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In the void, the gloomy black was the unchanging main theme, with slivers of silver light scattered chaotically in the darkness, and richly colored blocks constantly appearing and disappearing.
Hun Xiao's face was grim as she stared at Soul Wood, who was holding her shoulder and constantly shuttling, a hint of anger in her eyes:
"Elder Mu Zun, give me an explanation."
A helpless smile appeared on Soul Wood's face: "I was stopped by someone, a strong expert who probably has the strength of a venerable. He is a graduate of Jia Nan Academy..."
"Because he was wary of the Soul Hall, he didn't go all out, constantly fighting me with some low-level Dou Techniques. If we had brought the Fallen Heart Flame, I'm afraid none of us would have escaped."
"Which damn scoundrel is this again? I've remembered this debt, and I'll kill him sooner or later!" Hun Xiao said through gritted teeth.
...
Above Jia Nan Academy, Guardian Feng and Guardian Cheng also received notification from a phantom split off by Soul Wood. They retreated without hesitation.
They transformed into two dense black clouds and sped away into the distance. Qian Mu and Bai Lie did not stop them. One was injured from holding back the two Guardians, and the other was injured by Hun Xiao. Both were not in good condition at the moment. If they continued to fight, they would definitely be the ones to lose in the end.
"Cough cough..." Bai Lie coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood, looking at the chaotic Inner Courtyard, his face grim.
Qian Mu's condition was slightly better. His eyes flickered as he looked at the empty sky, not speaking.
Su Qian came to their side, his face bitter as he spoke: "Sigh, how am I going to explain this to the Headmaster?"
Qian Mu's mind recalled the Soul Wood phantom that suddenly appeared at the end, looking somewhat illusory and flustered, and he said in a solemn tone:
"The Fallen Heart Flame might still be here. When they finally retreated, it didn't look like an orderly departure after succeeding; it looked more like they were driven away by someone."
Bai Lie asked in confusion: "Could it be that someone is helping us?"
"Perhaps..." Qian Mu's gaze swept across the sky again, but he didn't see the hidden person appear, feeling a little disappointed.
Jia Nan Academy has produced countless excellent students, and among them, there are many who have become Dou Venerate experts. If someone was helping in the dark, it wouldn't be surprising.
"Perhaps they are wary of the Soul Hall, so they don't want to get more involved," Su Qian guessed.
He paused and looked at Qian Mu: "Elder Qian, a student was taken underground by the Fallen Heart Flame just now."
Qian Mu nodded: "That little fellow with the Heavenly Flame, right? I know. Let's go down together and see. I hope he's still alive."
The three of them did not delay and immediately entered the half-destroyed Heavenly Burning Training Qi Tower, following the Magma passage to the Magma World below.
What greeted their eyes was a fiery red. This calm underground World gave them a very ominous feeling, as if some great terror was hidden below.
"Don't separate. Be careful everyone." Qian Mu made a conservative arrangement.
The Fallen Heart Flame's strength was not weak, even very strong. Only a Dou Venerate could firmly control it. Even Qian Mu and Bai Lie, who were Nine-Star Dou Ancestor, did not dare to be careless in its lair.
Their Soul Power spread out in three directions respectively, searching all the way, but they still didn't see any figures.
"Look here." Bai Lie's Soul Power detected some anomaly and he spoke up to remind them.
The three of them arrived at an area covered in ice. The Magma was frozen, the surface of the rocks had a layer of frost, and even the air was filled with a bone-chilling cold.
"This is... Heavenly Cold Air?" Qian Mu said with a hint of surprise and doubt.
To freeze such a large area, and in this Magma World no less, how much Heavenly Cold Air was used?
Bai Lie landed on the ground, picked up a piece of ice, and with a burst of Dou Qi, melted it. A heart fire suddenly surged into his mind.
He was not unfamiliar with this flame; it was a sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame.
He told his discovery to the other two. After Qian Mu and Su Qian confirmed it, the three of them unanimously concluded that the Fallen Heart Flame had been frozen here by the Heavenly Cold Air.
"Could that beast really have been taken away by the people from the Soul Hall?" Su Qian's face was bitter, "Xiao Yan can't be found either, probably... sigh..."
He sighed, feeling a little sad. It was rare to encounter such an excellent student.
"These things should also be useful. Let's take them all." Bai Lie waved his hand, putting all the frozen and shattered fire bodies of the Fallen Heart Flame into his space ring.
Walking to the end of the frozen area, they saw endless Magma again.
"Should we go down and take a look?" Su Qian stared at the calm Magma, speaking with some reluctance.
Qian Mu shook his head: "The Headmaster warned us not to go down... There seems to be some strange creature below that even he is quite wary of."
"Alright." Su Qian nodded, not insisting on his own opinion.
To do this much for Xiao Yan was already considered doing their best. After all, he was just a slightly special student of the Inner Courtyard, unrelated to them by blood or marriage.
After an unsuccessful investigation, the three of them left.
Back on the ground, Qian Mu said to Su Qian: "Although the Fallen Heart Flame was very likely taken by the people from the Soul Hall, or perhaps by that expert who secretly fought Elder Mu Zun, it's also possible that it's hiding in the Magma and hasn't left. You should organize people to restore the seal, just in case."
Su Qian nodded: "I understand."
...
In the underground Magma World, Yao Chen hid Xiao Yan in a cave he had carved out of the rock wall.
He had just sensed someone probing with Soul Power, one of which was quite familiar—that of Inner Courtyard Grand Elder Su Qian.
However, the Soul Power of these three was far inferior to his... even though his soul was severely damaged, it wasn't difficult to conceal himself from them.
Yao Chen glanced back at Xiao Yan, whose body was enveloped in a cyan flame. Seeing that he probably wouldn't be able to refine the Fallen Heart Flame in a short time, he turned his gaze back to the seemingly unchanging Magma ocean.
Xiao Yan was not feeling well at the moment. Although Qing Meng had contained the Fallen Heart Flame and suppressed most of its power, the occasional flames that shot out still caused him immense pain.
He gritted his teeth and silently circulated Flame Mantra, refining the scattered flames that escaped from Qing Meng's grasp one by one.
After refining a portion of the Fallen Heart Flame, he suddenly felt something was amiss; a desire surged within his heart.
He thought of Yun Yun, and the wonderful sensation when they intertwined.
He also thought of Cai Lin, the warmth of her gentle red lips whispering in his ear, the captivating fragrance when her body was close, and her curvaceous, perfect body that made every man unable to look away...
His mind couldn't help but conjure images of Cai Lin tilting her head back, bending her neck forcefully like a swan, and her gasping, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes soothing moans echoing in his ears...
Having gone through it twice, Xiao Yan already knew what he was experiencing. Although his consciousness was somewhat blurry at the moment, he generally remained clear-headed.
Damn, refining the Fallen Heart Flame has this side effect? But why am I thinking of Cai Lin? Why am I thinking of such scenes?
I wouldn't be surprised if I thought of Xiao Meng, but why her? Am I still regretting my refusal of her back then?
Xiao Yan was puzzled, his consciousness gradually blurring. More and more images of Cai Lin appeared in his mind.
He bit the tip of his tongue hard, using the pain to regain his reason.
"Heh, do you think I'll be defeated by the same trick a third time?" Xiao Yan showed a disdainful smile and took out a pill from his space ring.
The Clear Mind Pill, specially refined to deal with this situation. One pill, and he could enter sage mode for a month!
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