Red Lotus Karmic Fire (Second Update)

The bottom of the dark red pool of blood was silent, but in its center, there was a whirlpool.

The energy accumulated in the blood pool for countless years flowed continuously into the vortex. After being tempered by the Heavenly Flames, it entered Xiao Yan's body, allowing him to break through his realm while simultaneously tempering his meridians, bones, muscles, and internal organs.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was already immersed in the cultivation of the Great Dream Soul Evolution Technique. This soul cultivation technique, created by the Nether Flame Demon Saint, was the stepping stone for him to break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.

Xiao Yan, being only Spirit Realm Soul cultivator, found the Great Dream Soul Evolution Technique incredibly profound, and his Soul Power continued to grow without pause.

In particular, the environment here is full of Spiritual Qi, which is suitable for cultivating the soul. With the help of the Great Dream Soul Evolution Technique, Xiao Yan's Soul Realm began to gradually advance towards the middle stage of the Spirit Realm.

Of course, all of this is based on Xiao Yan possessing Heavenly Flames; otherwise, he would be like that Jin Shi and stone, corroded by the Fire Toxin and on the verge of death.

Time flies by, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yan's seated figure, like an old monk, had remained unchanged for a month, and even his aura had become extremely weak, but the energy contained within his body was becoming more and more terrifying.

At a certain moment, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes. A terrifying Soul Power erupted from between his eyebrows. The blood-colored liquid that had restrained Xiao Yan a month ago seemed to have lost its effect at this moment, allowing it to break through the blood pool, piercing through the clouds and mist surrounding the Tian Mu Mountain Range and penetrating deep into the magma inside the volcano.

"There really is something inside this volcano."

Xiao Yan revealed a slightly eerie smile as he slowly withdrew his Soul Power.

Just now, Xiao Yan vaguely saw a deep red, rather alluring lotus flower. After sensing Xiao Yan's Soul Power, it instantly released an invisible wave to resist it.

"This is probably the eighth-ranked Red Lotus Karmic Fire... Compared to it, the Three Thousand Burning Flame rewarded by the Pill Tower are also ranked lower, yet I actually encountered it."

Xiao Yan licked his lips, his eyes filled with desire, and before he knew it, the deep red blood vessels had run through them.

"You want to eat it too? Then put the Three Thousand Burning Flame aside for now... Heh, anyway, no one but me can refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame..."

Xiao Yan clutched his chest, his voice hoarse. The flames surrounding him seemed to have taken on a slightly eerie crimson hue due to the environment of the blood pool.

Xiao Yan immediately took action, forming a series of strange hand seals. His Soul Power and fighting Dou Qi pulsed at a specific frequency, drawing lines at the bottom of the blood pool and eventually forming a Formation.

This is the Heaven Array of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array. In Xiao Yan's vision, it can devour the World Energy in the Tian Mu Mountain Range for his own use, assisting in refining the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

After setting up the Heaven Array, Xiao Yan took out the Heavenly Demon Puppet, stepped aside, and ordered it to open up the volcano's crater.

"Puff..."

As the Heavenly Demon Puppet's iron fist fell, the groove that was already emitting gray smoke was instantly pierced, revealing the deep red Lava World inside.

Thick smoke billowed out from the hole opened by the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and the Fire Toxin in the blood pool also surged at an extremely terrifying speed.

Xiao Yan frowned. Although his mind was full of devouring the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, he still manipulated the Heaven Array to divert some of its energy to suppress the opened hole, preventing too much Fire Toxin from spewing out and destroying the precious land of the Heavenly Eye Blood Pool.

After the thick smoke was suppressed by the Heaven Array, Xiao Yan spread out his Heavenly Phoenix Wings. With a slight gust, amidst the flowing blue and red colors, he rushed directly into the volcano through the cave entrance.

The volcano's interior was filled with thick black smoke, but Xiao Yan's soul probe revealed it all.

However, when Xiao Yan's Soul Power came into contact with the deep Fire Lotus again, he was surprised to find that its location was much closer than before.

"Heh, looks like you want to devour me too?"

Xiao Yan revealed a sinister smile, then summoned the Heavenly Demon Puppet, passed through the thick smoke, entered the magma, and began to set up Earth Array under the protection of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

The Earth Array was naturally used to extract the power of magma to suppress the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. Although this volcano was the Red Lotus Karmic Fire's lair, and it was certainly more familiar with it, Xiao Yan had confidence in the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

Standing somewhat anxiously between the Heaven and Earth Array, Xiao Yan began to think about how to subdue the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Judging from the behavior of this Red Lotus Karmic Fire, it has developed some intelligence to some extent, rather than acting solely on instinct.

Having sentience means that one can use certain methods to directly attack the sentience that has been born, instead of confronting the source of the Heavenly Flames fire head-on.

Xiao Yan's greatest strength right now is his Soul Power. He has not only broken through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, but also possesses the Dragon Might.

Although Xiao Yan is currently using the sonic Dou Technique, which is still the Xuan Tier- rank Lion's Roar Shakes the Eight Directions sweeps across all directions, with the support of Soul Power and Dragon Might, it is definitely enough to damage the intelligence of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

"It's a pity I'm not Heaven Realm Soul, otherwise I could have used Nightmare Heavenly Mist to subdue that Red Lotus Karmic Fire in an instant."

Xiao Yan licked his lips, his eyes bloodshot, and continuously released his Soul Power downwards to stimulate the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

The distance between them continued to shrink until, at a certain moment, a cluster of deep red flames rushed in front of Xiao Yan, but was blocked by the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

"Boom!"

Two crimson beams of light erupted from the Heaven and Earth Array, enveloping the Heavenly Demon Puppet and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. At the same time, under Xiao Yan's command, the Heavenly Demon Puppet grew hands to grasp the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, firmly fixing it in place.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet's hands were slowly melting under the terrifying heat of the deep red flames, but they were also successfully immobilized for a moment.

"Roar!"

A terrifying roar erupted directly at the cluster of deep red flames in the Heavenly Demon Puppet's hand, and the thick smoke that filled the air was completely dispersed by this roar.

Under Xiao Yan's expectant gaze, the sound wave struck the Red Lotus Karmic Fire perfectly, shattering the Red Lotus and causing the deep red flame to instantly become listless.

The red light in Xiao Yan's eyes also faded by more than half due to the weakening of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

As the red light faded, Xiao Yan suddenly realized a problem: how dare he, with his Peak Dou Emperor cultivation, attempt to subdue the eighth-ranked Red Lotus Karmic Fire all by himself!

"Roar!"

Without time to think, seeing that the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was about to recover, Xiao Yan unleashed Lion's Roar Shakes the Eight Directions, attempting to suppress it once again.

However, Xiao Yan was a moment too slow due to his concerns. A strange fluctuation erupted from the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, blocking the roar.

Not only that, the pillars of light from the Heaven and Earth Array were broken, and the hands of the Heavenly Demon Puppet were completely melted. The slightly eerie red flames finally broke free from Xiao Yan's control.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire, displaying its terrifying power, rushed straight towards the heart that contained several Heavenly Flames, right before Xiao Yan's horrified eyes!