Heavenly Flame, Pure Yang Pill (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Follow-ups)

Tiger's Roar Shatters the Sky!

The Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger let out a roar and opened its massive jaws. Surging energy began gathering within its mouth, and even the slight aftershocks stirred ripples that spread through the air.

Boom! Boom!

After charging up, that energy shot forth, forming a pillar of white flame. It moved with incredible speed, reaching Xu Tianlong in the blink of an eye.

However, Xu Tianlong had long been prepared. He raised his right hand and pressed it forward. A terrifying pressure spread out, as though it stood above heaven and earth, drawing in energy from all directions to form a solid barrier.

The white pillar of flame then slammed viciously into the barrier, causing it to ripple violently, yet it showed no sign of breaking.

The formidable strength of a Five-Star Dou Zong was fully displayed at this moment.

Even the powerful attack of a peak sixth-tier magical beast could not shake it in the slightest.

Only after the white flame pillar had exhausted its energy did Xu Tianlong truly make his move. He withdrew his hand, then struck down again. During that process, incomparably surging Dou Qi compressed and layered upon itself, making his robes billow and crackle in the wind.

Heaven Splitting Divine Palm!

The Xu Family's clan-defining ultimate art, an Earth-Rank Middle-Level Dou Skill that Xu Tianlong had cultivated his entire life. With one palm strike, the winds and clouds changed color. An enormous palm print appeared out of thin air, spanning a hundred zhang, and descended like heavenly punishment.

In an instant, it arrived above the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's head. That terrifying pressure seemed capable of sealing space itself. The Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger did not even have a chance to dodge before it was forced to withstand the blow head-on.

"Awwoo..."

With a mournful howl, the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's massive thirty-meter-long body had no power to resist beneath that palm. It was blasted straight down into the ground.

Thunderous rumbles rang out one after another. The mountain slope collapsed, the earth split apart, and it seemed as though an earthquake had struck. Countless ancient trees were uprooted, while mere energy aftershocks could blast weaker magical beasts into clouds of blood mist.

This was a Dou Zong. Beneath the Dou Zong realm, all were ants. That single saying was enough to show just what kind of power a Dou Zong possessed.

Even as he did all this, Xu Tianlong still held Xu Haoyu in one hand. Clearly, he could afford to divide his attention to protect another person; this was not even his full strength.

Xu Tianlong then flew toward the smoke-covered area on the ground, Xu Haoyu still in hand. The place was already a complete wreck. The ground was fissured, and even its surface layer had been scraped away.

With a sweep of his sleeve, Xu Tianlong summoned a fierce gale that quickly dispersed the dust. The Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger appeared once more, sprawled on the ground with its body limp as though every bone had shattered, covered from head to toe in blood.

Had a human Dou Emperor received that strike just now, they would likely have been reduced to nothing but scattered bones. Only the formidable body of a sixth-tier magical beast had allowed it to retain a final breath.

After landing, Xu Tianlong released Xu Haoyu and set him down before swiftly stepping forward. Having cultivated all the way to the Dou Zong realm, his heart was as cold as iron, without a trace of weakness or hesitation.

To prevent the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger from truly self-destructing, Xu Tianlong curled his five fingers into claws and coldly thrust his hand into the magical beast's abdominal cavity.

In just a few quick and efficient motions, he dug out a Magical Core the size of a human head.

Without that Magical Core, even in its unconscious state, the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's body convulsed instinctively, and its aura withered to the extreme.

Having obtained the Magical Core, Xu Tianlong relaxed slightly. The Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger no longer had the means to self-destruct. Then, holding the Magical Core in his hand, he walked to the position of its heart.

With a flick of his finger, he fired a streak of Dou Qi. With a tearing sound, it easily ripped through the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's hide, muscles, and heart, whereupon a stream of Heart Blood Essence sprayed out.

Xu Tianlong raised the Magical Core before him, allowing the Heart Blood Essence to spray onto it. With a soft pop, the instant the two met, it was as though heavenly thunder had ignited earthly fire, and white flames rose from the Magical Core.

Clearly, this was the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's Origin Flame, hidden deep within its Magical Core. Once the Origin Flame began burning, Xu Tianlong took out an enormous jade bottle. It was made from cold jade and could preserve the energy within the Heart Blood Essence to the greatest possible extent.

Only when the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's final drop of Heart Blood Essence had drained away did its life truly come to an end. Its enormous body no longer held the slightest trace of vitality.

Xu Tianlong did not look at it again. Instead, he turned to Xu Haoyu and said with a genial smile, "Good grandson, come quickly. This flame on the Magical Core is the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's Origin Flame. Take it and refine it. Drink half a bowl of this Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's Heart Blood Essence every day, then pour all the energy gained from refining it into the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's Origin Flame. That way, you can nurture this flame back to its peak in the shortest possible time."

"As for this Magical Core, give it to your teacher once we return. He can use it as the main ingredient to refine a Pure Yang Pill for you."

Xu Haoyu quickly stepped forward. He had to admit that his grandfather's methods were truly swift and decisive. Looking at the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger's Magical Core burning with white flames, as well as its still-steaming Heart Blood Essence that radiated dense fire-element energy, he was once again filled with emotion.

However, he still had a question. Xu Haoyu asked in confusion, "Grandfather, what rank is the Pure Yang Pill? I've never even heard my teacher mention it."

Only then did Xu Tianlong seem to realize this, and he explained, "It is a Six-Rank Pill. You have not begun learning about them yet. The main ingredient for a six-rank Pure Yang Pill is the Magical Core of a tiger-type magical beast. Tiger-type magical beasts are supremely hard and yang in nature, while the Blazing Heavenly Flame Tiger is also a fire-element magical beast. Its fire and yang energy are exceptionally abundant, making it absolutely the finest material."

"Consuming a Pure Yang Pill can temper a Pure Yang Body. Not only will it grant a physique comparable to that of a magical beast, but any sinister secret arts or seals used against you in the future will have their effects greatly weakened. That will keep others from using those strange methods to deal with you someday."

After hearing this explanation, Xu Haoyu marveled at the Pure Yang Pill's miraculous effects. Then he suddenly thought of something. If the Pure Yang Pill could give someone a physique comparable to that of a magical beast—

Then after taking it, would he have greater resistance to the high temperatures of Heavenly Flames when he tried to absorb them in the future?

When Xiao Yan had absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yao Chen had told him to prepare three things: a Spirit Receptacle, Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and a Blood Lotus Pill.

If the Pure Yang Pill could replace the Blood Lotus Pill, then as long as he obtained a Spirit Receptacle and Ice Spirit Cold Spring, he would have a chance to attempt absorbing Heavenly Flames.

Xu Haoyu's eyes lit up. A Spirit Receptacle was an intangible object that could possibly form only within High-Level Storage Stones used to forge high-level Storage Rings, while Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a heavenly treasure that could only possibly be born in extremely cold or extremely hot environments.

Though precious, he believed that as long as he searched diligently, he would always have a chance of finding them. Then, he could attempt to absorb Heavenly Flames.