As Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and held on, the azure magma finally emerged from the last circulation route of the Flame Mantra.
After the Green Lotus Core Flame passed through the Flame Mantra's circulation routes, the devastating heat it released suddenly began to recede.
Moments later, the heat had almost entirely withdrawn into the magma. Its ferocity faded, and a faint trace of docility emerged.
"Impressive! As expected of the Immortal Emperor's son. He actually endured such an agonizing ordeal!"
Watching this, Yao Lao felt deeply gratified. Back when he had devoured the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, his cultivation had already reached Dou Zun, yet even then, he had narrowly escaped death.
After the Green Lotus Core Flame passed through the Flame Mantra's circulation routes, the devastating heat it released suddenly began to recede. Moments later, the heat had almost entirely withdrawn into the magma. Its ferocity faded, and a faint trace of docility emerged.
Inside the cave, the azure barrier radiated scorching heat. Flames churned violently across its surface, making it difficult for anyone outside to see clearly what was happening within.
Within the barrier, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged atop the azure lotus. He seemed to have entered a mysterious, unconscious state. His mind, utterly exhausted by its earlier struggle against the Green Lotus Core Flame, drifted hazily through his body, unable to gather itself.
Perhaps because Xiao Yan had already refined it, the Green Lotus Core Flame no longer released that terrifying heat. Instead, it had become mildly warm. As it flowed through his meridians, tiny strands of azure magma separated from it and clung to the meridian walls, which had been damaged so badly that they could barely hold Dou Qi anymore. Wriggling faintly, the strands gradually merged into those walls.
The meridians, once twisted like