Gan Flame Skyfire was far more formidable than Thousand Illusion Heavenly Fire. Thousand Illusion Heavenly Fire's true strength lay in its illusions, while Gan Flame Skyfire was utterly pure flame. The instant it fell upon Yan Chihuo, it burned him until he was covered in wounds.
Now the benefits of the Qilin essence blood's transformation of Yan Chihuo's body became apparent. Though his injuries looked grave, the meridians within him remained completely intact, and even his bones had not suffered much damage.
This was immensely beneficial for advancing to the late Tribulation Stage. One had to know that when Yan Chihuo had advanced to the Tribulation Stage and then the middle Tribulation Stage, his meridians had been damaged. He could only circulate his mana through the uninjured meridians, and only after his mana had transformed into Immortal Spirit Power had he managed to preserve his meridians from further harm and gradually repair them. Fortunately, he possessed an Undying Body, allowing his meridians to recover during his advancements to the Tribulation Stage and middle Tribulation Stage.
Otherwise, any other cultivator whose meridians had not fully recovered would have been reduced to ashes by the heavenly fire. Only true spirits such as the True Phoenix, with their powerful fleshly bodies and their ability to undergo nirvana, could cultivate such a heaven-defying technique.
Yet even with his Undying Body, Yan Chihuo could not compare to the benefits bestowed by the True Phoenix's formidable fleshly body. This time, after his body had been transformed by Qilin essence blood, it still fell short of a true spirit's body—but in terms of protecting his meridians, it was no inferior to a true spirit Fire Phoenix.
Yan Chihuo circulated his mana and saw it transform bit by bit into Immortal Spirit Power, at a speed clearly far