The Fallen Heart Flame Had Been Stolen!

He didn't remember anyone like this Dou Sheng on East Dragon Island!

Even if there was someone, they couldn't possibly be stronger than them!

Besides, there were three of them working together. Even if he was stronger than any one of them, the three of them would still have the advantage!

So...

They were going to take the one with royal bloodline and the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit!

When Zhuli heard him call Xiao Xuan a coward, he couldn't help but mourn for him for two and a half seconds.

He couldn't tell whether North Dragon King had no intelligence network of his own, or whether all the intelligence networks were focused on East Dragon Island.

How could he not even know about Xiao Xuan, who had shaken the continent a thousand years ago?

Of course, it was also possible that North Dragon King had never thought in that direction.

At that moment, North Dragon King hovered in midair, his sharp eyes sweeping over everyone on East Dragon Island!

The disdain on his face grew even more pronounced!

But!

In the next instant!

A terrifying aura, like that of the ruler of heaven and earth, struck without warning, pressing heavily down on him from above!

"Ah!"

North Dragon King let out a scream. To his horror, he discovered that he couldn't mobilize even a trace of the Dou Qi in his body!

"What's going on?!"

North Dragon King felt like a rocket that had run out of thrust, plunging straight down!

He smashed heavily into the ground with a deafening boom!

North Dragon King was buried deep in the earth!

As if he had grown there from birth!

South Dragon King and West Dragon King shuddered all over in fright!

This terrifying soul pressure could actually pin a Late Three-Star Dou Saint to the ground in an instant, leaving him unable to move like a dead dog!

"Xiao Xuan... just who, who is he?!"

Fear surged into South Dragon King's eyes.

West Dragon King trembled, his mind suddenly jolting awake as if he'd been injected with adrenaline!

He blurted out in terror, "Xiao Xuan, could... could he be that man?!"

"Who?" South Dragon King asked.

West Dragon King's face turned deathly pale. "They say he was the man who came closest to becoming a Dou Di in the last two thousand years! The patriarch of the Xiao Clan!"

"Hiss! It's him! Damn it! How did the people of East Dragon Island get mixed up with him?!"

Clearly, South Dragon King had also heard of Xiao Xuan!

The two of them knew that they couldn't go through with this today.

They immediately turned to flee!

"Did I say you could leave?!"

As the words fell, a powerful soul pressure came crashing down again!

Boom, boom, boom...

In an instant, it was as if hail was falling over East Dragon Island!

The people from the three islands—West, South, and North—were all crushed to the ground by that pressure!

They slammed down like dumplings dropping into a pot!

West Dragon King and South Dragon King were consumed by regret. If only they hadn't coveted the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.

How nice it would have been to stay on their own islands and play emperor!

Now, even if they wanted to call for help, they couldn't get a single word out!

Xiao Xuan appeared in front of North Dragon King.

He looked down at North Dragon King, who was sprawled on the ground like a dead dog.

"A Three-Star Dou Sheng? Back in my day, you wouldn't even have qualified to speak to me face-to-face!"

Xiao Xuan said flatly.

"Senior... Senior, spare me..."

North Dragon King gritted his teeth and summoned every last ounce of strength just to squeeze out those few words.

If anything, he was actually somewhat older than Xiao Xuan!

But this was a world where strength reigned supreme!

He was weaker than Xiao Xuan. If he wanted to live, he wouldn't hesitate to call him Senior—or even Ancestor.

"Maybe in your next life!"

With that, Xiao Xuan stomped down and crushed him to pieces!

North Dragon King tried to flee in his soul form, but Xiao Xuan caught him with the Soul Control Hand, then tossed him into the Heavenly Tomb!

The others saw North Dragon King get crushed with a single stomp, without even his soul escaping.

Their faces all turned ashen!

Especially his subordinates!

In their hearts, they cursed the three Dragon Kings and their ancestors for eighteen generations!

It was no use. Xiao Xuan slaughtered them all!

He tossed all their souls into the Heavenly Tomb!

"Thank you for coming to our aid, Lord Xiao Xuan."

Qing Mu, Qing Shan, and the others from East Dragon Island bowed respectfully to Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan waved a hand.

"Just an equal exchange."

Qing Mu and the others were curious about who he had made the exchange with and what they had exchanged.

But they didn't dare ask.

Now, Xiao Xuan had used the power of Heavenly Flames to melt away the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer covering Zi Yan's body. All that remained was for her to refine it slowly herself.

As for him, he still had to keep working to restore his body.

After saying farewell to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Xiao Xuan went straight into the Heavenly Tomb!

Watching the spatial rift close, Qing Mu remarked with feeling:

"Xiao Xuan's strength is truly terrifying. Although he no longer has a body, I can sense... even if Elder Zhu Huo came out of seclusion, he might not last three rounds against him."

"Three rounds? You're too optimistic. Judging by what he just did, it'd probably be over in one round... no, it'd be a one-sided crushing."

Qing Shan's eyes were filled with admiration.

He'd crushed a Late Three-Star Dou Saint with one stomp!

If only he could have even half of Xiao Xuan's strength someday!

Inside the Heavenly Tomb.

The soul forms of the three Dragon Kings from the West, South, and North lay prostrate on the ground.

They begged Xiao Xuan to spare them.

They even said they knew they'd been wrong!

Did they really know they were wrong?

Obviously not. They just knew they were about to die!

Xiao Xuan didn't give them any more time for pointless chatter!

He immediately activated the Devouring Method, swallowing every soul, pill, and even the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame in the Heavenly Tomb!

[ding, detected host has devoured a large number of pills. Body recovery progress +2.8%, remaining progress: 68.2%]

[ding, detected host has devoured a large number of souls. Body recovery progress +3.8%, remaining progress: 64.4%]

[ding, detected host has devoured the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, ranked twelfth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Refining in progress. The system is assisting with the refinement...]

[ding, detected host has successfully refined the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame. Body recovery progress +5.2%, remaining progress: 59.2%.]

He had devoured a great deal this time, and his body's recovery progress had increased considerably!

Xiao Xuan was very satisfied!

Just then, the system's notification suddenly sounded.

[ding, detected host has devoured multiple kinds of energy at once. Reward: one Heaven Tier Dou Skill Gift Pack! It contains 99 Dou Techniques. Please claim it yourself!]

Xiao Xuan: ...

He was still only a soul, without any Dou Qi. What use did he have for Heaven Tier Dou Techniques? It was like having a gifted cook with no ingredients...

No, more like a hero with no way to use his talents.

He didn't bother checking what Dou Techniques were included.

This time, it took him more than a month to devour, refine, and transform everything!

The cooldown for the Possession Technique had long since ended.

Xiao Xuan had a new goal in mind!

Meanwhile.

At Jia Nan Academy, in the Inner Academy!

Without the Fallen Heart Flame, the students' cultivation had progressed extremely slowly.

To restore the academy's former glory,

Su Qian had worried so much that he was nearly bald!

The students hadn't said anything.

But he could feel their resentment growing.

"Su Qian, what are you fretting about?"

"What else? The students' cultivation... Eh, who's there?!"

Su Qian stopped halfway through, suddenly realizing something was wrong.

He looked around.

Then he saw a familiar figure standing right in front of him!

"D-Dean, you're finally back!"

"You're already so old. Why are you blubbering like that? Have some dignity!"

"Dean, I... I..."

"If you have something to say, spit it out!"

"The Fallen Heart Flame was stolen!"

"What?!"