Breaking the Masked Man

Having figured this out, Yao Yan's gaze towards the Three Thousand Burning Flames changed. He had originally planned to slowly wear down the opponent's power until it was weak before making a move, but now that he had discovered the changes in the soul, there was no need for such trouble. With a slight movement of his mind, his soul avatar began to undergo strange changes. His hair turned a scarlet color at a speed visible to the naked eye, and an evil vertical pupil appeared between his brows, flashing with a purplish-black light.

Almost the instant the vertical pupils opened, the Three Thousand Burning Flames, which should have been attacking wildly, suddenly froze. Its massive body even trembled involuntarily, just like a human instinctively fearing a prehistoric beast.

The Three Thousand Burning Flames stared in shock and anger at the tiny humans below, and for a moment it stopped attacking. It did not know what fear was, but the throbbing it had just experienced had made it wary.

"So that's how it works. The extraterrestrial evil race is really monstrous..." Yao Yan sensed the changes in his soul and suddenly understood why the extraterrestrial evil was so difficult to eliminate. Even if only a wisp of a soul remained, it could quickly recover to its peak, making it an unkillable cockroach.

Because the essence, energy, and spirit of this race are inherently one, there is no strong or weak one; the three have become one!

Yao Yan hasn't reached that level yet, but he can temporarily use his soul to borrow some of the body's power. In comparison, the Three Thousand Burning Flames can only fight him with the power of his soul, and in terms of soul, the Three Thousand Burning Flames has no advantage at all.

After all, the strongest power of different flames has never been soul power!

"If I devour you, my soul power should increase considerably~" Yao Yan's eyes gleamed with blatant greed. Despite his extremely small body, he seemed like a predator, staring intently at the Three Thousand Burning Flames, treating it as food.

The Three Thousand Burning Flames undoubtedly sensed this and roared angrily, "Human, you're courting death!"

The sound shook the sea of ​​fire in the consciousness space, and the enormous dragon body once again attacked Yao Yan. Compared to its dragon body, Yao Yan's body was undoubtedly as small as an ant. Yet, this tiny body raised its hand and steadily caught the attack of the Three Thousand Burning Flames.

The next moment, an invisible devouring force surged from his palm, and the massive dragon body of the Three Thousand Burning Flames instantly transformed into a purplish-black flame, rushing towards Yao Yan's body and causing it to rapidly expand.

The soul body of the Three Thousand Burning Flames is extremely hot, like magma, and it is somewhat painful to swallow. However, this slight pain is insignificant compared to the growth of the soul's essence.

"Let go, human!" The Three Thousand Blazing Flames twisted its dragon body frantically, trying to break free.

Unfortunately, Yao Yan was clinging tightly to its body, treating it as food, frantically devouring its dragon body and turning its soul essence into its own. Its posture drove the Three Thousand Burning Flames mad; it had never seen a human like this before!

The two began to wrestle and struggle, causing the entire space of consciousness to shake continuously.

……

outside world.

Hun Miesheng, who was sitting cross-legged beside Yao Yan, suddenly opened his eyes. A jet-black flame appeared deep in his eyes as he stared at Yao Yan with some surprise. At this moment, the azure flames around Yao Yan had become unusually vigorous, constantly attacking the purplish-black flames around him. Moreover, these azure flames actually had a strange devouring power, completely engulfing the Three Thousand Burning Flames and turning them into their own nourishment. This scene was truly bizarre!

"...Could this kid have also refined a Void Devouring Flame?!" Hun Miesheng said in surprise and doubt. At this moment, Yao Yan was not using any cultivation techniques, but was simply relying on his own instincts to begin to devour the Three Thousand Burning Flames emanating from his body. His strange flame actually contained an ability similar to the Void Devouring Flame, which was simply bizarre.

No, to be precise, it's different from the Void Devouring Flame. This fusion is more domineering, similar to a superior preying on an inferior.

Soon, Hun Miesheng sensed the rapid enhancement of Yao Yan's soul body. The enhancement process was extremely obvious, and this scene made Hun Miesheng's gaze narrow slightly. He suspected that Hun Xuzi had taught Yao Yan some special secret technique to devour the soul essence of others.

Although this secret method can enhance the soul's essence in a short period of time, it also has many side effects, such as the inability to integrate one's own soul essence with that part of the soul essence!

The cost of eliminating it would be enormous!

“However, the soul that devours the strange fire doesn’t seem to have this problem…” Hun Miesheng suddenly thought of something and thought to himself. He really hadn’t thought of this kind of thing before. Who would have nothing better to do than go looking for a strange fire with the power of a strange fire and devour its soul!

A battle of souls is extremely dangerous, far more troublesome than refining a strange fire. Even a Battle Saint wouldn't do such a thing; the risks and rewards are simply not proportional.

Under Hun Miesheng's watchful gaze, Yao Yan's soul essence grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, the aura within his body also surged. The original azure flames turned purple as they merged with the Three Thousand Burning Flames. Yao Yan's battle qi also began to rapidly advance towards the Dou Zun level!

In less than three months, Yao Yan's aura had leaped from the level of a nine-star Dou Zong to the level of a one-star Dou Zun, and at the same time, he exuded a powerful soul pressure.

With Soul Extinction's eyesight, he could even glimpse Yao Yan's enormous soul body enveloped in purplish-blue flames.

“He’s almost at the middle level of the Heavenly Realm…” Hun Miesheng’s eyes flickered slightly as he said in a low voice. He suddenly wanted to take back what he had said earlier. The talent of this kid in front of him had exceeded his understanding. Even the number one prodigy of the Soul Clan could not compare to him.

At least he had never heard of anyone advancing so quickly at the Heavenly Realm level. As everyone knows, the difficulty of improving the Soul Realm is far greater than that of cultivating Battle Qi!

Besides, this kid is already an eighth-grade advanced alchemist!

About two more months passed.

Yao Yan's aura had been completely concealed, making him appear no different from an ordinary person. However, in Hun Miesheng's eyes, an unimaginable transformation was taking place within Yao Yan's body. In fact, in the later stages, even Hun Miesheng could not see through it. The purple-blue flame that had fused with the Three Thousand Burning Flames became increasingly profound and restrained, and its strength was no weaker than that of the most ranked Strange Flames!

"Something's wrong with this kid's body!" Soul Extinction's eyes flashed with black flames as he made his judgment.

After nearly half a year of observation, he had gained some understanding of Yao Yan's body. Yao Yan's bloodline was definitely not that of a Soul Void cultivator, and his physical body was also unusually strong, especially his jade bones... those were something only a Dou Sheng could possess!

Where exactly did Hun Xuzi find this prodigy?!

It's unbelievably strong, and its foundation is even more ridiculously strong, giving people the illusion that breaking through to the Dou Sheng realm is very easy.

"Wow~"

Just then, the body that had been calm for months finally stirred. A burst of energy, like a volcanic eruption, surged out of its body, and a terrifying suction force began to devour all the energy around it, as if it were starving.

Hun Miesheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he directly waved his hand to distort space, moving Yao Yan and himself to the outer world of the secret chamber.

Almost the instant the two landed, the sky darkened, and countless magnificent fiery clouds appeared out of thin air. Moments later, they were intertwined with countless terrifying lightning bolts, and even black demon lightning appeared. The scene was extremely terrifying... At the same time, a vast amount of energy began to gather, turning into waves of energy that poured into Yao Yan's body, completely submerging the mountain where Yao Yan was located.

Watching this scene, Hun Miesheng murmured, "A Heavenly Rank cultivation technique..."

He was familiar with all the Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques of the Soul Clan, and the technique this young man was using was clearly not one of the Soul Clan's. Moreover, this terrifying celestial phenomenon... seemed to foreshadow the birth of a Heavenly Rank cultivation technique! (End of Chapter)

Chapter 253 Peak of Four-Star Dou Zun

The strange phenomena in the heavens and earth lasted for three days before slowly subsiding and disappearing completely. At the same time, the pressure emanating from Yao Yan's body became increasingly terrifying, causing space to distort and collapse. Purple and blue flames continued to rise, transforming into a huge dragon head phantom that roared at the sky.

As the dragon's roar ended, Yao Yan slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, a purple-blue flame rising in them, and at the same time, his aura as a one-star Dou Zun suddenly surged.

Like a roller coaster, the aura of that one-star Dou Zun lasted only a moment before he directly stepped into the two-star level, then the three-star level... until he finally stopped breaking through to the peak of the four-star Dou Zun level.

Yao Yan's aura surged to an astonishing level. Even Hun Miesheng, who was standing beside him, was momentarily doubting his own existence. Even though the Soul Clan possessed many secret techniques, none of them could reach Yao Yan's level, allowing him to directly break through from a nine-star Dou Zong to a four-star Dou Zun!

This has exceeded the imagination of Soul Extinction!

"Four-star Dou Zun peak...not bad~" Yao Yan clenched his fist, felt his own Dou Qi cultivation, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips. As expected of the Three Thousand Burning Flames accumulated over a thousand years, this energy was truly magnificent and enough to satisfy him.

The only pity is that he did not stay in the star field. Otherwise, if he had also devoured the star power accumulated by the Three Thousand Burning Flames over thousands of years, Yao Yan's progress would not have been limited to this.

Advancing to several more levels would be extremely easy.

However, Yao Yan did not become arrogant to that extent. Strength can only be called strength if one can control it. If one cannot control it, how can it be called one's own strength? The current surge in strength is enough to satisfy him. If it were to increase further, he might not be able to control it perfectly.

"Congratulations. To have improved your strength to this level in just a few months is extremely rare, even within the Soul Clan." Hun Miesheng appeared in front of Yao Yan, his handsome face bearing a faint smile as he spoke softly.

"Thank you, Palace Master!" Yao Yan said, bowing to the newcomer.

Knowing the original plot, he naturally knew the identity of the person in front of him: the Lord of the Soul Palace. Who else could it be but Hun Miesheng? This person's strength had already reached the level of a five-star Dou Sheng, and he was not far from becoming a six-star Dou Sheng. He was an extremely powerful being who had a certain degree of influence even within the Soul Clan.

"To be able to completely absorb the Three Thousand Burning Flames in less than a year, this talent is truly terrifying~" Hun Miesheng looked at Yao Yan and let out a heartfelt sigh.

Even a Dou Sheng expert wouldn't have absolute confidence in perfectly absorbing a strange fire, let alone the Three Thousand Burning Flames, which should possess intelligence no different from humans. The difficulty of devouring and refining it far exceeds that of ordinary strange fires.

Yao Yan absorbed it perfectly, even devouring its life-giving fire, which was terrifying!

"The cultivation technique I practice is somewhat special and has nothing to do with talent," Yao Yan said modestly, shaking his head slightly. He then asked, "I wonder if my teacher has arrived yet? My teacher once said that after I refine the Three Thousand Burning Flames, it will be time for me to return to the Soul Clan!"

"You possess the bloodline of the Soul Clan. You can return to the Soul Clan anytime you wish!" Hun Miesheng chuckled.

Yao Yan nodded slightly, then took out the jade token given to him by Hun Xuzi and activated it. In an instant, he felt a powerful soul force surge out from it, which transformed into a human figure under the cover of black flames, exuding an indescribable pressure.

This sense of oppression was something Yao Yan wouldn't have felt before, but now, he could feel it to some extent.

"It seems everything is going smoothly~" Hun Xuzi's figure had just appeared when he gave his evaluation to Yao Yan, clearly he was still somewhat concerned about Yao Yan's situation.

"I was fortunate enough to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames and have now broken through to the peak of the Four-Star Dou Zun!" Yao Yan bowed to the phantom of Hun Xuzi and reported his situation in a low voice. As for Hun Miesheng on the side, he did not pay any attention to him. In the end, strength is everything. Hun Xuzi's status in the Hun Clan is above that of many Dou Sheng.

"It seems that the so-called Burning Technique is quite compatible with you~" Hun Xuzi's eyes flickered slightly as he said in a low voice.

Cultivation techniques also depend on the person. Different cultivation techniques require different physiques. If the compatibility is even slightly low, Hun Xuzi doesn't think Yao Yan could evolve the Burning Technique into a Heaven-rank cultivation technique so smoothly!

Yao Yan did not make any comments. In fact, with his current level, he had a general understanding of the Burning Technique. This technique was extremely unfriendly to beginners, but once one could successfully cultivate it, the future was almost limitless. As long as one could obtain a powerful fire seed, the upper limit of the Burning Technique was limitless, and one could greatly increase one's strength through the advancement of the technique.

This advantage is unmatched by other training methods.

"Perfect timing. With your current strength, you can participate in our clan's bloodline baptism~" Hun Xuzi continued, his satisfaction undisguised.

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly. He had long been looking forward to the baptism of the Soul Clan, and the fact that Soul Void Master attached such importance to it meant that the Soul Clan's bloodline baptism was definitely not ordinary. It might even allow his strength to increase further.

"The strength of a peak four-star Dou Zun... is enough, as long as I don't run into those few monsters~" Hun Miesheng chuckled.

"Since he is my disciple, he should naturally be the first to succeed... There is still some time before the bloodline baptism. Let him devour the souls of the powerful figures captured by the Soul Palace, so that his soul can advance to the middle stage of the Heaven Rank!" A faint glint flashed in Hun Xuzi's eyes, and then he looked at Hun Miesheng and gave the order in a detached tone.

Black flames flickered in Hun Miesheng's eyes. He had some doubts about whether Yao Yan could be devoured, but Hun Xuzi's words extinguished those doubts. Since the other party said so, he obviously had a certain degree of confidence.

"Once you raise your soul realm to the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm, and with the several different flames you possess, those few little guys in the Soul Clan will definitely be no match for you!" Soul Void said to Yao Yan calmly.

"Thank you, teacher!" Yao Yan replied without any further words, cupping his hands in thanks.

Hun Xuzi nodded slightly, then looked at Hun Miesheng and said in a detached tone, "He's in your hands now. Help him break through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm as soon as possible!"

Hey!

Hun Miesheng cursed inwardly, but ultimately didn't refute anything. He chuckled dryly, cupped his hands, and replied, "Rest assured, my lord, I will make all the arrangements and will not let you down... With your talent, young master, breaking through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm is not a difficult task!"

After saying that, he smiled at Yao Yan with a hint of friendship.

Hun Xuzi nodded, then vanished from his spot, transforming into a wisp of black flame that disappeared into the jade tablet, leaving Yao Yan and Hun Miesheng staring at each other, somewhat awkwardly. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 254 The Origin of the Soul

It has to be said that Hun Xuzi really likes a laissez-faire approach to education. He teaches Yao Yan what he needs to learn, and then leaves him to learn on his own. It's only because Yao Yan has a strong ability to learn that he's successful. If it were anyone else, they would have been ruined. In truth, Hun Xuzi is not suited to be a teacher, nor is he cut out for it.

However, Hun Xuzi also has his advantages. He is extremely strong and has a high enough status to provide Yao Yan with ample cultivation resources, as long as Yao Yan's body can withstand it.

The days of struggling to obtain cultivation resources on my own are clearly gone forever.

Yao Yan looked at Hun Miesheng, not daring to show any arrogance, and politely bowed, saying, "I will trouble you with the next task, Palace Master."

That old bastard Hun Xuzi is still as annoying as ever!

Hun Miesheng cursed inwardly. He had no intention of helping Hun Xuzi take on a disciple, but since the other party was the chief alchemist of the Hun clan, he needed the other party to refine pills for him on a regular basis. So even though he was unwilling, he could only agree. Looking at Yao Yan bowing to him, his unpleasant mood lessened a bit.