Devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame

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

The environment here was dry and scorching.

Being here felt like being roasted over a fire!

So the people living on the desert's edge wore very little.

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

The women had a sexy bronze complexion!

Their clothing was also extremely revealing.

They wore tight leather tops that barely covered their breasts, leaving their slender waists bare!

They wore short skirts or shorts below, their long legs exposed to the air.

They drew plenty of stares from people who had just arrived in the desert.

Newcomers would all change into cool clothes. Otherwise, ordinary people really couldn't endure the weather here.

Yet that day, the people of Mo City noticed that a strange person had come to town!

He was actually wearing a pale green robe!

Wasn't he hot?

Some observant people also noticed that there wasn't a trace of sweat on his forehead!

There was even a faint chill spreading within several dozen feet of him!

Some people who didn't fear death wished they could follow him around and enjoy that rare coolness.

Xiao Xuan noticed more and more people following him, and frowned!

"Keep following me, and you die!"

Boom!

A terrifying, pale-black palm print appeared out of thin air and slammed into the ground.

Bang!

The earth trembled violently!

A palm print more than ten zhang wide and several zhang deep appeared before everyone's eyes!

The crowd fled in terror, scrambling over one another.

Xiao Xuan entered an Ancient Map Shop, bought a map, then left Mo City.

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

But.

Having a map could still save him a lot of trouble.

Xiao Xuan glanced at the map, then sped southeast, toward the Green Lotus Core Flame!

At the same time.

The Snake-People Tribe!

Inside the Divine Temple.

The leaders of the Eight Great Tribes of the Snake-People Tribe had gathered.

Nan She stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Majesty, we can't stay in this Tagor Desert forever. Many of our newborn clanspeople can't adapt to the environment here, and die shortly after birth."

"Over the past ten years, our people have already dwindled by a fifth. If this continues, our numbers will only keep falling."

Kui Xing sighed, his expression mournful.

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

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

Mo Basi nodded in agreement.

"Exactly! If it came to a fight, the Jia Ma Empire might not be our match!"

Hua She'er said, "Our people are few to begin with. We can't afford a large-scale war!"

Many years ago, they had fought a battle against the Jia Ma Empire.

The Jia Ma Empire had suffered countless casualties, while their Ice Emperor Hai Bodong had even had his Dou Qi sealed by Queen Medusa, greatly weakening his strength.

The Snake-People Tribe had also lost many of its powerful fighters!

"Hua She'er is right. We need to win through strategy."

Yan Ci roared.

"Yin Shi, you say we should use strategy, but how? Negotiate for new land? With all this yellow sand, would they even trade with us?!"

Yin Shi fell silent.

Hei Du looked toward the high platform. "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

On the high platform.

Medusa wore a luxurious purple brocade robe and leaned against the throne.

Her shapely, voluptuous figure was like a ripe peach, while the half of her tail that swayed gently radiated a wild, alluring charm.

Medusa rested her jade hand against her cheek and parted her red lips.

"Yin Shi, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with a trip to the Jia Ma Empire. If they refuse to exchange land, then for the future of our people, we'll have no choice but to go to war!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yin Shi turned and left.

Meanwhile.

Xiao Xuan appeared atop a sand dune.

He looked down at the dune, sensing an unusual heat rising from below!

He released his soul power!

A few seconds later.

A hint of a smile appeared on Xiao Xuan's face!

"The Green Lotus Core Flame really is here."

He swept his sleeve!

Whoosh!

His soul power surged out, transforming into a gale that swept across the dune below!

In an instant, yellow sand filled the sky!

A moment later.

A dark opening about half a meter wide appeared in the dune below!

Scorching air billowed out from within!

Xiao Xuan flashed forward and darted into the cave!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in that Magma World!

As soon as Xiao Xuan appeared,

he was about to head deeper into the magma.

Suddenly!

Bang!

Countless streams of magma shot into the air!

A huge creature burst up from the magma.

It charged straight at Xiao Xuan!

"Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake! I was going to let you go, but since you've delivered yourself to me, I won't hold back!"

Xiao Xuan reached out with his left hand. A terrifying force of suction spread from his palm!

Whoosh!

The ignorant Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake still had its hideous jaws wide open, its forked, crimson tongue flicking.

It looked like it had shown up for an all-you-can-eat feast!

The next moment!

That terrifying suction struck its body.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

It realized the danger at once.

It began thrashing its enormous body and struggling frantically, trying to escape!

But it was already too late!

Xiao Xuan simply clenched his left hand.

Bang!

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake turned into a mass of crimson energy!

Xiao Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed it!

[ Ding, the host has devoured one Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Physical body recovery progress +0.1%. Current remaining progress: 99.05%. ]

"What a pity. These magma flows are useless to devour. Otherwise, they should've raised my physical body recovery progress by quite a bit."

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

Suddenly!

A thought struck him!

Beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower at Jia Nan Academy was Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, where all sorts of strange magma creatures lived.

Killing them could yield all kinds of beads that could be used for cultivation!

He could also take the mature Fallen Heart Flame and give them a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame in its place!

Moreover, Han Feng was in the Black-Corner Region, and he had the Sea Heart Flame.

That meant a trip to the Black-Corner Region was a must!

Having made up his mind,

a crack opened in the air beneath Xiao Xuan's feet!

He slowly descended into it.

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

A gently roiling mass of green flame floated above a refined lotus platform.

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

Xiao Xuan came before the Green Lotus Core Flame!

He began circulating the Devouring Method!

Two and a half minutes later,

Xiao Xuan reached out and grabbed the Green Lotus Core Flame from the lotus platform.

He took the lotus seeds along with it and popped them straight into his mouth, swallowing them as casually as a meal!

He immediately sat cross-legged in midair and began refining them!

[ Ding, the host is devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. The system is assisting with refinement and conversion... ]

Seven days later.

[ Ding, the host has successfully refined the Green Lotus Core Flame. Physical body recovery progress: 3.33%. Current remaining progress: 95.72%. ]

[ 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 the next time a Heavenly Flame is devoured!

"This reward's pretty good! I wonder how much progress I'll gain from devouring the next Heavenly Flame."

Xiao Xuan flicked his finger, and a wisp of pale green flame appeared at its tip!

He smiled.

With a sweep of his hand, he tore open a rift in the space ahead and stepped inside.