Devouring the Sea Heart Flame, Arriving at Wutan City

Looking at the Sea Heart Flame before him, Tang Chen directly grabbed it in his hand. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he withdrew the Heavenly Flame that had been tormenting Han Feng.

Given Tang Chen's constitution, no matter what tricks Han Feng had left behind in the Sea Heart Flame, they could not escape his notice.

"Thank you, my lord, for sparing my life. Thank you, my lord, for sparing my life."

Seeing that Tang Chen had not killed him, Han Feng hurriedly knelt and kowtowed to him.

However, his soul had already been scorched into a shattered state by the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame. Without medicinal pills to nourish it, his soul would completely dissipate before long.

"M-My lord, may I leave now?" Han Feng asked cautiously. His soul was extremely weak now, and he had to find some heavenly treasures to restore his soul power.

"Leave? I only said I would spare you. I never said I would let you go." Tang Chen took out a jade bottle, removed the stopper, and directly collected Han Feng's soul inside.

Afterward, Tang Chen placed all of Han Feng's belongings into his own Storage Ring.

Once he had finished everything, Tang Chen set up a spatial barrier.

Tang Chen took out the Sea Heart Flame he had just acquired.

"Come then. Let me see how much this Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, can raise my strength." Tang Chen sat cross-legged, swallowed the Sea Heart Flame's source into his mouth, activated his cultivation method, and began devouring and refining it.

Because of Tang Chen's constitution, he possessed extreme affinity for all energy related to fire and lightning, so the devouring process went exceptionally smoothly.

Although there was still considerable pain, no violent backlash from the Heavenly Flame occurred.

After the Sea Heart Flame's source entered his mouth, the energy of the Heavenly Flame began flowing through his meridians and into every part of his body as he circulated his cultivation method, continuously tempering his physique, Dou Qi, and soul.

More than ten days passed in a flash. After Tang Chen devoured the final wisp of Heavenly Flame energy, his Dou Qi cultivation had reached the five-star Dou Zong level.

Not only that, but after being tempered by the Heavenly Flame, both his physique and soul had improved tremendously.

"Not bad. My overall strength has risen by another great deal."

Tang Chen felt the increase in his strength, and the sensation was thoroughly addictive.

"Next, I'll pay a visit to the Xiao Clan and see how far the plot has progressed."

After tidying up, Tang Chen vanished and headed for the Jia Ma Empire.

Before long, he entered the Jia Ma Empire. Tang Chen did not delay and headed straight for Wutan City. He needed to determine how far the plot had advanced.

Wutan City.

Tang Chen stepped out of space. Standing in the air, he looked down upon the city below as his soul power instantly covered the entire city.

"One Dou Emperor—he should be Ling Ying. The other, somewhat weak one, should be Yao Lao. And... people from the Misty Cloud Sect..."

His soul power had long since broken through to the Spirit Realm. With a sweep of his soul perception, all information within Wutan City became clear to him.

"Interesting. Better early than just in time."

Tang Chen also learned the current point in the timeline. It was precisely when Nalan Yanran had arrived in Wutan City, intending to come to the Xiao Clan and break off the engagement.

Tang Chen wanted to join in on this famous scene as well.

He arrived above the Xiao Clan and directly released his aura.

Within the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan and several elders felt this aura, and their expressions changed drastically.

They did not dare delay. They hurried out of the building, only to see Tang Chen standing in the air. Their hearts nearly leaped out of their chests.

Walking through the air was the ability of an expert even stronger than a Dou Emperor.

Xiao Zhan was the first to step forward. He respectfully bowed to Tang Chen and invited him in. "My lord, your arrival at the Xiao Clan honors us. Forgive us for failing to welcome you from afar! Please, come in!"

Tang Chen descended from the sky and landed before Xiao Zhan and the others. The airflow stirred up by his landing nearly blew them away, and they hurriedly circulated their Dou Qi to steady themselves.

"Let's go," Tang Chen said blandly.

"This way, my lord..." Xiao Zhan wiped the sweat from his face and hurriedly led Tang Chen into the Xiao Clan's reception hall.

After entering the reception hall, Xiao Zhan wanted Tang Chen to take the seat of honor, but Tang Chen refused and instead sat in a seat to the side.

Although Xiao Zhan felt this was somewhat inappropriate, he still followed Tang Chen's wishes in every respect.

"Um... may I ask why you have come to the Xiao Clan, my lord? Is there something you need the Xiao Clan to do? Our Xiao Clan has some influence in Wutan City. So long as you give the order, the Xiao Clan will certainly give our full cooperation." Xiao Zhan spoke humbly, terrified that a single wrong word might displease Tang Chen.

"It's nothing. I was passing through Wutan City and heard that Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan had lost his Dou Qi and could no longer cultivate Dou Qi. I was curious, so I came to take a look," Tang Chen said as he drank his tea.

Upon hearing Tang Chen's purpose, Xiao Zhan began trembling with excitement, and his eyes even reddened.

"Quickly, go call Yan'er here! Hurry!"

He immediately ordered a servant to summon Xiao Yan. Opportunities to encounter an expert like Tang Chen were rare, and he did not dare waste even a moment.

Afterward, Xiao Zhan began telling Tang Chen about Xiao Yan's general circumstances over the past three years.

Before long, a servant came to report that the guests from the Misty Cloud Sect had arrived.

"This..." Xiao Zhan had wanted to have several elders go deal with them first, but Tang Chen interrupted him.

"Clan Head Xiao, there's no need to worry about me. I can watch on my own." Tang Chen had come to watch the show in the first place. How could he disrupt the beginning of this famous scene?

"Very well, my lord. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to command us." Seeing Tang Chen insist again and again, Xiao Zhan followed his wishes. He left several elders behind to attend to Tang Chen, then turned and went to receive the guests from the Misty Cloud Sect.

Not long after Xiao Zhan left, people gradually began entering the Xiao Clan's reception hall, most of them members of the Xiao Clan's younger generation.

Before long, quite a few Xiao Clan members had taken their seats in the reception hall.

Many of them noticed Tang Chen sitting near the front, being carefully attended to by the elders.

"With that bearing, he must be from a great sect."

"He doesn't seem to be from the Misty Cloud Sect. I just saw their people arrive at our Xiao Clan's gates."

"Ah! Then who is he?"

"No idea. Maybe he's another guest."

"He's so handsome! And his bearing is amazing too!"

"..."

Tang Chen's bearing and appearance made him extremely conspicuous among the crowd. It was nearly impossible not to notice him.

Quite a few girls from the Xiao Clan were drawn to Tang Chen, and once their gazes fell upon him, they found it difficult to look away.

Tang Chen heard their discussions clearly. All he could say was that he had long grown used to it; he received the same treatment in the Burning Flame Valley.

He paid them no mind, sitting quietly in his seat and waiting for the good show to begin.

A beautiful young girl wearing a purple dress entered the Xiao Clan's reception hall, and many people in the hall shifted their gazes toward her because of her arrival.

Xun Er took her seat. Her calm, youthful face suddenly changed as if she had sensed something, and she looked toward Tang Chen.

"Who is that person? Could the disturbance from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame just now have been related to him?"