The Return of a King

The Return of a King

"Good! Since you're being so straightforward, Senior, I won't hold back either. Take this Soul-Nourishing Saliva and use it! After all, I'll still need your protection in the future!"

With that, Fa Wutian took out a portion of Soul-Nourishing Saliva and handed it to Skyfire Venerable.

Seeing this, Skyfire Venerable accepted it without ceremony.

"You're too polite, young friend! From now on, just call me Old Huo. Calling me Senior all the time makes things sound rather distant!"

"Alright!"

Afterward, Fa Wutian placed the Newborn Fallen Heart Flame into the Reincarnation Cauldron and prepared to leave.

At that moment, Skyfire Venerable suddenly reminded him, "Wutian, be careful on your way back! A group of Flame Lizardmen lives here, and they're no weaklings! If they entangle us, I'm afraid we'll both be done for!"

Fa Wutian nodded to show that he understood.

Of course, he knew these Flame Lizardmen were not to be provoked.

After all, they were the gravekeepers arranged by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor!

Their strongest member was a Half-Saint!

Moreover, in this special environment, even a one-star Dou Saint would likely not dare venture too deeply into their territory!

Although he knew that the Flame Lizardmen contained fire beads that could aid cultivation, he had no intention of hunting them.

After all, he had more important matters to handle right now!

"Old Huo, don't worry! If I could make it here safely, do you think I'd be without any means?"

With that, Fa Wutian used the Nine Heavens Kunpeng Step and shot toward the base of the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Seeing this, Skyfire Venerable, hidden on Fa Wutian's body, was greatly shocked.

This kid actually possessed such a profound movement Dou Technique! And he still claimed he wasn't the illegitimate son of some great figure!

He refused to believe that an ordinary Dou Emperor family could possess a formidable Dou Technique like the Nine Heavens Kunpeng Step.

"It seems this kid really is far from simple! But that's good! The stronger he is, the greater my hope of resurrection!"

Thinking this, Skyfire Venerable stopped paying attention to Fa Wutian and returned to refining the Soul-Nourishing Saliva.

Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower.

After a year, the buildings destroyed by the Fallen Heart Flame had finally been restored.

However, what puzzled Su Qian was that ever since that incident, the reserves of Heartfire within the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower had been dwindling at a visible rate!

Seeing this, Su Qian had no choice but to temporarily forbid the students from entering the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate, using an inspection as an excuse.

Yet as day after day passed, he still failed to find the cause!

At last, under immense pressure from all sides, he had no choice but to reopen the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower!

"Today is the day the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower is reopened! All students are to enter the tower in an orderly manner. No disputes are allowed! Otherwise, you will be barred from entering!"

"Understood!"

Hearing Su Qian's words, everyone answered in unison.

Su Qian nodded in satisfaction.

"Go in!"

As soon as Su Qian finished speaking, everyone impatiently headed into the tower.

After all, they had endured an entire year without having Heartfire temper their bodies!

At that moment, one figure stood out among the bustling crowd.

She was Han Yue, the acting pavilion master of the Nine Heavens Pavilion!

Han Yue looked at the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower before her and murmured, "Fa Wutian, if you were still here, how would they dare lay their hands on the Nine Heavens Pavilion?"

It turned out that after Fa Wutian met with misfortune, Zi Yan had been unable to bear the blow and left to clear her mind.

With the Nine Heavens Pavilion left leaderless, several long-established factions took the opportunity to kick it while it was down, hoping to carve it up!

After all, aside from Fa Wutian and Zi Yan, the Nine Heavens Pavilion had no other powerful fighters. Yet it possessed the vast majority of the resources!

Naturally, everyone wanted a bite of such a juicy prize!

Thus, under the Sky Wolf Gang's lead, they began a series of suppressive actions against the Nine Heavens Pavilion!

However, through Han Yue's efforts, although the Nine Heavens Pavilion suffered severe losses, its core strength was preserved!

As for the remaining ordinary disciples? The moment they learned that something had happened to Fa Wutian, they immediately defected to other factions!

After all, having benefited greatly from the Nine Heavens Pavilion's resources, their cultivation had advanced considerably. Wherever they went, they would be welcomed as honored guests!

Han Yue could do nothing about it and could only regard them as a pack of ungrateful wolves!

Just as Han Yue was lost in thought, the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower suddenly began to shake!

Seeing this, everyone fled from the tower in a panic, afraid that they would become the next Fa Wutian.

At that moment, Su Qian also arrived.

"What exactly is going on? Could that thing be trying to break through the seal again?"

The moment his words fell, a figure burst through the top of the tower and appeared before everyone.

The figure wore a flowing white robe and had wings on his back. The wings were overall milky white, yet upon closer inspection, faint traces of green could be seen within that white!

He stood in the air, looking down upon the crowd!

That figure was none other than Fa Wutian!

"Look! That person seems to be Fa Wutian?!!"

"Fa Wutian? Wasn't he dead long ago? What, did he come back as a corpse?"

"I advise you to watch your mouth, brother! Look carefully—he has wings on his back! That's the mark of a Dou King!"

"Damn, I didn't notice just now! Thanks for the reminder, brother! I'll treat you to a meal next time!"

"Not next time. If you're treating me, do it now! Don't try to pull anything on me!"

Seeing that Fa Wutian was alive, Su Qian was overjoyed.

Although he did not know how Fa Wutian had escaped, the most urgent matter now was restoring the seal!

After all, Fa Wutian had shattered the seal when he broke out!

Seeing Su Qian preparing to set up the seal again, Fa Wutian immediately interrupted, "Great Elder, don't waste your effort! The Fallen Heart Flame inside the tower has already been devoured by me!"

"Devoured?!!"

Su Qian's mind went blank on the spot.

However, he quickly regained his senses.

"You brat devoured the Fallen Heart Flame? It seems I'll have to seal you inside the tower! I wonder whether the Fallen Heart Flame will still have its previous effects after being devoured by someone!"

"Great Elder, you're joking, right?"

"What do you think? You brat are truly audacious, daring to devour the academy's Fallen Heart Flame! Sigh, forget it! Come with me!"

With that, Su Qian left with Fa Wutian.

At the same time, everyone learned that Fa Wutian had not died at all and had even advanced to the Dou King realm!

This news brought joy to some and sorrow to others.

When Han Yue saw that Fa Wutian was safe and sound, she wept with joy. "The Nine Heavens Pavilion is saved!"

Meanwhile, the long-established factions that had once suppressed the Nine Heavens Pavilion all became deeply uneasy after learning that Fa Wutian had returned.

"Damn it! How is that brat not dead?!!"

"What do we do now? Fa Wutian is back! Will he come looking for trouble with us?"

"What are you afraid of? This is Canaan Academy! I refuse to believe Fa Wutian would dare attack us within the academy!"

After learning that Fa Wutian was alive, all the old factions that had suppressed the Nine Heavens Pavilion fell silent.

They knew that Fa Wutian, now a Dou King, was absolutely not someone they could contend against!

Thus, they pinned their hopes on the academy.

They hoped to use the academy's authority to restrain Fa Wutian!

(End of Chapter)

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