A wisp of Myriad Beast Spirit Flame? After all that, he still had to piece it together himself

Half a month later, deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, in a barren valley.

The fire element was abundant here, yet the place felt anything but grand and imposing. Instead, it was eerie, steeped in a deathly stillness.

Scorched earth covered the valley floor, littered with stark white bones, and a faint, foul stench lingered in the air.

At the center of the valley lay a pitch-dark cavern.

Whoosh-

With a rush of wind, ominous black yin flames surged from the cavern. Firelight billowed, charring the already cracked ground around its mouth an even deeper black.

Amid that eerie firelight, a hundred-foot-long python skimmed low through the air toward the distance.

Scorched earth marked its passage. Yin flames, accompanied by a foul stench, filled the entire valley and spread steadily outward.

The enormous python was brown all over, with a small bulge atop its head. Five rings of white scales stood out around the vulnerable point behind its head.

A peak fifth-rank magical beast, the Ash Python.

As though sensing something, the Ash Python turned its scarlet slit pupils in a certain direction. Finding nothing, apparently, it showed a flicker of almost human puzzlement, but made no further move and continued flying away.

Before the black yin flames in the valley could fade completely in the Ash Python's wake, a crimson humanoid figure of fire emerged from them.

As he stepped forward, his fiery body solidified. The flames dispersed, revealing his original appearance.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and clearheaded.

He tossed a pill into the air and detonated it. The valley's foul stench was instantly purified into a faint fragrance. Only then did Xiao Yan remove the air purifier from his nose.

"This Fire Release Technique really is good. Aside from the heavy consumption, there's