The endless blood-colored flames continued to burn, while immense spiritual energy poured ceaselessly into Xiao Yan's body. Beneath the searing bloodfire, his physical body, which had not improved for so long, began making new breakthroughs.
The sensation of his body breaking through filled Xiao Yan's heart with delight, momentarily eclipsing even the agony of the bloodfire.
Time slowly slipped by. Only after seven full days did the blood-colored flames, which had heated even the Luo River to a scalding temperature, finally begin to diminish.
At that moment, more than half the river of spirit liquid in the sky vanished outright.
The flames dwindled further and further until, at a certain moment, they stopped burning entirely. Only then did Xiao Yan finally open his eyes.
The instant he opened them, streams of crystalline spiritual light began pouring from his body, making him gleam like translucent jade. Even his vigorously pulsing organs and flowing blood could faintly be seen within.
"Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor!"
With a thought from Xiao Yan, purple-gold scales emerged across his skin once more. This time, however, the purple-gold scales of the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor possessed an additional crystalline sheen.
Outwardly, it merely seemed brighter and more lustrous than before, but Xiao Yan could clearly tell that the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor's hardness now likely rivaled that of a high-grade Saint Artifact.
As for his physical strength...
A smile curled Xiao Yan's lips. He suddenly clenched his fist, and boundless strength surged through his right arm, causing the surrounding space itself to tremble.
Xiao Yan could sense that if he encountered another Demon Spirit at the Upper-Rank Earthly Sovereign level, he would probably need only a single punch to blast it into mist.
Even Luo Tianshen would suffer severe injuries if he took a full-force punch from