novelraw 293. Take over charging
293. Take over charging
Mu Que was most concerned about whether the Heavenly Phoenix Clan's grand formation could be successfully charged, so when Bai Xun asked for Xiao Yan's help, he hoped Xiao Yan would agree. Xiao Yan repeatedly declined, but thankfully agreed in the end. Mu Que nodded in approval; it wasn't strange for young people to have strong pride, as long as they cooperated in the end. However, the moment Xiao Yan released his flames, Mu Que realized that Xiao Yan's refusals might not have been solely due to resentment.
The moment the purplish-red flame appeared in Xiao Yan's hand, the five beast flames that were originally shining brightly, extremely hot, and of different shapes all withered instantly.
"What's going on?" The same thought appeared in the minds of the five members of the White Patrol. They were the masters of the flames and immediately realized that their beast fire was out of control.
The most direct impact of the uncontrolled flames was that the originally extremely stable and balanced method of focusing fire had a flaw, and the five types of flames were now completely disordered.
At this moment, Bai Xun was too preoccupied to even control Xiao Yan's flames, let alone his own beast fire. The five flames, suddenly weakened, collided, resulting in a series of deafening explosions. The five were instantly swept away by the energy. They had been pushing their flames to their limits to power the formation, making the fires even more intense than usual, and their prolonged, relentless output had left them exceptionally vulnerable.
Unable to control the concentrated fire technique, Bai Xun, as the core, immediately sensed that the five flames were about to devour his soul power. These beastly flames were not his own primordial fire, and their loss of control was truly dangerous. Bai Xun's face was deathly pale due to the damage to his soul power. After the five flames collided and exploded, they immediately fled back into his body. Bai Xun then realized that his not-so-weak flames were giving him a feeling: even flames were afraid!
"How is this possible? What is going on?" Bai Xun was extremely weak at this moment due to the backlash of his soul power.
The five members of the White Patrol were unable to observe the whole situation as they were directly involved, while the elders of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan stared with surprise at the burning purplish-red flame in Xiao Yan's hand. Although the Heavenly Phoenix Clan did not have any experts with fire attributes, their knowledge allowed them to guess the truth of the matter. Mu Que, upon seeing Xiao Yan's flame, immediately concluded: this must be a kind of strange fire!
Mu Que was now at a loss for words. Bai Xun and the other four had been so confident during their discussions, but it seemed the second phase of the array's charging wasn't even finished, and they were already on the verge of collapse. This was far from the expectations he had for the disciples of the Medicine Venerable. He knew that activating such an array was extremely troublesome, and a single charge would affect the next three years. Mu Que had already resigned himself to the failure of the charging attempt, but then Xiao Yan suddenly appeared.
Just as Bai Xun and his group of five were unable to control the flames within their bodies, Mu Que decisively said to Xiao Yan, "Young friend Xiao Yan, if you can help my clan complete the recharging, the Tianluan Clan will certainly not disappoint you."
Hearing Mu Que's assurance, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He then flew the Crimson Lotus Heart Flame in his hand directly towards the volcanic crystal. Having observed for so long, Xiao Yan already knew that Bai Xun and the other four were exhausted and could not possibly make any further breakthroughs. He would have to complete the recharging himself.
"Go for it, Senior Brother!" Mu Qingluan also said to Xiao Yan.
Meanwhile, many members of the Tianluan Clan looked at Xiao Yan's back and questioned: Could the person in front of them complete the energy recharge? Tang Qiying was a prime example. If it weren't for Mu Que, he would have even been prepared to directly blast Xiao Yan down.
They already knew Xiao Yan's alchemy skills: a mid-level seventh-grade alchemist, which was quite an achievement. However, it wasn't much better than Bai Xun and the other four. After all, Bai Xun was also a genuine mid-level seventh-grade alchemist. What Bai Xun and the other four couldn't accomplish, Xiao Yan could accomplish on his own.
Xiao Yan was naturally unaware of the doubts behind him; he simply let his Red Lotus Heart Flame release its heat onto the volcanic crystal.
Xiao Yan's Crimson Lotus Heart Flame has fused with three different flames. Although its special effects might be somewhat inferior to the top five, in terms of the simplest attribute like heat, the Crimson Lotus Heart Flame is no less powerful than the top five. Originally, the temperature inside this stone chamber was already quite high due to the volcanic crystal melting and the previous attempts by Bai Xun and his group of five, but with Xiao Yan's flame, the temperature inside the stone chamber rose to another level!
The threads connecting the volcanic crystals had turned purplish-red due to the Crimson Lotus Heart Flame. The core bead, which reflected the charging progress, had previously been light red with an intractable yellow area. However, with Xiao Yan's action, the yellow area disappeared at a visible speed. In just ten breaths, the stubborn yellow had vanished completely, and the core bead turned light red. The transformation didn't stop there; the light red began to turn into a pure red.
Everyone gasped in astonishment at Xiao Yan's speed! Mu Que, observing Xiao Yan's movements, was even surprised to find that Xiao Yan's energy recharge speed was faster than Tang Zhen's! Tang Zhen was a renowned veteran Dou Zun, and possessed the Nine Dragons Thunderfire, ranked twelfth on the Strange Fire Ranking!
Mu Que knew that Xiao Yan definitely didn't have the strength of a Dou Zun yet, so there could only be one reason why Xiao Yan's charging speed was faster than Tang Zhen's—Xiao Yan's flame quality was stronger than the Nine Dragons Thunderfire! Moreover, judging from Xiao Yan's Dou Zong strength, it was probably much stronger! Mu Que was also deep in thought at this moment: He knew most of the different flames, and in his memory, none of the top ten flames were this purplish-red. Could it be that Xiao Yan's flame was the legendary number one flame that no one had ever seen?
At this moment, Huang Tu was the first to control the flames within his body, while Bai Xun, due to the initial injury caused by his soul power, was the most severely injured. Huang Tu, seeing Xiao Yan standing brazenly in the spot where Bai Xun had previously stood, was furious. In his eyes, Xiao Yan was a despicable person who was taking advantage of their weakness to steal their spoils.
"What a treacherous brat!" Huang Tu roared, launching a fierce attack on Xiao Yan's back!
Before his attack could reach Xiao Yan's back, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him: Mu Que, the patriarch of the Tianluan Clan!
"Get out of here!" Mu Que's voice was like a thunderclap in broad daylight!
A terrifying force suddenly erupted from Mu Que's body, causing Huang Tu's entire body of fat to tremble like waves. He immediately crashed into the stone wall like a ball of flesh, and the stone chamber built in the mountain and the protective array were all cracked by the impact.