"So many experts have been drawn here by the Heavenly Flame!"
On Blue Eagle's back, Xiao Tian's gaze darted back and forth as he surveyed the area below. Feeling the scorching heat around him, sweat kept beading on his forehead.
Yao Lao said, "Boy, that sixth-tier alchemist is quite good. I imagine he must be your Jia Ma Empire's Pill King Gu He."
Hearing this, Xiao Tian couldn't help feeling enlightened.
"Huh!"
Xiao Tian noticed an even stronger middle-aged man beside Pill King Gu He. Holding a sword in one hand, he unleashed a streak of azure sword force and slew someone within the sea of fire.
"Tsk, tsk, that little Dou Ling was quite clever, actually hiding in the sea of fire for so long. Unfortunately, trying to stir up trouble in front of so many Dou Wangs, and even Dou Emperors, was simply courting death."
"Yao Lao, is the person beside Pill King Gu He a Dou Emperor?"
"Indeed. You've got a good eye, boy. I'm very gratified."
Xiao Tian couldn't help rolling his eyes. What the hell are you so gratified about?
"With Dou Wangs and Dou Emperors here, it looks like there's no chance of getting the Heavenly Flame." Xiao Tian was utterly troubled.
"Hard to say." Yao Lao laughed. "I just noticed that the Heavenly Flame in the sea of fire caused by the meteorite is different. It isn't one recorded in the Heavenly Flame Ranking. I also discovered that a Dou Wang has died here, roasted to death by the Heavenly Flame."
"Yao Lao, you really have a way with words. If even a Dou Wang expert who can soar through the skies and burrow through the earth was roasted to death, wouldn't a mere Dou Shi like me turn into barbecue instantly?" Xiao Tian curled his lips.
"Boy, take a good look. Haven't you noticed that none of the Dou Wangs from the various groups, or even those two Dou Emperors, have gotten too close to the sea of fire?"
Xiao Tian looked closely and found that it was indeed true. Suddenly thinking of something, he couldn't help saying, "Since a Dou Ling could hide very close to the meteorite for so long, yet a Dou Wang was roasted to death, could it be that the higher your cultivation realm, the greater the restrictions? This Heavenly Flame is targeting people!"
"Ahahaha! Exactly! It's actually that meteorite from beyond the heavens! It created a unique flame magnetic field, and that field's restrictions are even more terrifying for Dou Emperors. Didn't you see how far away those two Dou Emperors are staying? They're even protecting themselves with Dou Qi at all times."
"Yao Lao, then that means we still have a chance!" Xiao Tian's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Yao Lao, I have a bold plan! If I transform into one of those Dou Wangs, could I sneak in?"
Yao Lao chuckled. "You're dreaming, boy. Unless you find me a sixth-tier heavenly treasure that nourishes the soul, I can't help you with that."
Xiao Tian sighed inwardly. After transforming with the Three Basic Techniques, the system's aura concealment doesn't work. It won't even fix this bug. What a lousy system.
"Boy up in the sky, you've been watching for quite a while, haven't you? Come over here!"
Xiao Tian's expression changed sharply in alarm. He had hidden so far away, yet someone had still discovered him.
"Blue Eagle, fly! Let's get out of here!"
Blue Eagle understood Xiao Tian's words. With a graceful turn in the sky, she shifted her form, tore through the airflow, and sped away in the opposite direction with Xiao Tian on her back.
"Boy, a first-rank flying magical beast is indeed quite fast, but before me, it's still far too green!"
Yao Lao said, "This is bad, boy. That Dou Emperor has set his sights on you. You're on your own. I'm going into hiding. Don't call me even if you die."
"Fuck!" Xiao Tian inwardly cursed the shameless Yao Lao, but he wasn't particularly panicked.
Isn't it just death? I can fucking revive endlessly in this world. What the hell is there to fear!
Xiao Tian took off the chain holding the soul ring, tied it to Blue Eagle's feathers, and whispered, "Blue Eagle, tell Sister Xian'er that if something happens to me and we can't meet again, she should give this ring to Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan in Wutan City."