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Within the Star Region.
An endless sea of purple-black flames surged like raging tides.
The terrifying temperature, accompanied by the ceaseless rising flames, made the atmosphere increasingly scorching. Even space itself appeared especially twisted and fragile.
If not for the solid seal that separated the Star Region from the outside, these flames would have collapsed like the heavens falling, turning into an endless waterfall of fire, pouring down and bringing catastrophic destruction to the Holy Pill City below.
In the center of this dead region, within the sea of purple-black flames, there was an empty zone. Here, not a single trace of flame existed. Any flames that spread into this area were devoured by a suspended black sun, or voluntarily split apart to flow around it.
Under the shroud of that black sun, within the hollowed space, two black figures sat cross-legged with their eyes closed. One of the slightly thin figures had a deep, purple-brown flame faintly rising from his body.
This flame coiled around him, and each time it flickered, it caused the endless purple-black sea of fire outside to ripple slightly. Neither of the two figures paid the slightest attention to this disturbance.
Time quietly slipped away like this.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a year had passed.
That black sun, while endlessly devouring the boundless flame energy, gradually grew stronger. But this sea of fire truly seemed infinite. No matter how much the black sun absorbed, it could not vanish.
This sea, formed by the Three Thousand Burning Flame's accumulation of countless years of star energy, was simply too vast.
Naturally, Wei Yang's aura continued to grow stronger under such circumstances.
As for Xiao Yan beside him, his body had remained utterly motionless from beginning to end. Even his breathing had grown so faint it was nearly imperceptible.
If not for a faint thread of life still circling around his body, one might have mistaken him for a lifeless corpse.
Wei Yang occasionally awakened from his seclusion to glance over, but he never felt much worry.
Because he knew Xiao Yan was devouring and refining the origin of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. And judging from the situation, the process was proceeding smoothly.
In Xiao Yan's silent meditation, as if an ancient monk in eternal stillness, wisps of purple-brown flame quietly seeped from his pores. Then, like countless fine vines, they coiled around his body.
Through a strange method of tempering, they refined Xiao Yan's skin, muscles, meridians, bones, and more. This was Body Refinement by Heavenly Flame!
And it was brought about by the ninth-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the so-called Undying Flame.
Under this purple-brown flame's tempering, Xiao Yan's once fair skin gradually took on a faint bronze hue. Instead, it gave his physique an even stronger sense of overflowing power. This was a refinement akin to cleansing the marrow and reshaping the body.
In this silence.
Time slipped away like sand through the fingers.
Until one day.
Hm?
The cross-legged Wei Yang suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze turning toward Xiao Yan.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's body, which had seemed like that of an old monk in meditation, suddenly began to emit streams of purple-brown flames.
These flames twisted and coiled, and in the end, they faintly transformed into a massive purple-brown fire dragon, dozens of zhang in size.
Looking closely, one could see that this purple-brown fire dragon was precisely the former body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, now shrunk down in form.
However, this purple-brown flame seemed far deeper and more mysterious than the original Three Thousand Burning Flame.
Roar~
The fire dragon coiled in the void, its massive body completely enveloping Xiao Yan, then raised its enormous head. With its maw wide open, a heaven-shaking roar suddenly resounded throughout the silent Star Region.
Boom!
With that roar, the previously calm purple-black sea of fire erupted in a frenzy. The purple-black flames, as if summoned by some mysterious force, condensed into tornadoes of fire and surged endlessly into the dragon's gaping mouth.
As more and more purple-black flames were devoured, the dragon's purple-brown color grew even deeper, its power surging dramatically. Each scale became vivid and lifelike, as though it belonged to a real dragon.
"Refining succeeded." Wei Yang's lips curled faintly as he watched in silence.
Roar~
The sea of fire was simply too vast. Even though the dragon devoured desperately, the fire sea's volume showed no obvious reduction.
To completely absorb and digest it all, even with Wei Yang and Xiao Yan together, would take years and still be nearly impossible.
After swallowing enough of the purple-black flames, the fire dragon finally appeared satisfied, its enormous body gradually shrinking until it dove back into Xiao Yan's body.
At that instant, Xiao Yan's tightly shut eyes, which had been closed for nearly a year, quivered and slowly opened.
Chi~
As his eyes opened, purple-brown flames instantly burned within his pitch-black pupils. Two beams of flame shot out from his eyes like lasers, tearing open two enormous rifts, ten zhang long, in the sea of fire before him.
The flames roiled violently where the beams had passed, before slowly closing once more.
Hoo~
A scorching breath slowly escaped from Xiao Yan's throat. As that breath left him, the bronze hue upon his skin gradually faded away.
"Success!"
Xiao Yan lowered his head slowly, and with a clench of his hand, a cluster of purple-brown flame flared into existence with a pop.
This was his new Heavenly Flame.
Formed from the fusion of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, Wind and Thunder Fury Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and Sea Heart Flame, these five flames had become one.
"From now on, you'll be called the Three Thousand Dragon Heart Flame."
Staring at the new flame in his hand, Xiao Yan smiled faintly and whispered. He closed his palm, storing the purple-brown flame back into his body.
Then Xiao Yan suddenly spread his arms, lifted his head, and let out a clear, resonant howl. Like a dragon's roar, it echoed through the silent Star Region.
The howl stretched long, and at that moment, the bones throughout Xiao Yan's body crackled explosively. At the same time, his aura skyrocketed at a terrifying speed.
As Xiao Yan's aura surged, the sea of fire within the Star Region grew violently restless. The flames, like waves in the ocean, roared and surged wildly. Several massive flame tornadoes, each a hundred zhang in height, formed around him.
Dragons of fire coiled and roared in the storms beyond.
Eight-Star Dou Zong, Nine-Star Dou Zong, peak Dou Zong, Dou Zun.
The speed of this ascension left anyone who might witness it utterly dumbfounded. Even the barrier that had stumped countless prodigies, the threshold of Dou Zun, was shattered with ease.
A realm that countless people could not reach in a lifetime was, at this moment, crossed by him in mere moments. This speed was more terrifying than a rocket's ascent.
The madly surging aura continued to rise even after stepping into Dou Zun, climbing steadily higher. Only when he reached the peak of One-Star Dou Zun did it finally halt and stabilize completely.
"Ah~"
Feeling the majestic Dou Qi flooding his meridians like never before, Xiao Yan could not hold back a satisfied groan of delight. The sensation of advancing, of becoming stronger, was simply too wonderful.
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