Devour Strange Fire! Ascend to Dou Emperor!

"Why hasn't Young Master come out yet?" At the passage entrance, Qing Lin gazed at the Lava Lake, which had remained still for so long, and began to feel anxious.

Suddenly, the magma in one spot churned violently, and two figures burst out from within it. They were Huo Xuan and Yan Ya!

"Young Master, you've finally come out!"

Seeing that Huo Xuan and the others had emerged unharmed, Qing Lin ran over joyfully.

Huo Xuan looked around and saw that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had vanished. He then turned his gaze to Qing Lin. "Qing Lin, have you successfully subdued that Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake?"

"Yes, I succeeded!" As she spoke, Qing Lin raised her arm, and a miniature Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake poked its head out from her sleeve.

Now that they had obtained what they came for, there was no need to remain. As the group gradually departed, the Outer Magma Cave fell silent once more.

Holding the Azure Lotus Seat in his hands, Huo Xuan arrived at an extremely secluded mountain cave and prepared to begin devouring the Strange Fire.

Meanwhile, Yan Yang, Yan Ya, and Qing Lin stood guard outside the mountain cave, watching over Huo Xuan with complete focus.

Upon entering the mountain cave, Huo Xuan placed the Azure Lotus Seat beside him. With a flick of his palm, a Jade Bottle appeared in his hand out of thin air. It was filled with Earth Heart Fire Lotus Seeds.

The Earth Heart Fire Lotus Seed was a companion treasure of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Huo Xuan remembered that the original novel had mentioned a little-known special effect of Earth Fire Lotus Seeds: they could increase one's body's compatibility with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

Xiao Yan in the original novel seemed to have taken only one Earth Heart Fire Lotus Seed, yet his compatibility with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame had soared considerably.

If he ate all the Earth Heart Fire Lotus Seeds, just how close would his affinity with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame become? Taking a deep breath, Huo Xuan poured all the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds into his palm and swallowed them in one gulp.

The moment the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds entered his mouth, they rapidly transformed into a scorching energy that surged down Huo Xuan's throat with brutal force.

The scorching energy formed from the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds swiftly flowed into his meridians. Instantly, Huo Xuan's meridians were struck by intense pain.

Wherever the scorching energy passed, his meridians were nearly scorched by the searing heat.

Yet, wherever that scorching energy passed, it left behind tiny droplets of jade-like liquid, each no larger than a thumb. These liquids clung to the walls of his meridians and wriggled faintly like living creatures before merging into them at a visible speed. As the jade liquid, brimming with immense life energy, fused into his body, the heat-damaged meridians rapidly secreted a layer of pale green fluid.

The fluid coated the walls of his meridians and, after being tempered by the energy of the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, actually solidified into a green cuticle layer.

The scorching energy circulated tirelessly through his meridians. As its circulation intensified, wisps of pale green gas slowly dispersed from it. This slightly moist gas strangely passed through the obstruction of the cuticle layer and smoothly reached the most fragile meridians beneath, slowly repairing their injuries.

After hundreds of attempts, Huo Xuan finally succeeded in guiding the energy of the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds onto the circulation route of the Fennel Technique. As it circulated along the technique's path, each completed cycle of that massive scorching energy poured streams of dense green mist into his Qi Cyclone.

The Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame originated from the same source. Now that Huo Xuan had absorbed the refined energy of the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds into his body, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame's resistance to him would be greatly weakened when he devoured it shortly.

After refining the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, Huo Xuan stared intently at the wisp of green flame within the lotus heart. Grasping the Azure Lotus's stalk, he swiftly infused it with Dou Qi, separating the lotus base from the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Freed from the restraints of the Azure Lotus Seat, the originally tiny green flame suddenly swelled several times over. In an instant, it transformed into a ball of flame suspended in midair.

Huo Xuan swallowed a Blood Lotus Pill, took a deep breath, and thrust his arm directly into the center of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, yanking out its flame seed in one grab.

Huo Xuan looked at the wisp of liquid in his palm, resembling green magma. This was the Origin Flame Seed of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

Huo Xuan had learned much within the clan about devouring Strange Fires, but this was still his first time. At the thought of swallowing something so terrifying, even though he had mentally prepared himself many times, he still felt afraid deep down.

Taking a deep breath, Huo Xuan gritted his teeth and swallowed the flame seed. He then swallowed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Na Ling. Immediately afterward, he used his mind to guide a wisp of green flame slowly through the meridians of his entire body. Wherever the flame passed, the layer of ice formed throughout his body by the Ice Spirit Cold Spring continuously melted away...

As long as Huo Xuan could slowly guide the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame into Na Ling, he would successfully subdue it...

Thanks to the Earth Heart Fire Lotus Seeds, Huo Xuan's affinity with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame had now reached an extremely terrifying level. The process of refining the Strange Fire was actually far easier than Huo Xuan had imagined. Driven by his Dou Qi, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame slowly and smoothly moved toward Huo Xuan's Qi Cyclone.

At the center of Huo Xuan's Qi Cyclone floated a tiny gray point of light. Within it lay endless, abyssal darkness, and at the end of that darkness seemed to be another hidden space, making it appear exceptionally mysterious.

This tiny gray point of light had been formed from the Na Ling. The moment the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame entered the Dou Qi Cyclone, a terrifying suction force erupted from the gray point and drew the entire Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame inside...

As time passed, the refinement of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame gradually neared its end, and Huo Xuan's aura began to surge at that moment.

Six Star Dou Wang

Seven Star Dou Wang

Eight Star Dou Wang

It continued soaring until it reached the Dou Wang Peak before gradually coming to a stop. After devouring the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the Flame Mantra evolved from Yellow Low-Rank to Mysterious Low-Rank.

Huo Xuan took out the Bone Chilling Flame he had obtained from Yao Chen. The resistance hidden within the Bone Chilling Flame had now completely dissipated. He might as well refine and devour it in one go, breaking through to the Dou Huang realm in a single stroke.

As he devoured and refined the Bone Chilling Flame, it showed not the slightest resistance toward Huo Xuan due to the Soul Imprint he had planted within it. Thus, refining the Bone Chilling Flame this time was not as difficult as he had imagined. Under the fierce burning of the Azure Lotus Heart Flame, the Bone Chilling Flame gradually showed signs of fusion. Though the process was extremely slow, it proceeded smoothly enough, without any uncontrollable mutations occurring.

As the Bone Chilling Flame gradually fused with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the immense energy contained within it transformed into the purest Dou Qi and poured into Huo Xuan's meridians, causing his aura to rise without end...

Dou Wang Peak

One Star Dou Huang

Two Star Dou Huang

Three Star Dou Huang

The energy contained within the Bone Chilling Flame allowed Huo Xuan to break through from the Dou Wang Peak to the Dou Huang realm in one leap. His aura ultimately settled at the level of a Five Star Dou Huang, while the Flame Mantra, having devoured the Bone Chilling Flame, advanced from Mysterious Low-Rank to Mysterious High-Rank.