The black figure that had long since left the Pill Tower stood within distorted space. His robe, woven from Black Flame, flowed with a chaos that devoured all things. His fingers tapped lightly against the skull carving in his hand before suddenly stopping—an awakening in his bloodline came from distant space-time, carrying a sweet scent steeped in the pressure of a Dou Di.
"Little one, you obtained the Spirit Clan's Dou Di descendant blood essence so quickly—far faster than I expected." Two scarlet points lit up deep within the black figure's eye sockets. "Consider the situation in the Pill Region my second test for you. I look forward to the day you offer up the blood essence of all clans along with the Flame Mantra..."
Over this period, the Black Flame had completely digested the dark golden blood essence. As Xiao Yan landed, it shot directly into his body like a swallow returning to its nest.
Xiao Yan looked at the Black Flame before him with a complicated expression. Even raising his hand failed to stop its path. In the end, he did not resist too fiercely, and the Black Flame smoothly returned to his right arm. It then resumed its deathly still state. If Xiao Yan did not carefully sense it, he might not even notice that such a terrifying cluster of Black Flame was resting in his arm.
The Dou Qi that the Black Flame had sent into his body was simply too pure. Even with Xiao Yan deliberately suppressing it, his body automatically absorbed a small portion. He had only just entered the Three-Star Dou Zun realm, yet he had now reached the late stage of Three-Star Dou Zun. If he did not deliberately vent his Dou Qi, breaking through to Four-Star Dou Zun would not