Slowly raising his slender palm, a smirk tugged at Xiao Yan's lips as raging azure flames thoroughly enveloped his hand. After the flames had encased it, a layer of powerful Soul Force covered the azure fire once more.
His palm curved slightly into a claw shape, Xiao Yan coldly smiled towards the location where the Flame Little Snake was hidden.
Noticing Xiao Yan's cold smile, the Flame Little Snake, which was invisible to the naked eye, seemed to sense something was amiss and grew somewhat enraged, spitting out a burst of Heart Flame Source.
A ball of Heart Flame Source shot towards Xiao Yan, instantly appearing inside his body, intending to burn him to ashes from the inside out! Seeing the ball of Heart Flame Source appear within him, a glint of Black Flame flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes as he chuckled, "Mao Wu, devour it!"
(>^ω^<) Meow!!!!! At this moment, Mao Wu's cry echoed in Xiao Yan's heart, and a wisp of Black Flame appeared within him. This Black Flame was like a flickering flame on a lamp, seemingly on the verge of extinguishing at any moment.
However, this tiny wisp of Black Flame, this flickering flame on the verge of dying out, was like the nemesis of the Fallen Heart Flame. When the Heart Flame Source approached, the Black Flame immediately incinerated the formless Heart Flame.
If it were the entire Heart Flame Source, the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-fire might not be able to devour it so quickly, but with just a small portion, even the Sub-fire could eliminate it. After all, the Void Swallowing Flame was the second most powerful Strange Flame.
The Black Flame sizzled as it burned the Heart Flame, and the incinerated Heart Flame Source transformed into wisps of formless energy, which Mao Wu swallowed in one gulp.
As Xiao Yan's lightning flashed, his Dou Qi Fire Wings shot straight into the Invisible Fire Python's body. No matter how much Heart Flame or how powerful it was, it couldn't approach Xiao Yan, who was enveloped by the Void Swallowing Flame. Everything was incinerated and devoured by the Black Flame.
At this moment, Xiao Yan had truly revealed all his trump cards. Mao Wu was his last resort, which he had been hiding all along, to capture the Fallen Heart Flame at the most crucial moment and prevent it from escaping.
"Come here!"
Now that his entire body was enveloped by the Void Swallowing Flame, the movements of the formless and shapeless Flame Little Snake were exceptionally clear. Xiao Yan coldly smiled as a faint silver light, accompanied by a subtle rumble of thunder, quietly emerged beneath his feet.
Suddenly, Xiao Yan's body trembled slightly, and a substantial afterimage remained in place, while his figure appeared like a ghost in front of a patch of flames. With the power of the Void Swallowing Flame, Xiao Yan's hand, just like Zi Yan, pierced through the void, his hand passing through the black hole and emerging from the other side! He reached out fiercely and grabbed the Fallen Heart Flame's Source Fire Seed.
The saying 'fortune favors the bold' was indeed true! The moment he grabbed the Fallen Heart Flame Source Fire Seed, the Invisible Fire Python let out an earth-shattering roar, and the entire world trembled violently.
"Xiao Yan!" Great Elder Su Qian forcefully pulled the Icy Chains, trying to trap the Invisible Fire Python and prevent it from erupting.
However, even with the combined strength of all the Inner Academy elders, it was still difficult to trap the Invisible Fire Python. The Invisible Fire Python actually disintegrated, transforming into a Volcano and a Sea of Fire.
The terrifying flames, like Mount Tai crushing down and a world-destroying tsunami, fiercely suppressed Xiao Yan, trying to sink him into the magma.
This was the Fallen Heart Flame's last counterattack!
Just as Xiao Yan was about to be submerged by the flames and sink into the magma, a graceful figure suddenly appeared beside him. A seven-colored divine light erupted from Medusa's body, illuminating the entire Earth's Core world and dyeing it in seven colors.
"Rise!"
The light constantly expanded and contracted. After a moment, a roar that sounded somewhat like a lion's roar, yet also like a tiger's howl, and even like a Dragon's Roar, resounded mightily from within the seven-colored light. Soon after the roar, the dazzling light suddenly intensified.
Blinded by the intense light, Xiao Yan reflexively closed his eyes. After a moment, he opened them again, only to discover with shock that a seven-colored giant serpent, hundreds of meters in size, was suspended in the air.
The seven-colored giant serpent's body was slender and powerful, exuding a subtle sense of elegance, and its seven-colored scales shimmered with an unusual luster.
This was Medusa's Soul, or rather, the Soul Body of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python! Medusa's physical body had not completed its evolution, but her Soul had succeeded, making her a true ancient Magical Beast! With a thud, Medusa directly used the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's Soul to withstand the Fallen Heart Flame!
Soul Bodies were most afraid of Strange Flames, but because Medusa had used a Strange Flame to evolve, her Soul Body had a strong resistance to Strange Flames.
Xiao Yan looked at Medusa beside him, her beautiful face tinged with paleness, her eyes solemn. He could imagine the immense pressure Medusa was enduring at this moment.
Xiao Yan had not expected that in the end, Medusa would not hesitate to use her Soul Body to block the Fallen Heart Flame's final counterattack for him.
"What are you still spacing out for!" Medusa's inverted triangular snake pupils coldly glanced at Xiao Yan, scolding him.
Xiao Yan instantly snapped back to his senses and softly said, "Thank you." Without further ado, he took out the Earth Spirit Pill and threw it directly into his mouth. Then, he swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame, which was enveloped by the Void Swallowing Flame.
As the Fallen Heart Flame entered his body, Xiao Yan's body instantly stiffened!
The moment the Fallen Heart Flame entered Xiao Yan's body, it immediately erupted with an extremely terrifying temperature. Under this high temperature, even with the protection of the Strange Flame and the Earth Spirit Pill within Xiao Yan's body, he gradually became hot and even scorched. Although the Fallen Heart Flame Source was not large in volume, it had accumulated over countless years to take shape, and its temperature was naturally extraordinary.
However, although a burning sensation reappeared in his body, it was not unbearable for Xiao Yan, who had experienced the excruciating pain of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.
He immediately steadied his mind, and four types of Strange Flames surged out of Xiao Yan's body, forming a net that surrounded the Fallen Heart Flame, which was wreaking havoc inside his body, from four directions.
Four against one!
At this moment, although the Fallen Heart Flame had been absorbed into Xiao Yan's body, it clearly still possessed its own consciousness. Therefore, it cunningly darted around to avoid Xiao Yan's encirclement. Although the terrifying high temperature could no longer cause Xiao Yan unbearable pain, it would inevitably make one feel irritable over time.
After losing its Source Fire Seed, the Strange Flame energy that formed the Invisible Fire Python instantly lost its command and scattered in all directions with a bang.
"Succeeded?!" Fire Elder and the other elders stared blankly at Xiao Yan in the center. They could feel that Xiao Yan was currently refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
Great Elder Su Qian shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. He is refining it now, but it is not certain that he will succeed. Only one in ten thousand can successfully refine a Strange Flame. But regardless, the spirituality of the Fallen Heart Flame should be eliminated, and the Inner Academy's crisis can be considered resolved."
The Great Elder immediately breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, the Strange Flame energy accumulated by the Fallen Heart Flame had been completely dispersed, and that terrifying Strange Flame energy permeated the entire Strange Flame Space.
These Strange Flame energies, once purified, become the Heart Flame used to accelerate the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Refining Tower. However, without a Source Fire Seed, these Strange Flame energies are finite and cannot be regenerated.
The Great Elder sized up Xiao Yan, then glanced at Medusa standing beside him. Recalling Xiao Yan's words, he slowly shook his head and withdrew from this world.
"Seal the cave temporarily to prevent these Strange Flame energies from rushing out." The Great Elder formed a hand seal, and an energy shield appeared, blocking the cave entrance to prevent energy leakage.
"Great Elder, what should we do with Xiao Yan and that mysterious Dou Zong...?"
"Wait, wait until Xiao Yan refines the Strange Flame and we see the result. As for that mysterious Dou Zong, just don't provoke her."
Sensing that the Great Elder had sealed the cave, Medusa showed no alarm. She could shatter that level of energy shield with a single palm strike; it was only to prevent energy leakage.
"He really succeeded..." Medusa stood in the void, her beautiful eyes scrutinizing Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, refining the Fallen Heart Flame. A hint of admiration couldn't help but appear in her eyes.
She had some experience refining Strange Flames and understood the pain involved. It wasn't just the burning of flesh and meridians; even the Soul would be constantly tempered, making it dangerous and painful.
Shaking her head slightly, Medusa flashed to the place where the Strange Flame energy was densest, her Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python bloodline boiling within her.
Magical Beasts don't cultivate Cultivation Methods; their Cultivation Method is their bloodline power.
Medusa's red lips parted slightly, and she opened her mouth to devour the Fallen Heart Flame's Strange Flame energy, rapidly condensing her flesh and elevating her physical body to the Seventh Order!
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At this moment, Xiao Yan's mind gradually sank into silence. The power of four Strange Flames permeated from every part of his body, finally spreading to every corner to hunt down the Heart Flame Source.
Surrounded by four Strange Flames, even the Fallen Heart Flame, no matter how strange or clever, would eventually have nowhere to hide. Xiao Yan seized the opportunity to use the Void Swallowing Flame to surround it completely.
Within his body, heavily surrounded by the Black Flame, the Fallen Heart Flame did not give up. Instead, it struggled violently like a trapped beast, constantly releasing terrifying temperatures. Under that increasingly intense heat, a trace of pain gradually appeared on Xiao Yan's originally calm face.
Enduring the burning pain, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, and the other Strange Flames joined the encirclement. They howled within his body, and as they surged rapidly, they condensed into a Four-Colored Fire Lotus, the four lotus petals closing!
Inside the lotus was the Fallen Heart Flame, desperately trying to escape.
Once enveloped, the Fallen Heart Flame Source could no longer cause any trouble. Xiao Yan smiled coldly, and his Soul power pierced through the Fire Lotus like a divine sword, stabbing into the Fallen Heart Flame, which resembled a small snake.
"I'll give you two choices. First, I'll use my Soul power to erase your intelligence directly. Second, I'll preserve your intelligence, and you submit to me, obediently following the Burningincantation into Soul Collection."
Xiao Yan had refined the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-fire, which possessed a Strange Flame Spirit with intelligence. Naturally, he knew that refining Strange Flames could preserve their intelligence.
However, preserving intelligence required the other party's willingness. Otherwise, forcibly devouring it could trigger resistance from the Fallen Heart Flame, and he would be the first to suffer.
Xiao Yan, who had created the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, knew best what would happen when Strange Flames collided.
However, Strange Flame Spirits were not easily born, and possessing one was definitely a great help, especially in controlling fire. Even though Xiao Yan was an Emperor Grade Alchemist, his fire control could never compare to the Strange Flame's power. After all, the Fallen Heart Flame controlling the Fallen Heart Flame was like controlling his own arm.
The Fallen Heart Flame understood Xiao Yan's intentions, so it resisted desperately. However, at this point, it had almost become a fish on the chopping board, its fate entirely dependent on Xiao Yan's will.
After a moment, the Fallen Heart Flame stopped resisting. Having intelligence had this advantage: it feared death.
It didn't want its intelligence erased directly. Although being a slave hurt its pride, the Fallen Heart Flame didn't have the courage to face death.
Sensing that the Fallen Heart Flame Source had given up resisting, Xiao Yan revealed a faint smile. He controlled the four Strange Flames, and the lotus slowly opened, the Invisible Fire Python slowly raising its head.
It stuck out its tongue, no longer showing any aggression.
Xiao Yan nodded inwardly, very satisfied with this result. Preserving its intelligence was, of course, the best outcome.
With a thought, he circulated the Burningincantation, leading the Fallen Heart Flame through his meridians. After one cycle, it slowly merged into Soul Collection, declaring that Xiao Yan had finally successfully refined the Fallen Heart Flame! Phew, Xiao Yan exhaled. Cultivation knows no time. Xiao Yan spent a full month chasing, capturing, and refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
"The Burningincantation has also evolved."
The evolution of the Burningincantation met Xiao Yan's expectations. Back in the Gate of Life and Death, after refining the Yin-Yang Life-Death Flame, the Burningincantation was close to Earth Rank Middle-Level. However, the Yin-Yang Life-Death Flame was only ranked twenty-one, while the Fallen Heart Flame was fourteenth, directly elevating the Burningincantation to Earth Rank High-Level!
"Earth Rank High-Level, huh?"
His gaze turned to the enchanting beauty in the flames, the Medusa Queen with a human body and snake tail. Xiao Yan recalled how, a month ago, Medusa had disregarded the damage to her Soul and helped him block the Fallen Heart Flame's final counterattack, allowing him to succeed so smoothly.
"It seems Medusa is also doing well. Reaching Seventh Order in her physical body should only be a matter of time."
Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze and looked up at the exit. At this time, the Great Elder had arrived, having heard the news. Knowing that Xiao Yan had succeeded in refining, he also revealed a happy smile.
Just as the Great Elder was about to open the energy shield and release Xiao Yan, a Soul voice came: "Great Elder, I plan to cultivate here for a while longer."
The Great Elder was stunned, but he quickly nodded inwardly. For others, that Strange Flame Space was full of Fire Poison, and prolonged exposure would be fatal. But for Xiao Yan, it was a good place.
However, the Great Elder had misunderstood Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's main purpose in staying here was not to cultivate; he still needed to fuse the Strange Flames to truly finish.
And most importantly, Xiao Yan wanted to refine a second Strange Flame!
Buzz! Xiao Yan opened his palm, and a cluster of pale white flames flew out from his mysterious Storage Ring! Looking at this Strange Flame, which he had possessed from the beginning, and which was also the highest-ranked of the complete and mature Strange Flames he possessed, he was determined to refine it! "An Earth Rank Cultivation Method is not enough. For Dou Di families like the Gu Clan and Soul Clan, Earth Rank is far from sufficient!"
Heaven Rank! The Burningincantation, evolving again!
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