"Success!"
The moment that wisp of power surged into his body, Xiao Yan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. An uncontrollable surge of fiery emotion welled up in his heart. With a thought, the surging Spiritual Strength between his brows immediately flowed into his body, along the meridians, and quickly merged into his right arm, surrounding that energy in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yan focused his mind inward, observing carefully.
At this moment, the strange energy was lingering in Xiao Yan's elbow, surrounded by his Spiritual Strength. From Xiao Yan's current state, the energy looked like an invisible stream of air, curled into a sphere under the protection of his Spiritual Strength, existing in the meridians between his bones. From the outside, Xiao Yan's right arm was bulging high, as if something was blocking it.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan did not experience any pain as a result. At this moment, although this energy existed within Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan, it not only did not cause him any pain, but instead filled him with joy.
At this moment, Xiao Yan was imagining whether his combat strength would increase if he could absorb this strange energy.
With these questions in mind, Xiao Yan stirred his thoughts, and the invisible Spiritual Strength materialized into his own form. Under the control of his thoughts, he slowly approached the mass of energy.
Fortunately, even when Xiao Yan arrived in front of the mass of air, it did not cause any reaction, as if Xiao Yan could simply swallow it whole.
Upon reaching the vicinity of this air current, Xiao Yan found himself at a loss, his emotions gradually tightening. At the same Xiao Yan, he clearly saw that the air current before him seemed to have begun to flow violently the instant his emotions fluctuated.
Upon realizing this, Xiao Yan was startled. His eyes flickered, and he quickly took two steps back. As his emotions relaxed, the air currents in front of him also calmed down once again.
"This..."
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan seemed to immediately understand something.
Just like when Xiao Yan captured it before, this energy's reaction stemmed entirely from Xiao Yan's inner emotions. As long as Xiao Yan's mind remained calm, this energy should not show any signs of agitation.
Having figured this out, Xiao Yan immediately revealed a joyful smile. In this way, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to devour this ball of energy?
"Call..."
With a long sigh, Xiao Yan gradually relaxed his entire body, his breathing became even and smooth, and his heart gradually calmed down. The ecstatic emotions that had arisen a moment ago from absorbing this energy into his body became long and steady with Xiao Yan's orderly breathing. Until a certain moment, Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan breathing became completely stable, his heart was calm and undisturbed, and all distracting thoughts were thrown to the back of his mind.
Only now did Xiao Yan turn his gaze back to the invisible mass of energy before him.
As Xiao Yan's emotions calmed down, the current of energy in front of him also became as calm as a still lake.
The illusory palm slowly opened, and with a soft "poof," a pale white flame rose up.
The flames spread, and the terrifying high temperature finally caused the invisible airflow to distort slightly. Xiao Yan remained calm as the flames spread, completely enveloping the invisible airflow. He poured in his Dou Qi, and the flames rose. The refining process began.
Faced with this unknown power, let alone Xiao Yan, probably no one else would dare to easily devour it. Therefore, to be on the safe side, Xiao Yan could only truly feel at ease after thoroughly refining it.
The invisible air currents twisted violently under the influence of the flames, occasionally emitting faint hissing sounds. Wisps of white mist could be clearly seen rising from them, before being refined into nothingness by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
The refining process lasted for a full half hour, until finally, the invisible stream of energy became as clear and serene as a still pool, as if nothing existed at the center of the Heavenly Flames's refining process.
Only then did Xiao Yan extinguish the flames, allowing his Spiritual Strength to continue enveloping the strange, seemingly empty aura, and finally he made a decision.
The instant Xiao Yan withdrew his Spiritual Strength, the invisible airflow began to circulate rapidly, as if drawn by something. In the blink of an eye, it passed through all the meridians in Xiao Yan's body and arrived at the vortex. To Xiao Yan's astonishment, it disappeared into the Qi Cyclone Space with a whoosh.
"This... this thing... how..."
In an instant, Xiao Yan was shocked. The Qi Cyclone Space was the foundation of his cultivation. If the Qi Cyclone Space was destroyed, his cultivation would be greatly affected. However, after Xiao Yan Xiao Yan poured his Spiritual Strength into the Qi Cyclone Space, no matter how frantically he searched, he could no longer detect the flow of energy!
Immediately following, just as Xiao Yan's emotions were undergoing a dramatic change, the abundant sea of Dou Qi within the Qi Cyclone Space suddenly began to churn.
The surging Dou Qi surged wildly, and under Xiao Yan's gaze, it transformed into a huge vortex. The vast Dou Qi was no longer under Xiao Yan's control, and streams of it converged towards the deepest part of the vortex, as if drawn by some kind of force.
At the same time, a familiar aura emanated from the bottom of the vortex, and that aura was rapidly and violently increasing.
This is precisely that invisible current!
That current of energy was actually devouring the Dou Qi within Xiao Yan Qi Cyclone Space!
This helpless situation greatly shocked Xiao Yan. It was the first time he had felt so powerless in the face of a crisis.
Xiao Yan could only watch helplessly as the Dou Qi within his Qi Cyclone Space was invisibly absorbed, and he was powerless to do anything about it. At this moment, Xiao Yan felt as if he had made a colossal mistake.
He shouldn't have so easily tried this unknown power; he never imagined that the result would lead him to the brink of destruction.
In a short while, Dou Qi within the Qi Cyclone Space was swallowed up by the invisible airflow. At the same time, the volume of that airflow had expanded to the point where it could fill the entire Qi Cyclone Space. Moreover, this airflow seemed to be gradually expanding, and the Qi Cyclone Space also expanded accordingly, looking as if it was about to explode.
Without the support of Dou Qi, the vortex would explode, causing irreparable damage to Xiao Yan. At that point, all the cultivation he had painstakingly acquired would be lost...
"Is this... the end...?"