Starting with the Sword Ancestor System: Xiao Yan, Your Harem is Mine!

226: Returning to the Black Corner Region, the Academy Style FluctuatesThe Black-Corner Region, an area famous throughout the continent due to its unique lawless nature and the existence of the Jia Nan Academy, was still filled with chaos, slaughter, and opportunity.

The scent of blood and greed that permeated the air had not changed for many years.

However, today, two streaks of light ignored the unspoken rules governing the Black-Corner Region’s airspace, tearing through space at an astonishing speed, crossing directly from the periphery.

Their speed was so immense that the numerous desperate fugitives below only felt a slight breeze overhead.

When they looked up, the streaks were long gone, leaving only a lingering, inexplicable palpitation in their hearts.

”What terrifying speed... Was that a Dou Zong Senior passing by?”

”It doesn’t seem like it... That aura felt even more... bizarre than a Dou Zong’s!”

Some people with keen perception whispered amongst themselves, their faces filled with shock.

Li Ao and Medusa paid no attention to the commotion below; their destination was clear—the Jia Nan Academy.

With their current strength, crossing half of the Black-Corner Region took only a moment.

In the distance, the familiar mountain range of the Jia Nan Academy, protected by a massive energy barrier, was already in sight.

However, just as they were about to reach the academy’s perimeter, Li Ao’s brow furrowed slightly, and his forward speed suddenly slowed.

Medusa also sensed something, and her cold eyes swept forward: ”There are intense energy fluctuations. People are fighting... It’s coming from inside the Academy.”

With their perception, they easily pierced through the energy barrier that was impenetrable to ordinary people, ”seeing” that fierce conflict was erupting in the direction of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, where the Inner Academy was located.

Energy roared, and Dou Qi radiance shot into the sky.

One of the auras was scorching and violent, carrying an unyielding will—it was none other than Xiao Yan!

Yet, those fighting him were several figures shrouded in cold, dark mist.

That aura was completely familiar to both Li Ao and Medusa—the Hall of Souls!

”The Hall of Souls’ reach is certainly long,” Li Ao said, his eyes chilling.

He hadn’t expected the Hall of Souls to act so quickly, having already found the Jia Nan Academy and directly attacking Xiao Yan!

”It seems we arrived just in time.” Medusa’s lips curved into a cold arc, and Seven-Colored Dou Qi was already faintly visible around her body.

The two hesitated no longer.

With a movement, their figures, like phantoms, pierced through the Jia Nan Academy’s energy barrier without causing the slightest ripple, appearing directly in the skies above the Inner Academy.

The Inner Academy was currently in complete disarray.

Near the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, the ground was a mess.

Xiao Yan, wielding the xuan heavy ruler, was wreathed in azure flames (the Fusion of the Fallen Heart Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame?).

His aura had already reached the level of Peak Dou Huang—a truly astonishing improvement!

However, he was in a rather sorry state, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and his clothes torn, as he fiercely battled two Soul Hall Protectors whose strength was roughly that of a Five-Star Dou Zong.

Standing outside the battle circle with his hands behind his back was an old man in gray robes with a sinister face.

His aura was deep as the sea; he was clearly a Seven-Star Dou Zong!

He did not directly intervene, merely watching the battle with indifference, as if enjoying the death throes of his prey.

Around them, many Elders of the Inner Academy, including Great Elder Su Qian, were suppressed by a powerful Soul pressure.

Their faces were pale, and they could not approach, forced to watch helplessly as Xiao Yan struggled alone.

”Heh heh, Xiao Yan, obediently hand over the strange flame and your Cultivation Technique, and perhaps we can leave you a whole corpse!” A Soul Hall Protector cackled, black chains wrapping around Xiao Yan like venomous snakes.

”Dream on!” Xiao Yan roared, the shadow of his ruler filling the air, flames roaring as he forcefully shook off the chains.

However, the attack of the other Protector had already arrived behind him, about to succeed.

It was at this critical moment—

”Noisy.”

A calm yet icy voice, like a cold spring from the Nine Heavens, suddenly resonated deep within everyone’s Soul!

The two fiercely attacking Soul Hall Protectors suddenly froze, their faces instantly replaced by boundless terror.

They hadn’t even clearly seen the source of the voice before they felt an irresistible, incomprehensible will descend upon them.

The next moment, under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, the two Five-Star Dou Zong level Soul Hall Protectors, along with the black chains they had conjured, vanished piece by piece, silently and without warning, like a drawing being erased, turning into nothingness!

There was no explosion, no scream, only deathly silence!

”!!!”

Everyone was stunned by this sudden and utterly bizarre turn of events.

The gray-robed Elder standing with his hands behind his back saw his pupils suddenly contract.

The composure on his face instantly vanished, replaced by unprecedented solemnity and horror!

He abruptly looked up toward the sky.

He saw that, at some unknown point, a man and a woman had silently appeared, suspended in mid-air.

The man’s black robes fluttered, his face was calm, and his eyes were as deep as the eternal starry sky.

The woman’s purple robes danced, her beauty was peerless, and her gaze was as sharp and cold as an icy blade.

”Li... Big Brother Li Ao?!” Xiao Yan gasped, looking at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar figure in the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief and pleasant surprise.

He couldn’t perceive Li Ao’s specific strength, but the feeling of unfathomable depth, as if he were merged with the world itself, was countless times more heart-stopping than facing the Seven-Star Dou Zong gray-robed Elder!

”Queen Medusa!” Great Elder Su Qian and the others from the Inner Academy also recognized Medusa, and they were even more shocked by the sudden appearance of the pair, as well as their... incomprehensible methods!

Li Ao’s gaze calmly swept over the area below, lingering briefly on Xiao Yan before nodding, and then settling on the gray-robed Elder whose expression had drastically changed.

”People of the Hall of Souls,” Li Ao’s voice was devoid of emotion, ”will you end yourselves, or wait for me to do it?”

The gray-robed Elder’s heart pounded wildly.

As a Seven-Star Dou Zong, he was considered a figure of some note in the Central Plains, but facing this Black-Robed Youth now, he felt like an ant facing a Dragon!

That trembling originating from the depths of his Soul could not be mistaken!

”You... You are that Li Ao?!” The gray-robed Elder’s voice was dry, forcing himself to remain steady.

”I am a subordinate of Mu Gu Old Man of the Hall of Souls.

If you dare touch me, Venerable Mu Gu will certainly not...”

His words came to an abrupt halt again.

Because Li Ao had lost the patience to listen to his nonsense.

Li Ao simply pointed a finger at him from a distance.

There was no energy beam, no spatial fluctuation.

Yet, the gray-robed Elder looked as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world; his eyes instantly bulged, bloodshot.

He wanted to struggle and unleash all his Dou Qi, but he found that the space around him seemed to have turned into solidified amber; he couldn’t even move a single finger!

Immediately afterward, under everyone’s horrified gaze, the body of this Seven-Star Dou Zong level Hall of Souls expert began to rapidly weather and dissipate starting from his fingertips, like a sand sculpture.

The process was slightly slower than that of the two Protectors before, but far more bone-chilling.

In just two or three breaths, a Seven-Star Dou Zong followed in the footsteps of the two previous Protectors, completely turning into ashes and vanishing into the world.

The entire scene was deathly silent!

From the moment Li Ao and Medusa appeared until the three Hall of Souls experts were silently annihilated, only a dozen breaths of time had passed.

It was done effortlessly, like brushing away dust.

Xiao Yan’s mouth hung open as he stared at the figure in the sky, feeling his throat go dry.

He knew Big Brother Li Ao was strong, but... strong to this extent, it completely surpassed his imagination!

That was a Seven-Star Dou Zong!

Great Elder Su Qian and the others exchanged glances, massive waves of shock churning in their hearts.

This kind of method, perhaps even the Academy Head... might not be able to achieve it?

What exactly had this Li Ao experienced during the years he was away from the Black-Corner Region?

After finishing off the small fry, Li Ao slowly descended and came before Xiao Yan.

”Are you alright?” He looked at Xiao Yan’s injuries and casually flicked out a wisp of gentle Gui Xu Life Force.

As the energy entered his body, Xiao Yan felt a warmth spread through him.

The internal vibrations and external injuries were rapidly healing, and even his expended Dou Qi was quickly recovering!

”I... I’m fine now! Thank you, Big Brother Li Ao!” Xiao Yan quickly thanked him, his heart even more shaken by the miraculous healing effect.

Li Ao nodded, his gaze sweeping over the startled Inner Academy crowd before finally looking toward Great Elder Su Qian.

”Great Elder Su Qian, long time no see.” His tone was calm.

”I have returned this time because there are matters that need to be discussed with the Academy.”

His gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of buildings, looking toward the depths of the Inner Academy, in the direction of the Library Pavilion.

The clues regarding the medicine spirit token, and the secrets concerning ancient times, might just be here.