Battle Through the Heavens: Top Talent

Chapter 89 Sea Heart Flame

Time passed slowly. These days, Xiao Yun would wake up every day to refine medicine. After refining one pill, he would start to recover his battle qi. He was like a madman, frantically refining medicine in the back mountain of the inner courtyard.

Because he had already reached the level of a sixth-grade alchemist, coupled with the guidance of the strange fire and the old alchemist, Xiao Yun's success rate was only about 50% to 60% when he first started refining. However, as time went by, his understanding of alchemy became deeper and deeper. In the end, even when refining a high-grade sixth-grade pill like the Breakthrough Pill, he could achieve a 70% success rate without the old alchemist's guidance.

With his terrifying speed of producing a sixth-grade pill in about three days, the elders of the inner courtyard went completely mad, bringing large quantities of medicinal herbs to Xiao Yun for pill refining. Su Qian even took some precious medicinal herbs from the library and gave them to Xiao Yun to refine pills.

While he was refining medicine, the other elders of the inner courtyard were not idle either. Although Han Feng and the others had been hung on the Death Tree, the forces they had created still existed. First, Su Qian and Hu Qian led teams to raid various places and wiped out all the forces around Canaan Academy. Wu Tianlang, as the commander of the enforcement team, could not hold back and led his team to join in.

At first, the people of Black Corner thought the elders of Canaan Academy had gone mad. Although the leaders of these eliminated forces were not present for the time being, weren't these people from Canaan Academy afraid of their crazy revenge when they returned?

But just a few days later, a desperate fugitive who had returned from Peace Town brought a shocking piece of news that left everyone in the Black Corner Region speechless: it wasn't that the people from Canaan Academy weren't afraid of retaliation, but rather that everyone who could retaliate had been hung on the Death Tree!

Especially when they saw Han Feng, dressed in the robes of a sixth-grade alchemist, and the two twin elders in gold and silver robes also hanging from the tree, it caused a major earthquake in the Black Corner Region. This was one of the top three on the Black List, and one of them was one of only two sixth-grade alchemists in the Black Corner Region, revered as the Medicine Emperor, Han Feng!

As the news spread, the people of the Black Corner Region gradually understood what had happened. It turned out that it wasn't Canaan Academy that wanted to declare war on the entire Black Corner Region, but rather that Han Feng and his group coveted Canaan Academy's strange fire, which led to their predicament.

As for the catalyst for the whole incident, Xiao Yun, who possessed a different kind of fire, also became famous. In particular, his direct killing of Han Feng in this battle made everyone in the Black Corner Region understand how terrifying he was.

Although most of the outlaws in the Black Corner were speechless with shock, many clever individuals, like sharks smelling blood, joined the Canaan Academy in attacking these forces. After all, the Black Corner's pie was limited, and now that there were fewer people to share it, everyone wanted a piece of the leftovers. Even if Canaan Academy took the lion's share, they had no objections.

In the end, the already chaotic Black Corner Region became even more frenzied, resorting to violence to seize the territory where Han Feng and others had lived.

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Three months later, on the back mountain of Canaan College.

"Phew! The last pill! We've finally finished refining all of these pills."

Xiao Yun sat cross-legged on a cliff, looking at the towering pillar of energy in front of him, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Around him stood four figures of varying heights and builds on the large tree behind him. From left to right, they were Zi Yan, Su Qian, Elder Huo, and Wu Tianlang. They all stared in shock at the energy beam that shot into the sky.

"Hehe, the power of this Breakthrough Pill is truly terrifying. It feels much stronger than the previous ones." Wu Tianlang smiled with delight, because this pill was made for him by Xiao Yun.

"Of course, Xiaoyun is my disciple! Judging from its power, this pill has probably reached the peak of the sixth grade, and its effect is even more powerful than the ordinary Breakthrough Pill." Elder Huo stroked his white beard with a proud look. As the only alchemist among the four, he naturally understood the power of this pill better than the others.

Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Yun slowly sat up from the ground. Looking at the huge pillar of light in front of him, there was a pale white, round pill that was swaying left and right as if it were trying to escape. He immediately waved his hand.

Instantly, the giant pillar of light trembled violently. In just a moment, a wisp of white light, under the influence of the battle qi, flew to Xiao Yun's palm. After losing this wisp of light, the pillar of light shrank sharply and finally dissipated completely into the air.

The white light faded, revealing a round pill the size of a longan. The surface of the pill had several white ripples like ocean waves, and a rich fragrance emanated from it. This pill alone was enough to rival the effects of some third-grade pills.

"My Breakthrough Pill!"

Gazing at the white pill in Xiao Yun's hand, Wu Tianlang on the tree could no longer contain himself. In a flash, he appeared directly beside Xiao Yun, his eyes fixed on the round pill. Like Hu Qian, he had been stuck at the peak of the Dou Huang realm for many years, never daring to attempt a breakthrough. But now, with this Breakthrough Pill, he was confident he could break through to the Dou Zong realm.

"Hey, Elder Wu, here's the Breakthrough Pill for you." Seeing Wu Tianlang's eager expression, Xiao Yun smiled slightly and handed it over.

Wu Tianlang quickly reached out and grabbed the round pill, holding it tightly in his hand. He then stuffed the Breakthrough Pill into the jade bottle he had prepared beforehand, and the ring disappeared with a flash of light.

"Hahaha, good disciple, your alchemy skills have now completely surpassed your master's! I'm afraid your alchemy skills have reached the seventh grade, right?" Elder Huo and the others also flashed to Xiao Yun's side, laughing and patting the latter's shoulder. These days, he would come to see Xiao Yun's alchemy from time to time, so he naturally knew about his terrifying success rate.

"Hehe, seventh rank is still a long way off, probably the peak of sixth rank." Xiao Yun smiled slightly, then took out two jade bottles from his storage ring and said with a smile, "Teacher, please take a look. These jade bottles contain Earth Core Pills, which can help you break through to the peak of Dou Wang. Once you reach Dou Huang, I believe you will soon be able to reach the sixth rank of alchemist."

"Oh? Earth Core Pill? Could it be made by combining Earth Core Tempering Milk with other ingredients?" Elder Huo took the jade bottle, uncorked it, and a rich fragrance of the pill wafted out. Even though Su Qian and the others were not alchemists, they understood the preciousness of this pill. Even Zi Yan was drooling with envy.

"As for what's inside this jade bottle, it's the strange fire that your disciple prepared for you, the Sea Heart Flame." Xiao Yun released the seal on the blue flame at the mouth of the bottle, and immediately a somewhat illusory, transparent soul floated out. Judging from its face, it was none other than Han Feng.

"Sea Heart Flame!?" Su Qian and the others were suddenly shocked, especially Elder Huo, whose face showed disbelief, wondering if he had misheard. His disciple was actually going to give him a strange flame!

Han Feng tried to escape as soon as he showed his face, but Xiao Yun simply waved his hand, and azure flames suddenly swept out, trapping him once again.

"Xiao Yun! Please let me go. You've already taken everything from me. I'm worthless to you now."

"I promise you, as long as you let me go, I will no longer be your enemy. I am also a sixth-grade alchemist, and we can exchange alchemy techniques! Please don't hand me over to that old man again!" Seeing that his escape attempt had failed, and under the scorching heat of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Han Feng begged for mercy repeatedly.

Upon seeing Han Feng's soul form, the people around him were all shocked, while Xiao Yun coldly smiled: "Who said I obtained everything from you? Where is your Sea Heart Flame? Hand it over, and I will let you go if you do."

"Ah, you damned little bastard! You want my strange fire? Then kill me!" Upon hearing that Xiao Yun wanted his Sea Heart Flame, Han Feng's face immediately contorted with murderous intent. The Sea Heart Flame was his lifeblood!

"Tsk tsk tsk, so you want to die? Then I'll grant your wish!" Xiao Yun clicked his tongue upon hearing this. Given Han Feng's selfish and cowardly nature, how could he be so tough? He found it hard to believe.

His fighting spirit surged, and his soul power erupted. Under Xiao Yun's control, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame suddenly surged, emanating a terrifying aura of destruction that scorched Han Feng's soul. Although the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame wasn't as damaging to the soul as the Fallen Heart Flame, its unique destructive power allowed it to gradually annihilate Han Feng's soul, much like slowly boiling a frog.

"what!"

As soon as the azure flames approached Han Feng's soul, they suddenly emitted a sizzling sound. Under the extreme heat of the strange fire, his soul let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Unable to bear the burning of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, Han Feng released blue flames to resist, but was then struck by Xiao Yun's soul power, causing the blue flames to dissipate instantly, and even his figure became more illusory.

"Stop burning! I'll give it to you! I'll give it to you!" Han Feng screamed in agony. Under the scorching heat of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, he truly smelled the scent of death. Even his soul body became extremely weak, as if it might dissipate into the world at any moment.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun waved his hand, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame suddenly contracted, finally disappearing entirely into his sleeve.

"Give it to me, the seed of the Sea Heart Flame. I've also consumed a strange flame before, don't try to fool me with your seed flame."

Upon hearing Xiao Yun's words, Han Feng, who had originally intended to hand over a seed of the Sea Heart Flame, trembled violently. After a moment's thought, he gritted his teeth and said sternly, "I can give you the seed of the Sea Heart Flame, but you must promise me that you will let me leave afterward!"

"Heh, do you think you have a chance to bargain? I only asked you to hand it over willingly so that my teacher could subdue the Sea Heart Flame. That doesn't mean I won't forcibly extract your strange fire!" Xiao Yun sneered, raising his hand slightly. The cyan flame reappeared at his fingertips and slowly approached Han Feng's soul body once again!

"Wait!" Watching the approaching azure flames, Han Feng tried to retreat, but was bound by a soul barrier. Just as the flames were about to touch his soul, he finally lowered his head in humiliation, his voice tinged with fear: "Don't burn me! I'll give you the Sea Heart Flame!"

Then, Han Feng's spirit body trembled slightly, and a wisp of blue flame emerged from between his eyebrows. Under Xiao Yun's ambiguous gaze, he gritted his teeth and completely relinquished control of the Sea Heart Flame.

"That's more like it!" Xiao Yun waved his hand, the azure flames receded, and then he put Han Feng's soul back into the jade bottle, placed it in front of the Bone Flame Ring, and said in a soul transmission, "Elder Yao, he is yours now. Whether he lives or dies is entirely up to you."

Instantly, the Bone Flame Ring flashed with light, and the jade bottle was directly absorbed into it.

The Sea Heart Flame, floating in mid-air, instantly transformed from a small flame into a raging inferno after losing Han Feng's control. At the same time, the surrounding temperature also rose sharply. Su Qian and the others had to circulate their battle qi to resist, while Zi Yan, being a magical beast, had already run far away.

"Xiao Yun, this strange fire is so powerful, I'm afraid Elder Huo will have a hard time subduing it now." Su Qian looked at the Sea Heart Flame with a look of surprise in his eyes, and then said to Xiao Yun, somewhat worried about Elder Huo's safety.

"It's alright, just put it away for now. Once Teacher breaks through to the Dou Huang realm, and with the help of pills to subdue the strange fire, it will be much easier to subdue it then."

Xiao Yun ran his hand across the storage ring, and the perfect Azure Lotus Platform, like a work of art, appeared in his hand. He then slowly pushed the lotus platform toward Hai Xin Yan.

As the Azure Lotus Platform drew near, a faint layer of energy emerged, slowly dragging the Sea Heart Flame onto it. The Sea Heart Flame rippled like ocean waves, seemingly resisting, but ultimately settled in the center of the platform. As a layer of azure light rose from the surface of the platform, the previously scorching air gradually cooled.

"This is the lotus platform that accompanies the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was previously contained within it. Although the Sea Heart Flame is not the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, it should be fine to contain it temporarily. When we return to the Inner Court, we will place it at the bottom of the Earth Fire level in the Alchemy Department building. Once Teacher breaks through to the Dou Huang realm, we can subdue it."

Holding the lotus platform in his palm, Xiao Yun smiled.

"My good disciple..." Elder Huo felt as if some sand and dust had gotten into his eyes, making them a little moist.

Which alchemist doesn't yearn for a unique flame? The fact that Elder Huo always kept a unique flame in his storage ring shows that he too longed to subdue one, but never had the opportunity. Unexpectedly, in his later years, his only disciple actually managed to obtain a unique flame for him to subdue.

"Teacher, there's no need for that. One person can't subdue two different flames. I already have the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, so of course I should offer this Sea Heart Flame to you."

"That's right, old man Huo, you've really taken on a fine disciple! I'm so envious."

"Old man Huo, take Xiaoyun. Xiaoyun can't stay at Canaan Academy forever. In the future, we old brothers will still need you to refine pills. If you don't subdue the strange fire, what will you use to refine pills for us?"

Su Qian and the others chuckled and said that Xiao Yun was right. It was almost impossible for one person to subdue two different flames. Moreover, Elder Huo was the most powerful alchemist in Canaan Academy besides Xiao Yun. Naturally, they had nothing to say about this scene of teacher-student harmony.

(End of this chapter)