The Two Meet Again

Powerful flame energy rushed straight at Xiao Yan, searing heat blasting toward his face.

This was not a deliberate combat technique or killing move, but an invisible shockwave formed from highly concentrated fire-attribute energy. An ordinary Dou Zun would have been left red-faced at the very least, even if they were not injured by such an impact.

But standing here was Xiao Yan, a master of flame who carried several Heavenly Flames within him. Though he was unfamiliar with this flame energy, his reaction was almost instinctive.

Purple-red flames suddenly surged from Xiao Yan's body, colliding head-on with the incoming flame energy in the most forceful manner possible.

This brand-new flame, formed from the fusion of the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame—the four renowned Heavenly Flames—had been named the Red Lotus Star Flame by Xiao Yan. It immediately moved according to his will.

The instant the flames appeared, the temperature of the surrounding space soared once more.

Fire against fire!

And with only a simple collision, the outcome was utterly one-sided.

Under the pressure of the Red Lotus Star Flame, the surging flame energy instantly recoiled at a speed visible to the naked eye. But though it wished to retreat, the Red Lotus Star Flame, now outside Xiao Yan's body, had no intention of allowing it. Agile as a serpent, it split into several streams of flame and swiftly intercepted the unfamiliar flame energy's path of retreat.

In the blink of an eye, the streams intertwined at several crucial points along its escape route, forming a purple-red cage of flames.

It tightly trapped the several strands of flame energy that had attempted to flee within its center!

Watching the scene before him, Xiao Yan knew that his Heavenly Flame