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"Die, Su Qian!"
Just as Su Qian finally relaxed his tightly strung nerves, the space behind him suddenly squirmed.
A golden figure burst forth, smashing a pre-condensed Dou Technique directly onto Su Qian's back.
Boom!
Due to the previous series of events and the massive consumption on all fronts, by the time Su Qian noticed the presence behind him, it was already too late.
Caught completely off guard, he was struck by a One-Star Dou Zong and his body shot out like a meteor.
Amid a sharp sonic boom, he crashed violently into a grove of trees within the Inner Academy.
"Hehe, esteemed ones of the Inner Academy, long time no see."
As the soft laughter faded, the spatial barrier above the Inner Academy suddenly rippled.
Immediately after, a large group of figures with Dou Qi-formed wings slowly flew in and hovered in the sky.
"Han Feng! What do you think you're doing?!"
Seeing Su Qian suddenly ambushed and recognizing the attacker's face, Hu Qian was shocked and roared at Han Feng.
At the same time, he gestured for the nearby Elders to prepare for battle.
Han Feng chuckled lightly, his eyes greedy as he stared at the black energy membrane shrouding the peak of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
With a calm tone, he said, "Heavenly Flames are treasures of the world. The way your Inner Academy treats this sacred object in the hearts of us alchemists… frankly, I can't stand it. So, I, Han Feng, would like to ask the Inner Academy to release this Heavenly Flame and never again commit such an outrage against Heaven and men."
As soon as Han Feng said this, the entire Inner Academy fell into complete silence.
Not only did the expressions of the Inner Academy's members become strange, even the powerhouses behind Han Feng looked baffled.
Where were they? This was the infamous land of chaos — Black-Corner Region!
Killing and looting were everyday occurrences. Who cared about imprisoning or not imprisoning anything?
"That bastard really came," Xiao Yan muttered, clenching his fists tightly, murderous intent seething in his eyes as he looked at Han Feng in the sky.
"We're in trouble too. I didn't think that beast would prepare something like this. It seems he might've guessed you also practice the Flame Mantra," Yao Chen said gloomily, his previous schadenfreude gone.
Xiao Yan was startled. "Master, what's happening?"
Yao Chen shook his head with a bitter smile. "A Four-Star Dou Huang, a Seven-Star Dou Huang, an Eight-Star Dou Huang, and one of those twin brothers — the four of them are tightly watching us."
"What?!"
Xiao Yan's face instantly darkened, and he glared viciously at Han Feng in the sky, cursing, "That bastard definitely called them here!"
"Bastard! Han Feng! We turned a blind eye to what you did in Feng City because you were a disciple of Master Yao. And now you dare come to my Jia Nan Academy to steal a Heavenly Flame?!"
Covered in dust and blood at the corner of his mouth, Su Qian rose again from the crater and hovered level with the others, roaring furiously.
"Hehe, Elder Su is indeed straightforward. Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words. Everyone, assist me!"
As soon as Han Feng finished speaking, the group of Dou Wang and Dou Huang experts behind him sprang into action, attacking their designated targets.
Meanwhile, Elder Ban, the leader of Black Skeleton Tomb, the Silver Elder from the Gold and Silver Elders, and Tie Wu, the leader of Wild Lion Gang, combined their strength and launched a furious assault of Dou Techniques against Xiao Yan.
"Hmph! So even the southern region's factions want a piece of the action!"
Looking at the members of Yin Ghost Sect and Wild Lion Gang, Su Qian snorted coldly and shouted, "All Elders, hear my command! Defend the Heavenly Flame with your lives!"
"Defend the Heavenly Flame with our lives!"
All the experts from the Academy shouted in unison and charged toward the experts of Black-Corner Region.
In an instant, powerful waves of Dou Qi clashed in the skies, exploding continuously in dazzling displays of power!
However, while the Inner Academy's elders outnumbered their enemies slightly, they were inferior in quality.
The battle had barely begun when the experts from Black-Corner Region, all Dou Huang-level sect masters, quickly split the battlefield into several isolated areas.
Following that, under the fierce assault led by these Dou Huang sect masters and their subordinate Dou Wang elders, the side with the numerical advantage—Jia Nan Academy—actually began to fall into a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Su Qian was about to move in to help when Jin Lao, who had just advanced to the Dou Zong class, suddenly appeared in front of him, chuckling lightly, "Su Qian, your opponent is me."
"So, one of the Gold and Silver Elders, has actually broken through to the Dou Zong class. But even if you're a One-Star Dou Zong, you can't do anything to me."
Su Qian's heart sank slightly, and he responded with a hint of intimidation.
"Haha, Su Qian, stop trying to scare me. If you were in your prime, sure, I might not be your match. But earlier, you were drained by the Fallen Heart Flame and then injured by me. Now, who wins or loses is still uncertain."
Jin Lao laughed heartily, and then the Dou Qi around him surged violently, causing the space to ripple slightly.
He lightly tapped his toes in the air and launched an attack forward.
"Hmph, then I'd like to see how much progress you've made over the years."
With a cold snort at the other's words, Su Qian charged forward to meet him.
However, his expression was somewhat dark at this moment.
After all, as Jin Lao had said, he was indeed in a heavily weakened state.
Even though his Dou Qi level was one star higher than Jin Lao's, the final outcome of this fight was far from guaranteed.
But before the two had exchanged many blows, a sudden explosion rang out from above the forest far beyond the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, drawing everyone's attention.
In the skies over there, a power on par with a Dou Zong was locked in a fierce battle with four Dou Huangs.
White flames covered the sky in that area, causing the Beast Flames inside the bodies of some alchemy department elders to tremble in fear.
"That's... Xiao Yan! Why does he have a Heavenly Flame?!"
An elder from the alchemy department exclaimed in surprise, staring up at the sky.
"Wait a minute, why does he have Dou Zong-level strength?!"
Several other elders also noticed something was wrong and immediately became wary of Xiao Yan.
As for Lin Feng, above the magma at the bottom of the tower, he was facing off against the descending Fallen Heart Flame.
He then called into his storage ring, "Elder Yao, I'll leave it to you."
"No wonder you insisted we wait here. So you predicted it would be driven back here. No problem, leave it to me."
As he spoke, the illusory figure of Tian Huo Zun Zhe emerged from within the ring, forming a hand seal in front of him.
In an instant, a majestic power erupted from his phantom-like body.
"Screech!"
Upon seeing these people before it, the Fallen Heart Flame let out a vicious shriek.
But the moment it sensed the aura emanating from Tian Huo Zun Zhe, it instantly became confused.
"Reveal!"
As soon as the word fell, with the surge of soul power, the already-phantom body of Tian Huo Zun Zhe became even more ethereal, nearly invisible.
The invisible fire python also seemed to recognize him. Its previously fierce expression instantly turned docile.
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