Teacher, You're Always Soft-Hearted When You Shouldn't Be. I Hate You.

"Hmm? It's finally over?" Just as Jiang Lin was returning to Jia Nan Academy with Hun Ke'er and the others, his divine sense suddenly stirred. He looked into his Spirit Body Space, where Xiao Yan, cultivating amid terrifying multicolored flames, had finally emerged from seclusion.

At the same time, the various multicolored flames around Xiao Yan gradually dissipated, absorbed by the Divine Essence Black Hole overhead and converted into Jiang Lin's energy.

However, there was not much energy, because Xiao Yan had absorbed most of it himself. Meanwhile, the core Spirits of Exotic Flames had become nourishment for the Burning Art.

"Among the twelve law-flames, aside from the Gold Emperor Heaven-Burning Flame, which cannot be devoured, and flames like the Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame that you've already devoured, how many of the remaining nine law-flames did you devour?"

Within the Spirit Body Space, Xiao Yi Xian and the others, who had been silently meditating and cultivating, all opened their eyes at those words and looked toward Xiao Yan, who had been in seclusion for so long.

At that moment, a faint robe of Heavenly Flames condensed over Xiao Yan's body. All his clothes had been burned away, but at least he was not standing naked before everyone.

"..." Hearing this while regulating his breath in meditation, Xiao Yan silently looked inward. Seeing the terrifying meridians that were countless times stronger than they had been two years ago, along with Burning Art energy roaring like tidal waves, he subconsciously swallowed.

At that moment, he no longer knew what words could describe his own strength.

Purest Imperial Blood, peak nine-star Dou Zong, nine devourable Heavenly Flames.

"...Eight! I was just one step away from devouring them all!" Xiao Yan suppressed the excitement in his heart as he spoke