As Zi Yan watched Lei Jingxiao make his bold declaration, she felt considerably more at ease. She took the initiative to ask him, "Nine Phoenix is at the peak of the eight-star Dou Saint realm. Are you confident you can handle him?"
Lei Jingxiao raised his head, his gaze settling on Zi Yan's face. Although they had grown much closer now, Zi Yan was still thin-skinned and could not withstand such a direct stare.
"Zi Yan, trust me. I will absolutely gain the strength to protect you! I won't let anyone important to me fall before my eyes again."
"I'll prove it with this Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!"
Zi Yan looked and saw that what Lei Jingxiao held in his hand was indeed the captive Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
"You really did get your hands on this heavenly flame. Then come with me. My father asked me to bring you to see him."
After Lei Jingxiao and Zi Yan found Zhukun, they opened the seal imprisoning the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame together. Brimming with enthusiasm, Zhukun eventually discovered something quite unexpected: the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, which should already have developed a flame spirit, had actually become rather dull-witted.
That dullness was mainly in comparison to a normal adult. As for a flame spirit, one certainly still existed-the quality of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame guaranteed that. Yet this flame spirit no longer showed any of the intelligence it had possessed within the Demon Flame Space. Although it could still summon layer upon layer of milky-white flames, those flames had completely lost their threatening power before the three Dou Saints, especially Zhukun.
"How did it become so weak?"
Lei Jingxiao was the only one among the three who had previously faced the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, so he could sense