Reunion with Han Yue

Xiao Yan was fortunate enough to refine the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

It became the second Heavenly Flame under his control.

However, Xiao Yan had yet to figure out the Angry Buddha Fire Lotus. Even though Lu Yuan had given him some inspiration based on details from the original work, the technique still remained on Xiao Yan's list of combat skills awaiting development.

In other words, he only had the idea.

He had not put it into actual practice.

More precisely, he had tried.

The consequences had simply been rather tragic.

If Yao Chen had not been beside Xiao Yan at the time, and if Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong had not been unable to stand by and watch Xiao Yan die for the sake of reviving Snake Woman Die—fearing Lu Yuan's fury upon his return—and had not protected him desperately, Xiao Yan probably would have died on the spot.

Of course.

He had to admit it.

Lu Yuan had indeed miscalculated in this respect.

The Angry Buddha Fire Lotus he had envisioned was actually a combat skill formed by fusing the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame with the Purple Fire of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Though the principles were the same.

After all, Xiao Yan would later use that very principle to contain multiple Heavenly Flames within a single lotus and unleash unparalleled destructive power.

But Xiao Yan's level was different!

If Xiao Yan, when he had first condensed a two-colored fire lotus in the original work, possessed thirty points of technical skill; when he condensed a fire lotus formed from the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame, fifty points; and when he condensed a fire lotus with more than five Heavenly Flames, seventy points—then for the current Xiao Yan,