How Strange

What's going on here?

Xiao Yan was somewhat confused. Because his mind was constantly immersed in the Heavenly Flames and he was using it to control his body, he felt as if he was devouring himself and becoming stronger.

Xiao Yan has indeed become stronger. Not only were the Dragon Might's might devoured, but the power of the ancient Ancient Dragon Essence Blood contained in his blood was also devoured.

The hidden energy that had been scattered throughout Xiao Yan's body after refining the Life Fruit now revealed itself and actively merged into his heart, becoming the flame that Xiao Yan was most familiar with.

This process lasted for an unknown amount of time. Xiao Yan stopped counting his heartbeats after he counted to one million.

Although it is unknown how long it took, Xiao Yan did not encounter any obstacles. The Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline is also a top-level Magical Beast bloodline. Apart from the Dragon Emperor and the Dragon Phoenix, which can make it submit, the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python should only be able to suppress it.

However, Xiao Yan mastered the power of the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline so smoothly that, apart from a few initial clashes, there were no further obstacles.

Xiao Yan reached out and clenched his fist, and the space around him twisted and contorted with the movement of his fingers, as if he were holding it in his hand.

"Could it be that this space is very suitable for cultivation? No, the World Energy here is extremely thin. It should be said that the environment here is suitable for tapping into one's potential and integrating one's own gains."

Xiao Yan infused the fire seed with Dou Qi, which then divided it into four Heavenly Flames.

The Sea Heart Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame remained unchanged. The Fallen Heart Flame, however, underwent a dramatic transformation. The small snake had grown dragon horns, radiating a soul-shaking Dragon Might's might. The Nine-Colored Flame also acquired a wisp of silver light, seemingly having mastered the power of space.

"Perhaps I can use the unique characteristics of this space to evolve my Heavenly Flames."

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan took out three Earth Fire Pearl and four Fire Pearl from his Storage Ring.

The Earth Fire Pearl was given to me by Su Qian as payment for the medicine, and the Fire Pearl was also given to me by Su Qian as a parting gift.

Xiao Yan plans to feed them to the Heavenly Flames to promote Heavenly Flames evolution.

Ever since refining the Green Lotus Core Flame and evolving it, Xiao Yan's desire to evolve his Heavenly Flames has never ceased.

However, the evolution of Heavenly Flames requires devouring fire-attribute rare and precious materials, and ordinary items are useless. In addition, the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame are waiting for Xiao Yan to devour and refine them, so the evolution can be put on hold for now.

There's no point in waiting now; we might as well use this time to try to evolve the Heavenly Flames.

"How should it be allocated?"

Xiao Yan separated the four flames and fell into deep thought.

The Green Lotus Core Flame was the first Heavenly Flames Xiao Yan obtained. It had undergone an evolution and its name perfectly matched the Earth Core Pearl.

The Fallen Heart Flame can directly attack the soul, can be used against the Soul Hall, and can also be used to refine Dou Qi, making it extremely useful.

The Nine-Colored Flame can not only assist in cultivation, but also demonstrated their power after devouring the Dragon Might. It should be considered a low-end version of the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Sea Heart Flame... It can merge with three other flames to increase its power.

After figuring out the purpose of these flames, Xiao Yan gave the three Earth Core Pearl to the Green Lotus Core Flame to devour; the Fallen Heart Flame and the Nine-Colored Flame each obtained two Fire Pearl.

Under Xiao Yan's control, the Sea Heart Flame remained firmly in his heart, while the other three flames circulated freely in his meridians according to the Flame Mantra Technique's Cultivation Technique Route.

Xiao Yan's soul was immersed in it, and it seemed to have taken another step forward in the evolution of the flames, his whole body once again emitting a faint glow...

When Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that his feet were already on the ground, having somehow passed through the bottomless pit.

Xiao Yan glanced around. The space wasn't very large, probably only a few dozen square meters. Directly in front of him was an unremarkable wooden door with a black lock on it.

With a thought, four flames appeared around Xiao Yan, encircling him as if guarding a king of flames.

The Fallen Heart Flame had now completely transformed into a dragon shape, and its power was probably no less than that of Old Yao's Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Moreover, it was most closely connected to Xiao Yan's soul, and every wisp of Xiao Yan's Soul Power could instantly transform into an invisible flame.

The Nine-Colored Flame at this moment had an aura somewhat similar to that of Queen Medusa after she had devoured the Thunder Tribulation, causing Xiao Yan to shift his gaze somewhat guiltily.

The changes in the Green Lotus Core Flame are the most pleasing. Both its temperature and the energy it contains have increased significantly, and it has now subtly surpassed the Sea Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly, then retrieved them back into his body, fused them together, and attempted to evolve the Flame Mantra.

However, evolving Earth Tier Advanced Flame Mantra is clearly not so easy.

Xiao Yan only felt that the purity and speed of his Dou Qi had greatly increased, but he did not have the effect of absorbing all the energy within a hundred feet as he did once he used it, like a Heavenly Grade Cultivation Method.

Of course, it's also possible that there's no World Energy for Xiao Yan to absorb here.

"In any case, absorbing the Three Thousand Burning Flame should allow me to reach the Heavenly Tier!"

Xiao Yan exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then suddenly unleashed all his power.

"Seven Star Dou Emperor..."

If he were in a place with abundant fire-attribute energy, such as the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Xiao Yan would probably have already broken through to the Dou Ancestor realm.

However, the environment of the Bottomless Pit does help to tap into one's potential and undergo a comprehensive transformation; otherwise, it would certainly not have been so easy for Xiao Yan to evolve his Heavenly Flames.

After figuring out his current level, Xiao Yan took out the black key and stepped forward to open the unremarkable wooden door.

Behind the wooden door was a small room with several counters, on which scrolls were haphazardly placed.

In the center of the room was a small wooden table with three wooden boxes on it. Each box had a label that described the contents of the box.

Looking around, Xiao Yan saw from left to right: "Nightmare Heavenly Mist", "Heaven Refining Ancient Array", and "Myriad Beast Spirit Flame".

Xiao Yan swallowed hard, suppressing his urge to take everything, and looked at the recliner behind the wooden table.

It was a blurry, ethereal figure; the only thing Xiao Yan could see were those eyes filled with vicissitudes.

"You're the first person to truly pass the test." The figure raised a hand, and a chair appeared in front of Xiao Yan: "Sit."

Xiao Yan didn't stand on ceremony and pulled up a chair to sit opposite the figure.

"Would you mind telling me why you've never thought of giving up?" the figure asked after Xiao Yan had settled down.

"Huh? I did think about giving up?" Xiao Yan looked completely bewildered.

"... Then let me ask you another way: Why have you never truly given up, always stubbornly continuing to fall, never trying to fly upwards and leave this place?"

Xiao Yan's expression hardened, and he touched his nose. "Flying upwards will allow us to leave directly, right?"

"..." The figure seemed somewhat speechless, but still asked, "The World Energy there is extremely thin. Don't you even try to escape?"

"If they're going to escape, they'll definitely call for reinforcements to rescue me! How can a Dou Emperor like me escape?"

"..."

Why does this kid have such a strange thought process?