Nine Dragon Heavenly Fire, Expelling Evil and Cleansing Sin, Sealing All Demons and Heretics

Outside the athletic field.

The Principal led the way in front while Chu Lan followed behind, recording the Heavenly Fire's readings with her bracelet as she explained things to Fang Yi.

"A basic anomaly-testing device. You can understand it that way."

"This Heavenly Fire is at its fiercest yet, exceeding all previous records. Compared to before, every indicator has risen."

"Once the threshold exceeds 10, we need to restrict access for ordinary people. Human lives are fragile; anomalies above 10 mean unpredictable natural disasters to them, like earthquakes and tsunamis."

The Silver Bracelet on Chu Lan's wrist was probably issued uniformly by the state. It could detect the concentration of Spirit Qi and the abnormal threshold of the Great World Change.

The moment they approached the athletic field, the abnormal-threshold reading began skyrocketing, shooting straight up to 11 and continuing to fluctuate upward.

Boom!

Before she could finish speaking, the basketball hoop before them spontaneously burst into flames once more. It was as if an invisible blaze had been cast upon it. Towering fire serpents shot upward, dyeing the sky crimson.

Flickering firelight reflected in Chu Lan's pupils. As the anomalous readings continued to rise, her expression grew increasingly grave.

"It's manageable as long as this Heavenly Fire remains on the athletic field. But if we let it continue unchecked and it spreads, it'll be a major problem for the entire school. It might even affect the city."

"It seems we'll need to truthfully document this situation and report it to the higher-ups. Then we can ask stronger Pioneers to handle it."

Chu Lan knew that this was no longer something she could resolve. Anomalies caused by the Great World Change had to either be isolated or sealed. Letting it spread through the academy would only lead to irreversible consequences.

Just then,

Fang Yi suddenly stepped forward and walked directly into the seething Heavenly Fire.

"You!"

The Principal beside them was horrified.

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets...

Fang Yi had actually stepped right into the Heavenly Fire, and the dancing fire serpents immediately swallowed his figure.

This!

The terror of the Heavenly Fire was far beyond an ordinary fire disaster. Fires varied in severity. They had tested it before—even firefighters wearing professional gear could not withstand these flames. Their temperature had surpassed the limits of human understanding. That was why it was called Heavenly Fire.

The Principal looked nervously at Chu Lan. "H-He went in? What do we do now?"

Chu Lan was also somewhat stunned, but as a Pioneer, she was not as panicked as an ordinary person. Looking at Fang Yi's back, her gaze became solemn.

Within the Heavenly Fire.

The sound of crackling sparks rang beside Fang Yi's ears. Scorching waves of heat rolled toward his face, pressing against his eyelids so hard that he could not even open his eyes.

Fire, like water, was incomparably dense and had a powerful isolating effect against the outside world.

"The Yang Attribute can withstand lightning. Naturally, it can resist this Heavenly Fire as well."

Fang Yi had not entered recklessly without considering the risks.

As someone with the Yang Attribute, he did not instantly melt upon entering the Heavenly Fire like an ordinary person would. Instead, he felt like a fish in water.

Strong Fire Attribute fluctuations detected

Activating ultimate computing power, compiling--

Compilation successful--

You have obtained the Fire Attribute Cultivation Method: Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Sealing Art

Nine Dragon Heavenly Fire, expel evil and cleanse sin, seal all demons and heretics!

The Cultivation Method you compiled requires no study and has already been unlocked

Extracting attributes...

Template acquired: Endless Wildfire

One minute later, Fang Yi walked out.

To the two outside, that minute had felt like an eternity. After waiting anxiously, they finally saw a figure slowly emerge from the raging flames.

"Fang Yi!"

Chu Lan was the first to step forward, checking Fang Yi over. They had watched him walk out of the sea of flames with their own eyes, yet he was completely unscathed. Even his clothes were undamaged.

"Truly miraculous."

The Principal adjusted his glasses, filled with amazement.

He had entered a sea of fire and emerged without a single injury.

Pioneers...

Were they all monsters?

"I'm fine." Fang Yi shook his head slightly and pointed at the Heavenly Fire. "Can we deal with this Heavenly Fire today?"

"Huh?"

Chu Lan froze for a moment.

She did not have the ability to resolve this Heavenly Fire. She had only come to test it, send back the data, and then call in powerful military personnel to handle it.

Hearing this, she gave Fang Yi a long look. "You can resolve it?"

Fang Yi nodded slightly.

He gently closed his eyes, gathered the Spirit Qi within his body, and began activating the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Sealing Art.

Boom—

A blazing ring of fire slowly rose from the center of the ground. The arm-thick fire ring looked as though it could snap with the slightest bend, yet it carried an unbreakable sense of restraint.

Hundreds upon hundreds of black chains wound around the fire ring. Every single one radiated scorching energy. That aura was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Fire, but far denser and deeper.

It was a higher level of Nine Dragon Heavenly Fire.

A powerful sealing aura emanated from the fire ring.

At the sight of this,

Chu Lan's eyes lit up. She had once watched a high-ranking military Pioneer seal a Forbidden Land. Forbidden Zone 019 was one of them. That person had used a different method from Fang Yi, but the sealing aura was extremely similar.

Compared to the fiercely burning Heavenly Fire, the fire ring looked far more fragile, as if a single puff of breath could extinguish it. Yet this extremely thin ring of fire encircled the flames and actually trapped them.

That was right.

Wherever the fire ring stood, it was as if the flames had been blocked behind a layer of transparent fireproof glass. Not even the slightest heat leaked out.

Fang Yi's eyes lit up with a flicker of flame.

He raised one hand slightly, pressed two fingers together, and made a downward gesture.

The Principal watched anxiously. The next moment, he felt the heat recede. Previously, merely approaching the Heavenly Fire had brought a wave of heat that felt as though flames were lashing his cheeks. But now, that overheated aura had faded.

Clang, clang.

A sound like locking clasps rang out.

The Principal's pupils suddenly contracted. What had he seen?

He saw...

The Heavenly Fire trapped by the fire ring suddenly poured into a nearby basketball hoop. The blaze gradually shrank, shrank, and finally became a tiny spark suspended within the hoop.

The sight was truly unbelievable.

"I've temporarily sealed the Heavenly Fire here. Don't reopen the athletic field, and don't let anyone approach this place. That should at least prevent the Heavenly Fire from spreading."

The Heavenly Fire that had scorched the entire athletic field had now been sealed inside a tiny basketball hoop in an instant.

The flames thrashed within it like a trapped beast, but no matter what they did, they could not break through the suppression of the fire ring.

"I understand! This athletic field won't be reopened. Besides, the school has more than one athletic field."

The Principal agreed excitedly.

Even now, his gaze had not left the basketball hoop containing the sealed Heavenly Fire. As an educated ordinary person who believed in science, witnessing the process of sealing Heavenly Fire with his own eyes was undoubtedly a powerful shock to his worldview.

He had long heard that Pioneers possessed heaven-reaching, earth-shaking abilities. Now, he had finally seen it for himself.

Hearing that, Fang Yi muttered quietly.

"Qingbei really is loaded. It has seven or eight athletic fields."

Chu Lan's expression was complicated. "..."

The things big shots focused on really were different from ours.