Cavern!" Emperor Yao Xiaotian fixed a fiercely stern gaze upon Xiao Yan. If it weren't for the faint trace of his soul imprint sealed within the prison, he would have been completely fooled and had Yao Ming quietly rescued by the latter. Once Yao Ming recovered his strength, he would surely come to challenge for the clan's leadership—a matter that would surely bring further complications. "You first restore your Qi as quickly as possible. This one—I'll handle him." Despite Yao Xiaotien's ominous gaze, Xiao Yan's expression remained calm. With a wave of his sleeve, a gentle force carried Yao Ming to the shore, and he simply said, "Be careful. This man currently possesses mid-level One-Star Battle Saint strength and has studied many of our Nine-Abysmal Earth-Medusa Serpent Clan's master techniques. He won't be easy to deal with." "Yao Ming spoke up, reminding him that at the moment, his top priority was indeed to recover his qi as quickly as possible. Though Yao Xiao Tian had been cautious not to escalate matters due to his presence, he was surely already established with a network of loyal allies. While other elders might hesitate to act because of his status, Yao Xiao Tian's trusted associates would undoubtedly follow his orders without question. "Hm." Xiao Yan nodded, producing two jade vials and launching them toward Yao Ming and Cai Lin respectively. Then, with a step on the lake surface, ripples spread out, and his figure appeared near Yao Xiao Tian, gazing at him and saying, "This is the first time since I've ascended to the rank of Battle Saint that I've faced off against another Battle Saint of my level." The smile on Yao Xiao Tian's face gradually faded, his gaze cold and venomous, fixed upon Xiao Yan. His body suddenly trembled, and a surging wave of profound cold energy erupted from within him. Instantly, the very heavens trembled, as vast streams of energy converged above his head, forming a colossal palm stretching a thousand zhang in width—laden with extreme cold power. "Die!" With a single word, that immense palm crashed down, its force instantly collapsing the space around Xiao Yan. "You've been overly confident in me..." Xiao Yan lifted his head, gazing at the rapidly expanding energy imprint within his pupils, and smiled. With a swift wave of his sleeve, a surge of blazing, scorching flames erupted, swiftly transforming into a sea of fire that wrapped around the giant palm. The intense heat caused the cold palm to immediately emit thick, misty vapor. "A unique fire?" "Upon witnessing the blazing sea that could even vaporize the energy imprints of the energy palms, the elder Yao Xiao Tian's brows slightly furrowed. Then, with a cold exhalation, he swiftly formed an intricate sequence of hand seals. As each seal was completed, the energy of the realm once again surged and converged. 'Yellow Springs Finger!' Under his command, the vast energy rapidly coalesced into a deep yellow finger hundreds of zhang in length. Though the surface of this finger was remarkably rough, it radiated a subtle force of annihilation, appearing as if it stood like a colossal pillar, towering above the heavens. 'One finger of Yellow Springs, severing life and death!' Yao Xiao Tian coldly gazed at Xiao Yan below. With a sudden thrust of his finger, the immense Yellow Springs finger roared downward, crashing with thunderous force. Entire stretches of space collapsed, deep gorges cracked open with massive fissures, and the earth trembled violently—seeming as though a great earthquake had struck. "The Heavenly Technique...?" Gazing at the might of Huang Quan's finger attack, Xiao Yan's eyes flickered with astonishment. A Heavenly Technique wielded by a Supreme Battle Saint was nearly sufficient to effortlessly destroy an entire city. "His confidence is bold, yet he lacks the actual ability." With a step forward, Xiao Yan gathered vast amounts of battle energy in his right hand. A dark glow erupted almost instantly, and within mere blinks, it expanded into a massive black aura circle, spanning over a hundred paces—this marked the first time since his ascension to Supreme Battle Saint that Xiao Yan had employed the Great Heavenly Transformation Palm, its power and grandeur now amplified by hundreds of times. "Hoo-hoo!" As the black aura circle solidified, it unleashed a terrifying suction force, causing the deep ravine around it to crack and fracture. Massive rocks peeled away and cascaded into the circle, vanishing completely. "Great Heavenly Transformation Palm! Seize them!" Xiao Yan raised his head, curled his fingers, and lightly snapped his fingers—immediately, the massive black aura surged downward and swiftly settled precisely where Huang Quan's finger had pressed. It then began to spin wildly. "Crack! Crack!" Huang Quan's finger pressed heavily upon the black aura, unleashing a powerful energy surge that swept across the heavens and earth like a storm. "Boom! Boom!" The black aura spun furiously, radiating successive waves of destructive force, while Huang Quan's finger gradually sank deeper and deeper into it, until, under the astonished gaze of the demonic Tian Xiao, it was entirely consumed by the black aura. "Good boy—didn't expect much from you!" As Huang Quan's finger was broken, a sense of gravity passed through Tian Xiao's eyes. With a sudden shift in stance, an overwhelming surge of cold energy erupted from within him, and his body instantly expanded, transforming within moments into a colossal black serpent stretching a thousand zhang long, its terrifying flames spreading out like a malevolent deity ruling the heavens and earth. "The Seal Technique, the Yellow Abyss Seal!" As the spirit returned to its true form, the demonic sovereign roared skyward. Amidst his roar, an immense surge of cold, ethereal power erupted suddenly from beneath him within the Nine-Deep Yellow Abyss. Under the sovereign's command and amplified by his own overwhelming aura of combat energy, this cold force swiftly coalesced into a colossal black seal, resembling a towering mountain. Intricate, mysterious runes adorned the surface of the seal. "Xiao Yan, be cautious—this is one of the Nine-Deep Earth-Medina Serpent Clan's clan-defining techniques, a mid-tier heavenly-class technique. Should it succeed in sealing you, you will be directly imprisoned within the Nine-Deep Yellow Abyss. I myself was deceived by this very technique years ago, suffering for several centuries!" As the great seal materialized, Xiao Yan heard a prompt from the spirit of the serpent. "Younger one, prepare to fall!" "Seeing the colossal seal take shape, the demon sky roared with laughter. With a mighty sweep of his massive serpentine tail, the black seal suddenly pivoted sharply, aiming directly at Xiao Yan. A cold force so intense it was beyond description caused the space around him to instantly thicken. "Seal it down!" As the command rang out, the black seal trembled and surged through the space, flashing into position above Xiao Yan's head before crashing down with tremendous force, hurling him deep into the Nine-Deep Yellow Springs. "Boom! Boom!" The impact of the black seal upon the lake surface sent towering water columns erupting in all directions, spreading out a wave of powerful energy ripples that instantly reduced every object within the deep ravine to rubble. "Hah!" "Seeing this, the colossal serpent formed by the immortal Tian Xiao burst into laughter. Drawing upon the cold,阴寒 power of the Nine-Deep Yellow Spring, this technique would instantly seal a fellow Star-Divine Saint at the mid-stage's internal qi upon impact—let alone someone like Xiao Yan, who was even weaker than him." "Trouble!" The immortal Yao Ming, who had been rapidly restoring his qi, felt his heart sink at the sight. "Boom!" However, just as Tian Xiao's hearty laughter settled, the massive black seal pressing down upon the Nine-Deep Yellow Spring suddenly vibrated fiercely, then, in the very next instant, a thunderous roar erupted—the seal was violently propelled backward! "What?" Tian Xiao was startled. "You still aren't strong enough to contain me!" "Boom!" "With a cold laugh accompanying the thunderbolt, the Nine-Deep Yellow Springs suddenly exploded, a brilliant golden light surging forth like the sun itself. In a flash, it appeared atop the妖妖's sky-roar. On the vast golden palm, a four-colored lotus of fire slowly rotated before being fiercely slammed down, striking the latter's massive serpent head with tremendous force. 'Boom!' The lotus erupted instantly upon contact, its devastating surge of power driven deep into the body of the divine sky-roar by the immense force emanating from the golden palm. The creature's immense form now resonated with countless thunderclaps, as hot, bubbling blood craters exploded one after another across its body. 'Pffft!' The divine sky-roar was hurled backward, crashing heavily onto a distant mountain peak, shattering it completely. 'Ssshh—!' "A brilliant glow shimmered as a massive golden figure descended from the heavens, firmly stepping onto the colossal serpent formed by Yao Tianxiao, then raising his mighty fist and delivering a powerful downward strike. The unique fire power radiating from the fist caused the serpent to emit increasingly piercing cries of agony. "You insolent creature! Daring to venture into our Nine-Deep Earthly冥Snake Clan's domain? Meditative Snake Guards, seize this one!" Just as Xiao Yan was preparing to utterly obliterate the foe, a thunderous roar suddenly echoed from the sky, followed instantly by countless gusts of wind sweeping through the mountain range, with waves of formidable energies surging forth—clearly, the battle between Xiao Yan and Yao Tianxiao had stirred the entire Nine-Deep Earthly冥Snake Clan.