Sacred Ruins Arc (8): Pollen, Catalyst, and Evolution (Yesterday's Missed Update; Another Chapter Today)

"Kid, no need to look. As you are now, you can't see me."

At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, Chu Feng looked around in terror when that previous voice unexpectedly rang out again, continuing, "Though your talent is rather ordinary, barely passable.

Still, there are no better options now. From this day onward, you will be my Flame Bearer. Remember to spread the Fire Seed Path..."

"Ah..."

Chu Feng was still utterly bewildered. What Flame Bearer? What Fire Seed? He could not understand any of it! However, he quickly realized something. A ball of flame shot toward his forehead, and the next instant, an agonizing pain erupted from the depths of his soul. He could not help howling as he collapsed to the ground.

Flames swept out from his forehead and gradually spread across his body. Chu Feng fainted outright. Beyond the spacetime he could not perceive, a figure calmly watched him.

"The third person... And this, a Stone Box? A Stone Jar? It once carried that person's ashes..."

Yan Kuan stood beyond spacetime, calmly watching the fallen Chu Feng. This third person, whose karma was entangled with Ye Fan and Shi Hao, would finally begin his legendary life.

"Cough, cough..."

After a bout of dry coughing, Chu Feng finally awoke from his long sleep. He had undergone obvious changes. Most peculiar of all, a multicolored flame mark flickered faintly between his brows.

"Young man, now that you're awake, don't waste time. Go up Kunlun once more. The strange trees and fruits there can help temper your foundation."

Yan Kuan's voice rang out again, but this time, only Chu Feng could hear it as it echoed within his mind.

"S-Senior, you aren't joking, are you? Earlier, I nearly died in Kunlun. There were many Exotic Beasts fighting like mad over