Only after hearing Xiao Fan's warning did Xiao Yan come to his senses.
Yao Lao had told him before that the Five-Wheel Flame Separation Art had five stages. Mastering each stage allowed him to control another flame and manifest a Fire Spirit.
The five Fire Spirits took the forms of a wolf, a leopard, a tiger, a lion, and a jiao.
When all five spirits gathered, they could fuse into the Five-Wheel Flame Separation Formation. The Five-Wheel Flame Separation Art was already a High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique, and if four of the flames forming its Fire Spirits were heavenly flames, its power could rival a Heaven-tier Dou Technique.
Although Xiao Yan had mastered the Five-Wheel Flame Separation Art and successfully condensed all five Fire Spirits, he had forgotten something.
His current strength was nowhere near enough to support unleashing this terrifying move in full.
Had Xiao Fan not warned him at the final, crucial moment, the Dou Qi inside Xiao Yan would likely have been drained dry before the Five-Wheel Flame Separation Formation could even take shape. Once the Dou Technique lost its energy source, it might even have backfired on Xiao Yan himself.
Hearing Xiao Fan's warning, Xiao Yan inwardly exclaimed, That was close! Drawing on his familiarity with flames, he immediately summoned the azure water flame to replace the wolf-shaped Fire Spirit. The might radiating from the entire formation instantly diminished considerably.
However, four heavenly flames still remained within it, and Xiao Yan's strength was still insufficient to wield it perfectly.
"Roar!"
Just then, a raging lion of purple flame charged out from behind Xiao Yan and lunged toward the center of the formation.
"Senior Brother!"
Sensing the familiar fluctuations radiating from the purple flame lion, Xiao Yan smiled faintly and understood Xiao Fan's intentions. The instant Xiao