Huo Wu Falls for Him, Invites Him to Join Blazing Fire? He Doesn't Care! His Fourth Ring Is 70,000 Years Old! (Please Read!)

A deep black Spirit Ring slowly emerged from the corpse.

The Blazing Fire Academy teacher who had narrowly escaped death collapsed onto the ground, staring wide-eyed at the unbelievable sight before him.

His voice trembled:

"One... one hit?!

How is that possible..."

Huang Yan landed lightly beside the Spirit Beast's corpse without even sparing them a glance.

Only then did the Soul Saint teacher snap out of it. He struggled to his feet despite the pain and respectfully clasped his hands in salute:

"Th-thank you for saving our lives!

We're teachers and students from Blazing Fire Academy. We'll never forget what you've done for us today!"

Huang Yan turned his head slightly and interrupted him indifferently:

"Saving you?

Don't get the wrong idea."

"I was just waiting for it to tire itself out and expose an opening.

Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me.

Hurry up and get lost. You're in the way."

Among the Blazing Fire Academy group, a red-haired brother and sister leaned on each other, panting.

They were Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.

Hearing Huang Yan's utterly blunt words, which even carried a hint of contempt,

Huo Wu knitted her delicate brows, feeling more than a little annoyed.

She had never been ignored like this before.

Especially in recent years, Feng Xiaotian had practically sung her praises to the heavens,

making her even more proud.

But as she looked at the tall figure before her,

and recalled that breathtaking strike, which had instantly killed a seventy-thousand-year Spirit Beast,

Huo Wu's heart began to race uncontrollably.

The domineering presence and overwhelming strength he'd shown in that moment had branded themselves deep in her mind, making her heart flutter.

Huo Wu took a deep breath, tamped down the stirring in her heart, and bravely stepped forward:

"Whether you meant to or not, you did save the lives of everyone from Blazing Fire Academy.

My name is Huo Wu, and this is my brother, Huo Wushuang.

The depths of the Star Dou Great Forest are full of danger. The commotion just now might attract other Spirit Beasts.

Why don't... you travel with us? We can all leave the Star Dou Great Forest together."

At her words, Huang Yan's eyes turned slightly cold.

He turned around and glanced at Huo Wu's pretty face, which held a trace of hope. Then he shook his head with a laugh:

"Travel with you?

I went to all this trouble to kill it, and I haven't even absorbed its seventy-thousand-year Spirit Ring yet. Why would I leave with you?"

Huang Yan waved his hand casually, as if shooing away a few flies:

"While I'm still in a decent mood, take your people and leave. Don't hang around here and get in the way."

With that, Huang Yan turned toward the enormous Fire Phoenix corpse.

Huo Wu bit her red lip after being rejected so decisively, but she still refused to give up.

Mustering her courage, she called after Huang Yan:

"Then... can you at least tell me your name? And your Martial Soul?

The Blazing Sun Fire Phoenix has an extremely high resistance to fire.

That flame of yours just pierced straight through its heart...

That definitely wasn't ordinary fire. What kind of Martial Soul is it?!"

When Huo Wushuang saw Huang Yan turn around, he finally got a clear look at his face.

Though his bearing was stern, he looked very young, perhaps about the same age as the two siblings.

Huo Wushuang's heart stirred, and he quickly stepped forward, speaking sincerely:

"Brother, you look about our age.

Since you have such a powerful fire-type Martial Soul, why not join Blazing Fire Academy?

With your talent and strength, the academy would spare no expense to cultivate you. Your future would be limitless..."

"Shut up."

Huang Yan furrowed his brows, a clear flash of impatience in his eyes.

Huang Yan abruptly turned around, his voice already carrying an irritated chill:

"What is Blazing Fire Academy, anyway?

You think it's worthy of having me join?

I don't want to say this a third time.

Before I lose my temper, take your people and get out of my sight!"

As he spoke, Huang Yan waved his hand in annoyance, as if shooing away a few buzzing insects.

"You..."

Huo Wu gritted her teeth, wanting to say more, but the teacher leading the group grabbed her and held her back.

"Huo Wu, Wushuang, enough!"

The teacher lowered his voice, his face drenched in cold sweat as he scolded them:

"This gentleman's strength is unfathomable, and his temper is strange. Don't provoke him again. We need to leave, now!"

The teacher turned back and bowed respectfully to Huang Yan once more:

"Please calm your anger, sir. We'll leave at once!"

Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu exchanged a glance, full of frustration and reluctance, but they knew this wasn't the time to keep pressing him.

At the teacher's urging, they could only help the other students and quickly disappear into the depths of the forest.

Only after confirming that the Blazing Fire Academy group had gone far away

did Huang Yan turn his attention elsewhere, sending his immense Spiritual Power spreading in every direction like a rising tide.

After carefully searching the area and confirming there were no high-level Spirit Beasts or Soul Masters nearby that could threaten him,

Huang Yan went to the enormous corpse of the Blazing Sun Fire Phoenix and sat down cross-legged.

He took a deep breath and summoned the Bright Phoenix to possess him.

Raising his right hand, he drew in the Spirit Ring.

As the Spirit Ring slowly settled over his body, Huang Yan closed his eyes and began absorbing it.

The black Spirit Ring's violent energy surged into Huang Yan's body like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

"Caw—!"

A resentful cry of a phoenix rang out in Huang Yan's Spirit Sea.

The Blazing Sun Fire Phoenix's remnant soul carried a terrifying Soul Shock

as it hurtled toward Huang Yan's Spiritual Origin.

"Just a remnant soul, and you dare to act up?"

Huang Yan gave a cold snort. Golden light blazed within his Spirit Sea.

A magnificent phantom of a Bright Phoenix, radiating a sacred aura, spread its wings above the Spirit Sea with a thunderous beat!

It was the bloodline pressure of a top-tier divine beast, the Phoenix!

The Blazing Sun Fire Phoenix's remnant soul, which had been so brazen a moment earlier,

froze in mid-lunge at the sight of the Bright Phoenix. Its resentful eyes instantly filled with utter terror.

"Th-this is a superior bloodline?!

The Bright Phoenix?!"

The Blazing Sun Fire Phoenix's remnant soul trembled in terror. It couldn't even think of fighting back; it turned and tried to flee.

"Trying to run now?

Too late.

Be gone!"

At Huang Yan's thought, the Bright Phoenix phantom let out a clear cry.

A pure Flame of Radiance instantly incinerated the terrified remnant soul, leaving not a trace behind.

The most dangerous Soul Shock had been dispelled with effortless ease.

But next came an extremely harsh test of his physique.

The energy contained in a seventy-thousand-year Spirit Ring was simply too immense.

Even without the remnant soul's will, the sheer, violent fire-type energy made Huang Yan's meridians bulge and swell.

His bones let out brittle creaks under the unbearable strain.

"Ugh..."

Huang Yan groaned. His skin turned crimson, and large beads of sweat evaporated from his body the instant they rolled down.

"As expected of seventy-thousand-year energy. It's a little tricky."

Huang Yan clenched his teeth and frantically circulated his Soul Power, forcibly suppressing and guiding the energy:

"But it'll take more than that to burst me apart!

Condense!"

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