Shendu Was Still Far Too Overpowered

When Xiao Long saw the flame beast charging at him, he no longer dodged. Earlier, he had merely been startled and reacted on instinct.

But now...

The most terrifying things about Heavenly Flames were actually their temperature and the special powers they contained. As for the myriad beast spirit flame, he could already tell.

It should be able to turn fire into beasts. If he could not withstand even the fire beasts it formed, he might as well turn around right now.

"Break!"

This was not inside a cave, so Xiao Long naturally did not have to worry about what his Dragon Blast might do.

A Dragon Blast formed by blending the Dragon Talisman, the Pig Talisman, and a portion of the golden emperor burning heaven flame's power-anyone who used it would know how mighty it was!

An immense mass of flame, enough to startle even Xiao Long himself, appeared in his hand. It vaguely took the shape of a dragon as it swept toward the charging fire beasts!

Rumble!

Logically speaking, an explosive rumble should not have come from beasts formed entirely of fire, but that was exactly what happened.

Even the Dou Ling-level fire beasts were blasted apart in an instant. Flames scattered across the ground, still trying to gather back together.

But the power of the golden emperor burning heaven flame instantly suppressed their attempts to reform.

"That was too easy."

Xiao Long shook his head. It seemed Xun'er's little act of burning him alive had actually made subduing a Heavenly Flame easier for him.

He had suppressed these fire beasts without even using the Fire Emperor Profound Canon.

Xiao Long vanished from where he stood and appeared atop the altar piled with magical beast corpses.

The surrounding temperature abruptly soared. He saw a flaming lizard lying on the ground, but this flaming lizard was different from the fire beasts he had blasted apart earlier.

The flames on its body were far denser than those of the earlier fire beasts, and their color was much richer!

"So this is the myriad beast spirit flame..."

Xiao Long raised an eyebrow. He could sense a tiny trace of sentience within it, and the moment the flaming lizard saw him...

It seemed to have encountered its natural predator and immediately tried to flee. This flame was remarkably fast!

But Xiao Long had already been on guard and instantly blocked the myriad beast spirit flame's path.

"Roar!"

A mass of scorching flame spewed out from it, seemingly filled with the souls of countless beasts. This was no ordinary ball of fire.

The flames actually contained a mixture of many fire-type magical beasts' Dou Techniques. That searing heat, combined with all those Dou Techniques...

Even a Dou Wang would have a bitter cup to swallow. Relying on his cheats, Xiao Long could not be bothered to do much. Mainly, he wanted to see just how intense the myriad beast spirit flame's heat was.

If he could not withstand it outside his body, absorbing it directly would probably be unbearable. Even with the immortal combination of the Dog Talisman and Horse Talisman...

He still worried about being tortured until he wished he were dead.

Still, he was not about to simply throw himself into the flames. In the next instant, Dou Qi spread across his entire body.

A Dou Qi Veil appeared around him-something that could be called little more than a badge of rank, with practically no use at all.

But Xiao Long's Dou Qi Veil was a little different. He had discovered this when he broke through to Dou Shi.

An ordinary Dou Shi's Dou Qi Veil really was just a veil, a thin layer of gauze. But Xiao Long's was covered in pale yellow dragon scales, as though he were wearing an entire dragon hide.

Its defenses certainly looked impressive!

Boom!

That didn't hurt!

Xiao Long raised his eyebrows. This rivaled plenty of actual armor, didn't it? Though perhaps it was because he himself had a special advantage against flames.

The Heavenly Flame's scorching heat made no difference to him. As for those Dou Techniques, once fire-type techniques lost the added power of their flames...

How strong could they really be?

"Looks like there won't be any problems!" Since even his Dou Qi Veil could defend against a Heavenly Flame on its own, and his body was full of Dou Qi...

Not to mention Shendu and all that Dou Qi inside him-what the hell did he have to fear?

Seeing that its flames had no effect, the flaming lizard immediately tried to flee again. But Xiao Long had finished testing it.

Naturally, he no longer had any concerns!

He seized it in one hand and refined it on the spot!

Activating the Fire Emperor Profound Canon, he used his Dou Qi to disperse the flaming lizard's outer form. Perhaps Xiao Long himself already had a special advantage against the myriad beast spirit flame.

Then there was Shendu, along with the Fire Emperor Profound Canon he cultivated.

With those three cheats stacked on him, if refining one little myriad beast spirit flame still required a huge fuss, he would be far too weak.

The origin flame seed was revealed.

Without another word, Xiao Long swallowed the origin flame seed directly, just as he had previously swallowed a portion of Xiao Xun'er's golden emperor burning heaven flame...

Wait, the golden emperor burning heaven flame came out of Xiao Xun'er's body!

And I ate it?

Doesn't that mean I ate Xun'er's secre...

Uh.

That thought's way too perverted. Better not let it wander any further.

Xiao Long's mind had suddenly gone off on a tangent, but he hurriedly snapped back to his senses. He was refining a Heavenly Flame here. Could he show the myriad beast spirit flame a little respect?

But then he suddenly realized something.

"Huh? Where's my Heavenly Flame?"

He had swallowed the origin flame seed, so why was there no reaction at all? Just then, Xiao Long sensed something in his dantian.

A flame seed was sitting obediently inside his dantian, mingling with his liquefied Dou Qi.

"That's it? Why didn't I feel anything?"

Xiao Long froze for a moment. He had thought he would still have to do something, relying on his own willpower-or at least making the Horse Talisman and Dog Talisman put in some work.

He had wanted to let the myriad beast spirit flame experience what a cheater could do.

But now...

It was over the moment it went in?

If he had not swallowed it himself, he would have thought it had not even entered yet.

"Don't tell me it's defective!"

A thought flashed through Xiao Long's mind, and he hurriedly channeled his Dou Qi to activate the flame seed.

"Dragon Blast!"

The next instant...

A fire dragon dozens of zhang long appeared before Xiao Long. Unlike the earlier fire dragon, which had only possessed a rough outline, this one was utterly lifelike.

Even its eyes were filled with spirit, as though the finishing strokes had brought a painted dragon to life!

Xiao Long felt that he could even control this fire dragon. At a thought from him, it bared its fangs and brandished its claws, instantly hurtling toward the nearby mountainside!

Boom!

With a deafening explosion, the surroundings shook violently, startling countless birds into the sky.

Countless stones and grains of sand flew in every direction. When the dust settled, an enormous hole had appeared in the mountainside, and even the rocks around it had become as smooth as glass.

"Hm?"

Xiao Long had not expected combining the myriad beast spirit flame with Dragon Blast to produce such tremendous power. Compared with before, this attack was probably beyond what even a Dou Ling could take head-on.

As for whether it could take on a Dou Wang, he would have to try it to find out!

I'll have Grandfather test a move when I get back!

Judging by its power, it should not be defective. Besides, he discovered that his cultivation had risen another two stars.

He was already a four-star Dou Shi. A defective myriad beast spirit flame should not possess such power.

"Forming fire beasts... Flames count as inanimate things too. Could the Rat Talisman bring fire beasts to life? If so..."

"Then besides my shadow army, I could have a whole army of fire beasts!"

"They need Dou Qi to sustain them. Ah, that's not all that useful. Still, the fire beasts it forms are pretty strong. They're only good for fighting, though. They can't be like the shadow army."

Xiao Long's drive to act was maxed out, and he immediately gave it a try. He discovered that these fire beasts really did possess intelligence, and he did not even need to control them.

With just a thought, they knew what he wanted. The problem was that sustaining these fire beasts required his Dou Qi.

Because, in essence, these flames were manifestations of his Dou Qi.

Still, with his Dou Qi and Heavenly Flame empowering them, these fire beasts should have no trouble crushing Da Dou Shi!

And as long as he had enough Dou Qi, these fire beasts were practically endless.

A beast tide!

I have returned!

The myriad beast spirit flame plus the Rat Talisman directly let him cosplay as a summoner.

Sure enough, the myriad beast spirit flame was an excellent match for him!

After experimenting a little, Xiao Long prepared to leave. He really had not expected everything to go so quickly.

Previously, he had thought that even if finding the Heavenly Flame went quickly, it would still take several days, never mind refining it.

After all, even his little bro had a brush with death every time despite Yao Lao's help, and he was cultivating the Flame Mantra.

Sure enough.

Shendu was still far too overpowered!

The rule that you should always pick Shendu if he was an option really was the truth.

"Time to go!"

Xiao Long thought for a moment, then the myriad beast spirit flame surged forth, transforming into an incredibly fearsome fire dragon beneath his feet.

The Rat Talisman activated!

The fire dragon immediately gained sentience. Standing atop it, Xiao Long retraced his route toward Qingshan Town.