Xiao Yan: Let That Kid Go to the Fire Spirit Clan! Fire Spirit Clan: How Can You Be So Selfish! Bah!

The Bone Chilling Flame transformed into a massive, ghostly white dragon that soared into the sky, triggering a polar storm that swept across the area as snow danced wildly through the air.

"What a cold flame." Shock surged through the Ice Empress's eyes; the low temperature radiating from the Bone Chilling Flame made even her heart tremble.

The Ice Empress's amber pupils suddenly constricted. To her horror, she watched Xiao Jinchen grab the Bone Chilling Flame and swallow it whole.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Jinchen inhaled sharply, and the mass of ghostly white Bone Chilling Flame was drawn into his mouth like a whale gulping down water.

In an instant, a terrifying chill erupted from within Xiao Jinchen's body. He felt as though he had swallowed a ten-thousand-year-old block of ice.

Even with the Emperor Flame protecting his body, that bone-piercing cold instantly spread through his entire frame, freezing his blood until it nearly turned to ice, followed immediately by a terrifying, searing heat that swept through him.

The clothes on Xiao Jinchen's body had already been incinerated by the terrifying ghostly white flames of the Bone Chilling Flame. From the outside, he appeared completely engulfed by the fire, and even his naturally dark hair had turned ghostly white under the scorching heat.

It was not that his hair had changed color, but rather that ghostly white flames were burning atop every strand.

However, compared to the excruciating, life-or-death agony he had endured during his previous two attempts to swallow exotic flames, he could barely manage to withstand this dual sensation of freezing cold and burning pain.

Xiao Jinchen gritted his teeth to steady his mind, controlling the Emperor Flame to wrap around the Bone Chilling Flame before guiding it into his meridians to begin circulating it according to the "Burning Technique" cultivation path.

This refining process continued for an unknown amount of time. A grave expression appeared on Xiao Jinchen's handsome face; the soul power he was using to maintain the refinement of the Bone Chilling Flame was running thin, yet he hadn't even completed half of the process.

"Damn it..." Xiao Jinchen cursed under his breath, hurriedly reaching into his Storage Ring for a few Soul-Returning Pills. But before he could even bring them to his lips, the pills were incinerated into nothingness by the terrifying ghostly white flames.

Exotic flames ranked near the top ten like the Bone Chilling Flame possessed their own intelligence. Xiao Jinchen had swallowed it directly without giving it a chance to struggle, and now, as his soul power steadily drained away, the Bone Chilling Flame seized the opportunity to rampage through his meridians.

A trace of blood seeped from the corner of Xiao Jinchen's mouth, but before it could even drip down, it was evaporated into blood mist by the Bone Chilling Flame.

With the Soul-Returning Pills destroyed, the Bone Chilling Flame spiraled completely out of control, surging along his meridians straight toward his heart. His consciousness blurred instantly, and his body began to spasm uncontrollably.

Watching Xiao Jinchen in this state, looking as if he might kick the bucket at any moment, the Ice Empress felt a wave of heartache wash over her amber eyes.

"You idiot! Who told you to do this!" The Ice Empress could no longer hold back. She flashed forward to stand before Xiao Jinchen, slamming her hands onto his chest and pouring her vast soul power into him without reservation, attempting to forcibly suppress the Bone Chilling Flame.

However, the Bone Chilling Flame was far too domineering for the Ice Empress's soul power to contain. Xiao Jinchen had only been able to suppress it because his soul power had been refined by the Burning Technique.

The Ice Empress had never cultivated the Burning Technique, so her soul power flowing into Xiao Jinchen's body had no effect. Instead, the collision of the two cold energies only enraged the Bone Chilling Flame, causing its fire to burn even more violently.

Xiao Jinchen let out a pained grunt. His body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, and a thin layer of frost instantly coated his skin.

"Bing'er, get away," Xiao Jinchen groaned in agony. He had decided to risk it all, planning to draw the Bone Chilling Flame directly into his dantian to refine it from the inside out.

If he failed, at best his martial soul would shatter, leaving him unable to cultivate soul power—though he could still turn to cultivating Dou Qi.

At worst, he would simply drop dead.

A blush crept up the Ice Empress's cheeks. She gritted her teeth, a flash of resolve crossing her eyes.

"If you dare to die, this Empress will never forgive you!"

As she spoke, the Ice Empress didn't hesitate to straddle Xiao Jinchen's lap as he burned with ghostly white flames. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, and her soul power of the Ultimate Ice surged into his body like a tidal wave, assisting him in refining the Bone Chilling Flame.

But the moment her warm, soft body pressed against Xiao Jinchen's chest—

"Sshhh!"

The Bone Chilling Flame on Xiao Jinchen's body suddenly engulfed the Ice Empress as well. With a soft sound, her clothes were instantly reduced to ash.

The Ice Empress stiffened, her soul power transmission halting abruptly as the two forces of ice collided without obstruction.

"A-Chen... you... don't you dare do anything reckless..." The Ice Empress gasped in shame and annoyance, her cheeks flushing so red they looked ready to bleed. She instinctively tried to pull back.

But Xiao Jinchen had regained his senses amidst the scorching heat. He instinctively clamped his arms around the woman in his embrace as if clutching a life-saving straw, and the sensation of her skin against his caused the temperature within the Exotic Flame Space to skyrocket.

"Unh~"

The Ice Empress let out a soft, embarrassed moan, but ultimately, she did not pull away. She simply closed her eyes, allowing her own Ultimate Ice soul power to flow continuously into his body through their touching skin, surrendering herself to him without reservation...

Within the Exotic Flame Space, a dramatic scene quietly unfolded, while in the distant Great Thousand World, two pairs of eyes watched on.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao observed the two figures entwined within the Exotic Flame Space. They exchanged a glance, both seeing the undisguised shock and bewilderment in the other's eyes.

"Do not look, do not look..." Xiao Yan muttered, frantically waving his hands in the void. The pale red light screen reflecting the sultry scene in the Exotic Flame Space flickered a few times before dissipating into the air.

"This kid..." Xiao Yan couldn't help but grumble, "He even manages to turn swallowing an exotic flame into something like this."

But as he finished complaining, Xiao Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Wait, why did this scene look so familiar?

Naked and skin-to-skin, forced to embrace tightly to swallow the exotic flame...

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly constricted as a sealed memory surged into his mind.

Back when he was refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, wasn't it exactly like this?

At that time, his mind had also been drifting, and he had nearly been killed by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. It was Xun Er who had disregarded everything to throw herself into his arms, using the origin of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to help him refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Back then, Xun Er had also been blushing, her eyes resolute, holding onto him tightly and refusing to let go...

"Hiss!"

Xiao Yan gasped, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

This wasn't just refining the Bone Chilling Flame; this was a perfect reenactment of that moment between him and Xun Er!

"This is too similar..." Xiao Yan muttered, his eyes twitching.

Beside him, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan's rapidly changing expression and asked, "Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yan turned his head to look at Yao Lao's mischievous old face, his mouth opening and closing, but he couldn't find the words for a long time.

What could he say? That he knew this plot like the back of his hand? That this was a reenactment of his own past?

"N-nothing," Xiao Yan finally managed to choke out. He took a sip of tea, feigning composure, and said, "I just thought... this method of refining the Heavenly Flame was quite creative."

Yao Lao nodded thoughtfully at his words. "It is indeed creative. But come to think of it, wasn't it a similar situation when you were in the Demon Flame Space back then?"

"Pfft!"

Xiao Yan spat out the tea he had just taken a sip of.

"Cough, cough, cough." Xiao Yan gave a tactical cough and said, "It's truly wonderful to be young."