Fallen Heart Flame

After successfully luring Zi Yan over, Huo Xuan headed toward the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower with her.

As they neared the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower, a sunken stretch of terrain came into Huo Xuan's view. At the bottom of the depression stood an enormous black tower buried deep underground. Only its spire and a single layer of its pitch-black body protruded above the surface. A faint scorching sensation emanated from within the tower, yet its exterior was icy cold. It presumably had a sealing effect.

As his gaze carefully swept across the layer of the tower exposed aboveground, Huo Xuan suddenly frowned. He discovered that the space around the tower was constantly warping and folding, accompanied by a faint power of lightning. This was likely the spatial barrier Mang Tianchi had set up.

Huo Xuan slowly descended with Zi Yan. Since orders had been issued in advance, all the students of Canaan Academy's Inner Academy had already been evacuated.

Outside the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower now stood only Huo Zhi, Yan Yang, and Yan Ya. When Yan Yang and Yan Ya saw Huo Xuan, they hurriedly bowed.

When Huo Zhi saw Huo Xuan arrive with a little girl, her expression immediately darkened. Seeing this, Huo Xuan knew that the girl was jealous again. Why did she hold such strong hostility even toward a little girl? Still, it was understandable. After all, no woman could tolerate her beloved man flirting everywhere and sharing a husband with other women—except Gu Xun'er, of course.

"Sigh, I'll have to comfort Huo Zhi again..."

After a while, space in the sky suddenly twisted, and Mang Tianchi appeared before them.

Mang Tianchi slowly descended from the sky and waved one hand. The tightly shut black gates of the training tower slowly opened. Once the gates opened, a torrent of scorching heat surged out, raising the temperature of the surrounding area.

"Alright, Young Clan Leader Yan, let's go in."

"Wait. Someone else hasn't arrived yet."

"Who else could there be?"

"He's here!"

As soon as he spoke, space in the sky twisted. Then, beneath everyone's watchful eyes, a crimson figure emerged. Mang Tianchi's expression changed slightly upon seeing him. The aura this person gave off was actually stronger than his own!

"Elder Huo Shuo!" Everyone except Huo Xuan was greatly surprised.

Huo Shuo was a highly senior elder of the Flame Clan, with strength at the late stage of Two-Star Dou Sheng!

Seeing Huo Shuo descend from the sky, Huo Zhi, Yan Yang, and Yan Ya hurriedly bowed.

Upon seeing Huo Shuo appear, Huo Xuan also saluted him. Though Huo Shuo was not among the strongest of the Flame Clan, his seniority and standing were exceptionally high. Even Huo Xuan, as the Young Clan Leader, had to show him respect.

"Young Clan Leader Yan, what is the meaning of this?" Mang Tianchi asked.

"It means nothing. I simply don't feel very safe with Elder Mang Tianchi by my side. I'm only adding a little security for myself."

"Hahaha, Mang Tianchi, it seems you aren't very well liked!"

"Still, I don't think our Young Clan Leader did anything wrong. After all, no one can guarantee that you won't make a move against him in secret."

"Hmph. If that is the case, then I'll leave! Once you finish subduing the Fallen Heart Flame, leave as soon as possible!"

With that, Mang Tianchi flicked his sleeve and turned to leave the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower.

Naturally, Huo Xuan had been lying when he said he felt unsafe around Mang Tianchi. The reason he had brought a Dou Sheng expert was because of the Ancient God Cave Abode.

His trip to Canaan Academy was not only to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame, but also to take the opportunity to meet Zhu Kun and build a good relationship with him.

The Ancient God Cave Abode lay in the Magma World beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower. Apart from Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, the cave abode was also guarded by a group of Flame Lizardmen.

Huo Shuo was not qualified to deal with Zhu Kun, but if it was merely to deal with those lizardmen, a Two-Star Dou Sheng was more than enough.

"Young Clan Leader, let's go," Yan Yang urged.

"Elder Huo Shuo will be enough to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame. You and Yan Ya don't need to come." As he spoke, Huo Xuan handed each of them a slip of paper.

"This is your real assignment. Go carry it out properly."

"Young Clan Leader, rest assured. We will definitely complete the task perfectly." After saying that, Yan Yang and Yan Ya left.

"Elder Huo Shuo, let's go!"

At the bottom level of the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower.

Upon entering the place where the Fallen Heart Flame was sealed, they were met with endless crimson and magma radiating boundless heat.

As soon as they entered the Magma World, Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi summoned their own Heavenly Flames to shield themselves and Zi Yan. The searing heat here was nothing to Huo Shuo, a Dou Sheng, but Huo Xuan was only a Dou Zong, while Huo Zhi and Zi Yan were merely Dou Wang.

Suddenly, an incomparably violent and majestic energy slowly surged up from the depths of the magma.

As that violent energy rose, the calm of the Magma World was instantly shattered. Energy hurricanes from nowhere howled through the magma, stirring it into fiery waves dozens of feet high before smashing them back down. The thunderous crash in that instant was like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting apart!

Suddenly, a nearly transparent fire python whose full body could not be seen burst through the magma. Its head alone was over three meters wide, and its body was covered in intangible flames. Carrying majestic energy that shook even the surrounding space, it appeared before them.

Then, the transparent fire python released a piercing sonic wave powerful enough to instantly explode the body of an ordinary Dou Ling, causing the magma to churn endlessly!

"So this is the Fallen Heart Flame? I didn't expect it to have evolved intelligence."

"Elder Huo Shuo, I'll leave it to you."

"A trivial matter."

"Space Imprisonment!"

The moment his words fell, the space around the transparent fire python was imprisoned.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

The transparent fire python shrieked madly, erupting with terrifying heat that caused the surrounding space to begin twisting. It tried to break free from its confinement this way, but this was Space Imprisonment set by a Dou Sheng. The Fallen Heart Flame was merely the fourteenth-ranked Heavenly Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking; it was utterly impossible for it to contend against a Dou Sheng.

"Young Clan Leader, please proceed."

Huo Xuan summoned the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, turning it into a fiery net that enveloped the transparent fire python formed by the Fallen Heart Flame. Strange Fires possessed intelligence and were naturally competitive; whenever two Strange Fires met, the stronger one would inevitably devour the weaker.

The moment the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame wrapped around the Fallen Heart Flame, it began devouring it madly. As it continued to consume it, the transparent fire python formed by the Fallen Heart Flame visibly shrank. In the end, the intangible fire python completely vanished, leaving behind only its Source Flame.

Huo Xuan controlled the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame to wrap up the Fallen Heart Flame's Source Flame and bring it back to his hand.

"From now on, you belong to me."

As he spoke, Huo Xuan swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame's Source Flame in one gulp and began circulating the Flame Mantra to devour the Fallen Heart Flame.

The moment the Fallen Heart Flame entered his body, it was firmly suppressed by the several Strange Fires within him, without even a chance to resist. Before long, Huo Xuan successfully refined it.

As the Fallen Heart Flame was successfully refined, Huo Xuan's aura began to surge wildly.

Two-Star Dou Zong

Three Star Dou Zong

Four-Star Dou Zong

Huo Xuan's cultivation continued rising until it reached Four-Star Dou Zong, then finally stopped.

"Elder Huo Shuo, did you discover something?" Huo Xuan asked Huo Shuo, who was frowning deeply.

"Young Clan Leader, I sense an extremely weak soul body beneath this magma, along with many living beings."

"Elder Huo Shuo, could you be mistaken? How could there be living creatures beneath this magma?" Huo Zhi found Huo Shuo's words difficult to believe.

"Girl Huo Zhi, are you questioning this old man? I can guarantee that there are many living beings beneath this magma. There can be no mistake," Huo Shuo said.

"If that's the case, then let's go down and take a look."