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Chapter 105: Obtaining the Heavenly Flame
🕑 Added 2023-06-15 23:47:53 +0000 UTCTang Zhen, the current Valley Master of the Burning Flame Valley, stepped forward. Although he held the position of the Valley Master, his strength was somewhat lacking.
As a Five-Star Dou Zun, he was considered a top powerhouse in the Central Continent, but in the eyes of Hun Tiandi, he was still too weak, not worth mentioning.
"Lord Hun Tiandi!"
"Ancestor!"
Tang Zhen respectfully bowed to Hun Tiandi and Ancestor Firecloud, understanding why he was called out.
After all, the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame, the Heavenly Flame of the Burning Flame Valley, resided within him. If he wasn't called out, then who else would be?
Tang Zhen knew what he had to do. The fate of the entire Burning Flame Valley rested in his hands.
With a thought, silver flames surged from his body, within which faintly visible were nine silver fire dragons shuttling back and forth. The flame exuded a draconic majesty, embodying the power of the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame, ranked twelfth on the list of Heavenly Flames.
Gritting his teeth, Tang Zhen severed his connection with the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame. Now, it became the free flame, no longer bound to him.
Although severed from its master, the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame remained with Tang Zhen.
After all, it had been refined by the Burning Flame Valley for many years, and a certain dependency had formed between it and its master, much like a child's dependency on their father. Hence, even though it now had its freedom, it was unwilling to leave.
Hun Tiandi looked at Tang Zhen, who had severed his connection with the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. "Well done, Burning Flame Valley has made the right choice."
Raising his hand, he made a gesture, and the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame on Tang Zhen's body was captured in the palm of Hun Tiandi's hand.
In his palm, it seemed to form a world of its own, with the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame held firmly within. No matter how it struggled, it remained trapped in the palm of Hun Tiandi, unable to escape.
A black hole appeared above the palm of Hun Tiandi, completely devouring the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame within his grasp.
Hun Tiandi withdrew his hand and looked at Ancestor Firecloud, saying, "For this matter, my Soul Clan owes a favor to the Burning Flame Valley. If the Burning Flame Valley encounters any unsolvable problems, go to the Soul Hall and find Hun Mie."
With those words, Hun Tiandi vanished from the hall, leaving the Burning Flame Valley completely. Ancestor Firecloud wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and murmured, "Finally, he's gone. Now the Burning Flame Valley is safe."
"Exchanging the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame for a favor from the Soul Hall doesn't seem like a bad deal."
After Hun Tiandi left the Burning Flame Valley, he headed straight for the Pill Tower. The flame within the Pill Tower was the ninth-ranked Heavenly Flame on the Flame Ranking, the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
The flame in the Burning Flame Valley was a hereditary flame, bound to its owner. However, the Three Thousand Burning Flame within the Pill Tower were ownerless, trapped by the tower's experts.
With a single thought, Hun Tiandi found the location where the Three Thousand Burning Flame were imprisoned.
With a flick of his mind, the flame appeared in the palm of his hand. Within his small palm, a world of its own formed, as the purplish-black flame struggled but remained trapped, unable to escape the grip of Hun Tiandi.
The Three Thousand Burning Flame, also known as the Three Thousand Starry Flames, could absorb the power of stars and continuously grow stronger.
Possessing this flame meant possessing the rumored "Three Thousand Star Constitution," capable of absorbing star power to strengthen the physical body and even heal injuries. This constitution was also known as the "Undying Body."
Glancing at the struggling Three Thousand Burning Flame in his palm, Hun Tiandi devoured it with the black hole. In the next second, Hun Tiandi's body disappeared from the range of the Pill Tower.
The Pill Tower was not without true powerhouses. When the Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free from their imprisonment in the starry space, experts from the Pill Tower appeared at the location where the flame was imprisoned.
Frowning, one of them said, "The Three Thousand Burning Flame disappeared? It vanished silently, taken away by a terrifying powerhouse."
"Who could silently infiltrate the Pill Tower and take away the Heavenly Flame? There aren't many powerhouses on the entire continent capable of such a feat."
"Only powerhouses from ancient races can achieve this. Could it be taken away by a member of the Flame Clan? Among the ancient races, only the Flame Clan favors Heavenly Flames.”
“The Medicine Clan is also a possibility, but those arrogant fellows in the Medicine Clan shouldn’t steal."
"Who is the person without virtue, who lacks martial ethics, that stole the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
...
"Elder."
The three titans of the Pill Tower also sensed something and appeared in the starry sky. Their strength was inferior to that of the Elder, so they arrived a little later.
After the three titans respectfully greeted the Elder, they surveyed the starry sky but found no trace of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
One of the titans, Xuan Yi, curiously asked, "Elder, where is the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
The Elder shook his head and said, "When I arrived here, someone had already taken away the Three Thousand Burning Flame."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi, one of the titans, furrowed his brows and said, "Someone has taken away the Three Thousand Burning Flame of our Pill Tower without our permission.”
“It's obvious that they don't regard our Pill Tower highly! Elder, do you know who is behind this?"
The Elder shook his head and replied, "I don't know. Whoever silently took away the Three Thousand Burning Flame is likely a Dou Sheng-level powerhouse. They must have a strength at the Dou Sheng level to evade my detection."
"It's hard to deceive me, so the other party's strength at the Dou Sheng level shouldn't be weak."
"I speculate that it might be a powerhouse from one of the ancient races, but which specific race within the ancient races, I do not know."
"Ancient races!"
Upon hearing the Elder's words, the three titans frowned slightly and fell silent.
The ancient races were the true hidden forces of the Dou Qi continent, with unfathomable heritage and not lacking Dou Sheng-level powerhouses within their clans.
If the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Pill Tower were indeed taken away by a powerhouse from the ancient races, then they could only admit defeat.
The Pill Tower was indeed formidable, but it meant nothing compared to the profound heritage of the ancient races.
Moreover, the ancient races consisted of seven clans, and if the Three Thousand Burning Flame were taken, it didn't necessarily mean it was by a member of a specific clan.
Apart from accepting defeat, the Pill Tower had no other options.
Declare war against the ancient races?
The Pill Tower didn't have the strength for that.
After all, the ancient races possessed an unfathomable heritage. They were not ordinary entities that could be dealt with easily.
Unless...
They could find out who took the Three Thousand Burning Flame. If they could at least determine that, it would be feasible. Otherwise, searching for the culprit among the ancient races would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
It would easily offend the other ancient races.
