Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan could sense that they were undergoing a transformation from the inside out. Once this transformation was successful, they could break through level 95 and advance to Super Douluo. If they were placed in the Spirit Hall, they would be enshrined as powerful figures, which would be a completely different world.

"Let's keep quiet and not disturb the two elders."

Yan turned her head and gave Dugu Yan a word of advice, but her words seemed rather ambiguous. For some reason, Dugu Yan's usually icy face suddenly flushed, and she softly hummed in agreement, like a docile little wife.

"It does seem to be sensing something. Should we just put it down?"

Yan tiptoed closer to the spring as if he were doing something wrong, unconsciously activating his true flames to protect himself. He took out the fire dragon egg from the spring and immediately sensed something unusual about it.

Flames swirled around Yan's body, and the dragon egg between his hands was flashing red light. The usually quiet Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire was now rippling, and waves of red light were spreading, actually suppressing the cold spring on the other side.

"Roar~~~"

A deep dragon roar suddenly came from the depths of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. A strange light flashed in Yan's eyes. He subconsciously released the fire dragon egg in his palm. At this moment, the surface of this true dragon egg began to be covered with crimson flames.

The dragon's egg floated in mid-air, its surface flickering and undulating with flames. Deep within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, a fiery red dragon shadow began to awaken, lingering at the bottom of the spring for a moment before rushing upwards.

Beside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Yan witnessed an astonishing scene. The once calm spring was now churning violently, and a fiery red dragon soul soared into the sky from the bottom of the spring, circling around the dragon egg and emitting excited dragon roars.

At that moment, Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and clenched his right hand tightly. A wound appeared on his right palm, which was originally impervious to blades and spears in its golden state. Hot blood with some golden threads turned into a blood mist and flew into the sky, completely enveloping the dragon egg.

As his essence and blood were lost, Yan's face paled considerably, but his eyes shone even brighter, and a smile appeared on his face.

He felt a connection between himself and the unborn creature inside the dragon egg, a spiritual connection, like telepathy, as if they had made some kind of pact.

A burst of red light erupted in the sky. The crimson dragon soul gently touched Yan below, and then, as if playing with a pearl, it carried the dragon egg that was flashing with red flames and rushed into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

"The legacy of the Fire Dragon King".

When all the red light faded, the glint in Yan's eyes also subsided. He shook his head to process the information in his mind and roughly understood what the dragon egg was all about.

Yan's idea was good. Deep within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire lay the dragon souls of two great dragon kings, who had already deeply merged with this region and were virtually impossible to awaken.

However, this time, Yan brought the direct descendant of the Fire Dragon King, which should be the only true dragon egg that can still hatch since the Dragon God War. It has its own luck, and in this place where the Fire Dragon King fell, it finally caused the dragon soul to awaken and pass on the Fire Dragon King's legacy.

Chapter 161 The Gift of Flames

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Beside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Dugu Yan noticed that Yan seemed to be in poor condition, so she quickly stepped forward to help him.

When her right hand touched Yan, the girl seemed to remember something and pulled back as if she had been electrocuted. This sudden reaction almost pulled Yan down, but fortunately Yan reacted in time and steadied himself.

"No, I'm sorry, my right hand is trained in poison techniques and cannot touch people. I'm sorry, but I'll help you detoxify."

Dugu Yan quickly used her left hand to steady Yan, then looked apologetic. As she spoke, her right hand, which was white with a hint of emerald green, unconsciously went behind her back.

"It's alright, don't worry. Your poison doesn't affect me, so don't be so sensitive. Your hands are beautiful, why are you covering them up so I can't see them?"

Yan forced a smile, and seeing that Dugu Yan didn't seem to believe him, he reached out his right hand and pulled the girl's small hand, which was hidden behind her back, into his own. He even waved it in front of her to show that he would be fine.

The poison technique that Dugu Yan was currently cultivating was the one that Yan had told Dugu Bo, and the latter began to deduce. It was a cultivation method that used the soul bone as a medium to integrate the domineering toxicity of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent into the soul bone.

This poison technique is currently only a rough draft created by Dugu Bo and is not very perfect. It has indeed solved the problem of backlash from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom, but it has also left some minor issues. The main problem is that Dugu Yan's cultivation level is not high enough and her poison technique is not refined enough. Although she has contained the deadly poison into her soul bone, she cannot completely contain it within.

This resulted in Dugu Yan going from having poison all over her body to having poison in her soul bone. Since she fused with a right-hand soul bone, her right hand is now poisoned, and this poison is more than ten times stronger than before, capable of easily taking a person's life.

In this situation, making friends becomes a test for Dugu Yan. She either needs to find a powerful person who is not afraid of her poison, or she needs to improve her own cultivation to the point where she can control and suppress it on her own.

However, the latter is more difficult. According to Dugu Bo's speculation, to achieve this, one must at least have a cultivation level above the fifth-ring Soul King, which is far beyond what Dugu Yan is currently capable of.

"Hey kid, what are you doing!"

Yan was holding Dugu Yan's soft little hand, preparing to engage in some more intimate interactions, when suddenly a sinister voice sounded from the side. He turned his head and saw that Dugu Bo, that old guy, had returned sometime earlier and was staring at him with a displeased expression.

"grandfather."

Dugu Yan pulled her right hand back as if she had been electrocuted, and like a child who had done something wrong, she walked back to Dugu Bo's side with her head down.

Yan noticed that the girl's ears and neck were completely red. "She must have taken a liking to me now. I am truly charming," he thought to himself, while smiling and looking at Dugu Yan with a pure smile. That's what he was thinking.

Dugu Bo also noticed Yan's little actions, and the old poison master couldn't keep his composure any longer. "Kid, what are you laughing at? Are you particularly smug?"

At this moment, another voice rang out from the side, a slightly faked male voice. It was Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan who had woken up. "Old Poisoner, what are you doing? How dare you be so disrespectful to the Holy Son? Do you think we're both dead?"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, "Hmph! You little brats and chrysanthemums are all no good. Just watch my granddaughter fall for this brat's tricks."

Yan felt utterly innocent and subconsciously touched his nose. He hadn't done anything wrong; he had just gotten a little closer to the little girl. Why was this old poisoner so wary of him, a gentleman?

However, he didn't dwell on the issue at this moment. Instead, he cupped his hands to Gui Mei and Yue Guan beside him and said, "Congratulations to the two Elder Protectors on your promotion to the position of Enshriner. The promotion of the two elders is a great joy for our Spirit Hall."

"You're too kind, Your Highness."

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was quite pleased with Yan's flattery, while Ghost Douluo Gui Mei nodded indifferently. He was not usually talkative, and after his breakthrough, he became even more reserved and spoke even less, standing there as if he did not exist.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yan took his leave. "Senior Poison Douluo, now that my business is finished, I'll take my leave. Senior Dugu, and Miss Dugu, farewell..."

He came out this time to help the fire dragon egg hatch. Now that the dragon egg has established a connection with him and it is certain that it will need some time to digest the Fire Dragon King's inheritance before it is born, Yan has to go and take care of other things first.

As a core figure in the Spirit Hall, he has many things to do. For example, he needs to check on the Pope's physical and mental health, visit Sister Xue'er who is still in seclusion, or go see the Flame Queen. It has been a long time since he last returned from the Earth's core.

While Yan was thinking about these things, he still acted very enthusiastically towards Dugu Yan, which made the old poison master Dugu Bo extremely unhappy. However, facing the two gatekeepers, Gui and Ju, he could only sulk and dared not make too many moves.

……

Beneath the Spirit City, in front of the Gate of Time and Space, Yan arrived here immediately after returning to the Spirit Hall. He didn't know why he was so eager; perhaps it was longing, or something else entirely. In any case, he wanted to see Lie Yan.

As the light curtain of the Gate of Time rippled, Yan silently called upon the Blazing Flame deep within his heart. The Crimson Lotus Emblem on his chest began to emit wisps of fiery red light, completely enveloping him before transforming into a crimson rainbow and disappearing into the Gate of Time.

When Yan opened her eyes again, she was greeted by a fiery red world deep within the earth. This time, the scene before her was completely different from before; a beautiful woman in a red dress stood quietly, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

"Blazing Flames".

When Yan saw the Flame Queen again, he couldn't help but run over and hug her. Flame Queen also cooperated by lowering her body so that Yan could hug her.

Although Yan's development is faster than his peers due to his cultivation, he is still a bit smaller and shorter than the already adult Flame Queen, who is only twelve years old.

"What have you been doing? Why haven't you come to see me for so long?"

Lieyan gently patted Yan's back, then spoke softly, seemingly with a hint of coquettishness and reproach, but without using a harsh tone.

Yan explained briefly to the Flame Queen, mentioning the Soul Master system, "Well, I went back into seclusion and achieved a breakthrough in my cultivation..."

It was rare for Lie Yan to inquire about the cultivation system of Douluo Continent in detail. "Soul Masters? Soul Rings? Could you tell me more about them?"

In fact, for a top-tier powerhouse like her, the cultivation system of Douluo Continent is not very relevant, because she has already broken through to the god level, which is another level altogether.

For a powerhouse of this level to break through in cultivation, they need to gain insights into another realm. The Soul Master system, being so low-level, is of no use to her. The fact that she's specifically asking about this now is clearly for Yan's sake.

"I can't really explain this clearly either, but let me show you."

Yan scratched his head. It was a bit difficult for him to explain what the Soul Master system was all about. He could only directly use Martial Soul Possession to reveal his four Soul Rings, two yellow, one purple, and one black, and then show off his Soul Bone.

He wasn't afraid of Lieyan knowing his trump cards. Facing a god-level powerhouse far surpassing himself, whether he had these trump cards or not was completely useless.

"The Soul Master system... I think I understand how I can help you now."

Lieyan held Yan's hand and used divine power to communicate with the flames within Yan's body, sensing the four powerful flames originating from different soul beasts.

"look."

As Lieyan spoke, she presented her right hand to Yan, and in a faint flash of light, two thin flames appeared in her palm.

One flame was a golden blaze, its energy incredibly violent, its yang energy making one feel as if they were facing the sun directly. The other flame, however, was black, quiet and dark, its faint black flame giving an even stronger feeling, sinister and eerie, like a flame from the deepest hell.

"These two flame seeds are known as the ultimate flames in this world. The golden one is called the Bingwu Yuanyang Sacred Flame, and the black one is called the Dingsi Mingyin Spirit Flame. Only cultivators who have reached the Nine Crown level can possess this power."

The Flame Queen explained the two flame powers in her palm, "However, most cultivators can only obtain one of them. There shouldn't be anyone like me who possesses two ultimate flames at the same time."

Yan suppressed his inner elation, while also concerned about Lieyan's condition, "You want to give me these two extreme flames, won't that harm you?"

"Will not."

Blazing Flame shook his head. "Although the power of these two flame seeds is indeed the same as my flame power, these two flame seeds do not belong to me. Instead, they originate from two entities that I cannot fully digest."

In the distant past, this inner world was not under my control, but belonged to two masters. They were twins. One was the Flame King, formed from the spirit of the Bingwu Primordial Yang Sacred Fire, and the other was the Dark Flame Demon King, formed from the spirit of the Dingsi Netherworld Yin Spirit Fire.

These two rulers govern the entire inner world of the Earth, as well as the eighteen layers of the inner world of the Five Elements Continent. They were born at the same time, cultivated at the same time, and both possessed unparalleled power. However, due to their opposing attributes and unwillingness to yield to each other, they fought each other, causing long-term turmoil in this inner world.

Later, a red lotus from the earth's core came into being, and that is me. I used my own natal red lotus fire to refine their souls, but my flames were also assimilated by them, thus changing the origin of my fire.

The two sparks I'm giving you now are the demonic spirits I left behind after refining them. I think they should be able to replace the soul rings. If you refine them, the benefits you'll gain will definitely be significant.

Chapter 162 The Runaway Goddess

"Flame, thank you."

Within the core world of the Five Elements Continent, Yan gazed at the Flame Queen and spoke gently. The surprise Flame Queen had given him was truly immense.

Extreme fire might not be anything special in the Five Elements Continent, after all, there are still some nine-crown powerhouses in the Five Elements Continent.

However, in the Douluo Continent, this is a very rare thing. At least among all the exotic soul beasts that Yan has searched for, only the power of the Golden Dragon Flame is barely comparable. The four flames he absorbed, plus his own fire seed, can contend with the ultimate fire, but they cannot gain any advantage.

So far, he had only witnessed the power of the Ultimate Flame from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the Star Dou Great Forest some time ago, and it was indeed extraordinary.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yan won that encounter; in a real fight, he was no match for that underage blond boy.

The Emperor Beast's talent is too powerful. With ultimate light and fire, plus destiny and spirit, it is simply a bug-level existence. The only way to defeat it is by trickery or by crushing it with absolute strength.

The Flame Queen leaned gently against Yan. After what happened last time and this long wait, she had let down her guard and was ready to entrust her life to him. "Little Yan, it should still be a while before you break through to the fifth ring."

Yan nodded. "Yes. I'm currently level 44, and it will probably take me another year or two to break through to level 50."

Unfortunately, the Douluo Continent doesn't have the unique environment of this subterranean world. Although there's also simulated cultivation, it's not as helpful to me anymore.

Yan sighed slightly. He had been incredibly fortunate lately, and his progress in strength far exceeded what ordinary people could imagine. It was as if he had a cheat code. In just a few months, he had soared from level 39 to level 44.

He advanced to level five in less than half a year. Although it was said that he had the help of the Golden Earth Fire Dragon King's sacrifice and the countless dragon energies in the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, his cultivation progress was indeed frighteningly fast.

The Flame Queen held Yan's arm with both hands and said softly, "You can come every day from now on. I'll help you gather fire elemental energy to remove the fire poison, so you can refine the energy and cultivate better, and you'll be able to advance quickly."

"No, this will affect your cultivation."

Yan shook her head, a hint of sadness flashing across her fiery face. She really wanted Yan to improve his strength so that the two of them could be together for a long time.

"Blazing Flame, I have an idea. I can't do it myself, but if it succeeds, it might be able to stabilize the teleportation channel of the Time Gate for a long time..."

Yan suddenly spoke again, saying that the Dragon Valley Secret Realm he discovered last time brought many surprises. In particular, during the period when the Gate of Time and Space was linked with the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, a stable teleportation channel was formed for some unknown reason.

He had clearly cut off the transmission of his faith power long ago, but the two regions remained connected until the Dragon Valley Secret Realm shut itself off, at which point the spatial passage was severed.

After that, he achieved some results by studying the data he collected at that time, but he couldn't monetize those results on his own. However, Lieyan was powerful enough to make use of them.

"What you've said seems to offer some solutions; I should be able to implement them."