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"The Fallen Heart Flame has been seriously wounded?!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't be bothered with anything else. He immediately lowered his head and looked down below.
At the center of the explosion, due to the energy shockwaves dispersing in all directions, that area had instead become gradually calmer.
In the midst of the massive crater formed by the eruption of magma, the molten lava that had spread in all directions was slowly receding.
At the bottom of the pit, the body of an invisible fire python was submerged in the magma.
Suddenly, it jerked its enormous head up. A sharp sonic scream, laced with undisguisable pain, pierced through the air.
The shrill scream had barely started when, right in front of Xiao Yan's shocked eyes, the invisible fire python's body suddenly disintegrated.
Yes—completely disintegrated.
Boom!
It was like several tons of gunpowder had been ignited all at once—an explosion. Endless transparent flames surged outward in all directions.
Flames surged across the sky, spreading rapidly. The entire world seemed on the brink of annihilation.
Even the wild black flames around the periphery were forced outward by the shockwave. The terrifying scene made Xiao Yan, who was hovering in the air watching from above, feel a chill run through his entire body.
Such a large-scale, apocalyptic destruction—if it had happened in the Inner Academy outside—would've completely wiped it out in an instant. Almost no one would survive.
"Xiao Yan, don't just stand there! This is the perfect opportunity! The Fallen Heart Flame's form has been completely scattered by that Brat Wei. Right now is the moment it's at its weakest—quick, find its origin!"
Yao Lao's excited voice rang out.
Boom!
Just then, a burly figure burst out of the sea of transparent flames below, looking extremely battered.
"Hmm?"
Xiao Yan quickly turned his head to look.
It was Du Jiao, who had returned to his human form.
At this moment, Du Jiao was completely shrouded in a layer of invisible flame, his whole body turned into a being of fire. His black-purple scales were badly damaged, many of them shattered, with flesh rolling underneath, emitting a burnt, charred stench.
But he paid no attention to his wounds. Instead, he constantly turned his head in all directions, clearly trying to locate the Fallen Heart Flame's hidden origin in the sea of flames.
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"This magic beast is really stubborn," Yao Lao couldn't help but sigh at the sight.
Then, he quickly urged again,
"Xiao Yan, hurry up! Don't stand there. Get down there and search for the Fallen Heart Flame's origin. If it escapes and hides deep in the magma, we'll be in serious trouble!"
"Mm, I understand."
Xiao Yan took a deep breath of the scorching air. With a flap of the wings on his back, his figure shot downward at high speed. As he neared the sea of flames below, he released his perception, constantly scanning and searching for the Fallen Heart Flame's origin.
Yao Lao also stopped hiding and directly unleashed his spiritual perception to assist with the search.
The raging flames reflected off Xiao Yan's sweat-covered face. In his pitch-black eyes, the sea of surging transparent fire was mirrored. His figure flickered through the invisible fire sea, relentlessly searching.
A while later—
Xiao Yan wiped the sweat streaming down his face like a small stream and said anxiously,
"Master, I can't find it!"
Even though he had the Green Lotus Core Flame guarding his body, traversing this invisible fire sea still made his whole body feel like it was being pierced and burned. The scorching temperature constantly eroded and roasted his flesh.
"Calm down. Steady your mind. After its form has been shattered and it reveals its origin, the Fallen Heart Flame will enter a weakened state for a period of time. That time is our best chance to capture it—and also the most dangerous time for it."
"With how cunning and intelligent that beast is, it will definitely do everything it can to hide itself in this transparent sea of fire."
"Originally, I thought it would take a lot of effort to push it to this stage. I didn't expect that with just one move, that Brat Wei directly scattered its form.
We've saved ourselves quite a bit of energy. If we can't even find its origin now, then we really don't deserve to keep calling ourselves master and disciple,"
Yao Lao's soft chuckle echoed in Xiao Yan's heart.
Amid the laughter, there was a trace of gratification and excitement.
Wei Yang had been quite decent. When he saw the Sea Heart Flame being expelled, he chose to go all-out and delivered a devastating move to scatter the Fallen Heart Flame first before chasing after the life-or-death-uncertain Han Feng.
Otherwise, if Wei Yang had immediately gone after the Sea Heart Flame, it was uncertain how much more effort Xiao Yan and his master would have had to expend, even with Du Jiao's help, just to reach this stage.
Now that the Fallen Heart Flame had been forced to reveal itself—its form shattered—it was at its weakest, practically incapable of fighting back. If the two of them still couldn't finish the job under these conditions, they would truly have no excuse.
"Calm your mind. This entire sea of fire you're seeing now was formed by the scattered remains of its external form."
"The true origin of the Fallen Heart Flame is hidden somewhere within this fire sea."
Yao Lao spoke sternly to the visibly frustrated and anxious Xiao Yan,
"Here's what we'll do. Each of us will be responsible for searching one section—you take the left, I'll take the right. We'll sweep through this area thoroughly. If we go step by step, we're sure to find it."
Xiao Yan's body trembled slightly. Clenching his teeth, he nodded firmly. He gradually calmed his anxious heart and exhaled a long breath. The restlessness in his chest slowly faded.
Yes, the Fallen Heart Flame's origin was definitely here. As long as he searched carefully, he would eventually find it.
Enduring the burning pain surging through his body, Xiao Yan slowed down his pace and began scanning steadily, expanding his perception as he moved forward.
"Remember—once we locate its origin, we must immediately work together to capture it. Don't let that single-minded magic beast accidentally damage the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame.
In a situation like this, if we're about to grasp the fruit of victory only to damage the essence, that would be a massive loss," Yao Lao warned.
"Got it!" Xiao Yan nodded hard.
"Also—you've got a physical body. Try coating your eyes with Green Lotus Core Flame. See if it helps you spot it more easily," Yao Lao added.
"Alright."
A wisp of green fire quietly spread over Xiao Yan's dark eyes.
In the next instant, the world in Xiao Yan's vision shifted dramatically. When he looked again toward the invisible fire sea, it now appeared blurred and distorted.
Only in the distance, a cluster of invisible flames became vividly clear—shining with radiant clarity.
"I found it!" Xiao Yan exclaimed excitedly.
"Go, quickly!" Yao Lao's voice was just as excited.
The flame covering Xiao Yan's eyes quickly faded, and his pupils regained their clarity.
On the soles of his feet, a faint silver glow began to gleam intensely, and the crisp sound of thunder began to rumble softly.
A moment later, Xiao Yan's foot pressed forward—and a blurred afterimage was left behind as he shot out.
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Within the boundless transparent fire sea—
Invisible flames burned fiercely and surged like illusions.
Yet the terrifying heat they emitted was enough to clearly convey their deadly reality.
Amid this sea of fire, a peculiar cluster of flame—seemingly formless, yet palpably real—radiated a faint glow. Quietly, it hid in the midst of the fire, easily overlooked, burning silently.
Suddenly—
Zzzt—!A streak of silver lightning flashed.
Xiao Yan's figure appeared swiftly before that invisible flame, his eyes fixed intently on it.
Before him floated a strange flame roughly half a zhang in size, hidden within the roaring fire sea, rising and swaying gently—it looked completely ordinary at first glance.
But upon closer inspection, its uniqueness became apparent.
Though it appeared invisible, anyone who laid eyes on it would feel a tangible presence, a strange and almost physical sense of existence.
Inside the flame, something was flowing slowly—like a spirit dancing within the fire.
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