Stop!
This Heavenly Flame is undergoing the annihilation phase of water and fire conflict!
It hasn't truly formed yet!
Old Yao's voice rang sharply in his mind, and only then did Xiao Yan come back to his senses.
Pale white flames surged from the Bone Flame Ring, condensing in midair into the phantom of an elderly man.
The phantom formed seals in the air, sending several strands of soul energy into the flames.
In the end, he shook his head.
"Kid, we came at the wrong time."
"This Heavenly Flame will need at least another two hundred years to fully take shape."
"If you forcefully absorb it, you will definitely explode and die!"
Hearing those words, Xiao Yan's expression turned solemn.
Yet he could feel the agitation of the Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame within his body.
It was like a restless dragon, yearning to devour.
He pressed his right palm against the surface of the crystal pillar, and scorching heat seeped into his fingertips.
The Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame formed spiral patterns along his arm, resonating with the flames within the crystal pillar.
Whenever the Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame born from his own body absorbed a type of flame,
it absorbed that flame's properties and a trace of its origin, allowing itself to evolve and grow stronger.
Since its desire had not changed, there had to be a chance!
Besides, he possessed the talent of the Master of Fire!
"Water and fire are incompatible?"
"Then is it possible to force them together through human intervention and make it form ahead of time?"
Xiao Yan muttered to himself, mad flames flickering in his eyes.
"Force them together?"
"Nonsense!"
Old Yao's voice became stern. His sleeve swept through the air, anger flashing in his gaze.
"Fire Cloud Water Flame needs a thousand years to harmonize its attributes!"
"Forcing a fusion now is no different from courting death!"
"Even a Dou Zong couldn't do it, let alone a mere Dou Ling like you!"
Xiao Yan did not argue. He merely replied softly.
"Teacher, both my cultivation art and physique resonate with this flame."
"I want to try!"
As soon as Xiao Yan said this, Old Yao suddenly hesitated.
He knew his disciple could not be judged by ordinary standards!
Perhaps his special physique and the wonders of the Flame Mantra truly made it possible?
But the risk was simply too...
Before his thoughts could settle, Xiao Yan suddenly exerted force with his right hand!
The crystal pillar abruptly cracked with web-like fissures as Xiao Yan crazily circulated the Kirin Sky Burning Art.
The two Heavenly Flames actually surged into the youth's palm of their own accord!
The meridians throughout Xiao Yan's body instantly bulged. Ice crystals condensed over the left half of his body, while Crimson Flame ignited over the right.
"Kid, hold on!"
Old Yao shot out thirteen soul imprints, trying to stabilize the out-of-control situation.
Roar!
However, the Kirin Mark on the youth's chest suddenly let out a sky-shaking roar.
Water and fire energy poured into his dantian like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
"Teacher, watch closely!"
Xiao Yan's meridians swelled throughout his body, yet he burst into laughter.
His hands formed an unfathomable seal.
Kirin Sky Burning Art: Yin Yang Rotation!
A sudden change erupted!
Within his dantian, crimson and azure flames intertwined between the phantom claws of the Qilin.
Yet forcefully merging them into a Heavenly Flame still required immense energy to sustain it!
Otherwise, even if he succeeded, the Heavenly Flame's power would inevitably be diminished!
Outside:
Thirty-three Crystal Pillars exploded in response, their vast energy transforming into a vortex that poured into the crown of his head.
Old Yao's pupils constricted.
The tips of the youth's hair visibly faded to frosty white, then turned crimson in an instant!
Violent energy fluctuations emanated from his body, yet they did not harm him in the slightest.
Extremely unstable ice and fire power continuously alternated across the surface of his body.
Xiao Yan paid no heed to the outside world and circulated his cultivation art with all his strength!
Four hours passed before Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
A deep blue water flame flowed within his left eye, while crimson Flowing Fire danced in his right!
The tips of his hair displayed a strange gradient of blue and red.
The flames rising from his palm had become a mass of interwoven red and blue fire.
Every rotation distorted the air!
"He actually did it."
Damn it! How was this possible!?
Old Yao's spirit body trembled violently. The composure he had cultivated for a hundred years vanished completely at this moment.
"Using the body as a furnace and flames as the catalyst!"
"It's a miracle you didn't die!"
Xiao Yan rose to his feet, and the strange phenomena faded away.
With a flick of his finger, flames swept past.
The boiling lake water instantly froze into ice, then evaporated into vapor in the next instant.
Although his level had not risen due to the energy required to condense the flame,
his combat strength had undergone an enormous leap!
"From now on, you shall be called Fire Cloud Water Flame!"
"Teacher, now that things are settled here, it's time to return."
Four wings suddenly spread from Xiao Yan's back. With a beat of his wings, his body transformed into Flowing Fire.
He shot into the sky!
He passed through the seven-hundred-meter-long fissure and returned to the space filled with Crystal Pillars.
But the instant he appeared, he was locked onto by the auras of six peak fourth-rank Snake Kings!
Six giant snakes rapidly slithered toward him, with the Purple Crystal Snake King at their head.
The demonic pattern on its forehead blazed brightly, and the Crystal Pillars throughout the space suddenly refracted countless beams of light!
"Perfect!"
"I was just worrying about where to find you!"
Xiao Yan spread his wings and soared above the crystal cavern.
The six giant snakes coiled among the crystal clusters and stared at him. Their scales flashed brightly as they began gathering power!
A smile curved Xiao Yan's lips as he spread his hands.
The Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame and Water Cloud Fire Flame appeared one after another.
His hands slowly moved closer together!
Old Yao suddenly sensed something was wrong.
"You're going to directly fuse two Heavenly Flames?"
"Are you insane? Stop immediately!"
Yet Xiao Yan suddenly brought his palms together!
Blinding light erupted where ice and fire met, while Dou Qi frantically poured into his palms.
To everyone's astonishment, the Heavenly Flames that should have repelled each other now blended as seamlessly as water and milk.
They fused without the slightest resistance!
A peerlessly beautiful Ice-Fire Dual-Colored Lotus slowly bloomed.
A trace of violet light adorned the center of its lotus heart.
A dangerous, terrifying aura swept outward!
The crystal scales of the six Snake Kings stood on end as they desperately accelerated their power gathering!
Old Yao stared at the beautiful Fire Lotus, utterly entranced.
"What is this lotus called?"
A wild smile spread across Xiao Yan's lips.
"It is called Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus!"
Xiao Yan released his hands and fiercely thrust them forward!
The instant the Fire Lotus left his hands, time and space seemed to freeze.
Its petals gently spun as it flew toward the six Snake Kings.
At the same time, six thick pillars of energy erupted from their mouths!
They intertwined and fused together before crashing violently toward the lotus!
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
No explosion occurred where the energies met.
Instead, a sizzling sound rose, like hot oil frying butter.
Everything within thirty feet of the Fire Lotus was broken down and melted by the terrifying extreme heat!
The Fire Lotus flew before them.
BOOM!!!
A piercing explosion shook the entire space!
Without another word, Old Yao grabbed Xiao Yan and shot toward the opening overhead at top speed!
The moment the Fire Lotus bloomed, the six Snake Kings saw death.
Their consciousness and bodies were obliterated in an instant!
In the final moment before their crystal cores vanished, they reflected a phantom of a Qilin treading upon yin and yang, holding the sun and moon in its mouth!
The auras of six peak fourth-rank Magical Beasts instantly vanished without a trace.
The explosion swept through the entire space, forming the phantom of a blooming lotus!
Rock layers and earth shattered as this space began to collapse!
Xiao Yan shot out of the opening and returned to the depths of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave.
He had only just breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Old Yao's voice drifted out gloomily.
"You brat, could you perhaps consider this old man's endurance?"
"Next time you do something like this, warn me first, all right?"
Hearing Old Yao's words, Xiao Yan awkwardly rubbed his nose.
"Uh, this disciple will remember."
The elderly phantom gazed at his disciple before finally letting out a long sigh.
"From this day onward, I fear no one beneath the Dou Emperor will be able to withstand your full-force strike."
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