Chapter 32 Flame Body? Strange Changes in the Mountains?
Chapter 32 Flame Body? Strange Changes in the Mountains?
More than a month has passed since the last treasure hunt.
With a loud thud, a fourth-tier magical beast, the Stone-Crowned Lizard, crashed to the ground. Xiao Yan, shirtless and revealing his well-built yet not overly bulging muscles, quietly wielded the Xuan Heavy Ruler beneath the waterfall.
The power of his blood and qi flowed around his body as if it were a tangible substance. If you got close, you could even hear the sound of Xiao Yan's blood and qi surging around him, like waves crashing against a reef, or like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, flowing endlessly.
Within the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, the pitch-black Sea of Bitterness once again burst forth with crimson radiance, transforming into a sea of fire. The light shone brightly, and amidst the surging waves of fire, a crimson vortex spun rapidly at its center.
A rich life energy gushed forth from the bottom of the Sea of Bitterness like a spring. Miraculously, this rich life essence also seemed to evaporate and burn like flames.
The brilliant springs of fire and the waves of fire reflected each other, and the entire sea of suffering was boiling in a real sense, with a vast and powerful force surging endlessly!
As soon as he opened his eyes, the Samadhi True Fire ignited the demonic beast. The life essence and spiritual energy transformed into red and white streams of energy, which were swallowed by Xiao Yan like a long dragon, and then instantly refined by the sea of fire.
After a month of monster-hunting and cultivation, plus Morning Star training, Xiao Yan had completely digested the foundation he brought back from the Shrouding the Heavens world. An inexplicable sense allowed him to grasp some of the basics.
With just one step left, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate. With a thought, a drop of sap shimmering with nine-colored light was extracted from the quietly suspended succulent Nine Mysteries in the gray mist space and merged into his body.
With this final push, Xiao Yan's aura suddenly surged.
His whole body suddenly trembled, and the life essence gathered by the life spring, like a vortex of flames, became even more abundant. A long, crimson-gold rainbow rose from one end of the sea of bitterness.
His bones creaked and cracked, his muscles and tendons were wreathed in flames, and his internal organs vibrated like drums. Under the infusion of an immense and unparalleled source of life, the Burning Technique circulated rapidly, and a strange transformation was quietly taking place.
Xiao Yan felt that his natal fire had undergone a transformation, and the Burning Technique had also changed in an unprecedented way.
With the Samadhi True Fire circulating through his meridians, Xiao Yan felt as if he were being burned by flames for the first time in a long time. With each cycle, his meridians, bones, flesh, and internal organs became more translucent. Even more strangely, as the flames circulated, Xiao Yan's body seemed to become less and less like a flesh and blood body.
After an unknown amount of time, when Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, his body had undergone a tremendous transformation. His energy and spirit had reached an unprecedented level.
With a thought, his arm, originally made of flesh and blood, transformed into a flame. Activating the original version of the Eight Gates Formation, Xiao Yan could clearly feel the power of the flames gathered on his arm increase significantly.
This is a characteristic that only flesh and blood can possess.
With a slight frown, Xiao Yan raised his other hand like a knife and slashed down fiercely. Instantly, half of the arm formed from flames was cut off and actively isolated from the flames. Xiao Yan mobilized the power within his Bitter Sea, and in the blink of an eye, the flaming arm grew back completely.
But the strangest thing is that Xiao Yan did not feel any discomfort at all from beginning to end, as if everything was just as it should be.
The moment Xiao Yan saw this scene, only one thought came to his mind: he pulled out a long sword from his pocket and brandished it at his own neck with a hint of urgency.
He really wanted to try it out: that his head could grow back after being cut off, that he could take a bath in boiling oil, that his heart and abdomen could be cut open and still grow back... cough cough.
Suppressing this thought, Xiao Yan looked at his own body in surprise.
The legendary flaws of the elemental body did not appear; this peculiar state seemed to be simultaneously identified as an energy body and a flesh-and-blood body.
What kind of bizarre situation is this?
Xiao Yan could sense that this thing seemed to be the content originally hidden in the Burning Technique, which would only be unlocked in the later stages as it continued to evolve.
However, as he comprehended the Dao in the Immortal Coffin of Shrouding the Heavens and studied those hundreds of runes, it seems that he unlocked this special state of the beggar version ahead of time.
In his Flame Avatar form, his physique is quite dualistic, possessing the advantages of both flesh and blood and elemental bodies while discarding their disadvantages.
They no longer have any vital points, and their strength has increased significantly.
When necessary, the entire body can transform into this special state; this is the trigger for this ability...
Clenching his fist, Xiao Yan closed his eyes and sensed the fighting spirit within his body. Although it was called fighting spirit, it had undergone a complete transformation from the original fighting spirit, turning into flames.
In the state of ultimate sublimation of the integration of the three treasures, one can transform both the soul and the body into flames.
"Let's call this state the Dharmakaya for now."
After briefly sensing the changes in his body, Xiao Yan smacked his lips.
This state cannot be maintained for long; it is only an active skill. However, he has a feeling that once he absorbs some different flames or becomes stronger, he should be able to maintain this state permanently and turn it into a passive one.
"Unbeknownst to me, I am almost at the other shore, about to transcend." Looking at the crimson-gold sea of suffering, Xiao Yan felt a pang of emotion.
If it were the other side of the supreme being, he really wouldn't have to eat beef anymore.
Unfortunately, it can't be replaced.
However, even in his current state, his combat power is somewhat outrageous.
Looking at the sea of suffering that was so different from that of ordinary people, Xiao Yan scratched his head.
I wasn't sure before, but now it seems to be a problem with my own constitution?
Are they somewhat similar to those ruthless individuals?
"I wonder what level Ye Hei is at." Xiao Yan smacked his lips. He was quite looking forward to seeing if Ye Fan could do something for him, but judging from the situation, it seemed that he would have to do something big for Ye Hei first.
"Next time I go to Shrouding the Heavens, I'll see if I can get my hands on the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to study."
Although it's only the beginning, he has already laid a solid foundation, using the transformed Burning Technique as a base to gradually integrate the systems of all the heavens and myriad worlds.
Raising his hand, Xiao Yan flicked out a flame, quietly savoring the power within it—this was his current Dou Qi.
At this moment, his fighting spirit—or rather, his fighting spirit—is something no one would believe. In terms of both intensity and form, it is a pure superior substitute.
The battle qi vortex had long since merged with the sea of bitterness, and even the battle crystal had undergone a transformation, seemingly becoming a flame with a physical form.
"A one-star Dou Shi..."
Xiao Yan lightly swung his fist, and as soon as the punch was thrown, a huge flame condensed on his arm, transforming into a massive flame vortex. It carried unparalleled power and easily blasted apart a fourth-tier magical beast in the distance, also wiping out a small patch of forest.
"Tsk tsk tsk, who would believe this is a Dou Shi?" Satisfied with the earth-shaking changes in power, Xiao Yan thought of his three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran and a wicked smile appeared on his face.
He was somewhat looking forward to the scene when the three-year agreement was reached. Was there any way to achieve the Dou Zong or Dou Zun level combat power in three years? Or even... could he be a little bolder?
After thoroughly familiarizing himself with his current power, Xiao Yan's eyes shone brightly.
After adapting to the changes, in addition to normal cultivation and improvement, two things came to mind.
The first thing is the flame that has already taken on a physical form in the sea of suffering.
The reason why he has almost finished cultivating the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm but still doesn't have a weapon is that he has been researching one thing: he wants his weapon to be a solid flame.
The most difficult first step has now been completed naturally with the iteration of the system, but Xiao Yan was slightly hindered afterward.
Feeling the gray fog space nearing completion of its cooling process, Xiao Yan decided to put the matter aside for the time being, hoping that his needs could be met in the next world.
And the second thing...
Xiao Yan gazed into the depths of the mountains.
Just now, he sensed a feeling that made him feel uneasy. It seemed that his fire-generated energy had attracted something.
It seems to be...
.........
I don't know how far away it is.
A figure in a green robe, with wings formed from fighting spirit behind him and a wooden compass in his hand, flew at high speed, his face numb, as if he hadn't reaped any rewards in a long time.
Just as he was trying his luck, a faint flame suddenly ignited on the wooden tray.
After a moment of stunned silence, Yao Nuo was overjoyed.
I've been wandering the entire continent for almost a year without finding the Strange Flame, and now I actually have a clue?!
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