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132. Familiar
Yunshan and Queen Medusa, with their keenest senses, noticed it immediately.
Those who could stand on the city wall were not weaklings. They all felt three auras rushing towards Black Mountain Fortress, and the stronger one was no weaker than themselves on the city wall.
Queen Medusa immediately flew towards the newcomers. The sudden appearance of two unfamiliar yet powerful experts at this time was not necessarily a good thing.
As soon as Queen Medusa made a move, the others exchanged glances and then all took to the air.
Upon arriving at Black Mountain Fortress, Zi Yan looked curiously at the majestic pass standing beneath her feet, but after a short while, she said with some disappointment, "Alas, it's not as good as Tianlan City."
Xiao Yan also laughed and said, "Tianlan City is the largest city in the Northwest Region, a super city that can accommodate tens of millions of people. It's not something you can just find anywhere."
While the two were talking, many experts from the Jia Ma Empire had already arrived in front of the flying path of the Jiao Jia Vulture.
Yunshan's voice came: "I wonder which friend is ahead?"
Yun Shan himself was a Dou Zong powerhouse, so the feeling was particularly strong. Among the newcomers, one person's aura was even stronger than his own, and the other two gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Queen Medusa stood in mid-air, toying with her flowing black hair in one hand, but her gaze was fixed on the newcomer. Only those familiar with Queen Medusa knew that this was the truly dangerous form of her!
"Sect Master Yunshan, you don't recognize me after two years?" A cheerful voice rang out.
Yunshan was taken aback at first, then his brows furrowed as if he had just remembered something. He thought of someone!
A prodigy who ventured alone into the Yunlan Sect, yet he himself had few options against him.
"Xiao Yan?!"
The speed of the Jiaojia Vulture was incredibly fast; it arrived in front of everyone in no time. Xiao Yan gently clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Gentlemen, we meet again."
Upon seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, the expressions of the people in the sky were quite interesting.
Queen Medusa stared at Xiao Yan and Zi Yan beside her, a hint of interest appearing in her usually indifferent snake eyes.
Yunshan looked incredulous. He had fought Xiao Yan two years ago. Although Xiao Yan's combat power was already quite terrifying at that time, Yunshan clearly remembered that Xiao Yan was only a two-star Dou Huang at that time.
However, the aura that Xiao Yan is currently exuding is already close to that of Jia Xingtian, an eight-star Dou Huang!
In just two years, Yun Shan jumped six stars in a row. He knew how difficult it was to advance from Dou Huang to Dou Huang, but it didn't seem to be a big deal for Xiao Yan.
"What terrifying talent!" Yun Shan gasped, and at the same time felt fortunate that he hadn't been too harsh on Xiao Yan back then. Such a person was definitely not someone to be trifled with!
Of course, seeing Zi Yan beside Xiao Yan, Yun Shan even mocked himself, thinking: What trouble can the current Yunlan Sect still cause Xiao Yan? The sense of oppression Zi Yan gave him was unprecedented in his life. Yun Shan knew that if he really faced her head-on, he might not be a match for this little girl. A dejected mood grew in Yun Shan's heart.
As for Jia Xingtian, Fama, Gu He and the others, they could only sigh in vain. Xiao Yan's strength and Zi Yan's strength were already something they had to look up to.
Of course, in this situation, what most people care about most is schadenfreude.
They had heard of Xiao Yan, this genius, because he had once been the son-in-law of the Nalan family!
Nalan Yanran's decision to annul the engagement didn't cause much of a stir at the time. In this world, the most important thing is whether you have enough power, so everyone took a calm view of Nalan Yanran's annulment.
However, three years later, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Yan stormed into the Yunlan Sect with an almost invincible momentum.
He became a genuine Dou Huang powerhouse who defeated Yun Leng in one move and could contend with Yun Shan in a short period of time!
Such a person was rejected by the Nalan family in the most direct way, leaving everyone secretly delighted!
Back then at the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Jie had already regretted countless times why he hadn't kept his promise to his old friend.
Just when he had figured everything out and wanted to repair his relationship with the Xiao family, the Xiao family suddenly disappeared from Wutan City overnight!
They vanished completely, not even a single member of their clan remained. Everyone disappeared without a trace, leaving only some vague and unfounded rumors.
Nalan Jie's mood improved again. He hoped that Xiao Yan's strength was just a sudden surge after encountering a great opportunity, and he expected that Xiao Yan's opportunity would attract the covetousness of some powerful force.
But Xiao Yan's reappearance today dealt Nalan Jie another heavy blow.
With his terrifying strength comparable to Jia Xingtian, and the appearance of a mysterious Dou Zong powerhouse beside him, it's clear that Xiao Yan's strength improvement wasn't a one-off event. Moreover, it's highly likely that Xiao Yan has an extremely powerful force backing him up.
The faint gaze that drifted over at this moment made his already weathered old face flush red. He wanted to leave immediately, but he knew that if he wanted to have any further interaction with the Xiao family and make any good connections, this opportunity was all he could hope for.
"May I ask why young friend Xiao Yan has come?" Yun Shan asked politely after his initial shock. Xiao Yan's displayed strength was enough to earn his utmost respect!
"I am quite interested in the poisonous fog that is spreading through the clouds, and I would like to go and find out what it is!" Xiao Yan replied honestly.
The closer Xiao Yan got to Black Mountain Fortress, the more he felt that there seemed to be something guiding him in this border region. Considering the situation, Xiao Yan decided that he had to see what was going on this time!
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, praises poured in like those of a patriotic young hero.
The dozen or so people here were all seasoned veterans. Seeing that Xiao Yan had come for the sake of the two countries, they didn't care about Xiao Yan's true thoughts and started to flatter him first.
Xiao Yan was quite helpless about this, and Zi Yan snorted softly as she watched all this, clearly showing her disdain for such sycophantic people.
Yunshan also said, "In that case, why don't you two rest at Black Mountain Fortress? We've already gathered quite a bit of information about this poisonous fog."
Xiao Yan had just nodded in agreement when his gaze met that of Queen Medusa, and a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Medusa noticed Xiao Yan's gaze and asked, "Mr. Xiao Yan, is there something you need?" Although she used polite language, Queen Medusa's tone was clearly cold and hard, and she had no intention of flattering Xiao Yan.
"I just... feel like I've met the Queen before."