I Can Become an Emperor Without Cultivating the Flame Mantra!

"Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art, a quasi-Earth-grade fire-attributed cultivation technique. Once mastered, one can freely transform the surroundings into a Crimson Refining Fire Domain, reducing all things in its path to ashes..."

After carefully reading through this quasi-Earth-grade cultivation technique, Yan Lin felt that it suited him extremely well. A thought involuntarily arose in his heart. "Perhaps I shouldn't keep dreaming about the Flame Mantra."

If he had a choice, Yan Lin naturally wanted to cultivate the Flame Mantra. It was the only existence he knew of on the Dou Qi Continent that surpassed Heaven-grade cultivation techniques.

Unfortunately, in this life, he was a Snake People Clan Dou Zhe. It would be difficult enough for him to leave the Tagor Desert, let alone travel to Wutan City to find Xiao Yan and obtain the Flame Mantra.

He was also unclear about the exact timeline. However, judging from the bits and pieces of information he had gathered, there was perhaps still some time before the original storyline began.

Yan Lin guessed that Xiao Yan was still in his dry spell.

If that was the case, then Yao Lao had yet to appear, and Yan Lin had no way of obtaining the Flame Mantra from Xiao Yan.

Get it from Yao Lao?

That was no different from courting death.

Besides, Xiao Yan had Gu Xun'er by his side.

Thinking of all these difficulties, Yan Lin had already begun to back down.

"If I don't want to be cuckolded, I still need to become stronger as soon as possible."

Medusa was already Yan Lin's fiancée. He did not want Lucky Bro to put a green hat on him.

Yan Lin knew full well how absurdly capable Lucky Bro was at cheating his way through life. In just a few years, he would rise to prominence. If Yan Lin did not want to be cuckolded, he had to rise faster than Xiao Yan and become stronger!

Based on what he knew of Medusa, that proud woman would definitely not obediently wait until he broke through to Dou Wang. The uncertainty of the future made Yan Lin feel that he needed to prepare early.

Hold off on cultivating any technique and wait until he obtained the Flame Mantra?

Yan Lin had considered that option as well, but he felt it was unworkable.

If he did not cultivate a technique, the Four Great Elders of the Snake People Clan, who had already decided to personally guide him, would definitely notice.

They would never allow Yan Lin to do such a thing.

A powerful cultivation technique greatly boosted one's strength. Yan Lin could not explain the existence of the Flame Mantra to them, so naturally, he could not convince the Four Great Elders.

Besides, Yan Lin was unwilling to waste several years waiting around without cultivating a technique.

"I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!"

Having made his decision, a sharp glint flashed in Yan Lin's eyes. "If anyone's going to be the bull, it can only be me. Lucky Bro, you should just let your childhood sweetheart carry you. All your opportunities and beauties are already spoken for."

To avoid being cuckolded, to make Queen Medusa follow him wholeheartedly, and to thoroughly establish himself within the Snake People Clan, Yan Lin needed sufficient strength.

A powerful cultivation technique was clearly more suitable for Yan Lin right now.

Although the Flame Mantra had great potential, it was extremely weak in its early stages and needed to devour Heavenly Flames to grow stronger. For Yan Lin, who urgently needed to become stronger, it truly was not the best choice.

If Yan Lin could obtain it immediately, perhaps he would still choose the Flame Mantra. But unfortunately, he could not, so he might as well give up on it.

He did not have the time to wait, nor could he afford to.

"Even without cultivating the Flame Mantra, I, Yan Lin, can still become an Emperor!"

Yan Lin's expression visibly hardened with resolve. He had already decided not to cultivate the Flame Mantra.

He possessed the ability to copy traits and could foresee the future. Even without the Flame Mantra, he was still confident that he could become a Dou Di.

Once he tore through space and entered the Great Thousand World, with his Golden Finger, he would still be invincible beneath the heavens!

"Before that, I need to become stronger as soon as possible and leave the Tagor Desert. Only then can I steal Xiao Huohuo's opportunities."

Yan Lin silently calculated in his heart.

There was no helping it. No man would allow a vast grassland to grow atop his head.

Queen Medusa was his fiancée. That was an unchangeable fact. To avoid being cuckolded in the future, and to survive better in this world, he naturally had to become stronger at all costs.

As for whether Xiao Yan could rise in the future or become a Dou Di, what did that have to do with Yan Lin?

As the saying went, better a dead fellow cultivator than a dead poor cultivator.

If Xiao Yan did not enter hell, then Yan Lin would have to. Naturally, it was better for Xiao Yan to enter hell.

What if Hun Tiandi destroyed the world in the future?

Simple. Yan Lin just had to become an Emperor!

Having come to this Dou Qi Continent, he was destined to be the true protagonist!

"Buzz, buzz..."

After carefully reading through the cultivation formula of the Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art several times, Yan Lin immediately sat cross-legged on a cultivation couch specially arranged on the top floor of the Transmission Pavilion and began cultivating with his eyes closed. As the Dou Qi Vortex in his Dantian was stirred, the milky-white, attribute-less Dou Qi within his body began changing toward the color of fire-attributed Dou Qi...

Cultivating a technique for the first time was not difficult at all. He merely had to follow the cultivation formula step by step, and Yan Lin quickly completed the process.

It had to be said that the Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art truly deserved its status as a quasi-Earth-grade technique. After Yan Lin finished cultivating it, he could clearly feel that the Dou Qi within his body had become more robust and refined.

The slight instability caused by his sudden surge in cultivation had also completely vanished.

After sensing his condition for a moment, delight appeared on Yan Lin's face. However, he did not continue cultivating or study other secret arts. Instead, he rose to his feet and carefully examined the items displayed on the top floor.

Previously, he had only heard the Four Great Elders give him a brief introduction and had not had time to take a proper look.

Now that he had examined the place, Yan Lin could not help but marvel at the deep foundations of the Snake People Clan.

The area was quite spacious, yet it contained a great many items.

At a glance, jade pillars stood in rows, while countless square niches lined the walls. The layout was elegant and orderly, with everything stored neatly and without any sense of crowding.

Placed upon those jade pillars and within those niches were all kinds of Ancient Scrolls, secret arts, cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, high-grade magic cores, high-grade medicinal herbs, and other treasures collected by powerful members of the Snake People Clan throughout the ages.

This was the true foundation of the Snake People Clan, which was why it was also the most heavily guarded place in the clan.

Ancient formations of the Snake People Clan protected the Transmission Pavilion both inside and out, while the Four Great Elders stood guard. Its safety was beyond question.

That was why Yan Lin had felt at ease completing his cultivation here.

It had also been the Four Great Elders' intention.

As the Saint King of the Snake People Clan, Yan Lin's safety was naturally of paramount importance. Not the slightest mistake could be tolerated.

Although the top floor appeared to contain only Yan Lin, a pair of diamond-shaped snake eyes watched him silently from a corner he could not see.

However, that person's cultivation was exceedingly profound, and Yan Lin could not sense them at all. His attention was not on that matter at the moment. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the dazzling array of treasures.

Yan Lin wore an infatuated expression, as though fiery light might burst from his eyes. His gaze seemed to say, "Mine, mine, it's all mine!"

Yan Lin could use everything here. Like Queen Medusa, he possessed priority access.

He could also freely enter and leave the Transmission Pavilion and take whatever treasures he wished.

That was the privilege of the Saint King.

Although all the treasures here had Dou Qi restrictions, with the help of the Snake People Clan's Great Elder, Yan Lin could already pass through those restrictions at will and take anything he wanted.

Not only that, but from now on, the Four Great Elders would personally guide Yan Lin and grant him the same treatment as Queen Medusa.

Naturally, Yan Lin gladly accepted.