Wind and Fire of the Same Source, Wind Fury Dragon Flame! A Mysterious Man

Following the precise guidance of the yellowed beast-hide map, Yao Xuan ventured deep into the uninhabited reaches of the Tagor Desert.

The farther he traveled into the heart of the desert, the more extreme the surrounding environment became...

The once hot, stifling currents of wind and sand gradually turned violent and razor-sharp!

The yellow sand filling the sky no longer drifted slowly, but was drawn by an invisible force, swirling and surging madly...

A moment later, a murky earth-yellow glow suddenly lit up the distant horizon...

Yao Xuan halted and looked up. "Uncle Chen..."

"According to the map, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame should be nearby..."

Yao Lao nodded. "That should be right. I can sense an exceptionally intense fire-element aura here!"

The next moment, at the center of the desert at the edge of their vision...

A colossal flame tornado hundreds of zhang tall rose from the ground, piercing the heavens and connecting with the heavy sand clouds overhead, forming a terrifying phenomenon that blotted out the sky.

That flame tornado was none other than the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

Unlike the gentle yet bewitching Green Lotus Core Flame, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame was the source of wind and fire fused to their utmost extreme...

The tornado was a deep earth-yellow throughout, carrying countless crimson grains of sand. Firelight and windblown sand intertwined as they spun and churned at tremendous speed...

Within the rapidly rotating flame tornado, the vague yet majestic phantom of a giant dragon faintly condensed...

Its dragon body stretched and coiled for hundreds of zhang, its scales and claws appearing and vanishing as it raised its head and circled within the flaming storm.

The fire dragon phantom continuously let out deep, deafening roars. Its cries pierced the sandstorm and echoed above the entire wilderness...

The Wind Fury Dragon Flame was born in the eye of a desert flame tornado. It had no fixed dwelling place and only appeared at random during the blazing heat of midsummer...

Seeing the Wind Fury Dragon Flame not far away, Yao Lao could no longer conceal the excitement in his eyes.

"It really is the Wind Fury Dragon Flame!"

"You brat really struck it big this time..."

Excitement also covered Yao Xuan's face. After all, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame was an utterly unexpected boon to him...

Feeling the extreme heat and wind pressure radiating from the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Yao Xuan could not help but say,

"Uncle Chen..."

"This Wind Fury Dragon Flame is only one rank apart from the Green Lotus Core Flame, yet it feels far more powerful..."

"Perhaps with this Wind Fury Dragon Flame, I can attempt to break through to the Battle Emperor Realm..."

Yao Lao nodded. "That's right..."

"Compared to the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame is not a stationary Heavenly Flame. It is a living, constantly surging destructive natural disaster."

"Wind feeds the flames, and flames borrow the wind's might. Wind and fire nourish one another, multiplying their destructive power!"

"Judging from its current force, if an ordinary Battle Emperor Realm cultivator accidentally entered this domain, their body would be torn apart by wind and fire in an instant, their origin burned away, leaving not even bones behind..."

"This fusion of wind and fire is therefore far beyond what the Green Lotus Core Flame can match..."

"Moreover, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame possesses an exceptionally rare dual-element origin. It combines the speed of wind with the destruction of fire, excelling in both offense and defense while remaining incomparably agile..."

"If you refine it and merge it into the Flame Mantra, not only will it increase the power of your fused Heavenly Flames, but even your movement speed will undergo a qualitative leap!"

"But if you rashly absorb this Heavenly Flame now, I'm afraid it may be somewhat dangerous..."

Yet after hearing Yao Lao's words, the excitement in Yao Xuan's eyes did not fade. Instead, it burned even more fiercely.

Yao Xuan naturally understood the danger involved, but the Wind Fury Dragon Flame before him was an opportunity that came once in a thousand years...

Thus, Yao Xuan took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and spoke in a firm voice.

"Uncle Chen, I understand the risks..."

"But opportunities involving Heavenly Flames are rare. I want to give it a try!"

As Yao Xuan's words fell, the fused Heavenly Flame around him slowly began to circulate, and a faint layer of firelight enveloped his body...

Yao Lao looked at Yao Xuan in silence for a moment. In the end, he sighed helplessly and nodded.

"Fine! Since you have made up your mind, then give it a try! Remember to act within your limits. If you cannot endure it, stop immediately. Do not force yourself!"

Having obtained Yao Lao's consent, Yao Xuan hesitated no longer...

The Dou Qi wings on his back gave a light flutter, and he flew toward the Wind Fury Dragon Flame...

The closer he came to the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, the more terrifying the surrounding pressure became.

The violent power of wind and fire crashed toward him without restraint...

Fortunately, the fused Heavenly Flame protected Yao Xuan's body, preventing him from suffering any harm.

The hundred-zhang fire dragon phantom coiled at the center of the storm likewise locked onto Yao Xuan, who had rashly approached...

With a roar from the giant dragon phantom, rolling waves of heat came crushing down layer upon layer.

Yao Xuan gritted his teeth and fully circulated the Dou Qi within his body to resist the pressure. Just as he was about to activate the Flame Mantra and draw the Heavenly Flame's origin into his body...

At that very moment, Yao Lao's soul form, hovering in the air as his protector, suddenly narrowed his eyes. His previously relaxed expression instantly turned incomparably grave!

An extremely sharp spiritual perception spread across a thousand li in an instant. Several concealed yet vast and formidable auras were rapidly closing in on the place where the Wind Fury Dragon Flame had appeared!

Those auras were all as solid and powerful as Peak Battle Emperor Realm experts. Several even faintly touched upon the level of a Dou Zong!

Such strength was absolutely not something Medusa and the others from earlier could possess!

"Yao Xuan!"

"Stop!"

Yao Lao shouted in a low voice, his tone carrying a trace of urgency...

Hearing this, Yao Xuan immediately stopped.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, Yao Lao possessed Yao Xuan once more!

In an instant, he unleashed the terrifying power of a Half-Step Battle Venerable...

The Bone Chilling Flame burst from Yao Lao's palm, instantly covering the entire domain of the wind-and-fire tornado.

At the same time, Yao Lao's soul power transformed into layer upon layer of sealing barriers, precisely enveloping the violent and rampaging Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

The flame tornado, which had been roaring and churning wildly, was suppressed by the Bone Chilling Flame and Yao Lao's soul power...

It began to tremble violently. The frenzied power of circulating wind and fire was locked down layer by layer, while the restless fire dragon phantom instantly withered and withdrew.

In merely a few breaths, the Heavenly Flame disaster that had just shaken heaven and earth had its origin power instantly sealed by Yao Lao!

As its origin power was sealed, the phenomenon displayed by the Wind Fury Dragon Flame vanished at once, transforming into a compact, condensed ball of earth-yellow flame that hovered steadily in midair.

The next second, Yao Lao controlled Yao Xuan's body and flicked his sleeve, seizing the sealed origin of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame in one grasp.

"Go!"

As that single word fell, white light flashed explosively around Yao Xuan's body!

He transformed into an incomparably swift streak of light, tearing through the sky full of sand and heat waves before vanishing into the boundless world in an instant...

Just over a dozen breaths after the two departed, several figures in black robes came treading through the sand and tearing through the air, standing atop the empty wilderness...

The leading man wore white-and-blue robes. He closed his eyes slightly and focused, sensing the lingering aura in the air. A moment later, he abruptly opened his eyes, the corners of his lips lifting faintly.

"This aura... is it the Bone Chilling Flame...?"