Heavenly Flame
Battle Through the Heavens: The Heavenly Flame ReignitedBiodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Heavenly Flame |
| Alias(es) | Yihuo (异火) |
| Species/Race | Rare naturally occurring supernatural flame |
| Disposition | Neutral; individual flames may be wild, sealed, cultivated, or controlled by a master |
| Occupation/Role | Exceptionally powerful source of destruction, alchemy, cultivation, and body tempering |
| Status | Extant; individual Heavenly Flames are scattered across the continent, while some are sealed or maintained in specialized domains 313 518 |
| First Appearance | 26 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yin-Yang Twin Flame — initial manifestation | 28 | Ranked 21st on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Xiao Yan discovers it within his Qi vortex and learns to summon, shape, and regulate its temperature. |
| Mutation through the Flame Mantra | 29 30 | The Yin-Yang Twin Flame devours the Flame Mantra, gains an autonomous “devouring” function, and continuously absorbs ambient energy to strengthen itself and Xiao Yan. |
| Body-tempering manifestation | 43 | Its Yin Fire burns Xiao Yan’s body while its Yang Fire heals it; the process tempers his physique and creates a black-and-white mark on his forehead. |
| Growth through lesser flames | 182 193 231 | It refines Purple Flame and had previously devoured the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Beast Flame, enlarging its seed and raising its power to the level of a true Heavenly Flame. |
| Green Lotus Core Flame absorption | 228 231 | After absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame’s energy, it fully evolves into a true Heavenly Flame stronger than the original Green Lotus Core Flame; Xiao Yan estimates its power at roughly 18th on the Ranking. |
| Five-flame fusion | 318 320 324 | It devours the Sea Heart Flame, Falling Heart Flame, and Bone Spirit Cold Flame in addition to its prior flames. Its combined power reaches the top ten, and it gains Falling Heart Flame’s heartfire-producing trait. |
| Child Flame and Three Thousand Burning Flame | 415 423 424 436 | It overpowers and absorbs Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flame, then gradually devours the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Its practical power rises to fifth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. |
| Demon Fire Space evolution | 508 512 | Absorbing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Lotus Demonic Flame energy, and the Demon Fire Space’s flame energy causes another evolution, eventually allowing it to contend evenly with Nihility Devouring Flame. |
| Flamefire Domain refinement | 518 | Xiao Yan devours every Heavenly Flame kept by the Yan Clan, then spends more than a month refining their energy, evolving the Yin-Yang Twin Flame further, and undergoing Heavenly Flame Body Tempering. |
Characteristics
Origin and rarity
Heavenly Flames are extraordinary fires born from extreme natural conditions. They may originate from meteorites falling from the heavens, deep volcanic regions tempered over millennia, or other concentrated sources of fire-attributed energy. They are vastly stronger than ordinary flames catalyzed by Dou Qi. 26
Most alchemists never encounter one in their lifetime. Even after locating one, subduing it is exceptionally dangerous; failed attempts commonly end with the cultivator being burned to ashes. 26
Sentience and behavior
Heavenly Flames are not necessarily mindless elements. Powerful specimens can possess intelligence, resist their masters, transform into human form, and seek freedom from confinement. 28 313 506
- A subdued Heavenly Flame may backlash against an incompatible master rather than increase their strength. 28
- When Heavenly Flames meet, they may instinctively attempt to devour one another. 320 415
- Flames in the top five of the Heavenly Flame Ranking are particularly intelligent and capable of avoiding capture. 517
- Individual flames can assume beast-like forms, including snakes, pythons, dragons, and firebirds. 220 313 415
Destructive potential
A Heavenly Flame can burn through stone, melt cliff faces, and destroy powerful Magical Beasts with ease. An uncontrolled eruption may reduce an entire city—or a much larger region—to ashes. 28 46 423
- The Yin-Yang Twin Flame burns targets continuously after contact and can be shaped into attacks or protective armor. 217 220
- The Green Lotus Core Flame can reduce even Xiao Yan’s body to bones almost instantly when uncontrolled. 228
- The Falling Heart Flame’s fire python was powerful enough to break the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower’s seals and force the Inner Academy’s elders into action. 313 314
- The Lotus Demonic Flame can use the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation to refine intruders into Fire Slaves. 506
Heavenly Flame Ranking
The Heavenly Flame Ranking records twenty-three known Heavenly Flames. A flame’s original rank does not always reflect its eventual combat power, as certain flames can evolve by consuming external fire energy or other Heavenly Flames. 28 231 436
| Rank | Heavenly Flame | Documented details |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd | Black Yellow Flame | A dark-yellow Heavenly Flame maintained within the Yan Clan’s Flamefire Domain. 518 |
| 21st | Yin-Yang Twin Flame | A black-and-white flame born in the void; possesses Yin Fire of death and Yang Fire of life. 28 |
| 19th | Green Lotus Core Flame | An azure flame born deep underground after prolonged tempering by earthfire; its destructive force surpasses the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s initial state. 213 |
| 15th | Sea Heart Flame | Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame, later devoured by Xiao Yan’s Yin-Yang Twin Flame. 318 |
| 9th | Three Thousand Burning Flame | A blackish-purple star-born flame capable of absorbing stellar power and granting an Undying Body-like recovery ability. 394 |
| 8th | Red Lotus Karmic Flame | Heavenly Flame subdued by Huo Zhi of the Yan Clan. 518 |
| 6th | Eight Wastelands Annihilation Flame | Heavenly Flame subdued by Huo Xuan with the assistance of Yan Clan elders. 500 |
| 4th | Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame | Xun’er’s Heavenly Flame; it protects her from the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s uncontrolled eruption. 439 |
| 2nd | Nihility Devouring Flame | A sentient flame whose devouring power and influence place it above virtually all Heavenly Flames except the unattained Emperor Flame. 512 |
Uses
Alchemy
Heavenly Flames are highly valued by alchemists because their heat and controllability can improve pill quality and raise refinement success rates. 26
- They provide a major advantage over ordinary Dou Qi flames and Beast Flames. 26 62
- Certain poisons and seals can only be removed by an alchemist possessing a Heavenly Flame. 57 210
- Xiao Yan uses the Yin-Yang Twin Flame to refine medicinal ingredients, pills, and Heavenly Monster Puppets. 38 359
Cultivation and body tempering
A Heavenly Flame can refine energy, purify Dou Qi, and temper a cultivator’s body, though the process is often fatal without sufficient preparation. 43 182
- The Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s Yang Fire restores damaged flesh and vitality, while its Yin Fire annihilates living targets. 28 43
- Heavenly Flame Body Tempering burns the body from within and without, strengthening physical durability through destruction and regeneration. 43 135
- Falling Heart Flame’s heartfire compresses and purifies Dou Qi, accelerating cultivation in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. 307
- After devouring Falling Heart Flame, the Yin-Yang Twin Flame can continuously produce heartfire through its child flames. 324
Containment and cultivation
- Canaan Academy — The Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower was built to seal the Falling Heart Flame. Its eruption destroyed the tower and triggered conflict between the academy, Han Feng, and the Black-Corner Region. 313 318
- Yan Clan — The clan relocates Heavenly Flames together with their original formation environments into the Flamefire Domain, where formations restrain and nourish them with magma energy. 518
- Soul Hall — Uses Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flames as tools and weapons; the Child Flame granted to Mu Gu attempted to devour the Yin-Yang Twin Flame. 415 443
- Pill Tower — Confined the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Region until Xiao Yan entered and subdued it. 422 424
Relationships
- Xiao Yan — Master of the Yin-Yang Twin Flame; he uses it for alchemy, combat, body tempering, and to devour other Heavenly Flames for evolution. 28 176 518
- Medicine Elder — Explains Heavenly Flames to Xiao Yan and repeatedly warns him of their danger; his Bone Spirit Cold Flame is later devoured during Xiao Yan’s five-flame crisis. 26 320 321
- Xun’er — Wields the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and shares Heavenly Flame energy with Xiao Yan during his unstable evolutions. 439 508
- Medusa — Attempts to evolve using the Green Lotus Core Flame, later helps Xiao Yan endure and distribute the burden of multiple Heavenly Flames. 220 320 508
- Nihility Devouring Flame — Regards the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s devouring ability as valuable and seeks to take it after Xiao Yan absorbs one of its Child Flames. 443
- Yan Clan — Grants Xiao Yan unrestricted access to the Flamefire Domain’s captive Heavenly Flames in recognition of his assistance to the clan. 518