Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

"Hahaha..." After stuffing a handful of pills to restore his fighting spirit and soul power into his mouth, Xiao Yan chuckled dryly, "Isn't time pressing? Besides, isn't this effect excellent?" His gaze fell on the very center of the explosion.

There, a fragile, pitiful, emerald-green flame flickered in the wind, looking as if it might be extinguished at any moment by a gentle breeze from who-knows-where.

To be honest, when he heard Yao Lao's last reminder, Xiao Yan was really worried that the Netherworld Poison Fire would be completely extinguished. However, it was a stroke of luck that the Netherworld Poison Fire still retained a trace of its original flame.

"Let's call it the Buddha's Wrath Lotus..." Xiao Yan muttered to himself as he walked over to the wisp of flame and casually picked it up. "Teacher, is this... enough for the Burning Flame Technique to evolve?"

Looking at the fragile flame, Xiao Yan's face was full of conflict.

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?" The old apothecary rolled his eyes in annoyance, then hesitated for a long time, "How about... we try to cultivate it by transferring a wisp of toxin from that spatial realm?"

“…Give it a try,” Xiao Yan nodded after a moment’s hesitation. “However, let’s wait until my fighting spirit and soul power have recovered to a certain extent before we talk about it.”

The depletion of his fighting spirit and soul power made Xiao Yan almost unable to stand steadily.

At the boundary between the edge area and the danger zone, Little Fairy Doctor stared blankly ahead—

Flames filled the valley like lava, with white smoke rising from the occasional spot where there were no flames, and a strange, sour smell emanated from ahead.

"Didn't they say... all the toxins in the original dangerous area had dissipated and it was now exactly the same as the outside world?" Little Fairy Doctor pursed her lips as she looked at the lava hell in front of her.

If it were just a scorched area with white steam rising from it, Little Fairy Doctor could have sneaked in quietly using her Calamity Poison Body. However, the flames that resembled flowing lava forced her to abandon that idea.

Will these flames... go out?

Looking at the flames flickering on the scorched earth, alternating between blue and white, Little Fairy Doctor pondered. The white flames were hard to identify, but the blue flames vaguely resembled the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in Xiao Yan's hand. At least, the flames on the lotus platform that Xiao Yan once held were this color.

'We have to go in and help him…'

Finally, Little Fairy Doctor gritted her teeth, steeled her heart, and slowly took her first step. The moment her foot touched the ground, a strong acidic toxin rushed into Little Fairy Doctor's body.

'Hmm, it's acceptable...'

After carefully sensing the strength of the poison with her lips pursed, Little Fairy Doctor breathed a slight sigh of relief. For some reason, the strength of this poison was far less than that of the strongest poison she had ever made. Therefore, this level of poison would not cause her to fall into a coma.

'continue……'

Looking at the hell ahead, Little Fairy Doctor exhaled and quickened her pace.

After a brief rest, Xiao Yan's fighting spirit and soul power returned to a state of abundance. Although he was still a little far from fully recovering, he was already able to use the fusion technique centered on the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame again.

After some time, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao located the spatial realm within this real-world environment.

A lake deep in the swamp, a vast and clear lake that is so deep that it sends chills down the spine of anyone who looks at its bottom.

"Teacher, thank you for your help."

After turning his gaze away from the lake, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao respectfully.

More than a decade ago, Xiao Yan had already deduced that Yao Lao was probably a high-level Dou Zun in his lifetime. Although he didn't know how Yao Lao, with his Dou Zun strength, knew how to open a spatial realm that only a Dou Sheng could create, Xiao Yan could only rely on Yao Lao now.

"Ah."

After calmly nodding, the old doctor walked to the lakeside and looked at the calm lake surface.

A moment later, ripples suddenly appeared on the calm lake, and Xiao Yan could then feel an extremely terrifying spatial fluctuation spreading from the lake surface.

"Hey!"

When the spatial fluctuations reached their peak, an extremely dazzling beam of light suddenly shot out from the land of Hubo, and finally connected with the energy array in the sky that had gone unnoticed by anyone.

Rumble!

The moment the two connected, a thunderous sound suddenly resounded from the space above the lake. Then, in Xiao Yan's shocked gaze, the space slowly tore open, and after a while, a tightly closed spatial gate appeared in his sight.

"Are you ready?" the old apothecary's voice rang out.

"Yes, ready!" The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame emerged from his body and approached the gate under the control of his soul power. Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.

The next moment, the portal slowly cracked open—

Chapter 168 Crisis

The spatial realm is a place created by powerful warriors from the void, a place where people can live.

Of course, in most cases, a Dou Sheng powerhouse will not create their own spatial realm. After all, a Dou Sheng is only "able" to create one. If one wants to create a safe and error-free spatial realm, it generally requires a high-level Dou Sheng or even a Dou Di.

However, even the lowest-ranking Battle Saint can easily create a grave to place their own corpse.

So, in a spatial realm used as a tomb for a Dou Sheng with a Calamity Poison Body, a spatial realm that buries a total of six Calamity Poison Bodies, including a Dou Sheng and five Dou Zun, is the poison really just poison?

Outside the spatial gate that had been cracked open, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, controlled by Xiao Yan, stood ready.

Then, a wisp of purple poisonous mist slowly drifted out—

The cyan flames instantly transformed into blades, mercilessly severing the poisonous mist. But, in the next instant, a bright green flame, one that both Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were extremely familiar with, suddenly shot out and rushed into Xiao Yan's mouth in a flash.

"Teacher, may I borrow the Bone Spirit Cold Flame?"

As he uttered those words, Xiao Yan sat down cross-legged and swallowed all the antidotes stored in his Awakening Flame Ring. While he hesitated, he also swallowed the last remaining Netherworld Poison Fire of his origin.

After hastily closing the spatial gate, Yao Lao's soul power covered Xiao Yan's body, carefully examining the Netherworld Poison Fire that had been launched out of the spatial realm in that instant.

"Dou Zong... no, Dou Huang?"

Having locked onto that wisp of flame, Yao Lao breathed a sigh of relief, then tensed up again—

Although I had considered the possibility of the Netherworld Poison Fire, would a Netherworld Poison Fire born in a space realm with a Calamity Poison Body Dou Sheng and five Calamity Poison Body Dou Zun really only be this level?

After being swallowed by the Netherworld Poisonous Flame, Xiao Yan quickly assessed its strength: a Dou Huang level, which he could easily handle. Relieved, Xiao Yan made ample preparations. Although he didn't understand why the Netherworld Poisonous Flame that emerged was only at the Dou Huang level, now that it was here, it couldn't escape!

Unlike the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, this Netherworld Poison Flame is not very hot, and the toxins it contains are not particularly strong. At least, the Netherworld Poison Flame that was blasted down to its last remaining essence by the Buddha's Wrath Lotus was far more toxic than this one.

However, to Xiao Yan's surprise, after the Netherworld Poison Fire entered his body, it did not immediately travel along his meridians. Instead, it rushed downwards, experiencing a brief "delay" after passing his heart. Then, it carefully bypassed all the organs and headed towards his brain.

The way it carefully contained all the heat and toxins startled Xiao Yan. Without hesitation, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in his body burst out from the Soul Absorption, firmly enveloping the Netherworld Poison Flame just before it reached his brain.

The moment it was enveloped by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, this Netherworld Poisonous Flame finally revealed its fangs, and an intense heat emanated from every path it traversed—

A special kind of fire poison that Xiao Yan had never seen before!

Although it was bearable, the intense heat was not far from Xiao Yan's heart, almost touching it. Xiao Yan dared not use Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Flame to clean up those traces, after all, that flame belonged to Yao Lao. Although Xiao Yan could use it, he still couldn't perform the delicate operation.

The Twin Dragon Extreme Ice Flame is a flame that Xiao Yan can control with ease. However, being a beast flame, it is not only incapable of clearing away the fire poison produced by the Netherworld Poison Flame, but also, given that Xiao Yan has two different flames within his body, one of which is completely beyond his control, the stability of the Twin Dragon Extreme Ice Flame might not even be as good as the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

'Damn it...'

The Netherworld Poisonous Flame that had sprung from the spatial realm lay quietly within the cage formed by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Although it appeared calm now, Xiao Yan was certain that as soon as he withdrew from the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, it would eagerly enter his brain and take control of him.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to absorb the Netherworld Poison Fire, which had only a little bit of its original essence left, a sense of bewilderment emanated from Xiao Yan's Niwan Palace. More accurately, it was the bewilderment emanating from the Flame of Life within the Fire Refining Talisman.

'help me!'

Without hesitation, Xiao Yan conveyed his thoughts to the tender, nascent flame.

'? '

The bewilderment of the Flame of Life turned into inquiry.

'Flames, flames within my body!'

After "hearing" Xiao Yan's words, the Flame of Life vaguely broke free from the Fire Refining Talisman and then emerged from its Niwan Palace.

Almost the instant the Flame of Life appeared, the Netherworld Poison Fire began to struggle. At the same time, the fire poison it had previously generated began to gradually subside, as if it had given up its idea of ​​taking over Xiao Yan's brain after seeing the Flame of Life.

Although he didn't understand exactly what had happened, Xiao Yan wouldn't allow the Netherworld Poison Fire to continue running rampant. He fully activated the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, circulated the Burning Technique, and directly entered the process of devouring the strange fire.

Without the restraint of special fire poison, the Netherworld Poison Flame, whose strength was around that of a Dou Huang, was no match for Xiao Yan. Together with the last trace of the original essence of the previous strange flame, it followed the path of the Burning Technique under the impetus of Xiao Yan's soul power.

'It's good that things are getting back on track.'

After the fire poison appeared, Yao Lao almost interrupted Xiao Yan's process of refining the strange fire, telling him to deal with the fire poison first. However, after sensing the flames of life, Yao Lao withdrew his hand, which was about to touch Xiao Yan's shoulder, and silently waited for Xiao Yan to continue to devour the Netherworld Poison Fire.

During the operation of the Burning Technique, the outer flames of the Netherworld Poison Fire were gradually stripped away under the scorching heat of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire. By the time the sixth cycle was completed, the outer flames of the Netherworld Poison Fire had completely disappeared, leaving only two portions of the original source of the strange fire within Xiao Yan's meridians.

Having reached this point, Xiao Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although both were different flames, the most dangerous part of refining the Netherworld Poison Flame was actually the process of extracting the flame's essence. Especially since Xiao Yan had directly swallowed the entire Netherworld Poison Flame, the danger of stripping off the outer flame was even greater than the normal extraction of the flame's essence.

However, the stripping away of the most dangerous essence has also ended, and the subsequent process of absorption will be far less difficult than when the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was present.

Time flowed by, and the seventh complete cycle of the Burning Technique was about to end. At this moment, what Xiao Yan needed to do was to imprint his own soul mark on the origin of the Netherworld Poison Fire, and then guide it into the Spirit Absorption.

However, perhaps due to excessive excitement, or perhaps due to a slight overconsumption of his soul power, although the soul imprints had already been applied, Xiao Yan was unable to draw the essence of the two Netherworld Poison Flames into his Soul Absorption in time.

'Relax, relax. It's not like this is the first time I've absorbed a different kind of fire. There's no need to be so nervous.' Xiao Yan reassured himself after exhaling.

'It was just a mistake, it's not a big deal...'

That's what he said, but Xiao Yan began to feel that something was wrong. Although his soul power consumption was extremely high today, he had clearly taken a sixth-grade soul power recovery pill and even spent a long time refining the medicinal power. Normally, such a simple mistake should not have happened.

The eighth session of the Burning Technique was nearing its end. Xiao Yan was completely focused on the source of the two Netherworld Poisonous Flames circulating in his meridians. He didn't want to repeat the mistake he made last time...

Another mistake, and this time, Xiao Yan finally realized the problem—

'The speed of my battle qi circulation... why is it getting faster and faster?' Xiao Yan frowned. 'Among the pills I've taken... there aren't any of this type, are there?'

Generally speaking, the speed of Qi circulation only increases when one has taken Qi-restoring pills or suffered a serious injury.

However, Xiao Yan is currently unharmed, and since the Netherworld Poison Fire entered his body, he has not taken any Qi-restoring pills. The increased speed of his Dou Qi circulation should not be occurring now.

Moreover, even if such a situation were to occur, it is impossible for Xiao Yan to make the mistake of failing to draw the Netherworld Poison Fire into the Spirit Absorption in time!

Sensing something was wrong, Xiao Yan instinctively tried to stop the flow of his cultivation technique.

But for the first time, Xiao Yan discovered that he couldn't control his body!

'No, that's not right, it's not that I can't control my body...'

After a brief moment of panic, Xiao Yan thought of Yao Lao. Yao Lao, upon discovering Xiao Yan's abnormally fast Qi circulation, would surely prioritize whether Xiao Yan was seriously injured or had accidentally ingested a Qi-restoring pill.

With Yao Lao's soul power, these two possibilities weren't hard to rule out. Having eliminated those two possibilities, even if it might interrupt his process of absorbing the strange fire, Xiao Yan still believed Yao Lao would 'call' him awake, unless—

From the teacher's perspective, and even under the scrutiny of their spiritual power, the speed at which my battle qi circulated was normal, without the slightest abnormality!

Xiao Yan pondered silently, 'There's nothing unusual, so my teacher naturally wouldn't interrupt my process of absorbing the strange fire. However, in my perception, the speed of my Dou Qi circulation is getting faster and faster, and I can't control my body...'

'In other words, during the process of peeling away the outer shell of the Netherworld Poison Fire, I was poisoned by its accompanying toxin—a toxin that causes abnormalities in soul power… a toxin that causes abnormalities in soul power, but which, in a cursory observation by an outsider, doesn't actually show any abnormalities?'

Considering that if his soul power could be detected as abnormal, Yao Lao would also interrupt his absorption process, Xiao Yan revised his wording.

'At this point, am I the only one left to rely on?'

Xiao Yan remained silent. Putting aside the fact that he didn't know what kind of toxin he had actually been poisoned with, what could he possibly do to deal with the situation where he couldn't control his body?

Although it was a bit strange that Xiao Yan had spent so long without completing the absorption of the Netherworld Poison Flame, Yao Lao, who did not believe that there would be any accidents during the absorption process, quietly guarded Xiao Yan's side.

The boundary between the death zone and the danger zone.