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"Meng... pain..."
Qing Meng pushed open Xiao Yan's wig and emerged from the top of his head, his chubby short hands tugging at Xiao Yan's cheeks, looking extremely displeased.
Xiao Yan helplessly raised his hands above his head, gripping Qing Meng's soft cap and lifting him down.
"It was my fault for directly separating your origin. Next time, I'll give you more fire attribute energy to make up for it."
"Meng..." Qing Meng finally quieted down, sitting on Xiao Yan's shoulder, his short hands propping up his chin, lost in thought.
He always felt that the person just now gave him an exceptionally familiar feeling. There seemed to be a strange connection between them.
Although he had appeased Qing Meng, Xiao Yan looked troubled, as Qing Meng seemed to have no intention of operating Flame Mantra for him again. It looked like he was going to go on strike for a while.
Afterward, he looked at the Gale Eagle left by Amon and asked Yao Chen in his mind:
"Teacher, should I use this guy or not? Should I just fly directly to Jia Nan Academy on it?"
Yao Chen responded with a chuckle:
"Since you have it, why not use it? Using travel to temper Dou Qi is merely a last resort when there's no better option. Arriving at Jia Nan Academy earlier means you can start other training earlier."
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement: "That's true."
He walked in front of the Gale Eagle and said to it: "Brother Eagle, can you take me to Jia Nan Academy?"
The Gale Eagle tilted its head, not answering him.
Xiao Yan asked again, but still received no reply.
He raised an eyebrow, finding it somewhat unusual. This Gale Eagle was not right; while its aura was strong, it didn't give off the immense pressure like the Amethyst Winged Lion King in the Monster Mountain Range, resembling a stagnant puppet.
After careful observation, Yao Chen felt a hint of alarm:
"What a ruthless method. It was probably directly stripped of its intelligence by some secret technique, turning it into a lifeless existence that only obeys commands."
"Then how can I make it do things for me?" Xiao Yan asked, looking at the white circle on the Gale Eagle's right eye.
"Just try giving it a direct command."
Xiao Yan said aloud: "One step forward."
The Gale Eagle took one step forward.
"Turn in a circle on the spot."
The Gale Eagle turned in a circle on the spot.
"Do a handstand for me."
"..."
The Worm of Spirit, controlling the Gale Eagle and pretending to be an unintelligent puppet, fell silent.
It truly couldn't perform such a movement with a bird's body.
So it looked at Xiao Yan with a gaze as if he were an idiot.
Xiao Yan seemed to realize his command was a bit excessive, coughed twice, and explained:
"I was just seeing how it would respond to commands it clearly couldn't do."
Yao Chen couldn't help but laugh. His closed-door disciple, occasionally, was a bit unreliable. No matter how mature and steady he usually was, he was still just a teenager.
Xiao Yan leaped onto the Gale Eagle's back with a strong jump and gave the command: "Brother Eagle, take me to Jia Nan Academy."
This time, the Gale Eagle reacted. It let out a clear, resonant cry, flapped its wings, and shot into the sky with a roar.
The strong wind howled in his ears, and Xiao Yan even had to expend a large amount of Dou Qi to resist the cold wind blowing in his face.
Watching the scenery on the ground rapidly move backward, many things disappeared from his sight before he could even clearly see what they were.
He gasped, "This speed... I'm afraid even an ordinary Dou Ancestor can't compare, right?"
Yao Chen said in his mind: "Indeed. The Gale Eagle is a magical beast known for its flying speed. A peak Dou Emperor Gale Eagle cannot be caught by an ordinary Dou Ancestor."
"That mysterious black-robed man doesn't seem to have any ill intentions; otherwise, he wouldn't have left such a good thing behind."
In an open space below, Amon watched Xiao Yan ride the Gale Eagle into the distance. He raised his right hand, pinching the upper and lower edges of his monocle with his index finger and thumb respectively, his gaze profound.
Lowering his right hand from his glasses, Amon flipped his wrist, and a cluster of bone-white flames, emanating a chilling cold, appeared in his palm.
He murmured softly: "Heh, Qing Meng's consciousness seems to have indeed been worn down quite a bit. There's no Worm of Spirit in the Bone Spirit Cold Flame he sent; this is truly just a wisp of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's origin. It contains no spirituality, merely a lifeless object that cannot be Parasite."
Green flames surged from behind Amon, falling to the side and forming a new Amon.
This newly appeared Heavenly Flame Amon chuckled:
"It doesn't matter. Hasn't Qing Meng already given an example? How to turn the origin of a lifeless Heavenly Flame into a part of oneself."
"Let's use Flame Mantra's fusion and separation mechanism to exploit a bug..."
Saying that, Heavenly Flame Amon connected to the consciousness of the Worm of Spirit that had previously cultivated Flame Mantra, and immediately learned Flame Mantra.
He took the Bone Spirit Cold Flame from the original Amon's hand, operated the cultivation method, and refined it.
After Heavenly Flame Amon refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame using Flame Mantra, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame merged with him, becoming a part of him.
The original body waved his hand, and golden flames and silver flames floated towards Heavenly Flame Amon, also handing over the Space Fire and the Flame of Destiny to him.
Heavenly Flame Amon smiled, effortlessly fusing these two flames one by one with Flame Mantra.
He transformed into a Heavenly Flame formed by the fusion of four flames: Azure Lotus Core Flame, Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Space Fire, and Flame of Destiny!
Heavenly Flame Amon's movements didn't stop. He used his innate ability "Split" in conjunction with Flame Mantra's separation and fusion mechanism, transforming into four Heavenly Flame Amons!
Thus, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was no longer just a wisp of its origin, but became a true Heavenly Flame!
The two Beast Fires, which had never been able to be endowed with intelligence, also gained intelligence.
They became Space Fire Amon and Flame of Destiny Amon, respectively!
Invisible flames and aquamarine flames rose from the original body. Fallen Heart Flame Amon and Sea Heart Flame Amon appeared on the open ground.
Among these six flames, the original Amon naturally valued the Flame of Destiny the most.
Although the peculiar characteristics of this Heavenly Flame were currently difficult for even him to grasp, its upper limit was also the highest.
After pondering for a moment, the original Amon decided to let Flame of Destiny Amon cultivate Flame Mantra.
Furthermore, he would no longer use the "Convergence" method to improve his strength, but only through normal cultivation methods.
Although the Worm of Spirit's "Convergence" could form a stronger individual in an instant, since the mental wills of each Worm of Spirit were different, the new individual after Convergence contained a large amount of different wills in its Dou Qi, making it mottled. Therefore, the cultivation potential of this new individual was limited.
The original Amon would only treat such Convergence Amons as thugs and tools, not as core for long-term development.
Flame of Destiny Amon was not such a tool. If the original body could not find a suitable path for himself, the path of Heavenly Flame was also a secondary option.
Therefore, Flame of Destiny Amon needed to maintain a stable foundation.
This actually did not affect Flame of Destiny Amon's cultivation speed. "Flame Mantra" was very special; it only needed to devour and refine Heavenly Flame to level up quickly.
Amon could let the other Heavenly Flame Amons aggregate Worms of Spirit, concentrate the energy, and then hand it over to Flame of Destiny Amon for refinement.
This both avoided the problem of mottled Dou Qi caused by "Convergence" and allowed the newly born, still weak Flame of Destiny Amon to keep up with the original body's cultivation progress.
However, through Flame Mantra refinement, a large amount of energy would be lost, unlike "Convergence" which absorbed almost without loss.
After the other five Heavenly Flame Amons separated a nascent flame, Flame of Destiny Amon operated Flame Mantra and refined and absorbed them all.
Before absorption, Amon used "Convergence" to raise the levels of these five Heavenly Flame Amons to their current maximum.
The original Amon's strength had also progressed slightly these days, breaking through to a Two-star Dou Emperor.
By adjusting the proportion of his soul, the clone's strength could already reach a One-star Dou Emperor.
However, Flame of Destiny Amon, after refining and absorbing five One-star Dou Emperor level Heavenly Flame avatars using Flame Mantra, his strength barely reached Dou Spirit!
Amon "tsk"ed, muttering softly: "This Flame Mantra's consumption and refinement of Heavenly Flame really is terrifyingly wasteful..."
In fact, such a waste rate was normal. It was only because Amon compared it to his own innate abilities of "Convergence" and "Soul Devour" that its cost-effectiveness seemed a bit low.
In terms of battle power development, cultivating Flame Mantra was undoubtedly a waste for Amon; he didn't have the trouble of being unable to accommodate multiple Heavenly Flames.
But he needed such a backup plan. From a long-term strategic perspective, cultivating such a well-founded Heavenly Flame Amon was necessary.
So, despite the considerable cost, Amon still decided to cultivate Flame of Destiny Amon.
However, for now, one such clone was enough, otherwise it would affect the original body's growth.
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