As he opened his eyes, two dazzling pillars of flame shot out from his gaze. They looked slender, yet the power within them had reached a truly terrifying degree.
They left pitch-black scars in space wherever they passed, then slammed straight into the space barrier above Heavenly Flames Valley.
"Bzz!"
Under the impact of the flaming pillars, the supposedly indestructible space barrier actually rippled, with faint traces of darkness even appearing upon it.
Clearly, these two pillars could pose a threat even to the space barrier Xiao Xuan had left behind.
Of course, that was partly because Xiao Xuan had deliberately weakened the barrier. Otherwise, even a Nine-Star Dou Sheng would probably have to expend tremendous effort to break a space barrier personally erected by a Dou Di.
Although Xiao Yan's strength had soared, he was still some distance from a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
"Devouring the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame felt incredible."
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, then opened his mouth and inhaled. The enormous fireball surrounding his body was swiftly drawn into his mouth.
He had now truly refined the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame into his own life-bound flame, so the flames floating outside his body naturally obeyed his commands.
By now, his injuries had long since healed, and even his hair had grown back. Deep within his pupils, however, two tiny flame lotuses floated.
The flame lotuses slowly revolved, possessing a strange allure that seemed capable of drawing in even a person's soul.
"My strength..."
Xiao Yan closed his eyes and felt the terrifying Dou Qi within him, as vast as an entire world. The next instant, a surge of Dou Qi erupted from his body and shot toward the heavens.
"Boom!"
Under this aura, the entire Heavenly Flames Valley instantly shook. Countless Heavenly Flames that had