Devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame

The Tagor Desert, near Mo City of the Jia Ma Empire.

The environment here was dry and scorching.

Being here felt just like being roasted by fire!

Because of this, those living on the edge of the desert wore very little.

Most of the men were bare-chested, their skin tanned dark.

The women leaned toward a sexy, bronze complexion!

Their attire was also extremely bold.

Their upper bodies were clad in tight leather vests that barely covered their chests, leaving their slender waists exposed!

On their lower bodies, they wore short skirts or shorts, leaving their long, shapely legs bared to the air.

This drew the gaze of many who had just arrived in the desert.

Those new to this place would all change into cool clothing; otherwise, an ordinary person truly could not withstand the weather here.

However, on this day, the people of Mo City noticed that a strange person had arrived in the city!

He was actually wearing a pale cyan robe!

Was he not hot?

Some observant people even noticed that there was not a single bead of sweat on his forehead!

Within a radius of several zhang around him, there was even a faint chill permeating the air!

Some people who feared nothing were eager to follow right by his side to enjoy this rare coolness.

Xiao Xuan noticed that more and more people were following him, and his brows furrowed!

"Follow me again, and die!"

Boom!

A terrifying, pale black handprint appeared out of thin air and slammed heavily into the ground.

Bang!

The ground shuddered violently!

A handprint over ten zhang wide and several zhang deep appeared before everyone's eyes!

Scared out of their wits, the crowd scrambled away in a panic.

Xiao Xuan walked into an antique map shop, bought a map, and then left Mo City.

Although, with his strength, it made no difference whether he had a map or not.

However.

Having a map could still save quite a bit of trouble.

Xiao Xuan glanced at the map and swept toward the southeast, where the Green Lotus Core Flame was located!

At the same time.

The Snake-People Tribe!

In the temple.

The leaders of the eight great tribes of the Snake-People Tribe were gathered together.

Nan She stepped forward and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty, we cannot continue to stay in this Tagor Desert. Many of our newborn clansmen cannot adapt to this environment and die shortly after birth."

"In the last ten years, our population has already decreased by twenty percent. If this continues, our numbers will only dwindle further."

Kui Xing sighed, his expression filled with sorrow.

Yan Ci raised his fist, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

"Your Majesty, let's just fight the Jia Ma Empire to the death!!"

Mo Basi nodded in agreement, saying:

"Right! If we really start a war, the Jia Ma Empire might not necessarily be our match!"

Hua She'er said: "Our clansmen are already few in number; we cannot withstand a large-scale war!"

Many years ago, they had once erupted into a battle with the Jia Ma Empire.

The Jia Ma Empire suffered countless casualties, and their Ice Emperor, Hai Bo Dong, had his Dou Qi sealed by Queen Medusa, causing his strength to plummet.

Likewise, many of the Snake-People Tribe's experts had also fallen!

"Hua She'er is right; we must use strategy."

Yan Ci roared:

"Yin Shi, you brat, you say use strategy, but how? Ask them to trade land? This land full of yellow sand—would they trade for it?!"

Yin Shi fell silent.

Hei Du looked toward the high platform: "Your Majesty, what is your intent?"

On the high platform.

Medusa was draped in a graceful purple brocade robe, reclining upon her throne.

Her voluptuous, exquisite figure was like a ripened peach, and the half-length snake tail swaying slightly beneath her emitted a wild, bewitching allure.

Medusa rested her chin on a jade hand, her red lips parting slightly.

"Yin Shi, take the trouble to make a trip to the Jia Ma Empire. If they refuse to trade, for the sake of our people's future, we shall have no choice but to go to war!"

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Yin Shi turned and departed.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Xiao Xuan appeared atop a sand dune.

He gazed at the dunes below, sensing a peculiar, intense heat permeating upward from beneath!

He released his soul power!

A few seconds later.

A smile emerged on Xiao Xuan's face!

"The Green Lotus Core Flame is indeed here."

He flicked his sleeve!

Whoosh!

His soul power swept out, transforming into a gale that scoured the sand dunes below!

Instantly, yellow sand filled the sky!

A moment later.

A pitch-black hole about half a meter wide appeared on the dune below!

A wave of scorching heat billowed out from within!

Xiao Xuan's figure flickered, and he darted into the cavern!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in that world of magma!

Xiao Xuan had just appeared!

He was preparing to dive into the depths of the magma.

Suddenly!

Bang!

Countless jets of magma erupted upward!

A massive creature surged out from the magma.

It charged straight toward Xiao Xuan!

"A Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake! I had intended to spare you, but since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, I shall not be polite!"

Xiao Xuan reached out with his left hand, and a terrifying suction force radiated from his palm!

Whoosh!

The ignorant Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake still had its hideous maw agape, flicking its scarlet, three-pronged tongue.

It looked as if it had come to feast at a buffet!

The next second!

That terrifying suction force descended upon it.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

Instantly, it sensed the danger.

It began to writhe its massive body, struggling frantically, attempting to flee!

But it was too late!

Xiao Xuan simply clenched his left hand.

Bang!

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was reduced to a mass of crimson energy!

Xiao Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed it whole!

[Ding, detected that the host has devoured a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Physical recovery progress +0.1%, current remaining progress 99.05%]

"A pity that devouring this magma is useless; otherwise, it should have been able to increase my physical recovery progress quite a bit."

Xiao Xuan looked at the magma below and shook his head helplessly.

Suddenly!

He abruptly remembered!

Beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower of Jia Nan Academy lay the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, which housed very peculiar magma creatures.

Killing them could yield many beads that could be used for cultivation!

Furthermore, he could seize that mature Fallen Heart Flame and replace it with a juvenile one for them!

Not only that, but in the Black-Corner Region, Han Feng was also present, and he possessed the Sea Heart Flame.

In that case, a trip to the Black-Corner Region was absolutely necessary!

Having made up his mind.

The void beneath Xiao Xuan's feet split open!

He slowly descended into it.

When he reappeared, he had arrived in a strange space deep within the magma!

A slightly churning cyan flame floated above a refined lotus.

It was none other than the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

Xiao Xuan arrived before the Green Lotus Core Flame!

He began to circulate his devouring technique!

Two and a half minutes later.

Xiao Xuan grabbed at the air, pulling the Green Lotus Core Flame from the lotus pedestal.

Together with the lotus seeds, he fed it directly into his mouth as if eating a meal, swallowing it into his belly!

He immediately sat cross-legged in mid-air and began to refine it!

[Ding, the host is devouring the nineteenth-ranked Green Lotus Core Flame; the system is assisting in the refinement and conversion...]

Seven days later.

[Ding, detected that the host has successfully refined the Green Lotus Core Flame; physical body recovery progress is at 3.33%, with 95.72% remaining.]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for devouring a Heavenly Flame for the first time; you have obtained the Divine Flame Sacred Body.]

Divine Flame Sacred Body: Immune to damage from Heavenly Flames; additionally, it increases the conversion rate when devouring the next Heavenly Flame!

"This reward is not bad! I wonder how much progress I can make when I devour the next Heavenly Flame."

Xiao Xuan flicked his finger, and a wisp of pale cyan flame appeared at his fingertip!

He smiled.

With a swipe of his palm, a fissure tore open in the space ahead, and he stepped inside.

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