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"Almost there."
In the middle of flight, Wei Yang suddenly felt a stir in his heart, his gaze shooting straight toward the distant front. Inside his body, the Death Life Flame also began to surge violently at this very moment.
As Wei Yang sensed something, the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yan and Xian'er also reacted almost at the same time.
Even Old Mu Gu, standing nearby, suddenly lit up with excitement, licking his lips, his face full of greed and longing as he stared ahead.
No matter how strong and mysterious the Nihility Devouring Flame's sub-flame was, in the end, it was only a sub-flame.
Now they were about to face an Undying Flame. If they could obtain it… Old Mu Gu's thoughts were already racing.
Though the others did not have Heavenly Flames to sense, they could clearly feel the sudden, soaring rise in temperature all around. At once, everyone understood in their hearts—the destination should be right ahead.
After advancing a little further, in the distant void space ahead, a blazing radiance suddenly erupted. The brilliance was so intense it was like a blazing sun, forcing anyone who looked directly at it to feel a sharp sting in their eyes.
"We are almost there. Be careful. Remember this—if anyone dares to act out of line, this old man has the right to kill on the spot!"
The First Elder, Qiu Ling, paused slightly in midair, turned his head, and swept his sharp, warning-filled gaze across the group. Finally, it stopped on Old Mu Gu, as he said coldly.
After finishing, Qiu Ling moved forward again, but at a much slower pace, gradually gliding toward the front. The rest immediately followed close behind.
Step by step, they drew nearer to that blinding radiance. The shape of the thing hidden inside that light gradually became clearer before their eyes.
Gulp~
When many of them finally saw what was within that glow, their expressions froze, their throats rolled, and they swallowed hard.
In their eyes was nothing but sheer shock.
Within that light lay an enormous dragon so vast that its body stretched beyond sight.
The dragon's eyes were tightly shut, its body coiled across this section of the void. Upon its massive frame, a strange violet-black flame burned and writhed.
The flames surged and crackled, twisting the very space around it, making the vision ahead blur and distort.
In this desolate, boundless void, a violet-black dragon slumbered, while those violet-black flames seeped ceaselessly from its body, burning without end.
Such a spectacle made it impossible to suppress the tremors within their hearts. Even Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, who had secretly spied upon it once before, had only caught a fleeting glimpse through sense.
Now, seeing it up close, they could truly feel how this once-in-an-era sight was so earth-shakingly awe-inspiring.
Standing before the dragon, they were like ants. A deep sense of smallness rose from the depths of their hearts.
"This… is the legendary Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
In the silence, someone whispered with a trembling voice.
Though the dragon's eyes remained closed, the oppressive dragon might surging from its body made their legs feel like they might buckle.
Its size was simply too terrifying.
"Tsk." Wei Yang clicked his tongue softly.
Old Mu Gu was also stunned by the sheer size of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, but he quickly came back to his senses. The greed in his eyes grew even more intense.
The others gradually recovered from their shock, exchanging glances as they sucked in cold breaths.
The thing before their eyes was simply too monstrous. How were they supposed to subdue something like this?
"This is indeed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, but at present, it has been sealed."
"You will now step forward one by one to attempt to subdue it using gentle means."
Qiu Ling spoke in a deep voice, "Remember, you must use gentle methods. Do not awaken it from its slumber, otherwise it will bring immense trouble."
When he reached the end of his words, his eyes grew sharp and icy, his gaze once again pointing toward Old Mu Gu. Clearly, when it came to this man, he held nothing but wariness and loathing.
If not for the constraints of the rules, Qiu Ling would never have been willing to bring Old Mu Gu into this Star Region.
As for Qiu Ling's stare, Old Mu Gu only gave a cold laugh and said nothing.
Qiu Ling slowly withdrew his gaze, then turned with a slightly gentler look toward Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, saying, "Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, you two are the champions of this year's Pill Gathering, so you will go first."
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on them.
Wei Yang and Xiao Yan both nodded.
"Brother Wei, how about you go first?" Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before testing the waters with a question.
"Sure." Wei Yang nodded indifferently.
With countless eyes watching, he calmly stepped forward into the void, walking toward the slumbering, coiled dragon.
As the distance closed, the dragon's might grew stronger and stronger. But Wei Yang's expression remained calm, completely unaffected.
Scenes of this level were nothing new to him.
After all, he had endured the Nine Serene Wind Flame, the Death Life Flame—now facing the Three Thousand Burning Flame, it was nothing he couldn't handle.
Though, this Three Thousand Burning Flame was a bit interesting. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart—looking at it, it really did seem to treat itself as an ancient Taixu dragon. Under the gaze of everyone with different emotions in their eyes.
A moment later, Wei Yang arrived before the dragon, halting in midair at its massive head. From afar, compared to the endless body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Wei Yang's presence was almost negligible.
Now, standing this close, even Wei Yang couldn't help but feel a trace of pressure in his heart before such a size.
At this distance, the dragon's might, its oppressive aura, its scorching heat—truly overwhelming. Though the dragon's eyes remained closed, Wei Yang felt a strange sensation in his heart, as if this giant was secretly watching him with a pair of cold, unseen eyes.
"Heh." Wei Yang raised an eyebrow, giving it a deep look, musing, "Interesting."
He didn't believe for a second that this feeling was just an illusion.
"Wei Yang, place your palm on the forehead of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Do you see it? There is a dragon scale there, not covered by the purple-black flames. Then, insert your soul force into it. If luck is on your side, you might just subdue it."
At this moment, Qiu Ling's voice came from behind, reminding him.
Hearing this, Wei Yang gave a slight nod, his expression growing more serious. But he estimated that even being able to approach this easily, it wouldn't be so simple to subdue it with soul force.
After all, this flame was far too powerful, and its intelligence was too high. There was no comparison to the other Heavenly Flames he had subdued in the past.
If it were that easy, the Three Great Leaders would have already subdued it themselves. It wouldn't be left in such a state today.
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, Wei Yang slowly stepped forward, finding the massive dragon scale, its size enough to rival his own body.
Indeed, there was no flame wrapping around it.
His gaze swept across the scale, discovering countless fine black lines etched across its surface, like spider web threads.
These black lines intertwined, forming strange symbols. And these symbols clung tightly to the dragon scale, like engraved runes.
Looking again at the other scales wrapped in flames, they too were the same. Faintly, these countless black lines and symbols seemed like a colossal black net, binding and imprisoning the dragon completely.
"A seal." Wei Yang thought to himself.
This must have been the seal placed by the Three Great Leaders together.
"The sealing power is very strong. Compared to the Jia Nan Inner Academy back then, when Su Qian led countless Dou Wang to seal the Fallen Heart Flame, this one is countless times stronger." After carefully sensing it, Wei Yang secretly nodded.
After all, this was the work of the Three Great Leaders and the Pill Tower. Compared to that, Jia Nan Academy was nothing but a child's game.
Of course, that Fallen Heart Flame back then and the current Three Thousand Burning Flame were not even on the same level.
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