Chapter 219: Fierce Fight, Doudi Bloodline

"Alchemist, is there such a fighting method?" Xiao Yan murmured as he looked at the two people in the sky.

All along, Xiao Yan simply regarded alchemy as an auxiliary. Deep down, he always believed that what was needed in battle were skills, fighting techniques and secret techniques, and the many methods of alchemy were of little use in battle.

However, today's scene almost overturned his original cognition.

So far, Lin Yuan has not used any fighting skills in this battle. He has only used the simplest combat methods combined with fire control methods to force his opponent into a desperate situation.

"Hey, there's a lot you don't know!"

Yao Lao's playful voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yan's heart: "Although it is normal for alchemists to be weak, truly powerful alchemists, especially those with strange fire, are ridiculously strong in the same realm."

"High-level alchemists are good at multitasking, which allows them to use fighting skills and soul power at the same time."

"The strange fire combined with the powerful ability to control fire has a lethality comparable to that of powerful fighting skills."

"In this case, can they be equal to two combat forces, or two combat forces with telepathic connection? Can you imagine how terrifying this power is?"

Hearing this, feeling the Wind Fury Dragon Flame in his body, Xiao Yan's mind flashed with some wonderful fantasies, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

“But it’s rare to find an alchemist like you who possesses strange fire but cannot make full use of it.” Yao Lao interrupted his fantasy and said quietly, “Do your best, Xiao Yanzi, don’t humiliate Feng Nu Long Yan.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh in his heart, and then his expression became much more serious.

He understood that compared with Lin Yuan and Yao Lao, his control over the strange fire was indeed too rough. "I have to practice controlling fire and refining medicine well in the future," he made a secret decision in his heart.

Then, he continued to look up at the sky, watching the two people who seemed to be about to decide the winner.

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Yao Lao nodded and looked up at the sky through the Bone Inflammation Ring.

“But alchemists as strong as Lin Yuan are rare in the same realm!” Yao Lao did not intend to tell Xiao Yan this.

Laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.

As a master of alchemy and fire control, Yao Lao can appreciate Lin Yuan's power better than anyone else.

"'A thought arises, and the fire moves as the heart desires'. This level of fire control ability is not inferior to many eighth-grade alchemists. This move also incorporates a formation, and it is a strange fire formation that fully utilizes the characteristics of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire. It should be a self-created or improved formation."

"How did Lin Yuan, a kid at such a young age, learn so many things in such a short time and even master them?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan asked in his heart: "Teacher, is this battle over?"

“It’s hard to say!” Yao Lao shook his head and said in a deep voice: “If it were an ordinary person, the outcome of this battle would be a foregone conclusion. But that ancient monster is from the ancient clan. If he is willing to pay some price, there is still a way... You have seen it too.”

“Hmm?” Xiao Yan’s eyes became more serious. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He glanced at Xun’er beside him and said, “This is what Xun’er used back then…”

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan looked up with a little more anticipation in his eyes.

On the other side, in the ranks of the Black Annihilation Army.

Many Black Annihilation Army soldiers were noisy and panicked as they watched the ancient demon quickly showing signs of defeat.

Gu Zhen looked at the two people in the sky, and was amazed. "They were able to force the ancient monster to this extent just after the battle. Even Qingyang, who is at the same level, can't do it. Lin Yuan's strength is a bit scary among people of the same level..."

"Brother Gu Zhen, is Deputy Commander Gu Yao really going to be defeated?" Ling Quan asked unwillingly.

He is a descendant of the ancient tribe. He was selected because of his strong blood in the blood test of the ancient tribe's holy land, 'Ancient Sacred Mountains', and thus gained his current strength and status. He is deeply proud of his Dou Di blood.

Therefore, when he saw that the ancient monster, whose bloodline was far more powerful than his own, was easily suppressed by a kid from a remote area, he felt a little bit hard to accept it.

Glancing at Lingquan, Gu Zhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's not that easy. The deputy governor still has some tricks. With his pride, he won't allow himself to lose like this, especially in front of the young lady."

Before he finished speaking, the sky suddenly changed.

In the Green Fire Lotus, feeling his own aura rapidly weakening, a deep fierceness flashed in the eyes of the ancient demon, and he said solemnly to Lin Yuan: "I, the ancient demon, am the pride of the ancient clan, and I will never lose to you!"

"You should prove this with your strength, not words." Holding the ancient demon's hands, Lin Yuan said lightly.

At the same time, a hint of expectation flashed in his eyes. If he could solve the ancient monster so easily, how would he figure out the level of Zhongzhou?

"As you wish, Blood Transformation Technique!"

A low roar erupted from the ancient demon's throat, a hint of blood surged, his long black and white hair stretched out and danced in the wind, his eyes were filled with blood, and his momentum suddenly soared in the blink of an eye, rising steadily.

In the blink of an eye, the ancient demon's aura had risen by four stars, leaping to the level of a seven-star Dou Zong.

"what--"

With a loud shout, an extremely cold air that was much stronger than before emanated from the ancient demon's body.

The surging fighting spirit, like the sea, burst out from his body, roaring violently between heaven and earth, and madly attacking the Qinglian Lihuo Formation.

"Blood-transforming skill?" Lingquan asked in shock.

“Haha!” Seeing this, Gu Zhen below nodded slightly and chuckled, “The way to break the impasse is indeed the Blood Transformation Technique. Gu Yao has a strong Doudi bloodline, and in his hands, the Blood Transformation Technique is the prerequisite secret method for the clan pattern secret method.”

"As long as he doesn't overuse the Blood Transformation Technique, he can recover after a few days of rest. Lingquan, you are different from him, so don't use the Blood Transformation Technique casually."

Lingquan nodded and said solemnly: "How can I possibly use this secret method that could damage the Dou Emperor's bloodline... I hope I won't have to use it one day!"

The ancient clan's blood-transforming skill is a secret method that uses the power of the emperor's blood to replace the clan crest when the people of the ancient clan have not yet been granted the clan crest.

The specific effect depends on the concentration of one's own blood. The higher the blood concentration, the greater the improvement and the smaller the subsequent side effects. For example, the ancient monster can be upgraded to four stars at the Dou Zong level, but if it is replaced by Lingquan, it can only be upgraded to two stars.

While the two were talking, the battle situation above also changed drastically.

Under the impact of this ferocious fighting spirit, the Green Fire Lotus held on for a moment, and then with a "boom", it exploded into four pieces.

"Heavenly Evil Air-Breaking Claw!"

At the same time, with the help of powerful fighting spirit, the ancient demon's hands also broke free from the restraints. His five fingers clenched into claws, and the cold and evil energy instantly condensed at his fingertips. As his figure flashed, his claws slashed towards Lin Yuan's throat.

Wherever the claws passed, a dark crack was created in the space, emitting a sharp humming sound.

"The Seven Cloud Dragons Appear!"

Lin Yuan tapped his feet lightly and used the long-lost special melee body technique - the Cloud Dragon Body Technique. At an extremely fast speed, several afterimages appeared. The real body and the afterimage were intertwined, as if several Lin Yuans were fighting against the ancient monster at the same time.

At the same time, soul power filled his body, interfering with the ancient monster's perception while capturing its movements.

The ancient demon's ghostly body movements and sharp claws had no place to hide in front of Lin Yuan's powerful soul perception, and Lin Yuan completely saw through and captured it.

However, in this extreme confrontation, the ancient demon's perception was like being covered by a layer of fog, and it was unable to instantly distinguish which one was Lin Yuan's true body. And this moment of investigation, the moment of deciding the target of attack, was a moment of hesitation, a moment of flaw.

Lin Yuan, who had been prepared, would not miss this momentary flaw.

"Tian Yuan Eight Characters Technique: Breaking the Spin!"

The condensed energy gathered in his fist, and Lin Yuan punched out with a blow. The hot fist wind mixed with the strong wind accurately hit the weak point of the ancient demon's claw energy from below.

"Bam—"

Fists and claws met, strong winds collided, and a circle of cold and hot air waves spread out. Immediately, a powerful blood force and the spinning force on the fists burst out, and the ancient demon's arms could not help but flip upwards, and suddenly the empty space in front of him opened up.

Lin Yuan took a step forward, bent his arms, and hit the ancient monster hard on the chest with his elbow.

"Humph--"

With a muffled groan, the ancient demon flew backwards. He took several steps in the air before stabilizing his body dozens of meters away from Lin Yuan.

After calming down the surging blood and energy, the ancient demon looked at Lin Yuan in front of him with a calm expression, and his face was completely replaced by solemnity.

Even though he had just used the secret blood-transforming technique to increase his strength to that of a seven-star Dou Zong, and also used the intermediate earth-rank claw technique, combined with the void-swimming technique, he was still firmly suppressed in close combat with the opponent.

This guy's attainments in close combat are too high. Looking at the ancient monster with interest, Lin Yuan said indifferently: "It can improve the strength of four stars. The ancient clan's secret blood transformation method is worthy of praise."

"But," he changed the subject and said, "You lack control over this sudden surge of power. It seems that you don't use it much on a daily basis. In this situation, don't fight a close combat with a master, as it's easy to reveal your flaws."

"If you want to improve, you might as well improve your soul power later. It should be of some help to you." Lin Yuan suggested.

It was like words to teach a student, but it made the ancient demon's eyes turn redder. What did this bastard think of himself? An extremely cold air surged out of the ancient demon's body...

"Lin Yuan, I'm going to use all my strength, don't die!"

A chilly white air lingered around his body as the ancient demon's emotionless words came out slowly. He flicked his finger and a crystal spear that seemed to be condensed from black ice appeared. He held it tightly in his hand with the sharp blade pointing directly at Lin Yuan.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan sneered in his heart.

"Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire: Blue Lotus Transformation!"

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire flowed through his meridians, releasing a scorching and violent force. Lin Yuan broke through two stars in a row with unstoppable force and instantly ascended to a four-star Dou Zong.

Afterwards, endless green fire gathered in Lin Yuan's palm, and a green fire spear condensed out. Lin Yuan used his soul to circulate Qi, and as he spun the spear, the fighting spirit and flames swirled up, condensing an extreme edge on the blade as it spun and compressed.

"Let me do it, Gu Yao, let me see the true weight of the ancient clan's genius." Lin Yuan said lightly.

"Ten Thousand Beasts Spear Technique!"

The ancient demon shouted coldly, stepped on the ground, and his ghostly figure appeared above Lin Yuan as if teleporting.

He waved the ice crystal spear in his hand, and sharp spear flowers bloomed. As the spear shadow flashed, the roars of beasts continued. Sharp gusts of wind flooded towards Lin Yuan's vital parts like a tide.

Lin Yuan hooked his finger, and a green flame swept out, turning into a rotating green fire shield.

The icy wind hit the shield, the cold air was turned into nothingness by the high temperature of the strange fire, and the strong energy was deflected by the rotating energy and could not hurt Lin Yuan at all.

"Ten Thousand Beasts Spear Technique, Beast King Roar!"

Seeing that the attack was easily resolved, the ancient demon's spear technique suddenly changed. The spear shadow condensed and vast fighting spirit was injected into it. In the blink of an eye, an illusion of a ferocious beast condensed. The spear drew a tricky arc and stabbed fiercely towards Lin Yuan's heart.

Lin Yuan used his soul power to detect and instantly discovered the killing move hidden in the phantom of the ferocious beast. He calmly held his gun and attacked.

The green fire spear drew a strange trajectory and pierced fiercely into an empty spot in the void.

"Ding--"

A crisp sound like the collision of metals suddenly rang out in the void. The space where Lin Yuan stabbed into the air trembled violently, and a tiny gun shadow shot out from it, and the tip of the gun just hit the sword of the Qinghuo Spear.

The attack was elusive, which was good, but it was ineffective against Lin Yuan, who had a very strong soul perception.

The two guns collided, and the icy bipolar energy collided. A few heart-pounding cracks in space spread out like a spider web.

The two looked at each other, as if they received some signal at the same time.

Lightning flashed, the void rippled, and two figures, one green and one blue, disappeared from the spot at the same time.

The next moment, Lin Yuan and Gu Yao suddenly appeared a hundred meters away as if they had teleported. They fired their guns together, and a violent sound swept across the area.

Then, the two of them disappeared from everyone's sight again...

Two figures, one blue and one silver, flashed across the sky. Every time they appeared in front of everyone, it was the time when double guns clashed and ice and fire collided. During the battle between the two, air waves rolled, energy storms raged, and the void occasionally cracked into dark cracks.

As time went by, the anxiety in the ancient demon's eyes became more and more intense. The Blood Transformation Technique could not be operated for a long time.

However, when he fought against Lin Yuan, a four-star Dou Zong, with a seven-star Dou Zong, although he seemed to have suppressed the opponent, he did not achieve any real results.

Although the opponent's body movements were not as good as his own Void Swimming, they were also extremely flexible.

The most crucial thing is that Lin Yuan's physique and perception are too strong, and his actions are completely controlled by the opponent. High-frequency but ordinary attacks cannot cause damage, and attacks that are enough to cause damage are easily sensed and avoided by the opponent.

"Damn, this guy is too difficult to deal with. We can't use this style of attack. We need to use a decisive killing move to win with one blow."

Thinking of this, he stopped chasing Lin Yuan and started to practice his own skills.

"Mysterious Ice Ancient Mirror, accept it!"

With a cold shout, the ancient demon formed several mysterious hand seals, and his body suddenly burst out with a powerful attraction. A large amount of energy from the surrounding heaven and earth roared in and transformed into streams of real energy that rushed into his body.

With the infusion of energy from heaven and earth, the fighting spirit that the ancient demon had consumed by repeatedly performing high-level fighting skills was finally replenished.

“Ancient demon, have you discovered that I’m fighting a war of attrition with him?” Lin Yuan smiled softly, “A war of attrition is disadvantageous to him who is concentrating all his efforts on the blood transformation. And for me, with my current physique, it’s too easy to support the Blue Lotus Transformation.”

Lin Yuan had a rather novel feeling. In the past, others always wanted to delay time with him and consume his secret time.

This time, it was finally his turn to take the initiative in a war of attrition with others.

Lin Yuan stood in the void, turning the Tiandu Fire Classic from afar to replenish his own energy while observing the movement of the ancient monster absorbing qi and returning to its original state.

"Sure enough, the ancient demon is currently practicing a technique of the same level as the Tiandu Fire Classic, not a heavenly technique. It seems that even the people of the ancient clan will not switch to practicing heavenly techniques when their cultivation is not enough, and it is natural that they will not switch to heavenly fighting skills..."

“Perhaps, these young people who are powerful because of the Doudi bloodline are more fragile than I thought.”

"Their weakness is... their physical strength!"

In the Douqi Continent, practicing each level of martial arts has its basic cultivation requirements.

The more powerful the technique, the more energy of heaven and earth it can absorb into the body. However, the energy of heaven and earth absorbed by the technique is never a docile energy, but a powerful energy that can exert the power to split mountains and turn over seas.

If one practices overly advanced techniques when one's physique and meridians are not strong enough, the huge amount of energy absorbed into the body will harm one's body.

This is especially true for the heavenly-level skills that can cause strange phenomena in heaven and earth when they are released into the world.

There are two ways to solve this problem: one is to wait until your cultivation level is high enough to switch to another method of practice; the other is to strengthen your body and strengthen your physique to resist energy shocks.

Most people take the first path.

For example, Gu Xun'er practiced Xuan-level skills before she became a Dou Ling, and only after she became a Dou Ling did she switch to practicing the Nine-Layer Phoenix Fire Art given by Xiao Yan.

As for why she didn't refine her body and then practice high-level skills directly? The ancient clan is not short of resources.

Lin Yuan already had a vague answer to this question.

"Are these Doudi bloodlines worried that body refining will cause adverse changes to their own Doudi bloodlines? The so-called Doudi bloodlines are not very stable. And body refining definitely carries a lot of risks for their bloodlines."

Take Gu Xun'er as an example. If she loses some of her bloodline power, the quality of her bloodline may decline, and she will have to wait until she becomes a Fighting Saint before she can combine with others.

Such a small thing can cause changes in the Dou Emperor's bloodline, not to mention body refining.

As a master of body training, Lin Yuan knows very well that when training the body, while the physique improves, it is often accompanied by changes in the blood.

During the process of body refining, blood changes occurred quite frequently. He didn't know how many times his blood had changed. It was no longer pure human blood, but had some characteristics of magical beasts or the ancient Taixu dragon.

In this situation, the geniuses of the imperial family naturally did not dare to practice body training at will before completely exploring and utilizing the power of their own bloodlines.

Even if they have fully utilized the Dou Emperor bloodline, they may not necessarily choose the path of body refining to increase their strength for the sake of the concentration of the Dou Emperor bloodline of their offspring.

This is probably one of the limitations of the Dou Emperor's bloodline.

In most imperial clans, there are very few people with exceptionally strong physiques, but their overall strong strength cleverly conceals this fact.

"The Doudi bloodline can barely be called a double-edged sword!"

Lin Yuan sighed inwardly and looked calmly at the ancient demon who was quickly forming seals. "The ancient demon's background has been discovered. It's time to end this battle!"

(End of this chapter)