Chapter 104 Breakthrough to Eight Stars
Xiao Yan walked out of the cave and came to the waterfall, letting the waterfall wash over his body. A cool breeze came over him, and he felt extremely comfortable. He immediately raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and drank the water in big gulps. He was really thirsty.

This water was like the lubricant of a machine, making Xiao Yan's martial arts, which had been somewhat stagnant, start running quickly again.

The Yin and Yang flames in Xiao Yan's body were like being filled with gasoline. They moved rapidly throughout his body, quickly repairing his hidden injuries.

"Paiyun Palm!" Xiao Yan suddenly shouted and raised his hands upwards.

A powerful fighting spirit gushed out from Xiao Yan's palm and struck the waterfall above.

The sound of "boom" resounded through the sky. At this moment, the whole valley was filled with a deafening roar. The rushing water was directly blasted upstream by Xiao Yan.

Yao Ye in the Water Curtain Cave was startled when she heard the loud noise. She knew that such a loud noise was probably caused by Xiao Yan.

At this moment, Yao Ye really wanted to see what Xiao Yan was doing. Although she was very weak and had very little strength, she still got up with difficulty, held on to the cave wall with both hands, and walked to the cave entrance.

Yao Ye walked to the cave entrance and looked down, but after just a glance, his little face turned red in an instant. He took a bite and quickly turned around.

Because Xiao Yan was naked at this time, wearing nothing, sitting cross-legged on the rock.

The energy of heaven and earth around Xiao Yan continued to flow into his body, and the skills in Xiao Yan's body also began to operate rapidly, just like a machine that had just left the factory, at an extremely fast speed.

As the energy of heaven and earth continued to gather, a huge energy vortex fell from the sky and directly enveloped Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan was like a glutton, absorbing all the energy that came his way. His body was like a dried-up lake, and his meridians were like dried-up rivers.

These energies of heaven and earth were quickly refined into Dou Qi, and then nourished Xiao Yan's body and veins like rain.

The long-lost pleasure and satisfaction made Xiao Yan moan comfortably.

After the Dou Qi filled Xiao Yan's meridians, it was then introduced into Xiao Yan's cyclone along the meridians. The cyclone was constantly expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. One of the stars appeared in the cyclone, looming.

"It's only been a short time and the level has been upgraded to another star level!" Yao Ye looked at the huge whirlpool in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"No! The power generated by this breakthrough is much more terrifying than the last time. This is reaching the level of an eight-star fighter! He broke through two stars in a row in one month! It's really terrifying!" Yao Ye exclaimed in his heart.

After Yao Ye was shocked, she quickly held onto the stone wall, returned to the stone bed, and continued to pretend to sleep. After all, if Xiao Yan found out that she was peeking, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?

After Yao Ye returned to the stone bed, Xiao Yan's breakthrough was nearing completion.

When the energy of heaven and earth around him was completely refined, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and a barely perceptible light flashed in his eyes. Then, Xiao Yan leaped up, raised his fist, and smashed it hard into the stream under the waterfall.

"Fire Fist!"

"Bang!" With a loud noise, water splashed everywhere and a cloud of mist rose.

After the mist dissipated, all kinds of fish were floating on the surface of the stream. Xiao Yan collected these fish and cleaned their internal organs. He immediately put on his clothes, picked up some firewood in the woods, and then returned to the Water Curtain Cave.

After Xiao Yan returned to the Water Curtain Cave, he placed the fish on the stone table and began to grill it. After a while, the fish was grilled. Looking at the grilled fish, Xiao Yan couldn't help but eat it. He hadn't eaten for three days, and only drank the poisoned wine that Yao Ye gave her.

"How long do you want to pretend to sleep?" Xiao Yan shouted at Yao Ye who was lying on the stone bed. "Did you know I was awake?" Yao Ye stopped pretending and got up and sat on the edge of the bed.

"My blow wouldn't leave you unconscious for a whole day." Xiao Yan said with contempt.

“Then…” Yao Ye’s face turned red again when he thought of what happened just now.

"Forget it! I'm a grown man, why should I be afraid of being seen?" Xiao Yan naturally knew that Yao Ye was peeking at him just now, but did he care about being peeped at by a beautiful woman?

"Then what are you going to do with me?" Yao Ye said calmly. When she was first caught, Yao Ye was indeed a little panicked, but now she has calmed down. Yao Ye became indifferent again, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"How should I deal with you? I'm also in a dilemma! I've also been thinking about how to punish you so that I can vent the anger in my heart. I feel like you're like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away! Kill you! It's a bit of a pity; after all, I'm a kind-hearted person. Let you go! I feel a bit unwilling in my heart, after all, you've made me suffer a lot! It's not an exaggeration to say that I've narrowly escaped death." Xiao Yan said helplessly.

"Could it be that Mr. Nie Feng would show mercy to women? You killed more than 4,000 people from the three major mercenary groups, and more than 10,000 of the 100,000 troops I sent out were also killed by you. Together, you have killed nearly 20,000 people from both sides. And you still have a kind heart! Is this how kind you are?" Yao Ye said with contempt.

"Ahem! I never kill women! The three major mercenary groups suddenly attacked me, I guess you have contributed to this!" Xiao Yan coughed twice awkwardly, then changed the subject.

In fact, we really can’t kill Yaoye now. Xingtian should have taken the life-shortening pill by now, and is almost useless.

If Yao Ye died again, the entire Gama Empire would be without a leader and would soon fall into chaos.

The Izumo Empire and other countries will not give up this good opportunity and will unite to destroy the Gama Empire.

If the country does not exist, where will the people go?
Although Xiao Yan had not personally experienced the consequences of being invaded by other countries, he was very clear about it because of what he had seen and heard in his previous life.

So I could only teach Yaoye a lesson and then let him go.

"Haha, you are really smart. It was indeed me who leaked your information, in order to force you into a desperate situation, and then I would send troops to rescue you. In this way, you owe us a favor and are involved with us. Unfortunately, I didn't expect these mercenaries to be so useless. The three mercenary groups added up to nearly 5,000 people, and there were nine great fighters, but they were basically wiped out. Of course, I didn't expect that you could not only refine that kind of magical elixir, but also refine a terrifying elixir that kills people invisibly." Yao Ye said with a smile. At this time, Yao Ye didn't want to hide anything, after all, hiding it was useless.

Yao Ye paused and continued, "In order to prevent you from taking revenge on us in the future, I can only send a hundred thousand troops to deal with you. It would be great if I could subdue you, but if I can't, I can only compensate you to resolve your hatred for the Gama Empire. Besides, there is no deep hatred between us, right? I never intended to kill you from the beginning to the end. I just wanted to win you over and let you join the royal family."

"This is the usual practice of you royal family members. You are very good at calculating. When you meet someone with good talent, you will subdue him if you can. If you can't subdue him, you will suppress him. If you can't suppress him, you will assassinate him directly." Xiao Yan curled his lips and said disdainfully.

"Mr. Nie Feng really knows a lot about our royal family! Is this the reason why Mr. Nie Feng has always been unwilling to join our royal family?" Yao Ye asked with a smile.

"That's probably part of the reason! To be honest, I hate conspiracies and schemes the most. I prefer to be straightforward. More importantly, I don't want to work for others, and I don't want to be controlled by others anymore." Xiao Yan said lightly.

"Mr. Nie Feng hates conspiracy and scheming?" Yao Ye rolled her eyes, with a look of disbelief. Even she, the eldest princess who was good at scheming, was defeated by Xiao Yan, and he still said that he hated scheming!

Xiao Yan looked up and saw Yao Ye's obvious disbelief, feeling a little embarrassed. But he really wasn't good at calculating! It was all because he watched too many TV dramas in his previous life!

Like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the strategies contained there are endless, and some conspiracies and tricks are hard to guard against.

There is also "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the conspiracies and plots in it are even more terrifying than those in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

(End of this chapter)