Chapter 43: Exotic Fire Body Tempering

Yao Lao pondered for a while, then slowly opened his mouth and said: "Do you really want to go a step further? You must know that your body strength has already surpassed most people, and as your strength improves, it will go a step further, so you will always be a bit stronger than Dou Zhe of the same level."

"That's for sure! It would be best if it could reach the level of diamond-like indestructibility, that would be great!" Xiao Yan laughed.

Yao Lao stroked his beard and said indifferently: "If you want to go a step further, the previous methods are no longer of much use. However, I have an idea that can be tried. If it is really feasible, it is really possible to reach what you said!"

"What method?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Exotic Fire Body Tempering!" Yao Lao slowly spat out these four words.

"Exotic Fire Body Tempering? Didn't we do that before?" Xiao Yan asked with confusion.

"Heh! Before, I only wrapped a thin layer of Exotic Fire around my Dou Qi strike; what could that little bit of Exotic Fire possibly do?" Yao Lao said disdainfully.

Xiao Yan walked back and forth, considering whether to do this, whether it was worth it. There was always a voice in his heart telling him that he was strong enough now, and there was no need to suffer this inhuman torture. However, it was precisely this voice that aroused Xiao Yan's rebellious psychology.

"Sigh! This silly boy is too reckless! I just asked you to control the Exotic Fire to wrap your whole body and then slowly increase the temperature, how could you be so reckless? This is finished, I guess the body will be burned to ashes soon, it's not easy to find a disciple, and it's over like this!" Yao Lao said helplessly.

"Of course, it's for you to control the Exotic Fire to burn your whole body from the inside out, but this kind of pain..." Yao Lao said softly, then shook his head, because this kind of pain was too uncomfortable to bear at all.

"What special mark?" Xiao Yan asked with confusion.

Just when Xiao Yan wanted to give up, the rebellious psychology occupied the upper hand again. He gritted his teeth, instantly controlled the Exotic Fire to fill his whole body, and then... there was no then.

Just when Xiao Yan was ready to give up struggling, he suddenly found that the flames in the alchemy furnace went out, and instead, water appeared out of thin air. These waters were very magical, and Xiao Yan soaked in the water, feeling his body light, as if he were in the sky.

Just when Yao Lao was sighing, he found that Xiao Yan's body still maintained a complete state and was not burned to death by the Exotic Fire.

"This kid's luck is truly heaven-defying, even this is fine, and the Exotic Fire is still actively helping him temper his body!" Yao Lao looked at the flames on Xiao Yan's body and felt somewhat jealous.

Seeing the flames on Xiao Yan's body, Yao Lao fell to the ground, scared out of his wits, but had no way at all. Because he could only use the Exotic Fire, if he took action rashly, it would only make the situation worse. At this time, Yao Lao could only try his best to control the Exotic Fire not to let it spread.

"Ah! I made it? You mean these were all made by the Exotic Fire?" Xiao Yan touched his head, recalled for a while, and then remembered.

"Actually, the clan mark was triggered. I didn't expect this Exotic Fire to be able to improve his bloodline power. No! This doesn't seem to be a clan mark. I know the clan marks of the eight ancient clans, there is no such thing, and I have seen the clan marks of other families, there is no such thing. This mark should be related to the Exotic Fire in his body. Truly a mysterious little guy, even I can't understand it anymore," Yao Lao said with emotion.

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to use the Exotic Fire to temper his body. Xiao Yan was so impatient because he was afraid that after this energy passed, he would never dare again, so he started quickly while this crazy energy was still there.

"Ah?"

Xiao Yan opened his eyes suddenly, checked the surroundings, and found that he was in a deep pit at this time, and he was bare. A cool breeze blew, and he felt his body cool. Looking down, he found that all his clothes were gone. Xiao Yan immediately covered his bottom, took out a piece of clothing from the storage ring and put it on, and then climbed out of the pit.

"Hmph! I don't know where you got such good luck, not only are you fine, but you also triggered a special mark!" Yao Lao snorted coldly, then said with some jealousy.

"Done! Isn't it just Exotic Fire Body Tempering! Teacher, protect me, I will try it now." Xiao Yan said to Yao Lao.

"Isn't this fine?" Xiao Yan knew he was wrong and smiled apologetically.

Xiao Yan sank his mind into the Qi sea, observing the Exotic Fire in the center of the Qi cyclone. The black and white Exotic Fire seeds constantly squirmed, like magma. The more Xiao Yan looked, the more scared he became. The Exotic Fire seemed to be able to burn everything, burning away a lot of his crazy energy, making Xiao Yan fall into hesitation again.

"What else can it do! It hurts a lot, okay! It almost took half my life, and it's not enough! Could it be that I have to burn myself with Exotic Fire?" Xiao Yan complained.

Just when Yao Lao was sighing, the black and white flames on Xiao Yan's body gradually changed. The black flames gradually disappeared, leaving only white flames. These white flames were like repair spirit liquid, constantly repairing Xiao Yan's burned body.

"How... how to burn yourself with Exotic Fire?" Xiao Yan's voice trembled a bit.

Just like if you accidentally get an electric shock, it will only make you tremble, and then it will be fine. But if you keep getting an electric shock, your body will slowly lose consciousness, and finally die.

"What are you screaming about?" Yao Lao's voice sounded in Xiao Yan's ear.

"Ah! Comfortable!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but groan.

However, what surprised Yao Lao was more than that. Only then did a black and white cross mark appear on Xiao Yan's forehead. Although the mark was very shallow, Yao Lao knew what it was.

"Hey! You guessed it right! It is Exotic Fire Body Tempering. Do you dare?" Yao Lao's somewhat playful voice sounded.

Yao Lao didn't continue, because even if he didn't say it, Xiao Yan understood. Although Yao Lao's previous training used Exotic Fire, the burning sensation of the Exotic Fire flashed and disappeared, but that flash of pain was enough to make Xiao Yan howl. Now it was using the Exotic Fire to burn the body directly, which was equivalent to having to endure it all the time.

"Could it be like Sun Wukong in 'Journey to the West', locked in an alchemy furnace, burned for forty-nine days, and then achieved a diamond-like indestructible body?" Xiao Yan was shocked, this was something he had never thought of before.

Xiao Yan, who was in a coma, had a dream at this time. He dreamed that he was like Sun Wukong, thrown into an Eight Trigrams Furnace, surrounded by flames, constantly burning his body. The pain of the flames was unbearable. He tried his best to climb out of the alchemy furnace, but no matter how he struggled, it was to no avail. The alchemy furnace seemed to be welded shut, without any gap.

"Teacher, what happened to me? Why am I in the pit? Are you trying to bury me alive?" Xiao Yan asked with confusion.

"Remembered? You are too reckless. You are an alchemist after all, isn't controlling flame temperature what you are best at? But you? You didn't control it at all, and let the Exotic Fire burn your body directly. It's because you are lucky, otherwise you would have turned into ashes long ago," Yao Lao criticized.

Only then did black and white flames suddenly emerge from Xiao Yan's body. These flames turned Xiao Yan's clothes into nothingness in an instant, and his body also burned, and the whole person fell into a coma directly.

"Stinky boy, don't even mention it! Aren't these all made by yourself." Yao Lao rolled his eyes.

"Can't you see for yourself?" Yao Lao said speechlessly.

Xiao Yan hurriedly took out a mirror from the storage ring, but after looking for a long time, he didn't find anything on his forehead.

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