Chapter 331: Xuan Heavy Floating Cannon!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On Yunlan Square, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xiao Yan demonstrated the terrifying dominance of the Feathershell Wings in combat below the Dou Wang level. The talented young woman of Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran, was constantly evading in a blur, stepping over the broken stones on the ground, weaving through Xiao Yan's Xuan Heavy Cannons. She leaped into the air with a burst of light from her Qinglan Wings, her Qinglan Sword glowing brightly in her hand, and with a graceful motion, she unleashed a crescent-shaped sword energy aimed at Xiao Yan!
Yuan Bao, the forgemaster of the Qinglan set, naturally understood the importance of long-range attacks in aerial combat. Therefore, the Qinglan Sword also had some ranged attack capabilities. However, the sword energy of the Qinglan Sword was no match for the energy blast of the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon in terms of range. Fortunately, this wasn't a life-or-death battle, and the area of combat between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan was generally limited to Yunlan Sect's outer training grounds. While Nalan Yanran's sword energy could only cover a few meters, it was still sufficient.
Swish, swish, swish!
Xiao Yan's Heavenly Fire Wings slightly tilted as he evaded Nalan Yanran's green sword light. He then chose to reduce the attack intensity from a Great Dou Shi's level while retreating, rapidly gathering Dou Qi, and in almost an instant, he fired three smaller Xuan Heavy Cannons directly at Nalan Yanran, who was charging at him from below!
Nalan Yanran made a quick dodge to the left and right, narrowly avoiding Xiao Yan's Xuan Heavy Cannons. Before she could catch her breath, a light cannon instantly struck her, who had just regained her strength after the previous attack. Nalan Yanran instinctively raised her sword to block, but with a swift motion, she was forced back by the explosion.
However, in the next moment, Nalan Yanran, though slightly disheveled from the explosion, slashed out from the explosion, her sword aimed at Xiao Yan!
Thud!
The Qinglan Sword was deflected by the broad body of the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon, and Xiao Yan glanced at the weapon with a bit of regret before releasing it. His Heavenly Fire Wings ignited fiercely, and he launched an Eight Extremes Collapse at Nalan Yanran!
While the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon's defense was formidable, this form exposed some of its internal core, and Xiao Yan wasn't sure whether Nalan Yanran's Qinglan Sword could pierce through the energy light tracks inside and damage the delicate circuits within. However, Xiao Yan didn't want to take that risk. He still had many backup plans that he hadn't used, and Nalan Yanran had no idea that he was even considering risking the cannon.
Of course, if Jiang Lin knew Xiao Yan's concern, he would silently give a thumbs-up. Because what Xiao Yan feared was real, despite Nalan Yanran's great strength as a Dou Shi and the Qinglan Sword's toughness, it was still uncertain whether she could pierce through the energy tracks exposed in the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon. But the attitude Xiao Yan showed was commendable—if one wanted to fight up close, they would release the cannon form themselves instead of arrogantly trying to show off and end up losing everything.
Boom!
As expected, Nalan Yanran blocked Xiao Yan's Eight Extremes Collapse with the Qinglan Sword. No matter how powerful the hidden force of the collapse was, it couldn't break through the high-quality, Fourth-Grade Xuan Artifact like the Qinglan Sword. However, Xiao Yan wasn't surprised. After the Eight Extremes Collapse was blocked, he immediately switched to hand-to-hand combat, striking with his gauntlet-covered fists against Nalan Yanran's Qinglan Sword, sparks flying with each impact.
"What's wrong? Not using your weapon anymore? A sword doesn't have eyes, and I won't hold back!" Nalan Yanran fluttered through the air like a butterfly, striking from a tricky angle to pierce through the weak armor under Xiao Yan's arm. But Xiao Yan instinctively blocked the Qinglan Sword with his armpit, holding it there as Nalan Yanran froze in place for a moment. Seizing that brief hesitation, Xiao Yan grabbed her arm and smirked under his fiery mask, saying, "Got you. Look up."
"Hm?" Nalan Yanran raised her eyebrows and pulled at the Qinglan Sword, but with Xiao Yan's arm under her armpit and her sword hand locked, she couldn't get free. In the air, with no leverage, Nalan Yanran's attempt to pull the sword only brought Xiao Yan closer to her. The two of them were almost pressed together. To the onlookers, it seemed as though the intense battle had suddenly frozen, and they were holding each other.
With one hand locking the sword and the other grabbing Nalan Yanran's arm, Xiao Yan's strength, far greater than Nalan Yanran's, put her at a complete disadvantage in this pure physical struggle. If she wanted to break free immediately, she would have to give up the Qinglan Sword and use both hands to force Xiao Yan's grip away.
However, without the Qinglan Sword, Nalan Yanran would lose her chance to defeat Xiao Yan. Only the Qinglan Sword could cause significant damage to Xiao Yan's armor, which was covered in sword marks. Without it, her wind-type Dou Qi couldn't break through his defenses, except perhaps with extremely strong attacks like Thunder Fire.
Seeing that the Qinglan Sword couldn't be freed, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly. Then, instinctively, she looked up. This action made her beautiful eyes widen in shock!
She saw that the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon, which Xiao Yan had released, was not falling due to gravity, but was instead floating behind him in the air. The cannon's barrel turned toward her, and terrifying energy began to accumulate within. As Nalan Yanran looked up, the next moment—boom!
A blast from the Xuan Heavy Cannon, strong enough to rival a full-force strike from a Nine-Star Dou Shi, pierced through Nalan Yanran's vision!
Boom!
The violent energy explosion erupted between the two, engulfing them in scorching flames!
Buzz.
In the explosion's light, a shadowy figure, like a fallen bird with broken wings, dropped to the ground with a heavy thud.
"It's over, Nalan Yanran." The fiery mask with a few charred spots, still bearing the Qinglan Sword in its armpit, flickered back on with the Heavenly Fire Wings. Xiao Yan slowly descended in front of the disheveled girl, who had fallen after the explosion, with broken wings.
Behind Xiao Yan, the Strange Fire Heavy Cannon automatically flew back and transformed into the Strange Fire Heavy Ruler, which was then fixed to the back of his armor. The Heavenly Fire Wings folded to form a weapon slot, securing the weapon in place.
(END CHAPTER)
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