Chapter 856: Burning Scripture Invincible

In that instant, Xiao Yan's flames, while in the Destruction Fire Body state, suddenly retracted inward; his once colorful strange fire body became as if extinguished.

But it was not extinguished—rather, all power was concentrated, and at this moment, a unique cultivation route appeared within Xiao Yan's body.

Originally, after refining two strange fires, Xiao Yan had deduced the Buddha Fury Lotus from the Burning Scripture; now, having refined Starfall Ash Flame, the Burning Scripture underwent a wondrous evolution, enabling Xiao Yan to cultivate Dou Qi on the Dou Qi Continent and Spiritual Energy in the Great Thousand World.

As this unique cultivation route emerged, Xiao Yan's strange fire instantly fused, flowing as threads along the route; this strange fire energy was exceptionally unique, containing not only Spiritual Power but also Dou Qi.

"This is!" Xiao Potian's eyes widened—he could tell Xiao Yan was about to manifest a Supreme Dharma Body, but clearly, this Supreme Dharma Body was clumsy and slow to manifest.

Xiao Potian swallowed hard, his expression turning serious; for a Heaven Supreme, creating a self-made Supreme Dharma Body was not difficult—but what kind of Supreme Dharma Body one could create was the key.

Currently, in the Great Thousand World, excluding the Original Dharma Bodies, the most powerful self-made Supreme Dharma Body was the Luo Divine Body created by the Luo Divine of the Luo Divine Clan.

As all strange fire retracted into Xiao Yan's body and not a single flame remained visible, his body became unbearably hot, like a bronze furnace.

With a hum, Xiao Yan slowly extended his palm; his body, like a bronze furnace, seemed to be gestating something. After a long while, a flicker of fire appeared in his palm, sprouting like a seed, then rapidly blooming into a dazzling, multicolored Fire Lotus.

Upon the lotus, countless Fire Patterns were engraved, each one distinct, for each represented a different strange fire—twenty-four Fire Patterns, twenty-four lotus petals.

The lotus slowly rose into the air, then swelled massively, unfolding gradually without releasing any Spiritual Energy fluctuation; when the lotus fully bloomed, its petals ignited themselves, as if undergoing life and death reincarnation, enduring countless cycles before finally achieving enlightenment and birth!

Xiao Potian saw that within the self-immolating, endlessly cycling flames of the lotus, a fiery figure of ten thousand zhang in height was reborn from the fire.

That fiery figure wore an Emperor Crown, draped in a Fire Robe, radiating solemn majesty, resembling a deity, and its appearance bore a resemblance to Xiao Yan!

Burning Flame Body, Burning Scripture, Xiao Yan!

This was Xiao Yan's second self-derived Dou Technique comprehended from the Burning Scripture—no, it should not be called a Dou Technique, for it was a Supreme Dharma Body evolved only after refining strange fire from the Great Thousand World!

At the moment the flaming figure was born from the lotus's cycle of reincarnation, all life on the Dou Qi Continent faintly sensed that the temperature of heaven and earth had begun to rise.

"Why do I feel hot?"

"Yeah, why has the weather become so hot? Isn't it autumn?"

"It's so hot—what's going on?"

"Something's strange!"

In ordinary inns, within Sects, in the Dou Emperor Realm, and even on the Remnant Continent of the Life and Death Gate, every person on the Dou Qi Continent was sweating from the heat.

Logically, a cultivator should never sweat from a slight temperature increase—but now, strangely, even Yan Clan disciples were sweating.

Clearly, Xiao Yan's Original Dharma Body possessed extraordinary power!

"Good—this Dharma Body is stronger than the Luo Divine Body." Xiao Potian had seen the Luo Divine Body before; he had not only seen the Dharma Body, but also the Luo Divine herself.

At this moment, Xiao Potian could be one hundred percent certain that Xiao Yan's self-created Burning Flame Body was even stronger than the Luo Divine Body!

But whether it could rival an Original Dharma Body, even Xiao Potian could not judge; Original Dharma Bodies were unique—complete ones could not be cultivated; one must first obtain the primordial form forged by heaven and earth and fuse it into oneself.

As Xiao Yan had initially suspected, true Original Dharma Bodies could not be cultivated—they were the primordial manifestation of a cultivation method. Like Xiao Yixian, she herself was the Eternal Calamity Poison Body; her cultivation method merely amplified the body's innate potential.

If you lack the Eternal Calamity Poison Body, all is useless; more precisely, the Eternal Calamity Poison Body is like a sentient Original Dharma Body—it chooses its host, and Poison Explosion is its cultivation bottleneck.

Like the Dou Po Cangqiong Body and the Eternal Imperishable Body, it has three stages; the third stage is complete fusion with the true Original Dharma Body, while the earlier stages are merely foundational.

Xiao Yan's self-created Burning Flame Body was different, for it was truly his own creation—not born of heaven and earth—and by all logic, it could not be an Original Dharma Body.

But what left Xiao Potian unable to judge was that Xiao Yan's Burning Flame Body had a physical form!

Strange fire! The Burning Flame Body was condensed from heavenly strange fire, echoing the same principle as an Original Dharma Body!

If the Dou Po Cangqiong Body behind Xiao Potian was the primordial form, and if the Original Dharma Bodies preserved in the ancestral grounds of the Five Great God Tribes—Magic Core, Fu Tu, Tai Ling—also possessed their primordial forms, then wasn't Xiao Yan's Emperor Flame also a primordial form of an Original Dharma Body?

Yet Xiao Yan's Emperor Flame could not only transform into an Original Dharma Body—it was also a strange fire.

And most importantly, Original Dharma Bodies are the primordial manifestations of cultivation methods, and the Burning Scripture, too, had evolved step by step from a Yellow-Class Low-Grade Technique!

Could this not mean the Burning Scripture itself was a primordial form of a cultivation system?

Evolving from Yellow-Class Low-Grade all the way to a peerless Divine Technique, refining twenty-four strange fires into a Supreme-level strange fire, the Dharma Body born from this transcendence—it is an Original Dharma Body!!!

Xiao Potian's expression shifted, his eyes fixed on Xiao Yan—the black-robed, black-haired man silently circulating the cultivation route beneath the Dharma Body.

"He is creating the primordial form of an Original Dharma Body!"

It was no wonder Xiao Potian was astonished—Xiao Yan was now doing what only heaven, the universe, and the Creator could do.

Whether Xiao Potian, the Imperishable Emperor, or the Founders of the Four Great God Tribes—even the ten great warriors who originally possessed the Ten Great Original Dharma Bodies—they had not created their Original Dharma Bodies themselves.

They had seized the primordial forms forged by heaven and earth, fused them into themselves, then added their own power to become the Original Dharma Bodies they now wielded.

The Imperishable Emperor's body was strongest, so he evolved into the Eternal Imperishable Body—indestructible flesh. Fu Tu Ancestor cultivated the Fu Tu Pagoda, possessing peerless defense, so he evolved into the Unending Light Body—the strongest defensive form. Tai Ling Ancestor's Spiritual Energy was most profound, ultimately evolving into the Tai Ling Sage Body, brimming with infinite Spiritual Energy.

Hence Xiao Potian had said he had not started from zero—the Dou Po Cangqiong Body had a foundation.

The Eternal Imperishable Body was even more so—the Imperishable Emperor was not of the Magic Core Clan; he left the Eternal Imperishable Body with them because their Ancestor had lost the battle to claim its primordial form, so before dying, the Imperishable Emperor left it with the Magic Core Clan. 【This is from The Great Overlord】

But now, Xiao Yan was truly starting from zero!

The Burning Flame Body had no primordial form—Xiao Yan was sculpting the primordial form of an Original Dharma Body from strange fire!

"Huh." Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.

As Xiao Yan exhaled, the Burning Flame Body behind him seemed to exhale a gust of scorching wind; when this invisible heat swept past, Chaos dawned, Space melted, and a heat capable of dissolving all things surged through the entire Chaotic Space.

"Ancestor, this is the Supreme Dharma Body I created—named Burning Flame." Xiao Yan's voice was calm, yet unmistakably filled with ecstatic joy.

This was his own created Dharma Body—the first time he had fully manifested it!

When the Burning Scripture had refined Starfall Ash Flame, it had undergone a massive transformation; at that moment, Xiao Yan had already conceived this idea.

"You brat, you never cease to amaze me." Xiao Potian was now truly convinced; miracles seemed commonplace in Xiao Yan's hands.

"I owe this largely to your Dou Po Cangqiong Body's incantations—I benefited from the experience of predecessors to create it." Xiao Yan did not boast; creating the Burning Flame Body was not solely his own doing—he had drawn from many sources, finally fusing them with the Burning Scripture's cultivation method.

Xiao Potian nodded: "Regardless, you have far surpassed my expectations—even without this Original Dharma Body, you could still forge a path to Supreme Dominion."

No wonder Xiao Yan had been so confident earlier—he had such a trump card in the Form of the World.

"Cangqiong, this is the Supreme Divine Technique of the Dou Po Cangqiong Body—how much you comprehend depends on you." Xiao Potian now felt no regret; his hand seals shifted, and the Dou Po Cangqiong Body behind him began to slowly activate.

As the hand seals changed, the dark aura surrounding the Dou Po Cangqiong Body blazed brilliantly, illuminating heaven and earth.

Streams of dark light descended around the Dou Po Cangqiong Body, radiating mysterious power; an indescribable, profound aura emanated from within.

With a hum, as Xiao Potian's voice faded, the Dou Po Cangqiong Body behind him slowly rose; its hands rotated gently, dense Dou Qi condensing in its palms—this light seemed to contain infinite Doubi Will, unyielding, relentless, fighting until the very heavens shattered.

Primitive Dou Qi gathered, gradually forming a dark-colored light sphere, upon which ancient and mysterious patterns flowed.

Xiao Yan stared fixedly at the Supreme Divine Technique forming from the Dou Po Cangqiong Body, memorizing every detail of its energy pathway and incantation—this was Ancestor Xiao Potian's final lesson in word and deed!

Xiao Yan also took a deep breath, raised his hands, palms facing each other.

Xiao Yan's hands now merged as if in applause; with his movement, the Burning Flame Body behind him mirrored the action instantly, and a staggering, earth-shaking energy condensed within its palms.

The Burning Flame Body's form resembled flame-like glass, and one could see all its power concentrated entirely upon its palms.

Not only Spiritual Power, but even Dou Qi and Soul Force now gathered entirely within the palms—the Burning Flame Body's palms seemed to be birthing a new world, where Dou Qi, Spiritual Power, Soul Force, and Source Qi merged into a single, brand-new force.

At this moment, an indescribable sensation emanated from the Burning Flame Body's palms—as if what lay within was of unimaginable magnitude.

Wummm!!! Soon, Xiao Yan slowly opened his palms, and the Burning Flame Body did the same; Xiao Yan's Soul Force and all his power were nearly exhausted, his face as pale as paper, all his Dou Qi spent, even the Destruction Flame Body having been dissolved.

To unleash this strike required all of Xiao Yan's strength! Even the Dou Qi stored within the Dou Po Cangqiong Body was entirely consumed!

Wummmmm!!! Twenty-four colors of flame light erupted from the Burning Flame Body's palms, the light itself twisting—Chaos was burning!

At this moment, the Fire Lotus in the Burning Flame Body's hands differed greatly from the Buddha Fury Lotus; if one could draw close and observe carefully, one would see that this Fire Lotus resembled a world, filled with countless tiny specks of light, each like glowing stars.

What the Burning Flame Body cradled in its hands was a world of flame!

Primitive Body, Primitive World!

That Fire Lotus was like the first primordial flame at the dawn of creation—capable of burning all things in the universe, even consuming the entire cosmos!

"Burning World Fire Lotus."

The Dou Po Cangqiong Body pushed forward, and the light sphere shot out a ray of dawnlight—this light shattered the world, surged skyward, then arced across the heavens, directly hurtling toward the Burning Flame Body.

Facing this strike capable of piercing heaven, Xiao Yan thought once—and the Burning World Fire Lotus flew forth.

Of course, this collision had no winner or loser, for Xiao Yan never sought victory; indeed, from the very beginning, Xiao Yan had already won—he had already received the complete inheritance.

The light of the collision scattered like beautiful specks, and what faded was not only the flaming clash, but also the inheritance consciousness left by Xiao Potian—exhausted entirely to unleash the Supreme Divine Technique of the Dou Po Cangqiong Body.

"Hehehe, all I could do was this much." After expending all his strength, Xiao Potian reverted to his elderly form, now faded as if transparent.

"Ancestor."

Xiao Yan gazed at Xiao Potian's gentle smile, and within his heart, he sighed quietly, a bitter taste rising.

"It's a pity I won't see Dou Qi fill the entire Great Thousand World."

In the silent heavens and earth, the nearly transparent figure trembled slightly; Xiao Potian smiled faintly, his eyes filled with a trace of regret.

For one born upon the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Qi had always been his greatest pride; his greatest wish was for the Dou Qi Continent to grow ever stronger, surpassing all.

"With you, the Dou Qi Continent is in good hands. Farewell."

Xiao Potian's eyes slowly closed, then dissolved into the Chaotic Space.

"Xiao Yan, respectfully bids farewell to Ancestor."