Breaking the Masked Man

It resembles a bluish-green ice crystal lantern.

"It's done!"

Yao Yan looked at the calmed Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, a smile appearing on his lips, and said in a low voice.

Cai Lin looked at the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame inside the medicine cauldron, a hint of apprehension deep within her cold, beautiful purple eyes. Her red lips parted slightly: "Is this the Strange Flame? Such terrifying destructive power! If it weren't for this medicine cauldron completely isolating the flames it releases, neither of us would have died, or we would have been severely injured!"

Just now, when Yao Yan used the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to capture the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the sea of ​​fire released by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was truly terrifying. In that instant, she felt the breath of death and her spine went cold.

Yao Yan felt much more relaxed at this moment. Hearing Cai Lin's words, he smiled and said, "If I hadn't made thorough preparations, why would I have come to provoke such a rare and wondrous thing as the Strange Fire, which is full of destructive power?"

It has to be said, no wonder he comes from a prominent family in Zhongzhou.

They even have a medicine cauldron that can isolate the power of strange fire.

Cai Lin sighed softly, a complex look flashing across her eyes before she turned to Yao Yan and asked, "So, you plan to go into seclusion here next?"

This place extends nearly 10,000 meters into the magma, and the surrounding temperature and pressure are extremely terrifying. Even a Dou Huang expert would not dare to stay here for long. For example, a Dou Huang like Hai Bodong, who cultivates ice-attribute Dou Qi, would die without even knowing how he died if he stayed here for too long and his Dou Qi was exhausted.

"For fire-attribute cultivators, this place is definitely a sacred place for cultivation. Of course, the premise is that the body can withstand the pressure from the surroundings and the earth fire power contained in the lotus platform... However, these are not dangerous to me."

Yao Yan smiled confidently, said something softly, and handed Ling'er in his arms to Cai Lin beside him. Then, his purple cloud wings trembled slightly, and he floated above the lotus platform.

Almost the instant he got close.

A pale blue flame suddenly erupted from the blue lotus.

Although it didn't possess the destructive power of the previous Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the power contained within this pale blue flame was still quite domineering. It almost instantly burned away Yao Yan's clothes, and even his skin, which had a rich bronze hue, became somewhat dull under the heat of the flame, as if it couldn't withstand it.

As expected of the Azure Lotus that gave birth to the Azure Lotus Core Flame, it's really damn powerful... Yao Yan felt the destructive power contained in the flame. While his whole body was stinging, his ruthlessness was also aroused. If he couldn't even withstand the burning of this kind of flame, how could he refine the even more terrifying Azure Lotus Core Flame?

With a determined effort, he disregarded the roast chicken and sat cross-legged on the lotus platform.

Suddenly.

A large amount of azure flames emerged from the Azure Lotus. These earth fires, which had been condensed over thousands of years, completely enveloped Yao Yan. As the flames rose, the surrounding temperature also began to soar. Without the Azure Lotus's core fire, Yao Yan now seemed to have become a substitute. All the fire-attribute energy absorbed by the Azure Lotus's roots poured into Yao Yan's body.

Cai Lin wasn't embarrassed by Yao Yan's naked body. Her red lips were slightly parted as she was stunned by Yao Yan's decisiveness. The cultivation method Yao Yan had chosen was too ruthless and too crazy. If her body couldn't withstand it, she would be instantly burned to nothingness by these pale blue flames with the power of strange fire.

However, after a moment, she understood Yao Yan's intention.

If the other party can survive and withstand the burning of these pale blue earth core flames, then the other party will be able to refine the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame more smoothly. This is a process from easy to difficult, although even this simplest first step is enough to make most people give up.

"It's a bit like a moth drawn to a flame..."

Cai Lin's cold, beautiful purple eyes flickered slightly as she gazed at Yao Yan, who was enveloped in pale blue flames, and murmured to herself.

At this moment, Yao Yan's bronze skin had completely turned into charred black, with only a few specks of silver light still flickering stubbornly emerging in the flames. However, the vitality contained within his body did not decrease but increased. The enormous life force continuously repaired the damaged flesh in various places, allowing him to gradually get used to the pain of being burned.

A moment later, he activated the Burning Technique and the Vajra Indestructible Body. The fire attribute energy that the Azure Lotus used to nurture the Azure Lotus Core Flame now became an aid to Yao Yan's cultivation.

"Something's wrong with his body!"

Cai Lin had been staring at Yao Yan, and at this moment she could naturally sense the life force surging from Yao Yan's body. It was ridiculously vigorous, and the recovery ability was even more terrifying. The skin that had been burned to the point of necrosis by the pale blue flames was repaired by this huge life force in the blink of an eye. This also made the other party's body stronger and stronger, and its resistance to the pale blue flames became stronger and stronger.

She felt that it wouldn't be long before Yao Yan would be able to fully adapt to the burning of the pale blue flame.

This talent is simply terrifying!

Ling'er, nestled in his arms, looked at Yao Yan, who was being scorched by pale blue flames, and then at the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within the Black Demon Cauldron. Her emerald green eyes were filled with desire, as if she really wanted to devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame before her. She swallowed hard, but her timid nature made her suppress this impulse, because the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame had previously acted rather terrifyingly, as if it were very irritable.

She was ultimately just a little foodie with little fighting ability.

……

……

Time passes slowly.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

As Yao Yan's charred skin peeled off and was burned away by the surrounding flames, the new skin he revealed became even more formidable. Its bronze color became increasingly intense, seemingly reaching its limit. At the same time, the silvery sheen that permeated it became more abundant and widespread, making the aura emanating from his body even more profound and full of an indestructible charm.

The pale blue flames that kept emerging all around him were now like a gentle breeze, posing little trouble to him, and even the burning pain gradually disappeared.

"Have you reached your limit?"

Yao Yan opened his eyes, his dark pupils looking at the pale blue flames around him. He sensed that these earth core flames could no longer cause him much harm. His physical body was already extremely strong, and with the support of the bloodlines of the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan, two Dou Di (Battle Emperor) clans, it could be said that among his peers, almost no one could compete with him in terms of physique.

With the added blessing of the Devouring Spirit Clan's royal blood and the Medicine Clan's Battle Saint's essence blood, he himself was unaware of how abnormal his body had become. Later, he cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body, an exceptionally powerful fighting technique, which further enhanced his physical strength.

This is why Yao Yan dares to push himself so hard; if it were his previous body, he would never have dared to be so reckless.

Yao Yan sensed the battle qi within his body. A wisp of pale golden flame flashed and disappeared deep in the depths of his eyes. He said softly, "Nine-star Grand Battle Master, still one step away from Battle Spirit!"

"woke up?"

At this moment, Cai Lin, who was sitting cross-legged next to the Black Demon Cauldron, sensed the movement and slowly opened her eyes. Her cold and bewitching purple eyes looked at Yao Yan, whose aura was becoming increasingly powerful. Her soft voice was slightly melancholy as she slowly said that she had never seen anyone cultivate like this before.

However, high risk does indeed mean high reward.

In less than a month, Yao Yan's strength soared from a six-star Great Dou Master to the peak of a nine-star Great Dou Master.

This was also what shocked Queen Medusa the most. The opponent's battle qi was clearly stronger than that of many Dou Ling level experts, yet the opponent's battle qi level was still only Da Dou Shi.

She knew exactly what this meant.

Yao Yan didn't get up immediately. He wasn't a hooligan and had no interest in showing off his bird in front of his sister-in-law, Cai Lin. Looking at her purple eyes, he asked curiously, "How long has it been?"

He remained oblivious to the passage of time while in seclusion, completely absorbed in his cultivation.

"It's been less than a month. Hai Bodong wanted to come here, but unfortunately his ice-attribute battle qi wasn't suitable for living here, so he had to turn back. He should be waiting for us up there now. As for you, now that you're awake, do you want to continue cultivating here, or go up and decide?"

Cai Lin composed herself, quietly looked at Yao Yan, this monstrous little monster, and asked a question.

"Once I break through to the Dou Ling level, we'll go out."

Yao Yan pondered for a moment before speaking.

Cai Lin frowned slightly, looking at Yao Yan who intended to stay here, and reminded him, "The earth's core fire nurtured in the green lotus has no effect on you anymore. Staying here will not be of much use to you. If you are interested in the rich fire attribute energy here, you can simply take the green lotus. This thing should be the key to gathering this fire attribute energy."

Having stayed here for so long, she naturally figured out some things about it. The Azure Lotus that could nurture the Azure Lotus Core Flame was undoubtedly a treasure.

"It won't take too long, just one lotus seed will do, although it's a bit wasteful..."

Yao Yan looked at the lotus seeds on the lotus platform, reached out and took one off. The green lotus seed shimmered with tiny fluorescent lights, looking extremely mysterious. This was the companion of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, known as the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, the essence of fire spirit. It takes a hundred years to form one seed, and it is an extremely rare natural treasure in the outside world. It can be used to refine pills of the seventh or eighth grade.

Swallowing it directly is undoubtedly the most wasteful way to use it.

However, Yao Yan is currently only one step away from reaching the Dou Ling level, and he does not plan to continue his secluded cultivation. It would be a waste of those months to accumulate Dou Qi. Instead, he would rather consume the Earth Fire Lotus Seed and use the fire attribute energy it contains to fill the gap between the two, allowing him to quickly step into the Dou Ling level. At that time, he can start to devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

As for whether one is enough... the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, which takes a hundred years to condense, contains enough pure energy to drive many Dou Huangs and even Dou Zongs crazy. It is more than enough for a Great Dou Shi to use.

Without hesitation, he flicked his finger and swallowed the Earth Fire Lotus Seed.

As the Golden Flame enveloped him, a burst of scorching energy, like magma, erupted and began to circulate through his limbs and bones. The energy was pure and domineering, and even contained a strange fire power that was difficult to refine. Fortunately, Yao Yan had already become accustomed to the Earth Core Fire released by the Azure Lotus and was extremely adaptable to it.

However, after a short while, he was able to guide this energy along the path of the Burning Technique, transforming it into streams of pure battle qi and pouring it into his dantian.

A continuous stream of battle energy poured into the battle crystal, making its color even more dazzling.

"Wow~"

As the pale blue flames burning around Yao Yan suddenly trembled, the fire-attribute energy that was constantly flowing into his body lost its target at this moment. It was as if the gates on Yao Yan's body had been closed. At the same time, the battle crystal in his body emitted a dazzling golden halo, like a bright sun, with warm and dazzling light constantly shooting out, illuminating the entire vortex.

The surface of the crystal became smooth, and nine sharp spikes protruded, transforming it into a shape similar to a sea urchin.

As the battle crystal trembled violently, an extremely powerful energy ripple suddenly spread out from it. The energy ripple passed through the vortex, meridians, and bones without any hindrance, and finally through the skin, before suddenly exploding!

"boom!"

As a powerful aura emanated, Yao Yan was enveloped in golden flames. As the flames rose, his figure resembled that of a god, exuding an exceptionally powerful aura that instantly suppressed the pale blue flames on the green lotus.

"A one-star Dou Ling!"

Purple cloud wings appeared behind Yao Yan. With a gentle tremor of the wings, his body, which had not moved for a long time, finally floated down from the green lotus. His handsome face carried a faint smile, clearly very satisfied with the gains he had made in this seclusion.

Just as he had guessed, the place that could nurture the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was indeed very suitable for a fire-attribute cultivator like him.

However, after breaking through to the Dou Ling level, the cultivation effect here is greatly reduced.

Cai Lin looked at Yao Yan, who was walking his bird in mid-air, and remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "Stop showing off and put on some clothes first!"

She looked away somewhat awkwardly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 105 As long as you're not afraid of death.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan showed no embarrassment and did not treat Cai Lin as an outsider. She took out a brand new set of clothes from her storage ring and put them on. Her long, thick, black hair was draped freely behind her, giving her a more unrestrained and carefree air. Her dark eyes were brighter than ever before as she gazed at the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within the Black Demon Cauldron.

Over the course of a month, the icy spring within had diminished slightly, like an oil lamp, as the fire released by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame continuously consumed the surrounding icy spring.

However, this process was much, much slower than at the beginning.

If the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is not stimulated, it may take several years to completely consume this furnace of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

Having severed contact with the outside world, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is now without the support of fire-attribute energy. Like a source without roots, it cannot withstand continuous eruptions, as that would deplete its own source power. Once too much is depleted, this strange flame, which has been born for less than two hundred years, is very likely to be extinguished.

Yao Yan would never do something so foolish; he still needed the essence of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to advance his Burning Technique.

"Wow~"

He quickly withdrew his gaze, took out several jade medicine bottles from his storage ring, and used the Illusionary Gold Fire to melt them into a short knife. Then, he used his soul power to control it and used it to sever the connection between the green lotus and its roots. At the same time, he did not forget to explain to Cai Die: "This green lotus is a companion of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire. Ordinary iron will be melted by the Earth Core Fire contained within it if it gets close."

As they spoke, Yao Yan had already stored the green lotus and the earth fire lotus seeds within it into his storage ring.