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Seeing the Dou Zun perform a special hand seal, the flame spirit showed no resistance.
Once it was illuminated by the unique hand seal of the Heavenly Flame, the massive body of the Invisible Fire Python began to gradually melt away.
Moments later, it transformed into a nearly transparent flame snake, floating quietly in the air.
Afterward, the long, formless snake let out an excited hiss.
Accompanied by a faint whooshing sound, it appeared in the palm of the Tian Huo Zun Zhe, coiling and lingering obediently.
That tame appearance—if the Inner Academy Elders, who had fought to the death sealing the Fallen Heart Flame, saw it...
They'd probably vomit blood on the spot and die of fury.
"Kid, what should we do now?"
The Tian Huo Zun Zhe toyed with the tiny formless flame snake, asking somewhat weakly.
Lin Feng, hearing this, withdrew his burning gaze from the main body of the Fallen Heart Flame.
Then, he smiled and said, "We wait here. As for the Fallen Heart Flame, I'll trouble senior to let it continue trying to break through the seal. If it manages to reach the surface, just let it act on its own instincts."
"Wait? Wait for what?"
The Tian Huo Zun Zhe was momentarily confused by that.
Normally, once someone obtained a Heavenly Flame, shouldn't they immediately flee to a quiet place to refine it?
"There should be someone coming down soon. He has something I want."
Seeing the other's confusion, Lin Feng explained.
"…Fine."
Since the matter of the Fallen Heart Flame returning had indeed gone just as this kid said, this time, the Tian Huo Zun Zhe didn't ask further. With a wave of his hand, he flung the Fallen Heart Flame upward, then retreated into the storage ring to rest.
The Fallen Heart Flame also seemed to recognize Lin Feng and the Tian Huo Zun Zhe, showing no intention of attacking them, instead surging straight upward.
As for Lin Feng, he led Medusa to continue diving into the magma below to hide.
Just in case Xiao Yan, if dragged down by the Fallen Heart Flame to the bottom of the tower, might discover their presence.
Of course, he couldn't guarantee Xiao Yan would follow the same path as in the original story—getting ambushed by the Fallen Heart Flame and ending up here.
But he didn't believe that the current Xiao Yan, crazed in his search for a Heavenly Flame, would pass up such a golden opportunity.
Even if the Fallen Heart Flame didn't ambush Xiao Yan, the latter would surely do everything he could to capture it.
After all, just now, the Fallen Heart Flame had already broken through the tower once.
And Feng City wasn't far from Jia Nan Academy. On top of that, Han Feng already possessed the Sea Heart Flame—it was impossible for him not to sense another Heavenly Flame.
Since Han Feng had already discovered the presence of a Heavenly Flame, there was no way he wouldn't try to seize it.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Yan would surely fight with everything he had for the flame.
After all, if he didn't claim it, Han Feng would certainly use it to upgrade his technique.
Outside the tower at this moment—
High in the sky, Han Feng scanned the situation below. It was clear that they now had the upper hand.
After all, even the weakest among those he brought along was a Six-Star Dou Wang, which already surpassed the strength of most Inner Academy Elders.
Not to mention the veteran leaders of the powerful factions from the Black-Corner Region had joined in as well.
He had paid a hefty price this time, promising who-knows-how-many sixth-tier pills to gather all these people together.
Furthermore, the Elders from Jia Nan Academy had just exhausted themselves fighting the Heavenly Flame earlier. Most of them were only operating at 60–70% of their peak strength.
Victory was just a matter of time for his side.
At last, his gaze hovered between Yao Chen and Hu Gan. After a moment of hesitation, he ultimately decided to take out Hu Gan first.
As for that old man, he'd let the four Dou Huangs wear him down a bit more before dealing with him.
When he finished dealing with Hu Gan, he would go take care of that old man and seize the Bone Chilling Flame to upgrade Flame Mantra.
Oh right, that youth who possibly also cultivated Flame Mantra had to be eliminated as well.
After all, a technique like this was best practiced alone.
Thinking this, the sea-blue flames within Han Feng surged out in waves like rippling water.
Then, with a slight tremble of the wings behind his back, he shot toward Hu Gan, who was currently entangled with the Sect Master of the Yin Sect.
"Hmm?"
Hu Gan, who was battling a Four-Star Dou Huang, sensed a fierce wind behind him.
A mighty aura burst forth from his body, and with a sudden explosion of Dou Qi—
He turned and struck out with a palm toward the approaching figure.
The Yin Sect's Sect Master, who had just been repelled to the side, naturally wouldn't let such a golden opportunity slip by. In an instant, he too transformed into a blurry figure and dashed toward the point of clash between the two.
Thus, in the sky above the Inner Academy, all sorts of illusory wings streaked back and forth.
Everywhere the eye could see, there were people engaged in battle.
Explosions from Dou Techniques rumbled through the air like firecrackers, one after another, none giving ground.
In the distance, Zi Yan—though she hadn't been much help during the earlier sealing process—was still a member of the Inner Academy.
Faced with the current chaos, there was no way she'd stay on the sidelines. She immediately joined the fray.
She held off Han Beng, a peak-level Dou Wang, by herself, and in doing so couldn't help giving Lin Feng a mental thumbs up.
Back when the tower's flames had erupted, she'd been worried Lin Feng might be discovered by the elders when escaping.
Who could have expected that guy to escape so freakishly fast?
Despite the number of elders present—including that old man Su Qian—not a single one noticed him.
This made Zi Yan, who'd been stressing over Lin Feng being exposed, breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Of course, if she knew that Lin Feng hadn't actually run away, but had instead gone deeper to the bottom of the tower, she probably wouldn't be so happy right now.
At this moment, Hu Gan was facing a dire situation under the combined onslaught of Han Feng and Elder Ban.
After all, he was merely an ordinary peak Dou Huang. Compared to Han Feng—who possessed a Heavenly Flame—he was already at a disadvantage despite being at the same level.
To make matters worse, the nearby Four-Star Dou Huang was launching sneak attacks from time to time.
This only intensified the pressure on Hu Gan, who was already in a bad spot.
"Radiant Seal!"
After withstanding the two opponents' attacks for over ten minutes, Hu Gan was finally caught off guard by Han Feng.
Puchi—
Struck head-on by an Earth Class Dou Technique, he was sent hurtling straight down into the ground.
The thunderous impact between body and earth startled several others in battle. Many cast their gazes downward.
Upon seeing Hu Gan gravely injured in a large pit below, the members of the Black-Corner Region forces all broke into delighted grins.
As the Dean of Jia Nan Outer Academy, they naturally recognized Hu Gan. Now that even this peak Dou Huang-level expert had been taken down—
This operation was as good as won.
On the other hand, the Jia Nan Academy side started to panic.
After all, losing a peak Dou Huang while already at a disadvantage only made things worse.
"Bastard! Han Feng, Jia Nan Academy will never forgive you for this!"
Looking down at the unconscious Hu Gan, Su Qian was furious—almost to the point of bursting a lung. His roar echoed across the Inner Academy, lingering for a long time.
However, with Elder Jin tightly locking him down, he couldn't break free and could only curse at Han Feng.
Looking down at the seriously wounded Hu Gan, Han Feng didn't go for the kill. Instead, he took Elder Ban and flew toward the battlefield where Yao Chen was fighting.
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