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Under normal circumstances, Lin Feng would never recklessly absorb the free-floating dou qi from the outside world.
But now, the fact that he was doing so meant only one thing — he had run into serious trouble, forced into this by necessity.
"This cultivation technique… I don't know which lunatic created it. Hopefully, he'll succeed in fusing that Wind and Thunder Fury Flame."
A trace of worry flickered in Xiao Yixian's beautiful eyes as she whispered softly. Then, closing her eyes again, she continued to wait quietly for his emergence.
"This Flame Mantra really is powerful, but every time it comes to fusing Heavenly Flames, the suffering is unbearable…"
Feeling the waves of stabbing pain coursing through his body, Lin Feng let out a bitter laugh. All he could do was grit his teeth, endure the agony, and continuously channel dou qi.
And then, wait for the two raging Heavenly Flames inside his body to fuse on their own. Time slipped away swiftly in this tug-of-war.
In the midst of Lin Feng's torment, five days passed in the blink of an eye. At some unknown point, the two Heavenly Flames inside him had already quietly merged together.
As they fully fused, a new strange flame of cyan color appeared within his meridians.
Lin Feng's heart leapt with joy as he guided this cyan flame into the Acceptance Soul within his dantian.
"Boom!"
The instant the new flame entered the Acceptance Soul, a surge of immense energy erupted violently from it.
Lin Feng reacted quickly, urging the Flame Mantra at a much faster pace, refining all of this energy. And at once, the aura around his body began skyrocketing upward.
In just a short span of time, his cultivation level soared from Five-Star Dou Zong straight to Six-Star. And yet, the rising trend still showed no sign of stopping.
Even with his eyes closed, Lin Feng could feel the sweetness that followed after such intense pain, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl upward slightly.
The explosion of dou qi continued until it reached the peak of Six-Star Dou Zong, where it finally began to slow down.
It seemed the energy within the strange flame was nearly depleted.
"Boom!"
About an hour later, another dull sound rang out inside Lin Feng's body. His cultivation rose yet another level. But at that moment, the last of the flame's feedback energy was also exhausted.
Lin Feng's eyes, which had been closed for so long, trembled faintly before slowly opening — within them still flickered traces of faint cyan fire.
"Seven-Star Dou Zong… It really is getting harder and harder to climb at this stage."
Sensing his current level, Lin Feng shook his head helplessly.
"Forget it. Being able to rise two stars in such a short time, and more importantly, having the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame help me cross from mid-level Dou Zong into the high-level, that's already more than enough."
Shaking off distracting thoughts, Lin Feng chuckled lightly.
But just as the words left his mouth, a nameless strange flame suddenly surged up from his lower abdomen.
His eyes, once tinged with cyan, gradually turned blood-red.
"As expected… I'll have to trouble Xiao Yixian this time."
Sensing his condition spiraling out of control, Lin Feng wasted no time. He stood up, withdrew the Fallen Heart Flame barrier, and in a flash, his figure disappeared.
In the next instant, he appeared at Xiao Yixian's side.
"Lin Feng, you're finally out. Did you succeed in absorbing the strange flame?"
Seeing him, the completely unsuspecting Xiao Yixian stood up with a smile, unaware that a storm was about to descend.
"Just one last step left."
Lin Feng's crimson eyes flickered as he spoke. Then, without hesitation, he wrapped an arm around Xiao Yixian's slender waist and pulled her into his embrace.
"Lin Feng, wha—"
Before she could finish, Lin Feng's mouth crashed down, silencing her words.
In the next instant, he tossed out a snow-white storage ring, tapped his toes lightly on the sand, and shot back into the sand cave once again.
Inside the ring, the slumbering Tian Huo Zun Zhe was left completely dumbfounded.
He had been resting peacefully, so why had the world suddenly started spinning around him?
Meanwhile, as Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian entered the sand cave, a cyan barrier quietly appeared, sealing the entrance shut.
At the same time, a wave of cyan flame surged from Lin Feng's body. Without harming either of them, it swept aside all the obstructing cloth scattered about.
Back in the cave, Lin Feng pressed Xiao Yixian into a kneeling position, both hands and knees on the ground, before leaning his body down toward her.
As for Xiao Yixian, she finally understood what Lin Feng had meant earlier when he said it would be "laborious."
At the same time, her heart cursed Queen Medusa furiously.
Back when she had been chatting with Medusa, the latter had said this cultivation technique was created by some lecher — but she had deliberately hidden the real truth from her.
"That damned woman, she must've suffered the same thing before, so she purposely refused to warn me!"
Xiao Yixian swore inwardly, but at this moment, she had no choice but to follow Lin Feng's lead.
And so, in their unrelenting toil, several days slipped by without either of them noticing.
"Hss… it hurts. That old woman was right after all, the Flame Mantra you cultivate really must have been created by a lecher."
Xiao Yixian lay in Lin Feng's arms, scolding him angrily.
Lin Feng, however, reclined contentedly on the sand, idly playing with the silver strands of her hair. At her complaints, he only tightened the arm wrapped firmly around her slender waist.
"Hmph, scoundrel!"
Seeing his smug appearance, Xiao Yixian shot him a fierce yet adorably angry glare.
"You can't blame me for this. The Flame Mantra may have tremendous potential, but it really does come with these… little flaws."
Lin Feng spread his hands helplessly.
Hearing that, she bit her teeth lightly and asked with some annoyance, "So then, what rank is your Flame Mantra now?"
At her words, Lin Feng sank his mind inward, circulating his dou qi. He carefully sensed the state of the technique's flow.
After a while, he opened his eyes, shaking his head with a wry smile: "Mid-Grade Earth Class."
Seeing his disappointed look, Xiao Yixian chuckled softly: "You should be satisfied. From what you've said, this Flame Mantra advances one grade faster than normal techniques.
If it's Mid-Grade Earth Class, then it's about equal to an ordinary High-Grade Earth Class. I'd wager even among Dou Zun powerhouses, at least eighty percent of them are only cultivating High-Grade Earth Class techniques."
"You're right… looks like I've been too greedy."
Lin Feng laughed, brushing a hand over her snow-white hair, feeling relieved.
Deep down, he vaguely guessed why the Flame Mantra hadn't reached High-Grade Earth Class yet.
It was likely because the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame was ranked too low. Its flame quality simply wasn't high enough.
Although its strength wasn't weak, it still couldn't make up for its fundamental shortcomings.
"Looks like from here on, I'll need to hurry and keep improving my strength. After the Pill Gathering, I'll devour that Three Thousand Burning Flame. Only then will my Flame Mantra undergo real advancement."
Thinking of the Heavenly Flames, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a headache.
The higher-ranked flames… each one possessed terrifying power capable of burning the sky and boiling the seas.
With his current strength, he couldn't afford to provoke them at all.
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