Xiao Yan’s gaze deeply fixed on the hovering Soul Temple Master. His hands, like blooming lotuses, danced into streaks of afterimages. As his hand seals changed, the mass of pink flames above his head whizzed into the sky and then began to wriggle wildly under the watchful eyes of many. As the pink flame wriggled, it gradually released a terrifying temperature, making this world feel like a steaming furnace. Within the entire Fallen Mountain Range, peaks spontaneously combusted without any apparent source of fire, sending thick smoke billowing into the sky. Those with slightly weaker strength found their Dou Qi becoming scorching within their bodies, and those with strong emotional fluctuations were horrified to find their insides gradually warming up. The Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus was known for its strange ability to cause self-combustion based on one’s emotions. Nonetheless, such a scene still sent many people backing away in terror until they reached the edge of the mountain range, where the burning sensation in their bodies lessened significantly, and each of them had a look of shock on their faces.
“Truly deserving of its name, the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus is truly terrifying.”
Around the mountain, some of the sect’s elders were also wearing somber and envious expressions. Battling against an opponent possessing such a unique flame, even before any move was made, one would have to divert some of their attention to resist the intense heat from the flame. Such a terrifying temperature could easily burn even Dou Qi.
“That Xiao Yan is finally going to use the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus…”
The Demon Elder gazed at this sight, his brows slightly furrowing. The Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus was even a formidable force for him to handle. Although the Soul Temple Master was a level higher than Xiao Yan, if he made a mistake, he might even end up defeated, which was not impossible.
“This young man really has great fortune. This Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus… I once attempted to conquer it but failed. I didn’t expect that someone of his strength could subdue it,” sighed Qian Mo. He then smiled faintly and said, “However, even if this young man really uses the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus, defeating Soul Devouring Life will not be so simple.”
In the sky, the Soul Temple Master’s gaze was tightly locked on the continually roiling pink fireball, his eyes filled with gravity. Amidst the gravity, there was also a surge of fiery excitement. Under the countless gazes, the pink flame gradually condensed into a pink flaming disc. Around the disc, there were peculiar flame patterns, which upon closer inspection, matched the shapes of the six special fires that Xiao Yan had once refined. At the center of these six special fires, right in the heart of the disc, there swayed a cluster of pink flames, shimmering like a crystal.
“Buddha’s Wrath Cycle.”
As the fire disc took shape, Xiao Yan’s eyes sharpened, and a low, resonant shout echoed out.
“With a humming sound, the pink fire disc in the sky started to buzz as Xiao Yan spoke. The disc then slowly began to rotate, and as it spun, the crystalline pink flame at the center suddenly shot out a beam of pink flame, roughly the size of an arm!
This pink flame beam initially was only as thick as an arm, but as it rushed out, it surged dramatically, turning massive in an instant!
“Ssss!”
Once the pink flame beam took shape, it shot down at a peak below with terrifying speed. Upon contact, the peak, like an ice statue, disappeared before the astonished onlookers, leaving behind only a gigantic pit, deep and dark, with no bottom in sight.
“Go!”
Xiao Yan’s hand seals changed, and he pointed abruptly at the Soul Temple Master above. The fire disc tilted upward, and the pink flame beam cut across the ground. Where the beam passed, a smooth, deep, and wide trench appeared, stretching a thousand feet long. Everything in the beam’s path seemed to vanish into nothingness.
With the speed of thunder, the ordinary person could only catch a fleeting rainbow. The strange pink flame beam directly enveloped the Soul Temple Master who was just about to retreat.
“Sssss.”
As the pink flame beam enveloped him, the Soul Temple Master’s powerful Dou Qi visibly began to dissolve. Even though more Dou Qi surged from within the Soul Temple Master, it couldn’t keep up with the dissipation rate. The power of Buddha’s Wrath Cycle, now enhanced by the new special fire, became ever more terrifying. A normal Dou Sage, if hit by the beam, would hardly endure it for more than half a minute. Their Dou Qi would be completely dissolved, and their very soul would be erased by the flame beam.
Looking at the rapidly dissipating Dou Qi around the Soul Temple Master, the expression of the mighty ones in the heavens and on earth slightly shifted. They gazed at the rotating fire disc in the sky, feeling a heavy sense of danger from the flame beam.
“This can’t last long…”
The thought flashed through everyone’s mind. If the Soul Temple Master’s Dou Qi was completely dissolved, it would mark his inevitable defeat.
“Cycle Beam!”
Looking at the Soul Temple Master, Xiao Yan’s eyes turned cold. He changed his hand seals again, causing the wheel of fire to spin in reverse. The fire beam, spanning over ten zhang, suddenly shrank rapidly. In a blink, it shrank to a few zhang. But it didn’t stop, shrinking further until everyone could feel an immensely destructive and violent energy gathering inside.
“Not good.”
The Demon Elder also noticed this, his expression changing. Especially when the beam shrank to the thickness of a thumb, even he felt a bit of fear.
“Cycle Beam, fall, cycle!”
When the beam narrowed to a thumb and locked onto the forehead of the Soul Temple Master, a sudden cold light flickered in Xiao Yan’s eyes. He yelled sharply.
“Whoosh!”
As the yell fell, the wheel of fire shook violently in the sky, breaking apart. A flash of red light appeared, and the beam of destructive energy shot harshly at the Soul Temple Master.
“Boom!”
A low, loud explosion echoed in the sky. The terrifying waves of the explosive flames made the Dou Sage experts’ faces change, and they quickly retreated for fear of being contaminated.
“He hit it…”
Seeing this, the Pharmacist Elder and the others looked slightly pleased. Such a powerful attack would not be easy for anyone, even the Soul Temple Master, to withstand.
The Ancestral Pill Tower’s gaze was fixed on the sky where the pink flame exploded, yet his brows were furrowed.
“Has a victor been determined…?”
Gazes from all over the mountains fixed on the sky, whispering voices rising and falling. Xiao Yan’s move earlier was too tyrannical. Without any unforeseen circumstances, a victor might well be decided.
In the Soul Temple, there was a complete silence; clearly, they did not expect their master to have no means of retaliation.
“Hmph…”
Thousand Mo Qian inserted his hands into his sleeves, chuckling faintly at the whispering around him.
Xiao Yan floated in the sky, breathing out a hot breath. His gaze fixed on where the pink flame spread. Although he was confident in his previous attack, for some reason, he felt that the Soul Temple Master should not have been defeated so easily…
“A slight sound…”
Where the pink flame spread, there was a subtle sound.
“Indeed, he’s not dead.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression changed slightly, his heart full of caution.
“Grrr, grrr…”
Shortly after, a black figure faintly appeared in the center of the pink flame spread. As it emerged, a bizarre and immense suction force swept out, drawing the nearby pink flames directly inward. In the end, amid disbelieving gazes, all the flames entered the body of the shadowy figure.
“Did he suck the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus into his body? Suicide, isn’t it?”
The actions of the black figure immediately drew a chorus of exclamations, clearly showing disbelief at his move.
“Uninjured!?”
Xiao Yan also gazed somewhat shocked at the Soul Temple Master, who walked out unhurt from the flames. It was somewhat difficult to believe.
“The taste of the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus is indeed delicious, but it’s a pity it’s not the original fire. I really want to try, what would be the flavor of the original Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus?” The Soul Temple Master stood in the sky, savoring. A strangely eerie smile hung on his face. He looked at Xiao Yan, whose brows were furrowed, as strange devouring powers of black flames seeped out of his eyes. The energy from the surrounding universe was continuously drawn into his body, thoroughly devoured by that strange power.
“Do you find this unbelievable?” The Soul Temple Master chuckled, his face more eerie.
“You have the Heavenly Flame of the Pure Lotus, and I, I have a stronger special fire… “
The Soul Temple Master slowly extended his palm, and a strange, surging black flame erupted. As the black flames churned, they vaguely formed a human face, with swallowing powers pouring out of its mouth.
When the black flame face appeared, Xiao Yan’s pupils suddenly shrank to the size of needle holes.
“The second place on the Heavenly Flames List…the Devouring Vortex Flame?”
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