Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

Xiao Fan examined his body, and the first thing he checked was the black flame in his dantian.

"System, what is this?"

"This is the symbiotic fire seed of the Chaos Flame Body. It will only awaken after the host reaches the Great Dou Master level, and it is called Chaos Flame."

"Chaotic Fire? Is it very powerful?"

"The Chaos Fire was the first flame born between heaven and earth. It can burn everything and is the origin of all fire in the world. It is known as 'Under the chaos, all fires submit'."

"Beneath chaos, all fires submit? Sounds pretty awesome. Chaos Fire, manifest!"

With a thought, a jet-black flame appeared in Xiao Fan's palm.

"This is the Chaos Fire that all other fires submit to?"

Xiao Fan examined the flame in his hand. It was purely black, and seemed to have nothing special about it. If you threw it in the dark, you wouldn't even see it; it had no intimidating power whatsoever. Staring blankly at the pitch-black flame burning in his palm, Xiao Fan thought to himself.

Then, for the sake of the experiment, he spared a wisp of his mind to manipulate a wisp of flame and swept it toward a large tree not far in front of him.

There was no earth-shattering roar as expected, nor did it cause even the slightest ripple. If Xiao Fan hadn't personally launched it and observed it carefully, he wouldn't have even sensed the slightest energy fluctuation.

The massive tree that would take two people to encircle gradually disappeared under the burning black flames before Xiao Fan's horrified eyes. The entire process was completely silent, and Xiao Fan did not sense any change in energy.

His horrified gaze fell upon the flame in his palm.

Is this Chaos Fire? A deadly weapon! If someone used this to become an assassin, they'd be invincible.

"Ding! Host has been promoted to Great Dou Master. Gift pack issued: Profound-rank high-grade Dou Skill, Flame Manipulation Technique."

Well, a small but decent gift package, a high-grade Xuan-rank fire-attribute fighting skill, is alright for Xiao Fan. Xiao Fan glanced at the items he'd acquired to advance to Great Dou Shi. The most terrifying was the Chaos Flame synthesized from the source of a different kind of fire, followed by Soul Tempering. As for the high-grade Xuan-rank fighting skill, it was a welcome upgrade, since he couldn't use Earth-rank fighting skills too often, and this high-grade Xuan-rank skill perfectly filled that gap.

Just as Xiao Fan was happily summarizing his gains, the system's voice rang in his mind, sending a chill down his spine.

"Ding! New mission triggered: Survive the Soul Hall expert. Mission reward: 5000 Source Coins. Battle Qi Value +100."

The sudden system notification sent Xiao Fan crashing to his feet.

"System, what does this mean? Where did this Soul Palace expert come from?" Xiao Fan looked around in alarm, but apart from the quiet mountains, he found no trace of them.

call out!

Just then, Xiao Fan saw a phantom figure rushing towards him from afar. Having had contact with Yao Lao before, Xiao Fan immediately recognized it as a pure soul entity, and he could even see the look of terror on its face.

The hairs on the back of his head stood on end. The moment Xiao Fan saw this soul entity, he already knew what had happened.

It was obvious that the Soul Palace's experts were hunting souls, and he just happened to be on that path.

Previously, in order to draw Dou Wang-level combat power, Xiao Fan not only drew Dou Wang-level combat power, but also the Great Dou Shi combat power card he used on the Snake-Man Island. Now he still has one Dou Ling-level speed card and one Great Dou Shi-level speed card left unused.

Without hesitation, the moment Xiao Fan saw the soul form, he immediately used a speed card at the Dou Ling level, without even having time to check what was behind the soul form.

hum!

The Purple Cloud Wings unfurled behind him, unleashing a burst of speed at the Dou Ling level, leaving even the soul behind him completely bewildered.

He never expected to encounter a Grand Master on his escape route. The moment he saw him, he had already decided to use this Grand Master, even if it was just to hold off the terrifying being behind him for a moment.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he saw the Grand Dou Master, before he could even speak, the Grand Dou Master unleashed a speed at the Dou Ling level and flew away.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He had no choice. If he continued to run around like a headless fly, the terrifying being behind him would soon catch up. He was now like a cat playing with a mouse, waiting for him to be exhausted before catching him.

That person ahead might be his only chance of survival on this journey. So he sped off in the direction Xiao Fan had flown.

"Damn it! How did we end up with a powerful member of the Soul Palace here?"

Xiao Fan flew forward with all his might, cautiously checking behind him. He discovered that the soul entity was chasing after him. Xiao Fan understood its intentions and could only keep running with his head down. Only by shaking off the pursuer could he have a chance to avoid attracting the attention of the Soul Palace experts.

With a flash of his storage ring, a bottle of Qi-restoring pills appeared in Xiao Fan's hand. He grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his mouth. The Purple Cloud Wings on Xiao Fan's back vibrated, and his flying figure became even faster.

He had considered using a fighting technique to delay the enemy during flight, but after thinking about it, Xiao Fan abandoned the idea. At this moment, his fighting spirit was still quite abundant. If the fighting technique he threw out was too weak, it wouldn't be able to delay the enemy. If it was too strong, it would accelerate the consumption of his fighting spirit. It wasn't worth it no matter how he thought about it.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! How can this kid fly so fast!"

"Jiejiejie..."

The soul could even faintly hear the eerie laughter behind it, and the ear-piercing noise of the chains grinding together. A flicker of fear, the torment of the being behind it, flashed in its eyes. A faint flame ignited around the soul, increasing its speed considerably.

call out!

Xiao Fan flew towards the territory of the magical beasts. The disturbed magical beasts were instantly enraged, but before they could react, Xiao Fan had already left their territory and arrived at the territory of the next magical beast.

He attempted to slow down the speed of the magical beasts in the mountains, reasoning that as long as the soul was held captive by the powerful figures of the Soul Palace, there should be no reason for it to cause trouble for a mere Great Dou Master like himself.

"Roar..."

"Great, it's a Purple-backed Blue-eyed Wolf." Xiao Fan looked at the magical beast on the mountain ahead, hoping that the wolf king could block the creature behind him, and then flew over the wolf king's head.

This wolf king was a fourth-tier being, not yet a Dou Wang, and could not fly. Coupled with Xiao Fan's unexpected attack, it could only watch helplessly as Xiao Fan flew over its head. However, sensing that another creature was about to fly over its head, it angrily bit at the figure.

"crunch..."

It bit through empty air, and was surpassed once again by the soul entity. Just as it roared in anger, a pitch-black chain pierced through its skull.

The howling stopped, leaving behind only the wolves scattering and fleeing.

"Jiejiejie..."

Chapter 76 War Soul Hall Powerhouse

A figure flew across the sky at lightning speed; it was Xiao Fan, who was fleeing at full speed.

"We can't go on like this. If we keep running, we still won't be able to shake off the soul behind us. The speed card's effect has a time limit, and if we keep going like this, the fighting spirit in my body will also be depleted."

Xiao Fan checked his own condition, his face grim. He glanced at the relentlessly pursuing soul entity behind him, and his eyes darkened. "Since you're so persistent, then I'm sorry."

Immediately, Xiao Fan swallowed two Qi-restoring pills from his mouth, waiting for the effects of the medicine to slowly take hold. His eyes were fixed on the approaching soul entity, and his right hand slowly rose.

The soul entity saw Xiao Fan stop in place and was secretly delighted. "The person in front must have run out of battle qi. Given his previous strength as a Great Dou Master, the speed he displayed as a Dou Ling must have been achieved by using some kind of secret technique. By now, his battle qi should be almost depleted, so he stayed behind."

The spirit, believing it had guessed correctly, wore a kind expression.

"Young man..."

"Baji collapse!"

In response, Xiao Fan's elbow, gleaming with a ghostly light, struck him fiercely.

"Kid, do you want to die?"

With an angry roar, the soul took a direct hit from Xiao Fan's attack.

boom!

Having taken the Eight Extremes Collapse Strike, his soul and body became somewhat illusory. Just as he raised his head to continue speaking, a sound came from within his body.

"Hmm... Hidden strength."

The unexpected internal force left the soul body even weaker than the initial attack. "Kid, you're asking for death!" Xiao Fan didn't stop, pursing his lips as he charged forward to continue the fight. Initially, the soul body had only realized that Xiao Fan was a Great Dou Master, and had simply suffered a loss due to being caught off guard at the beginning.

Unexpectedly, after a couple of exchanges, the soul entity let out a terrified roar.

"What kind of flame is that?"

After a brief exchange, the soul suddenly noticed that the spot where it had just touched the boy was emitting a faint black light. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly tiny black flames. These black flames were silently burning his body, and even using battle qi was practically impossible to extinguish.

The soul had no choice but to cut off the part that was burned by the black flames, which made his body even more ethereal.

His severed body slowly fell from the sky, but before it hit the ground, it was burned to ashes by the black flower seedlings, leaving nothing behind.

"What...what is this?"

Xiao Fan remained silent. A flash of black light appeared in his hand, and jet-black flames erupted from it, enveloping the soul entity opposite him.

In their brief exchange, Xiao Fan had already discerned the depth of this soul entity. Based on its current strength, it was probably only at the Dou Ling level, which was why it couldn't keep up with his speed, but Xiao Fan also couldn't shake it off.

When Xiao Fan first used the Eight Extremes Collapse technique, he secretly attached the Chaos Fire to his elbow to see if it would be effective. Unexpectedly, it worked even better than he had anticipated.

Having been burned by the Chaos Fire once, the soul was now only thinking of avoiding Xiao Fan's flames, completely unaware that Xiao Fan's power was actually limited. Although the Chaos Fire looked terrifying, Xiao Fan transformed it into streams of flames that enveloped him, which actually weakened the Chaos Fire. If the soul were to attack again now, it could easily shatter these flames.

Black flames danced in the sky, with a phantom figure weaving and dodging through them, occasionally letting out a roar. As the flames engulfed the area, the space for the soul to hide dwindled until finally the entire soul was enveloped in the black flames, rendering it too afraid to move.

Xiao Fan carefully controlled the sphere enveloped in black flames, both to intimidate the soul within and to avoid harming it. After all, this was a task that someone else had to submit, and if he destroyed it, he might be held responsible.

Xiao Fan had no other choice but to make this decision. If he delayed any longer, his speed card would become ineffective, and his fighting spirit would be completely exhausted. In that case, he would really have no choice but to wait for death. So he decided to control this soul and see if he could save his life.

After quietly swallowing the Qi-restoring pill, Xiao Fan respectfully bowed towards the mountain range he had come from.

"This junior merely blocked your path by mistake. This person was being chased by you, senior, so he must have committed a heinous crime. I helped you subdue him this time, and I hope you will spare me."

After a while, seeing that no one responded, Xiao Fan was unsure whether the Soul Hall expert was nearby, but since the soul was fleeing like this, it must be being chased.

"I will take my leave as you have agreed, farewell!"

After saying that, Xiao Fan turned around as if to leave, but at the instant he turned, his pupils contracted violently.

A figure shrouded in black mist appeared not far behind Xiao Fan. Within the mist, several jet-black iron chains could be vaguely seen flying about, with mysterious red runes engraved on them, emitting a faint red glow and giving off an eerie feeling.

Xiao Fan paused slightly as he turned around, took a deep breath, and respectfully said, "Senior!"

"Hehehe, kid, you know how to behave."

A piercing sound rang out, like the screeching sound of glass being rubbed, causing Xiao Fan to break out in a cold sweat. Taking advantage of the moment when he was bowing, he secretly sized up the Soul Hall expert in front of him.

Although he was suspended in mid-air, Xiao Fan could still vaguely see his slightly flapping battle aura wings from within the black mist.

Battle Emperor!

As expected, a soul entity at the Dou Ling level would most likely have been a Dou Wang in life, so Xiao Fan guessed that this Soul Palace expert's strength should be at the Dou Huang stage. He just didn't know exactly what level of Dou Huang.