Decision Before the Battle

After the Dou Qi entered his body, Xiao Yan immediately entered deep cultivation, his aura continuously rising.

Every meridian within his body greedily devoured every wisp of incoming energy, guiding it through his body along the circulation route of the Flame Mantra. As this process repeated tirelessly, Xiao Yan's strength also began to change.

After two days like this, Xiao Yan finally slowly opened his eyes within the secret chamber.

An invisible gust of pressure suddenly erupted with Xiao Yan at its center! A Dou Qi shockwave surged in all directions without warning. In an instant, the dust within the secret chamber was completely swept away by this immense force.

A strange gleam briefly flashed from Xiao Yan's deep eyes, but his control was excellent, and he quickly suppressed the phenomenon.

After rising to his feet, Xiao Yan casually stretched his body, his movements producing a crisp series of cracks from his joints. Brimming power continuously poured forth from the core of his body, as though he possessed inexhaustible strength. A sense of fullness filled every part of him after his advancement, and the exhilarating feeling left Xiao Yan briefly intoxicated.

With the Dou Qi transmitted by Black Flame, Xiao Yan had successfully broken through his level limit, advancing from an eight-star Dou Zun to the late stage of nine-star Dou Zun.

After reaching the Dou Zun realm, every single star required years of cultivation. To advance quickly, one had to forcibly pile up resources beyond the reach of ordinary people. Xiao Yan had done exactly that this time. Using such pure liquid Dou Qi for cultivation was extravagantly wasteful, not to mention that Xiao Yan had squandered some of its power in order to hasten his breakthrough. After being digested by Black Flame, that Dou Sheng's power had indeed