Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

One word to suppress the strange fire”Huo-er, it all depends on you now.” Valley Master Tang Zhen stepped back several paces, clearing the space while keeping his eyes locked firmly on his daughter.

Tang Huo’er gazed at the Origin Flame seed radiating terrifying energy fluctuations. There was no fear in her eyes, only a fervent, determined eagerness to try.

She turned her head to look at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen nodded to her: ”Just follow your valley’s Legacy method and draw the flame into your body. I will be here as your Protector; if anything goes wrong, I will step in.”

His voice was steady, carrying a reassuring power.

Tang Huo’er nodded heavily and said no more. She took a step forward, walking through the air toward the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame seed in the center of the pool.

Crimson Dou Qi surged from her body, resonating with the residual scorching energy in the pool.

She extended a finger, forcing out a drop of crimson Essence Blood from the tip. Mixed with pure Dou Qi, it transformed into a profound runic seal that slowly pressed toward the violent Origin Flame seed.

Tang Huo’er sat cross-legged in mid-air above the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Pool, eyes tightly shut, her hands forming the unique hand seals of the Burning Flame Valley’s Legacy technique, the Azure Nether Ethereal Flame Manual.

Under the guidance of her Essence Blood seal, the floating Origin Flame seed slowly separated into strands of silver fire, flickering with fine sparks of lightning.

Like sentient spirit snakes, they circled her body before gradually seeping inside through her seven orifices and pores.

By the poolside, Valley Master Tang Zhen held his breath, his fists unconsciously clenching.

He could feel that although his daughter’s aura was rising sharply and showing signs of agitation as the Strange Fire entered her body, it maintained a strange overall stability.

The residual medicinal power of the fire bodhi pill formed a warm protective film within her Meridians, constantly soothing the incoming streams of lightning flame.

The Azure Nether Ethereal Flame Manual operated without pause, guiding these violent energies along specific Circulation paths to be refined, gradually merging them with her Origin Dou Qi.

Everything was going more smoothly than imagined.

Valley Master Tang Zhen’s tensed nerves relaxed slightly, his eyes showing relief and expectation. If it continued like this, a successful Fusion was not just a pipe dream.

He couldn’t help but look at Shen Wen beside him, only to see that the other man’s brow had furrowed slightly at some point, his gaze locked onto the Origin Flame seed in the pool, and... himself?

Shen Wen had indeed detected something unusual.

At first, everything was normal. But as Tang Huo’er reached the halfway point of the Fusion, more and more of the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame’s Origin was being drawn out.

As the aura emitted by the flame seed in the pool became increasingly pure and violent...

Deep within his Qi Sea, the Fallen Heart Flame, which had always been dormant and well-behaved, suddenly became restless without any warning!

It wasn’t the kind of restlessness from being threatened or provoked, but more like... a complex mix of instinctive excitement and rejection upon sensing the presence of one of its ’own kind.’

The invisible flame flickered slightly within his body, faintly emitting an almost imperceptible ripple through his aura.

”A rivalry between Strange Fires?” Shen Wen’s mind raced, and he understood instantly.

Although the strange fire ranking list was determined by people,

It was mostly based on their displayed power, characteristics, and rarity.

But fundamentally, every Strange Fire was a miraculous object born from heaven and earth energy over countless ages; they were the Supremes among all fires.

They were born with a sort of self-centered ’pride’ and exclusivity.

When two different Strange Fires approached each other to a certain degree, especially when one of them was in an active or ’masterless’ primordial state,

This instinctive rejection and rivalry would manifest.

In the original story, Xiao Yan’s entry into Jia Nan Academy while carrying the Green Lotus Core Flame had caused the Fallen Heart Flame at the bottom of the tower to riot prematurely.

When he had met Valley Master Tang Zhen earlier, who wielded the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, nothing happened because Tang Zhen had already refined the Strange Fire to the point of being an extension of his own arm, able to restrain it at will.

Secondly, his own Fallen Heart Flame had long since recognized him as master and was under control.

But now was different!

The Nine Dragon Lightning Flame had been actively stripped away by Valley Master Tang Zhen, returning to its most primitive and active Origin Flame seed form!

In this state, the Strange Fire’s ’true nature’ was fully exposed, and its perception and rejection of its own kind were at their most sensitive and intense.

And his Fallen Heart Flame was clearly being stirred by this ’naked’ aura of the same source!

”Troublesome.”

Shen Wen thought to himself as his Cultivation Technique quietly operated.

He used his even more powerful Soul Power and Dou Qi to suppress and soothe the restless Fallen Heart Flame.

At the same time, his sharp gaze turned toward the fusing Tang Huo’er.

There was likely going to be a problem.

Sure enough, just as Tang Huo’er was about to complete the final step, guiding the vast majority of the lightning flame streams into her Dantian to prepare for the final branding of ownership—

”ROAR—!!!”

Within the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Pool, the remaining core Origin Flame seed suddenly erupted with a deafening dragon roar and thunderous howl!

The silver flames, which had been relatively stable, suddenly turned violent, churning and expanding wildly. Nine dragon-shaped phantoms broke free, baring claws and fangs, emitting terrifying heat and destructive lightning aura!

It was no longer being docilely guided by Tang Huo’er; instead, as if provoked by something, it became extremely aggressive.

The violent fire waves and lightning surged backward, lashing out at Tang Huo’er at the critical moment of Fusion when her defenses were at their weakest!

”Huo-er!”

Valley Master Tang Zhen turned pale with horror, crying out as his figure bolted forward to intervene.

Shen Wen frowned. Since this was essentially a mess he had caused, he no longer hesitated. He took a step forward, and his aura changed instantly.

The Supreme fire majesty of the Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi and the Origin fluctuations of the Flame Ancestral Symbol spread out simultaneously.

His eyes were like torches as he looked at the violent lightning flame seed and barked coldly: ”Quiet down!”

Before his voice had even faded, a miraculous scene occurred.

The Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, which had been baring its fangs as if to destroy everything, was like a furious dragon having its vitals seized. All its violent arrogance vanished instantly!

The lightning retracted, the flames became docile, and it floated obediently in place, even actively cooperating with the stalled Fusion process inside Tang Huo’er’s body.

The pressure vanished instantly. Tang Huo’er seized the opportunity to operate her technique at full power, and her internal aura quickly stabilized and climbed.

To the side, Valley Master Tang Zhen was completely stunned, his mouth agape, his face full of incredulous confusion.

Huh? That’s... it’s over?

Is... is this even logical?!

Valley Master Tang Zhen felt his understanding of the world had taken a massive hit. He knew Shen Wen was strong, a Grade 8 Alchemist with unfathomable methods.

But the scene before him had completely exceeded his definition of ’strong.’

That wasn’t some random cat or dog; that was the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, ranked twelfth on the strange fire ranking list!

It was the treasure that had protected the Burning Flame Valley for a thousand years!

In its most violent and untamable state after returning to its Origin, it was actually... tamed by someone using just their aura and two words?

This Grandmaster Shen... just who is he?! What kind of Cultivation Technique is he practicing?!

Valley Master Tang Zhen’s throat felt dry. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. He just stared blankly at Shen Wen, then at his daughter in the pool, who was safe and sound as her Fusion reached its peak, his mind a complete mess.