Ye Hao followed Su Qian and made his way to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Outside the tower, students and elders had already gathered in large numbers, all with puzzled expressions.
"The Great Elder cleared everyone out, what is he planning to do?"
"I heard that beneath this Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, there is a powerful Heavenly Flame. This time, with this lord coming, perhaps he's here to subdue it."
The crowd discussed among themselves but did not dare to ask further, only watching from a distance.
Ye Hao and Su Qian leapt inside, entering the depths of the tower.
Even with Dou Qi shielding him, Su Qian could still feel the scorching heat rushing toward him.
It was clear just how terrifying the temperature in this region was.
Su Qian looked at Ye Hao, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Sir, did you bring the Fallen Heart Flame's juvenile form?"
Ye Hao shook his head calmly, offering no explanation.
"Wait here. Do not come in, and do not worry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Hao's figure flashed and he rushed straight toward the depths of the tower.
Su Qian stood in place, completely confused.
He wanted to follow and take a look,
but the terrifying temperature, along with the dreadful heat displayed during past eruptions of the Fallen Heart Flame, made him hesitate.
He could only retreat and wait anxiously.
His heart was unsettled.
At the bottom of the tower, lava churned violently. The Fallen Heart Flame immediately sensed the intrusion.
In an instant, it transformed into a massive fiery serpent and roared out, its aura overwhelming!
Sensing the presence of Heavenly Flames within Ye Hao, greed appeared in its eyes. It wanted to devour him, refine him, and advance further!
"It has only just gained intelligence, yet dares to act wildly before me."
Ye Hao snorted coldly, activating both flames at once.
"Fuse! Suppress!"
Boom!
The Green Lotus Core Flame and the Sea Heart Flame fused instantly!
They transformed into a massive green volcano that crashed down in suppression!
With a thunderous sound,
the fiery serpent was slammed to the ground in just one exchange, unable to move!
The Fallen Heart Flame screeched as it struggled frantically.
Its massive tail lashed wildly, sending lava splashing everywhere.
Yet under Ye Hao's suppression, it could not break free.
"Pointless resistance!"
Ye Hao extended his hand and grabbed directly toward the serpent's forehead.
That was where the core origin flame resided!
The Saint-Grade Heaven-Swallowing Technique operated at full power.
A terrifying suction force erupted!
The origin flame was forcibly extracted from the serpent's body and grasped in his hand.
Scorching energy swept through his entire body, yet Ye Hao felt nothing.
He then sat cross-legged and began refining the Heavenly Flame.
Time passed little by little. Two and a half hours flew by in an instant.
Flames coiled around Ye Hao as his aura surged continuously!
One day later,
the Fallen Heart Flame was completely refined!
Ye Hao's strength reached the level of a Five-Star Dou Ancestor!
The three Heavenly Flames within his body, under the effect of the Saint-Grade Heaven-Swallowing Technique, could fuse freely or separate at will.
Their power far surpassed before!
Meanwhile, outside the tower, Su Qian's expression changed drastically!
He clearly sensed that the aura of the Fallen Heart Flame had disappeared!
"Not good! Something has happened!"
Su Qian shouted and, without caring about anything else, rushed into the depths of the tower.
However, Ye Hao was nowhere to be seen.
The Fallen Heart Flame had also vanished!
Only churning lava remained.
Su Qian's face turned pale, both shocked and furious.
"Damn it! I was deceived! I was tricked, he took the Fallen Heart Flame and ran!"
His teeth nearly shattered from clenching. His figure moved as he rushed out of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower,
heading straight for the depths of Jia Nan Academy to find Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
At this moment,
Qian Mu and Bai Lie had not yet taken the Breaking Venerable Pills.
They were preparing to enter seclusion to break through to the Dou Venerable realm.
Su Qian rushed in and urgently explained the situation.
"Elders, something terrible has happened! Ye Hao… he… he took the Fallen Heart Flame and ran!"
Qian Mu and Bai Lie exchanged a glance, yet remained unusually calm.
Qian Mu smiled.
"Su Qian, calm down. In my view, Mr. Ye Hao is not that kind of person."
"With his strength, if he truly wanted to take it, why would he need deception?"
"He unified the Black-Corner Region. If he wanted to attack Jia Nan Academy, a single call would bring countless people."
Bai Lie also nodded slowly, his expression firm.
"Since he promised to give the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, he will definitely fulfill it, just like these Breaking Venerable Pills."
"We should focus on breaking through and wait."
"But…" Su Qian was still uneasy.
Qian Mu continued, "If Mr. Ye Hao truly intended to seize it, why would he go through the trouble of refining these Breaking Venerable Pills for us? Wouldn't that just create unnecessary trouble for himself?"
Su Qian was stunned. Thinking carefully, it made sense.
Yet he still felt uneasy and restless.
…
At this moment, Ye Hao had already entered the lava world.
Here, lava churned and heat waves surged.
Without Heavenly Flames to resist it, even a Dou Ancestor would not dare to venture deep.
In the depths of the lava, countless lizard-like creatures sensed the presence of a living human.
They went mad and all charged forward!
These creatures were not weak. Some were even at the Dou Emperor level.
Unfortunately, before Ye Hao, they were insignificant.
The Heavenly Flames swept across them. Wherever they passed, everything was reduced to nothingness.
He advanced all the way, leaving corpses of the creatures everywhere, while also obtaining many fire-attribute beads.
Ye Hao knew that as long as he did not go too deep, there would not be much danger in the outer lava regions.
After descending further, he finally entered a mysterious space!
Inside, it was unexpectedly cool.
With a glance, Ye Hao's eyes lit up.
In a corner, a small flame floated quietly.
It was the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame!
More refined than the mature form, with limitless potential!
Ye Hao moved and appeared before it.
As soon as he stored it into the system storage space,
he sensed a ripple ahead.
Then, a figure emerged!
It was a woman!
She wore a purple dress, her figure graceful and full, her beauty breathtaking.
Her aura was mysterious and unfathomable, far beyond ordinary Dou Ancestors!
Ye Hao's heart tightened as he spoke.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
The woman looked at him calmly with her purple-glowing eyes and gently shook her head.
"I have no name. I have been sleeping here all this time. Only your arrival awakened me."
Ye Hao raised an eyebrow, growing even more curious.
This woman was definitely no ordinary person.
Why was she here?
And she did not even know her own name!
The next moment,
the woman waved her jade hand, and a purple-black flame rose into the air.
This flame was on par with the fused flames within Ye Hao!
Faintly, it even seemed slightly stronger.
Purple-black… could it be the Three Thousand Burning Flame ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame list?
But on second thought, that didn't seem right!
Logically, that flame should be in the Pill Tower!
Could it be that due to the simulator, things had changed again?
"Is that the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
"I don't know."
The woman replied calmly, her voice cold yet pleasant.
Ye Hao composed himself, his expression steady.
The woman's beautiful eyes shifted as she examined him from head to toe.
"Your aura is strange. I feel like… I've seen it somewhere before."
The woman before him was undoubtedly one of the strongest opponents Ye Hao had ever encountered!
"Are you here guarding the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, or are you also trapped here?"
The woman did not answer. Instead, she slowly walked toward Ye Hao.
With each step she took, the surrounding space distorted slightly.
A terrifying pressure gradually locked onto Ye Hao.
"It has been a long time since I met a living person. Since you are here, keep me company for a while."