Shi Yan's eyes widened. Going to a Level 8 Demonic Beast's lair—wasn't that playing with his life?
With his scrawny arms and legs, he would not even be enough to fill its teeth.
This was not enduring a little hardship. This was going to his death!
"What nonsense are you thinking? Your teacher spent these three days making it behave."
Fang Ziwei saw straight through Shi Yan's thoughts.
How could a Second Tier Martial Artist possibly face a Level 8 Demonic Beast?
"Uh, thank you, Teacher!"
Emotion welled up in Shi Yan's heart. No wonder Fang Ziwei looked so exhausted—she had gone to fight a Level 8 Demonic Beast.
She had only just accepted him as her disciple, yet she had fought so desperately for his sake. How could he not be grateful?
The higher a demonic beast's level, the stronger it was. In a one-on-one fight between opponents of the same level, demonic beasts were victorious more often than not.
After all, they possessed boundless strength and thick hides, things humans could hardly hope to match.
"Shi Yan, now that you are my disciple, tell me about your circumstances. For example, your ability."
After pondering for a moment, Fang Ziwei spoke. The information she had received only stated that Shi Yan possessed a D-Class Biological Ignite ability.
Although everyone later guessed that his ability had mutated and might be above S-Class, only Shi Yan himself could tell her exactly what it was.
"Teacher, my ability is Southern Bright Blazing Fire. SSS-Class."
Shi Yan answered without even a second's hesitation.
Hiding his strength? Not a chance.
He had come to Magic Martial University for cultivation resources. If he hid it, who would give him resources?
Considering that Fang Ziwei had fought a Level 8 Demonic Beast for him, he should not conceal anything from her.
"What?!"
Even Fang Ziwei, who had seen much and experienced much in her old age, abruptly rose to her feet in shock.
SSS-Class!
The tenth! Since the Spiritual Revival, he was the tenth person to possess an SSS-Class ability!
Heavens, Magic Martial University had truly stumbled upon a treasure!
Only then did she finally understand why Po had agreed so readily when she had gone to Extreme Martial Arts Hall to obtain the breathing technique.
Moreover, Po had improved that Cultivation Method beforehand.
In other words, Po had known long ago that Shi Yan possessed peerless talent!
Realizing this, she understood that she had picked up an enormous bargain.
After all, with Extreme Martial Arts Hall's wealth rivaling that of a nation and its formidable strength, it could have taken Shi Yan away entirely. He would not even have needed to attend university.
Extreme Martial Arts Hall was fully capable of raising Shi Yan into a master of his generation, perhaps even the next Po.
"Good, very good, excellent!" If not for the fact that they were in an office, Fang Ziwei would have wanted to burst into laughter. "Now this is my disciple!"
"I am very happy that you were willing to tell your teacher."
"My preparations for you have not been in vain. Let us set off now."
Fang Ziwei could barely wait. With a flick of her hand, the two of them appeared high in the air.
Before Shi Yan could react, a powerful force lifted him into flight.
Unlike Zhang Yunya's flying sports car, he was truly flying through the air this time. His field of vision was incomparably vast, and it felt as though an invisible hand had torn open his chest, making it as broad as heaven and earth.
Gales howled past his ears while clouds continuously passed beneath his feet. The exhilarating sensation of roaming the heavens and earth made him let out a long cry.
Fang Ziwei said nothing. She merely stood with her hands behind her back, carrying Shi Yan along as they sped forward.
About two hours later, the two descended from the sky.
Dimness began to replace the light above.
Shi Yan did not know where they were. He only knew that he had entered a forest of towering ancient trees.
The moment he landed, his hairs stood on end instinctively, and his vigilance surged.
He had once ventured deep into the mountains with Zhang Yunya. It was the same feeling—demonic beast aura hung thick in the air, and there were demonic beasts here capable of killing him.
Every movement he made seemed to be watched by demonic beasts.
"Your vigilance is not bad, but there is no need to mind them for now."
Fang Ziwei spoke indifferently, then let out a soft shout.
In an instant, the tense and oppressive atmosphere vanished without a trace.
Shi Yan could even hear the demonic beasts fleeing, along with the fresh stench of their urine and feces.
"Let's go."
Fang Ziwei walked ahead. The weeds and trees before her continuously toppled over, forming a narrow path.
Shi Yan followed behind, clicking his tongue in amazement.
So this was an Eighth Tier Martial Artist?
After walking for around ten minutes, the two stopped before a Stone Cave.
The Stone Cave was enormous. The ground outside and the cave walls were exceptionally smooth, as though they had been rubbed by some massive creature over countless years.
"You have the rare constitution of dual abilities. I brought you here to reactivate your other ability."
Fang Ziwei's words left Shi Yan stunned.
Dual abilities... could it be...
He recalled his Biological Ignite.
After obtaining Southern Bright Blazing Fire, Biological Ignite had disappeared.
He had thought that a person could possess only one ability, so he had not paid much attention to it.
According to Fang Ziwei, Biological Ignite could reappear?
After speaking, Fang Ziwei entered the Stone Cave.
Shi Yan followed her inside.
It was very dim within, but also extremely dry. Shi Yan caught a peculiar fishy odor as well.
The deeper they went, the stronger the odor became, while the temperature rose higher and higher.
Another ten minutes passed, and the darkness faded. Instead, faint light appeared ahead.
The air temperature had also reached an unbearably uncomfortable level.
Shi Yan himself possessed a fire-element ability, and his resistance to high temperatures far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Yet even he felt uncomfortable, showing just how terrifyingly high the temperature here was.
After walking several dozen more meters, a sight that shook Shi Yan appeared before him.
This was a huge Stone Cave. At its center was a pool roughly fifty meters in diameter, where orange-red lava churned without end. The heat waves came from within the lava pool.
But that was not what shocked Shi Yan. What shocked him was the enormous corpse floating within the lava pool.
It was a massive snake covered in fiery-red scales, rising and sinking with the lava.
It was over forty meters long. Its body lay in the pool, while its severed head rested on the shore.
He could even see blood from the snake's head flowing into the lava pool.
Despite the searing heat, the snake's blood had not dried up. It remained scorching hot and vividly red.
"Teacher, this is the one you fought?" Shi Yan murmured. Fang Ziwei had said she would make the Level 8 Demonic Beast behave...
"Yes. Take off your clothes and go in." Fang Ziwei nodded. "The Fire Scale Python and Lava Fire are suitable for activating your Biological Ignite. They can also allow Biological Ignite to advance."
Shi Yan shuddered as he looked at the roiling lava, but he still did as she said.
He had already smelled medicinal fragrance emanating from the pool. Fang Ziwei had presumably made preparations.
Besides, as long as he activated Southern Bright Blazing Fire, the lava's heat would not be able to harm him.
A few seconds later, naked as the day he was born, Shi Yan gritted his teeth and jumped into the lava pool.
Just as expected, the terrifying heat was still there, immediately threatening to destroy his body.
Fortunately, he had been prepared. Southern Bright Blazing Fire erupted in an instant.
White flames surged up, instantly isolating the lava. Even the scorching heat could not approach him, and his body's surface returned to a normal temperature.
But the next second, Fang Ziwei's words left him utterly dumbfounded.
"Do not use your ability!"
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