BTTH: From Genius to Invincible
Chapter 353: Late But Never Absent

Chapter 353 - 353: Late But Never Absent

Word Count: 3,271 Words

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'Is this the true power of the Nihility Devouring Flame?' Now that his Spiritual Strength had reached the Soul State, Xiao Yan finally realized how truly terrifying and powerful the second-ranked Heavenly Flame was. Its ability completely defied common sense!

This power to traverse the void was likely faster and more stable than even an ordinary Dou Venerate's!

Once his cultivation reached Dou Ancestor, relying on his Soul State Spiritual Strength and the Nihility Devouring Flame's Earth Seed Flame, perhaps even a Dou Venerate wouldn't be able to catch him if he fled!

However, he couldn't arrive instantly. The Sky Serpent Empire and Jia Ma Empire were still separated by considerable distance. Though the Nihility Devouring Flame's spatial distortion could shorten distances, it couldn't ignore them entirely.

"Everyone, you must hold on." Xiao Yan silently prayed, his grip on Cai Lin's hand tightening slightly.

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Half a day later, thunderous war drums suddenly rang out from afar and shook the entire Jia Ma Sacred City.

"They're about to attack!" Queen Yao Ye and the others' expressions turned solemn at the urgent drumming.

The Yan Alliance had nowhere left to retreat. Over the past two months, they'd lost not only the Snake-People Tribe's frontline defense but also the borders of the Jia Ma Empire. Now only the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Ma Sacred City remained as defensive positions.

Once these two places fell, the entire Yan Alliance would exist in name only.

Not long after the drums sounded, the earth began trembling slightly. In the far distance, an endless sea of people surged forth like ocean waves.

This tide wasn't composed of ordinary soldiers but cultivators from various factions. The weakest among them were Dou Masters. Even Dou Grandmasters who could become overlords in Wu Tan City were mere cannon fodder here.

Dou Spirits were not few in number, and scattered Dou Kings and Dou Emperors could be seen flying through the sky. However, the most feared were the Dou Ancestors hidden in the rear, as well as She Tianhuang, a Dou Venerate!

"All Dou King experts from the Yan Alliance, Misty Cloud Sect, and Snake-People Tribe—spread out to various defensive lines and guard against enemy Dou Kings!" Xiao Ding ordered sternly, his expression increasingly grim.

"Sect Leader Yun Yun, Commander Yue Mei, I'll leave the Misty Cloud Sect's side to you," Xiao Ding said.

Yun Yun and her disciple Nalan Yanran both nodded. Although the Snake-People Empire had been breached, most of the Snake-People Tribe's fighting strength had been preserved at the Misty Cloud Sect. After all, some of their tribe members originally lived in the Misty Cloud Mountain Range.

"Little Fairy Doctor, we'll be relying on you from here on." Xiao Ding bowed deeply, his voice heavy.

Little Fairy Doctor hurriedly helped him up, a hint of nervousness in her tone. "Big Brother Xiao Ding, you give me too much credit. I will do my utmost."

"Hehe, I didn't expect your Yan Alliance to be so tenacious, actually holding out for two months under our North-Western Alliance's assault. Even if you're about to suffer a crushing defeat, you've at least left a deep mark in the history of the North-Western Region." A domineering, mocking laughter suddenly rang out from the sky and echoed over the land.

"Yan Luo Tian!" Jia Xing Tian and the others walked out of the palace and looked up, their expressions instantly turning cold.

Jia Xing Tian clenched his fists. If only he had been stronger back then and managed to detain this fellow! Yan Luo Tian would have been dead for sure after Xiao Yan and the others dealt with the Dou Ancestor from the Medicine Bone Sect.

Now the tiger had been released back into the mountains. In the past two months, the number of Yan Alliance members who had died by his hands was the highest.

"Hahaha, regretting not killing me back then? Take that regret to your grave and tell Xiao Yan about it in hell!"

Behind Yan Luo Tian spread a pair of enormous golden goose wings, shining brilliantly and making him look like a celestial being.

He and the Yan Alliance were absolutely irreconcilable. Now that She Tianhuang from the Sky Serpent Mansion had broken through to Dou Venerate and launched a siege against the Yan Alliance, Yan Luo Tian was more than willing to serve as a vanguard.

Earth-shaking cheers erupted from the black mass of soldiers after Yan Luo Tian appeared. Clearly, he held high prestige within the North-Western Alliance.

Little Fairy Doctor stared coldly at Yan Luo Tian. Just as she was about to move, someone else stepped forward first.

Yun Yun took a step forward, gazing at Yan Luo Tian in the sky, and said softly, "He's only a 2-star Dou Ancestor. Leave him to me."

She stepped into the air as her words fell, and the powerful aura of a Dou Ancestor erupted from her body.

Before the Great Meeting of Factions, Yun Yun had already been an 8-star Dou Emperor and hadn't yet used the Mighty Huang Pill or Zong Breaking Pill. Fortunately, after the meeting concluded, Xiao Yan had refined numerous tier 6 pills including Mighty Huang Pills and Zong Breaking Pills for everyone to bring back to the Yan Alliance.

It was entirely thanks to this batch of precious pills that the Yan Alliance had managed to hold out. Otherwise, they might not have lasted long enough for a certain someone to arrive at the last moment.

"Hehe, Sect Leader Yun's cultivation talent was renowned throughout the entire North-Western Region back then. It seems your reputation is well-deserved, breaking through to Dou Ancestor in just a short year," Yan Luo Tian said slowly, a cold smile curving his lips.

However, there was no trace of amusement in his eyes. The Yan Alliance was truly filled with talented individuals! Whether it was Yun Yun or Nalan Yanran who had already reached Dou Emperor, they were all top-tier geniuses in the North-Western Region.

Not to mention Zi Yan, currently leaning against the wall and casually consuming one precious medicinal ingredient after another.

Zi Yan had previously obtained the Tier 7 Beast Emperor Tempering Pill refined by Xiao Yan. Coupled with her continuous consumption of various heavenly treasures over the past year, she still hadn't broken through to Rank 7 and remained at peak Rank 6. One could only imagine the terrifying power contained within her body.

Yan Luo Tian's lips curved in a cold smile. "I have no intention of fighting one-on-one."

As soon as he finished speaking, one Dou Ancestor after another rose from the sea of troops behind him, stepping into the air. The faces of the Yan Alliance members immediately turned grim.

There were actually twelve Dou Ancestors! Moreover, this didn't even include She Tianhao, and the enemy had at least one Dou Venerate—She Tianhuang!

Apart from Bai Ya and the old woman guarding the Sky Serpent Mansion, four Dou Ancestor experts had come from there. Among these Dou Ancestors, it wasn't a Sky Serpent Mansion member who stood in the center, but an elderly man.

The old man wore ordinary clothes, his aged face expressionless. His seemingly cloudy eyes concealed a bone-chilling sharpness. He held a pitch-black cane topped with an exceptionally fierce scorpion head. On the scorpion's forehead, a faint purple light flickered, barely noticeable.

The old man stood in mid-air, his aura completely retracted into his body without the slightest leakage. At first glance, he seemed like an ordinary elderly person. However, upon his appearance, the experts from the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate hurriedly bowed respectfully. Even the Dou Ancestor experts from the Sky Serpent Mansion wore solemn expressions. Toward this expert who had enjoyed great reputation in the Chu Yun Empire many years ago, even She Tianhao didn't dare show the slightest disrespect.

"Yan Alliance, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate's grudge will be repaid in blood!" Xie Bi Yan said through gritted teeth.

After investigation, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate and Poison Sect had finally discovered the identities of those mysterious experts in the Profound Nether Valley back then.

In fact, it wasn't hard to guess. The Amethyst Winged Lion King and Little Fairy Doctor's Woeful Poison Body were too distinctive, quickly leading the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate to suspect the Yan Alliance.

Xie Bi Yan, a 5-star Dou Ancestor, was the strongest in the North-Western Alliance apart from the father-son duo She Tianhao and She Tianhuang. His bizarre poison techniques in particular left even Zi Yan somewhat helpless.

After all, Xiao Yan wasn't here now. If they were poisoned, it would be extremely troublesome. If Xie Bi Yan self-detonated and released the Demon Poison Spot, even Little Fairy Doctor wouldn't be able to resolve it.

Zi Yan and Jia Xing Tian slowly ascended and stood atop the poison wall. Three against twelve! This was an utterly overwhelming disadvantage. If not for the Woeful Poison Wall cast by Little Fairy Doctor, which could automatically defend and counterattack while providing protection for everyone, the Yan Alliance would have long been destroyed.

Hiss hiss hiss!!!

From the black mass of soldiers, the Serpent Emperor experts from the Sky Serpent Mansion transformed into their original forms one after another. Giant pythons and fierce snakes as large as skyscrapers appeared before them. These were all Rank 6 magical beasts!

Roar roar roar!!

The Amethyst Winged Lion King and Serene Sea Scaly Beast simultaneously let out angry roars from the Yan Alliance's side, howling at the giant snakes in the distance. Both were peak Rank 6 Beast Emperors, but even they couldn't hold out against so many Rank 6 magical beasts simultaneously, no matter how powerful they were.

The scars covering their bodies were proof of the brutal battles they had fought.

Yan Luo Tian's eyes flashed, and he took the lead in attacking. The Sky Bird Nine Flying Wings behind him flapped violently. His palm glowed with golden light as he struck out at Yun Yun.

Yun Yun's expression remained unchanged facing the sudden assault. She took out the sword Xiao Yan had given her from her storage ring, swung her arm, and the blade twisted into a strange arc before the tip thrust forward with great force!

"Hmph!"

A sharp sword intent surged from the blade. Sensing its terrifying nature, Yan Luo Tian had no intention of facing it head-on. A muffled grunt escaped from his mouth as he used the broad goose wings behind him to dodge the attack.

Instantly, goose feathers shot out like sharp arrows, targeting every part of Yun Yun's body.

Yun Yun felt the bone-chilling cold all around her. Suddenly, her long sword emitted a clear ringing sound. She then shook the sword, and dense afterimages surged out, completely enveloping her body in an instant!

As the two began their battle, the other Dou Ancestors from the North-Western Alliance also joined the fray. The troops that couldn't fly rushed toward the Misty Cloud Sect, bypassing the poison wall.

Nalan Yanran and Yue Mei immediately spread their Dou Qi wings and flew toward the Misty Cloud Sect to activate the sect's protective formation and join forces with the Snake-People Tribe to resist the enemy.

Little Fairy Doctor remained vigilant against She Tianhuang's appearance while controlling the vast poison wall and gas to assist Yun Yun and the others. It was entirely thanks to the terrifying nature of this Woeful Poison that they had been able to persist for so long.

The poison gas surged like dragons. One poison dragon whirlwind after another pounced toward the Dou Ancestor experts in the sky. Every time they attempted to join forces and surround Yun Yun's trio, a poison dragon would drill out from the poison wall, thwarting their cooperation.

However, this time Xie Bi Yan and the others revealed cold smiles, not hurrying to attack, as if deliberately stalling for time.

"Sky Poison Fairy, come forth and fight!" Just as both sides were in a stalemate, She Tianhao's voice came from the rear. In an instant, he and She Tianhuang opened a spatial passage and appeared above the battlefield!

To the Yan Alliance, she was Little Fairy Doctor, but to her enemies, she was the Poison Fairy who could take away tens of thousands of lives with a wave of her hand!

"Little Fairy Doctor, be careful. I feel something is off about them." Queen Yao Ye wore vibrant red battle armor, her hair styled to match. The armor accentuated her beauty, making her look both heroic and stunning.

Although she was the ruler of a nation, she personally took to the battlefield like a marshal, commanding the Yan Alliance's forces and striving to minimize casualties.

Little Fairy Doctor lightly nodded without saying a word. Her white robes fluttered as she instantly appeared before the two serpents, still cool and aloof, still the same Little Fairy Doctor.

"Sky Poison Fairy, you have poisoned countless innocent people to death and even harmed my son, causing him to lose an arm. Today, I, She Tianhuang, will make you pay with your life for all the innocent lives you've taken with your poison!" She Tianhuang declared with righteous indignation.

In truth, his words were entirely accurate. After two months of fighting, the Yan Alliance had suffered far fewer casualties than the stronger North-Western Alliance, and ninety percent of the North-Western Alliance's losses were from poisoning!

Moreover, this was without Little Fairy Doctor deliberately massacring people. If she had resolved to use poison ruthlessly, the death toll would have been far higher.

Little Fairy Doctor had never been one for many words. Without further ado, she waved her sleeve, unleashing a lash of poisonous gas that cracked through the air like a whip.

"Hmph, Spatial Confinement!" She Tianhuang snorted coldly, his Dou Venerate aura fully displayed. With a mere glance, the space before him seemed to congeal into solid ice, freezing even the dreadful whip of poison gas.

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes narrowed. She bit her own finger, and a drop of dark green blood gathered at her fingertip.

The moment that poison blood appeared, the space around Little Fairy Doctor actually melted! No, it was being poisoned!

With a light flick toward She Tianhuang, the poison blood instantly transformed into a blood arrow, shooting straight at him through the void. Even She Tianhuang, a Dou Venerate, felt his heart sink as it approached. The toxicity of this Woeful Poison Blood was more than ten times more potent than the poison gas she had unleashed!

It could definitely poison a Dou Venerate to death!

"Sky Serpent Locks of Nine Nether!" She Tianhuang shouted, his Dou Qi circulating frantically within his body as his hands moved into a locking gesture.

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

Black serpents flew out from the void like chains, instantly coiling around the poison blood to form a serpent ball, which they dragged into the void with a whoosh.

She Tianhuang's face darkened. Although he had only recently entered the Dou Venerate realm, he was still a Dou Venerate! Yet he found it difficult to deal with a mere 9-star Dou Ancestor!

He drew a serpent sword and immediately exchanged blows with Little Fairy Doctor. The terrifying shockwaves from their clash caused the surrounding space to ripple continuously. Although Little Fairy Doctor didn't gain the upper hand, she wasn't at a disadvantage either.

Having obtained Venerable You Du's inheritance and possessing an innate Woeful Poison Body, Little Fairy Doctor was actually fighting evenly with a Dou Venerate!

Their battle was as fierce as combat between Dou Venerates. Space itself was riddled with cracks, and no one dared approach their battlefield.

This scene left the warriors of the North-Western Alliance trembling in fear while the Yan Alliance members cheered continuously.

Only Xiao Ding's eyes betrayed a trace of solemnity. He felt something was amiss.

"Wait, where's She Tianhao?" Xiao Ding suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. Only then did he realize She Tianhao had vanished at some point!

She Tianhao was a 7-star Dou Ancestor. Even if he wasn't as strong as Little Fairy Doctor, he should still be assisting his father. So where was the serpent now?

"Oh no! Little Fairy Doctor, watch out for She Tianhao!" Xiao Ding suddenly shouted, but it was already too late.

"Hahaha, too late!" She Tianhao's voice rang out from above. A massive formation had materialized in the sky, and with a swift hand seal, he summoned a tornado that descended from above.

Little Fairy Doctor abruptly looked upward, her eyes contracting. That tornado carried an immense amount of poison powder!

This poison powder was harmless to her—in fact, it was beneficial. But it was precisely because it was beneficial that it made her heart sink. If that poison powder were to touch her skin, it would trigger her suppressed Woeful Poison Body, with consequences that would be unimaginable!

Little Fairy Doctor gritted her teeth and was about to use an agility technique to dodge when She Tianhuang, who had prepared for so long, instantly activated a Space Lock to seal the area and delay her.

"Hahaha, I've heard that when the Woeful Poison Body erupts, an entire empire can be transformed into a poisonous wasteland. Today we'll have the fortune to witness it!" She Tianhuang laughed loudly. He had already opened a spatial passage, preparing to leave the area with his son.

Although he didn't know why that Honorable Elder from the Hall of Souls hadn't intervened directly against the Yan Alliance and instead secretly supported the Sky Serpent Mansion in eliminating them, it didn't matter. As long as they had a common enemy, they were allies.

As for the North-Western Alliance troops being buried along with the Yan Alliance after the Woeful Poison outbreak, they didn't care at all. As long as the Yan Alliance was destroyed, the entire North-Western Region would belong to their Sky Serpent Mansion.

Some sacrifices were worth it.

Just at this critical juncture, that man who was always late but never absent finally arrived.

"Two grown men ganging up on such a delicate girl, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

BOOM!

The space in front of Little Fairy Doctor shattered with a resounding crash, revealing a pitch-black void. In the next moment, endless waves of ghostly green poison flames surged from the spatial passage like raging seas!

Those ghostly green poison flames resembled a demon's gaping maw, opening wide to devour the entire descending storm of poison powder.

The poison powder was excellent nourishment for the Ghostly Poison Flame. All the poisonous substances were refined into fuel by the flames.

Whoosh whoosh!!

Nourished by the abundance of poisons, the Ghostly Poison Flame's temperature soared dramatically like oil poured on fire. It instantly transformed into a gigantic flaming eagle that crashed into the dense mass of troops with devastating force.

"Ahh!!"

"Save me!!"

Cries of agony filled the air instantly. The once-dense mass of troops scattered and fled in all directions. Like ink diffusing in water, ghostly green flames began spreading among them.

The Ghostly Poison Flame was no ordinary fire; it was a Heavenly Flame possessing rare and extraordinary power in this world.

This was a terrifying poison flame. Even Dou Qi barriers were useless, as the poison within the flames would invade the body along with the Dou Qi.

Even more frightening, those already poisoned would spread the poison flames to others through contact. It was incomparably terrifying.

The death toll Little Fairy Doctor had accumulated over two months was surpassed by Xiao Yan in an instant!

"Sorry, I seem to have arrived late again."

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