Celestial Body Finally Formed, Emperor Yan Xiao Yan!

Whoosh!

Terrifying waves surged across the Supreme Sea as the crimson figure crashed into the great sun with an overbearing stance.

Boom!

At the instant of collision, the golden great sun erupted with dazzling golden light. Countless golden flames fell upon the crimson figure, and crimson liquid immediately slid down the surface of its crystal-like body, as though it were melting.

Lu Chen formed seals with both hands, and countless purple waves transformed into water pythons that rushed into the Celestial Body. Golden flames suddenly flared up, their incomparably violent power rising without end like a furnace, intent on burning this Celestial Body to ashes.

Sizzle, sizzle!

As the golden flames atop the golden great sun grew increasingly brilliant, crimson liquid flowed ever faster from the crimson figure, while its enormous body began to quietly shrink.

As time passed, the crimson figure grew smaller and smaller. Crimson liquid streamed down its surface like little rivulets, and its originally majestic form had shrunk severalfold.

Strangely, at that moment, tiny golden flames seeped into the crimson figure through its pores, curling around the surface of its body.

Hiss, hiss!

As the golden flames continuously poured into the crimson figure, golden liquid unexpectedly flowed from within its originally crystal-like body, forming gilded patterns that covered the Celestial Body.

Boom!

Countless golden flames darted wildly around the Celestial Body like serpents, yet they could no longer harm it in the slightest. Instead, they were continuously absorbed by it, and the Celestial Body, which had shrunk before, suddenly expanded.

Dazzling golden radiance blossomed around the Celestial Body, while crimson light was drawn inward. The two gradually fused into one, like a rising crimson-gold great sun!

At this moment, above the Supreme Sea, two great suns shone against each other. One had been formed from the Great Sun Golden Crystal, while the other had been formed from the Supreme Sovereign Celestial Body. They were so brilliant that they could not be looked at directly!

Seeing that the time was ripe, the hand seals in Lu Chen's hands suddenly changed.

High in the sky, the golden sun pulsed like a heart, its light flickering between bright and dim. At that very moment, its beating suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterward, its radiance sharply contracted, transforming into a dazzling beam of golden light that shot into the Celestial Body's glabella.

Boom!

The moment the golden light entered the Celestial Body, countless intricate gilded patterns emerged across its surface, and a dazzling golden pillar of light soared into the heavens!

In an instant, countless crimson flames ignited around the Celestial Body. Vaguely, it seemed as though an incomparably massive crimson-gold silhouette was condensing into form.

In merely a dozen or so breaths, the dazzling golden light faded, and a Supreme Sovereign Celestial Body condensed into existence!

It was an enormous silhouette that burned like flame.

The silhouette was crimson throughout, like a dazzling piece of scarlet crystal, translucent and flawless. A diamond-shaped golden crystal had condensed at its glabella, radiating dazzling brilliance. Golden light flowed within it, seemingly gathering into a golden great sun.

Crimson flames burned across the surface of its enormous body, and an indescribably violent scorching storm swept outward!

This was the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body!

In the outside world, inside the cave.

Lu Chen's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened. He sprang to his feet as crimson light bloomed from within his body, and a massive crimson silhouette emerged.

Rumble!

The cave shook violently, and huge cracks immediately split open across the stone wall above. At last, it collapsed amid a deafening roar.

Boundless crimson fire shot into the sky, and a thousand-zhang crimson Celestial Body stood between heaven and earth.

Sizzle, sizzle!

At the moment the thousand-zhang crimson Supreme Sovereign Celestial Body emerged, crimson flames spread out, instantly evaporating the water of the surrounding waterfalls into white clouds that drifted across the sky.

The crystal-like Supreme Sovereign Celestial Body opened its crimson eyes. Clouds and mist coiled around it, filled with endless majesty. With every breath, countless streams of spiritual energy poured into it, vast and majestic.

"Retract!"

As a young voice rang out, crimson light surged, and the enormous Celestial Body rapidly shrank. After only a few breaths, a tall, slender figure stood in the sky.

Naturally, this person was Lu Chen. His face was filled with irrepressible delight, because the power of this Heavenly Flame Celestial Body had far exceeded his expectations!

And at the very instant the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body vanished, in the distant Endless Fire Territory of the Extremely Northern Land of the Great Thousand World, at the very center of this continent stood an incomparably magnificent city. Above the city, it was as though a sea of fire swept across the sky, making for an exceptionally resplendent sight.

At this moment, within a tranquil stone pavilion at the center of the city, a woman and a man sat together. A chessboard lay atop the stone table, and they were clearly in the midst of a game.

The woman wore a pale green dress. Her features were breathtaking, and her temperament was pure and aloof, like an exiled immortal.

Opposite her sat a man in black robes. His eyes were as deep as the starry sky, and a gentle smile rested on his face. His tall, slender body possessed the bearing of an abyss and the steadfastness of a mountain, unfathomable beyond measure.

Just as the game reached a crucial point, "Eh..."

Suddenly, the man let out a surprised sound. He set down the chess piece in his hand, raised his head, and glanced toward the distant south.

"What is it, Brother Xiao Yan?"

The woman in the pale green dress looked up as well, gazing curiously at the man before her.

"Someone has cultivated the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body I created. I merely sensed it."

The man revered by the world as Emperor Yan smiled faintly.

"The Heavenly Flame Celestial Body?"

The woman in green was slightly taken aback, then said, "Isn't that a secret inheritance of our Endless Fire Territory? Should we send someone to reclaim it?"

The man smiled and shook his head. "Even the Undying Great Emperor dared to spread the preliminary Celestial Body of the Eternal Undying Body across the world for outstanding juniors to cultivate. Why shouldn't I, Xiao Yan?"

"Besides..."

"If that brat wants to cultivate the Emperor Yan Celestial Body, won't he ultimately have to come begging me..."

The Black-Robed Man smiled, a trace of amused interest glinting in his eyes.

In all the years since he had founded the Endless Fire Territory, no one had truly inherited the Emperor Yan Celestial Body. He was quite curious about what kind of person coveted his Celestial Body so greatly that they had secretly cultivated it outside the Endless Fire Territory.

"You're still as wicked as ever..."

The woman in green smiled gently. Though her tone sounded reproachful, her eyes were filled with tenderness.

"Heh, I've already been generous enough. I placed no restrictions whatsoever on the Celestial Body I created. Unlike that Undying Great Emperor, who set up some Eternal Gathering and made them devour one another."

"How far the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body can grow depends entirely on its user. Each Heavenly Flame Celestial Body devours different Heavenly Flames, so the supreme divine abilities born from them differ as well, and the Ten Thousand Flames Celestial Bodies ultimately formed will naturally be different too."

"The road lies beneath one's feet. How one walks it depends entirely on oneself. I am merely the one who opened the road, not one who leads the way."

"If one day, someone truly carves out a path utterly different from mine, then Xiao will only feel gratified. I will offer the cultivation method of the Emperor Yan Celestial Body with both hands and never become one who blocks another's path."

The Black-Robed Man smiled. Though his words were light, they carried an innate air of dominance.

For he was none other than the creator of the Emperor Yan Celestial Body.

Emperor Yan, Xiao Yan.