After Xiao Ning's transformation was completed, his aura was no lesser than Bai Ya; if one noticed keenly, it was slightly better than the latter.
Xiao Ning clenched his fist and nodded in satisfaction after feeling the vigorous dou qi flowing through his qi pathways. Even though he can only use his bloodline ability once a day, suffering no backlash, Xiao Ning was delighted with it.
Raising his strength from a peak Dou Spirit to a 7-star Dou Emperor was already heaven-defying. However, it was enough for Xiao Ning to run amok throughout Jia Ma Empire and other surrounding empires if used cleverly.
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His transformations shocked everyone, including his opponent, Bai Ya. Finally, however, the latter put away his initial disdain and regarded Xiao Ning as an equal.
It wasn't the first time they had experienced it, so the tribe leaders were relatively calm. But it was not the case with others. All who questioned Medusa's decision, and those who had harbored ulterior motives, felt their face turn red from embarrassment.
Moreover, they felt scared about what would happen to them after the foreign enemy was handled.
Still, one more person experienced a shock far more significant than anyone else. It was Xiao Yan, who hid outside the city and was peeking secretly.
His mind went blank after seeing Xiao Ning's figure. 'He's supposed to be dead,' Xiao Yan thought in his mind. Then, the scene of him landing the fatal blow on Xiao Ning's body reappeared in Xiao Yan's mind.
Even Yao Lao living in the spirit ring sighed deeply. Although he had expected to see Xiao Ning again, he never imagined it would be in this manner. His horizons were far more significant than Xiao Yan's.
Yao Lao himself used to belong to the Yao Clan, one of the eight ancient clans, and he had seen a similar transformation in his clan. Even though it wasn't as shocking as Xiao Ning's, their essence was the same.
'Dou God's bloodline; plus, its purity is far above everyone else I know,' complex emotions surged in his heart. "Is this the legacy you left for your child?" Yao Lao muttered, but he was destined never to know.
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Xiao Ning stood straight like a spear with a pair of golden phoenix wings twice as big spreading out from his back.
The aura around Bai Ya's body also became more intense.
The collision of their momentum changed the surroundings. The area around Xiao Ning turned golden like a blazing sun. In contrast, the area around Bai Ya was shrouded in darkness.
'Swish!' Bai Ya's tail sliced through the air, and, akin to an unrivaled blade, it attacked Xiao Ning.
'Thump!' Xiao Ning raised his hands that transformed into dragon claws and caught Bai Ya's tail. Xiao Ning's claws shone in a dark golden light as he tightened his grip.
Xiao Ning was like an ant in front of him in terms of size, but the current scene was enough to shock everyone. Xiao Ning received a direct hit, but he was also unscathed.
Bai Ya's immense physical strength, which caused fear in other people's hearts, only managed to push Xiao Ning a few steps back.
Bai Ya stared at Xiao Ning in doubt. He couldn't comprehend how a human could possess such raw power, let alone Xiao Ning, who temporarily raised his strength.
Then, his pupils shrank the next second as Bai Ya felt a titanic force pulling his body.
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Xiao Ning's arms bulged slightly as he shouted, and with enough force, he smashed Bai Ya's head on the ground.
'Boom!' A loud bang sounded after Bai Ya's head collided against the ground. The movement was big enough to displace all the sand, creating a barren land within the desert.
In the same instant, Xiao Ning turned his head and glanced in the other direction before turning back towards Bai Ya. 'So, there is another person hidden nearby?' Suddenly Xiao Ning became interested after sensing another individual lurking in the surrounding.
'Roar!' Bai Ya's furious roar stopped Xiao Ning's thoughts in its tracks. A black serpent rushed towards the sky like a lightning bolt the next moment.
"How dare you!" Xiao Ning's attack humiliated him far more than it hurt him. Then, in anger, Bai Ya spat a ball of black flame, and it started condensing above his body.
Another Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, condensed from black flame, appeared above Bai Ya's head in a split second. The hundred-feet long flame serpent rushed towards Xiao Ning with his single thought.
The sudden change in temperature and the frightening qi evoked fear in people's hearts.
Although it was not a heavenly flame; still, Bai Ya's black flame was one of the best beast flames on the continent.
Xiao Ning remained still with no intention of moving. Even when the flame serpent arrived in front of him with its mouth open, he still had a calm expression.
In the shocked eyes of everyone watching, the flame serpent swallowed Xiao Ning, and its body began to shrink.
"Is it over?" The only Dou King among the tribe leaders spoke.
"How could the lord lose?" Another added.
"Teacher?" Xiao Yan looking from afar, called out in his heart.
"Ughh... Xiao Yan, keep watching," Yao Lao did not speak any further, but his words meant that it was far from over.
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Before Bai Ya had a chance to celebrate, he sensed an anomaly. A blue-green lotus petal stabbed out from the black ball of flame.
'Zi! Zi!' Its lotus petal was burning the black flame. It was unlike anyone had ever seen.
Eight other petals poked out in the blink of an eye, annihilating the black flame. Then, as the black flame disappeared, a fifty feet nine petaled lotus appeared in front of everyone.
Like a piece of art, the blue-green lotus stood in the void, and in the center, surrounded by nine petals, stood Xiao Ning.
"Not bad!" Xiao Ning commented.
Bai Ya felt a sense of danger as his eyes fell on the blue-green lotus. His senses were screaming that even touch was enough to kill him. But then, he recalled the previous scene and shouted, "Why do you have a heavenly flame?"