At that moment, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged beside the cage of light, whose cascading silver radiance illuminated the entire lowest level of the Black Tower in dazzling splendor.
Green and red flames surged around him, giving off energy very similar to the violently scorching aura within the cage of light.
Yet compared with the madness and hysteria contained within the flames inside the cage, the two flames surrounding Xiao Yan possessed a hint of steadiness.
The two flames intertwined and spread into the cage, scattering sparks of energy as they contended with the terrifying power within. Then they wrapped around the serpent-shaped, colorless flame inside, seemingly attempting to refine it.
Ordinarily, the energy levels of these two flames fell far short of the Fallen Heart Flame. But the Fallen Heart Flame was incomparably weak at that moment, and the two flames carried a trace of an aura that restrained it. It actually showed faint signs of being refined.
After White Fang had brought Xiao Yan to Jia Nan Academy not long before, he had failed to find the beautiful figure he longed for day and night. This had stirred a measure of panic in his heart.
Recalling his father's words that Gu Xun'er's background was anything but simple, Xiao Yan concluded that the forces behind her family must have forcibly taken her home, leaving her no time even to bid him farewell.
He could already imagine Gu Xun'er struggling desperately, even pleading bitterly with her family's experts to give her a little more time to say goodbye to him, only to be dragged away by force.
The thought filled Xiao Yan with deep gratitude and heartache over Gu Xun'er's silent sacrifices, along with anger at the overbearing conduct of her family's forces.
He resolved to rely on the Flame Mantra