Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

Chapter 157 Arrogant and haughty, rude and ignorant

"This breath..."

Tang Zhen's face was filled with undisguised shock. His soul perception spread out like a tide, instantly capturing the unfathomable aura surrounding Su Yun.

Seven Star Dou Zun!

"This person only had a five-star Dou Zun cultivation when he first entered Zhongzhou and defeated Binghe. How long has it been since then, yet he has improved to this extent..."

Even a difference of just one star between Dou Zun can result in a vast difference in strength, enough to create an overwhelming advantage!

Matching this vast difference in combat power is the unparalleled difficulty of breaking through! The resources and time required for a Dou Zun to advance one star are enough to make ordinary people hesitate.

Tang Zhen has been a Dou Zun for over thirty years, making him a veteran Dou Zun with a deep foundation.

During these thirty years, he has been backed by the Burning Flame Valley, and there has never been a shortage of resources. Even so, his cultivation level has only remained at the five-star Dou Zun level.

The Netherworld Venerable's talent is truly terrifying to the extreme; it is comparable to the prodigies of ancient races!
Tang Zhen's expression was solemn. Unlike himself, if the Netherworld Venerable could continue to maintain such a high rate of cultivation progress, he might be able to break through to the Dou Sheng realm in his lifetime!
"you you……"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly humiliated, his face turning ashen: "You thief who stole our teachings, how dare you lay a hand on us orthodox disciples!"

"orthodox?"

To everyone's surprise, a hint of mockery appeared in Su Yun's eyes.

"Your words may fool the people of this world, but I won't fall for them."

"What do you mean?!"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley, with an air of righteous indignation, declared: "You're just making a fuss! Even if you are powerful, you cannot deny that the Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire is the ultimate technique of Burning Flame Valley!"

Tang Zhen's expression changed, and he shouted sternly, "Elder, stop talking!"

"Valley Master, what are you doing?"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley was puzzled.

Before Tang Zhen could explain, Su Yun's ambiguous words came from high above.

"The one who is truly guilty is probably someone else."

Tang Zhen's expression was solemn. The true origin of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations was almost unknown in the Central Plains. Only the ancient imperial clans and the Pill Tower knew a thing or two about it. How could he also...?

Tang Zhen, recalling Su Yun's identity as an ancient person from a thousand years ago, had some guesses in his mind and secretly felt that something was wrong.

"Valley Master, what exactly is going on?"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley looked anxious. The Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire was clearly a unique skill of Burning Flame Valley, so why was the Valley Master acting like this?
"This……"

Just as Tang Zhen was racking his brains to figure out a way to gloss over the matter, Su Yun spoke up quietly.

"Don't you understand? You keep saying that the Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire is the ultimate technique of the Burning Flame Valley, but that's just wishful thinking."

"nonsense!"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley blushed, utterly unable to accept it.

"The Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire were created by the founding ancestor of my Burning Flame Valley! How could they not be the ultimate technique of my Burning Flame Valley?!"

"Pride and arrogance, rudeness and ignorance."

"Burning Flame Valley has a history of over a thousand years and boasts the legacy of saints. How could they tolerate a cancer like you relying on your seniority and inviting disaster upon yourself?"

Su Yun remained calm, looking at the Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley as if he were looking at a maddened clown.

He wasn't angry, not even a hint of emotion. The difference in their levels was too great; a mere nine-star Dou Zong didn't even qualify him to look at him properly.

"Venerable Netherworld, I respect you as a powerful Dou Zun! But how can you casually slander my century-old reputation!"
"If you don't give a reasonable explanation, even if I'm no match for you, I will fight you to the death!"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley was utterly humiliated. His anger flared, and his words were sharp and resounding. "If the Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire weren't created by Burning Flame Valley, what will you do then?"

"If you can truly prove it, then I will take my own life here, so what!"

Before Tang Zhen could stop him, the Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley had already made a vow. His voice was like the clash of metal, and there was no room for negotiation in his words!

Su Yun shook his head: "So be it. Fate has its own destiny. History will eventually have someone return to the right path. My true self has awakened in this world, and perhaps I am shouldering this mission."

Tang Zhen's expression was extremely ugly. He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't find any reason to do so. Even the Netherworld Toxin in his body began to take effect, gnawing at his heart like a maggot clinging to his bone.

“A thousand years ago, there were five peak Dou Sheng experts on the continent, one of whom was the founding ancestor of your Burning Flame Valley.”

And there was another person, Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao clan, one of the eight ancient clans that had now declined.

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley looked disdainful. These historical records were known to any power with a long history, and could not be considered evidence.

But what Su Yun said next made him completely unable to sit still.

"However, very few people know that Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao clan, and the patriarch of the Burning Flame Valley are close friends."

Back then, Xiao Xuan relied on his powerful cultivation to subdue three different strange flames for his own use. In order to tap into the potential of these three strange flames, he created a secret technique, which he named the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame.

This is the true origin of the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire.

The Burning Flame Valley Patriarch was also renowned for his mastery of fire magic. Considering the demanding cultivation conditions of this technique, and that even within the Xiao clan few could fully realize its potential, Xiao Xuan generously gifted it to the Burning Flame Valley Patriarch.

"impossible!"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley trembled violently, and suddenly raised his arm, pointing directly at Su Yun: "Evidence! Where is the evidence! This is nothing but empty talk from you!"

"Evidence? The evidence lies in the hands of your own Burning Flame Valley..."

Su Yun smiled faintly: "As the Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley, you must know very well what the wondrous uses of the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire are."

"That's natural!"

The Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley responded without hesitation, his tone resounding with confidence in the valley's unique techniques.

"The Three Transformations of Heavenly Fire can unleash the power of strange fire, helping cultivators to temporarily break through cultivation barriers. However, they will suffer a backlash afterward, resulting in exhaustion and weakness."

Upon reaching a high level of cultivation, one can even simultaneously control three different types of flames, and one's cultivation level will increase exponentially with each increase—this is the domineering nature of the Three Transformations of Heavenly Flame!

"Yes, the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations can simultaneously control the power of three different flames... but how do you know if it really works? Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

The Great Elder of Burning Flame Valley said coldly, "Hmph, even now the Valley Master can only control the power of one strange fire and two beast fires."

But the patriarch could simultaneously control three different flames! There's no mistake about that!

"Besides the Nine Dragons Thunderfire, what other two strange flames did the Burning Flame Valley Ancestor wield?"

"The other two kinds of strange fire are naturally..."

"What is it?"

Su Yun's calm inquiry struck the Burning Flame Valley Elder like a thunderbolt.

Yes, what are the other two types of strange fire?
A moment later, the Grand Elder of Burning Flame Valley recalled all the historical records of the valley in his mind. His voice was hoarse and filled with disbelief.

"According to records, the ancestor... he only subdued the Nine Dragons Thunderfire... and two kinds of ninth-order beast fire!"

Su Yun's lips curled into a cold smile: "Then here's the question."

The Burning Flame Valley Patriarch himself has only subdued one type of strange fire, so why does he keep claiming that the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations can simultaneously control the power of three different strange fires?!

(End of this chapter)