Chapter 51: Chaotic Battle!
Mo Ya's voice, wrapped in Dou Qi, spread throughout the entire valley, causing many of those hiding in the shadows to feel a tightening in their hearts.
They watched the Yao brothers with anxious eyes. If the three agreed to Mo Ya's terms, things would become difficult. The Black Emperor Sect was a force with a Dou Zong seated within it. With him stepping in, even the Gold and Silver Elders would have to show some respect.
At this moment, the Yao brothers were indeed somewhat tempted. But soon, they came to their senses. Others did not know the truth of what they carried, but did they not know?
They did not have a heavenly flame at all. This was all a decoy. If they used this to join the Black Emperor Sect now, and the other party later found out that this was just a child flame, they would tear them apart.
Offending both the Jia Nan Academy and the Black Emperor Sect would spell their doom.
Hearing Mo Ya's promise, the Gold and Silver Elders' expressions also darkened. Seeing the duck they were about to catch being eyed by so many others, they grew restless.
"Big brother, what should we do?" Years of tacit understanding meant that a single glance was enough to convey their thoughts. In a brief moment, the two reached an understanding.
"Attack —"
With a sudden shout, two figures — one gold, one silver — instantly flashed before the caught-off-guard Yao brothers.
They grinned at the three. Beneath their burn-covered faces, the smile seemed somewhat sinister. Then, they tightly clasped their left and right hands together. An extremely powerful light-green Dou Qi burst forth.
"Thousand Leaf Palm!"
"Second brother, third brother!"
Faced with the Gold and Silver Elders' sudden attack, the three brothers could not react in time. They hastily each struck out with a palm.
Bang —
"Bastards! Gold and Silver Elders, do you have no respect for our Black Emperor Sect at all?"
Seeing the Yao brothers suffer a sneak attack and severe injury, Mo Ya's face darkened. The dozen-plus Dou Wangs behind him and his own aura erupted together, pointing directly at the Gold and Silver Elders.
"Heh —" Facing Mo Ya's threat, the Gold and Silver Elders stopped and sneered. "Those words would be better coming from your father. As for you..."
"Hehe —"
After teaching the Black Emperor Sect's young sect master a lesson, the Gold and Silver Elders moved, quickly rushing toward the three Yao brothers.
"Excellent. Simply excellent!" The Gold and Silver Elders' mockery made Mo Ya tremble with anger. His face gloomy, he let out a cold laugh.
"Young Sect Master..." Seeing Mo Ya's vicious expression, Qi Shan, who knew him well, realized that Mo Ya was on the verge of exploding. He could not help but speak.
With so many tigers circling around, it was better not to be the bird that stuck out its head.
It had to be said, Qi Shan was indeed a qualified guest elder. He could actually resist the temptation of the heavenly flame and consider things from the Black Emperor Sect's perspective.
"Everyone, hear my command. I want the Gold and Silver Elders to know the price of looking down on our Black Emperor Sect!"
But at this moment, Mo Ya was blinded by anger. He could not listen to any advice.
"Yes —"
Loud voices of acknowledgment rang out one after another.
Boom — The combined eruption of over a dozen Dou Wangs was quite impressive. Wave after wave of powerful Dou Techniques rained down toward the Gold and Silver Elders.
"You all... sigh —" Qi Shan watched Mo Ya and the others charge forward. Finally, he sighed. He too stirred his Dou Qi wings and followed.
"You brats still wet behind the ears!" In the distance, the Gold and Silver Elders, having just injured Yao Er with another palm strike, looked at the incoming Dou Techniques and the surrounding Dou Wangs. A look of mockery appeared on their faces.
"Let me teach you a lesson on behalf of your father!"
Boom — An even more intense battle erupted. The Gold and Silver Elders truly lived up to their reputation as strong experts on the Black Ranking. With just one of them acting, they could hold off the entire Black Emperor Sect group.
Seeing that his younger brother was not in danger, the elder of the Gold and Silver Elders looked at the stumbling Yao brothers. A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Now, let this old man see who else will come to save you."
"Big brother, what do we do? The Mo Yan Valley is actually acting like turtles hiding in their shells." At this moment, the Frenzy Blood Pills inside the Yao brothers had worn off. They had entered a period of weakness. Yao Er and Yao San supported Yao Da, who had suffered the worst injuries, and shouted anxiously.
At this moment, Yao Da looked at his anxious younger brothers. He forced himself to stay calm. Anyone could panic, but he, as the elder brother, absolutely could not. He had to fight for a slim chance of survival for the three brothers.
Suddenly, Yao Da's eyes lit up. He suddenly turned and shouted toward the direction of the Mo Yan Valley, "The heavenly flame is here. May the revered elders of the Mo Yan Valley take pity on us three brothers and save our lives!"
At the same time, Yao Da violently hurled a fiery-red furnace toward the Mo Yan Valley.
Clunk — At this moment, everyone's eyes were drawn to the object Yao Da had thrown.
It was a red, pot-shaped object. Inside, a faint invisible flame could be seen slowly burning. At the same time, a fire python slowly coiled around the furnace.
The moment they saw the flame, everyone could not help but feel their hearts skip a beat. At that instant, a strange flame quietly appeared within their bodies.
"Damn it, what is this —"
"Ah —, why is there a flame inside my body?"
"So hot, so hot! I am burning to death!"
The moment the Fallen Heart Flame appeared, everyone present could not help but wail. They discovered with horror that a flame had ignited inside their bodies. Their meridians, bones, muscles, and other organs began to feel stinging pain, growing stronger and stronger.
"What kind of flame is this?" The Gold and Silver Elders were the same. Horrified, they looked inward at the flame within their bodies and urged their Dou Qi to suppress it.
"Get out, get out!"
"This is... the Fallen Heart Flame!" Compared to these amateurs, Qi Shan, the expert in handling fire, recognized the flame's origin. He spoke in surprise.
"Ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame List. The Fallen Heart Flame — known as a cultivation cheating device."
Everyone present heard Qi Shan's words. They then looked at the flying furnace with burning eyes.
After a brief moment of stillness, an even greater scramble erupted. They did not understand heavenly flames, but they understood the meaning of a 'cultivation cheating device'.
Everyone tacitly suppressed the pain within their bodies and charged toward the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Bastard, the Fallen Heart Flame is mine!"
"Young Sect Master, help me seize this flame!"
"Everyone attack together!"
...
The Dou Huangs with the highest cultivation present all made their moves. They rushed forward, and halfway there, a great battle erupted.
"Big brother, I will hold them off. You go retrieve the flame."
Having been brothers for many years, the Gold and Silver Elders immediately divided their labor and made arrangements.
One would hold off the others for a moment, while the other rushed toward the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Bastard —"
Watching the gold-robed figure about to claim the Fallen Heart Flame, those delayed by the silver-robed elder could no longer hold back.
"You are mine!" The gold-robed elder looked at the Fallen Heart Flame before him with burning eyes. A cultivation cheating device — could it help him break through to Dou Zong?
"Heh heh —"
"Everyone, you have come uninvited. Our Mo Yan Valley is quite lively today."
Just as the gold-robed elder's hand was about to touch the Flame Gathering Furnace, a withered hand suddenly shot out. In its palm, a gray flame blazed fiercely as it struck toward the gold-robed figure.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Mo Yan Valley's forces finally appeared. Leading them was Fang Yan, the Mo Yan Valley's Grand Elder, accompanied by the Second and Third Elders, who were almost always by his side.
"Fang Yan —"
The Gold and Silver Elders looked angrily at Fang Yan, who had appeared before them. Facing the sharp palm imprint aimed at his forehead, the gold-robed elder had no choice but to give up on the Fallen Heart Flame. He struck out with his own palm in return.
Bang —
Their palm winds crossed. The low, thunder-like sounds of their palms clashing rang out continuously amidst the dazzling, blurry afterimages.
"Fang Yan, what is the meaning of this?" Seeing his elder brother about to be ganged up on, the younger of the Gold and Silver Elders had to abandon the Black Emperor Sect group and quickly rush to his brother's side.
The two stood together, their auras connected, and glared fiercely at the Mo Yan Valley group.
At the same time, the Black Emperor Sect and other forces' members slowly gathered toward this direction.
"Hehe, what is the meaning of this? Since the heavenly flame has appeared in our Mo Yan Valley, it means it shares an affinity with our Mo Yan Valley. Everyone had better give up."
Fang Yan let out a strange laugh. His eyes were cold as he looked at the crowd. He was also a fire-attributed strong expert, and a half-step Dou Zong. If he obtained this heavenly flame this time, he would definitely break through to the Dou Zong realm. At that time, not only would his strength greatly increase, but his lifespan would also be extended.
His age was not young, after all.
Therefore, he would not lightly give up on this heavenly flame.
"Heh —"
"The Mo Yan Valley is quite tyrannical. The heavenly flame is a divine object of heaven and earth. It belongs to whoever has an affinity for it. Han believes that since this object has appeared in the Black-Corner Region, it should follow the rules of the Black-Corner Region."
As the soft laugh faded, a ripple suddenly spread across the clear sky. A figure approached from afar, walking slowly, and finally hovered in the sky. The terrifying aura emanating from his body was more frightening than anyone else present. Most importantly, there were no Dou Qi wings behind his back. He was stepping through the void, approaching step by step.
"Han Feng!"
Seeing the newcomer, everyone present changed their expressions. Among them, the Gold and Silver Elders' faces suddenly became somewhat ugly.
A man's reputation was the shadow of a tree. Han Feng had always been an important figure in the Black-Corner Region. A year ago, he had even broken through to Dou Zong and advanced to seventh-grade alchemist.
This past year, Maple City's development had been extremely rapid. It had already faintly shown signs of becoming the number one force in the Black-Corner Region.
"Han Feng already possesses a heavenly flame. Why does he want to seize this one as well?"
At the same time, a deep question appeared in everyone's minds. It was common knowledge that a fire-attributed strong expert could only absorb one heavenly flame. Was Han Feng willing to risk backlash to change his heavenly flame?
"Han Feng, you already have a heavenly flame. Since ancient times, no one has been able to absorb two heavenly flames. Medicine Emperor Han, it would be best not to make a mistake."
Fang Yan did not care how powerful Maple City was. He had the ancestor to back him up. No one was more powerful than him.
At this moment, this heavenly flame was his hope for a breakthrough. He could not give it up.
"That is not something for the Grand Elder to worry about." Han Feng withdrew his burning gaze from the heavenly flame. Although this flame gave him a strange feeling, it was indeed a heavenly flame, no mistake.
Since it was a heavenly flame, he could not give it up.
He turned his gaze and looked at the Gold and Silver Elders, whose expressions were ugly. He suddenly spoke. "This is a Sect-Breaking Pill. I had intended to give two of them to the Gold and Silver Elders, but Han simply could not get away. What a coincidence today. Please do not blame Han for this, you two."
Back when they were competing for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, Han Feng had promised them two Sect-Breaking Pills. Later, due to various reasons, he had only appeared in the Black-Corner Region after breaking through to Dou Zong.
As soon as he appeared, he had begun the road of repaying his debts. After all, he had promised quite a few pills back then.
In the past year, he had either been refining pills or on his way to refine pills. He was practically a pill-refining machine.
Recruiting strong experts required pills. Repaying debts also required pills. And they had to collect medicinal ingredients as well. Sometimes, he really wanted to secretly take care of a few people. Then he would not have to repay his debts.
As for the Gold and Silver Elders' Sect-Breaking Pills — they were peak sixth-grade pills. The refinement difficulty was considerable, and the medicinal ingredients were also very scarce. He only had two of them in his hands. But two Dou Zongs who shared a connection in thought were quite a threat. So, Han Feng had not given them their pills immediately.
Now it seemed he could no longer hold onto these pills.
Watching the jade bottle tossed by Han Feng, the Gold and Silver Elders' expressions changed. They broke into joyful smiles. They fumbled to catch the jade bottle. Looking at the longan-sized pill inside, a flash of excitement passed through their eyes.
Putting away the pills, the Gold and Silver Elders smiled and cupped their hands toward Han Feng. "Medicine Emperor Han is too serious. Everyone in the Black-Corner Region knows of Medicine Emperor Han's reputation. Just a few more days is nothing, nothing at all."
Even though Han Feng had intentionally delayed the time to give them their reward, the Gold and Silver Elders still had to accept it with a smile. Such was the weight of a seventh-grade alchemist in the Black-Corner Region.
Fang Yan and the others, however, looked somewhat grim. Watching the Gold and Silver Elders who now faintly stood behind Han Feng, everyone cursed inwardly without stopping.
At this moment, Han Feng was in a great mood. He looked at the crowd and slowly spoke. "Everyone, if you contend with me, you had best consider the consequences."
Han Feng's eyes narrowed. He quietly gazed at the crowd, a look of contempt in his eyes. Seeing that no one moved, he let out a sneer. From his fingertip, a deep-blue flame, like clear lake water, transformed into a rope and coiled toward the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Attack —"
No one knew who shouted. The peaceful atmosphere in the field was instantly shattered. Dazzling Dou Techniques rained down toward Han Feng.
Rumble —
In the end, Han Feng emerged victorious from this great battle. Relying on his heavenly flame, a one-star Dou Zong like Han Feng could contend with a three-star Dou Zong. Coupled with the Gold and Silver Elders, who were comparable to Dou Zongs, none of those present could stop him.
"Big brother, what do we do?" The second of the Mo Yan Valley's three 'brothers' looked at the eldest, Fang Yan, and asked.
Fang Yan looked at the burn marks on his palm. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes. He spoke in a low voice. "Let us go. Wake the ancestor. We absolutely cannot let Han Feng obtain a second heavenly flame."
Originally, Fang Yan had not wanted to wake the Earth Demon ancestor, who was in seclusion. Because if the other emerged, the heavenly flame would certainly no longer be his.
But now, it seemed Han Feng had repeatedly ruined his plans. That left him no choice.
What he could not have, others could not have either.