Besides reaching the cultivation level of a Nine-Star Dou Zong, Xiao Yan had also greatly improved his cultivation technique and physical body. Clearly, over these past two months and more, he had not only finished devouring the fallen heart flame, but had also made full use of the enhancements offered by his other heavenly flames.
The Flame Mantra had now evolved from Intermediate Earth Tier to High Earth Tier. Had the fallen heart flame not been slightly lacking in grade, it might well have pushed the Flame Mantra straight into Quasi-Heaven Tier.
At this point, his cultivation technique had finally surpassed the one he had practiced in the Xiao Clan. Although both were High Earth Tier, the Flame Mantra's unique properties clearly gave Xiao Yan endurance and fire control slightly superior even to ordinary Quasi-Heaven Tier techniques.
Besides that, Xiao Yan gently clenched his fists again. As he closed his eyes, the tattoos on his back had increased to six, with a small snake tattoo that was barely noticeable yet radiated terrifying energy now appearing there as well.
At that moment, Xiao Yan felt that anyone below Dou Zun would fail to withstand a single punch from him.
He had cultivated his Crimson Refining Flame Demon Body to the Sixth Turn. An ordinary expert who reached the Sixth Turn would, at most, possess a body comparable to that of an Eight-Star Dou Zong.
But four of the flames Xiao Yan had used to temper his body were heavenly flames. The fact that he had not leaped directly into the Dou Zun realm already showed just how difficult that threshold was to cross.
Even so, Xiao Yan now had nothing to fear from an ordinary Dou Zun expert.
Even with his own current strength, he could hold his own against a