When Xiao Ming entered the magma, the scorching heat and strong pressure converged towards him from all directions, as if they wanted to squeeze him to a pulp.
However, when the invisible flames of the Fallen Heart Flame surged out from his body, these external resistances were nullified, causing them to no longer affect him.
'This area is worthy of being the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame, the temperature of this surface magma is actually as high as the area where I found the Green Lotus Core Flame, and I fear further down it will be even higher!'
Xiao Ming came to this conclusion after his body was submerged extremely fast and felt in detail the change in the temperature of the surrounding magma.
Of course, to Xiao Ming, who now possessed the strength of a Dou Ancestor, there was not much difference between the two, as neither of them could affect him anyway.
...
In the boundless and endless magma, Xiao Ming's eyes could only see crimson, a sinister color that was the hardest to endure during his journey.
But he was used to it, as he had been living a dull and tedious cultivation life since the beginning, so this had little effect on him.
Following the summoning feeling, he immersed himself in the magma for an unknown amount of time and looking to either side, his eyes still saw crimson. If not for the soul mark he had attached to the hilt of his sword on the hillside before entering the magma, he would have already lost his way back, and losing his way back in this magma world would undoubtedly lead to death.
Suddenly, the invisible flames covering his body burst into a fiery aura, illuminating a magma vortex not far below him.
A circle of transparent light emitting a faint glow emerged from the magma vortex.
Since the circle of light was transparent, it did not obstruct Xiao Ming's vision. What he could see was a corpse that had already turned into bones, and a flame hovering above the skeleton, the flame was transparent, like an invisible shape.
This Fallen Heart Flame was only the size of a head, and the temperature emanating from it was much lower than the Fallen Heart Flame that had just been devoured by Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming, who had once obtained an Infant Fallen Heart Flame, knew that this Fallen Heart Flame in front of him was also at an Infant Stage.
Of course, one didn't have to look at the fact that this Heavenly Flame was only in its Infant Stage, after all, it was still a Heavenly Flame, and it was quite difficult for a Heavenly Flame to take form, requiring the accumulation of countless years. And this invisible flame, which didn't seem too fierce, hadn't existed for too long, and it had all the functions that a Fallen Heart Flame should have.
"I finally found it."
Looking at the Heavenly Flame in front of him, a look of joy shone in Xiao Ming's eyes, and then with a movement of his body, he rushed inside the circle of light.
As he penetrated into the circle of light, a soul fluctuation seemed to pass through him, and after sensing the Fallen Heart Flame, it voluntarily retreated, and Xiao Ming was able to enter the circle of light smoothly.
When he landed on the ground not far from the skeleton, the invisible flame on Xiao Ming's body converged and his gaze was directed towards the invisible flame the size of a human head, but he did not act rashly, the remnant soul of Venerable Tian Huo had not yet appeared.
A moment later, a burst of white light suddenly emerged from the bones, the white light slowly converged into a human shape, and when the white light dissipated, a clear human figure appeared before Xiao Ming's eyes.
The figure was dressed in white robes, had a snow-white beard and hair, and had an elderly face.
"Fallen Heart Flame? I didn't expect you to... submit..." The illusory figure looked at Xiao Ming and then said slowly, with hidden meaning in his voice.
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Ming's face, he had no panic about the appearance of the human figure, a residual soul was just a residual soul, and it didn't have much effect on him.
Xiao Ming arched his hands and smiled, "Xiao Ming greets Senior!"
The illusory figure paid no attention to Xiao Ming's politeness, his gaze fixed on him for a moment before his palm waved.
Then his expression changed, he had just attempted to summon the Fallen Heart Flame.
However, the Fallen Heart Flame did not respond to his summoning, causing the human figure to wave his hand in disbelief again.
"Senior, there is no need to try again, I still have some experience in controlling flames, perhaps this Fallen Heart Flame was once refined by you, but now that it has been refined by me, it is impossible for you to have the ability to control it". Looking at Venerable Tian Huo whose expression had changed drastically, Xiao Ming said calmly.
If Venerable Tian Huo could still control the Heavenly Flame he had refined, then he, a seventh-tier Alchemist, would become a joke.
Hearing this, Venerable Tian Huo withdrew his palm, his eyes showing a trace of dejection as his expression became increasingly solemn.
"I don't deserve to be called Senior... you are truly an amazing talent. I am Yao Tian Huo, in fact, I am the previous owner of this Fallen Heart Flame. You are so young and yet you already have so much strength, and in the art of flame control, you are also very skilled. You truly make this old man ashamed!"
"Please don't blame me for what I just did. I didn't intend to steal the Heavenly Flame by force, I just hadn't seen this Heavenly Flame that I had refined for a long time, so I was a little happy to see it."
"Now you know my situation. Strictly speaking, I have already died and my soul has been exhausted after so many years. The me you see now is just a remnant soul, I can't do you any harm."
Xiao Ming nodded slightly before smiling. "Senior, don't worry. I can see that you are not in a good state. If you hand me the Fallen Heart Flame, I can take you out of this place".
Although he could directly rob it by force now, for people like Yao Tian Huo, Xiao Ming still preferred to trade, and only when facing people he couldn't communicate with, like the people from the Black-Corner Region, was when Xiao Ming would use violent means first.
Yao Tian Huo's smile remained unchanged, but with a hint of sadness. "This is fair, but with the current state of my soul, even if I leave now, I will only have five or six more years left".
"This... I can repair Senior's soul, and when I get the chance later, it's not impossible to help Senior to refine another body!"
Xiao Ming said slowly, Han Feng's soul was still in his hands, and the method to refine a body was with Yao Lao, when the time came to exchange Soul Skill with him, he will ask for the method along with it.
As long as he refined a body for Yao Tian Huo and gave him a Fungus Green Pill, which could restore most of the strength of a Dou Venerate, and which he had obtained from the Simulator previously, then it would be equivalent to having a Dou Venerate as a backup.
When Xiao Ming entered the magma, the scorching heat and strong pressure converged towards him from all directions, as if they wanted to squeeze him to a pulp.
However, when the invisible flames of the Fallen Heart Flame surged out from his body, these external resistances were nullified, causing them to no longer affect him.
'This area is worthy of being the birthplace of the Fallen Heart Flame, the temperature of this surface magma is actually as high as the area where I found the Green Lotus Core Flame, and I fear further down it will be even higher!'
Xiao Ming came to this conclusion after his body was submerged extremely fast and felt in detail the change in the temperature of the surrounding magma.
Of course, to Xiao Ming, who now possessed the strength of a Dou Ancestor, there was not much difference between the two, as neither of them could affect him anyway.
...
In the boundless and endless magma, Xiao Ming's eyes could only see crimson, a sinister color that was the hardest to endure during his journey.
But he was used to it, as he had been living a dull and tedious cultivation life since the beginning, so this had little effect on him.
Following the summoning feeling, he immersed himself in the magma for an unknown amount of time and looking to either side, his eyes still saw crimson. If not for the soul mark he had attached to the hilt of his sword on the hillside before entering the magma, he would have already lost his way back, and losing his way back in this magma world would undoubtedly lead to death.
Suddenly, the invisible flames covering his body burst into a fiery aura, illuminating a magma vortex not far below him.
A circle of transparent light emitting a faint glow emerged from the magma vortex.
Since the circle of light was transparent, it did not obstruct Xiao Ming's vision. What he could see was a corpse that had already turned into bones, and a flame hovering above the skeleton, the flame was transparent, like an invisible shape.
This Fallen Heart Flame was only the size of a head, and the temperature emanating from it was much lower than the Fallen Heart Flame that had just been devoured by Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming, who had once obtained an Infant Fallen Heart Flame, knew that this Fallen Heart Flame in front of him was also at an Infant Stage.
Of course, one didn't have to look at the fact that this Heavenly Flame was only in its Infant Stage, after all, it was still a Heavenly Flame, and it was quite difficult for a Heavenly Flame to take form, requiring the accumulation of countless years. And this invisible flame, which didn't seem too fierce, hadn't existed for too long, and it had all the functions that a Fallen Heart Flame should have.
"I finally found it."
Looking at the Heavenly Flame in front of him, a look of joy shone in Xiao Ming's eyes, and then with a movement of his body, he rushed inside the circle of light.
As he penetrated into the circle of light, a soul fluctuation seemed to pass through him, and after sensing the Fallen Heart Flame, it voluntarily retreated, and Xiao Ming was able to enter the circle of light smoothly.
When he landed on the ground not far from the skeleton, the invisible flame on Xiao Ming's body converged and his gaze was directed towards the invisible flame the size of a human head, but he did not act rashly, the remnant soul of Venerable Tian Huo had not yet appeared.
A moment later, a burst of white light suddenly emerged from the bones, the white light slowly converged into a human shape, and when the white light dissipated, a clear human figure appeared before Xiao Ming's eyes.
The figure was dressed in white robes, had a snow-white beard and hair, and had an elderly face.
"Fallen Heart Flame? I didn't expect you to... submit..." The illusory figure looked at Xiao Ming and then said slowly, with hidden meaning in his voice.
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Ming's face, he had no panic about the appearance of the human figure, a residual soul was just a residual soul, and it didn't have much effect on him.
Xiao Ming arched his hands and smiled, "Xiao Ming greets Senior!"
The illusory figure paid no attention to Xiao Ming's politeness, his gaze fixed on him for a moment before his palm waved.
Then his expression changed, he had just attempted to summon the Fallen Heart Flame.
However, the Fallen Heart Flame did not respond to his summoning, causing the human figure to wave his hand in disbelief again.
"Senior, there is no need to try again, I still have some experience in controlling flames, perhaps this Fallen Heart Flame was once refined by you, but now that it has been refined by me, it is impossible for you to have the ability to control it". Looking at Venerable Tian Huo whose expression had changed drastically, Xiao Ming said calmly.
If Venerable Tian Huo could still control the Heavenly Flame he had refined, then he, a seventh-tier Alchemist, would become a joke.
Hearing this, Venerable Tian Huo withdrew his palm, his eyes showing a trace of dejection as his expression became increasingly solemn.
"I don't deserve to be called Senior... you are truly an amazing talent. I am Yao Tian Huo, in fact, I am the previous owner of this Fallen Heart Flame. You are so young and yet you already have so much strength, and in the art of flame control, you are also very skilled. You truly make this old man ashamed!"
"Please don't blame me for what I just did. I didn't intend to steal the Heavenly Flame by force, I just hadn't seen this Heavenly Flame that I had refined for a long time, so I was a little happy to see it."
"Now you know my situation. Strictly speaking, I have already died and my soul has been exhausted after so many years. The me you see now is just a remnant soul, I can't do you any harm."
Xiao Ming nodded slightly before smiling. "Senior, don't worry. I can see that you are not in a good state. If you hand me the Fallen Heart Flame, I can take you out of this place".
Although he could directly rob it by force now, for people like Yao Tian Huo, Xiao Ming still preferred to trade, and only when facing people he couldn't communicate with, like the people from the Black-Corner Region, was when Xiao Ming would use violent means first.
Yao Tian Huo's smile remained unchanged, but with a hint of sadness. "This is fair, but with the current state of my soul, even if I leave now, I will only have five or six more years left".
"This... I can repair Senior's soul, and when I get the chance later, it's not impossible to help Senior to refine another body!"
Xiao Ming said slowly, Han Feng's soul was still in his hands, and the method to refine a body was with Yao Lao, when the time came to exchange Soul Skill with him, he will ask for the method along with it.
As long as he refined a body for Yao Tian Huo and gave him a Fungus Green Pill, which could restore most of the strength of a Dou Venerate, and which he had obtained from the Simulator previously, then it would be equivalent to having a Dou Venerate as a backup.
