Above, a clear blue sky; beneath, the unchanging yellow sands of the Tagor Desert. A young man carrying a giant black ruler walked into the Desert Iron City.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Little Yan, look at that fiery, curvaceous waist! That daring outfit!"
Xiao Yan, carrying the giant black ruler, surveyed the passersby. Due to the unchanging sandstorms, the clothing here was incredibly daring, barely covering the vital parts of the body. Sexy, taut thighs, bronze waists, and voluptuous figures—all embodying the allure of this desert city.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Xiao Yan, burdened by a three-year agreement, but a certain shameless old man thought otherwise, his teasing voice echoing in Xiao Yan's mind.
"You shameless old man, I bet you're at least several hundred years old, and you still like looking at young girls."
After muttering this to himself, Xiao Yan curiously gazed at this exotic scene. Having grown up in Wutan City, this was the first time he had ever seen a desert city.
"The latest first-tier magical beast I slaughtered contains an earth-attribute magical core. Not 998, just 888! Available for immediate trade."
"A hundred-year-old spirit wood heart. When crafted and worn during cultivation, it can stabilize the mind and has a certain chance of preventing demonic possession."
"The girls of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion will let you experience the delicate and gentle care of a girl after a scorching day."
"..."
Walking along, listening to various hawking cries, Xiao Yan bought some useful supplies. Of course, upon hearing the name Hundred Flowers Pavilion, he stumbled, surprised that such a place existed in the desert city.
Especially after seeing him, a young man, the man even made flirtatious remarks, his face flushed. Xiao Yan quickly walked through the street. He stopped a burly man, slightly releasing his aura, and learned from the man's shocked expression about the location of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng and Zi Yan were wreaking havoc in the magma beneath the Black Corner Region, repeatedly exclaiming at the bounty of nature.
"Lightning Vajra Finger!"
After several days of intense, hand-to-hand combat with Miss Zi Yan, Lin Feng was itching to join in. After finding some Dou Huang-level lizardmen, he unleashed a combination of fighting techniques, producing a Dou Huang energy bead in a flash.
It could be said that these lizardmen were practically born for the two of them to practice on. Their combat strength was already unmatched among those of the same realm, let alone Lin Feng, whose realm had reached the eight-star Dou Huang level. It could be said that as long as it wasn't a Dou Zong-level lizardman, they could take them down as many as they came.
Moreover, after several days of fighting, Lin Feng and his companion had learned that these lizardmen didn't actually use fighting techniques.
"Buzz!"
After dealing with the remaining Dou Huang-level lizardmen, Lin Feng intended to continue searching for lone lizardmen to finish off, when a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within his body.
"This fluctuation, could it be...?" Lin Feng abruptly turned his head, gazing towards the deeper lava field.
"Zi Yan," Lin Feng called out to Zi Yan, then with a wave of his hand, he destroyed the lizardman's body after it had taken the energy bead, and the two headed deeper.
"Lin Feng, what's going on? If we go deeper, we might encounter lizardmen at the Dou Zong level."
"Just now, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame gave me a feeling of agitation and excitement. According to records, this reaction only occurs when encountering another strange flame. But the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame didn't give me any feeling; it only devoured without any fear, which means this strange flame might be weaker in ranking or energy intensity."
Lin Feng explained, "If we can capture it, even if we don't use it, we can keep it to trade with others."
"Hehehe, in that case, Lin Feng, we must capture it."
"This is it!" After flying at the speed of a Dou Huang for a quarter of an hour, even the magma was gradually turning dark red, when Lin Feng suddenly stopped and carefully sensed it.
"Zi Yan, it's your turn. Sensing the space within a thousand meters radius in detail, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame gives me the feeling that this is the place."
"Leave it to me, there's no space I can't sense!"
Zi Yan waved her small hand, then her eyes filled with purple light as she focused all her energy on sensing the surrounding space. Since she had already agreed, she couldn't lose face in front of Lin Feng.
"Hmph, found it, this is it!"
After a short while, Zi Yan stopped in front of a seemingly normal magma. With a wave of her hand, a spatial passage appeared.
"Lin Feng, let's go in!"
Passing through the spatial tunnel, a small space appeared. Lin Feng and Zi Yan stood inside, but they felt that the magma outside was completely blocked.
"Is this the space created by a Dou Zun? This kind of spatial power seems to be even better than the academy's library."
Lin Feng secretly compared them in his mind. Perhaps it was because when the old dean Mang Tianchi established the academy, he had only just advanced to Dou Zun! And according to the original work, the Heavenly Fire Venerable was at least a four or five-star Dou Zun in his lifetime, the difference is quite large.
Of course, times have changed. One of these two old comrades is now lying dead before us, while the other is somewhere carefree, perhaps even having advanced to the level of a half-saint.
"Old sir, aren't you going to come out?"
Powerful soul force surged from Lin Feng's body. To reduce the Heavenly Flame Venerable's strange fire, Lin Feng scanned the entire spatial barrier before stopping at an ancient storage ring.
"Young friend, it's truly astonishing that you possess such powerful soul force at such a young age. Moreover, you are surrounded by an unusually scorching flame aura, which must also be a kind of strange fire!"
Now that he had been discovered, Heavenly Flame no longer concealed himself. An aged and faint soul slowly floated out from the storage ring, immediately praising Lin Feng's talent.
"Old sir, you are too kind! May I ask your name and why you have fallen into such a state?" Unlike Xiao Yan, who was forced to enter in the original story, Lin Feng was not in a hurry to retrieve the young Fallen Heart Flame.
"Hahaha," the aged soul stroked his beard slightly, "I am Yao Tianhuo, and I vaguely remember being called the Heavenly Fire Venerable."
Seeing that the two before him had no reaction, Yao Tianhuo remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was somewhat uneasy. He was unaware that Lin Feng, the transmigrator, already knew everything about him, and Zi Yan was simply someone whose performance was inferior to even an ordinary Dou Huang, easily dealt with and not worth his attention.
Seeing this, Yao Tianhuo reached out, and the nascent Fallen Heart Flame was in his hand.
"If I'm not mistaken, young friend..."
"I am Lin Feng."
"This young friend Lin Feng should be an alchemist, right? Although you already possess a strange flame, this nascent Fallen Heart Flame can still be exchanged. My only wish is that you can help me return to the world and refine some more pills to restore my soul power."
"Hahaha, Elder Yao, I have a suggestion, perhaps Elder Yao would consider it!"
"..."
(End of Chapter)