Reforging the Fire Lotus

"You bastard, can't you see I'm wounded?" Wei Jiangyuan grumbled at Xiao Yan's instruction, but he still nodded afterward. "I'm in pretty bad shape myself. Whatever you're planning, make it quick!"

Green flames appeared in Wei Jiangyuan's palm. Since Xiao Yan needed him to stall for time, and Ling Fengzhui was currently unable to move, this was the perfect chance to make a few more moves. No matter how many tricks he had, he could not possibly defeat a Half-Saint at full strength.

Having received his answer, Xiao Yan no longer watched the exchange between Wei Jiangyuan and Ling Fengzhui. Knowing Wei Jiangyuan, if he had agreed, then he would give it everything he had. With Wind Fury Dragon Flame no longer in his possession, the limit Xiao Yan could use was a fire lotus formed from four Heavenly Flames. Fortunately, Wind Fury Dragon Flame had originally been the weakest of the flames he possessed. Without it, Xiao Yan could control the fusion more smoothly. Though the fire lotus's power would be weakened, it would not be a crippling loss.

Xiao Yan raised his hands before him, his mind sinking into utter stillness.

"Whoosh—" An almost imperceptible current of air swirled around him.

The three Heavenly Flames—Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, and Sea Heart Flame—floated before Xiao Yan, each radiating its own unique and formidable energy fluctuations. The air warped beneath the extreme attributes of the three flames.

But Xiao Yan's hands did not stop! His grave gaze shifted elsewhere—to the mass of pitch-black flame that had just torn apart the energy prison, rolling and twisting in the air almost beyond control as it radiated violent, greedy, destructive intent!

Black Flame!

Unlike the other three Heavenly Flames, it did not obey his command. At this moment, it