The Enviable Xiao Yan

[After Yao Lao advanced to Half-Saint, Starfall Pavilion's prestige soared. Xiao Yan finally got to experience the life of a young master from a great clan!]

[But peaceful days were short-lived, and new turmoil soon followed.]

[Reinforcing the Flower Sect, pacifying Dragon Island, and daring to enter the Heavenly Tomb!]

[Xiao Yan reunited with Yun Yun, Xun Er, and the other women dear to him, while his cultivation steadily rose to an eight-star Dou Zun!]

[Then came an opportunity for enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree, allowing him to reach the peak of Ninth-Turn Dou Zun!]

[After two years of secluded cultivation, he finally attained the Dao of Dou Sheng! He even comprehended a new ultimate technique and nearly killed Soul Hall's Second Heavenly Venerable in a single strike!]

The Heavens and Myriad Worlds finally understood: this was far more than simply having cheats.

Xiao Yan himself was a walking miracle!

Such a rate of advancement was practically like a meteor tearing through the sky!

Throughout his long path of cultivation, Xiao Yan had encountered countless cultivators older than himself,

yet their strength was merely equal to his, or even inferior!

Among those of his generation,

there was simply no one capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with him!

Even if someone occasionally managed to keep pace with him, they would be left far behind within a month!

That was why he himself was a favored child of heaven!

Ordinary people could spend their entire lives unable to break through from Ninth-Turn Dou Zun to Half-Saint,

yet Xiao Yan crossed that insurmountable gulf in merely two years and reached the realm of Dou Sheng!

[At this point, Xiao Yan had truly surpassed his benefactor and master!]

[Just as he had vowed when rescuing Yao Lao all those years ago:]

[In the past, you sheltered me from the wind and rain.]

[Now that your disciple's wings have grown strong, it is time for me to protect you, Master!]

[From first becoming a Dou Zhe to attaining Dou Sheng,]

[Xiao Yan had always addressed Yao Chen as his master,]

[no matter how much his strength advanced,]

[no matter how illustrious his status became,]

[he would forever remain Yao Lao's disciple!]

This sight filled the Heavens and Myriad Worlds with solemn admiration!

Though many had their complaints about his heaven-defying opportunities,

there was no one who did not respect his character!

Remaining steadfast sounded easy,

but only those who had experienced it could understand how difficult it truly was!

Whether he had been insignificant or stood at the pinnacle,

Xiao Yan had always retained his free-spirited nature,

as well as his unwavering respect for his elders and teachers.

These were the simplest, yet also the most precious, qualities in the world!

Besides,

this was far from the peak of Xiao Yan's reputation.

When the deeds of another protagonist were revealed in the future,

only then would the contrast make the truth clear.

[Having attained Dou Sheng, Xiao Yan finally possessed the qualifications to contend for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!]

[He first established the Sky Mansion Alliance to oppose Soul Hall,]

[then personally traveled to Dragon Island to help Zi Yan awaken her Dragon Emperor Bloodline,]

[helping her cultivation rise directly to four-star Dou Sheng!]

[Afterward, he joined forces with the others to enter the Demon Fire Space.]

[After undergoing countless trials, he was nearly turned into the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's puppet instead!]

[Fortunately, the Demonic Flame Remnant Map he had collected long ago displayed its divine might,]

[bringing forth the remnant soul of the Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint, which subdued the demon fire in one stroke!]

[Other than Xiao Yan and Xun Er, everyone was teleported out of the space.]

Upon seeing this,

the Heavens and Myriad Worlds immediately felt that something was amiss.

Wait!

Another sealed space!

Another refining of Heavenly Flames!

Another lone man and woman!

Could it be?!

Were they going to reenact that scene again?!

The facts proved that everyone's premonition was completely correct!

[The two were trapped within the Demon Fire Space. Though the surroundings were dark, it was the ideal place to refine the flame!]

[Outside, it would have been impossible to safely absorb the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.]

[Xiao Yan thus made extensive preparations and began refining it.]

[But this flame was, after all, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!]

[Even though its intelligence had dissipated and its strength had greatly diminished,]

[even though Xiao Yan was already a two-star Dou Sheng carrying five kinds of Heavenly Flames,]

[he still found it difficult to contend against the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's might!]

[Fortunately, Xun Er gave her all in assisting him with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame,]

[finally allowing Xiao Yan to successfully refine the demon fire, while unexpectedly fusing part of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame as well!]

[Within that world, he and Xun Er also...]

[When they left the space, Xiao Yan had already reached the early stage of five-star Dou Sheng and gained a sentient Heavenly Flame!]

The Heavens and Myriad Worlds:...

Their mindsets collapsed!

They were completely shattered!!!

This rate of advancement was utterly absurd!

What was even more infuriating was that he actually relied on dual cultivation for every breakthrough!

This was ridiculous—he had only been a two-star Dou Sheng before entering the secret realm, yet came out having shot straight to five-star!

He skipped three levels in one breath. Wasn't that stride a little too huge?!

Even cheats had to follow some basic rules, didn't they?

Who just ignored everything and directly destroyed the balance like this?!

We could grit our teeth and endure the cheating,

but relying on dual cultivation to break through every single time—wasn't that just bullying people too much?!

Dual cultivation was one thing,

but could you at least show the scene clearly?!

Yet this time, the mosaic was gone,

only for it to be replaced by a bewitching, flickering flame!

Anyone with eyes could tell that it was clearly the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Please, have some decency!

Douluo Continent—

The many Spirit Masters who witnessed this scene all flushed bright red,

and one after another, they condemned it as utterly indecent!

Among them, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun cursed the loudest, their voices nearly lifting the roof.

But before they could curse for long, they were met with the utterly disdainful gazes of their female companions.

"Give it a rest. In this prehistoric world, you two are the least qualified to talk about propriety and shame!"

"Why are you shouting so loudly? Who doesn't know about the things the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and Evil Fire Phoenix have done?"

"If you ask me, you're just jealous. You probably dream of using this sort of thing to level up!"

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu showed no mercy as they fired back.

The moment those words came out, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were left speechless,

their faces reddening like boiled shrimp as they failed to offer a rebuttal for a long while.

In truth, they themselves knew why their reactions had been so intense.

In the end, wasn't it simply jealousy?

Being scorched by Heavenly Flames and still getting such a wonderful opportunity—

who wouldn't be green with envy?

But they only focused on that small part of the scene,

deliberately overlooking the agony of being burned alive that Xiao Yan was enduring at this very moment.

Did anyone really think this was the kind of good fortune where one could level up just by lying down?

Surely not, right?

Battle Through the Heavens World—

Even though she knew she absolutely should not be distracted at this moment,

Xun Er still could not help covering her eyes with her slender, delicate hands,

burying her entire lovely face deep in her palms, with even the tips of her ears exposed.

Her originally fair skin had long since been dyed through by a scorching crimson flush.

Only now did she truly understand firsthand

just how humiliating and unbearable the embarrassment Cailin had experienced earlier had been!

Even though the scene had not been shown directly,

the bone-deep shame still made her wish she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

The people present all looked awkward as well. Some turned to look elsewhere, while others lowered their heads and picked at their fingers.

Only little Xiao Xiao, with her pair of clear and innocent eyes,

curiously tugged at her mother Cailin's clothes and asked in a bright, childish voice:

"Mother, what are Father and Auntie doing?"

"This... children shouldn't ask so many questions."

A flicker of embarrassment quickly crossed Cailin's peerlessly beautiful face,

and she hurriedly picked up her daughter, using her own body to block Xiao Xiao's view.

She absolutely could not let the child keep speaking without restraint.

Couldn't she see that Xun Er was already so embarrassed she was about to burrow into the ground?