"Only a three-star Da Dou Shi?"
Su Tian carefully examined himself once more. After confirming there was no mistake, he withdrew his awareness from his body and shook his head helplessly with a bitter chuckle.
He had originally expected his strength might reach that of a five-star Da Dou Shi this time, which would have saved him a considerable amount of cultivation time.
Moreover, tempered by the green lotus core flame, his Dou Qi would become even more condensed, so he would not have to worry about an unstable foundation.
Yet reality left Su Tian a little disappointed.
"Looks like Yao Lao was right. Devouring heavenly flames doesn't increase your strength all that much. What matters most is that it can raise the Flame Mantra's grade."
Su Tian sighed helplessly. Remembering what Yao Lao had once told Xiao Yan, he shook his head and finally accepted the reality before him.
"After all, I only reached three-star Da Dou Shi because the green lotus core flame wasn't too bright. It condensed quite a bit of Dou Qi for me on its own, and that was what increased my strength."
At that thought, Su Tian immediately felt more at ease.
Although the increase in his strength was rather small, it was still better than nothing.
"Forget it. Let's see what grade the Flame Mantra can evolve to after devouring the green lotus core flame."
As though sensing Su Tian's intentions, fierce winds suddenly rose outside the cave. The sky abruptly darkened, and bolts of lightning appeared as if out of thin air, flashing endlessly and lighting up the entire mountain forest.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
At one moment, a deep peal of thunder suddenly sounded amid the layers of black clouds, rolling through the mountain forest.
Not long after the thunder, an enormous,