Gifted the Black Annihilation Order, Fallen Heart Flame Erupts? (6k)

With nothing else to do, Xiao Yan simply borrowed the purple Fire Crystal Card specifically for the ninth level from Su Qian and began cultivating using his Heart Fire.

With two different kinds of Heavenly Flames protecting his body, and the operation of the Great Sun Separation Fire Body, Xiao Yan could barely withstand even the ninth level of the Heart Flame.

After all, this nine-layered Heart Flame wasn't the true Fallen Heart Flame, so it wasn't as threatening to Xiao Yan as he had imagined.

Seeing Xiao Yan's effortless demeanor, the two elders in charge of Origin Heart Flame Body Tempering were dumbfounded.

It should be noted that both of them only dared to come to this ninth level to cultivate after advancing to the Seven-Star Dou Emperor.

It's truly unbelievable that Xiao Yan, who is only at the Dou Ling, is able to cultivate here.

On the other side, although Su Qian had already anticipated that Xiao Yan could withstand it, which was why he Fire Crystal Card from him, he still couldn't help but be somewhat surprised after seeing Xiao Yan actually withstand the invasion of the ninth layer of Heart Flame.

This guy's talent and background are truly amazing!

Was he really from some remote, impoverished place like the Jia Ma Empire?

According to the academy's investigation, Pill King Gu He who was the strongest alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, was only Sixth-Grade Alchemist. It was absolutely impossible for him to cultivate Fifth-Grade Alchemist like Xiao Yan at the age of thirteen.

No one knows what mysterious entity is secretly nurturing Xiao Yan...

Time flies when you're cultivating. Xiao Yan had just used up two Heart Flames projected from the ninth level, and half a day had passed in the blink of an eye. Therefore, Xiao Yan stopped cultivating, left the cultivation room, and looked directly at Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the other girls not far away.

At that moment, Xun'er opened her eyes first, and a golden flame flashed deep within them.

Following them were the extremely powerful Gu Qingyang, Huo Zhi, and other experts who had reached the Dou Wang level. One by one, they opened their eyes, ending this round of Origin Heart Flame Body Tempering.

The weakest of the Yao Ling was basically the last to wake up. Her gaze subconsciously turned towards Xiao Yan's direction, and when she found that Xiao Yan was not there, she was stunned for a moment. Then her gaze shifted again, and she saw that familiar figure at the door of a cultivation room not far away.

Upon realizing that Xiao Yan's gaze seemed to be fixed on her, Yao Ling immediately looked away, clearly feeling somewhat guilty.

As for the others, they all looked towards Xiao Yan's location almost simultaneously, and when they found Xiao Yan wasn't there, they all turned around to look for him.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan didn't intend to hide his presence. He swaggered over, returned the Purple Fire Crystal Card to Su Qian, and then went back to his seat.

"Now that the Origin Heart Flame Body Tempering is over, it's time for everyone to leave. The rules remain the same; please follow me."

Great Elder Su Qian had no intention of explaining why Xiao Yan possessed the Purple Fire Crystal Card. After giving the order, he turned and walked towards the passage leading outside the tower.

No one could refute this; the Origin Heart Flame Body Tempering was over, so there was no reason for them to stay any longer.

Moreover, the members of the Ancient Clan were about to set off to return to their tribe immediately, and could not afford to delay.

As everyone emerged from outside the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, a cacophony of whooshing sounds echoed across the sky. Finally, a dozen or so tiny black dots appeared on the northern horizon, their paths clearly defined, heading directly towards where everyone was.

As the sharp sound of wind breaking grew stronger, the black dots rapidly grew larger until they finally came into view, allowing everyone to see their true forms.

There were about ten beasts, all jet black, with a single silver horn over a foot long on their heads. Strange patterns covered the horns, and faint sounds of wind and thunder could be heard emanating from them. The beasts also had four extremely wide wings on their backs. When the wings flapped, a gale howled down from the sky, bringing a strong wind pressure.

These unfamiliar magical beasts were something Xiao Yan had never seen before in his life. Judging from the extremely ferocious aura emanating from them, these magical beasts were clearly not just ordinary transport beasts, but a kind of flying beast capable of combat.

It's important to understand that flying beasts capable of carrying people are already rare, and those that can also be used for combat are even rarer!

Only a few extremely powerful forces would keep this type of flying beast.

His gaze shifted from the Four-Winged Unicorn to their broad backs, and Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed.

On the backs of most of the Four-Winged Unicorn stood a human figure.

These figures were dressed in a set of purple-black uniform robes, their faces expressionless, and their eyes flashed like sharp blades, sending chills down one's spine. Their strength was all at the Dou Wang level!

A dozen or so enormous Four-Winged Unicorn flapped their wings and finally landed on the ground outside the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Their gazes swept over Xun'er and Gu Qingyang and the others in the crowd.

"Brother Xiao Yan, I'm leaving!"

Seeing that the Black Annihilation Army had directly entered the academy, Xun'er lowered her eyelids slightly, and after a moment, she reached out and took Xiao Yan's hand, whispering.

Seeing this, the figures on the backs of the Four-Winged Unicorn frowned subconsciously, about to reprimand them, but Gu Qingyang and the others not far away had already gone to greet them, forcing them to bow and pay their respects.

With Gu Qingyang and others in charge, Xiao Yan and Xun'er's farewell was naturally uneventful.

"Wow, time flies..."

Xiao Yan sighed and, right in front of everyone from the Ancient Clan, pulled Xun'er into his arms.

This was clearly a close-range attack, but what the Black Annihilation Army and the others found unbelievable was that Gu Qingyang and the others were all looking up at the sky, as if there was some beautiful scenery there.

However, Gu Qingyang and the others were quite prestigious in the Black Annihilation Army, so since their leader didn't speak, they naturally couldn't speak without permission. They could only look at the boy and girl embracing each other with a lot of doubt.

Are you leaving already?

Xun'er had no intention of hiding her departure from her best friend Xiao Yi Xian. Therefore, Xiao Yi Xian was not surprised at all, but felt sorry for Xun'er's situation.

"Yes, from now on, I'll be entrusting Brother Xiao Yan to your care."

Xun'er nodded upon hearing this and said with a smile.

But that smile, no matter how you look at it, seemed somewhat forced.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, he'll be fine."

Xiao Yi Xian spoke casually, but it startled all the women around her.

From Xiao Yi Xian's tone, they could easily sense her unwavering determination.

"You can't die, Brother Xiao Yan can't be hurt, and neither can you."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er shook her head, broke free from Xiao Yan, took Xiao Yi Xian's hand, and whispered.

"Good."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian smiled serenely.

"My dear sisters, the next time we meet will probably be many years from now, on our journey to the Heavenly Tomb. Xun'er is waiting for you in the Ancient Clan..." Xun'er's gaze swept over the daughters of several Ancient Clans, and after saying this with a smile, her eyes fell on Xiao Yan. "Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er is waiting for you in the Ancient Clan."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come to find you."

Xiao Yan nodded and said seriously.

"Yes, I believe in Brother Xiao Yan."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er smiled slightly, then leaned closer to Xiao Yan, raised her head, stood on tiptoe, and lightly placed a kiss on Xiao Yan's cheek.

Goodbye, Brother Xiao Yan!

As soon as she finished speaking, Xun'er lightly stepped forward, her figure transforming into a golden streak of light, and flashed past, landing on the back of an empty Four-Winged Unicorn.

"Brother Xiao Yan, if you ever have time to visit the Ancient Realm in the future, this token will be very helpful."

Seeing that Xun'er had finally finished saying goodbye to Xiao Yan, Gu Qingyang finally lowered his head to admire the scenery, flicked out an ancient, jet-black token, and smiled at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed the token. Seeing the pale gold characters "Black Annihilation" on it, he realized this token was probably no ordinary item. He smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Thank you very much, Brother Qing Yang. I'll have another chance to spar with you next time!"

The Black Annihilation Army soldiers behind Gu Qingyang were completely stunned by what they saw.

"That's... the Black Annihilation Order?"

It should be noted that with the Black Annihilation Order, one can move freely in the Ancient Realm without hindrance. In terms of status, it is no less prestigious than some core disciples within the clan. It even grants a certain degree of permission to mobilize the Black Annihilation Army. For nearly a hundred years, the Black Annihilation Order has never been given to outsiders. Only those who have joined the Black Annihilation Army, become members of the Ancient Clan, and performed exceptionally well are likely to possess it.

This Xiao Yan actually managed to obtain it?

Xun'er was also surprised that Gu Qingyang would issue a Black Annihilation Order, and looked at Gu Qingyang with some doubt in her eyes.

"This is also the clan's intention. My battle with Brother Xiao Yan shocked many elders in the clan, so his reputation has improved somewhat. Many elders believe that it would be more appropriate to show goodwill to Xiao Yan at this time."

Gu Qingyang lowered his voice and said softly.

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er nodded, feeling relieved.

In this light, my days back in my clan might not be too difficult.

Fortunately, Brother Xiao Yan defeated Brother Qing Yang...

Thinking of this, Xun'er's gaze fell on Xiao Yan again, revealing a bright smile. Then, she lightly stepped on her feet, and the Four-Winged Unicorn beneath her spread its wings and soared into the sky, stirring up a gale, and flew northward.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyang and his group of five bowed to Xiao Yan again, and then also urged their Four-Winged Unicorn to soar through the sky, following Xun'er's direction and gradually disappearing into the distance.

"Well..."

As Xun'er's figure grew increasingly blurry, Xiao Yan sighed.

Your cultivation is still not rigorous enough!

"Xiao Yan, are you alright?"

Xiao Yi Xian took Xiao Yan's hand and asked softly.

The female students around her also cast concerned glances their way.

"It's alright, let's go back."

Xiao Yan shook his head, then strode towards the Student Union's headquarters.

With the departure of the Ancient Clan and Xiao Yan's group, only Li Da remained present.

Even now, he still doesn't fully understand the situation.

"Great Elder, this..."

He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Great Elder Su Qian, who was standing to the side.

"Don't worry about it, and don't be curious. This is beyond your reach. Although your family is considered a decent force in Central Plains, compared to those guys, even the entire Jia Nan Academy is no match for them in terms of background."

Great Elder Su Qian patted Li Da on the shoulder, then his body trembled and he disappeared.

"No wonder, how could an ordinary force be capable of cultivating such prodigies?"

Upon hearing this, Li Da gave a wry smile and shook his head helplessly.

Forget it, I'll just go back and rest.

Back in the attic, the female roommates didn't go back to their own rooms; instead, they sat around Xiao Yan in a circle.

"You can't possibly stay at the Jia Nan Academy for too long, can you?"

After a long silence, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to the young ladies from the Ancient Clans.

"It's alright, we're a bit different from the Ancient Clan." Hearing this, Huo Zhi shrugged and said, "The Soul Clan focuses its main efforts on the Ancient Clan. Besides, when we go out to train, we naturally need to have ways to protect ourselves. The Soul Clan wouldn't send out a super strong expert at the Dou Sheng level just to wipe out a few of us juniors. There are unwritten rules among the clans. Generally, it's between peers, and there won't be situations where older, stronger experts shamelessly intercept and kill younger ones."

"Indeed, I haven't received any news from the clan recently about taking action against you all."

Hun Li Li naturally knew that although her identity was mysterious in the eyes of others, it had probably already been exposed in the eyes of her sisters, whose identities were similar to hers, so she simply said it directly.

The young ladies of the Ancient Clans were clearly also hesitant to believe Hun Li Li.

After all, the Soul Clan has never had a good reputation.

"If she says no, then no, or rather, the Soul Clan hasn't let her know whether it's true or not. You can rest assured about that."

Xiao Yan noticed that the women didn't quite trust Hun Li Li, so he spoke up to defend her.

"You trust her that much?"

Having personally experienced the annihilation of her clan by the Soul Clan, Shi Xuanxuan had always kept her distance from Hun Li Li.

"She and I have some history, and she'd love for the Soul Clan to be wiped out."

Xiao Yan nodded and said seriously.

"Indeed, although the Hun Tian Di is my... uh, my biological father, to be honest, I would be incredibly happy if you could kill him."

Hun Li Li originally wanted to say "biological father," but then realized that the others might not understand what "biological father" meant, so she changed the term at the last minute.

Why?

Upon hearing this, Yao Ling asked with some curiosity.

"If you were like me, having your bloodline power drained after awakening, living in a near-dead state for almost ten years, constantly facing the covetous eyes of perverts, going from living in fear to killing without hesitation, I think you would also feel the same way I did, wishing that beast would die sooner."

Hun Li Li leaned back on the sofa and said lazily.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment.

What does it mean to have one's life force drained, essentially living as a living dead?

Has the Soul Clan's living environment really deteriorated to this extent? Even the Clan Chief's daughter has met such a fate?

"However, I won't be staying out here for too long. Once he thinks I've cleared my head enough, I'll have to go back to the clan and compete with those inhuman, ghost-like creatures..."

At this point, Hun Li Li sighed wearily.

The thought of her dreadful future made her feel annoyed.

Of all the women present, none had a worse living environment than her.

Because she had to speak ghostly language in the ghost's den, act as a female ghost, and couldn't do human things.

That's fucking awful.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out this way."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xuanxuan readily stood up and apologized to Hun Li Li.

"It's alright. The Soul Clan are still all beasts. Don't let my opinion of the Soul Clan change."

Hun Li Li didn't care much. She herself felt extremely disgusted with her Soul Clan identity, let alone others.

"Well..."

Such straightforward words left Shi Xuanxuan and the others somewhat speechless.

"I'm not leaving. I was already 'dead' after my Ling Clan bloodline awakened. The Ling Clan background is practically meaningless to me."

Even when Ling Yanfei spoke, she changed the subject.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to stay as a trainee for another three or four years."

Huo Zhi followed up with his own words.

"I definitely have to go back, but it will probably be another two or three years."

Yao Ling thought for a moment and then said.

It's no wonder she went too far; the opportunity to spend time with Xiao Yan like this is truly limited to just two or three short years. The next time she'll probably have to wait until the Central Plains Pill Gathering before she can leave the Yao Realm again.

"My situation is similar to Ling'er's. When Jia Nan Academy can no longer provide me with much improvement, I should go back."

Shi Xuanxuan said earnestly.

But actually, her initial goal was mainly Xun'er.

Unexpectedly, this accidental turn of events led to a closer relationship between her and Xiao Yan.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It seems that the Ancient Clan may not be able to help the Shi Clan solve the crisis, but Xiao Yan may be.

Given Xiao Yan's cultivation speed, he might be able to raise his strength to a level where he can protect the Shi Clan before the Soul Clan begins its plan to exterminate them.

Moreover, after careful consideration, she realized that her previous thinking was clearly wrong.

The Ancient Clan is not a place where Xun'er power; it's impossible to get the Ancient Clan to take action just by cultivating a good relationship with Xun'er.

In this regard, we still need to use other methods.

For example, to make the Ancient Clan aware of the Soul Clan's ambitions, and even to make the other races aware of the Soul Clan's ambitions!

Only in this way, by uniting all other races to fight against the Soul Clan, can the Shi Clan's crisis of extinction be averted.

But how can the Soul Clan make all the races aware of their ambitions?

Honestly, this kind of mentally taxing task is really not her for it!

I should just focus on my training!

What are you all saying in your gibberish? I can't understand a word you're saying.

Zi Yan was not quite sure of the women's identities and was completely confused, her big eyes filled with bewilderment.

"It's nothing, you don't need to understand. These are some new flavored pills I made for you in my spare time. Here, take them."

Xiao Yan smiled upon hearing this, took out two jade bottles from his Storage Ring, and handed them to Zi Yan.

Zi Yan was clearly a little foodie. As soon as she saw something delicious to eat, she didn't care about anything else and started stuffing pills into her mouth from the jade bottle.

"Oh, right, prepare a room for me. I'll be staying here from now on. Staying at Old Man Su's place is too boring."

Zi Yan said casually as she ate.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded. Each floor of this pavilion has four rooms, and there are currently three empty rooms on the second floor. If one of them is set up, it will be enough for Zi Yan to stay in.

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, accompanied by a violent tremor.

This sudden turn of events startled Xiao Yan and the others, who immediately stepped out of the pavilion and flew to the rooftop.

The tremor came from nowhere but from the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower that was suppressing the Fallen Heart Flame!

"What happened?"

Xiao Yan frowned, a sudden sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

The next moment, Great Elder Su Qian's voice echoed in the Inner Academy.

"All elders, proceed to the tower immediately! No student is permitted to approach within 100 meters of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression hardened, and he exchanged a subtle glance with Hun Li Li.

Something's wrong!

Logically speaking, the Fallen Heart Flame should never have erupted at this time!

What exactly happened to cause this situation?

I have to go check it out!

"Let's go check it out!"

After saying that, Xiao Yan flew directly towards the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Seeing Xiao Yan set off, the women naturally couldn't just watch. They leaped up and followed in Xiao Yan footsteps.

On treetops and rooftops a hundred meters away from the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, countless students stood, their expressions solemn yet filled with doubt, gazing at the pitch-black giant tower.

"Bang!"

A deep, thunderous roar suddenly rang in everyone's ears. In this collision, which felt like a meteorite falling, Xiao Yan and the others could clearly feel the entire Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower tremble violently.

At the same time, the temperature between heaven and earth also rose sharply.

At this moment, inside the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, the seal used to seal the passage from the center of the tower to the underground world was still broken. A thick column of blood-red magma crashed heavily into the top of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, but it did not shatter it in one fell swoop.

At the moment of impact, a thin, dark energy shield immediately appeared on the pitch-black spire. Although this energy shield seemed to be only less than the thickness of a finger, it was this thin layer of dark energy that held back the ferocious magma pillar!

The impact failed, and countless fragments of lava shot out from the magma, eventually splashing onto the surrounding energy shield. Upon contact, they were pulverized by the violent energy emanating from the shield.

However, after the failure, the crimson magma pillar did not recede. It only dropped a few dozen meters. On the crimson magma, scorching waves of flames continued to surge. After a moment, the waves suddenly surged, and a huge, transparent Fire Python slowly emerged from the flames, its massive and ferocious head revealing a deep madness in its eyes!