Chapter 185

Huo Xuan saw that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was after the Strange Fire inside their bodies.

"Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, aren't you afraid of the Yan clan's retaliation?" Huo Xuan's voice grew hoarse from anger as he tried to threaten Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing with the Yan clan.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing: "Whether the Yan clan can even survive is still uncertain, and moreover your clan chief is an eight-star Dou Sheng..."

Ignoring the three's futile rage, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing began to extract the Strange Fire from their bodies.

Feeling the Strange Fire being slowly pulled from within them, that soul‑rending agony almost made them collapse.

"Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, release us now and it's not too late!" Huo Xuan roared, his voice tinged with pleading, but mostly defiance.

However, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing merely shook his head slightly.

Not long after, the Golden Emperor Scorching Heaven Flame, the Eight Wastes Annihilation Flame, and the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame were successfully extracted by Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

Those three terrifying flames now hovered silently in Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's palm.

Their realms also fell, even though they hadn't relied on the Strange Fire to break through, the fire had indeed aided them during cultivation.

Gu Xun'er's realm dropped to early two‑star Dou Sheng, while Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi fell to early one‑star Dou Sheng, nearly dropping to Half‑Saint.

Having their inner Strange Fire stripped, these three are essentially crippled; even if they could break through later, it would be extremely difficult.

Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi's faces were ashen.

Gu Xun'er's gaze was empty and dazed, as if she had lost all color and vitality.

The greatest motivation sustaining her cultivation, all her efforts, every arduous training session, every sleepless night, were for the purpose of reviving Xiao Yan.

And now, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing has shattered his hope.

"Xiao Yan brother, I can't save you..." Gu Xun'er's voice was mournful, tears slipping down silently.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing didn't care what they were thinking.

He stared fixedly at the three Strange Flames in his hand, his eyes flashing with fervent light.

Having taken such a risk, he finally obtained these three Strange Flames! Now, truly holding them in his hand, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing felt that all his sacrifices were worth it.

One ranked fourth: Golden Emperor Scorching Heaven Flame; one ranked sixth: Eight Wastes Annihilation Flame; one ranked eighth: Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.

Refining these three Strange Flames would be equivalent to several decades of his bitter cultivation!

High risk, high reward.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing did not expect that refining these three Strange Flames would help him break through to late nine‑star Dou Sheng; that was unrealistic.

As long as these three Strange Flames could help him advance to mid nine‑star Dou Sheng, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing would be satisfied.

"Mid nine‑star Dou Sheng, plus all the Strange Flames I possess, facing Gu Yuan or the Hun Tiandi, even if I cannot win I might not lose!" Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing silently recited this to himself.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had this confidence in himself.

Time was urgent; Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing instructed Ziyan to seal Dragon Island and conceal its location.

"Ziyan, I have to trouble you again..."

Ziyan knew what Jiang Xing was worried about and comforted him: "Don't worry, the spatial power of our Void Ancient Dragon clan is strong! I will personally set up a spatial seal; unless one has the Void Ancient Dragon bloodline, no one can find or enter Dragon Island."

After hearing that, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing felt somewhat relieved and had no doubt whatsoever about Ziyan's ability.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing already had a plan in mind; aware of the urgency, he decided to immediately enter seclusion to refine the Strange Fire and boost his strength.

Whether the Soul clan could wipe out the Gu Yan Lei three clans, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing did not know.

If they could be wiped out, that would be best; then the entire continent would have only a heavily wounded Soul clan left.

The injured Xiao Xuan, in his battle years ago with the Hun Tiandi, though he ultimately fell, also inflicted heavy wounds on the Hun Tiandi, requiring a millennium of rest to recover. Likewise, if Gu Yuan fought to the death, there's no reason the Hun Tiandi couldn't be plunged into heavy injury again.

"A heavily wounded Soul Heaven Emperor, a Soul clan greatly depleted in vitality—now our Void Ancient Dragon clan need not fear!" Jiang Xing thought to himself.

A millennium is enough for them to undergo earth‑shaking changes.

If the Hun Tiandi chose to first heal his injuries, then this millennium would be enough for him and Ziyan Cai Lin and others to break through to late nine‑star Dou Sheng.

No, not even a millennium is needed; a century would suffice, by which time several late nine‑star Dou Sheng powerhouses could step into the Soul Realm...

Thinking of this, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing felt a twinge of regret for not having killed a few more ancient clan Dou Sheng experts! Back then he hadn't considered so much; heartbroken, heartbroken indeed!

Of course this is merely fantasy; in reality, the Soul clan is unlikely to be able to exterminate them.

Although when he and Ziyan left, the Soul clan held an advantage among low‑rank Dou Sheng.

But that was on the territory of the Gu Yan Lei three clans; if the three clans fought desperately, even willing to self‑destruct, it would be enough to make the Soul clan drink a pot.

If the Soul clan's elites could unite wholeheartedly and stake their lives to exterminate the three clans, perhaps they could really do it.

To trade the lives of the entire clan for victory in this battle, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing believed the Hun Tiandi had such resolve.

But don't forget, the Soul clan also has a traitor, Xuwu Tun Yan.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing did not believe the Xuwu Tun Yan would sacrifice itself to accomplish the Hun Tiandi.

The Hun Tiandi surely knows this as well; he would certainly consider the possible impact of the Xuwu Tun Yan.

Therefore, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing inferred that the Soul clan could not wipe out the Gu Yan Lei three clans.

The heavenly talents of the ancient and flame clans had been captured and brought back by himself.

Although the Soul clan restrained them, they would not openly wage war against the Void Ancient Dragon clan, but Jiang Xing felt it wise to guard against it.

You want to come find me?

Sure, I'll just hide Dragon Island outright.

Want to find the Tianxu Ancient Dragon Dragon Island, adept at spatial power, in the vast beast‑domain space? Go ahead and look; you won't hear a peep.

By the time you find it, sorry, I'll already be a nine‑star Dou Sheng!

After arranging matters with everyone, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing immediately entered seclusion to refine the Strange Fire.

Meanwhile, the Tianxu Ancient Dragon clan, under Ziyan's command, swiftly recalled all its members abroad and sealed the island!

Dragon Island was soon enveloped by a powerful spatial seal.

This seal not only hides Dragon Island's location, but also blocks external perception and probing of it.

Elsewhere, the great battle continues.

Earlier, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing and Ziyan had killed many Fighting Saint experts of the Three-Clan Alliance, causing their side to continually lose members when facing the Soul Clan's fierce offensive; this not only weakened their combat strength but also imposed tremendous psychological pressure on the remaining clansmen.

The Ancient Flame Thunder Three Clans watched their clansmen fall one after another; amidst despair and rage, some made the tragic choice to self-detonate.

The first warrior to self-detonate was like lighting a fuse, triggering a chain reaction.

From then on, alliance experts, determined to defend their families and prevent the Soul Clan from succeeding, resolutely chose to self-detonate.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sounds of self-detonation rose and fell across the battlefield; each explosion took down a warrior and also carried away Soul Clan experts who were too late to escape.

(End of chapter)