Chapter 35 Three Strange Flames
As Gu Yuan had predicted, under the overwhelming strength of the Ancient Clan, the other clans naturally dared not disobey and responded to its call, acknowledging the Ancient Clan's position as the head of the eight ancient clans. Thus, the Ancient Clan replaced the Xiao Clan as the new head of the eight ancient clans, no, it should be the head of the seven ancient clans!
Meanwhile, before the great battle ended, as Xiao Xuan decided to self-destruct, he took a deep look in the direction where Xiao Feng was. That look contained so much: reluctance, regret, and expectation...
Xiao Feng, who had been watching the battlefield closely, naturally noticed Xiao Xuan's expression. At this moment, he was filled with immense grief. Only now did he realize that Xiao Xuan held a special meaning for him, one that no one else could replace! However, it was too late. Before he could make any move, Xiao Xuan self-destructed!
Xiao Feng froze on the spot, his vision blurring without him realizing it; tears had unknowingly soaked his eyes. Images flashed through his mind, finally settling on that deep look he gave Xiao Feng before his self-destruction!
Xiao Xuan's meticulous guidance allowed him to experience the feeling of care for the first time in this unfamiliar world, and he felt the concern of an elder from the other person. It was a feeling that was both strange and familiar.
Unfortunately, he was powerless to stop Xiao Xuan, let alone change anything.
Just then, a spatial wormhole suddenly appeared in front of him, and three strange flames emerged from within it! Looking at the three strange flames in front of him, Xiao Feng was certain that these were the strange flames within Xiao Xuan's body! It was at this moment that he finally understood that Xiao Xuan had not detonated the strange flames as originally planned, but instead, during the self-destruction, while everyone else was in a panic and preoccupied with their own problems, he had sent the strange flames out of his body.
It's likely that he had already realized he was secretly watching this battle before making this decision. As for his intention in sending out the strange fire, the spatial wormhole and the strange fire that appeared in front of Xiao Feng already explained everything.
According to the original plan, Xiao Xuan knew that the Xiao clan was doomed, and therefore, with a death wish, he detonated his strange fire, intending to perish together with the Soul Emperor. However, things have now changed. Under Xiao Feng's intervention, the Xiao clan has made complete preparations. Although Xiao Xuan is certain to die, he does not believe that the Xiao clan will perish so easily. It is precisely for this reason that he used a covert method to send out the strange fire within his body before his death, his purpose being to help Xiao Feng and give him greater support!
Seeing the strange fire before him, Xiao Feng had no time to grieve. He quickly put it away, destroyed the wormhole, and then opened a new one, rushing on his way as if his life depended on it.
As a transmigrator, he was well aware of the allure of the strange fire. If others discovered it, it would be troublesome. He might face countless people relentlessly pursuing and killing him! Besides, he didn't know if Xiao Xuan could keep this a secret from some people, especially Gu Yuan and others.
It's impossible that Gu Yuan and the others weren't secretly watching such a battle. This makes it even more difficult for Xiao Xuan to sabotage things under their noses, especially since he's already exhausted.
Although he covered it up by exposing himself, there are still many things that cannot be investigated in detail. Once investigated, everything will come to light.
He could only pray that Xiao Xuan's methods were discreet enough, and that Gu Yuan and the others wouldn't discover everything. Otherwise, if they found out, he would be exposed. Xiao Feng was only at the One-Star Dou Sheng realm; if Gu Yuan and the others discovered him, he would ultimately face certain death.
In this way, not only will all his hard work and planning be in vain, but the future of the Xiao clan will also be completely cut off, and everything Xiao Xuan did in the end will be in vain—even the patriarch of the ancient clan will not give up the three strange flames!
That's why he was rushing so desperately, hoping to leave before Gu Yuan and the others arrived and get rid of them. Even if they knew the Xiao Clan had a backup plan, it would still be better than him being discovered and killed.
Thus, Xiao Feng, filled with fear and trepidation, fought desperately all the way, changing direction several times along the way, before finally arriving at the Xiao Clan's small world and ensuring his safety.
In fact, Xiao Feng was overthinking things, but his overthinking was not a bad thing; caution is a very good quality.
When Xiao Xuan self-destructed that day, Gu Yuan, who was in the shadows, also sensed some spatial fluctuations. However, he was unable to investigate them in detail at the time. In addition, it was probably caused by Xiao Xuan's self-destruction. After all, the scene was spectacular, and even space collapsed, so he did not think much of it.
Besides, even if he wanted to investigate further, there was no way to do so. He couldn't just rush into the battlefield, or the scene would be quite spectacular.
If Gu Yuan knew that he had missed out on three different flames because of his momentary lapse in judgment, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life.
On a mountain range, Xiao Feng stood alone, gazing towards the direction of Zhongzhou. Finally, he murmured to himself, "Rest assured, Clan Chief, I will lead the Xiao Clan back to its former glory and make the Soul Clan pay a bloody price!" This was his promise, and it was because of this promise that the Soul Clan's Soul Palace was repeatedly attacked in the days that followed.
Returning to the inner layer, Xiao Feng took out Xiao Xuan's three strange flames and placed them in front of him, then entered a state of confusion.
"Three strange flames! It's such a pity I can't refine them all. It's truly tantalizing!" He felt a pang of regret, though only towards himself. If others knew, they would probably be ecstatic. After all, finding even one strange flame is already a stroke of incredible luck. For someone like Xiao Feng, with three strange flames before him, still agonizing over which to choose and regretting not being able to devour and refine them all, would surely make others want to beat him to death for his ungratefulness!
If possible, Xiao Feng would like to refine all three strange flames, which would not only greatly enhance his combat power but also elevate his cultivation level. However, with his current strength, he is unable to contain three strange flames.
"Forget it, let's refine the highest-ranking Three Thousand Burning Flames first. As for these two..."
Xiao Feng said, then looked at the two strange flames beside him and pondered for a moment, "Let's leave it like this for now and talk about it later."
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