Chapter 172 Refining and Devouring

Yao Yan no longer cared about the subsequent turmoil at Canaan College. He got what he wanted, which was enough. He did not expose his whereabouts during the period, and did not need to worry about others suspecting him. Canaan College also obtained a better Fallen Heart Flame than the original one. The only one who was injured seemed to be his younger brother Han Feng.

I don’t know how Yao Lao, the old man who once treated him as his own son, will deal with him.

Right now, Yao Yan was more concerned about the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame in front of him. As for the Bone Spirit Cold Fire in Yao Lao's soul body, he was not in a hurry to extract it, because the two strange fires in front of him were enough for him to digest for a long time. Now his strength was not far from that of the Dou Huang, but if he wanted to really make that step, it would take a long time to hone his skills.

After all, his strength has increased too fast in the past few months. He can still control it for now, but it is hard to say what will happen in the future, especially when he enters the Douhuang level. His Dou Qi will increase further. He is not sure whether he can still control it perfectly, especially since his body is different from that of ordinary people and the foundation of his Dou Qi is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

However, he will completely resolve these hidden dangers in the process of refining the strange fire, and completely consolidate the originally shaky foundation, in preparation for breaking into the Dou Zong realm in the future.

……

In Black Seal City, in a hidden secret room.

Yao Yan was sitting cross-legged on a cushion with two ice crystal-shaped trays placed in front of him. Inside the trays were naturally the two strange fires, the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame. They were of different colors and emitted a faint halo. Under the restraint of the ice crystals formed by the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, their aura was extremely depressed, as if they had fallen into a deep sleep.

There was an indescribable beauty in the gently swaying flame, without leaking out the slightest bit of temperature.

However, if someone were to touch it, they would perhaps understand why the strange fire is called the king of fire. Its violence and destructiveness are unmatched by ordinary flames. Once it erupts completely, it is enough to burn everything within a few miles.

"In theory, the lower the ranking of the strange fire, the weaker its power. The ranking of the Sea Heart Flame is after the Fallen Heart Flame. At the same level, the power of the Sea Heart Flame is undoubtedly much weaker than that of the Fallen Heart Flame. Moreover, this Sea Heart Flame should have been born not long ago, and it is far from being comparable to the Fallen Heart Flame... But with my help, your success rate in refining the Fallen Heart Flame is higher. After all, it followed me for hundreds of years~"

The figure of Venerable Skyfire floated behind Yao Yan at some point. He stroked his white beard gently, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, and let out a soft sigh.

There was a pause.

He looked at Yao Yan again, his tone more serious: "But all this is based on the premise that the practice you mentioned is feasible. Once the burning technique you mentioned cannot accommodate two strange fires at the same time, your body will most likely be burned to pieces in an instant. Even when I was a five-star Dou Zun, I couldn't withstand the explosion of two strange fires in my body. You can see how powerful they are. If you fail later, I can only guarantee your life. As for the rest, it depends on your luck."

Venerable Tianhuo was not exaggerating when he said this. He was just warning Yao Yan that such a skill that could evolve by devouring strange fire was unheard of even in his time, because even if someone wanted to harm others, they would not create such an outrageous lie.

Who would be so foolish as to try this kind of martial arts? They must think their life is not long enough.

But Yao Yan practiced and successfully swallowed the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire.

However, in the eyes of Lord Tianhuo, this kind of success was full of randomness. Devouring one kind of strange fire and devouring two kinds of strange fire are definitely two different things. The difficulty is definitely increased exponentially. If you are not careful, Yao Yan will be crippled if not dead. With Yao Yan's talent, practicing this kind of technique is simply a waste.

It's like a natural jade, but you still have to carve and polish it, and the risks can be imagined.

Cai Lin stood to one side, pursed her red lips, and a barely perceptible worry flashed across her cold eyes, but she did not say anything, because she knew how conceited the man in front of her was. Once he made a decision, he would not listen to other people's dissuasion, especially such an important decision that concerned himself.

"If I don't practice this technique, your resurrection will be a long time coming, right?" Yao Yan chuckled and said jokingly.

"It's nothing more than waiting a little longer. With your talent, if you grow normally, your future achievements will definitely be higher than that Medicine Venerable. By then, I believe you will be able to perfectly revive me. So, I'm not in a hurry. I've waited for so many years, and a few decades won't make a difference... Actually, I want to persuade you to give up, but you won't listen."

Reverend Skyfire smiled and shook his head, saying helplessly.

Generally, extremely talented monsters are full of confidence in themselves, even conceited. They can do things that others cannot do... But it is also because of this that they can achieve achievements far beyond ordinary people. Those who die halfway will never have the chance to be called monsters.

After all, the path to genius is a path of constant elimination and selection, and it all depends on who can make it to the end.

"I have already cultivated to the level of Nine-Star Dou King. If I change my cultivation method now, wouldn't all the hardships I have endured over the years be in vain? What's more, I have already gathered several kinds of strange fire. If you were me, would you choose to give up?" Yao Yan retorted calmly.

"Hehe, definitely not~"

Lord Skyfire chuckled and replied that he himself was also a fellow who loved adventure. Otherwise, he would not have done the stupid thing of accommodating two Fallen Heart Flames. However, he did not have the conditions like Yaoyan at that time. All he relied on was his own strength and the unique skill of controlling fire.

I thought the origins of the two Fallen Heart Flames were compatible... but it was just an idea after all.

"I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on it for me. If anything unexpected happens, please help me suppress it." Yao Yan chuckled and immediately looked at the Fallen Heart Flame. He was obviously more interested in the Fallen Heart Flame than the Sea Heart Flame. Whether in ranking or energy level, the Fallen Heart Flame was far superior to the Sea Heart Flame.

However, with the assistance of Lord Skyfire, the refining process should be very easy. The only thing to worry about is how to devour it with the Burning Technique later.

"Don't worry, I'm watching you!" Venerable Skyfire replied in a deep voice.

Yao Yan nodded, took a deep breath, and looked towards the Fallen Heart Flame. At this moment, the Fallen Heart Flame had returned to its original state, like a miniature snake, curled up into a ball, amber all over, like a beautiful jade, but the breath it exuded was incomparably hot, and there was an extremely obvious tingling sensation when the soul force touched it slightly.

It's like when a person's flesh and blood touches a branding iron; the pain is unbearable.

Let's get started... Yao Yan whispered in his heart, and reached out to grab the body of the Fallen Heart Flame. Then, under the gaze of Skyfire Venerable and Cai Lin, he stuffed it directly into his mouth and swallowed it. Suddenly, a hot substance like magma rushed into his abdomen. The next moment, an extremely violent energy instantly spread towards his body. "Hmph!"

Yao Yan groaned, and then a strong fighting spirit surged out of his body, suppressing the body of the Fallen Heart Flame. At this moment, the Fallen Heart Flame had completely broken free from the 'seal' and awakened from its slumber. It immediately revealed its sharp fangs and began to rampage in his body. The original heart fire even poured out desperately and began to burn his flesh.

Yao Yan remained calm about this. He was already accustomed to the slight pain from being tempered by the strange fire. However, he could not allow the Fallen Heart Flame to run wild in his body like this. He calmly took out the Ice Heart Pill from his storage ring and swallowed it. Immediately, a chill flowed through his body, and the raging Fallen Heart Flame was suppressed immediately.

At the same time, the raging heart fire in the body seemed to have met its nemesis, and was completely extinguished under the flow of the medicinal power of the Ice Heart Pill.

However, the Fallen Heart Flame was obviously unwilling to be refined by Yao Yan in this way, and began to escape from the body. However, the route it escaped was exactly the route deliberately arranged by Yao Yan, and it was exactly the same as the running route of the Burning Decree. In just one cycle, a part of the original power of the Fallen Heart Flame was swallowed by Yao Yan, and his fighting spirit was also contaminated with some of the aura of the Fallen Heart Flame. He could even feel the change of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, and the color seemed to be a little deeper.

"It really works..." Yao Yan's thoughts were extremely calm at this moment. He deliberately retained the intelligence of the Fallen Heart Flame in order to verify whether the Burning Decree could accommodate two kinds of strange fire at the same time. The obvious changes in his fighting spirit at the moment were enough to verify the uniqueness of the Burning Decree. It could perfectly be compatible with any flame.

Even the strange fire is the same.

Even this is no longer compatibility, but a kind of devouring, turning everything of the strange fire into its own original power.

"Jiji!"

Compared to Yao Yan, the Fallen Heart Flame also felt the fatal threat at this moment. If it had been refined before, it would have just resisted at most. But now, the experience of having its body devoured made it feel as if it was shrouded in death. This feeling made it instinctively go crazy and start to resist.

"I just realized it now, isn't it a little late~"

Yao Yan chuckled and looked at the Fallen Heart Flame surrounded by the power of the Ice Heart Pill. The Green Lotus Earth Core Fire in his body moved with his thoughts and instantly burst out, forcing the Fallen Heart Flame to continue swimming along the predetermined route. As for other places, they were all blocked by him using his fighting spirit and Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, leaving it with no other choice.

Even the soul power turned into chains and directly penetrated into the body of Fallen Heart Flame, beginning to erase the intelligence of Fallen Heart Flame.

"Chiji~" The Fallen Heart Flame let out a pleading cry, as if it wanted to surrender.

Unfortunately, Yao Yan had no interest in it. There was only one strange fire spirit that he valued. As for other strange fire spirits, he had no interest in contacting them. As his soul power poured in, the Fallen Heart Flame also began to resist vigorously. Unfortunately, the Skyfire Venerable from the outside world had already taught Yao Yan the method to tame the Fallen Heart Flame.

As the first master of the Fallen Heart Flame, Lord Skyfire naturally knew how to refine the Fallen Heart Flame, and even some secret techniques, which he taught all to Yao Yan.

Venerable Tianhuo values ​​Yao Yan very much and naturally does not want anything to happen to him.

As the intelligence of the Fallen Heart Flame was wiped out, its originally snake-like body also changed, transforming into a ball of milky white flame, flowing gently in the crystal clear and spacious meridians. It no longer had the previous frenzy, and was as docile as a little lamb, as if Yao Yan could make it become whatever he wanted.

However, this docility only lasted for a moment. As the two strange fires came into contact with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, they became irritable again, as if they instinctively wanted to devour each other. This was due to the instinct of the strange fires, which was to gain greater strength by devouring each other.

"It's very simple to refine the Fallen Heart Flame, but how to completely devour it is the troublesome thing..." Yao Yan said secretly in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and then began to control the fusion of the two flames. Different from the previous tricky refining, this behavior was more direct and rough, because only in this way can the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame and the origin of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire be completely compatible.

Wrapped in the 'Burning Decree' fighting spirit, the fusion of the two different fires still made a popping sound, as if they would explode at any time, but the 'Burning Decree' fighting spirit possessed a unique power that could slow down the repulsion between the two different fires, and as the number of operating cycles increased, the repulsion reaction between the two became less and less, and they gradually blended together, you in me and me in you.

However, the speed of this fusion is extremely slow and obviously cannot be completed in a short time.

It was unknown how long it lasted until the first ray of green flame emerged from the fusion of the two. Yao Yan's spirit was shocked. He knew that he had succeeded. The two kinds of strange fire were now truly fused together. At the same time, this power would constantly change the nature of his fighting spirit and his physical talents.

Just like what Yao Lao said, the benefits brought by tempering your body with the power of strange fire are never achieved overnight. It will subtly change your body and enhance your talents in all aspects.

However, the appearance of this emerald green flame is just the beginning. Yao Yan needs to transform all the flames in his body into this kind of flame, and this still takes time.

……

Looking at Yao Yan who had completely calmed down, Venerable Tianhuo couldn't help but show a bit of surprise in his eyes. He clearly felt the conflict between the two kinds of strange fire in Yao Yan's body. Even at the most dangerous moment, there was a breath of destruction emanating. He was ready for rescue at that time, but this violent breath subsided in a very short time.

"Is it because of that technique?" Skyfire Venerable's eyes flashed and he muttered in his heart. It was the first time he saw this kind of technique that could fuse strange fire.

"Did you make it?"

At this moment, a tired voice came to my ears, and I saw Yao Lao appeared in the secret room at some point. He looked down at Yao Yan who was practicing.

“It should be a success.”

Reverend Skyfire did not ask about Han Feng's ending. He just nodded slightly and responded.

Yao Lao frowned and said in a low voice: "The most difficult step has not yet come..." (End of this chapter)