Shrek Academy, Personal Dormitory.
Fang Yang sat cross-legged, eyes closed in concentration, soul power constantly surging around his body.
"The two Shrek 'Yue' (Moon)..."
He sneered inwardly, "It seems I gave them too much face."
The next moment, his consciousness instantly sank into the internal space of the Heavenly Flame Bead.
The world before his eyes began to twist and transform. When Fang Yang opened his eyes again, the familiar Heavenly Flame Square stood before him.
Twenty-three towering pillars stood majestically, each wrapped in flames of different colors, emitting energy fluctuations that made one's heart tremble.
Fang Yang walked slowly toward the center of the Heavenly Flame Square.
He looked up at the twenty-three towering pillars. His gaze finally landed on the five pillars that had already dimmed; the five Heavenly Flames there had been thoroughly refined.
He murmured to himself: "Eighteen types of Heavenly Flame remain..."
Each type of Heavenly Flame contained the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Not to mention the two Shrek 'Moons'; even the entire Douluo Continent would eventually submit to his palm.
Fang Yang slowly raised his hand, palm facing upward, and moved his will slightly.
A pitch-black flame appeared out of thin air. This was the Heavenly Flame Void Black Flame, born through the Flame Mantra after refinement.
The flame danced at his fingertips, emitting a pressure that made one's heart tremble.
"Since you insist on seeking death, don't blame me for being ruthless."
His gaze swept over the remaining eighteen towering pillars, finally settling on one wrapped in green flames.
The flame presented a dead silence green color, its form fluctuating unpredictably, vaguely condensing into a faint purple, eerie butterfly shape.
"Heavenly Flame List Ranked 20th — Nether Poison Flame!"
Fang Yang spoke lightly, his voice echoing in the empty Heavenly Flame Square.
A fire existing in the ancient Nether Poison Swamp.
After thousands of years of infiltration by the sky-blocking poisonous miasma within the swamp, the flame had consumed endless poisonous miasma energy.
It becomes a spirit in a hundred years, takes form in a thousand years. When fully matured, its color leans green, traveling through the swamp's miasma like ghost fire.
Since the flame itself was created by poisonous miasma, it contains deadly poison. Just touching a spark for a moment would cause severe poisoning, let alone devouring and fusing with it!
Precisely because of this, very few people sought this type of Heavenly Flame, and thus not many knew of its existence.
Taking the form of a butterfly, the fire was filled with toxicity, appearing faint purple, formed by absorbing rare poisons from heaven and earth, possessing infinite power. Touching it even slightly would make one wish for death over life.
Subsequently, Fang Yang sat cross-legged in front of the towering pillar.
He moved his thought, and the Heavenly Flame Bead within his body began to vibrate violently.
The ancient runes carved on the surface of the bead seemed to come alive, emitting a mysterious light.
"Release!"
Accompanied by a low shout.
Crack... Crack...
The ancient seal runes binding the Nether Poison Flame on the towering pillar cracked inch by inch in response, emitting crisp sounds of shattering.
The moment the seal was broken, the green flames on the pillar, like a wild beast unleashed, suddenly went berserk!
"Buzz!"
The Nether Poison Flame churned crazily, instantly transforming into a dark purple butterfly. As its wings flapped violently.
Thick poison gas surged outwards in all directions. High temperatures distorted the air, poisonous miasma corroded space, making one's hair stand on end.
"This poison..."
Fang Yang's eyes condensed, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.
He instantly summoned the Green Colored Lotus Platform.
A beam of green light emanated from the Green Colored Lotus Platform, firmly blocking the terrifying poisonous miasma rushing towards him.
Outside the light shield, it instantly turned into a churning green sea of poison, dead silent and dangerous.
Fang Yang slowly raised his right hand, and the black flame instantly expanded, transforming into a lifelike giant flame hand.
It grabbed the Nether Poison Flame!
"Refine!"
The giant hand formed by the Void Black Flame, the moment it grabbed the dark purple butterfly.
Its form changed abruptly, transforming into a deep black vortex, erupting with terrifying suction power.
The Nether Poison Flame struggled crazily, charging left and right, releasing even more fierce toxicity and high temperatures, attempting to break free from the restraint.
However, the essence of the Void Black Flame was far higher than its own, and its devouring power was its natural counter.
Under the strong pull of the black vortex, the power of the Nether Poison Flame was stripped away and devoured bit by bit, and the eerie poison butterfly illusion gradually became dim and blurred.
Within the originally ink-black flame, a trace of eerie green luster faintly emerged.
Fang Yang's whole body shook violently; that familiar burning sensation swept over his body again.
He clenched his teeth, circulating the Flame Mantra technique, slowly incorporating this wild energy into his body.
The dual impact of deadly poison and flame nearly tore his meridians apart, but the Void Black Flame domineeringly wrapped the Nether Poison Flame, forcibly integrating it into Fang Yang's soul power cycle.
The Nether Poison Flame was continuously refined and absorbed by the Black Flame.
Time passed in silence; fine beads of sweat seeped from Fang Yang's forehead.
The aura around his body was sometimes wild like a blazing fire, sometimes cold as poisonous miasma.
Only the Green Colored Lotus Platform continued to emit green light, protecting his heart meridians from being counter-attacked by the poison fire.
Unknown how much time passed, perhaps an incense stick's worth, perhaps several hours.
When the last trace of dark green flame was completely devoured.
The wild Nether Poison Flame within his body began to gradually converge.
"Nether Poison Flame, successfully devoured!"
Fang Yang suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance disappearing from his pupils.
New flames rose around his body; six different Heavenly Flame light shadows circulated and floated around him, all returning to calm.
Fang Yang felt the surging Heavenly Flame energy within his body, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.
The Nether Poison Flame not only greatly increased the power of the Void Black Flame but also endowed it with deadly toxicity.
Now, even just a wisp of spark was enough to make a Titled Douluo wish for death over life.
With the devouring of the Nether Poison Flame, his soul power level increased to Level 70.
He mobilised his spiritual power slightly, the flames around his body converged into his body, and the Heavenly Flame Bead space dispersed.
Inside the dormitory, Fang Yang opened his eyes again, his gaze calm as water.
He casually raised his finger; a wisp of black flame, edged with traces of green light, danced silently at his fingertip.
The flame burned silently, yet it caused the surrounding air to distort slightly, emitting an aura that made one's heart tremble.
"Shrek's Two 'Moons'..."
Fang Yang whispered softly, the flame at his fingertip swaying gently, "Let this Nether Poison Flame be the first gift I send you."
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On Sea God Island.
A dark purple butterfly quietly arrived at Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue's residence.
The butterfly's wings shimmered with eerie green light, exceptionally bewitching.
"Why?! What kind of poison is this...?"
Inside the residence, Long Yeyue looked like a madman, her originally dignified face now twisted and ferocious.
Dark and Light energy erupted uncontrollably in alternation, shaking the furnishings in the room to pieces.
A strange faint green spread; wherever it passed, her meridians felt as if they were being corroded, bringing heart-piercing pain, constantly burning her soul power and internal organs!
This poison came too strangely, too fiercely. With her cultivation as a Level 98 Super Douluo, she was actually completely unable to suppress it.
The commotion here attracted the strongest experts on Sea God Island.
A brilliant golden light sliced through the sky, instantly appearing in the courtyard.
Sky Supporting Douluo Yun Ming frowned tightly, looking at the residence where the aura was wild and chaotic, his face full of confusion.
Immediately after, a green glow full of life force flashed, and Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li also teleported over.
"Elder Long, what is wrong with you?" Ya Li couldn't help but speak.
Just then, with a boom, the room door was blasted open by wild soul power.
Long Yeyue stumbled out; at this moment, she no longer had the dignity of the Sea God Pavilion Vice Pavilion Master.
Her eyes were bloodshot, her aura extremely unstable.
Seeing Yun Ming, she grabbed onto a straw like a drowning man, screaming hoarsely: "Yun Ming! Quick! Quick, save me!"
"I... I've been poisoned! This poison... this poison isn't right!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Yun Ming's face was filled with disbelief.
In the core of Shrek Academy, on the heavily defended Sea God Island.
Long Yeyue, the Vice Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion and a Level 98 Titled Douluo, would actually be inexplicably poisoned?
This was simply absurd to the extreme!
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T/N: The wiki calls it the Ghostly Poison Flame instead of Nether Poison Flame. Just including it here in case anyone wants to look it up.
For anyone confused, the 'Shrek Two Moons/Yue' refers to Long Yeyue and Cai Yue'er as their names have the word 'Moon' in them (Yue).
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