Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus!
Once that thought arose, Xiao Fan could not stop turning it over in his mind.
As everyone knew, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus was a Dou Technique Xiao Yan had created himself using the heavenly flames he possessed. Its power was closely tied to the flames fused within it.
If Xiao Fan mastered Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus himself, wouldn't he have a devastating weapon that could let him fight above his level? That would greatly improve his chances of staying alive.
Most importantly, Xiao Fan had coveted Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus from the original story for ages. He dreamed of hurling a fire lotus himself and blasting an invincible path forward.
He could no longer contain the burning excitement in his heart, and fervor gradually filled his eyes.
Now that he had decided to try, Xiao Fan no longer hesitated.
He first summoned Bone Spirit Cold Flame into his left hand. It felt as cool as ever, yet radiated fluctuations of power that made his heart tremble.
Looking at the cold white Bone Spirit Cold Flame in his palm, Xiao Fan murmured softly.
"Don't let me down!"
The outer edges of the flickering Bone Spirit Cold Flame in his palm drifted gently toward him, as though it had heard his murmur and was affectionately offering its friendship.
Slowly circulating the Dou Qi within his body, Xiao Fan focused intently and summoned Purple Flame.
The newly appeared Purple Flame had no time to strut its might before sensing the terrifying power of the heavenly flame in Xiao Fan's left hand.
Even its dancing flames weakened somewhat, bowing toward Bone Spirit Cold Flame in submission.
Bone Spirit Cold Flame, meanwhile, burned with perfect ease, its flames flickering even more noticeably, as if flaunting its status before Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan carefully brought his soul power toward the two flames.
Bone Spirit Cold Flame felt icy to him, yet radiated an aura that made his heart tremble. Purple Flame was scorching and violent. Their only similarity was that both felt intimately familiar to Xiao Fan.
Yes, intimately familiar.
This had to be the Chaos Flame Body's affinity for fire, and it gave Xiao Fan a little more confidence in fusing the heavenly flames.
He released his soul power, carefully soothing the two flames in his hands.
Only after a little over ten minutes did Xiao Fan finally calm both flames, allowing each to release its own aura without disturbing the other.
But the fusion that came next was the most crucial part.
Xiao Fan pressed his lips together and slowly brought his outstretched hands closer.
As his hands approached each other, the flames in his palms burned increasingly fiercely, making them harder for him to control.
Xiao Fan carefully observed the changes in both flames. The power of heavenly flames was no joke. With his current strength as a Dou Shi, a single careless moment might leave him dead, his lamp extinguished.
Finally, as his hands drew closer, there came a moment when Xiao Fan's soul power failed to maintain the balance, instantly shattering the peaceful atmosphere.
Boom!
A violent explosion rang out through the secluded valley.
Xiao Yi Xian, who was preparing herbs in the thatched cottage, was startled by the tremendous blast.
"What happened? Has a fight broken out?"
Filled with worry, Xiao Yi Xian went to the site of the explosion. A huge crater remained there, shrouded in dust from the blast.
As the dust cleared, Xiao Fan appeared before her, his clothes in tatters.
On her way over, Xiao Yi Xian had already figured it out. This place was secluded, and it was almost impossible for anyone to sneak in unnoticed. An explosion this fierce could only have been Xiao Fan's doing.
Looking at the utterly bedraggled Xiao Fan, Xiao Yi Xian asked curiously.
"What happened to you?"
Xiao Fan scratched his head awkwardly. "My fault. I was careless while practicing a Dou Technique and caused an explosion."
At the same time, relief washed over Xiao Fan. Fortunately, he had noticed something was wrong and thrown the heavenly flames away in time. Otherwise, he would have suffered far more than a face covered in dust and soot.
Xiao Fan scratched his head awkwardly and apologized to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Sorry! I disturbed you."
"It's all right. Be more careful."
After Xiao Yi Xian left, Xiao Fan found another flat spot nearby and considered where he had gone wrong.
My soul power leaned unevenly toward the two sides just now. I failed to maintain the balance. If I try again, I'll definitely succeed.
Once Xiao Fan understood his mistake, he immediately set to work and attempted the fusion again.
With his previous experience, the fusion progressed quickly this time.
Watching the two flames draw closer in his hands, until they were almost touching, Xiao Fan inwardly braced himself. The hardest part would only begin once the flames truly came into contact.
It was like a war between two nations. Xiao Fan had to attend to every detail, keeping the deployments and limits on firepower in every part of both nations exactly equal, without the slightest error. Yet a battlefield changed in an instant. How could perfect control be so easy?
Boom!
Sure enough, the flames had barely begun to fuse before their power blasted Xiao Fan away.
This explosion was far more powerful than the last. Previously, the two flames had not yet fused; their energies had merely fallen out of balance. Now that their fusion had failed, the resulting explosion was on an entirely different scale.
Xiao Yi Xian hurried to the scene and found Xiao Fan in the crater, already knocked unconscious by the blast.
"What Dou Technique is he practicing? Does he not even care about his life anymore?"
Looking at Xiao Fan in the crater, Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly and murmured.
Because Xiao Fan had been able to kill Mu She at such a young age, Xiao Yi Xian had initially assumed he was a young master from some great clan, traveling to gain experience. But seeing how he trained dispelled that thought. What disciple of a great clan would show so little regard for his own life?
She summoned Little Blue and carefully brought Xiao Fan back to the thatched cottage, then fed him some healing medicine she had just prepared.
Looking at Xiao Fan lying in bed, Xiao Yi Xian studied him curiously for a while. Seeing no sign that he would wake, she returned to preparing the medicinal liquid she needed.
Xiao Fan slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed. How could he fail to understand what had happened?
Clearly, his attempt to fuse the heavenly flames had failed, and their explosion had knocked him unconscious. Xiao Yi Xian had ultimately rescued him.
Watching Xiao Yi Xian, who was still busy preparing medicine, Xiao Fan somehow found himself suddenly recalling that night at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
"You're awake?"
Noticing movement on the bed, Xiao Yi Xian turned around. Seeing that Xiao Fan had awakened, she spoke with delighted surprise.
"Yes! Thank you. You've saved my life again."
Xiao Yi Xian smiled sweetly.
"It's nothing. Just a little effort. Didn't you dare take on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group single-handedly to save me, too?"
Xiao Fan smiled faintly without dwelling on it. By now, his determination to create Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus had reached the point of obsession.
Recalling what had just happened, Xiao Fan could not help feeling a wave of lingering fear. Xiao Yan really had been bold.
Only after experiencing it himself did he understand just how dangerous fusing heavenly flames was.
The slightest mistake during the fusion would upset the balance of energy, causing it to run out of control and explode.
Fortunately, he had the Sea Heart Software Yun Zhi had left him, and he had noticed the danger in time, so his injuries had not been too severe. His Chaos Flame Body also had a strong affinity for fire, and he recovered far faster than ordinary people. Otherwise, Xiao Fan would never have dared attempt this.
After resting for just a day, Xiao Fan had fully recovered, partly thanks to his powerful constitution and partly thanks to Xiao Yi Xian's attentive care.
As expected, over the following stretch of time, violent explosions rang out now and then through the once-quiet Little Mountain Valley.
After each explosion, peace would return for a while, but as time passed, another would erupt.
About a month passed.
It was still the same familiar Little Mountain Valley, but unlike when they first arrived, the ground behind the thatched cottage was now riddled with craters, with hardly any intact patches remaining.
"The twelfth time!"
In front of the thatched cottage, Xiao Yi Xian rested her chin in her hands, watching the young man controlling two flames in the distance. As his hands slowly drew closer, his expression grew increasingly solemn.
Over the past month, Xiao Yi Xian had come to understand what Xiao Fan was doing.
Xiao Yi Xian greatly envied Xiao Fan for possessing a heavenly flame, something exceedingly rare in this world. When she realized he intended to fuse heavenly flames, she did not know whether to laugh or cry. At first, she had thought such a wildly imaginative notion was merely a passing fancy. But after watching him persist through so many failures, she had come to admire him.
To Xiao Yi Xian, every failure was a gamble with his life. Yet Xiao Fan had learned from twelve failures, and he was now increasingly familiar with fusing heavenly flames.
In the distance, Xiao Fan felt the flames in his hands slowly merging and quietly exhaled, steadying his emotions. Last time, a fluctuation in his mood had interrupted the flow of his mental power and triggered the explosion. Now, with each additional attempt, he grew more practiced at fusing the two.
Under Xiao Fan's control, Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Purple Flame slowly wound around each other and merged, gradually forming a spiraling mass of white-and-purple energy.
Xiao Fan quietly gathered his strength. Having reached this point, he was essentially at the final stage of the heavenly flame fusion. As long as he maintained a steady flow of soul power and nothing too unexpected happened, he would definitely succeed this time.
At last, the fusion slowly reached its final stage. Under the perception of Xiao Fan's soul, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus finally took shape!
The two-colored flames in Xiao Fan's hands had vanished, replaced by a white-and-purple lotus of flame.
Its outer stamens were pale purple, while the lotus heart in the middle was a faint white.
The flaming lotus slowly rotated in Xiao Fan's palm, shimmering with enchanting colors beneath the sunlight.
In the distance, Xiao Yi Xian saw Xiao Fan's relaxed smile, then looked at the enchanting fire lotus in his hand. Knowing he must have succeeded, she slowly approached him and asked softly.
"Is this the Dou Technique you've spent this month creating?"
Xiao Fan looked at the girl before him. Over the past month, she had saved him more times than he could count. Even with the strength of his Chaos Flame Body, he could never have been so reckless without Xiao Yi Xian's care.
Grinning, Xiao Fan spoke gently.
"That's right. Isn't it beautiful?"
As though responding to Xiao Fan, the Purple Lotus in his palm shimmered with even more dazzling brilliance.
"I never thought you'd actually succeed."
Xiao Yi Xian smiled sweetly, her face filled with curiosity toward the fire lotus Xiao Fan had created.
"Go!"
Looking at Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Fan smiled and hurled the Purple Lotus in his hand into the distance.
With a tremendous roar, purple-and-white light spread outward, leaving a deep crater several zhang wide in its wake.
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