Chapter 110: Burning Heart Filthy Flame Array

Unlike the dead, stagnant atmosphere of the Outer City, the Inner City is unusually bustling, with people coming and going, very lively; these people's pupils are slightly reddened, jittery, and their gazes at Li Xuan are full of greed, as if they were looking at food.

"The Inner City of the City of Slaughter is the true City of Slaughter; here you don't need to provide Bloody Mary, you only need to take part in a duel in the Hell Slaughter Arena each month." The black‑silk girl said coldly to Li Xuan.

As a transmigrator, Li Xuan has a certain understanding of the City of Slaughter; whatever the black‑silk girl knows, Li Xuan also knows, and whatever the black‑silk girl does not know, Li Xuan also knows.

After the black‑silk girl led Li Xuan into the Inner City, Li Xuan looked at the surrounding houses; there are many vacant rooms in the Inner City, basically no one lives there.

"May I just pick any house to live in?" Li Xuan pointed at the houses on both sides of the street and asked the black‑silk girl.

"There are no rules in the City of Slaughter; if you sleep too soundly, you're easily killed and bled by others, so basically no one chooses to reside in a room, as that would only make you die faster." The black‑silk girl stopped, then turned back to Li Xuan and said.

Li Xuan nodded after hearing the black‑silk girl's words; indeed, the City of Slaughter truly has no rules, and one can lose life at any time, anywhere.

Living in a house would instead trap oneself, making it easier for others to kill.

However, Li Xuan is different; the Burning Heart Seal can not only be released into thin air but also be inscribed on objects. As long as one approaches this Fenxin Array, it can trigger Heart Fire; although it won't cause immediate death, the closer one gets to the center, the more pronounced the effect of the Burning Heart Divine Flame becomes, and those caught will have their Heart Fire ignited by the Burning Heart Divine Flame until they burn to ash.

"Alright, sis, you don't need to worry about me, I'm going to find a place to heal." Li Xuan said with a smile to the black‑silk girl.

"If I leave here, your Newbie Protection will end immediately, and the people here will strike at you." The black‑silk girl hesitated, then said to Li Xuan.

"I see…" Li Xuan hesitated, then pondered.

Although the Burning Heart Divine Flame indeed has a strong advantage in the City of Slaughter, there are still many who could kill Li Xuan there, so Li Xuan does not dare to be overconfident.

"How about this, sis, you and I go to a house; I need to set up some things, and after I've arranged the place, you can leave." Li Xuan nodded, then said to the black‑silk girl.

The black‑silk girl gave Li Xuan a serious look, then nodded.

Although the black‑silk girl didn't understand what Li Xuan intended, she didn't refuse him out of professional instinct.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, then found a Courtyard near a corner of the City of Slaughter's city walls and entered it.

Because it was so remote, there was hardly anyone around.

After Li Xuan pushed open the big door and entered the Courtyard, the Courtyard was not large—only a few hundred square meters—decorated quite nicely, but it had been uninhabited for a long time, and dust covered everything.

After entering the Courtyard, Li Xuan extended his hand, summoned a mass of Filthy Flame, and began corroding black patterns onto the wall with it.

The patterns of the Fenxin Array are the same as those of the Burning Heart Seal; Li Xuan is intimately familiar with the Burning Heart Seal, so drawing the Fenxin Array is also second nature.

After two hours, Li Xuan had corroded out all the patterns of the Fenxin Array, then inspected them several times before confirming there were no issues.

Next, Li Xuan used soil and mud extracted from the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, filling the black patterns back in point by point.

The soil is saturated with Spiritual Energy, which serves as the Fenxin Array's power core; the Array will keep functioning until the Spiritual Energy in the soil is fully consumed.

After two more hours, the surrounding courtyard walls and ground were covered with black patterns overlain by soil.

Li Xuan inspected once more, then went to the center of the Courtyard, sat cross‑legged, clasped his hands in a seal, and a ball of Burning Heart Divine Flame about the size of a basketball appeared in his hands.

"Now!"

Li Xuan shouted angrily, pressed the Burning Heart Divine Flame in his hand into the ground patterns, and the flame spread rapidly along the patterns outward. A few minutes later, less than half of the Courtyard's patterns were filled with the Burning Heart Divine Flame, and Li Xuan's face began to turn pale.

To activate a massive Array spanning several hundred square meters, Li Xuan's over twenty levels of soul power was far insufficient.

So Li Xuan opened the Void Pearl, then took out several large bottles filled with Yunling Pill, opened them, and frantically shoved the pills into his mouth.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of Yunling Pills entered Li Xuan's stomach.

And the Fenxin Array in the Courtyard was about to be fully activated.

"Open it!"

Li Xuan shouted again, pouring all the remaining soul power in his body into the Fenxin Array.

"Hum…"

With a soft hum, all the patterns on the Array were ignited by the Burning Heart Divine Flame.

After the entire Array was activated, the Burning Heart Divine Flame permeated it, flowing through the patterns like a liquid.

From the sky it looked like a gigantic Burning Heart Seal, enveloping the whole Courtyard.

Exhausted, Li Xuan's body went limp and he collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.

"What did you do? Why does my body feel so hot…" the black‑silk girl, feeling uneasy, came to Li Xuan's side and asked him in confusion.

"It's fine, the Array is activated; the longer you live here, the more severe the effect." Li Xuan, weary, turned his head and said to the black‑silk girl.

At the same time, controlling the Burning Heart Divine Flame protected the black‑silk girl's Heart Fire.

"Sister, leave this place; I still need to reinforce the Array. After reinforcing it, no one except me will be able to enter, and those outside will be even more unable to get in." Li Xuan regained some strength, got up from the ground, sat down and smiled as he spoke.

"Are you sure?" the black‑silk girl, also feeling the change in herself, turned her head and asked Li Xuan seriously.

"Sure." Li Xuan replied seriously to the black‑silk girl.

The black‑silk girl nodded, then left.

After watching the black‑silk girl completely leave the Courtyard, Li Xuan took out the Lotus Platform of the Filthy Flame Yin Lotus from his backpack.

Li Xuan placed the Lotus Platform where he had just activated the Array.

Then Li Xuan sat on the Lotus Platform and began releasing Filthy Flame.

The Burning Heart Divine Flame had already opened all the joints within the Array, so adding Filthy Flame now would be much easier.

After another half hour, a black fire line appeared in the patterns that were filled with Burning Heart Divine Flame, but the flow direction of the Filthy Flame was exactly opposite to that of the Burning Heart Divine Flame.

One positive and one negative, the Fenxin Array's effect was further amplified: the Filthy Flame's main aspect fell, the Kidney Water Fire, the Burning Heart Divine Flame's main aspect enraged, the Heart Fire.

One yin and one yang, the whole Array's effect more than doubled! And on the Lotus Platform of the Filthy Flame Yin Lotus, a ball of golden‑red Burning Heart Divine Flame the size of a longan and a ball of jet‑black Filthy Flame also the size of a longan chased each other, forming a red‑black Taiji diagram.

(End of Chapter)