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Xiao Yan's face twitched. Although Hun Xiao had admitted that her alchemy skills were not very good, this was too bad, wasn't it?
The Pill Tower Three Giants looked at the "Rejuvenation Powder" that was sent up for them to inspect, their faces turning dark. When announcing the results, they held their noses and acknowledged Hun Xiao's tenth-place finish in the Pill Gathering... because there were only ten people left.
"Hahahaha... I'm also a high-level Alchemist now! Look, tenth place in the Pill Gathering, certified by the Pill Tower!" Hun Xiao held her certificate of honor, laughing happily.
After the Pill Gathering ended, Xiao Yan, at the invitation of the Pill Tower Three Giants, went to meet them. When he arrived at a hall on the top floor of the Pill Tower, he found that Cao Ying and Dan Chen were also there.
Xuan Kongzi discussed the opening of the Star Region and the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire with the three people who knew the ins and outs, instructing them to keep an eye on the Soul Hall when entering the Star Region.
Since too many people entering at once would awaken the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire and cause it to violently resist the Sealed Artifact, Xuan Kongzi gave each of the three a bead containing spatial power. If the Soul Hall made any unusual moves, they were to crush the bead to alert the strong practitioners of the Pill Tower waiting outside.
There were still two days until the Star Region opened, and all those qualified to enter the Star Region to try and subdue the exotic flame were silently recovering their condition. After all, the previous alchemy was a considerable drain on them.
Only Hun Xiao was like a normal person, wandering around Holy Pill City.
Two days passed in a flash. As the morning glow just sprinkled down from the sky, countless people arrived near the Pill Tower...
They were all here to watch the excitement, to see who would ultimately obtain the exotic flame. They even arrived earlier than the main protagonists.
People on the Dou Qi Continent loved to watch the excitement. In the original work, they even dared to watch the battle between the Ancient Clan Alliance and the Soul Clan, and even the Double Emperor Battle, let alone just subduing an exotic flame...
As for any danger in watching the excitement... they'd deal with it when it came.
Qiu Ling, the Pill Tower's Grand Elder, dressed in white robes, entered the Star Region with the ten winners as the host. His gaze lingered on Elder Mu Gu, carrying a hint of hatred.
His disciple, Song Qing, also met with misfortune in the Pill Realm during the second round. After the Pill Gathering ended, he also entered the Pill Realm as a rescue worker, but only found half of Song Qing's corpse.
Although the injuries indicated he died by the hands of magical beasts, he was almost certain that it was related to the people of the Soul Hall.
Stepping into the Star Region, a scorching aura rushed over, and everyone showed a look of anticipation. Elder Mu Gu's expression was even more fanatical.
Faint light filled the entire Star Region. This desolate and silent space was no smaller than Holy Pill City.
After traveling for several tens of minutes, they finally saw the massive creature coiled there. The giant dragon's body was coiled, its eyes tightly shut, and its entire body was enveloped in a purplish-black flame. As the flame rose, the space itself appeared distorted.
Elder Qiu Ling said, "The order of subduing will be determined by your rankings. Only gentle methods can be used; no force is allowed.
"On the forehead of the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, there is a dragon scale not covered by the purplish-black flame. You can infiltrate your spirit power into it and communicate with it."
"Heh, simply idiotic. How could an exotic flame possibly be subdued by gentle means? Moreover, this exotic flame has probably developed a considerable level of sentience, hasn't it?" Elder Mu Gu sneered.
Xiao Yan stepped forward and saw countless black runes on the dragon scale. He understood that this was the Sealed Artifact that bound it here.
He placed his palm on the giant dragon scale that was not covered by the purplish-black flame, and then glanced at the white circles on the giant dragon's right eye, feeling that he had a bit of hope.
After so many years, Xiao Yan had become somewhat numb. People wearing monocles or magical beasts with white circles on their right eyes were everywhere... He vaguely perceived some patterns.
It was exceptionally easy to pick up bargains from these people, such as blood essence lotus being sold as yellow essence lotus, iron pieces containing the "Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations," and ancient copper pieces that, after being calcined by an exotic flame, precipitated spirit-nurturing dust...
Some time ago, he even acquired three fragments of a map indicating the location of the Nether Lotus Demon Flame from a street vendor!
And magical beasts with white circles on their right eyes were relatively much easier to deal with, and more likely to be guarding some rare medicinal herbs.
He had some immature conjectures in his mind, but he couldn't verify them.
"Foolish human!" A vast and majestic voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind, startling him.
The sentience of this exotic flame was actually so high that it could speak human words... Xiao Yan was horrified.
Then, his vision went black, and he instinctively retreated, moving away from the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire.
Xiao Yan clutched his forehead, his head throbbing. The wisp of soul that had just probed in had been incinerated.
Alright, as expected, it wasn't that easy... Even if the difficulty of subduing exotic flames with white circles might be reduced, it still needed to conform to basic logic... He complained in his mind.
Subsequently, Elder Mu Gu, Old Monster Qing Hua, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and others all made attempts, but none succeeded.
Elder Qiu Ling looked at Elder Mu Gu in surprise, somewhat unexpected that the other party remained so calm and did not act.
Finally, Hun Xiao stepped forward, extended her soul into the huge dragon scale, and concisely sent a message to the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire:
"Be my exotic flame."
"Okay, you first help me undo the Sealed Artifact."
"Okay."
Then Hun Xiao displayed her strength as a Dou Venerate, striking a Sealed Artifact node with a palm. The Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire simultaneously exerted its power, breaking through the Sealed Artifact.
Qiu Ling's eyes were about to split open with rage. Because Hun Xiao had emerged from the Pill Realm with Xiao Yan and Cao Ying, he had subconsciously lowered his guard, never expecting that she would do what Elder Mu Gu had not.
Xiao Yan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
The immense power contained within the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire made him feel terrified just by seeing it. If it were to escape, the destruction it would bring to Holy Pill City was unimaginable; the entire Holy Pill City might turn into ruins.
"Relax, relax, it has already agreed to be my exotic flame," Hun Xiao replied with a smile.
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"You believe that?" Xiao Yan was stunned, looking at Hun Xiao in disbelief.
"I lied to you." The Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire showed a mocking smile on its face, looking at Hun Xiao with the eyes of an idiot.
"What? I was tricked?" Hun Xiao was greatly alarmed.
Then she immediately put away the slightly exaggerated expression on her face, shrugging and saying:
"You shouldn't have lied to me... It would have been so much better if you had obediently become my exotic flame. Did you think I would release you without any preparation?"
As she spoke, she took out a monstrously shaped greatsword. The greatsword exuded a terrifying aura, as if it wanted to devour everything.
"Hey, to deal with you, I even brought my brother's 'Extinguish Soul Sword'."
Saying that, Hun Xiao forcefully flung the greatsword towards the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire.
The greatsword suddenly erupted with a terrifying power, forming a huge illusory image of a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python opened its massive mouth, and a terrifying suction force was generated, continuously drawing out the energy of the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire.
The giant dragon struggled, wanting to escape, but it was futile.
Qiu Ling, Elder Mu Gu, and the others looked at the greatsword in horror, with a hint of fear in their eyes. They felt an indescribable pressure from that sword... the might of a Dou Saint!
Most of the power on the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire's body was quickly sucked away, and its body shrank considerably. It was foreseeable that in a little while, it would be completely devoured.
Just then, the illusory image of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python suddenly disappeared, and the greatsword suddenly abandoned its suppression of the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, turning its direction, and forcibly tearing through space with Hun Xiao.
"Wait, my Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire!" Hun Xiao's last words echoed in the Star Region, but she was nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Yan found this scene strangely familiar. Past memories surfaced in his mind, and the female voice in those memories gradually overlapped with Xiao Hun's voice.
He let out a strange-sounding murmur, "Protector Xiao?"
...In the void near the Soul Hall Tian Hall, Hun Zhang held a wooden sword made from a Bodhi Ancient Tree branch, with the "Imprison Soul Sword" and "Extinguish Soul Sword" floating behind him. He looked at the old man in front of him with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
"This old man, Xiao Yuanshan!"
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