Chaotic Battle!

Mo Tianxing stared darkly at Han Feng and Fang Yan. Both were Peak Dou Emperors, and with a Heavenly Flame at his disposal, Han Feng could even hold his own against a Dou Zong for a while.

Not to mention Elder Ying Shan, a Four-Star Dou Zong. Casting a grave glance at the silent old man, Mo Tianxing grew even more wary.

The Gold and Silver Elders, Fan Lao, Su Mei, and a host of other experts were also present. The Black Emperor Sect could not withstand an assault from so many people.

Rumble-

Just as everyone stood locked in a standoff, the stone platform suddenly began shaking, as though something were about to burst out of the ground. The Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva released a powerful surge of pure energy. At that moment, everyone felt refreshed in body and mind, as if even their souls had been elevated.

"Attack!"

Someone barked the command, instantly shattering the delicate atmosphere.

Countless greedy Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors sprang into action. Before such an immense temptation, no one could resist.

Han Feng's expression darkened. A deep-blue flame resembling flowing water suddenly surged from his body, slowly radiating scorching heat.

"Heavenly Flame!"

The moment the deep-blue flame appeared, cries of astonishment rang across the sky. They had heard before that Medicine Emperor Han Feng possessed a Heavenly Flame, but no one had known whether the rumors were true.

They had never expected to be fortunate enough to witness it today. Judging by its appearance, it was the sea heart flame, fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Once unleashed, Han Feng's sea heart flame transformed into a gigantic flaming beast and roared toward the encroaching crowd.

"Anyone who wants to compete with me had better weigh the consequences."

As Han Feng's voice rang out, the greed in the eyes of some weaker cultivators faded, replaced by fear.

Medicine Emperor Han Feng was famous not only for his alchemy, but also for his ruthless cruelty. Small fry like them could not afford to offend him. That moment of hesitation truly cowed eighty percent of the crowd.

Han Feng narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze over Mo Tianxing and the others. Suddenly, a terrifying surge of soul power erupted and swept toward them.

"Aah-!"

"Han Feng, damn you!"

"Han Feng, you brat-!"

Han Feng's soul power had long since reached the seventh-grade level, approaching the mortal realm peak. Against these Dou Emperors, it was like striking from an entirely different plane of existence. Even Dou Zongs could be affected to some extent.

"You're mine!"

Seizing the opportunity, Han Feng burst forward at top speed toward the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva. As the viscous substance drew closer, the burning desire in his heart grew fiercer.

Just as he took the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva, an inexplicable fluctuation traveled underground. But everyone's attention was fixed on the saliva, and no one noticed anything amiss.

Han Feng swiftly produced a jade box and stored the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva inside. Just then, a trace of energy caught his attention. His expression faltered slightly as his gaze swept over the Incomplete Map.

"A Heavenly Flame?"

"Han Feng, come and die!"

At that moment, several furious shouts rang out, and a sense of mortal danger struck him. Unable to concern himself with anything else, he scrambled aside.

Bang-!

In the next instant, several terrifying Dou Techniques struck, completely demolishing the stone platform. The Black Token and the Incomplete Map were left amid the rubble.

"Han Feng, hand over the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva!" Mo Tianxing's icy voice rang out. His eyes were still bloodshot as he stared at Han Feng, murderous intent spilling from him.

"Han Feng, this is more than you can handle. Hand it over!" Elder Ying Shan also closed in, unleashing the full aura of a Four-Star Dou Zong and locking onto Han Feng.

Targeted by two Dou Zongs, even Han Feng felt his hair stand on end. But making him share the meat already in his mouth was absolutely impossible.

"Elders Gold and Silver, help me stop Elder Ying Shan, and I'll give you two Sect Breaking Pills afterward." Han Feng's words immediately changed their expressions. He was a Sixth-grade Alchemist, and the rallying power of an alchemist of that rank was truly terrifying.

"Attack!" Mo Tianxing acted decisively, suddenly lunging forward. He unleashed his Three-Star Dou Zong aura without restraint, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.

Bang-! Han Feng swiftly gathered his flames to counter him, but someone moved even faster-the Gold and Silver Elders.

"Gold and Silver Elders, do you truly intend to oppose me?" Mo Tianxing's expression turned ugly. The Gold and Silver Elders were Peak Dou Emperors, twin brothers whose minds were linked. Together, they could fight an ordinary low-level Dou Zong.

With their help, Han Feng might really have a chance to escape unscathed.

And more importantly...

"Sect Master Su Mei, Sect Master Fan Lao, Sect Master Yuan Yi, Brother Tian Xing, Great Elder Fang Yan, help me escape, and I will offer you Emperor's Extreme Pills and Sect Breaking Pills with both hands."

Han Feng began throwing money around lavishly, trying to win over the Dou Emperors present, including Peak Dou Emperors such as the Three Great Elders of Demon Flame Valley.

If these people formed an alliance, even Mo Tianxing and Elder Ying Shan would have to think twice before taking them on together.

"Hmph! Han Feng, I have no use for your Sect Breaking Pills. Hand over the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva, or the moment our Valley Master arrives will be the hour of your death."

Su Mei, Yuan Yi, and the others had already been tempted by Han Feng's terms. Having calmed down, they knew the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva was beyond their reach. Their only option was to grab whatever benefits they could as quickly as possible, or this trip would be a crushing loss.

But there were always those who refused to buy into it. Demon Flame Valley's Great Elder spoke coldly, with the Second and Third Elders standing on either side of him.

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Han Feng's expression darkened further. He was indeed wary of the Earth Demon Ancestor's strength, but that was not enough to make him back down.

"Just hold off Elder Ying Shan and Mo Tianxing. Once I break out of the encirclement, I'll give you the pills immediately!" Han Feng addressed the Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs gathering around him. This time, he was truly bleeding himself dry. Refining so many pills would take a full year, even if he worked without sleep or rest.

"Attack-!"

In an instant, battle erupted.

Mo Tianxing was blocked by the Gold and Silver Elders, while Elder Ying Shan was held up by five Dou Emperors, including Su Mei and Yuan Yi. The Black Emperor Sect's subordinates were also intercepted by disciples under Su Mei and the others. A chaotic three-way battle between the experts began.

As Han Feng tried to break out of the encirclement, the Three Great Elders of Demon Flame Valley, led by Fang Yan, blocked his path.

A vast surge of energy rippling with spatial distortions poured from Mo Tianxing's body. He moved, and in the next instant, appeared before the Gold and Silver Elders like a phantom.

Scorching force struck toward their chests at vicious, cunning angles, carrying the terrifying explosive power of an erupting volcano.

Golden and silver halos intertwined into rings around the Gold and Silver Elders. The two seemed to become one, their auras shifting in mysterious ways. Even Mo Tianxing could not break through them for the moment.

The Gold and Silver Elders flickered into motion, pouncing savagely on Mo Tianxing like fierce tigers descending a mountain. The three became locked in combat, unleashing astonishing bursts of force and thunderous energy explosions.

Elsewhere, besieged by five Dou Emperors, one of whom was a Peak Dou Emperor, Elder Ying Shan also found himself unable to break free for the time being.

"Today, let us experience the Medicine Emperor's methods!"

Looking at Han Feng, now a turtle trapped in a jar, Fang Yan smiled sinisterly. His hand seals suddenly shifted, and a pale-gray flame rose from his body.

The Second and Third Elders did the same. The three pale-gray flames resonated with one another, then flew free of their bodies and converged in the air above Han Feng's head.

With the appearance of this gray-brown flame, the temperature across the sky abruptly rose. Even the space around the flame grew slightly distorted. Its heat seemed to come remarkably close to that of a Heavenly Flame.

"Demon Flame Valley's signature technique is impressive indeed, but ordinary fire is still ordinary fire."

As the three elders' life transformation fire appeared, surprise and secret delight flashed through Han Feng's eyes. The impulse stirring within him told him that, although this was not a Heavenly Flame, it far surpassed ordinary beast flame and would greatly benefit his incomplete Flame Mantra.

He had betrayed Yao Chen for the Flame Mantra back then. Although he had cultivated an incomplete version from memory, devoured the sea heart flame, and added the beast flames he had collected over the years...

His Flame Mantra remained at the high Xuan tier, unable to break through to the Di tier. For a Medicine Emperor making his way in the Black-Corner Region, a high Xuan-tier cultivation method was holding him back. It offered little help to his current cultivation, while ordinary beast flames could not bring about a qualitative transformation.

Unable to advance it to the Di tier, he had consequently been stuck at Peak Dou Emperor for a long time.

He knew that only by devouring a second Heavenly Flame could he successfully break through his shackles.

He still had no leads on a second Heavenly Flame. Although Jia Nan Academy was suspected of possessing one, that remained unconfirmed. Now, Demon Flame Valley's unusual flame had given him a new direction.

Unfortunately, this was no time to delay. He had to break out as quickly as possible.

Like a gray sun, the gray-brown flame continuously radiated terrifying heat that distorted even space itself. In temperature alone, it was already quite close to a true Heavenly Flame.

"Whether it's ordinary fire or not, you'll know once you appraise it yourself, Medicine Emperor!" Fang Yan sneered. He had considerable confidence in their signature technique, this gray-brown "false Heavenly Flame" formed by combining all the Dou Qi within their bodies.

Over the years, many opponents had died at their hands, including quite a few top experts of the Black-Corner Region.

As the three changed their hand seals, the gray-brown flame abruptly transformed into a flaming bird half a foot long. Beating its fiery wings, it thrust its pointed beak toward Han Feng and attacked like lightning.

"Raging Sea!"

Facing their assault, Han Feng's eyes grew wary. Although he did not believe their flame could rival a Heavenly Flame, all three were Peak Dou Emperors. Even he dared not underestimate their combined strength.

The sea heart flame in his hands expanded rapidly, becoming a towering sea of fire that surged toward the flaming bird. In the blink of an eye, it closed in. Before the bird could flap its wings again, the lake-blue sea of fire abruptly extended in an uncanny fashion and swallowed the gray-brown bird.

With the bird engulfed, Fang Yan's gaze turned cold. His hand seals shifted, and the bird immediately swelled like an inflated balloon. Gray-brown flames continually scorched the lake-blue ocean, surging through its depths.

"I told you, ordinary fire is ordinary fire!" Han Feng was somewhat startled by the life transformation fire's power. His sea heart flame actually could not suppress it completely.

Still, he sneered confidently and abruptly clenched his hand. The ocean surrounding the flaming bird instantly erupted with fierce firelight.

For an instant, Fang Yan and the other two froze, their Dou Qi briefly faltering.

In that very instant, a soft popping sound rang out. The bird that had been churning moments earlier was crushed by the ocean into tiny points of flame.

Finally, like countless bees, they swarmed back into the three elders' bodies.

"Urgh-"

As the flames returned to their bodies, low, muffled groans escaped the three elders' throats. Fang Yan had suffered slight injuries in that earlier clash of flames.

"When a Heavenly Flame appears, all other flames bow!" Fang Yan stared at Han Feng with an ugly expression. He had thought the life transformation fire produced by the three of them was not far beneath a true Heavenly Flame. He had never expected the gap to be so vast.

All four were masters of wielding fire, but with a Heavenly Flame assisting him, Han Feng naturally held an advantage over the three.

"Second, Third, stop competing with his flames. Attack together and take him down!" Fang Yan barked. Demon Flame Valley's other two elders paused briefly, exchanged glances, then nodded. Their Dou Qi Wings beat behind them as they charged at Han Feng.

Han Feng's expression immediately changed. He was not afraid to pit his flames against theirs, but if all three surrounded him with Dou Techniques, he would have to battle three Peak Dou Emperors at once. Normally, that would not be impossible, but right now, he absolutely could not afford to be held up.

Besides, his cultivation method could not sustain a prolonged fight!

"Sea Flame Halberd!" Han Feng roared and clenched his hand. Deep-blue flames rapidly gathered, finally solidifying into a deep-blue trident that looked almost tangible.

Vast amounts of sea heart flame poured into it, causing the flaming trident to swell several dozen feet in length. Scorching deep-blue flames churned endlessly over it, accompanied by the ceaseless thunder of crashing waves.

"Die!" Watching the three draw near, Han Feng shouted fiercely. The enormous flaming trident shot forward, turning into a streak of fiery light like a fire dragon as it hurtled toward them.

"Crimson Heaven Palm!" All three roared, hurling Dou Techniques at Han Feng as though they cost nothing.

Rumble-!

Within the ruins, thunderous explosions rang out incessantly. Countless scorching flames fell toward the ground. Each time they landed, faint fluctuations passed through the surrounding space, while blazing gales boomed through this dark world.

"Run!"

As the experts fought, the Dou Lings and Da Dou Shis who had entered with them suffered the consequences. Any stray burst of force could now take their lives.

They wished they could grow another pair of legs. Why had they refused to heed the warnings? With these experts present, did they really think they could get anywhere near the good stuff?

However fast they had hurried here, they fled just as fast now-if anything, faster still.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! I'm definitely going to give those bastards a good beating someday!"

In a secluded corner of the collapsed stone platform, Jiang Yun and Zi Yan quietly appeared. Jiang Yun laid a formation around them, making people subconsciously overlook the pair. Moreover, the strongest cultivators had no opportunity to divide their attention, giving him an opening to exploit.

Zi Yan glared at the people fighting overhead, as though committing their faces to memory so she could settle accounts later.

Jiang Yun put away the Incomplete Map. He had not expected to obtain it so easily. He could only conclude that the Bodhi Body-Transformation Saliva had truly made a greater impact.

"All right, stop complaining. It'll be over soon!" Jiang Yun smiled as he helped brush the dust off Zi Yan.