Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"Lieyan, that brat has impure thoughts. It's best to avoid him in the future."

Although he had severed any potential ties between Ji Dong and Lie Yan, Yan still couldn't help but add a final note.

"Yes, yes, I know. I also think his gaze is a bit off. He doesn't look like a child at all, and he's not as cute as Xiao Yan."

Lieyan followed Yan's words, listening without any perfunctory attitude. For her, once she agreed, she would definitely keep it in mind. Although that brat named Ji Dong seemed quite interesting, in her heart, Xiao Yan's words were more important.

Upon hearing this, Yan smiled slightly, embraced Lieyan's delicate body, and walked to the edge of the lava lake. Under the soft red light, the thick fire element brought him only boundless pleasure, and every cell in his body absorbed energy comfortably with his breath.

"This is?"

Yan noticed something different about the lava lake and looked curiously at the flames. In the middle of the lava lake, a huge egg was floating and sinking in the flames.

This should be the egg of a fire-attribute magical beast. The egg wall is faintly visible with a reddish base color, but the surface is also covered with black and gold patterns, which look noble and mysterious. It does not exude any powerful aura, and all magical fluctuations are completely contained.

Yan observed carefully and was able to confirm that the black and gold magic patterns on the egg were the work of Lie Yan. It was the existence of these magic patterns that made all the fire elements in the entire Earth Core Lake pale in comparison.

Around this giant egg are ten lotus-shaped stones, each a different color: cyan, dark green, red, blue, yellow, gray, white, gold, black, and purple. They are all identical in shape and size.

These ten strange stones emitted a hazy, colorful light, forming a thin layer of light that enveloped the giant egg. They were constantly absorbing the fire element from the magma lake at the Earth's core, filtering it completely, and forming countless tiny gold and black light spots that merged into the giant egg.

Upon closer inspection, one can also discover that there is a crystal nucleus at each of the four corners of the egg, two black and two gold, each emitting a hazy glow about half a meter in diameter.

Through this strange magic array, not only were the fire elements from the outside world continuously drawn into the giant egg, but the magical energy of the four crystal cores themselves was also constantly being integrated into the monster egg.

“Xiao Yan, didn’t you ask me about the dragon egg last time? You are my husband, so your mount and pet can’t be just any ordinary one. I personally went to find a dragon egg and asked that rich fool merchant to collect all the materials.”

The ethereal voice of the Blazing Flame gently rang in Yan's ears, "This fire dragon egg was stolen from the dragon clan by an ice and snow dragon. That dragon sought refuge in our underground abyss, and I took this dragon egg from it."

Although the ice dragon was female, its attributes clashed with the dragon egg, making it impossible for it to hatch. Furthermore, because of the ice dragon, it was affected by the icy aura, causing some damage to its essence.

I purified its chill with my own magic and the pure fire element from the magma lake at the Earth's core, then infused it with yin and yang dual-attribute magic to nurture it. Now, using the Five Elements Yin-Yang Boundary and four crystal cores, I transformed the dual fire element it contained into its purest form, allowing this little guy to return to its most essential state.

Next, all you need to do is bind it to you through a contract, and it will naturally have the highest compatibility with you, becoming your most loyal pet and mount..."

"Blazing Flame...you're so kind..."

Yan turned to look at Lieyan, all his unspoken words condensed into just a few. He embraced Lieyan once more, this time without any desire, simply wanting to hold her tight.

When he saw Lieyan's delicate face with a faint smile, he felt as if something was stuck in his throat, and his emotions surged to an unparalleled degree.

Throughout their relationship, he had always been the one in control, while Lie Yan never questioned him too much, simply treating him kindly and doing many things for him. Even when he mentioned dragon eggs, she personally went to find one and carefully incubated it; how could Yan not be moved?

Lieyan hugged Yan, her smile as beautiful as a hundred flowers in bloom, captivating all who beheld her. She patted Yan's back gently and gestured, "Little Yan, you've grown taller again."

Chapter 339 Yan, Level 70

"Don't worry, Flame, soon we'll be able to be together forever." Inside the Earth's core, Yan embraced Flame and made a promise. He knew that the goddess in front of him, who appeared as a little girl, actually longed to go out and explore, but was trapped in the Earth's core due to the existence of the divine realm.

But soon, in a few decades at most, he'll be able to take her out openly. Seeing Yan's expression, Lie Yan was overjoyed, smiled slightly, and squeezed his hand.

"Silly boy, don't think so much. I believe Xiao Yan can definitely do it..." As she spoke, she took Yan's hand and led him to the magic array barrier. With a wave of her fair right hand, a smooth, milky-white light floated out from her palm, and the magic array barrier instantly melted into a portal as tall as a person, without any change in its aura.

She took the lead and entered the Five Elements Yin Yang Realm, and then Yan followed her in. Once inside the magic array, he could feel that it was filled with extreme dual fire elements. The black and gold light spots that he saw from the outside were actually solid entities inside.

Although Yan had refined the two extreme flames, the Bingwu Yuanyang Sacred Flame and the Dingsi Mingyin Spiritual Flame, into the source power of his own soul ring, even he would still feel a stinging sensation when he touched them.

The concentration of the ultimate dual flames here is astonishingly high, and the power it contains is naturally extremely terrifying. It can be said that the area within this barrier is itself a dangerous place. Without sufficient trump cards, any expert below the title of Douluo who enters this barrier will undoubtedly die.

Lieyan led Yan to the front of the fire dragon egg, then said softly, "Little Yan, place both hands on the dragon egg. Slowly release extreme Yang fire with one hand and extreme Yin fire with the other. Don't release them too quickly, and keep them at the same speed." Yan did as instructed. The moment he raised his hands and placed them on the fire dragon egg, a feeling of closeness, as if the fire dragon egg itself was a part of his body, instantly filled his heart.

Following the steps guided by Lieyan, Yan could clearly feel the vast and pure fire elements around him being guided through his body and gathering into the dragon egg.

During this process, the fire element continuously cleansed his body, causing his cultivation bottleneck to loosen slightly.

He became the bridge between the pure, ultimate dual fire element and the dragon egg, and himself fell into an extremely wonderful state of cultivation.

He was immersed in this wonderful feeling, and the passage of time could no longer affect him. His heart gradually calmed down, and he no longer needed to feel anything in the outside world. There was no danger here, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to this state of cultivation.

Yan didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt his soul power stirring within him, and his body seemed to be undergoing some strange changes.

"Xiao Yan, you're about to break through again, aren't you?" The Flame Queen had been paying close attention to Yan's condition, and naturally noticed the change in his situation, and was genuinely happy for him.

"Probably! I can feel that constantly communicating with the ultimate dual flames here will allow me to break through the bottleneck faster. In at most another year, I will be able to reach level 70." Yan said this in disbelief. Level 70 Quasi-Soul Saint, this is a truly high level for a Soul Master.

Soul Masters with this level of cultivation are extremely rare in the Soul Master world. They are usually high-ranking officials or leaders of major forces, such as elders of the seven major sects or deans of advanced Soul Master academies.

The Spirit Hall has many powerful figures, including dozens of Title Douluos, but not many Soul Saints. Each of them is a leader of a small faction.

Just as Yan was talking to the Flame Queen, a surge of scorching heat rushed into his body from the top of his head, as if enlightening him, forcefully suppressing his feeling of breakthrough.

This was Lieyan's doing. She didn't want Yan to break through so early. On one hand, she knew that Yan would need to obtain a soul ring after breaking through, and might leave soon.

On the other hand, she also hoped that Yan could lay a solid foundation for himself and not break through too quickly.

As the flames struck, a large amount of fire elemental energy was continuously compressed within Yan's body. Every meridian in his body was filled with fire elemental energy that seemed almost tangible. His entire body swelled up as if about to burst, and the pain caused his body to involuntarily twist and tremble.

However, he was no ordinary person. He possessed the powerful bloodline of a beast spirit and had undergone multiple baptisms of power, making his endurance far exceed that of ordinary people, and the toughness of his meridians was extremely astonishing.

Under the surge of the dual fire elements within his body, all his meridians circulated their soul power according to the meditation method, quietly digesting the impact of the extreme dual fire energy.

His soul power was being compressed and increased little by little, and the pain he endured was also deepening bit by bit.

Having reached the point of breaking through a bottleneck in one's soul power but being forcibly suppressed and unable to do so is an extremely painful experience.

Although Yan's body was far superior to that of ordinary people, he was starting to feel the strain after going through these steps a few times. However, he persevered through it all because he believed that Lieyan would not harm him and that her vision was definitely more far-sighted.

Yan's meridians had become a mixture of various colors, with the two ultimate flames, the original flames of each soul ring, and various flame powers mixed and erupting within him. In the process of repeated conflicts, there were gradually some signs of fusion.

At this moment, Yan's body surface was flashing with various colors of flames, and you could even see the veins under his skin being stretched and trembling slightly.

Before him, the dragon egg, held down by both hands, shone even brighter, each magical rune flashing with dazzling brilliance, and its attributes also changed along with the changes in its light.

At this crucial moment, Lieyan suddenly appeared behind Yan, her slender hand carefully reaching out and pressing on his head. A stream of white energy flowed from her palm and entered Yan's crown chakra.

As soon as it entered her body, Yan felt the swelling and bursting sensation within her body immediately subside. Then, the flames within her body rapidly merged and rose, becoming one with that white stream of air.

He seemed to lose consciousness in the next second, his vision went completely white, and he felt as if something deep in his mind had been knocked open, with a huge roar resounding in every part of his mind, as if his soul had been stripped away at that moment.

A terrifying energy surged in the air, flames hovered above his head, and he was upside down, suspended in mid-air. One hand was placed on Yan's head, and white energy emanating from his slender hand connected the two.

The fiery red color on Lieyan's body disappeared, turning into a pure and gentle white. His entire body was burning with this pure and gentle holy flame, and the white energy flowing into Yan's body was also this flame.

Layers of white light flowed down from Yan's head, enveloping his entire body. The magic array barrier trembled violently at this moment, and intense flames were frantically injected into Yan's body.

The lava lake outside surged violently, bringing up lava tens of meters high in this inner world, even causing the entire inner world to tremble violently.

Countless white flames enveloped his entire body, and a trace of excess white light flowed from Yan's palm into the dragon egg.

With four crisp bangs, the four crystal cores surrounding the dragon egg shattered one after another. These four crystal cores, which came from tenth-order fire demon beasts of the same level as hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts, all shattered at this moment, transforming into surging demonic power that instantly flowed into Yan's body.

Yan's skin was pulsating violently. A red lotus rose from beneath him, lifting his body up. A soft white halo descended from him, touched the red lotus, and then rose again, repeating this process continuously.

This process lasted a very long time. When Yan opened his eyes again, he could feel that everything in front of him had changed. He had successfully broken through and become a level 70 quasi-Soul Saint. As long as he obtained his seventh Soul Ring, he would be a true Soul Saint.

"Xiao Yan, remember what I'm about to say." Lie Yan's voice rang out again. Although she concealed it well, Yan could sense her exhaustion. Clearly, helping Yan solidify her foundation and break through had taken a toll on her. However, she still endured the discomfort and continued, "You should know that being a god is a realm. In the beginning of chaos, heaven and earth were formed. Chaos transformed into yin and yang; yang energy rose to become heaven, and yin energy sank to become earth. When yin and yang harmonized, heaven and earth flourished, creating the Five Elements. Chaos is the origin of all this… Within the Five Elements Continent, to break through to the god realm, one must master the power of chaos, and chaos is similar to the soul." Therefore, the key to humanity's mastery of the power of chaos lies in mastering the power of the five elements of the soul. For example, a fire-attribute cultivator must ignite the fire of their soul... However, since you are based on the cultivation system of Douluo Continent, that plane is closer to the God Realm. Breaking through to the god level there allows the God Realm to automatically generate godhood, so the difficulty of breaking through is much greater. You can use the methods for breaking through to the godhood realm in the Five Elements Continent as a reference, but you cannot completely copy them, otherwise it will affect your own cultivation. I believe you understand these things, right..." Lieyan's words made Yan nod thoughtfully. He looked at the delicate goddess before him and slowly reached out to pick her up.

“I understand. Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die. Blindly imitating will only lead you into a dead end. Okay, stop talking. You're very tired and need to rest.” Yan stopped the Flame Queen from continuing, carefully laid her down on the ground, and then lay down on his side as well. The two of them lay there embracing each other. At this moment, Yan had no other thoughts.

Even if he had the will, he couldn't do anything for the time being. The goddess was, after all, a true deity, and Xiao Yan was still too weak. He would have to wait until he was transformed into a demigod before he could make the goddess bleed.

But before that, we can try second and third base, there's still plenty of time...

Chapter 340 Taking Away the Three-Eyed Golden Lion

Starry Sky Forest. Deep within the lush, vibrant forest, a figure is leisurely making its way.

This was already a dangerous location in the inner circle of the forest, where there were many thousand-year-old or even ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. However, the young figure traveling leisurely moved with light steps and did not encounter any danger along the way.

Looking at the lush, verdant forest before him, Yan felt a surge of joy. He breathed in the fresh air and strolled slowly through the forest.

The inner and outer rings of the Star Dou Great Forest seem like two different worlds. On the outer ring, there are some wild beasts and Soul Masters camping, but there are none of these in the inner ring. This is truly a world for Soul Beasts, and those who can survive here must have at least a hundred years of cultivation.

As Yan's cultivation level deepened, his spiritual perception also became stronger. Walking in this forest, he could clearly detect some weaker soul beasts around him.

He certainly wouldn't kill indiscriminately, but he still had to find a way to drive away these low-intelligence soul beasts, otherwise they would be a problem.

He secretly released a trace of his aura. That scorching fire-attribute aura was extremely dangerous to most soul beasts, who would naturally choose to scatter and flee, thus posing no trouble to Yan.

Yan's current strength is far beyond ordinary. Even if he encounters a powerful soul beast that is 100,000 years old, he will not be afraid at all. As long as he doesn't do anything reckless and venture deep into the Lake of Life at the very center of the forest, there is nothing in the entire Star Dou Great Forest that can threaten him.

The Star Dou Great Forest, in terms of its geographical environment, location, and area, is the most suitable place for soul beasts to grow and cultivate.

The soul beasts here can satisfy the needs of soul masters at any stage, and there are quite a few even 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

However, Yan's purpose in coming here this time was not to hunt soul beasts. Although he had successfully broken through to level 70 and was preparing to obtain a soul ring, he did not intend to hunt high-level soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest for the sake of his future plans.

His main purpose in coming to the Star Dou Great Forest this time was to find a cute pet to put his theories into practice.

That's right, it's the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He's planning to kidnap the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Well, we're all so familiar with each other, he's just planning to invite the Golden Cat to visit him.

Yan was very fast. He was quite familiar with the Star Dou Great Forest and soon arrived at the location of the Star Dou Branch Hall of the Spirit Hall.

From afar, he spotted a beautiful sight: six girls playing. He carefully hid in the grass by the lake, wary of any potential peeping Toms.

"Hmm?" Yan was carefully observing his surroundings when he suddenly realized that something had stepped on the hem of his clothes. He turned his head and saw a large, golden cat looking at him with a disdainful gaze.

This was quite exciting. Yan quickly looked left and right to make sure no one else was around, then smiled and said, "Ahem, Xiao Qiu, are you on guard here too?"

"Hehe..." The big golden cat not only looked down on him, but also let out a cryptic laugh. Yan couldn't keep up the fake smile on his face. The next second, he pounced on the cat and taught her how to be a cat using the eighteen ways of petting a cat. After she forcibly forgot about the incident, the two of them made up again.

"Brother Xiao Yan." At this moment, a girl's happy call came from behind Yan. Yan turned around and felt a weight on his body. A cute little rabbit was already hanging on him.

Xiao Wu was the boldest among the girls. As for the others, although they all surrounded her with smiles, they were clearly still somewhat reserved.

Yan looked around. The little witch Ning Rongrong, the kitten Zhu Zhuqing, Bai Chenxiang, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the little rabbit in his arms—these were all the empires he had conquered.

As soon as Yan put Xiao Wu down, Ning Rongrong took over his right arm. Seeing this, Xiao Wu grabbed his other arm in return.

Although the two girls are still young, I must say, it feels quite nice to hug them tightly.

"Brother Xiao Yan, how long will you be staying in the Star Dou Great Forest this time?" Ning Rongrong asked about Yan's schedule, and the girls behind her also pricked up their ears, clearly very interested in this topic.

"I don't plan to stay here for long this time." As soon as Yan said this, the light in the eyes of the girls dimmed considerably, and even the big golden cat that had been playing with him behind him became somewhat unhappy.

However, he then added another sentence,

"However, this time, I plan to take you with me. Your cultivation has basically reached a bottleneck. Cultivating in a different environment may have extraordinary effects. Let's go to Sunset Forest, where you may be able to obtain some different opportunities."

"Great! It's been so long since I've been out." Ning Rongrong was the happiest, and Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan also had smiles on their faces. They were both from the Tiandou Empire and had basically stayed in Tiandou City. The thought of seeing some familiar people and things when they went back made their longing overflow.

Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang appeared much calmer. Zhu Zhuqing, who has always been aloof, was not particularly concerned about such matters.

Bai Chenxiang had only been there a short time and hadn't yet grown tired of her current life. As for Xiao Wu, who was clinging to Yan's arm, she had only ever been to towns outside the Star Dou Great Forest before, and didn't have a direct understanding of big cities. The little rabbit had no idea how alluring the city was.