In the courtyard.
Jiang Ning drew in the essence of the great sun.
He felt strands of it enter his body.
Then, all at once,
as the essence flowed into his organs,
the Glazed Treasure Flame, which had been peaceful as a blooming lotus, suddenly erupted.
Stimulated by the sun's essence, the blue-green fire surged.
Waves of heat spread from Jiang Ning's body.
"Not good!" Wang Qingtan's expression changed as she saw the heat rolling off him like a tide.
When two fires fought, one was bound to suffer.
Part of her past-life memories had awakened, and she knew this all too well.
The next instant,
she flashed to Jiang Ning's side.
The scorching heat made her narrow her eyes.
"I chose you. I've set my heart on you! There's no way I can stand by and do nothing!" Wang Qingtan murmured, so softly he could barely hear.
But they were close enough for Jiang Ning to feel her breath.
A flicker of warmth rose in his heart.
Then softness pressed against his lips, and she passed him a breath that felt like a leaping flame.
[Acquired incomplete authority of the Lord of Ten Thousand Fires.]
At that moment,
even with his eyes closed, Jiang Ning saw the notification flash before him.
He tasted sweetness on his tongue and could not help licking his lips.
In the courtyard,
Wang Qingtan sprang away from Jiang Ning like a startled rabbit.
Looking at him, she touched her lips, then bit her finger.
"That should have done it, right?"
Meanwhile,
Jiang Ning felt the two energies within him, as incompatible as water and fire, turn strangely docile.
The Glazed Treasure Flame was no longer dormant, no longer releasing its energy at a trickle.
It took the shape of a blooming blue-green lotus. As