Death Risk: 99.999%

Not long after Yun Yun finished speaking, a group of guards swarmed in and surrounded Yun Shenwei so tightly that not even water could pass through.

"Hey? I'm innocent! Let me go!"

Yun Shenwei panicked. He had considered ending things with suicide, and he had considered Yun Yun helping fulfill his wishes, but he had never expected to face a punishment he could not escape alive.

"Take him away. Make him reflect at Repentance Cliff in the Back Mountain for seven days."

Yun Yun spoke impassively. Yun Shenwei was not even given a chance to explain himself.

Just as Nalan Yanran wanted to defend the man she loved, Yun Yun shot her a fierce glare. Second Elder Yun Li hurriedly covered the young girl's mouth.

"Let me go, let me go..."

Yun Shenwei's arms were held up by others, leaving his entire body suspended in the air. He circulated his Dou Qi to resist, but every one of these guards was at least a Da Dou Shi. Why would they fear a little brat like him?

"Yanran, there is at most one month left until the Young Generation Disciple Competition. Let me make this clear first: this year, the families affiliated with our Misty Cloud Sect will all send their top geniuses. If you fail to place in the top three, then although your master has agreed, she has not said when the engagement will be annulled or who will take you to do it. You had better think carefully."

First Elder Yun Ling had always played the role of the "bad guy" in the Misty Cloud Sect, so it was naturally up to him to explain such matters.

"I understand. Yanran will definitely place in the top three this time."

Nalan Yanran nodded obediently. It had already been quite difficult to secure concessions from her master and the three elders today. If she pushed her luck any further, she would truly be ungrateful.

"What? That's allowed?"

Yun Shenwei had not even been carried very far when he heard those words and could not help turning back in disbelief.

"You little bastard, and you dared threaten your elders? Don't you know old ginger is spicier? This old man has played more tricks than you've walked roads."

First Elder Yun Ling laughed in fury. Today had been the most humiliating day since he became an elder. Seeing this little bastard suffer was at least enough to vent some of his anger.

The other two elders exchanged glances and smiled faintly. Sect Master Yun Yun, on the other hand, acted as though nothing had happened, closing her eyes to rest. No one knew what she was thinking.

Boom!

A deafening blast suddenly rang out.

Yun Yun's tightly shut beautiful eyes flew open as she looked toward the source of the sound.

Everyone else did the same.

Looking over, they saw dark purple flames erupting from Yun Shenwei's body. More than half his clothes had burned away, while the guards who had been holding him were all blasted several meters away, their limbs suffering burns of varying severity.

At that moment, some kind of abnormal change seemed to have occurred within the youth's body, and he continuously let out agonized screams.

"Could this little fellow be about to break through to Dou Shi?"

Light shone in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes. She sent out a wisp of Dou Qi, intending to help Yun Shenwei ease his pain, but the instant her Dou Qi touched the Dark Purple Flame, it was completely devoured.

"What an overbearing flame. It has become one with him, and it can even devour Dou Qi. Could this be one of the legendary Heavenly Flames? But how could such a Heaven and Earth Divine Object exist within his body?"

The more Yun Yun thought about it, the more something felt wrong. She leaped down from the throne and arrived at Yun Shenwei's side, repeatedly circulating her Dou Qi in an attempt to help him. Yet the result remained the same. No matter how much Dou Qi she used, it was devoured by the Dark Purple Flame. The only difference was the speed at which it was consumed.

By then, Yun Yun was completely certain that the dark purple flame on Yun Shenwei's body was one of the legendary Heavenly Flames. She simply did not know its ranking or name.

"If it is truly a controllable Heavenly Flame, perhaps Teacher can still be saved..."

Yun Yun's thoughts raced as she recalled the former sect master who had brought her to the Misty Cloud Sect. Her beautiful eyes darted several times before she immediately turned around and said, "Everyone, leave this place at once. Without this sect master's order, no one is permitted to enter!"

Her words were crisp and decisive, carrying an unquestionable authority.

"We obey."

The guards endured their burning pain and hurriedly withdrew. The three elders wanted to remain, but when they saw the cold expression on Yun Yun's face, they could only awkwardly cup their fists and quickly leave the hall.

"Master... Shenwei Senior Brother, he'll be all right, won't he?"

Nalan Yanran's pretty face was flushed red, and her fingernails had dug deeply into her palms from the force of her grip.

"He'll be fine. Don't worry, Yanran. Your master is here, that is enough."

Yun Yun's tone was fairly gentle. Afraid that her precious disciple Nalan Yanran would worry too much, she could only gloss over the serious parts and offer a brief explanation. "Your Shenwei Senior Brother has encountered some trouble in his cultivation. As long as he gets through it safely, his future achievements will certainly not be beneath your master's."

"Really? That's wonderful! Yanran knew Shenwei Senior Brother was the best."

Nalan Yanran was still a young girl at heart and believed Yun Yun's words without question. She respectfully cupped her fists in salute, then obediently left the hall, not forgetting to shut the great doors tightly behind her.

"What a foolish girl."

Yun Yun glanced back toward the doors and sighed softly. Yun Shenwei's current physical condition was far from good. He was on the verge of a Cultivation Deviation, and with the Dark Purple Strange Fire of unknown origin added to the mix, he could explode and die at any moment.

Once everyone had left, only Yun Yun and Yun Shenwei remained in the Core Hall. Yun Yun's mind was clear, but Yun Shenwei was now mired in chaos.

"Hiss... So hot!"

In his dazed state, Yun Shenwei felt a scorching force. When his consciousness recovered, he was shocked to find that it had arrived within his Dantian.

His once-normal Dantian now seemed to have been turned upside down. Strands of Dou Qi, as though they had encountered their nemesis, rampaged and crashed about without end. If Yun Shenwei's physique had not been strong, he would likely have already exploded and died.

"What exactly is going on?"

Yun Shenwei found it difficult to understand, but he soon discovered the root of the problem—the Fighting God Flame, one of the Heavenly Flames of All Heavens!

"Honored Host, the Fighting God Flame was born within the All Heavens Star River and is a product of a higher-level world. The purity of Dou Qi in the current Battle Through the Heavens world is too low to be perfectly absorbed by the Fighting God Flame. The Host is currently in an extremely dangerous state, with a death risk as high as 99.999%."

"99.999%? Extraordinary Romance System, are you kidding me? Isn't the Fighting God Flame supposed to be able to devour everything in all heavens and worlds? How can it fail to perfectly absorb even the Dou Qi of a lower-level world?"

Yun Shenwei was baffled, feeling as though he had been scammed by this unscrupulous system. Suppressing his dissatisfaction, he tried asking, "Then what should I do? I can't just sit here and wait to die, can I?"

"There is naturally a way. It depends on whether the Host is willing.

A Main Quest has been triggered under threat of death. Please make a choice!

Choice 1: Abandon everything you currently have. The system guarantees the Host a safe life.

Choice 2: Absorb Wind Aura to perfectly resolve the incompatibility between the Fighting God Flame and Dou Qi.

There is only one person in the current area capable of providing Wind Aura—Misty Cloud Sect Master Yun Yun.

Note: The Host only needs to hold Yun Yun tightly. The Extraordinary Romance System will automatically assist in absorbing Wind Aura.

Friendly reminder from the Extraordinary Romance System: There are countless paths in cultivation, but life comes first. Less than fifty-two breaths remain before the Host explodes and dies. Please make your choice as soon as possible.

"Only fifty-two breaths left?"

Yun Shenwei's consciousness was utterly shocked. He knew that a breath was only a few seconds. How long could fifty-two breaths possibly be? After hesitating briefly, he made his choice!

As Yun Yun circulated another wisp of Dou Qi in an attempt to help him, she suddenly saw the youth before her open his eyes. Before she could react, someone wrapped an arm around her waist. She could have easily broken free from the youth's embrace, but at that moment, strange forces began flowing from the youth's wrist.

In the blink of an eye, Yun Yun's consciousness began to blur, and her gaze grew unfocused...