70: In dire straits, the spirit burns, and the ghostly flames begin to appear.

The light of the Legacy flickered intensely on the azure jade stone door. A massive flow of information, like a bursting flood, surged madly into Xiao Yan's consciousness. The fire control insights of the ancient Alchemist, countless rare Pill Formulas, and the comprehension and control methods for that "Azure Nether Profound Flame"—each item was enough to cause a bloody storm in the outside world! This was an enormous Opportunity, but at this moment, it had become a deadly Talismanic Incantation!

Fan Lao and the four others surrounded him in a fan shape, their faces carrying the mockery of a cat playing with a mouse and undisguised greed. Their auras locked onto Xiao Yan, Dou Qi surging, ready to launch a fatal blow at any moment. At this critical moment of receiving the Legacy, Xiao Yan was practically powerless to resist!

"Kid, your luck is decent, but unfortunately, you won't live to enjoy it!" Fan Lao laughed sinisterly. He raised his withered palm, and blood-red Dou Qi condensed, forming a foul-smelling, bloody palm print carrying corrosive energy, striking directly towards the top of Xiao Yan's head! He intended to interrupt the Legacy and kill him in the process!

The other four Great Dou Masters also attacked simultaneously. Blade Qi, sword shadows, and poison darts sealed off all of Xiao Yan's escape routes from different angles!

The aura of death descended instantly!

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted, and intense unwillingness and fury surged in his heart! He had struggled so hard to get here and obtain such an Opportunity; was he really going to be buried here?!

No! Absolutely not!

In this moment of extreme peril, countless memories flashed through his mind: the teachings of Yao Lao, the endless life-and-death trials he had endured over the past three years, the condescending gaze of Nalan Yanran, and the unattainable, mountain-like figure of Li Ao!

An extremely fierce resolve erupted from the depths of his heart like a volcano!

He forcibly split off a portion of his mind, ignoring the attacks about to land on him. Instead, following the refinement method for the "Azure Nether Profound Flame" he had just received in his mind, he frantically activated the faint wisp of the Bone Chilling Flame's Origin within his body!

That's right, he wasn't going to defend, but to... refine! Refine the residual aura of the "Azure Nether Profound Flame" permeating this Immortal Cave!

He was gambling! Gambling that the residual Heavenly Flame aura in this ancient Immortal Cave shared the same Origin as the Bone Chilling Flame (both being yin-cold attributes) and could be roused! Gambling that the Legacy Restriction left by the Immortal Cave's owner would give leeway to a successor attempting to refine a Heavenly Flame!

This was an extremely insane move! Forcibly refining a Heavenly Flame while surrounded by powerful enemies was tantamount to seeking death! But he had no other choice!

"Burning Technique! Circulate for me!"

Xiao Yan let out a silent roar in his heart. The mysterious Cultivation Technique "Burning Technique," obtained from Yao Lao, began circulating frantically at an unprecedented speed! The Origin of the Bone Chilling Flame was completely stimulated, and an extreme chill mixed with the characteristic of devouring all flames suddenly spread out, centered around him!

"Weng—!"

Just as the attacks from Fan Lao and the others were about to land on Xiao Yan, a sudden change occurred!

The entire azure jade stone palace violently shook! The runes flowing on the great door shone brightly, and an aura far more ancient and vast than before suddenly awakened! Simultaneously, within the cavern, the residual energy of the "Azure Nether Profound Flame," which had permeated the area for countless years, seemed to heed the call of a sovereign and frantically converged toward Xiao Yan!

"What?!"

Fan Lao's bloody palm print, along with the attacks of the four Great Dou Masters, instantly shattered and vanished the moment they encountered this suddenly erupting ancient aura and icy energy, as if they had slammed into an invisible wall! The four Great Dou Masters were even forced to stumble backward by the force of the rebound, their faces pale white!

"What is going on?! Why did the Immortal Cave's Restriction suddenly strengthen?!" Fan Lao was both shocked and enraged, staring incredulously at Xiao Yan, who was enveloped in azure-white energy light.

At this moment, Xiao Yan felt as if his body was about to explode! The residual energy of the "Azure Nether Profound Flame" from the outside frantically intertwined and clashed with the Origin of the Bone Chilling Flame inside him, yet under the profound power of the "Burning Technique," they were forcibly refined and entered Fusion!

Extreme cold and the pain of burning his Soul struck simultaneously! His Meridians were tearing inch by inch, his Qi Sea was violently swelling, and frost condensed on the surface of his skin, yet azure-white flames shone through from within!

He was enduring unimaginable agony, but an unyielding flame burned in his pair of pitch-black eyes!

"We can't let him succeed! He is refining the Heavenly Flame energy here! Attack together, kill him!" Fan Lao, being a Dou Ling expert, had extraordinary insight. He immediately saw the clue, and while horrified, his killing intent intensified! This boy must absolutely not be allowed to live!

He held nothing back. The majestic Dou Qi of a five-star Dou Ling erupted without reservation. He unleashed the Blood Sect's ultimate technique, the "Blood Fiend Palm," sending a more concentrated and massive bloody palm print, accompanied by the wails of ghosts and howls of wolves, crashing toward Xiao Yan once more!

The other four also suppressed their injuries and attacked with all their might!

However, it was already too late!

Just as the bloody palm print was about to strike his body, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head. His eyes were no longer purely pitch-black but had transformed into strange, contrasting colors: deathly white in the left eye (Bone Chilling Flame) and azure-white in the right eye (Azure Nether Profound Flame)!

He opened his mouth and let out a low growl that sounded inhuman:

"Azure Nether... Profound Fire... Appear!"

"Boom—!"

An azure-white flame torrent suddenly erupted from his body! This flame possessed both the extreme yin-coldness of the Bone Chilling Flame and the unique deathly silence and ethereal quality of the Azure Nether Profound Flame, as if it came from the deepest netherworld! Wherever the flame passed, space seemed to freeze, and even light became distorted!

The azure-white flame wave violently collided with Fan Lao's Blood Fiend Palm Print!

There was no loud crash, only a grating "sizzle" sound! The palm print, which contained violent Dou Qi and Blood Fiend power, instantly encountered its nemesis upon contact with the azure-white flame. Its energy was rapidly frozen, decomposed, and finally annihilated!

"Impossible!!" Fan Lao let out a terrified scream. He felt his Dou Qi, and even his life force, rapidly draining away under the terrifying flame!

The momentum of the azure-white flame wave did not diminish, instantly sweeping across the entire plaza!

"Ah—!"

"No!!"

Piercing screams rang out one after another!

The four high-level Great Dou Masters couldn't even put up the slightest resistance before being frozen into ice sculptures by the azure-white flame, and then, along with their Souls, they turned into flying ash!

Fan Lao frantically circulated his Dou Qi, setting up layers of blood shields in front of him, and rapidly retreated! But the azure-white flame pursued him relentlessly like a maggot in the bone, shattering the blood shields layer by layer!

"Pfft!"

Finally, a tiny azure-white flame pierced the last defense and landed on Fan Lao's left arm!

"Argh!" Fan Lao let out a heartbreaking scream. His left arm visibly turned gray and stiff at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally, with a "crack," it broke off, turning into ice powder before it even hit the ground! The flame was even beginning to spread from the severed limb toward the rest of his body!

Fan Lao was so scared his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering that he dared not linger for even a moment. He violently spat out a mouthful of essence blood, used a Blood Escape secret technique, and transformed into a streak of bloody light, frantically fleeing towards the exit of the cavern at the cost of burning his life force! He didn't even have the courage to look back!

The azure-white flame slowly receded, re-entering Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan stood rooted to the spot, gasping violently, his face as pale as paper, his body swaying precariously. Forcibly rousing and refining the residual Heavenly Flame energy, and then unleashing the "Azure Nether Profound Fire" which he had not fully mastered, had nearly drained all his strength and left him with considerable internal injuries.

But he had survived! Moreover, he had turned misfortune into fortune and initially grasped a trace of the "Azure Nether Profound Flame's" power! Although it was far from the level of a complete Heavenly Flame, its power had already far exceeded his expectations!

He glanced at the direction Fan Lao had fled and the four piles of ashes on the ground, without a trace of pity in his eyes. He walked up to the ice powder that had been the severed arm and picked up a storage ring that had not been affected by the flames.

"Blood Sect... Fan Lao... This enmity has been established." Xiao Yan's gaze was icy. He knew the trouble had just begun. He had to leave this place quickly!

He no longer hesitated. Supporting his weakened body, he turned and walked toward the palace gate that was still flashing with azure light. The Legacy was not yet complete, and he needed to finish receiving it quickly, then leave this place of trouble!

This was the Law of survival in the Black-Corner Region. Every Opportunity was accompanied by endless slaughter. Only by constantly growing stronger could one carve out a bloody path on this dark land!

And for Xiao Yan, who had initially achieved Fusion with the power of two yin-cold Heavenly Flames, his path to becoming a powerhouse was destined to be accompanied by even more biting cold and... scorching flames that incinerate all obstacles!