Wasn't this... the master of the Blood Fire Hall?
News of the Blood Fire Hall unifying the Black-Corner Region had long since spread throughout the Northwest Continent.
As the only force in the Black-Corner Region that had remained independent, Jia Nan Academy naturally knew of this hall master.
Rumor had it that he was extremely young, yet his strength was unfathomable. Moreover, a supremely powerful Dou Venerate stood by his side.
Now that he saw him in person, the rumors truly did not disappoint.
He took a deep breath and respectfully asked, "May I ask what important matter has brought the Hall Master and the Venerate to Jia Nan Academy today?"
Liu Bai looked at him, then took out the Fallen Heart Flame.
A fist-sized, colorless and formless flame floated quietly above his palm.
Su Qian's gaze fell upon the flame, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
That was...
The Fallen Heart Flame?!
No, it was far smaller than the original one, and its aura was much weaker. Yet that unique fluctuation, that flame aura so familiar to him...
"This is..."
Could it be that the other party wanted to take Jia Nan Academy's Fallen Heart Flame?
If they truly intended to take it, they seemingly had no way to stop them.
Liu Bai spoke calmly.
"I cultivated beneath you and absorbed your flame."
He paused and extended the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame in his hand toward them.
"This is compensation."
Su Qian froze.
The elders behind him froze as well.
What had they just heard?
He had absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame?
And then... compensated them with another flame?
Su Qian's gaze landed on the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame. He extended his spiritual power and examined it carefully.
A moment later, uncontrollable delight appeared on his face.
"This is... a