The three giants of the Pill Tower leaped high, their hand seals changing as vast soul fluctuations permeated from their bodies. The void trembled, and a silver gate appeared.
"Go in. The Three Thousand Blazing Flames is inside. You'd best subdue it as soon as possible," Xuan Kongzi spoke. Xiao Yan nodded and stepped into the gate.
The space shook, and his figure appeared in the Star Domain. As soon as he entered, a scorching temperature rushed towards him.
"Three Thousand Blazing Flames..." Thinking of the Heavenly Flame that resided here, a hint of fanaticism flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.
He surveyed the so-called Star Domain. It was a small world, but it looked desolate, with scorching mist permeating the surroundings. He reached out and casually grabbed the faint light; it was the light of the stars.
The Three Thousand Blazing Flames was known as the Star Flame; as long as star power existed, it would be immortal.
Xiao Yan vaguely sensed the flame's presence and rapidly moved towards it. The surrounding temperature grew higher and higher, indicating he was getting closer.
After flying for several more minutes, the flames within him surged. He looked into the distance, where a scorching light emerged, strong and dazzling like a sun. He had arrived.
Closing the distance, he finally saw what was inside the light. It was an enormous, seemingly endless dragon, its eyes tightly shut. A strange purplish-black flame entwined its massive, coiling body.
The scene could only be described as magnificent, giving one an uncontainable sense of shock. Even Xiao Yan felt as small as an ant in front of this giant.
"Is this the Three Thousand Blazing Flames?" Xiao Yan's eyes glowed. He had only recently developed his move, the Blazing Dragon God, but it always felt like it was missing something. Now he knew what: a "spirit."
He slowly walked towards the sleeping dragon. The closer he got, the stronger the dragon might became. This Heavenly Flame was far beyond any other he had subdued. A weaker cultivator would likely be shattered by its might in an instant.
However, this was nothing to Xiao Yan. He easily arrived beside the dragon, hovering above its head. His entire being was not even as large as a single one of its scales.
Standing before the massive head, Xiao Yan felt a coldness, as if the creature was staring at him. He placed a hand on a dragon scale and injected his soul power into it.
His soul appeared in a void space filled with purplish-black flames. At the center was a miniature version of the dragon, coiled with its eyes closed. This was the origin flame.
Xiao Yan's soul power coiled around the small fire dragon. It suddenly opened its eyes, its pupils filled with black flames and a humanized coldness.
"Foolish human," the fire dragon spoke, its tone full of mockery.
"As expected, its intelligence is so high," Xiao Yan said, delighted rather than surprised. A Heavenly Flame that had become a spirit was undoubtedly more precious.
"Since I've arrived, you only have one choice—submission," Xiao Yan stated directly.
The mockery in the flame's eyes grew stronger. It didn't waste words. Purplish-black flames surged out, sweeping towards him.
Xiao Yan took the opportunity to withdraw his soul power. This space was the flame's home ground. He had no confidence in confronting it here.
"If you won't listen to reason, then I'll just have to beat you into submission." Xiao Yan looked at the main body and unleashed a Dou Qi strike.
Boom!
A dragon scale on its forehead was shattered. With that, the massive dragon slowly opened its tightly shut eyes. The seal was broken.
It let out an earth-shattering roar. The purplish-black flames on its body surged violently, engulfing the entire void. A black rune burst forth like a giant net, enveloping it, but the dragon struggled frantically, and the flames burned away the runes. The power of the stars drilled into its body, and its strength surged instantly. The seal was completely crushed.
"The Three Thousand Blazing Flames has broken free?" Outside, Xuan Kongzi and the others felt the abnormality, a hint of worry in their hearts. "I wonder if Xiao Yan can subdue it?"
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"After all these years, you still only have these tricks. Did you think you could seal me for life?" the flame roared, basking in its triumph. "Xuan Kongzi, this time you have lost, hahaha!"
Just as it celebrated, a voice sounded beside its ear. "Have you had enough fun? If so, obediently hand over your origin flame and suffer less."
It was Xiao Yan, his expression calm.
"Damn human! Even Xuan Kongzi couldn't do anything to me. What are you?" the flame roared, spewing a pillar of fire from its mouth.
Xiao Yan raised a hand. Hundreds of flame chains shot out like giant pythons, piercing through the fire pillar. They then transformed into a giant net, enveloping the dragon.
It was a clash between Heavenly Flames. The Three Thousand Blazing Flames was indeed extraordinary, as it managed to break the chains and escape.
"You deserve to die!" It rotated its massive body, creating a flame storm hundreds of feet in size.
Xiao Yan looked at the storm, his five fingers curled. "Blazing Dragon God!"
The move he had just developed was unleashed. Dense flames—the various Heavenly Flames on his body—appeared behind him. They fused, and unique runes appeared within them. The flames formed an incredibly massive dragon, which opened its mouth and breathed out a five-colored lotus.
It was also the Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus.
The lotus flew into the black storm, and an incomparably terrifying power bloomed. The space was completely torn apart. A pitch-black deep hole appeared, and from within, a purplish-black small dragon shot out. The flames had been compressed into its body, and a destructive aura permeated the air.
"I said, you only have one outcome—submission," Xiao Yan stated calmly. The Blazing Dragon God behind him shot out and began to fight the Three Thousand Blazing Flames.
"What is this? Why can you control so many Heavenly Flames?" the flame asked, shocked. Although these flames were not as powerful as it, their combined power was immense.
The two dragons coiled and struck each other in the void. The Blazing Dragon God fought only by instinct, and the Three Thousand Blazing Flames quickly found an opportunity. It flicked its tail, transformed into a black lightning bolt, and shot towards Xiao Yan.
"The move is too rigid," Xiao Yan commented on his own technique's shortcomings.
He was not flustered. Only when the flame was about to strike did he slowly throw a punch, which slammed into the dragon's head. It spewed a terrifying black pillar of flame at him.
Xiao Yan did not dodge, allowing the flames to burn him. He remained completely unharmed. Even his clothes weren't burned. The Three Thousand Blazing Flames felt it had completely lost control over the fire that touched him.
Clearly, Xiao Yan had activated the Red Emperor Fire Emperor Qi.
He moved instantly, arriving at the dragon's head. "Evil beast, why don't you surrender?" He extended a hand, covering its neck, intending to lift it.
The flame let out a roar. Golden light bloomed from its forehead, and the flames on its body surged.
Xiao Yan's face was calm. "It's useless. As long as it's fire, it won't affect me. Because I am the Red Emperor Fire Emperor. I control all flames in the world."
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