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Xinlan leaped high into the air with Ziyan in her arms and landed on the spaceship again. A loud bang was heard, and the entire spaceship shook violently.
"what?"
Xinlan, dressed simply, immediately looked at Ziyan and was shocked: Are we that heavy?
Xinlan immediately realized something was wrong. It wasn't the spaceship that was trembling, but the entire space passageway that had begun to vibrate.
"Boom!"
Hearing the loud noise, Xinlan quickly turned her head to look, her pretty face turning deathly pale in an instant.
Behind them, in the spatial passage they had traversed, the spatial barrier had become ethereal, and chaotic spatial currents surged into the passage from the outside. In the blink of an eye, the passage behind them was completely destroyed by the turbulence.
Immediately afterwards, chaotic spatial turbulence surged within the spatial passage, forming an extremely vast spatial storm. Wherever the storm passed, all spatial barriers were reduced to nothingness, and the spatial passage itself disappeared completely.
"careful!"
At the critical moment, Xiao Fan roared, as if he had expected it. His whole body twisted and he appeared at the stern of the spaceship. With a push, the spaceship was propelled forward a large distance by Xiao Fan's attack.
Immediately, at the location where the spaceship had just been, a spatial turbulence broke through the spatial barrier, carrying extremely chaotic energy, and surged into the spatial passage.
Clearly, Xiao Fan, with his deep understanding of space, had sensed the anomaly beforehand and thus averted the crisis before the spatial turbulence could enter.
"laugh!"
At this moment, a faint rumble of thunder echoed through the spatial passage, and then Xiao Fan's figure on the bow of the spaceship twisted and disappeared from the spot.
Xiao Fan remained where he was, watching the chaotic spatial turbulence beneath his feet. Without being careless, a wisp of silver light flashed beneath his feet, and Xiao Fan's figure darted away again, instantly returning to the spaceship.
Xiao Fan has already cultivated the Three Thousand Thunders technique to the level of Three Thousand Thunders. In addition, his mastery of spatial power has become increasingly proficient in recent times, allowing him to accurately perform a range jump.
Compared to his previous experience in the magma world where he could only occasionally unleash his power, Xiao Fan can now clearly control himself and briefly traverse space.
"The exit is right in front of us, junior brother. Carefully control the spaceship. Leave everything behind us to me!"
Xiao Yan, piloting the spaceship, nodded upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, and the spaceship sped towards the exit without stopping.
Meanwhile, Xiao Fan, positioned at the stern, repeatedly and briefly intercepted the surging spatial turbulence from the surrounding area.
Although the two were becoming increasingly adept at coordinating their movements and continued to surge towards the distant exit, the spatial storm within the passage behind them had grown extremely powerful with their journey. Faced with this spatial storm, the spaceship was like a small boat in a raging flood, constantly at risk of being shattered by the storm.
"That's too late!"
Feeling the explosive speed of the spatial storm behind him, Xiao Yan's face turned pale. He poured his Dou Qi into the spaceship, but unfortunately, due to the limitations of the materials, the spaceship, which was only a level four ship, had already reached its speed limit.
Even due to prolonged operation at its limit, coupled with the influence of the surrounding spatial currents, the spatial power surrounding the spaceship has begun to become chaotic. The entire ship is teetering on the brink of collapse in the spatial passage, as if it could shatter at any moment.
Xiao Yan, who was in control of the spaceship, naturally knew that with their current speed, they simply couldn't escape the spatial storm behind them before reaching the exit.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xin Lan's already pale face lost even more color, but she could only stand there blankly. The spatial storm behind them only needed to swirl gently to kill them all.
Zi Yan sensed the spatial storm behind her and the surging danger it contained, but she was unwilling to just hide on the spaceship. She leaped up, her eyes filled with seriousness.
Then a flash of purple light appeared, and the originally petite Zi Yan radiated a dazzling light. Then, to Xin Lan's puzzled look, she transformed from a little girl into a tall and mature woman, and her long hair, which was originally shoulder-length, instantly extended to her hips.
"Shh!"
As soon as she appeared, Zi Yan, in her mature and elegant form, moved and appeared at the stern of the spaceship, intending to join Xiao Fan in blocking the spatial storm behind them.
"There's me too!"
Xiao Fan looked at Zi Yan, who had changed her form, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He was already used to Zi Yan's child form, so he was a little unaccustomed to seeing her like this for the first time. However, seeing Zi Yan's actions, Xiao Fan grinned, then rubbed Zi Yan's head and said, "Don't worry, you go back and operate the spaceship with Xiao Yan. Be careful of any accidents at the bow."
Zi Yan hesitated for a moment after hearing Xiao Fan's words, but seeing Xiao Fan's confident appearance, she nodded. Then, her figure flashed again and appeared next to Xiao Yan. A glint of light flashed in her light purple eyes. She spread her hands, and a vast amount of energy instantly spread towards the front of the spaceship.
At this moment, a faint light flashed on the ruby-encrusted storage ring on Xiao Fan's finger, but Xiao Fan, who was focused on the spatial storm, did not notice it.
Seeing the spatial storm constantly approaching from behind the spaceship, Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed, and he leaped out of the spaceship's range. A silver light emerged from Xiao Fan's body, which was the spatial power he had mastered.
"Give it to me, Ning!"
Immediately, Xiao Fan waved his hands, instantly depleting most of his battle qi. Spatial power spread out, and his vast soul power continuously regulated the surrounding spatial power, solidifying into a spatial barrier in front of Xiao Fan in the blink of an eye.
On the spaceship, the moment Xiao Fan leaped out, Xiao Yan's emotions surged instantly. Just as he was about to make a move, the voice of Venerable Heavenly Flame suddenly rang in his mind.
"I'll pilot the spaceship and go help your senior brother!"
Immediately, a flash of fire appeared on the storage ring in Xiao Yan's hand, and the illusory figure of the Heavenly Flame Venerable flew towards Xiao Fan's location in an instant.
At that moment, Xiao Fan had already condensed a thin spatial barrier in front of him.
The spatial storm in front of him crashed into the spatial barrier and was briefly blocked for a moment.
The spaceship had reached the exit, and with a flash of silver light, it disappeared completely into the space passage.
"Brother!"
Xiao Yan's voice echoed in the spatial passage, and the illusory soul of Venerable Tianhuo also floated in the space, trying to help Xiao Fan block the way for a moment.
"Elder Yao, there's no need."
Xiao Fan's faint voice rang out, and then a silver light appeared behind him. Xiao Fan leaped backward, merging back into the space and appearing at the exit. Heavenly Fire Venerable couldn't help but admire Xiao Fan's abilities. Seeing the approaching spatial storm, he didn't hesitate and entered the exit directly.
Xiao Fan glanced at the spatial storm behind him, a smirk playing on his lips, a hint of disdain on his face. He slowly walked into the spatial passage, leaving behind only a faint voice that echoed within it.
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Chapter 89 Seeking Instructions from the Soul Clan
"Shh!"
In the center of a lush, expansive plain, there is a gravel plaza.
On the gravel plaza, numerous mysterious runes were inscribed, emitting specks of silver light. Wisps of spatial energy permeated the area, emitting a faint glow.
Suddenly, a silver halo appeared in the center of the plaza, and then a large rift opened in space, from which a spaceship instantly fell and crashed onto the rubble plaza.
As soon as he left the spatial passage, Xiao Yan immediately looked back, and under his gaze, a phantom figure flew out of the spatial passage.
"Elder Yao!"
Xiao Yan put Yao back into his storage ring and was about to ask about the situation inside the spatial passage when he saw a figure slowly step out from the teleportation node.
Seeing Xiao Fan's energetic appearance, Xiao Yan felt relieved.
Having already lost his teacher, Xiao Yan couldn't imagine what he would do if his senior brother also left...
Fortunately, my senior brother escaped the spatial storm unharmed.
"Senior brother, are you alright?"
Although Xiao Fan appeared to be unharmed, Xiao Yan still asked him with some concern, after all, he had personally experienced the power of the spatial storm and found it to be terrifying.
"fine."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Fan gently shook his head, then scanned his surroundings, sensing the energy in the surrounding world.
"As expected, the space in Zhongzhou is much more stable..."
Xiao Fan sensed the density of the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy), and even breaking through space was much more difficult than in the edge of the Dou Qi Continent.
No wonder that in the original story, a Dou Zong powerhouse, who was already a dominant force in the Northwest Continent and could easily shatter space with a single powerful move, seemed to be commonplace in the Central Continent...
"So this is Zhongzhou...?"
The elemental energy circulating in the surrounding space had become much denser. Xiao Fan could clearly feel that the fire elemental energy around him seemed to be jumping for joy, surrounding him and bringing him waves of warmth.
"Brother Xiao Fan, Brother Xiao Yan, it's good that you're alright."
Xinlan and Ziyan crawled out from beside the wrecked spaceship. Seeing that Xiao Fan and Ziyan were unharmed, Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief, took a deep breath, and showed a relaxed expression.
"We have arrived in Zhongzhou. This is the Tianbei Region of Zhongzhou, while my home is in the Dan Region. To get to the Dan Region from here, we need to go to the nearest city first, pass through the Xuanhuang Region, and travel all the way before finally reaching the Dan Region..."
Seeing Xinlan excitedly speaking, Xiao Fan felt a little embarrassed. He subtly changed the subject and asked Xinlan, "Xinlan, when will the Pill Tower's Alchemist Competition start?"
Xinlan listened to Xiao Fan's words, tilted her head in thought for a moment, and then said, "The Pill Gathering is organized by the Pill Tower and is held every thirty years. Judging from the timeline, it's probably still several months away..."
Hearing Xinlan's words, Xiao Fan pondered for a moment and then made a plan. He showed an apologetic expression and said to Xinlan, "Xinlan, Xiao Yan and I are pressed for time. We can't waste so much time in the Pill Domain. During this time, I plan to travel around the Central State with Xiao Yan. I'm afraid we can't go to the Pill Domain with you right now."
"But don't worry, since we promised you, Xiao Yan and I will definitely come to the Pill Domain to help you before the Pill Gathering begins."
Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xin Lan's excited expression instantly froze. However, after listening to Xiao Fan's explanation, she also knew that Xiao Fan and his companion carried a heavy burden, having to oppose the vast Soul Palace of Zhongzhou. She also knew that time was the most precious thing for them.
Xinlan nodded gently, a hint of disappointment flashing across her face, but she quickly regained her lively and cheerful demeanor.
"I understand, Brother Xiao Fan. After all, strength is the most important thing. I'll wait for you in the Pill Domain!"
Xinlan smiled, and her bright smile also infected Xiao Fan and the others.
"However, Brother Xiao Fan, Brother Xiao Yan, you must be careful. Many forces in the Central Plains are teeming with hidden talents. You must not only be wary of the forces I've mentioned, but also of some reclusive sects..."
Upon hearing Xinlan's words, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan both smiled, exchanged a glance, and said, "Hehe, Xinlan, we're not naive kids. We understand these principles."
Xinlan paused, her tone slightly hesitant, her pretty face flushing slightly. Indeed, her experience was probably less than that of Brother Xiao Fan and the others; they naturally understood these things far better than she did…
As Xinlan felt embarrassed, the emotions she had felt about the impending separation seemed to dissipate considerably.
Under the sunlight, Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan exchanged a glance after watching Xin Lan enter the city before heading off in opposite directions.
"Senior brother, are you really confident that you can help me reach the Dou Zong level during this period?"
Under the setting sun, the conversation between the two boys gradually became more relaxed in the breeze, occasionally interspersed with the excited and lively voice of a girl.
"Me too, me too! You said you'd help me find out about my background, and also, I'm almost out of candy..."
As the three walked away, their shadows stretched long and thin in the setting sun.
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