Right or Wrong

As Xiao Han gave the command, he felt alternating waves of cold and heat course through his body.

Xiao Han's appearance underwent drastically different changes as well. His skin shifted from red to blue, then back again.

"Hot! So hot!"

Xiao Han frantically tore off his clothes, as though his body were on fire.

"Cold! So cold!"

Before Xiao Han could catch his breath, his fiery red skin turned ice-blue in the blink of an eye. Tiny snowflakes even began drifting through the space around him.

"He's refining my Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"

Off to the side, Old Man Yao stared at Xiao Han in astonishment. Having lost his Heavenly Flame, his gaze was filled with venom. Watching Xiao Han refine the Heavenly Flame, Yao Chen's eyes flashed with mockery, and the corner of his lips curled upward. "Hmph. When I refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, I nearly perished. If not for the aid of pills, I would have died without a doubt. You're merely a Dou Emperor, yet you dare refine a Heavenly Flame!"

Old Man Yao was not worried about Xiao Han refining the Heavenly Flame. If his expectations were correct, in ten breaths, Xiao Han would be unable to endure the peculiar properties of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and would be burned into an ice sculpture formed from ashes.

Therefore, Old Man Yao was in no hurry. He simply waited for Xiao Han to fail to withstand the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and seek his own death.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

Old Man Yao silently counted his breaths.

When he counted to four, he nearly turned to stone.

Xiao Han's skin had actually returned to its normal color.

Ding!

Congratulations, Fusion successful. Extreme cold and extreme heat flame attribute +100000000 points.

"Haha, it actually worked."

Xiao Han was overjoyed. Recalling that moment just now, the pain had been even worse than the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty. If it had lasted a few more seconds, he would not have been able to hold on.

Was Fusion with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame the only benefit? Of course not.

Sure enough, System Xiao Ai's voice rang out immediately afterward.

Ding!

Congratulations, you successfully overturned the Storyline and seized the Bone Spirit Cold Flame that would have belonged to Xiao Yan in the future, taking his opportunity. Reward: 100000 Experience Points. 2000 Coupon Points.

As the system's voice faded, Xiao Han once again felt a warm current flow from his mind, nourishing every part of his body along with his blood.

That was not all. Xiao Han also felt a numb, tingling sensation arise in his lower abdomen.

"Could it be...?"

Xiao Han guessed at a possibility.

Sure enough, the system's voice confirmed his thoughts.

Ding!

Congratulations, your Experience Points are full and you have leveled up three times in a row. Current level: Three Star Dou Zhe.

Ding!

Congratulations, you have obtained a Heavenly Flame for the first time. Reward: one Lucky Draw Ticket.

"Whew, the Dou Qi Vortex has really condensed successfully!"

Xiao Han could feel the warmth coming from his Dantian. At that moment, a red-and-blue vortex sat within it, shaped remarkably like a Tai Chi Pattern. "And I even leveled up three times in a row, reaching Three Star Dou Zhe!"

He had risen three levels at once. While it was surprising, Xiao Han could understand it.

What was the Bone Spirit Cold Flame? It was a powerful Heavenly Flame ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

And what were Heavenly Flames? They were the most precious treasures on the Battle Qi Continent, second only to Emperor Qi, which could allow one to become a Dou Emperor.

In the future, Xiao Yan would rely on the Bone Spirit Cold Flame gifted to him by Old Man Yao to dominate the Battle Qi Continent.

Xiao Han had altered such an important Storyline, so a reward of one hundred thousand Experience Points was entirely reasonable.

"He didn't die!"

Off to the side, Old Man Yao stared at Xiao Han in even greater shock. When he noticed the Dou Qi vortex around Xiao Han, his brows furrowed even more deeply. "And he even seems to have advanced!"

After a great battle, he had advanced again. Judging from the fluctuations in his Dou Qi, he seemed to have risen three levels in a row.

At that moment, Old Man Yao could not help but ask himself whether his stubborn choice to favor Xiao Yan and abandon Xiao Han had truly been right or wrong.

"Haha, from now on, your Bone Spirit Cold Flame is mine." Xiao Han looked at Old Man Yao with immense satisfaction.

"Uh..."

Old Man Yao met Xiao Han's gaze.

Having lost the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, his combat strength had been greatly reduced. He was no match for Xiao Han now.

Whoosh!

Old Man Yao leaped into the air and actually fled down the cliff.

Watching Old Man Yao flee in defeat, Xiao Han felt immensely pleased. "Xiao Ai, didn't you estimate that there was a ninety percent chance he would kill me?"

"Uh..." Xiao Ai clicked her tongue inwardly and explained, "Master, Xiao Ai made a comprehensive estimate based on both sides' combat strength and battle experience. If Yao Chen had not been so impatient and had not fought Master directly, but instead attacked from afar and dragged the fight out, Master would have been unable to defeat Yao Chen. Much less have the chance to get close enough to Extract his Bone Spirit Cold Flame."

"Hehehe..."

Xiao Han did not refute Xiao Ai's words.

Indeed, if it had become a prolonged battle, Xiao Han's Dou Emperor realm had a time limit. He truly would not have been a match for Yao Chen.

But there were no ifs in reality. As a soul, Old Man Yao had never expected Xiao Han to possess the divine ability of Extraction. Eager to end the battle, he had allowed Xiao Han to win this gamble.

If Old Man Yao had not come close, Xiao Han would have been unable to use Extraction and would not have been able to seize his Heavenly Flame.

"Someone's coming!" Xiao Ai reminded Xiao Han.

After this period of delay, the Xiao Clan members who had been alerted had already reached the mountainside. Xiao Family Patriarch Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan's Three Great Elders were about to reach the summit of the Back Mountain.

Xiao Ai reminded him, "Master, have you thought of how to explain this to them?"

"That really is a problem!"

Xiao Han swept his gaze around the area.

The summit of the Xiao Clan's Back Mountain had been leveled by his battle with Old Man Yao. The once-lush forest had long since vanished.

If he could not explain it, then he simply would not explain it.

"System, end the Dou Emperor experience period early!"

The moment Xiao Han gave the command, his aura plummeted. From Peak Dou Huang, it settled at the realm of Three Star Dou Zhe.

"Huh? Both Dou Huang auras have disappeared!"

While rushing forward, Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders exchanged glances and quickened their pace. When they reached the summit of the Back Mountain, they found only Xiao Han lying on the ground.

Of course, Xiao Han was not dead. He was merely closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

"His Dou Huang aura has disappeared too!"

Xiao Yan had not fled far. Instead, he mingled with the disciples arriving afterward and returned to the battlefield.

"Kid, Xiao Han is extremely strange. From now on, the two of you will likely be irreconcilable enemies. In my opinion, you should leave the Xiao Clan now. Give me just one year. With my guidance, you will certainly be able to kill him with your own hands." Seeing Xiao Yan clench his fists tightly, Old Man Yao could sense the anger in his heart.

"Leave the Xiao Clan!"

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhan, who was busy directing the Xiao Clan members to search the Back Mountain, then shook his head. "No."

"Kid, the Xiao Clan's resources are limited. Even I cannot make you advance by leaps and bounds in a short time." Old Man Yao continued, "Only by leaving the Xiao Clan will everything become an opportunity. Are you willing to remain bound by such a small clan?"

"Still no." Xiao Yan's gaze was extremely resolute as he refused. "Xiao Han is so hostile toward me. I'm worried he might harm my father. At the very least, now is not the time to leave the Xiao Clan. Even if there is danger, I want to stay by my father's side."

Faced with Xiao Yan's deep loyalty, Old Man Yao could only sigh helplessly. His heart felt slightly more at ease over choosing Xiao Yan, who possessed the constitution of an Alchemist, rather than Xiao Han, whose talent was even greater.

Seeing Xiao Yan's determination, Old Man Yao said, "Fine, but you need not worry either. If my guess is correct, Xiao Han must have used some Forbidden Technique to temporarily increase his combat strength. Any such Forbidden Technique will certainly have a Weakness Period. During that time, we can stay and see whether we can kill him!"