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"Hehe."
Zi Yan proudly revealed two cute little tiger teeth, then shook her head with a smug look, saying, "Do you know why the Three Thousand Burning Flame takes on the form of my clan?"
Everyone looked at her.
"Because, the Three Thousand Burning Flame was once raised by my clan." Zi Yan's light and airy words almost made Xiao Yan drop the teacup in his hand.
"What did you say?" Xiao Yan's eyes widened as he stared at Zi Yan, unable to believe it. Xian'er and the others also drew in a sharp breath.
"This is something I only learned after returning to my clan this time. Since I knew you came to the Pill Realm for this thing, I paid more attention and got this information."
Zi Yan spread her hands, saying, "A very long time ago, perhaps when the Three Thousand Burning Flame had just taken shape, one of my clan's ancestors discovered it deep within the starry sky. But at that time, the flame was far too weak, and taking it wouldn't have been of any use."
"So, that ancestor of mine left a Dragon Seal within the body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. That's why it grew to take on the form of my clan."
"Then doesn't that mean, the Three Thousand Burning Flame already belongs to someone?" Tian Huo Zun Zhe gasped.
"If that ancestor was still alive, yes. But according to the clan's ancient records, that elder vanished completely during a space journey. So many years have passed, his bones are most likely already dust." Zi Yan explained.
Hu~Hearing this, the faint pallor on Xiao Yan's face gradually faded, replaced by a bit of color. He let out a long sigh of relief.
He had schemed so much, all for the Three Thousand Burning Flame. If someone were to suddenly tell him now that this flame already had an owner, he would probably lose his mind.
"Hehe, Xiao Yan, you should be grateful. That ancestor left a Dragon Seal inside the Three Thousand Burning Flame. For you, this might actually be a good thing."
Zi Yan chuckled. With a wave of her small hand, a jade bottle appeared in her palm.
Everyone's eyes turned toward it. Inside the jade bottle flowed a drop of dark-golden liquid. A faint, terrifying dragon might surged out from within.
"This is!" Everyone's eyes narrowed.
"Ancient Dragon blood." Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan. "Give me your hand."
"What for?" Xiao Yan asked suspiciously, though he still extended his palm.
"I'll plant a Dragon Seal on you as well." Zi Yan carefully let a single drop of dark-golden blood fall onto his palm. As her hand seal shifted sharply, the blood spread out and slowly formed into a strange rune, imprinting itself onto his palm.
"With this, I'll be able to easily subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame?" Xiao Yan asked curiously, staring at the odd rune.
"Keep dreaming." Zi Yan rolled her eyes, then handed him the jade bottle. "Here, take this. When you get close to the Three Thousand Burning Flame, find a way to smear the drop of blood inside onto its forehead. The Dragon Seal hidden within it will be activated."
Zi Yan flicked her purple ponytail, saying, "But I advise you to wait until the Three Thousand Burning Flame is at its weakest. Then, your chances of success will be much higher."
"Uh, and if I fail?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, if you fail…" Zi Yan stuck out her little tongue and said quietly, "The Dragon Seal works both ways. If you succeed, you control it. If you fail, it controls you."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt as if struck by lightning.
Xian'er and the others also turned pale, saying, "You little girl, what kind of joke is this? With such serious consequences for failure, how could you bring this out?"
"If you don't do this, it's almost impossible to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. That thing is known as the immortal flame, it doesn't fear death. Are you planning to compete with it in lifespan?" Zi Yan muttered.
Wei Yang gave a speechless laugh. So in the end, this so-called Dragon Seal was really like this.
Xiao Yan also felt a bit helpless. If that was the case, wouldn't it be safer to have Wei Yang help him suppress the flame first before he took it?
But when he saw the aggrieved look on Zi Yan's face, Xiao Yan didn't say anything to blame her. After all, she was sincerely trying to help. Taking the jade bottle from her, he said, "This is indeed a method, but it's not something to use lightly. Let's just treat it as a backup plan."
"Don't worry, that Dragon Seal of yours, I secretly took it from a slumbering elder in my clan. It's very precious. In terms of rank, it's definitely higher than the casual one that ancestor left back then."
Zi Yan's little face was filled with seriousness. "So your success rate will be much greater than the Three Thousand Burning Flame itself. As long as you find the right moment, best if it's when that guy is seriously injured, you'll definitely be able to subdue it."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly. This little girl's courage was truly greater than the heavens. Those dragons in her clan had probably suffered no small amount of torment from her during this time.
"Mm, I believe you." Xiao Yan stored the jade bottle into his storage ring, rubbed her head, and smiled. "Thank you, Zi Yan."
"Hehe." Zi Yan's little face also showed a slightly sheepish smile.
At this moment, Wei Yang smiled and said, "Actually, this is also a pretty good control method. After we subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, you can use this Dragon Seal to further strengthen and deepen your control over it. That way, you'll be able to devour and refine it much faster, and its resistance will also be weaker."
"Mm." Xiao Yan nodded.
After just subduing it, the control over the Three Thousand Burning Flame would definitely not be very deep. He would need time to gradually increase his dominance over it.
But with the Dragon Seal, it meant he had an additional layer of control. He could quickly achieve a deeper suppression.
As for slowly building some kind of relationship afterward, that was completely unnecessary. Because with the intelligence of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, there was no chance of that.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, as the first rays of dawn spilled down from the horizon, the Holy Pill City, which had been relatively calm for two days, once again turned fiery and bustling.
Countless people surged toward the direction of the Pill Tower. Today was the day when the top ten of the Pill Gathering would enter the Star Region to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
In the hearts of countless people was burning curiosity. This Heavenly Flame, sealed by the Pill Tower for so many years—would it really be subdued this time?
Because of that, outside the Pill Tower, the crowd had already become a sea of voices early in the morning.
A dense black mass of people filled every street and alley.
When the sun in the sky finally rose to its zenith, three figures suddenly flew out from the top of the Pill Tower, hovering high in the sky.
"All participants entering the Star Region, come forward and gather."
Xuan Kongzi hovered above the sky, overlooking the crowd below. His deep voice echoed across the heavens.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The moment his words fell, figures shot up one after another from the sea of people, soaring into the sky.
Soon, these figures stopped high in the air. Their appearances were none other than Wei Yang and the others chosen to enter the Star Region.
The gazes of the three Pill Tower heads slowly swept across the ten people, finally fixing coldly on the sneering face of Old Mu Gu.
Facing the icy stares of the three, Old Mu Gu's facial muscles twitched slightly, but he showed little fear.
He knew that, in front of such a massive audience, Xuan Kongzi and the others absolutely wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
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