Death Risk: 99.999%

Yun Yun's voice had barely faded when a group of guards rushed 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 it all himself, and he had considered Yun Yun helping him fulfill his wish, but he had never expected to face punishment he could not escape alive.

"Take him away. Have him face the wall at Back Mountain Contemplation Cliff for seven days."

Yun Yun spoke impassively, giving Yun Shenwei no chance to explain himself.

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

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

Yun Shenwei's arms were held up by the guards, 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 mere 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 Yun Lan Sect will all send their most outstanding geniuses. If you fail to place in the top three, although your master has agreed, she never said when she would take you to break off the engagement, or who would accompany you. Think this through carefully."

Great Elder Yun Ling had always played the role of the "bad guy" in the Yun Lan Sect, so it naturally fell 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 no easy feat to win concessions from her master and the three elders today. If she pushed her luck any further, she would truly be ungrateful.

"Seriously? You can do that?"

Yun Shenwei had not yet been carried very far when he heard this and instinctively turned back with a sigh.

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

The Great Elder laughed in fury. Today was the most humiliation he had suffered since becoming an elder. Seeing this little brat get humbled was at least some release for his anger.

The other two elders exchanged glances and smiled faintly. Only Sect Master Yun Yun appeared unconcerned, sitting with her eyes closed in meditation, her thoughts unknown.

Boom!

A deafening explosion 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 Flame erupting from Yun Shenwei's body. More than half his clothes had been burned away, while the guards who had been restraining him were blasted several meters away, their limbs suffering burns of varying severity.

At that moment, some sort of abnormal change seemed to be occurring within the youth's body, and he kept letting out agonized screams.

"Could the little fellow be breaking through to Dou Shi?"

Light shone in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes as she sent a thread of Dou Qi toward Yun Shenwei, intending to ease his pain. Yet the instant her Dou Qi touched the Dark Purple Flame, it was devoured completely.

"What domineering flames. They have merged as one with him, and they can even devour Dou Qi. Could this be the legendary Heavenly Flame? But how could he possess such a divine treasure of heaven and earth?"

The more Yun Yun thought about it, the more something felt wrong. She leaped down from the throne and arrived beside Yun Shenwei, repeatedly circulating her Dou Qi in an attempt to help. Yet the result remained the same. No matter how much Dou Qi she used, the Dark Purple Flame devoured it all; only the speed of its devouring differed.

At this point, Yun Yun was utterly certain that the Dark Purple Flame appearing on Yun Shenwei's body was the legendary Heavenly Flame. She simply did not know its name or ranking.

"If it truly is 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 Yun Lan Sect. Her beautiful eyes shifted rapidly before she immediately turned around and said, "Everyone, leave this place at once. Without my orders, no one is permitted to enter!"

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

"We obey."

The guards endured the searing pain and hurried away. The three elders wanted to remain, but upon seeing Yun Yun's cold expression, they could only awkwardly cup their fists and quickly leave the hall.

"Master... Shenwei Senior Brother will 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 she used.

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

Yun Yun's tone remained gentle. Afraid that her treasured disciple Nalan Yanran would worry too much, she avoided the more serious details and gave a brief explanation. "Your Shenwei Senior Brother has encountered some cultivation trouble. As long as he can get through it safely, his future achievements will be no less than 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 without question. She respectfully cupped her fists in salute, obediently withdrew from the hall, and did not forget 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 condition was far from good. He was on the verge of cultivation deviation, and with this Dark Purple Heavenly Flame of unknown origin added to the mix, he could explode and die at any moment.

After everyone had left, only Yun Yun and Yun Shenwei remained in the Core Hall. Yun Yun was clear-headed, while Yun Shenwei was currently lost in chaos.

"Hiss... so hot!"

In his dazed state, Yun Shenwei felt a scorching force. When his consciousness returned, he was startled to find that it had arrived at his dantian.

His previously normal dantian now seemed to have been turned upside down. Strands of Dou Qi, as though they had met their natural nemesis, ran wild and crashed about everywhere. 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 the myriad heavens!

"Esteemed Host, the Fighting God Flame was born among the star rivers of the myriad heavens. It is a product of a higher-level world. The current Battle Through the Heavens World's Dou Qi purity is too low to be perfectly absorbed by the Fighting God Flame. The Host is presently 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 all things in the myriad heavens? How can it not even perfectly absorb the Dou Qi of a lower-level world?"

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

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

Under threat of death, the Main Quest has been triggered. Please make a choice!

Choice 1: Abandon everything you currently possess. The system guarantees the Host a peaceful life.

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

There is only one person in the current area who can provide Wind Aura—Yun Lan Sect's 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 thousands of 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 one breath was only a few seconds. How long could fifty-two breaths possibly last?

He hesitated only slightly before making his choice!

As Yun Yun circulated a thread of Dou Qi for another attempt, she suddenly saw the youth before her open his eyes. Before she could react, he wrapped his arms around her waist. She could easily have broken free from the youth's embrace, but at that moment, waves of strange power came from his wrist.

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