Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 228: Canaan's affairs are over, Tong Rui's new discovery
At the moment, Xiao Yan could not deal with so many lizardmen, and he heard from Venerable Skyfire that there were powerful lizardmen here whose strength was enough to rival that of a Dou Zun.

If Xiao Yan encountered a lizardman of that level at this moment, even with Ah Xing's help, he would probably find it difficult to escape.

"Those fire lizardmen are extremely sensitive to the flow of magma. Any movement in the magma will be noticed by them. Plus, there are so many of them, the more we kill them, the more there will be. In the end, they may even attract the truly powerful ones in the tribe. We will be in trouble then."

Reverend Skyfire reminded him that he now needed to rely on Xiao Yan to repair his soul, so he would naturally not watch him being torn into pieces by those lizardmen.

Xiao Yan nodded slightly and frowned, saying, "Above this magma is Canaan College. If these guys get in there one day, the consequences will be disastrous."

“Don’t worry. These creatures can only survive in magma. If they leave the magma, they will die automatically like fish out of water.” Skyfire Venerable said lightly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "I don't know how these guys appeared. This nature is really full of surprises. This is not even the bottom of the magma. If it is further down, I don't know what will be there."

Xiao Yan's words just stopped at this point, because he suddenly saw Skyfire Venerable standing next to him, with an expression of fear that was hard to conceal on his face.

With his mouth slightly open, he looked at the fear on the face of Skyfire Venerable. At that moment, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a chill running from the soles of his feet straight to his head. What kind of horrible and dangerous place was this? How could a former Dou Zun show such an expression?
A weird and strange atmosphere lingered in this space. After a long while, it was broken by the gasping sound of Skyfire Venerable.

"Little guy, since you helped me, I advise you not to be curious and want to go down. Although I don't know what is there down there, I can vaguely sense that there is an extremely terrifying existence there." Skyfire Venerable took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said slowly.

Seeing the solemn expression on Skyfire Venerable’s face, Xiao Yan swallowed his saliva and nodded quickly. Could it be that there is some terrifying existence of the Dou Sheng level at the bottom of this magma world that can make a Dou Zun so afraid?
"Axing, can you tell what's down there?" Even though Skyfire Venerable was beside him, Xiao Yan asked Axing without hesitation.

After all, firstly, others don’t know the true function of A Xing. Secondly, even if others get A Xing, it is just a useless necklace. Thirdly, an existence that even the residual soul of the Venerable cannot detect will make others fear it.

"According to the database of the universe, the person below is Zi Yan's father, the old Dragon King of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, whose strength is at the late Nine-Star Dou Sheng stage."

"Um, Xiao Yan, what are you doing..."

Looking at the stunned and astonished expression of Skyfire Venerable, Xiao Yan knew that this move of his had frightened the unfamiliar Dou Zun's residual soul. After all, the unknown is the most frightening.

"This is a treasure given to me by a good friend of mine. It contains his clone, which can protect me and allow me to contact him at any time."

Xiao Yan’s words shocked Skyfire Venerable for the whole year. He had never heard of such a method as an avatar that could communicate with him at any time, even among Dou Zun. So what kind of strength would the other party’s friend have?
Skyfire Venerable also wondered if this was something Xiao Yan used to fool him, but on the one hand, the other party had a ninth-grade alchemist master, the Medicine Saint, and secondly, even if the other party had a strange fire at the Dou Wang stage, he could enter the magma alone, which was obviously with the help of this clone treasure.

Xiao Yan indeed succeeded in shocking Skyfire Venerable with this move, but at the same time, it made him full of confidence that Xiao Yan could resurrect him. Invisibly, Skyfire Venerable also had a little more trust in Xiao Yan.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first. I will do my best to use the power of space to hide the magma fluctuations for you, and you, hurry up, because I can't hold on for long in my current state."

When the light shield cracked, Xiao Yan and Skyfire Reverend did not notice that at the bottom of the unreachable red magma world, a huge beam of light several feet in size slowly opened and closed slightly, just like a pair of pupils.

His figure silently cut through the magma. Xiao Yan's heart suddenly moved. The palm that was tucked in his sleeve shook, and a broken ancient jade appeared on his palm. At this moment, the ancient jade that had been unresponsive for a long time was emitting a faint temperature.

Xiao Yan's fingers gently rubbed the ancient jade, but his heart was filled with turmoil, because this piece of ancient jade was actually the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade that had been passed down from the Xiao family's ancestors!

Xiao Yan's heart was filled with shock and turmoil. However, his expression did not change at all. He gently rubbed the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade with his palm in his sleeves for a few times, and then took a deep breath. The ancient jade, which had been motionless, showed some unusual movements at this moment. Obviously, it was because of the magma area, or to be more precise, the bottom of the magma world.

Xiao Yan learned from Ah Xing's database of the universe that the cave below was the residence of the ancient emperor Shetuo. If his key reacted here, did it mean that other people who came here would also know that this was the cave residence of the ancient emperor Shetuo?

If your strength is not enough, then
Many thoughts flashed through Xiao Yan's mind quickly, which made him gradually calm down. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to turn his head.

He put the ancient jade into the ring without leaving any trace. At this moment, he still had the soul of a Skyfire Venerable in his body. He was not Yao Lao. Things like the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade, which were enough to arouse the jealousy of a Dou Zun strongman, must not be known to others.

Therefore, Xiao Yan must keep a close eye on what happens here. Perhaps, when he has real strength in the future, he will be able to come to this magma world again and find out what’s going on!
But, that time is definitely not now!
And he had to keep this secret alone, because he knew that if this matter got out, Canaan College would never have peace!
Slowly suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xiao Yan shook his sleeves fiercely, and a burst of fighting spirit gushed out. His wandering speed also increased suddenly. With the help of Skyfire Venerable to cover the flow of magma and the help of Ah Xing's time and space distortion shield, he could speed up unscrupulously without being noticed by those fire lizardmen.

With the help of Skyfire Venerable, Xiao Yan had a very smooth journey. After more than ten minutes, he gradually moved away from the area where the Flame Lizardmen existed. At this moment, the temperature and pressure in the magma were greatly reduced. Obviously, the magma was not far from the magma sea surface.

"Plop!" The surface of the silent magma sea was calm, without any wind or waves, except for the faint sound caused by the occasional bursting of bubbles.

The entire magma world was still dead silent. Suddenly, a sound of breaking water was heard, and then a figure wrapped in invisible flames flashed out from the magma and finally floated in the air.

"Finally out!"

"Finally I'm out." Xiao Yan said with a smile, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Although he did not encounter any special situations when he went deep into the magma this time, the long period of flying in the magma also consumed a lot of his fighting spirit.

"I finally saw the world outside of magma again. I missed it so much..."

Leaving the monotonous depths of the magma, Venerable Skyfire was somewhat excited. He floated out of the ring and wandered around for a few circles, then spoke with great emotion.

"Xiao Yan, my soul is extremely weak now and cannot be out for too long. I'll leave the matter of repairing my soul to you. Please remember that my soul can only last a short time now, so you have to hurry up." After sighing, Skyfire Venerable turned his gaze to Xiao Yan and said solemnly. Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, saying: "Mr. Yao, please rest assured that Xiao Yan is not the kind of person who takes benefits and does nothing."

Soon, Xiao Yan would set off for Zhongzhou to find Yao Lao. If he wanted to survive in that area full of powerful people, he would need strength, whether it was from himself or from external forces. If he could repair the soul of Skyfire Venerable as soon as possible, then Xiao Yan would have a capable assistant by his side. This would be a hundred benefits for Xiao Yan, so he would not cut corners on this matter.

Venerable Skyfire nodded in satisfaction and said slowly: "If you have any questions when practicing the Five-Wheel Fire Method, you can ask me. Since you have helped me, I will naturally not be stingy with you."

"Thank you very much, kid." Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile and thanked Venerable Skyfire.

Venerable Skyfire waved his hands. Perhaps because of the power of space he had used before, his soul had become much more illusory. Seeing this, he smiled bitterly, then sighed, moved his body, turned into light and shadow, and drilled into the snow-white storage ring.

Seeing Skyfire Venerable entering the storage ring again, Xiao Yan spread his hands, looked up at the deep cave leading to the Skyfire Refining Qi Tower, and let out a long sigh.

"Axing, let's get started."

A month later, just as everyone in the inner courtyard saw, with the help of the fire lizard's red fire bead, Xiao Yan broke out of the tower with the strength of a three-star Dou Wang.

In the great elder’s study.

"Xiao Yan, are you really okay?" In the bright study room, Su Qian saw Xiao Yan and a look of joy appeared on his face.

His eyes swept over Xiao Yan, and he felt the aura of the deep sea on the latter, and couldn't help but smile: "And you have successfully broken through to Dou Wang three stars. Now with the help of the strange fire, you can be said to be invincible in the inner courtyard."

Xiao Yan spread his hands, and then seemed to think about something, and said awkwardly: "There is another troublesome matter that I forgot to tell you."

Su Qian was startled, then frowned and said, "What happened? Could it be that the strange fire still devoured a part of your essence?"

“That’s not the case.” Xiao Yan grinned and said awkwardly, “I accidentally refined the Fallen Heart Flame. This means that your burning Qi Tower won’t have much effect in improving your cultivation speed in the future.”

Su Qian blinked, and after a moment, he felt dizzy. But then, Xiao Yan immediately brought Elder Su Qian an indescribable good news.

"Of course, as compensation, I will give this young Fallen Heart Flame to the academy for cultivation."

Su Qian didn't react for a moment: "Even if you give the young student's Fallen Heart Flame to... Wait, the young student's Fallen Heart Flame!"

After Su Qian was stunned for about a minute, he seemed to have thought of something. A hint of ecstasy suddenly welled up in his eyes. He asked in surprise, "You mean you found another piece of Fallen Heart Flame underground?"

Su Qian held the Na Ling like a treasure, and said to Xiao Yan with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, little guy. You took away a wild and unruly mature Strange Fire, but in the end you returned an obedient young Strange Fire to the inner courtyard. This way, we are even."

Su Qian shook his head in amazement at first, then said, "You are so lucky, even I dare not go deep into the underground magma, but you are lucky. Not only did you enter it safely, but you also obtained the strange fire. Do you have a physique that can attract strange fire?"

"Great Elder, you are joking. I do think it is this kind of physique, but where in the Douqi Continent is there any physique that can attract strange fire?" Xiao Yan shook his head with a smile.

"Hahaha, that's right."

"Great elder, remember to preserve this strange fire well. This Fallen Heart Flame is still in its juvenile stage. Although compared with the previous Fallen Heart Flame, the juvenile stage is an advantage. If the elders who practice fire-attributed techniques in the inner courtyard continuously infuse it with fighting spirit, the heart fire it provides can still make the Detian Fen Qi Refining Tower work again. In the future, if time passes for a long time, this Fallen Heart Flame can also evolve its own spiritual intelligence again. In the future, because it has been cultivated in the inner courtyard, it will no longer reject the inner courtyard."

"But, precisely because of this, this strange fire is more coveted and easier to obtain."

Hearing Xiao Yan's reminder, Great Elder Su Qian couldn't help but nodded.

What Xiao Yan said was indeed correct. The Fallen Heart Flame was very powerful and it couldn’t be taken away just like that. Didn’t they see that they had to find five Dou Zongs and dozens of Dou Wangs to suppress it before?

This little Fallen Heart Flame is different. It is very weak and pitiful.

"I'll pay attention to this." Su Qian stroked Na Ling with his hand and nodded in agreement while planning in his mind how to guard the Fallen Heart Flame.

Seeing how Su Qian treated the Fallen Heart Flame as a treasure, Xiao Yan didn't say anything more. He thought that the Great Elder would arrange everything.

"Ah Xing, please devise a plan for me to reach the peak of Dou Wang as quickly as possible. I want to return home with honor and glory."

In a secret space far away, Tong Rui's surprised voice also spread throughout this temporary laboratory.

"I see, this is"

(End of this chapter)