Two days later, Su Heng awoke from a pool of congealed blood.
Since he had informed his parents beforehand that he would be entering seclusion, Su Yan and Xue Yu had not rashly opened his door to check on him after all sounds within the room ceased.
Looking at the dried bloodstains, Su Heng still felt lingering fear. Devouring the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Flame had truly sent him through death's door.
This was the first time since his rebirth that he had encountered mortal danger!
"Whew! Thankfully, everything went smoothly. And I gained quite a lot this time, so it counts as a blessing in disguise."
Su Heng looked at his body, reforged by Beast Flame and nearly reborn, and actually felt somewhat pleased.
Now, all of Su Heng's meridians had been burned and repaired by the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Flame. He could freely let flames flow through his body. Not only did they no longer cause burning pain, they instead brought a warm, comforting sensation.
His cultivation had also broken through from the peak of One-Star Great Dou Master to Five-Star Great Dou Master.
The immense energy contained within the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Flame, along with a portion of the Dou Qi Queen Medusa had infused into him, had all been absorbed and successfully fused by Su Heng.
"No wonder Xiao Yan could greatly raise his cultivation by devouring Heavenly Flames. I only devoured the Beast Flame of an Eighth-Rank Magical Beast, yet my strength rose this much."
"If I could devour the Origin Beast Flames of an Ancient Void Dragon, Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, or even a Dragon-Phoenix, becoming a Dou Venerable might not be a dream."
"Furthermore, when flames are devoured and absorbed, their energy acts upon cultivators of fire-attributed cultivation methods and reshapes their bodies."
"This would not only allow