Breaking the Masked Man

At this moment, Yao Yan was stepping on Fallen Heart Flame's head, pressing and rubbing it against the seal. Faced with that tyrannical and unreasonable power and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame had no power to resist at all.

“There are indeed significant differences between different kinds of strange fire.” Yao Yan didn’t turn around, but calmly said this. Then he raised his hand and threw a punch behind him, directly knocking back the Fallen Heart Flame that was trying to strike him. His palm was then completely covered by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, and the color of the flame turned extremely emerald green.

Immediately afterwards, he directly pierced the palm covered by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame into the body of the Fallen Heart Flame. At the same time, the vast soul power at the Spirit Realm level, enveloped by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, surged into the body of the Fallen Heart Flame's fire python.

Soon, a tiny fire snake came into view. It was extremely small, like a miniature version of a fire python, with invisible flames swirling around its body. Its snake eyes stared at Yao Yan with fear in them.

Clearly, at this moment, it also knew fear.

“A large size does not represent strength.” Yao Yan said to the Fallen Heart Flame’s main body, and then controlled the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to transform into several chains, completely binding the Fallen Heart Flame’s main body. At the same time, his vast soul power also surged into it, attempting to directly obliterate the Fallen Heart Flame’s intelligence.

Faced with such rogue behavior, the Fallen Heart Flame naturally refused to agree. Unfortunately, its refusal was useless, and it couldn't even resist. Yao Yan's soul power pierced into its body.

With the protection of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Yao Yan didn't need to worry about his soul power being burned by the Fallen Heart Flame. Taking advantage of the Fallen Heart Flame's retreat and defense, he directly took over its fire python body.

“Roar~”

Under Yao Yan's control, Fallen Heart Flame let out a low roar, and its dull eyes became more lively.

"Could this be considered a version of puppetry using a different kind of fire?"

Yao Yan joked, his fingers swirling with slender blue threads that connected with the Fallen Heart Flame's main body, completely controlling the enormous fire python beneath him. Now that the Fallen Heart Flame's intelligence had retreated into its main body, its outer shell naturally became his possession.

However, this control can only be achieved through the Fallen Heart Flame's physical form; such a short time is insufficient to completely eradicate the Fallen Heart Flame's intelligence.

“The outside won’t last long.” Yao Yan glanced at the magma world below, pondered for a moment, and then controlled the fire python body of the Fallen Heart Flame to go deeper into the magma. At the same time, his body disappeared into the fire python to isolate himself from the pressure of the magma outside.

This is his first time visiting this place; he might not come back for decades.

The fire python swung its tail in the lava, swimming towards its deepest point.

During this time, Yao Yan took out an object resembling magma from the Bone Flame Ring. This object was a rock crystal, a material formed after a volcanic eruption. It was jet black at room temperature, but turned into the color of magma when exposed to high temperatures. It was an extremely common material.

Today, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade is placed inside, with two layers of nesting dolls in between.

The ancient jade was initially placed in a box that could shield the energy aura, then Yao Yan wrapped it in a material that shielded the perception of soul power, and finally put it into a spirit-absorbing object, with the rock crystal being the last layer of disguise.

Looking at the hot potato in his hand, Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he casually threw it into the lava next to him. The moment it encountered the high temperature, its color instantly merged with the lava. As the fire python twisted its body, it disappeared from Yao Yan's soul perception.

At this moment, Yao Yan felt a strange emptiness in his heart, as if he had thrown away a priceless treasure. He understood that no one could remain calm in the face of the legacy of the ancient emperor Tuoshe, not even him, a transmigrator.

However, we have finally dealt with the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. Now all we need to do is take the Heavenly Fire Venerable away, and everything here will be completely buried.

As for how to find this last fragment of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in the future.

Once one's strength reaches a certain level, knowing the approximate location of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade will eliminate any possibility of not finding it. At worst, one can refine the entire Black Corner Region and eventually find it. As for whether it will fall into the hands of others... if it can still be found by others, Yao Yan will accept it.

As for why not leave a soul imprint on it... safety first.

A mere wisp of soul energy is enough for some supreme experts to find its master. It's clearly not worth the risk for a fragment of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. After all, he's only doing this to buy himself time to cultivate and delay the Soul Emperor's hunt for the imperial clans.

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In the vast, endless magma, everything was crimson. In this crimson world, the enormous body of the Fallen Heart Flame stood out. It was rapidly descending at a terrifying speed. As it got closer and closer to the bottom, Yao Yan could even feel the fear emanating from the Fallen Heart Flame itself, as if there was something extremely terrifying below.

At the same time, a faint sense of calling also appeared.

Yao Yan did not suppress the feeling of being called. Instead, he followed his instincts and sped toward that location. With the protection of the Fallen Heart Flame itself, he did not need to care about the pressure of the surrounding magma.

After descending for about half an hour, an invisible halo entered Yao Yan's soul perception. At the same time, a pitch-black scene at the bottom came into view. Unlike the dark red of the magma world, the world below had a terrifying darkness, seemingly representing the end of this place.

Yao Yan naturally knew what was at the bottom, and it was precisely because he knew that he felt an indescribable pressure, which made him dare not linger any longer. His gaze quickly locked onto the location of the circle of light. In his perception, there was a skeleton inside, and a Fallen Heart Flame was floating on it, emitting a faint glow and bringing light to this world.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 167 Lord Skyfire

Through the brightly lit small door, one can see a fiery red world, seemingly existing in another space. It is utterly desolate, with the only captivating element being a skeleton and a transparent, fluorescent flame on it. This flame is remarkably similar to the original flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, except that the one before us is clearly incredibly small, as if it has just been born.

Just as Yao Yan was about to step inside, several strange figures suddenly appeared within the range of his soul perception, rushing towards him at a terrifying speed.

The surrounding lava seemed to pose no obstacle to them whatsoever.

As they approached, their forms were fully revealed. Their bodies were crimson, the same color as the surrounding magma. Without careful observation, it would be difficult to spot them. Their crimson bodies were covered with red scales, and their red scale tails, about half a meter long, flicked slightly as they moved swiftly through the magma. Even though they were tens of thousands of meters above the surface, the terrifying pressure seemed to have no effect on them whatsoever.

Its feet are also extremely thick, its head is round and covered with tiny scales, its eyes, which appear somewhat small, reveal a hint of ferocity, and its rather large mouth is slightly open, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth.

Its shape is somewhat similar to the Komodo dragon from my previous life, except that this one is crimson red... I can only say that the third brother was overjoyed.

Yao Yan did not want to provoke these lizardmen who were specifically guarding the cave of Emperor Tuoshe. Controlling the fire python body of the Fallen Heart Flame, he plunged into the light circle, which was like a spatial gate that swallowed him up completely.

As Yao Yan entered the space with the Fallen Heart Flame, the halo suddenly vanished, as if it didn't exist in this space at all. This caused the lizardmen who had rushed at them to miss their target. They looked around in confusion before slowly dissipating.

Clearly, these low-level fire lizardmen are not very intelligent; they only have the instinct to hunt and forbid any living creature from going deep underground or approaching the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave.

Yao Yan's eyes were covered by blue flames, allowing him to clearly see everything happening outside. After the lizardmen left, he slowly emerged from the Fallen Heart Flame. At the same time, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame surrounding him slowly dissipated, and his soul power surged from between his brows, covering this space. Soon, he touched the skeleton and the Fallen Heart Flame.

Just as Yao Yan's soul power was about to touch it, the skeleton suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, and as the white light gradually condensed, a phantom figure appeared in Yao Yan's sight.

The figure was dressed in a white robe, with snow-white hair and beard. His face was old, and a faint glint of light flickered in his calm eyes. He looked at Yao Yan and the fire python crawling beside him, and a look of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes: "Fallen Heart Flame... I never thought that you would be subdued one day."

The old man stroked his white beard, his tone carrying a somewhat enigmatic meaning.

After all, he died at the hands of his opponent back then. You must know that he was a genuine Dou Zun powerhouse back then, and his soul power had also entered the Spirit Realm level. His strength was among the stronger ones in the Dou Zun group. Moreover, he was extremely talented and extremely good at the Dao of Formations. He even created a 'Heaven-Rank' Dou Technique with it.

Unfortunately, he also died from his arrogance in this regard, his delusion that he could contain two different flames at the same time, which led to his severe injury and subsequent attack by the lizardmen...

"Young man, you possess soul power at the Spirit Realm level at such a young age. Such talent is truly monstrous. If I'm not mistaken, the azure flame you just put away was a strange flame?" The white-robed elder was quite familiar with Yao Yan, floating to his side and marveling at him.

After all, to possess a soul at the Spirit Realm level at such a young age, and to have refined a strange fire, such talent would have made him one of the most outstanding geniuses back then.

No wonder he's survived until now, this old guy's soul level is not low... In just a moment, Yao Yan judged the soul level of Venerable Tianhuo. With his current soul power at the Spirit Realm level, he could still feel a bit of pressure when facing the other party, which obviously meant that the other party's soul level was definitely not lower than the Spirit Realm.

That's normal, though. The soul power of ordinary Dou Zun is not bad. Dou Qi is an energy that is very close to spiritual energy. While cultivating it, one's essence, energy and spirit will be strengthened in all aspects, leaving almost no weaknesses.

It's not uncommon for a Dou Zun to possess soul power at the Spirit Realm level, especially since the Heavenly Fire Venerable before them is also a genius.

A person capable of creating such a unique technique as the Five-Round Fire Technique is certainly not simple.

In the original work, the person in front of us is definitely seriously underestimated.

"The strange fire I've refined within my body is the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire." Yao Yan showed no fear of the person before him and answered the question in a soft voice.

"The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking, no wonder... when you subdued it, it shouldn't have developed a Strange Flame Spirit yet, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy for you to subdue it~" Venerable Heavenly Flame stroked his beard and said with great certainty.

"It must have been only two or three hundred years old at that time," Yao Yan nodded and said softly.

"Kid, you don't seem afraid of what I might do to you?"

Upon hearing Yao Yan's calm reply, a strange light flashed in Venerable Tianhuo's eyes, and he said with some surprise.

“You must have been a Dou Zun powerhouse in your lifetime, otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to create this space. When I was being attacked by the lizardmen just now, you let me in and then isolated the space from the outside world. You shouldn’t be here to cause me any trouble,” Yao Yan said softly.

"Good lad, you have good eyesight. It seems you've seen quite a few Dou Zun experts." Venerable Tianhuo said with some surprise, looking at Yao Yan's calm demeanor.

An ordinary person would never be able to maintain such a calm demeanor when facing a true Dou Zun powerhouse.

"I've also met a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint)."

Yao Yan quietly showed off.

"..." Venerable Tianhuo's pupils contracted, and then he thought of something. He couldn't help but look Yao Yan up and down and said, "You're not from one of those families, are you?"

The Dou Di family already existed during his lifetime, and in that era, the imperial families were quite active, with countless powerful figures. Therefore, he was not unfamiliar with others, and only that family could guarantee a long-term supply of Dou Sheng.

"If the family you mentioned is one with the bloodline of a Dou Di, then it must be so," Yao Yan said softly.

"The bloodline of the Dou Di... is truly enviable."

Venerable Tianhuo sighed. Cultivators with the bloodline of Dou Di are naturally far ahead of others, whether in terms of talent or other factors. A cultivator with the bloodline of Dou Di, as long as the concentration of the bloodline is not low, can basically reach the level of Dou Zong or even Dou Zun. The best among them can even be promoted to Dou Sheng.

The difference is enough to make ordinary people look up to them.

"How did you fall to such a state, sir? And this Fallen Heart Flame beside me seems to have some connection with you. I can sense its connection to this place," Yao Yan asked knowingly.

"Of course there is a connection; I was its previous owner."

Venerable Tianhuo smiled, then raised his hand and beckoned to the enormous fire python, seemingly wanting to pull out the true form of the Fallen Heart Flame for a look. However, his expression quickly froze, because he felt that he could not do this, as the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame Chains shot from Yao Yan's fingertips bound him tightly, and even his intelligence was suppressed.

"Ahem, boy, I'm not trying to steal the Fallen Heart Flame. As you can see, I still have one here." Venerable Heavenly Fire coughed and summoned the Fallen Heart Flame from his skeleton into his hand, explaining to Yao Yan.

The Fallen Heart Flame in his hand was less than the size of a human head, and the temperature it emitted was different from the Fallen Heart Flame beside Yao Yan. It was like a newborn baby, extremely tender.

Of course, even in its immature state, it is still a unique flame, possessing the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas.

Otherwise, Venerable Tianhuo wouldn't have ended up in this state.

Yao Yan said calmly, "You sent a signal to bring me here, surely not to say these things?"

"Of course I want to get out, and secondly, I also want to try to revive one or two... I thought that the one who came here would be the next master of the Fallen Heart Flame, but I didn't expect it to be a young man like you." Venerable Heavenly Fire didn't know how to describe Yao Yan for a moment. If it weren't inappropriate, he would have called the other party a monster.

"It seems I have a strong connection with Dou Zun. Including you, I will resurrect two Dou Zun in total. However, the other one should be much stronger than you. He was once the number one alchemist in Zhongzhou and was a famous Medicine Venerable in life. It is said that he is not far from the realm of a ninth-grade alchemy master."

Yao Yan finally smiled and said softly.

"You're an alchemist? That makes sense, otherwise you wouldn't possess such soul power at this age. I should have realized it sooner." Venerable Tianhuo was slightly taken aback, then nodded and muttered something before looking at Yao Yan with burning eyes.

"So you must already possess at least one method of resurrection. Would you be so kind as to show it to me? If it is suitable, I will naturally offer you a price that will satisfy you, and it will certainly not be lower than the price offered by a master alchemist. If not, I suppose you would also be interested in this Fallen Heart Flame."

Venerable Tianhuo was a straightforward person. Upon hearing this, he understood Yao Yan's meaning and spoke directly.

"it is good."

Without further ado, Yao Yan threw the resurrection method he had obtained from Elder Lian Yao to Venerable Tianhuo. This resurrection method was not afraid of others learning it, since the harsh conditions of those three different flames could not be met by anyone other than him who cultivated the Burning Technique.