I and countless versions of myself simultaneously travel through time.

Hearing this from afar, Xiao Yan finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He stood in the crowd of Canaan Academy, gazing at the figure who had torn through the void and stood with his hands behind his back, his lips twitching repeatedly.

Brother Ye's entourage is getting bigger and bigger each time, and more and more frightening each time.

Let him suffer a little.

He seemed to enjoy it.

The power to tear through space permeated the entire arena, and the aura of the Dou Zun crushed down like the sky collapsing.

The students of Canaan Academy were deathly pale, their legs trembling. They couldn't even muster the thought of running away; only pure fear spread through their hearts. It wasn't that they hadn't seen powerful figures before, but a Dou Zun—a being that existed only in legends—was something these students could never withstand.

Su Qian is under the most pressure.

As the vice dean of the outer academy of Canaan Academy, his cultivation level was already at the Dou Zong level, which would be considered a top-tier expert in the Jia Ma Empire.

Fighting Venerable.

Will it win?

But at this moment, he felt his fighting spirit trembling, like an ant looking up at a giant dragon.

He glanced at Xiao Yan beside him, his heart filled with doubt. Where did the Xiao family get a Dou Zun?

The Xiao family in that small Wutan City doesn't even have a Dou Wang, so how could they possibly know a Dou Zun?

Moreover, the person who came was from the Soul Palace.

The Soul Palace coming to Canaan Academy is simply outrageous.

Unless the Dean himself intervenes, who can stop him? Su Qian took a deep breath, steeled himself, stepped forward, and cupped his hands, saying, "May I ask, sir, have you come to retrieve the Fallen Heart Flame?"

Ye Yan did not answer.

With a flash, he transformed into a streak of black light and rushed towards the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. His battle aura surged like a tide, and the space behind him shattered inch by inch.

The grotesque laughter echoed through the academy, chilling and terrifying, sending shivers down everyone's spines.

Su Qian's face darkened. No matter what, he couldn't allow people to act recklessly in the academy.

He leaped up, unleashing his full Dou Zong aura, and struck Ye Yan's back with a palm strike. This palm strike used all his strength, and the air was compressed into visible ripples wherever the palm wind passed.

However, Ye Yan didn't even turn around.

With a casual wave of his hand, an invisible spatial force swept across like a bolt of lightning, instantly dissipating Su Qian's palm strike. Su Qian was sent flying backward as if he had been hit by an academy, crashing heavily to the ground.

Unharmed and in no pain, Su Qian lay on the ground for a moment, then touched his chest in disbelief. He thought he was dead.

For a moment, he really thought he would be killed instantly.

But he was not injured.

The other party showed mercy.

At this moment, Su Qian could defeat the Dou Zun and remain a legend, just like Kakuzu in the Naruto world.

Su Qian got up and looked closely. The figure had stopped and slowly turned around.

The black mist dissipated, revealing a young face—Ye Yan, the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect.

"Sect Leader Ye?" Su Qian was stunned, his face full of confusion. "What...are you doing?"

Ye Yan smiled slightly and stood with his hands behind his back: "Dean Su, don't be nervous. I'm here to retrieve the Fallen Heart Flame; I mean no harm."

Su Qian frowned, not understanding why he would go through such a roundabout way.

Is it really necessary to disguise yourself as someone from the Soul Palace, tear through space, and scare everyone?

The Soul Clan, one of the eight ancient clans, has always disdained coming to a neutral place like Canaan Academy.

For hundreds of years, the academy has adhered to the principle of neutrality and has never participated in the conflicts on the continent. Even the Soul Palace has to give it some face.

Ye Yan, on the other hand, simply forced his way in.

"Dean Su, Canaan Academy is neutral, and I respect that," Ye Yan said solemnly. "But the Strange Flame is something your academy cannot handle. The Fallen Heart Flame has already developed sentience; once it goes berserk, the entire Heavenly Flame Refining Tower will explode, leaving nothing but barren land for miles around. What will happen to your students then? What will happen to your academy?"

Su Qian fell silent.

He knew Ye Yan was telling the truth.

In the original story, the Fallen Heart Flame would erupt every so often, and each time it required the Dean and the two elders to work together to suppress it. The fire python had already developed a considerable level of intelligence, and when it went berserk, it would not recognize its own family. The last time it erupted, it almost destroyed half of the inner courtyard.

If the dean hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"I can handle the strange fire," Ye Yan continued. "Leaving a little fire for your academy will maintain the cultivation effect of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, and we won't have to worry about a riot. It's a win-win situation, so why not?"

Su Qian hesitated.

He had heard of Ye Meng and knew that Ye Yan had integrated multiple forces, including the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire, and even the Snake-People race had submitted to him.

This person's strength is unfathomable, and his methods are extraordinary; he is not someone he can afford to offend.

"Furthermore," Ye Yan took out a pill from his storage ring and handed it over, "a seventh-grade pill, consider it a small gift."

Su Qian took the pill, her hands trembling.

Grade 7 elixir!

One such specimen couldn't be found anywhere in the entire Northwest Continent, yet Ye Yan casually gave it away. His generosity and magnanimity made it impossible for him to refuse.

"Alright." Su Qian gritted her teeth. "Sect Leader Ye, please follow me."

The three of them passed through the academy's numerous restrictions and arrived at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

The two elders, Qianbai and Erlao, had been waiting there for some time. The two Dou Zong experts had solemn expressions and bowed to Ye Yan when they saw him.

Together they broke the seal, and a scorching heat rushed out.

At the base of the tower, magma surged like a sea, and a huge fire serpent coiled within it, its entire body crimson, its eyes burning with flames like lanterns.

Sensing the seal was broken, the fire python suddenly erupted, magma shot into the sky, and the entire alchemy tower trembled.

Ye Yan glanced at it and shook his head: "Dean Su, this strange fire has become sentient. Can you handle it? The world of strange fires is very complex."

Su Qian looked embarrassed and gave a wry smile: "I can't handle it."

The two elders also looked helpless.

They've been suppressing the rebellion for so many years, but each time they've only managed to barely maintain control; they've never been able to truly resolve the issue.

Ye Yan said no more and leaped into the lava.

He reached out and grabbed, instantly immobilizing the fire python with spatial power. The fire python struggled frantically, spewing flames, but it couldn't break free from Ye Yan's control.

Ye Yan raised his hand and slapped the fire python on the head. The huge creature trembled, its violent aura suddenly subsided, and it obediently lowered its head like a tamed snake.

"You guys wait outside," Ye Yan said without turning his head, then sank into the depths of the magma.

The magma world is another realm altogether.

There is no sunlight, no air, only endless lava and flames.

The crimson magma surged and churned, occasionally bursting with bubbles that sent out fiery sparks.

The deeper you dive, the higher the temperature and the greater the pressure, to the point that even your fighting spirit will be burned away.

Ye Yan erected a battle aura shield, with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame circulating around his body to resist the high temperature from the outside.

This vast world of lava is like an underground ocean. Occasionally, unknown fiery creatures leap out of the lava and quickly disappear into the darkness.

Ye Yan descended deeper and deeper, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the deepest point.

There, it was all nothingness.

In the void, an ancient cave dwelling could be vaguely seen floating, emanating a chilling aura—the cave dwelling of the ancient emperor Tuoshe. Legend has it that…

The legacy of that ancient Battle Emperor is hidden in the deepest part of this magma world.

Ye Yan gazed at the cave dwelling, his heart burning with desire, yet he could only sigh in vain.

The cave is surrounded by restrictions left by ancient emperors, making it impossible for anyone below the level of a Battle Saint to approach.

"Battle Emperor..." Ye Yan murmured to himself, clenching his fists. One day, he would return here and take away the inheritance that belonged to the ancient emperor.

He withdrew his gaze and reached into the magma to absorb all the fire poison. It was the toxic flame accumulated over millions of years by the Fallen Heart Flame, deadly to ordinary people, but a great tonic for Little Fairy Doctor's afflicted poisonous body.