Battle Through the Heavens (Vol.1)

Chapter 127: The Huge Encirclement

Clear and cold moonlight slowly spilled from the heavens, covering the entire forest in a faint and mysterious net of silver.

"Hiss......"

On one of the mountain tops, a young man tightly gripped onto a branch so hard that veins surfaced all over his arm, his forehead was covered in cold sweat while he was biting tightly down on his sleeve.

The bare back of the young man was lathered with a red liquid, while a somewhat illusionary looking old man was currently using a jade plate to slowly spread the liquid. Every time his hand moved to spread the liquid, the young man's body jerked violently.

Only when the old man had spread the red liquid until it completely covered the back of the young man did the old man grudgingly stop. Lowering his head to gaze at the youth who was in so much pain that his face had cramped up, the old man cheerfully laughed and mocked, "Isn't it comfortable?"

"Comfortable, my a**!" A burning pain emitted from Xiao Yan's back, causing him to immediately curse out; he was already mentally scarred by the burning pain.

"Hehe," Yao Lao chuckled as he looked down to gaze as the red liquid did it's work on Xiao Yan's back before slightly nodding and then inquiring: "Well? Have you become aware of the threshold to the seven star Dou Practitioner yet?"

Hearing these words, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes, lips curling as he grudgingly answered, "It has only been a month since I've advanced to a six star Dou Practitioner, how is it be possible for me to continue and reach the threshold of seven stars so quickly? The last three stars of every rank are the hardest to breakthrough."

"From the time we left on this journey till now, it has almost been five months and there is less than a year of time left till the promise you made with the girl from the Misty Cloud Faction." Yao Lao smiled as he indifferently said.

Slightly dazed, Xiao Yan licked his lips, frowning as he said, "I wonder what level she is at now. Two years ago she was already a three star Dou Practitioner and according to her potential and the power of the Misty Cloud Faction, I don't think that she will be any weaker than me."

"Indeed, although I have many means to abruptly make your strength soar, there will be exceptionally strong repercussions. If these secret methods are used, I'm afraid that you will forever be stuck at that level." Yao Lao slowly explained as he glanced towards the silent Xiao Yan before continuing, "I will never let you use those secret methods, even if you are eventually defeated by that girl, the price will still be too high."

"With regards to the three year promise, I don't plan on losing to her. You also know how much I have suffered during these two years...... She is the reason why I have managed to endure all of the hardships and bitter training." Xiao Yan flipped his body and raised his head to gaze at the silver moon in the night skies, reaching out a palm as he narrowed his eyes before voicing out in an icy-cold tone.

Slowly spitting out a sigh, Xiao Yan leaned his head to look upon the somewhat illusionary figure of Yao Lao, twitching his mouth as he said, "And initially teacher agreed that he will help me catch up to her."

"You brat......" Eyeing the playful rascal Xiao Yan, Yao Lao helplessly shook his head. As he stretched forward his palm, a white and cold flame appeared at the center of his palm. Staring at the ball flame as it gracefully danced about, a faint smile formed on his aged face, "Fret not, if I do not even have this little bit of ability, I would not have the face to boast in front of you."

"I can help you raise your strength, however, that is only if you have the time to follow my instructions to train. Since you keep being hounded all over the mountains, you've wasted much of your already precious time." Yao Lao bantered.