Battle Through the Heavens: I confronted Xiao Yan, and he begged me to be his elder brother.

Chapter 39 Cultivation, Tempering the Body with Strange Fire

Back at the Soul Palace, Hun Cang instructed the others that he would be going into seclusion soon and that no one was allowed to disturb him.

He then returned to his room.

With a wave of his hand, three fireworks of different colors appeared.

"This is my first step towards becoming a Dou Di!" After staring intently at the strange fire for a moment, Hun Cang sat down cross-legged, and endless black mist emerged from his body, quickly filling the entire room.

Soon, the only source of light in the room was the three strange flames.

Perhaps because Hun Cang weakened his own strength, the seal on the strange fire seemed to be loosening, and the flames were getting brighter and brighter, and the temperature was getting higher and higher.

Even outside the house, everyone in the Soul Palace noticed something was amiss.

Hun Xiaoqiang flew to a high place and stared at the house from which the black mist was overflowing. His eyes showed a hint of solemnity. There was a feeling that made his heart tremble!

This was something even Hun Xiaoqiang himself found hard to believe.

Keep in mind that he was already a Dou Zong, while Hun Cang was only a Dou Huang.

"What exactly is the Palace Master doing?" Hun Xiaoqiang wondered to himself.

"Young Master Cang may be undergoing further training."

Upon hearing the sound, Hun Xiaoqiang turned his head and found that Protector Wu had also appeared at some point and was standing beside him, his gaze also fixed on the house where Hun Cang was.

Hun Xiaoqiang asked again, puzzled, "Retrain? Why?"

"Hehe, you haven't had the chance to go to the clan, so you probably don't know that although Young Master Cang used to be the son of the clan leader, he lacked talent. After cultivating to the level of Dou Wang, he could no longer make any progress," Protector Wu said with a faint smile.

This… Hun Xiaoqiang was somewhat surprised. Since he took over this Soul Palace decades ago, he has indeed not had the opportunity to return to his clan, and there are many things he does not know.

When Hun Xiaoqiang first heard that his new Palace Master was actually a Dou Huang, he was very surprised and puzzled.

When did a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) become able to rule the Soul Palace?

Even a branch hall would need to be at least a Dou Zong level to be considered.

Even the Soul Hall near Zhongzhou has a Hall Master who is a Dou Zun level figure.

Later, when Hun Xiaoqiang learned that Hun Cang was actually the son of the clan leader, he suddenly realized that there was such a connection.

Now, Protector Wu is saying that Hun Cang could only cultivate to the level of Dou Wang before?

Hun Xiaoqiang felt a little confused. If he was the son of the clan leader, then the clan leader couldn't possibly ignore such a potential threat.

"Because Young Master Cang is an illegitimate child. His mother was a maid in the clan leader's mansion. Once, the clan leader had an accident during cultivation and favored her, which led to the birth of Young Master Cang," Protector Wu said calmly.

Hun Xiaoqiang suddenly realized again, that's right, no matter what, the son of the clan leader has bloodline inheritance, how could there be any hidden dangers? It turns out that the clan leader's cultivation was an accident, which makes sense now.

"Young Master Cang is starting over now? Is it even necessary? Could his cultivation technique be better than the Soul Clan's?" Hun Xiaoqiang was somewhat puzzled.

Even if they are illegitimate children, the cultivation techniques they can obtain are still better than those of us from peripheral branches. Now that the issue of aptitude has been resolved, they will become stronger if they cultivate diligently.

Protector Wu shook his head. He didn't understand the question either, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "It might be related to Young Master Cang's fate."

He paused slightly, his tone tinged with envy: "During the clan's previous tests, Young Master Cang volunteered to participate in the core disciple assessment. The clan leader, considering his status, gave him a chance. In the end, do you know why Young Master Cang gained the power to manage the Soul Hall?"

When asked, Hun Xiaoqiang shook his head blankly, his heart filled with astonishment.

The core disciple assessment is the Soul Clan's strongest assessment of the younger generation, and usually only the disciples with the greatest potential and the purest bloodline can participate.

These people will all become the backbone of the Soul Clan in the future. When they come of age, their strength will already be that of a Dou Zong or Dou Zun.

According to Protector Wu's description, Young Master Cang was probably only at the peak of the Dou Wang realm at the time. How could he dare to participate in such an assessment? Was he courting death?

Protector Wu stared directly at the house from which the mist was billowing and said, "A seventh-grade elixir!"

"What? Seventh rank? You're not kidding, are you? Young Master Cang is a seventh-rank alchemist?" Hun Xiaoqiang was immediately dumbfounded.

In the Dou Qi Continent, everyone knows that alchemists are highly respected, especially those of the sixth rank or above, who are universally admired and revered.

Now Protector Wu is telling him that Hun Cang is actually a seventh-grade alchemist?

How old is Young Master Cang? So young, with such talent, becoming an eighth-rank or even ninth-rank official in the future would be a piece of cake.

Protector Wu was very satisfied with Hun Xiaoqiang's reaction, as if he saw himself when he first learned the news. He said again, "According to Young Master Cang himself, he obtained a copy of an alchemist's inheritance. Not only did he obtain pills to solve his aptitude problem, but he also gained the means to refine medicine. He wants to start over. I guess this technique is also related to this inheritance."

Hun Xiaoqiang gasped repeatedly, "Thank you for informing me, Protector Wu. I, Xiaoqiang, will remember this kindness."

"It's all for the Soul Clan." Protector Wu nodded slightly.

At this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred outside: blue lotuses appeared out of thin air, accompanied by the sound of crashing waves.

"Everyone, leave the Soul Palace!" Upon seeing this, Protector Wu shouted, his fighting spirit surging forth to create a barrier with Soul Xiaoqiang.

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This is a strange fire, with boundless power.

However, as soon as the two made a move, all the strange phenomena disappeared, replaced by the rapidly gathering battle energy on the roof, which swirled and condensed into a vortex.

inside the house.

Hun Cang's body detached from the ground and sat on a floating, dark jade-colored lotus platform. Three-colored flames emerged from every pore of his body, constantly burning the surrounding black battle qi.

The fighting spirit that originally filled the entire house gradually diminished, eventually condensing into a palm-sized crystal.

The crystal was crystal clear and emitted a faint light. It slowly approached Hun Cang's chest and then disappeared into his body.

Hun Cang's strength initially surged, approaching the level of Dou Zong, before rapidly declining.

He would retreat from Douhuang to Douzhe, and then slowly rise again.

This process was repeated many times, and with the blazing strange fire, it gave the illusion of being repeatedly forged.

In fact, this is a side effect of the Suppressing Burning Technique, called True Fire Body Tempering.

Repeatedly being tempered by flames can eliminate impurities in the body, refine the physical body, and make the fighting spirit more solid and substantial.

If outsiders were to see this scene, they would probably be shocked. Being burned from the inside out by three different kinds of fire, what's the difference between that and being cremated?

Hun Cang occasionally showed a look of pain on his face, but he quickly suppressed it by gritting his teeth. He could clearly feel the changes in his body, from his flesh and blood to his meridians.

Wherever the strange fire passed, the skin and flesh shone with a luster, the light shining like diamonds, giving him the illusion of indestructibility.

"As expected of a product of the system, if it were done using the Burning Technique, just one different kind of fire entering the body would be enough to make me suffer, let alone using three at once."

Feeling his body slowly changing, Hun Cang knew he was out of danger and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Once this is over, it'll be time to head to Canaan Academy."

(End of this chapter)