Heaven-Burning Blazing Sun

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The training grounds of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in Heaven Dou City were deserted in the afternoon. When Nan Feng walked in, Huo Wu was already standing in the center of the field waiting for him.

She wore a short, bright red outfit, her long, fiery red hair tied up high. Her Blazing Sun Martial Soul burned with dark golden flames around her, the heat distorting the air above and turning the bluestone ground red.

Nan Feng stood at the edge of the training ground, the nine-story bronze pagoda spinning in his palm, its azure-gold Immortal Mark shimmering with golden immortal light.

Huo Wu's Soul Power fluctuations were more solid than at Jialing Pass. The flames of the Blazing Sun Martial Soul turned from dark gold to crimson gold, which was the threshold of the Demigod Level.

"You're late." Huo Wu crossed her arms, and the Blazing Sun flames around her rose a foot higher. "I meant noon."

Nan Feng looked up at the sun. It was just past noon.

You're here early.

Huo Wu did not refute. She stared at the tower in Nan Feng's palm, her fiery red pupils reflecting the azure -Golden Immortal light.

"I've been waiting for you ever since the battle of Jialing Pass. I was waiting for you when you were talking to Ye Lingling on the city wall, when you went to drink with Dugu Yan, and when you slipped into Hu Liena's tavern."

The Nan Feng suspends the tower in front of its chest, Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at the top of the tower emits a celestial light interwoven with three colors.

Huo Wu harbors a deep-seated obsession within her soul. It has been burning ever since that duel in the semi-finals of the Soul Master Tournament.

"Today," said the Nan Feng.

Huo Wu's lips suddenly curved into a smile. She took three steps back, unleashing the full power of her Blazing Sun Martial Soul. Dark golden flames erupted from her body, condensing into a blazing golden Blazing Sun phantom behind her.

The temperature in the training ground suddenly soared. The bluestone floor began to crack, and a dark red light seeped from the cracks.

"I used all my strength," Huo Wu said. "You said you'd force me to use that golden power."

Nan Feng nodded. He raised his hand and pulled the tower back into his palm, the nine-story bronze tower disappearing into his body.

The Golden Core spun within his dantian, and the second realm of Immortal Dao had been stabilized. He stretched out his right hand, palm facing upward, golden immortal light condensing into a point at his fingertips.

"One-tenth," Nan Feng said.

Huo Wu's breath hitched for a second.

One- Immortal Power. She had seen Nan Feng use his Immortal Suppression of Heaven and Earth of Heaven and Earth to suppress Qian Renxue's Angel Divinity at Jialing Pass; that move covered a thousand miles. Now he says he'll use one-tenth.

Huo Wu gritted her teeth, Blazing Sun flames surged, spreading from beneath her feet and covering the training ground.

"Then let me see if 10% is enough!"

The Huo Wu.

Her figure transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, with Blazing Sun flames trailing a long tail behind her, causing the air to crackle and scorch.

She punched Nan Feng in the face, her fist imbued with the most primal flame power of the Blazing Sun Martial Soul, its dark golden light capable of melting refined iron.

Nan Feng turned to the side. The fist grazed his cheek, the aftershock burning his cheek. Golden immortal light formed a thin protective film on his skin, preventing the flames from entering.

This punch was three times stronger than the one at Jialing Pass. The Demigod Level Blazing Sun Martial Soul was unleashed at full power.

But that's not enough.

Nan Feng raised his hand slowly, as if casually brushing aside a fallen leaf. Golden celestial light surged from his palm, condensing into a thin barrier of celestial light in front of his fist.

The fist slammed into the barrier. Dark golden flames exploded, and the intense crimson-gold heat ignited the surrounding air.

The barrier remained completely still.

Huo Wu retracted her fist, turned around, and delivered an elbow strike. The Blazing Sun flames condensed into a point of crimson-gold light at the tip of her elbow, capable of piercing through the protective Soul Power of Titled Douluo.

The Nan Feng raised its hand. And there it was again, that thin barrier.

The elbow strike landed, causing crimson-gold light to explode and flames to scatter. The barrier remained unmoved.

A sharp pain shot through her elbow. She took three steps back, panting as she looked at Nan Feng.

His face remained unchanged. Golden celestial light condensed at his fingertips.

"You..." Huo Wu's voice trembled, "You didn't even use your Soul Skill."

Nan Feng nodded. He didn't use a single Soul Skill, nor did he even move the tower. He condensed one- Immortal Power in his palm, and that barrier blocked her two full-force attacks.

"Again," Huo Wu said.

The Blazing Sun Martial Soul suddenly contracted, all the flames retreating from its surface into its body. The dark golden flames compressed, condensed, and then compressed again within the Martial Soul Core.

The Soul Power shattered a barrier under extreme compression. The flames of the Blazing Sun Martial Soul completely transformed from dark gold to crimson gold, and the high temperature burned the air into a plasma state.

She poured all her Soul Power into her right fist. Crimson-gold flames formed a solid armor of fire on her fist, so hot it could scorch a person from two steps away.

With a single step, the ground beneath her feet shattered. Her figure transformed into a streak of crimson-gold lightning, her fist condensing her ultimate strike.

"Heaven Burning!"

Nan Feng raised his hand. This time, he transformed one- Immortal Power into a golden halo, which spread out from his palm.

The moment the halo touched Huo Wu, the layer of crimson-gold flame armor on her fist shattered, and the solid flames turned into sparks that scattered everywhere.

The halo continued to expand, enveloping Huo Wu's entire body.

A force far exceeding Soul Power enveloped her, gentle yet irresistible, like an invisible shackle.

The flow of Soul Power was suppressed, and the flames of the Blazing Sun Martial Soul were inhibited. Even his figure was frozen in mid-air.

Huo Wu went all out, but was completely immobilized.

The training ground fell silent.

Huo Wu floated in mid-air, crimson-gold flames burning weakly around her. She looked at Nan Feng, something churning in her fiery red pupils.

Nan Feng withdrew his hand. The golden halo dissipated, Huo Wu landed, staggering as she touched the ground.

She was panting, the crimson-gold flames flickering on her body. She was briefly weakened after the Fiery Blazing Sun Martial Soul had reached its limit. She looked up at Nan Feng, sweat trickling from her forehead to her chin.

"Your golden power..." Huo Wu gasped, "What exactly is it?"

The Nan Feng lifted the tower back to its chest.

That obsession didn't disappear; it simply shifted its focus from the obsession with battle.

"Primordial World Immortal Power," Nan Feng said, "Is a higher level than Soul Power."

Huo Wu was stunned for a long time.

She looked at the tower in Nan Feng's palm, and at the three-colored celestial light emanating from the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at the top of the tower.

"Can I fix it?"

Nan Feng was silent for a moment. That obsession started with their challenge in the semi-finals of the Soul Master Tournament, passed by each other at Jialing Pass, and finally turned into her wanting to keep up with his pace.

Huo Wu's martial Martial Soul follows an extremely explosive path, which is incompatible with the foundation of Immortal Dao.

"You cannot cultivate the Immortal Dao," Nan Feng said.

The light in Huo Wu's eyes dimmed for a moment.

"But I can use my Immortal Power to help you push the Blazing Sun Martial Soul to its limit."

Huo Wu suddenly looked up. Her fiery red pupils ignited with light again, even hotter than before.

"Real?"

Nan Feng put away the tower, walked up to her, and extended his right hand, a ball of golden immortal light condensing in his palm.

Huo Wu didn't hesitate and offered her right hand.

The moment their palms touched, Nan Feng infused her Primordial World Immortal Power into the Martial Soul Core. Huo Wu shuddered.

Something inside the Martial Soul Core was ignited. Crimson-gold flames surged from the depths of the core, the temperature tripled, and the flames shifted from crimson-gold to cyan-gold.

The phantom image condensed into a huge, cyan-gold Blazing Sun behind her.

Huo Wu looked up. Her Soul Power, nourished by the immortal light, shattered the barrier. The origin of the Blazing Sun Martial Soul was evolving, and an Immortal Mark appeared in the crimson-gold flames.

The azure -Blazing Sun raised the temperature of the entire training ground once again, even burning the air into a vacuum.

"You are now like Heaven-Burning Blazing Sun," said Nan Feng.

Huo Wu looked down at her hands. A bluish-gold flame burned in her palm, more than three times hotter than before. This flame didn't harm her; it felt like an extension of her body.

She clenched her fist. A bluish-gold flame burst from between her fingers, burning a charred crater in the ground beside her.

Huo Wu laughed loudly.

She laughed wildly, her fiery red hair dancing wildly in the lapis lazuli flames.

"Worth it!" She pumped her fist at Nan Feng. "This battle was worth it! Being intimidated by you was worth it too! 'Heaven-Burning Blazing Sun,' what a great name!"

Nan Feng withdrew his hand. The Blazing Sun Martial Soul had stabilized at a cyan-gold color, with Immortal Mark flowing within its Martial Soul Core.

Her Soul Power shattered the barrier of the Demigod Level and stepped into the threshold of the God Level. The path she chose was different from others; she wanted to become a god herself and then go find him.

"Huo Wu."

Huo Wu stopped smiling and looked at him.

"Come find me after you become a god."

Huo Wu paused for a moment, then smiled. That smile was as scorching as her Blazing Sun Martial Soul.

"Nonsense," she said, "Who else would I come to if not you?"

She turned and walked out of the training ground, a long tail of cyan-gold flames trailing behind her. She stopped at the door and glanced back at Nan Feng.

His flamboyant face was serious.

"Nan Feng."

"Um."

"Next time we meet, I'll force you to use all your Immortal Power."

Nan Feng looked at her, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

"Good."

Huo Wu loudly, turned around and stepped into the afternoon sunlight. The bluish-gold flames burned in the sunlight.