Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 148 Subjugation

The crackling sound of flames and the howling of the storm rang in Xiao Yan's ears, but Xiao Yan, a mere nine-star Dou Shi who was capable of burning a Dou Huang to ashes, remained unfazed, simply because the person controlling this body was not himself.

Standing inside the tornado, Yao Chen smiled slightly, and a cold white flame appeared in his palm.

"No matter how you try to hide it, the connection between different flames still exists. Besides, it's just a newly born flame; it has no intelligence whatsoever!"

Sure enough, as soon as the Bone Spirit Cold Fire appeared, Yao Chen's powerful soul sensed an extremely irritable and restless feeling.

"Ah, found you!"

Yao Chen's powerful soul force surged forth relentlessly, disregarding its consumption. This was no time to be frugal; only by taking the Wind Fury Dragon Flame as quickly as possible could he avoid the battle that might follow.

Under Yao Chen's control, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame transformed into a cold yet scorching chain of flames, swiftly piercing through a certain spot. Then, it tore out a trail of earthen-yellow flame!

In that instant, Xiao Yan seemed to hear a mournful wail, and then he saw the huge storm tornado suddenly collapse, with endless yellow sand, rocks and wood falling at an extremely fast speed.

"Little Yanzi, let's go!"

After obtaining the primordial fire of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Yao Chen gave Ling Ying a hint and handed over control of his body to Xiao Yan. Ling Ying then carried Xiao Yan and flew rapidly into the depths of the desert, leaving no trace under the cover of dark attribute battle qi.

Half an hour after the group left, more than a dozen figures with wings on their backs flew towards the location.

"Sect Master Yun, Master Guhe, you were the first to arrive. Have you made any discoveries?"

It was Fa Ma, who had secretly broken through to the sixth grade alchemist, who spoke first. Strangely, despite such a major event, neither the royal family's old monster Jia Xingtian nor the snake-people came to investigate.

If the Snake-People tribe was simply trying to avoid conflict with outsiders due to their recent relocation, that would be somewhat plausible. However, it was surprising that the royal family's Jia Xingtian hadn't come; of course, only Yun Yun and Gu He found this odd.

The leaders of the major powers in the capital city of Jiama already knew that the old guy had exchanged two Breakthrough Pills with Master Lin Feng and was currently in seclusion to break through. What opportunity could compare to breaking through to the Dou Zong realm on his own?

"A strange flame was just subdued here. Judging from the remaining traces, that flame must be the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, ranked eighteenth on the Strange Flame Ranking!"

Just as everyone was wondering, Gu He spoke up with a grim expression. Judging from the traces left on the ground, it must have been no more than half an hour since this person left.

"Sect Master, is it possible to track down this person? This strange fire is extremely important to me. With it, my alchemy skills will surely break through quickly, and I will be able to refine even the Breakthrough Pill."

Upon hearing about the Breaking Sect Pill, the people from the major powers in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital exchanged glances and smiled mysteriously.

"This is indeed the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, but alas, someone else beat me to it. It seems I am not destined for this opportunity!"

Upon hearing Guhe's words, Famo stroked his beard slightly and sighed with regret.

"The person who subdued the strange fire is extremely powerful, and their battle aura must be of a rare, concealing nature. Judging from the traces, the time they subdued the strange fire was extremely short, at most half an hour after we arrived, but I couldn't detect the direction they left in at all."

The gentle and moving words came from Yun Yun's beautiful red lips. As expected of a Dou Huang powerhouse, she accurately judged the general situation from the slightest clues. If it weren't for Ling Ying's highly concealed dark attribute Dou Qi, this would surely have been another great battle.

"Sect Master Yun is right. Even with my extensive experience traveling the continent and my expertise in tracking techniques, I still cannot detect where this person is."

The Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. Thanks to Lin Feng's medicinal pills, he had recovered to the level of a five-star Dou Huang, making him the most powerful among the many Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs present. Moreover, everyone knew of the Ice Emperor's map-making skills; even he, with his powerful reconnaissance abilities, couldn't detect it. Gu He and Fa Ma exchanged a glance and both sighed helplessly.

"It seems we are destined to be without the strange fire!"

Undeterred, Gu He investigated again, but to no avail. The group could only leave in frustration. Of course, only Gu He was truly helpless. Many powerful forces in the Jia Ma Empire already had their own channels for obtaining high-grade pills, and no longer valued this former only sixth-grade alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire.

As for Fa Ma, the old man knew his own limitations. He was already satisfied to have Lin Feng's help and to advance to the sixth-grade alchemist realm in his lifetime. He dared not ask for more.

After the people from the Gama Empire left, Ling Ying had already led Xiao Yan deep into the Tagor Desert. After killing a fourth-tier scorpion tiger beast, they seized its territory to absorb the strange fire.

"Little Yanzi, you should first adjust your breathing and prepare. I have prepared everything you need to refine the strange fire. Once you are ready, I will protect you as you refine the strange fire!"

"Battle Emperor Ling Ying, this way please. I need your help with something!"

After instructing his disciple, Yao Chen turned and said something to Ling Ying before drifting away into the distance.

"Senior Medicine Master, what brings you here?"

Ling Ying still held the most renowned alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent in high esteem. Although the alchemist was currently in dire straits, he would eventually return to Zhongzhou. Once the alchemist recovered, even a casual reward would be a tremendous opportunity for Ling Ying, a Dou Huang.

More importantly, he is still Young Master Xiao Yan's master, even though Young Master Xiao Yan and Miss are destined to have no future together. However, until Miss sees things clearly, Ling Ying feels that she still needs to maintain the necessary respect for him.

"Lord Lingying, I won't pry into your young lady's affairs any further. Those matters are beyond our control."

Yao Chen first spoke calmly, making his stance clear. He was also an outcast of an ancient race, and naturally knew that his disciple's childhood sweetheart relationship was ultimately doomed. If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but he had inadvertently sensed a fleeting golden flame on her body.

If he wasn't mistaken, that was the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, ranked fourth on the Strange Flame Ranking!

Thinking of this, Yao Chen couldn't help but gasp. Although the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was not as unique as the top three strange flames, its power must have been no weaker than that of an ordinary Dou Sheng powerhouse.

(End of this chapter)