I... Am Xiao Yan

"Tut, tut, looks like things got a little out of hand..."

"Xin Yan, come back first. There are some terrifying experts in the Burning Incense Pavilion. They may not mean any harm, but one must always be wary of others." Looking at the explosion in the sky, Xiao Yan could not help sensing several obscure auras emanating from within the Burning Incense Pavilion, so he immediately spoke to Xin Yan.

"Got it. What a hassle."

"Oh, right. The Dragon Soul within your Primordial Fire Ruler was injured while fighting the Blood Demon Envoy's energy clone. It has now entered seclusion under my treatment. By the time it emerges next time, its soul power should have recovered considerably." As Xin Yan swept into Xiao Yan's body, she did not forget to mention this.

"Alright." Xiao Yan immediately nodded. He was all too clear about Long Yi's condition back then. With Xin Yan's help, he could rest assured. At most, the Primordial Fire Ruler would simply lack a weapon spirit for the time being.

"Next, let me see just how formidable this Heaven Burning Domain is..." After Xiao Yan spoke, his entire body trembled as a dense force of flames surged forth!

This flame power seemed different from the fused Twenty-three Exotic Fires Xiao Yan had used before. Amid the intricately colored flame Dou Qi, there faintly lingered an aura of desolation.

"Roar! Roar!" As though provoked by Xiao Yan's attack, the Heaven Burning Domain enveloping the vast Burning Incense Pavilion immediately grew violent!

An invisible fire python swiftly condensed in the sky where Xiao Yan stood!

The invisible fire python flicked its forked tongue, its gaze fixed on Xiao Yan with resentment. Yet the power contained within its body was enough to destroy heaven and earth.

"As expected of the Heaven Burning Domain. Just these terrifying fluctuations alone would likely give even a Seven Star Dou Di a hard time. And judging from this display, the Heaven Burning Domain has not even unleashed its full power. It must be holding something back." Xiao Yan had deduced many things merely from this invisible fire python, all thanks to his greatly increased soul power!

"Hiss!" The invisible fire python opened its mouth and spat out a terrifying flame that made one's scalp go numb, shooting straight at Xiao Yan!

"Good!" Xiao Yan shouted. The terrifying flame power around him instantly gathered in his palm, and he lightly clenched his hand at the oncoming blaze!

The flame carrying such terrifying power failed to escape Xiao Yan's grasp. It immediately turned into a wisp of smoke and slipped out through the gaps between his fingers.

"It seems that with the power of the Holy Flame combined with Heavenly Flames, I need not fear ordinary fire-attributed experts at all..."

"If the Holy Flame and Heavenly Flames could fuse, fighting opponents above my level might not be impossible. It is just that the Holy Flame and Heavenly Flames seem rather difficult to merge."

"Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time." Satisfied, Xiao Yan descended directly, leaving the Heaven Burning Domain.

As for the invisible fire python within the Heaven Burning Domain, it vanished after Xiao Yan left. Since Xiao Yan and the others had joined the Burning Incense Pavilion, they already carried its aura in their bodies. Thus, the Heaven Burning Domain had not used its full strength. Otherwise, even if Mu Xuzi intervened, he likely would not gain much of an advantage within the Heaven Burning Domain, much less Xiao Yan as he was now.

"My strength is only at the late Six-star Dou Di level now, yet I can already fight some Six-star Dou Di peak experts. I could even try facing some early Seven Star Dou Di experts." The instant Xiao Yan landed, these thoughts kept circling through his mind. Clearly, after devouring the Holy Flame, not only had his strength soared, but the Dou Qi Sea within him had become even stranger!

After ordinary people advanced to Six-star Dou Di, their Dou Qi Sea would undergo a transformation and shrink. After all, compressing one's Dou Qi Sea was something every Dou Di had to do to enter the Dou Xian realm in the future.

What left Xiao Yan speechless was that the vast ocean-like Dou Qi within his Dou Qi Sea had actually condensed into a hundred-zhang Fiery Beast, leaving him deeply perplexed.

However, Xiao Yan could sense that the size of his Dou Qi Sea was no less astonishing than that of some Seven Star Dou Di experts.

"Let's go back first. Xiao Yi and the others should have returned long ago."

"I wonder how much time has passed..." After speaking, Xiao Yan headed down the road. He remembered that the Burning Incense Pavilion seemed to be divided into the Heaven, Earth, and Human Halls. Of the three, Heaven Hall possessed the most terrifying strength. It was said to be the core of the entire Burning Incense Pavilion, and it had very few disciples, perhaps fewer than ten.

Second was Earth Hall. Earth Hall had the greatest number of disciples in the Burning Incense Pavilion. Of course, having many disciples did not automatically make it second-ranked, but its disciples were undoubtedly stronger than those of Human Hall.

Last was the Human Hall that Xiao Yan had joined.

Although Human Hall ranked last, not only the Burning Incense Pavilion but even the entirety of Xuan Tian San was familiar with its name, because Human Hall possessed one unforgettable thing!

A Saint Grade Dou Technique, the Sky Shifting Ruler!

This was the signature Dou Technique of the entire Burning Incense Pavilion. Aside from the first pavilion master of the Burning Incense Pavilion, who had learned and passed it down, not a single disciple had mastered it in the thousands of years since.

Though no one had mastered it, it had never faded from people's view with the passage of time. After all, a Saint Grade Dou Technique could truly be called a treasure!

"Senior Brother, you look unfamiliar?" Just as Xiao Yan was leisurely walking toward Human Hall, three figures arrived and spoke to him.

The three figures were Ye Qing and the other two, who had gone to investigate the Heaven Burning Domain!

The three had just seen an unfamiliar person appear within the Heaven Burning Domain and even stir some of its power, so they had immediately gone to investigate. Yet when they drew close to the Heaven Burning Domain, they discovered that it had returned to calm, as though nothing unusual had happened. This stumped Ye Qing and the others, since their second senior brother of Earth Hall had personally assigned them this task. If anything went wrong, they would be unable to escape responsibility.

"Oh, oh, oh, I think I took a wrong turn. I just returned from training, so the place feels unfamiliar and I can't remember the way." Xiao Yan laughed heartily.

"Unfamiliar and can't remember the way?" Ye Qing frowned upon hearing this, as though he had recalled something.

"May I ask, Senior Brother, how do I get to Human Hall?" Seeing no one else around, Xiao Yan asked.

"Hehe, for Human Hall, just go straight from here and you'll be out."

"But, this Junior Brother looks very unfamiliar."

"Junior Brother, did you see the outsider who just broke into our Burning Incense Pavilion's Heaven Burning Domain?" Ye Qing's string of questions made Xiao Yan sweat.

Xiao Yan had clearly tested the invisible fire python at great speed, merely to examine the power in his body. He had not expected to be discovered even in such a short time.

"To be honest, I... am Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan scratched his head and smiled at Ye Qing and the other two.

"You're Xiao Yan?"

"The Xiao Yan from Human Hall who disappeared for five whole years?"

"The one rumored to have taken first place in the points plunder tournament and defeated the Twin Ghost Emperor?" Ye Qing's brows immediately knitted tightly. For some reason, the strength of the man before him gave Ye Qing a sense of danger!

"If there isn't anyone else in the Burning Incense Pavilion with the same name as me, then the person you're talking about should be me." Xiao Yan waved at Ye Qing and the other two, then continued walking as he spoke.

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