Refining Heavenly Flames

Seated cross-legged in the center of the cave where he had previously obtained the Purple Spirit Crystal, Xiao Kun circulated his cultivation technique once, bringing himself to peak condition.

Feeling that he was ready, Xiao Kun decided to first refine and devour the more familiar Green Lotus Core Flame.

He wrapped his entire body in Fallen Heart Flame to shield himself from the Green Lotus Core Flame's scorching heat.

With a thought, he extracted the Green Lotus Core Flame from the system. A wisp of liquid resembling azure magma appeared in Xiao Kun's palm, lying there quietly without moving.

"Is this the Green Lotus Core Flame's seed flame?"

Staring at the azure magma in his hand, which radiated a terrifying temperature, Xiao Kun could not help muttering.

Then, relying on the protection of Fallen Heart Flame within his body, Xiao Kun swallowed it directly.

The moment the azure magma entered Xiao Kun's body, it transformed into tiny azure flames containing terrifying energy.

Seeing this, Xiao Kun hurriedly enveloped them with Fallen Heart Flame, preventing them from rampaging through his body.

Then, he focused his mind and slowly began circulating the azure flames through his meridians according to the route of the Spirit Burning Technique.

Hard work paid off. A week later, Xiao Kun finally finished refining and devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame.

With a flick of his finger, a wisp of jade-green flame, like an emerald, appeared atop it.

Looking at the jade-green flame in his hand, Xiao Kun could not help worrying about the aftereffects Xiao Yan had suffered when fusing Heavenly Flames in the original story. He took out a pill that could clear the mind, ready to swallow it at any time.

Yet after waiting for a long time, he sensed nothing unusual. He figured that the Heavenly Flame granted by the system was comparatively mild and safe.

Setting aside his unease, Xiao Kun circulated his cultivation technique and discovered that its cultivation speed had reached Earth-tier Low-grade.

His cultivation had also risen by two stars, reaching the five-star Dou Emperor level.

Moreover, his Soul Power had increased dramatically alongside his cultivation breakthrough.

It had not been particularly obvious before. But now, Xiao Kun discovered that after reaching the Dou Emperor realm, every single-star breakthrough brought a substantial increase in Soul Power.

After thinking it over, Xiao Kun understood that it was because he cultivated the Spirit Burning Technique, which was superior to Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra. Not only could the technique evolve, but his soul would also grow in tandem with his advancing cultivation.

Thus, unlike others, Xiao Kun's Soul Power would not grow only when he broke through major realms.

Whenever Xiao Kun broke through a minor level, or even cultivated normally, his Soul Power would increase as well.

Especially now, as his cultivation technique evolved and his cultivation rose, his Soul Power would grow even faster.

After sensing his explosively increased strength, Xiao Kun took out the red Myriad Beast Spirit Flame from the system. Looking at the faint shapes of various beasts within the flame, he swallowed it in one gulp and began refining and devouring it.

A week later, he finished refining and devouring the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.

After circulating his cultivation technique again, Xiao Kun discovered that it had only evolved by one grade, from Earth-tier Low-grade to Earth-tier Mid-grade.

After some thought, he figured that the energy contained within the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, was still a little lacking.

After all, even when Xiao Yan devoured the Three Thousand Burning Flame, ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking in the original story, his technique had only evolved from Earth-tier Low-grade to Earth-tier High-grade.

Although his cultivation technique had only improved by one grade, his Dou Qi cultivation still rose by two stars, reaching the seven-star Dou Emperor level.

His Soul Power had also surged enormously, with a faint spiritual aura beginning to gather within it. It seemed that his soul realm had reached the peak of the Mortal Realm and touched the threshold of the Spirit Realm.

At this rate, by the time his Dou Qi cultivation broke through to the Dou Zong realm, Xiao Kun's Soul Power might also break through to the Spirit Realm.

With Xiao Kun's current Soul Power, if he were to fight using only Soul Power, even ordinary Dou Emperors would not be his match.

Feeling the vast Dou Qi and abundant Soul Power within his body, Xiao Kun could not help sighing. These two weeks of secluded cultivation had truly yielded enormous gains.

Casually summoning the new Heavenly Flame formed from fusing three Heavenly Flames, Xiao Kun discovered that it had turned a sun-like golden color.

He guessed that its power should not be much weaker than the violet-black Three Thousand Burning Flame, ranked ninth.

Staring at this brand-new Heavenly Flame, Xiao Kun thought for a moment before naming it the Myriad Beast Earth Core Flame.

Having sorted through the gains of the past two weeks, Xiao Kun stood up and stretched his limbs, feeling that it was time to leave.

As he walked out of the cave, he saw the bored Amethyst Winged Lion King at the entrance immediately perk up upon seeing him.

Xiao Kun waved his hand and smiled indifferently. "All right, stop pretending. I won't blame you. On the contrary, I'm very grateful that you guarded me here for two weeks."

Then, he took an Emperor Extreme Pill from his Storage Ring and tossed it to the Lion King. "This is a sixth-grade Emperor Extreme Pill that can help a Dou Emperor break through a minor level. Since you've taken a Form Transformation Pill, it should have a good effect on you as well."

Hearing this, the Lion King hurriedly caught the precious Emperor Extreme Pill in both hands. While inwardly shocked by Xiao Kun's generosity, he thanked him, "Thank you, Young Clan Leader, for granting me this pill. Such a small matter is nothing."

After this incident, the Lion King recognized Xiao Kun even more.

During the two weeks it had guarded the cave, it had clearly sensed the energy fluctuations from Xiao Kun's four breakthroughs, leaving it utterly shocked.

It had never expected this newly acknowledged Young Clan Leader to possess such terrifying breakthrough speed. Even before Xiao Kun emerged from the cave, it had already thought that following him would ensure a promising future.

And then Xiao Kun had been so generous after coming out!

A good master like this was hard to find. Thus, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's approval of Xiao Kun rose by another great deal.

Seeing the Lion King's satisfied expression, Xiao Kun nodded. "Pack up. We're leaving the Magic Beast Mountain Range and heading back to Wu Tan City."

Not long after Xiao Kun set out, his sharp gaze spotted Xiao Yan below, still within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Sighing at the fate between the two of them, he patted the Lion King's back and had it fly toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan had just slain a magical beast and was hurrying back toward the cave where he lived.

Suddenly, he saw the Amethyst Winged Lion King, radiating the aura of a Dou Emperor, flying toward him. Terrified, he hurriedly called for Yao Lao's help.

To his surprise, Yao Lao merely replied calmly, "What are you afraid of? Take a closer look at who's on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back."

Only after hearing Yao Lao's reassurance did Xiao Yan recover somewhat. When he focused his eyes, he finally spotted Xiao Kun on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

Relieved, he was also shocked by Xiao Kun's current strength. He had never expected Xiao Kun to have even subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Xiao Yan had actually witnessed Xiao Kun's battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King last time, and Xiao Kun's strength and Dou Techniques had greatly stunned him then.

But judging from the current situation, Xiao Kun had apparently used some unknown method to subdue the Amethyst Winged Lion King after defeating it.

This made Xiao Yan admire Xiao Kun even more. Defeating a magical beast was easy enough, but subduing one was extremely difficult.

Among the many people in the Jia Ma Empire who wanted to subdue magical beasts as part of their clan's foundation, only a handful had succeeded.

Just as Xiao Yan was sighing to himself, Xiao Kun arrived before him.

The moment the Amethyst Winged Lion King landed, Xiao Kun jumped down from its back.