Chapter 655 654: The Fourth Talent Ability?

'It's a good thing this kid isn't running. If he'd escaped, we wouldn't be able to bear the consequences when the Third Young Master holds us accountable. This is perfect. He's staying. All we have to do is keep an eye on him, and when the Third Young Master arrives, we'll have an answer for him.'

Vice Dean Xing Hanzi was dead.

The Great Elder was dead too.

Among those present, the most powerful person was the sole Tier Two True God, the Second Elder of Star God Academy.

The moment he came to his senses, he began to transmit his thoughts into the minds of all the Elders.

Instantly,

the remaining Elders felt their hearts calm.

'That's right. If this kid escaped, we'd have no way to answer to the Third Young Master. The right thing to do now is to watch him and make sure he doesn't leave.'

Many of them chimed in, agreeing.

Soon,

they reached a consensus.

They absolutely could not let Yang Xiao get away.

However, just as such expressions appeared on their faces,

Yang Xiao's gaze swept over them.

At that one glance,

every single one of the Elders cowered.

The memory of so many people having just died suddenly erupted in their minds.

Their hearts skipped a beat.

Even the most powerful one, the Second Elder,

his expression changed drastically.

He didn't dare to meet Yang Xiao's gaze.

He inwardly cursed his own big mouth.

'Why did I have to be the one to stick my neck out at a time like this?'

Yang Xiao might not have been able to sense it,

but what if someone told him?

At this thought, a chill ran down the Second Elder's entire body.

Seeing them act like this,

what little interest Yang Xiao had vanished completely.

'Such cowards. Not a shred of courage. There's no point in killing them. Besides, killing that emissary already refilled my Divine General Talisman. I even got the complete Star Secret Pattern and all that guy's stuff. Why bother killing them?'

Even if he were to kill them,

Yang Xiao felt it would be better to wait until that so-called Third Young Master arrived.

With this thought,

Yang Xiao made his decision.

He shook his head at the group, then took the still-dazed Yun'Er and Nangong Tianling with him, heading towards her former small courtyard.

After walking inside, he closed the main gate.

And only at that moment

did the Second Elder and the others finally breathe a sigh of relief.

They exchanged glances.

Then, one by one, they quietly left.

They no longer dared to mention anything about secretly monitoring Yang Xiao or preventing him from leaving.

They were truly afraid.

After all, would someone who dared to kill even the Third Young Master's emissary care about small fries like them?

For the time being, it was best to just lay low.

But that time probably wouldn't be too long.

Once the Third Young Master arrived,

at that time,

they would see how arrogant this kid could be.

'Perhaps, at that moment, he will come to deeply regret the decision he made today.'

So these people thought.

What they couldn't possibly imagine, however, was that Yang Xiao didn't actually want to stay.

It was because,

after killing Nangong Sheng, Yang Xiao had sensed a mysterious mark land upon him—a mark he was currently completely unable to remove.

Because of this, even if he didn't stay, he would be found all the same.

Since that was the case,

why not just be direct and face it head-on?

As for Nangong Tianling, she was clearly aware of this as well, which was why she had said what she did.

Otherwise, given her way of thinking,

how could she possibly let Yang Xiao remain here?

She would have forced him to leave.

But now,

things had already come to this.

All she could do was try to find a way to remedy the situation as best she could.

'Perhaps the Third Young Master will spare Young Master Yang Xiao for the sake of the Young Miss. No matter what, Young Master Yang Xiao is the Young Miss's only blood relative.'

Nangong Tianling thought to herself.

Although deep down she felt it was impossible, at this point, it was the only hope she could cling to.

"Young Master, why aren't we leaving? That emissary was the Third Young Master's emissary! The Third Young Master is the direct son of the Star Emperor! We…"

It was at this moment that Yun'Er couldn't help but speak up again.

Her face was filled with anxiety.

She looked at Yang Xiao, and then at her master.

These were the two people she cared about most in the world right now.

So, even though she was usually completely obedient to them,

right now,

she still wanted to persuade them to leave this place.

But before she could finish her sentence, Nangong Tianling stopped her.

"Yun'Er, after killing that emissary, Yang Xiao has been tainted by the Nangong Family's bloodline mark. Even if we leave, we won't be able to escape their pursuit. Right now, the most important thing isn't to run, but to do everything we can to increase our strength! Both yours and Yang Xiao's. If your strength can increase, perhaps there's still a sliver of hope."

Nangong Tianling didn't voice her true inner thoughts.

Instead, she told Yun'Er the reason they weren't leaving.

At the same time, she looked at Yun'Er with a hopeful expression.

The meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

Yun'Er's face instantly turned red.

She couldn't help but sneak a glance at Yang Xiao.

She knew what her master meant.

But when she looked at Yang Xiao, she found that the Young Master was actually spacing out.

He seemed to have thought of something.

For a moment,

she didn't know how to respond.

And as for Nangong Tianling,

she also didn't know what to say.

After all, this was quite an embarrassing matter for her to bring up.

She couldn't just say it outright.

As for Yang Xiao,

he hadn't noticed any of this.

Just now, although Nangong Tianling's words were directed at Yun'Er, they had reminded him of something.

Previously, when Yang Xiao killed Nangong Sheng,

the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword had absorbed all the power from that Divine General Peak existence. The feedback of power not only completely replenished the energy consumed by the Divine General Talisman,

it also left behind a complete Star Secret Pattern.

As long as he took some time to comprehend it and merge it with his own Star Secret Pattern, he could directly condense his twentieth Divine Pill.

And once it was condensed,

the Yin and Yang Attribute flames on Yang Xiao's body could push his cultivation all the way up.

to the Peak of the Small Divine Power Realm.

'This way, my true strength can become even greater.'

A thought stirred in Yang Xiao's mind.

Although this level of power might be insufficient to deal with that Third Young Master, it was, after all, his own foundation.

Yang Xiao naturally didn't want to delay it.

Moreover,

he had killed Nangong Sheng, Xing Hanzi, Ao Yuhua, the Great Elder, Han Xuanming, Lin Yuantu, and others, and all of their Storage Daoist Rings were now in his possession.

Yang Xiao felt that

there might be something inside them that could help him.

Like the Ice Soul Profound Pearl that Han Xuanming had.

If there was a sufficient quantity,

Yang Xiao could, upon reaching the Peak of the Green Flame Realm, integrate this yin and cold power to further transform and sublimate his six types of Yin Divine Fire.

At that time, his Green Flame Realm would probably give birth to a talent that had never appeared in his previous life.

'If I can really achieve that, I might be able to create a turning point.'

Yang Xiao's heart leaped at the thought.

He was well aware.

With his current strength, confronting a direct son of the Star Emperor was likely still impossible.

But the Talent Power of the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire

was the most precious treasure heaven and earth had bestowed upon him.

Whether it was the Fire Control of the Red Flame Realm, the Sub-Flame of the Orange Flame Realm, or the ability to alter his aura in the Yellow Flame Realm,

any one of these

was an extremely heaven-defying existence.

If his Green Flame Realm could also grant him a heaven-defying ability…

'Perhaps…'

Yang Xiao's eyes suddenly became incomparably bright.

An urgent sense of anticipation filled his heart.

He couldn't wait.