BTTH: From Genius to Invincible

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: The True Purpose of the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!



The instant Xiao Yan stepped into the Gate of Life and Death, an energy hand reached out from behind to seize him.

Xiao Yan merely sneered coldly. His spiritual perception had long since detected Yun Shan's attempt to grab him. He had been paying close attention to Yun Shan's every move.

As for the Soul Command Token, Xiao Yan didn't believe that a mere token could truly suppress two Protectors.

Yun Shan's presence was merely to monitor Xiao Yan and wait for him to emerge from the Gate of Life and Death.

However, neither Protector Wu nor Yun Shan had expected that Xiao Yan would cause such an unforeseen event!

"Damn it!" Yun Shan gritted his teeth. He had sensed that something was amiss last night, so today he had planned to keep a close eye on Xiao Yan to prevent any unexpected incidents.

After all, Xiao Yan's actions in coming to the Misty Cloud Sect were simply too strange, always giving him the feeling that he was hiding his true purpose.

The faint glow of the gate instantly vanished when Xiao Yan entered the Gate of Life and Death, and the shimmering light membrane disappeared as well. The earth-shattering tremors also quieted down.

Xiao Yan was thus transported into the space within the Gate of Life and Death, as if nothing had happened just moments before!

However, the cracks visible everywhere proved that something had indeed occurred.

"Master, what just happened?" Yun Yun asked in surprise, her beautiful eyes scanning the surroundings before turning to Yun Shan. She didn't understand why Yun Shan had tried to seize Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran also approached Yun Yun from the foot of the mountain peak. There hadn't been such a commotion when she had previously entered the Gate of Life and Death. Even when she had obtained Yun Po Tian's inheritance, such bizarre events hadn't occurred.

Suddenly, a vast expanse of black fog gushed out from the mountain forest on the other side. This black fog rapidly converged in the sky and eventually formed a dark-colored fog cluster about ten feet wide.

Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun stared at the surging black fog, their expressions simultaneously turning solemn. They had no idea what was happening now!

Everything that happened today had exceeded their expectations.

"Master, what is this..." Nalan Yanran tilted her head toward Yun Yun and asked softly.

Yun Yun drew her green sword and shielded Nalan Yanran behind her. Her gaze remained fixed unwaveringly on the mass of black fog, and the swirling gale around her body intensified.

"What is this black fog?!" When the black fog appeared in the sky, the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect, who had yet to recover from their shock, became restless, their eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

They had no idea that such a bizarre thing had been hidden within the sect.

Only some of the sect's elders, deacons, and disciples at the Dou Grandmaster realm showed contemplative expressions.

With a whoosh, the black fog arrived in front of the Gate of Life and Death in an instant.

"Protector Wu," Yun Shan bowed his head and spoke.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran's eyes were filled with shock. They couldn't believe it!

Yun Shan was a Dou Ancestor! Just what kind of person could make a Dou Ancestor bow his head?!

'Could he be the person from the Hall of Souls that Xiao Yan mentioned?' Yun Yun recalled Xiao Yan's parting words, and her heart sank.

A hoarse and chilling voice came from within the black fog: "Yun Shan, what exactly is going on?!"

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Yun Shan's forehead. He could sense the overwhelming killing intent in Protector Wu's voice. The entire Misty Cloud Sect could be doomed if this matter was not handled properly!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"That Xiao Yan has probably already discovered the secret hidden within the Gate of Life and Death. He deliberately used the duel with Nalan Yanran as an excuse to cause a huge commotion in the Misty Cloud Sect, then entered the Gate of Life and Death as a matter of course!" Yun Shan was obviously shifting all the blame onto Xiao Yan, but he was actually not entirely wrong.

Protector Wu's eyes turned vicious as soon as Yun Shan finished speaking. The black fog around his body surged frantically as he said in a deep voice, "This Protector will use the Nine Forest Hundred Soul Devourer Secret Technique to forcibly break through the Gate of Life and Death."

"Yun Shan, go and help me capture a large number of people to supply me with their essence."

Yun Shan's face instantly turned extremely ugly upon hearing this.

The Nine Forest Hundred Soul Devourer was an extremely evil Secret Technique of the Hall of Souls. Although this Secret Technique was of the Di Class, using it required absorbing the souls and life force of living beings. The more one devoured, the stronger one became, theoretically without limit.

It was an exceptionally malevolent technique.

Although Yun Shan had joined the Hall of Souls, it was more for the sake of breaking through to the Dou Ancestor realm. He still greatly cherished his own feathers. Forcing him to do such a thing obviously crossed his bottom line.

Protector Wu sneered upon seeing Yun Shan's hesitation, "Jie Jie Jie, Yun Shan, you don't think you still have a choice after obtaining the power of the Hall of Souls, right? To gain power, one must pay the price. There's no turning back for you now.

"Or do you think it'd be better if I devour the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect instead?"

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran both drew their weapons from their storage rings upon hearing

this.

"Don't you dare lay a hand on the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect!" Yun Yun erupted with the aura of a Dou Emperor.

"Yun Yun, stand down!" Yun Shan immediately stopped Yun Yun. With Protector Wu's strength, even if they joined forces, they would only be courting death.

"Master!"

"You and Yanran go back and calm the disciples. Leave the rest to me," Yun Shan said in a

deep voice.

Protector Wu said coldly, "Jie Jie Jie, wise decision. Bring those elders along too. The more people, the faster it will be."

Yun Shan's eyelids twitched as he replied through gritted teeth, "Understood."

He forcibly took Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran away and flew toward the grand hall of the Misty Cloud Sect, leaving only Protector Wu alone at the Gate of Life and Death, waiting for Xiao

Yan to emerge.

"I'll see how you'll escape from my grasp!"

...

Meanwhile, inside the Gate of Life and Death, Xiao Yan seemed to have entered another dimension. He discovered that the interior resembled a room as soon as he stepped in.

Apart from the entrance, there were only eight different gates before him. Back then, Nalan Yanran had challenged from the first gate to the fifth, and ultimately obtained Yun Po Tian's

inheritance.

'So it's as I thought... the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.'

If Xiao Yan claimed he had no idea what was hidden within the Gate of Life and Death, that would be a blatant lie.

Just now, he hadn't followed Yun Yun's instructions to circulate his Qi Method. Instead, he had activated the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!

The first time he felt that heartbeat sensation was at the Alchemist Association when he discovered the black jade piece recording the Secret Technique of the Skyfire Three

Mysterious Change.

The second time was at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain, where he had almost unleashed the

Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.

If Xiao Yan couldn't see the problem with all this, he might as well bang his head against a

wall and die.

What he didn't expect was that the Gate of Life and Death would trigger such a massive reaction, and that a voice would resonate in his heart.

'The black jade only recorded the first change of the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, and the Gate of Life and Death just happens to contain a Heavenly Flame. This can't be a coincidence.'

'The only explanation is that someone deliberately left behind the black jade piece recording the cultivation method of the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change and placed the Heavenly

Flame here.'

Xiao Yan didn't believe that such coincidences existed in this world.

Too many coincidences coming together meant that there was a necessary connection.

Staring at the eight closed gates before him, Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened as he shouted,

"Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!"

Boom!!

The merged Heavenly Flame circulated along the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change pathway within his body. In the next second, the entire space where he stood was instantly engulfed in flames, as if a spark had ignited a prairie fire.

All eight gates were incinerated as the flames swept over. These eight gates were all fake,

merely used to mislead those who entered without cultivating the Skyfire Three Mysterious

Change.

A vivid scene appeared before Xiao Yan's eyes after the flames had burned through the entire

space.

He felt as if he were inside a movie at that moment. He stood within a magnificent hall, surrounded by people seated in various positions.

'Is this a memory scene?' Xiao Yan was unable to touch these figures, as if watching a three-

dimensional film.

"Clan Head, the Hun Clan has gone too far. In the past two days, several more youths of the

Xiao Clan have been ambushed," a middle-aged man sitting in the lower seat said with an

angry expression.

Xiao Yan's eyes widened as he exclaimed in astonishment, 'Hun Clan? Xiao Clan?!'