Engaged Divine Flames

"I-I-Impossible… I only wanted that mysterious Senior to

notice me, but instead, I caught the attention of that ruthless

Senior!" That was Gin Seng's last words before blacking out

from fatigue.

His wish was unknowingly fulfilled since that 'Senior' indeed

looked at him, but little did he know that this mysterious

Senior and that ruthless Senior were the same people!

"Dear!" Xuan Yuming stood up and prepared to fight.

But Xuan Cheung stopped her, "Yuming, I am enough for a

mere Enraged Divine Flames created by a Pill Student. You go

ahead and make a protective barrier around us. I do not want

collateral damage! Shanshan, you go help your mother!" He

gave them orders before flying towards the Flaming Viper.

"Cauldron!" He shouted after getting close to the Flaming

Viper.

*Dong*

A large 2 meters tall Red Cauldron appeared out of thin air and

slammed onto the ground.

"Mere Enraged Divine Flames created from one's Heart

Demon dare to be causing chaos in my show?! Open!" The

Cauldron's lid opened.

"Swallow!" Xuan Cheung shouted, and as if the opening of the

Cauldron was a mouth, it began inhaling in the Flaming Viper

from its tail.

*ROOOAAARRR*

Feeling the threat, the Flaming Viper roared, and the

surrounding Cauldrons exploded.

*BOOOM*

"Ahhh!"

The contestants were all blown back by the impact of the

explosion.

"!!!" Xuan Cheung was instantly alarmed, "Are any of you

injured?!"

"J-Just a few scratches due to the fragments from the Cauldron

exploding…" They replied.

"S-Senior! Behind!" Huang Li suddenly yelled.

Xuan Cheung snapped his head back to the Flaming Viper that

had half of its body already swallowed.

"T-This is…" He could not believe what was happening! The

Flaming Viper was also inhaling through its mouth, eating up

the Divine Flames that was in the other nine Cauldrons!

'To do something like this, that kid's Heart Demon must have

been very powerful… What could have possibly happened to

him for it to get to that point?!'

'W-Wait a second– Didn't he get roughed up pretty badly by

some Senior not long ago? Could that be the reason?' He was

inwardly shocked at how such a random event could have

caused this chain incident. If Gin Seng was not beaten on that

day, would this accident have happened?

'If that's the case, then how did it triggered his Heart Demon

in the first place?… D-Don't tell me he saw that same Senior

here?' His thoughts went wild with guesses as to what the

causes of this incident were. If he can find out the causes for

Gin Seng's Heart Demon, then he will be able to subdue this

Enraged Divine Flames easier.

Enraged Divine Flames are created when one loses control

over their Divine Flames, usually during the process of Pill

making. There are many occasions to how one could lose their

control over their Divine Flames turning it into an Enraged

Divine Flames. One of the most commonly known reasons is

due to their Heart Demon. Divine Flame acts according to its

user's feelings, and if the user loses control of their emotions

especially during the process of Pill making, their Divine

Flames will manifest according to their feelings turning it into

an Enraged Divine Flames.

'Damn, my first time doing something as a Pill Grandmaster,

and this happens?!' Xuan Cheung cursed in his heart.

If he knew that the cause of such a Heart Demon was due to

Tian Yi, who trashed Gin Seng until he had nightmares every

night, then his reaction would be an entirely different kind of

shock.

*****

The Enraged Divine Flames grew larger and fiercer as it

absorbed the surrounding Divine Flames changing its orange

colored Divine Flames to bright yellow!

'Not good!' Xuan Cheung was alerted at its sudden growth.

*ROOOOAAARR*

The Flaming Viper forcefully abandoned its lower body part,

but that did not affect it as it was restored back to normal

within a few seconds.

"Che, no choice!" Seeing how its strength was multiplying at a

fast rate, Xuan Cheung reached for his Storage Pouch and took

out a set of eight ordinary looking tree branches.

Grasping the tree branches he flicked his wrist, and at the

speed of light, the tree branches were all stabbed into the

ground forming an octagon encirclement around the Enraged

Divine Flames.

"Seal!" The ordinary tree branches shined green before

creating a green barrier, entrapping the Enraged Divine Flames

within it.

*ROOOOAR*

The Flaming Viper screamed and slammed into the green

barrier trying to breakthrough, but to no avail.

Without wasting time, Xuan Cheung began his next move,

"Pierce!"

*Chi* *Chi* *Chi*

Eight wide wooden spikes abruptly shot out of the ground,

piercing through the Flaming Viper.

*ROOOOOOAAAARRRR*

It screamed in pain, but no matter how much it wiggled

around, it could not break free from the spikes. The yellow

Divine Flames that made up its body was strong and vigorous,

however, no matter how much it burned, these ordinary

wooden spikes would not melt or burn! It was as if these were

not wood, but metal in disguise!

"T-That's the Eight Branches to Entrap the World, one of the

only seven great Formation in the World!" Someone from the

audience could identify the Treasure currently being used to

capture the Flaming Viper.

"What's that?" Asked some people who were currently

peeking their heads over the seats to watch. Thanks to Xuan

Yuming and Xuan Wanshan for creating a barrier around Xuan

Cheung and the Enraged Divine Flames, the audience could

finally find ease and watch the fight with excitement.

"It's an Immortal Treasure that allows the user to entrap

anything they want within a resistant barrier, and anything

caught inside the Formation have absolutely no way out unless

it's power surpasses the user by many levels! This means that

the Enraged Divine Flames has no chance of getting out!"

Explained the knowledgeable one.

"As expected from Pill Grandmaster Cheung! To have such an

extraordinary Treasure, that Flaming Viper will definitely

perish inside!" The crowd exclaimed.

"No, the primary use of this Treasure was not made for

something like an Enraged Divine Flames, so it can only

weaken it! An Enraged Divine Flames cannot be defeated by

normal means and can only be subdued by Pill Masters! No

matter how many times you slash it with your sword, it will

only regenerate, which is why the Pill Master has to trap it

within their Cauldron first, then destroying them inside!"

Because of how difficult it was to control Divine Flames in

general; Cauldrons were made to help Pill Masters by assisting

them in controlling a portion of their Divine Flames, lessening

their stress. Divine Flames are one of the strongest techniques

an individual can wield only ranking below Martial

Techniques! If ten individuals were told that they could only

have one out of the two, Heavenly Divine Flames or a

Heavenly Treasure, nine times out of ten that individual would

choose the Heavenly Divine Flames!

With a Heavenly Treasure, one may be able to obtain great

power and fight these who have a higher Cultivation than the

wielder. However, if one were to have Divine Flames, they

would be able to not only create Pills, one of Cultivator's

primary source for Cultivation, but they can even use it to craft

Weapons! Cultivators that were at one point, and these who

are currently standing at the top of the World all have powerful

Divine Flames! However, not everyone is capable of

controlling Divine Flames, and that is what makes Pill Masters

so unique and sought out by every faction out there.

"Dear, how are things holding up here?" After Xuan Yuming

had finished putting up the barrier, she flew to the where the

Flaming Viper was trapped.

"This damned thing has been a pain after it absorbed the

leftover Divine Flames…" Grumbled Xuan Cheung.

"Are you going to destroy it entirely including the Divine

Flame Essence?" She asked him with a hesitating tone.

"That is what I am trying to decide right now. It's nearly

impossible for me to subdue it at this moment forcefully, and

who knows when it'll weaken to the point where I could? On

the other hand, if I destroy it, that kid can kiss his career as a

Pill Master goodbye…" He replied with a sigh.

Divine Flames can be obtained through two methods. Either

being born with it or by consuming one. If one was born with

it, then the Divine Flame Essence, the core of Divine Flames,

will reside within their Heart, protecting it. If one were to

absorb Divine Flames, then it will instead reside with their

Dantian, so if their Divine Flame Essence were somehow

destroyed, it would only affect their Cultivation. However, if

the Divine Flame Essence that they were born with were

destroyed, their body will reject any Divine Flames that they

try to absorb in the future.

Typically, even if one's summoned Divine Flames were

extinguished, it will not hurt the Divine Flame Essence inside

that individual, but if their Divine Flames were to transform

into an Enraged Divine Flames and extinguished, then that

individual will also have the Divine Flame Essence inside their

Heart extinguish along with it! The only way to subdue an

Enraged Divine Flames without harming the user is to control

it with a Cauldron and returning it to the user!

*****

"Master… Should we do anything about this situation?" Yu

Yue asked.

"We will not interfere with this matter." Tian Yi said calmly.

"Yes, Master." Yu Yue acknowledged.

Tian Yi's group are the only ones still calmly sitting down as if

everything that was happening was not even happening. Meng

Xiang watched the Enraged Divine Flames with interest; Yan

Yan was sleeping on Tian Yi's shoulder as if it was not even

her business, Yu Yue and Tian Yi talked back and forth as if

they were watching a show.

"What do you think the caused that Enraged Divine Flames?"

Tian Yi asked Yu Yue.

"I'm not sure, but he had a horrified expression just seconds

before it happened, it was as if he saw a ghost." Yu Yue

answered.

"Aiya, whatever his reasons were, to have such a powerful

Heart Demon is saddening…" He sighed.

"Big Brother, what is that snake on fire?" Meng Xiang asked.

"Oh, that? That is what happens if you lose control of your

Divine Flames. If you do not want to be laughed at, then do

not let this happen to you, okay? Well, not that I'll let it

happen to begin it." He replied.

"Ooooh… But Big Brother, how did he lose control of his

Divine Flames? It feels very natural for me, and if it's easy for

me, shouldn't it be even easier for him? Since he's older than

me…" If Pill Masters around the World heard her words, they

would definitely puke out blood from rage. An 11 Years Old

little girl dared to proclaim that controlling Divine Flames was

easy?!

"Sister Meng Xiang, it is not fair for you to compare yourself

with him… You are Realms above him…" Yu Yue said.

The Personal Servant of the future Celestial Emperor was

comparing herself to a Mortal in such a small Realm? What

kind of joke was that? People will look at it as if comparing

Jade to dirty pebbles on a muddy road filled.

"So I am better than him?" She asked with an innocent tone.

"Meng Xiang, not everybody is born with the same talents.

Although you are better at many things than most people, do

not let that get inside your head because there will always be

people above you. Arrogance is the fastest way to get yourself

killed, and that goes for even Immortals, and you are just a

normal little girl. Do you understand?" Tian Yi said.

Although she is his Personal Servant, he does not plan on

letting her grow up knowing how powerful she really is, so

even if she is already power enough to kill Gods with her

Divine Flames, he will still treat her as if she was just his

normal Little Sister!

"Un. I understand." Meng Xiang nodded.

"Yu Yue, that goes for you too. Your title as my Personal

Servant does not grant you invincibility nor does it make you

immune to death. Do not let that arrogance get inside your

head, especially not when you are my Personal Servant!" He

also lectured Yu Yue.

"I-I apologize, Master. It was wrong for me to get ahead of

myself. I will change the ways I think from now on," Yu Yue

instantly regretted saying what she told Meng Xiang. She was

still overwhelmed at her new title, and that got inside her head

without her knowing.

"I am not telling you to change the way you think, nor am I

telling you that being arrogant is not allowed. At least keep it

inside your head. You are my Personal Servant, so you are

entitled to some degree of arrogance." He continued.

"Y-Yes, Master. Your words have been engraved in my Soul."

Yu Yue bowed.

"If you understand, that's good." He nodded.

"Big Brother, that snake is looking at us." Meng Xiang

suddenly said.

"Hm?" They look at the Flaming Viper that was still being

pierced by spikes.

*****

The Flaming Viper suddenly noticed Tian Yi and his group

sitting peacefully in the crowd and suddenly stopped moving,

only to stare at him with its blazing red eyes.

*RRRRRROOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR*

It suddenly roared the loudest one yet with emotions, and as if

it evolved, it grew larger and larger.

*RROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

It continued to grow, and the flames on its body became

fiercer than ever.

"W-What is going on?!" The audience was alarmed at the

Flaming Viper's sudden change.

*DOOOOONG*

The Flaming Viper whipped its tail at the barrier, and cracks

around the barrier could be seen the next second.

*Craaack* *Craaack*

"NOT GOOD! GET COVER!" Xuan Cheung suddenly

screamed.

*Crack* *Boom*

The Formation entrapping the Flaming Viper blasted open and

with the Formation gone the Spikes holding it down

disappeared, setting it free.

*Cough*

Xuan Cheung coughed up a mouthful of blood due to the

backlash of the Formation breaking.

"Dear!" "Father!" Xuan Yuming and Xuan Wanshan hurriedly

flew over to grab him and retreated.

"I'm okay, go evacuate the people before the last barrier also

breaks!" He said.

*****

*Crrraaaacck*

The Flaming Viper slammed into the barrier, creating a fissure

across the barrier.

"It's… Run! It's going to break the barrier!" Realizing that it

was no longer safe to stay, the audience that has been watching

began fleeing.

"S-Senior! Let us help you in subduing that Enraged Divine

Flames!" One of the contestants suddenly said.

"Yeah! We are also Pill Masters. Allow us to assist you!" They

believed that the mysterious Senior was still watching, so they

decided to show off by being brave.

"You idiots! Leave if you do not want to die!" Xuan Wanshan

yelled at them.

"But–"

*CRACK*

The barrier could no longer withstand the power of the

Flaming Viper and shattered.

*RRRROOOOAAARRR*

It roared and ran towards the opposite direction from where

Tian Yi was sitting. It was trying to escape! It was created due

to the fear it had for Tian Yi, so why would it possibly try to

run into him? It became stronger because it wanted to run

away from him at all cost!

"…"

"It's… Running away?" Yu Yue was bewildered, but she did

not blame it. It probably sensed something within her Master

when it looked at him, causing it to run away.

Tian Yi instantly smiled when he saw what it was trying to do

and said, "Meng Xiang! This will be a test to see where you

are currently standing after all that training! Subdue that snake

with your Cauldron! Do not worry; I will be there with you!"

"Un!" Meng Xiang nodded with a brave expression on her

face.

"Good! Let's go!" He picked her up and disappeared from

their spot.

"…" Yu Yue stood there with a dumbfounded look. What

happened to not interfering?

"…" Yan Yan did not expect him to suddenly up and go and

was left behind with Yu Yue.

*****

"Ahhh!!!" Someone screamed.

"?!?! Not good!" Xuan Wanshan looked towards the direction

of that scream to see the Flaming Viper running towards the

blind girl who was too scared to move at full speed.

*RRROOOAARRRR*

It roared and swung its tail at the blind girl that was blocking

her way.

"Ah…" The blind girl could sense its tail coming for her, and

let out a weak cry. She knew that her death was only a split

second away.

"Senior…" Was her last words before falling on her butt,

waiting for her death to come.

*Whoosh*

A gust of wind suddenly appeared, gently blowing a sweet

fragrance into her nose.

"...?" She waited for a few more seconds before realizing

that the tail did not hit her.

Using her Divine Sense, she could draw out two figures

standing in front of her inside her head. It was a tall, slim male

figure holding onto a kid with one hand and blocking a large

tail with the other.

"S-Senior…?" Her mouth whispered instinctively without

being ordered.

"What Senior?! I am only 18 Years Old!" A voice in front of

her refuted.

"…"

"…"

The blind girl was instantly dumbfounded! It was the same

voice as that Senior who had protected her from the bullying!