Chapter 156: Confronting the Fallen Heart Flame

Facing the rushing transparent python of fire, Lin Xiu swung his right hand, summoning his Fire Spirit.

The palm-sized flame surged in the wind, instantly transforming into a humanoid form twice Lin Xiu's size.

The Fire Spirit was mostly green, with flame patterns covering its body, two horns on its head, one white and one green.

"Flame Soul Separation Technique!"

Lin Xiu quickly formed seals, gathering invisible energy at his fingertips. With a forward point, the transparent python of fire noticeably stiffened for a moment.

The Green Ox Fire Spirit flapped its wings behind it, arriving at the top of the transparent python's head, clenched its fists, and forcefully smashed down.

Bang!

The transparent python of fire plummeted downward, but as its eyes regained their luster, it stabilized its form.

When the Fallen Heart Flame raised its head again to search for Lin Xiu, it found him already among the group of elders.

"Grand Elder, it's much stronger than me. I can't control it for too long," Lin Xiu admitted truthfully.

After all, the Flame Soul Separation Technique was just a Dou Technique. Under the premise of unequal strength between the two sides, its effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

Lin Xiu had anticipated this beforehand.

And having the elders intervene to weaken the Fallen Heart Flame was also part of his plan.

"It's okay. You just need to intervene, leave the rest to us," Su Qian said without changing his expression.

"Lin Xiu, step back!"

"We'll help weaken it for you."

Other elders stood in front of Lin Xiu one after another, blocking Fallen Heart Flame's gaze towards Lin Xiu.

The Green Ox Fire Spirit actively engaged in a battle with the transparent python of fire, and the terrifying high temperature had little effect on it.

Facing the strikes of the transparent python of fire, the Green Ox Fire Spirit often managed to dodge them flexibly.

"Form up! First, disrupt its absorption of the surrounding Fire Energy," Su Qian ordered, and the other elders quickly took their positions. Various colors of Dou Qi energy surged out from their bodies.

A large array pattern quickly formed under their feet.

The deep red energy that had been continuously pouring out from the top of the tower seemed to be cut off by invisible swords and suddenly retracted back into the tower.

Seeing this scene, the transparent python of fire no longer paid attention to the Green Ox Fire Spirit and madly charged towards one of the elders.

"It wants to disrupt the formation. Don't give it a chance! Lin Xiu! Disturb it!" The counterattack was obviously within Su Qian's expectations, and he calmly gave orders.

"Understood!"

Lin Xiu responded with a sentence, his movements swift as he pointed towards the transparent python of fire.

"Chirp!"

The Fallen Heart Flame trembled, pausing in mid-air.

In just a short moment, a large amount of energy surged towards it from all sides.

The transparent flames shook violently, making crackling sounds.

Before the Fallen Heart Flame could break free and continue its attack, Su Qian appeared directly in front of it.

"Beast! Begone!"

With an icy expression, Su Qian waved his sleeve and immediately struck out with a palm, a tremendous force colliding with the transparent python of fire and sending it crashing to the ground.

Sparks flew from the transparent python of fire, and its form shrank slightly.

When it came to dealing with the Fallen Heart Flame, the numerous elders of Jia Nan Academy had plenty of methods.

They had previously held back not because of insufficient strength, but because they still needed to use the Fallen Heart Flame.

Now, with Lin Xiu's Fire Spirit, their current idea was to weaken the Fallen Heart Flame's strength, making it easier for Lin Xiu to take action.

"Chirp!"

The Fallen Heart Flame emitted another sharp shriek, infinite flames surging out from its body.

Heatwaves swept over each elder, and the Dou Qi pervading their bodies made a sizzling sound as it rapidly dissipated.

As the fourteenth-ranked on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Fallen Heart Flame naturally had some tricks up its sleeve.

Rolling waves of fire continued to overflow from its body, and within the formation, the faces of the elders were all tinged red.

Some of the elders showed signs of erratic breaths without warning, their Dou Qi wings flickering behind them, and their forms becoming unstable.

"Heartfire?"

Lin Xiu felt a surge of heat rising within his body, his inner emotions inexplicably becoming restless, and his aura becoming heavier.

As his consciousness scanned his body, a wisp of flame flickered and burned, emitting waves that stimulated his Spirit.

With a thought, he stirred the water Yuan aperture.

A surge of ice attribute power rushed out from his Dantian, quickly covering his entire body.

A cool sensation shot straight to his forehead, and Lin Xiu's Spirit trembled, making him much calmer.

Shortly after he dealt with the Heartfire, other elders also gradually overcame the disturbance.

However, there were still over a dozen elders affected, but thankfully, with other elders covering for them, it did not disrupt the formation.

"Lin Xiu, seize the opportunity, we can't restrain it for too long," Su Qian noticed that several elders' faces turned pale.

His palm under his sleeve was also trembling slightly.

The Fallen Heart Flame had gathered a large amount of fire elements. Although it lacked subsequent support, it was still formidable at the moment.

With each impact, the Fallen Heart Flame carried tremendous momentum, causing the formation to continuously sway under its attacks.

Many elders' Dou Qi was rapidly dissipating.

Lin Xiu consecutively used the Flame Soul Separation Technique, preventing the Fallen Heart Flame from launching consecutive attacks.

The two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and before they knew it, more than two hours had passed.

"The Fallen Heart Flame is under control. It's now powerless to continue, and it won't be long before its strength declines."

Xiao Yan watched the changes in the formation with a somewhat gloomy mood.

With the joint efforts of the Academy elders, the Fallen Heart Flame couldn't resist. It was simply unrealistic to try to take the Fallen Heart Flame from their hands.

With the failure of the Fallen Heart Flame's eruption this time and its subsequent weakening by the Flame Soul Separation Technique, it would be sealed at the bottom of the tower for a long time.

And the defense at the bottom of the tower was strict... the goal of obtaining the Fallen Heart Flame as a second Heavenly Flame had to be abandoned.

"Kid, it's not as simple as you think. With the commotion caused by the Fallen Heart Flame, other forces in the Black-Corner Region will also take notice," Yao Chen said lightly.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned, then suddenly felt something. He turned around abruptly and looked into the distance.

There, a large number of black dots appeared in the sky, rapidly approaching the refining tower.

"Haha, Elder Su, it took quite some time to organize manpower. I hope we're not too late," echoed a laughter that seemed to pierce the sky.

"That sounds like Headmaster Hu Gan's voice," Xiao Yan, sensitive to sounds, immediately recognized, a hint of puzzlement flashing across his face.

What did the teacher mean? Clearly, people from the Outer Academy had arrived.

With the support brought by Hu Gan, a vast energy net manifested on the scene, appearing in the sky.

Su Qian stood atop it.

As the transparent python of fire charged towards them, he pressed both hands down fiercely, "Beast, go back!"

With his command, the energy net swiftly contracted, tightly enveloping the Fallen Heart Flame.

The transparent python of fire gradually shrank, eventually precisely fitting into the crack at the top of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

"Seal!" Su Qian formed seals with both hands and shouted sternly.

The black energy membrane rose from the surface of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, once again covering the entire tower.

The glow that reddened the sky gradually dissipated as the Fallen Heart Flame returned to the tower.

"Wow!"

The onlooking students in the distance saw the crisis resolved and let out a thunderous cheer.

Some elders also showed expressions of relief.

With the Fallen Heart Flame back in the tower, no matter how much it stirred up trouble, at least it wouldn't cause any damage to the Inner Academy.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to doubt whether Old Yao's inference was wrong, he suddenly heard Old Yao's voice in his mind, "They're here."

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