"One is comparable to a Dou Ancestor, and three are comparable to high-level Dou Emperors. Their chance encounters were all at the Dou King and Dou Spirit levels."
His gaze swept across all the Fire Lizard Race surrounding him. Without using the Heaven and Earth Law, Xiao Ting released Purple Beast Flame through his own cultivation and launched an attack.
"Boom!"
Purple lightning and flame flashed like a streak of light, instantly burning all the Fire Lizard Race around him, leaving behind only a few beads similar to magical beast cores.
In the original trajectory, Xiao Yan had reached the Dou Emperor level and returned to Jia Nan Academy. Curious about what lay beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, he discovered Venerable Tian Huo and the sprout of the Fallen Heart Flame.
But before that, he had first encountered the Fire Lizard Race, defeated a weaker one, and obtained a deep red bead.
When Xiao Yan examined it, he sensed an extremely intense and violent fire-attribute energy inside the bead and was greatly shocked. It was even purer and more concentrated than the energy he had directly absorbed from the magma world. He was able to refine the small bead in an instant, saving himself several days of arduous cultivation.
Notably, Xiao Yan was a Dou Emperor at the time, and the cultivation method he practiced was an Earth-rank one. He could achieve in just a few breaths what would normally take several days of intense training. The speed of this cultivation method was truly accelerated by leaps and bounds.
For those who cultivate fire attributes, this is an extremely rare nourishing tonic. Unless the energy is not too violent, ordinary cultivators cannot directly consume it. It is similar to high-rank pills with muscle-enhancing effects — one must have resistance to it.
However, after Xiao Yan refined it with a Heavenly Flame, he discovered he could eat it directly. It had become the greatest opportunity.
"Refine it further!"
For Xiao Ting, who controlled Purple Beast Flame, refining these flame beads — which could instantly subdue even Heavenly Flames — was merely a moment's work.
"The effect is extremely obvious."
After a few breaths, as Purple Beast Flame circulated through his body, Xiao Ting felt his cultivation had increased by one-fifth.
In other words, if he completely wiped out the Fire Lizard Race five more times with the same formation, he could break through to the third layer of Dou Ancestor.
Eliminating stronger Fire Lizard Race would make his cultivation speed even faster. These were all excellent auxiliary agents with no side effects.
While others cultivated by absorbing the energy of heaven and earth and converting it into same-attribute Battle Qi, he directly absorbed the compressed fire-attribute energy in crystal form and converted it into his own Battle Qi.
Furthermore, Purple Beast Flame could instantly extinguish violent forces, devour them, and refine them.
Not only was Xiao Ting's own power increasing, but Purple Beast Flame was also growing stronger.
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In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ting had stayed in this Lava World for nearly fifteen days.
[After fifteen days, I finally reached the seven-star of the Dou Ancestor realm. Quite fast.]
Women: ???
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"Puff!"
Huo Zhi, who had been drinking tea with Xun Er, choked on her tea.
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Feng Qing Er, who had been searching the mountains of the Black-Corner Region for the mummified corpse of an eighth-rank Heavenly Demon Phoenix, rubbed her eyes and said, "What star level is that!?"
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"That stinky master is at it again!" Cao Ying spat out black smoke. Distracted by the news, she had made a mistake while refining the materials for a fifth-rank pill.
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"What kind of opportunity was this?" Cai Lin opened her eyes, her beautiful pupils filled with shock.
Someone once said that cultivation was as simple as drinking water or eating a meal, but she hadn't believed it.
But now, she had witnessed it with her own eyes.
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[As I expected, the Fire Lizard Race is related by blood to Tou She Ancient God.]
[This is a special race that was influenced by the formation of the Lava World after Tou She Ancient God became a God.]
[Unlike the Great Thousand Worlds, the Dou Qi Continent cannot create a Supreme Sea. Dou Qi only integrates into bloodlines. Therefore, the deeper one's Dou Saint realm, the greater the change in bloodline.]
[A nine-star Dou Saint can use their own Dou Qi to create an energy tide in heaven and earth. At the peak, their bloodline undergoes a true mutation.]
[Dou God-level experts possess the ability to alter their own bloodline and bring benefits to their descendants. They can single-handedly revitalize an entire race, and those with rich bloodlines face no obstacles until they reach the half-Saint level.]
[Tou She Ancient God was a Heavenly Flame and had no descendants of the same bloodline, so it was impossible for him to share the Heavenly Flames he devoured and the benefits with them. In the end, he chose to repay his homeland, and thus the Fire Lizard Race was born.]
[This tribe worships Tou She Ancient God as a deity and regards Tou She Ancient God Mansion as a holy land, never entering it.]
[This group is extremely special. Before reaching the Dou Venerable level, their intelligence is not very high, and their main motivation is slaughter.]
[Those who reach the Dou Venerable realm possess a certain level of wisdom, but they still enjoy slaughter.]
[Only upon reaching the half-Saint level does their intelligence become comparable to that of ordinary humans, but they are still dominated by slaughter impulses. This may be a flaw of these alien beings — they will never be able to reach the Dou Saint level.]
[These creatures carry a fire bead inside their bodies, which is an energy gift granted by Tou She Ancient God after he ascended to the throne. It emits a violent aura, but this can be extinguished by any Heavenly Flame. These creatures have succeeded in absorbing the fire-attribute energy residing in the bead, directly enhancing their power.]
[Devouring and refining the fire beads of this tribe is equivalent to devouring the power that Tou She Ancient God returned to heaven and earth after becoming God.]
[...]
All the women: !
[Huo Zhi]: I am a fire-attribute cultivator and control a different kind of fire.
[Tang Huo Er]: I have one too.
[Yao Ling]: I'll take it.
[Cao Ying]: I'll ask Master.
[Yun Yun]: I'm not wind-attribute, but I also have a different kind of fire. Will this energy bead enhance the energy of that other kind of fire and nourish me?
[Xun Er]: If Brother Xiao Ting doesn't say anything, it's better not to have strange thoughts.
[Huo Zhi]: Don't worry, Xiao Ting isn't the type to fuss over trivial matters.
[Huo Zhi]: Since we've become friends, he should arrange something for me, right?
[Cao Ying]: It's unfair, so unfair! His beloved disciple hasn't even enjoyed it yet.
[Feng Qing Er]: Stop talking. I'm still wandering in the Black-Corner Region. I don't know when I'll find the dried corpse or when he'll arrive.
[Xun Er]: No one can understand Xiao Ting's thoughts.
The women chatted using copies of the Journal.
After getting used to this feature, everyone started chatting every day.
They sometimes exchanged martial arts techniques and battle skills, and sometimes talked about interesting events happening around them.
Although their personalities differed, as they got to know each other better, their relationships improved, and everyone acknowledged each other as friends.
Of course, everyone knew very well that if they possessed a copy of the Journal and could get along well with Xiao Ting, their future would be limitless.
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Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
"Boom!"
Somewhere in the Lava World, a powerful spatial force appeared, turning an area of several miles into a vacuum.
Xiao Ting stood right at the center of the vacuum, surrounded by four Fire Lizard Race with almost no white spots on their bodies.
All of them glared at Xiao Ting with murderous eyes, and the aura they emitted caused the surrounding space to tremble.
"Human, you are surrounded! Today, you will die!"
One of the Fire Lizard Race opened its mouth.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ting revealed a strange smile. "Could it be that you are the ones surrounded by me!?"
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