"That's truly strange. The aura within is so scorching, yet the material used to construct the tower is of the exact opposite nature. Why is that?" Materials with completely opposing properties were generally used for suppression. At this moment, Xiao Yan still did not know that what was being suppressed inside was precisely the Fallen Heart Flame that he and Medicine Elder had been searching for so desperately.
Xiao Yu had long understood what was contained inside. He was merely curious about what was so extraordinary about this black tower that it could suppress the sentient Fallen Heart Flame for several hundred years.
"Let's go!" Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yan and smiled. Then, as he stared at the pitch-black doors, a trace of dark light flashed deep within his eyes.
The two exchanged a glance and stepped into the black tower.
As their feet landed, they felt solid ground beneath them. Before they could react further, they abruptly sensed something foreign appear within their bodies, causing their expressions to change drastically.
Xiao Yu's originally fair, rosy cheeks instantly turned red like burning charcoal.
The two stood frozen like puppets in the middle of the black doorway. The people behind them had just been about to rebuke them when they saw white mist seep out from their bodies, accompanied by sizzling sounds like roasting meat.
The surrounding crowd immediately burst into gloating laughter. "Haha, they must be freshmen who just entered the Inner Academy. It's their first time entering the Blazing Heavens Qi Refining Tower, yet they didn't make the slightest preparation. They brought this on themselves..."
Others saw their condition and immediately left to summon an elder. Without an elder's help, these two novices would likely be burned into charcoal from the inside out by the Heart Flame.
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