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The black sun hovered in the sky, blazing with overwhelming brilliance.
Its radiance was so dazzling that it appeared far more brilliant than the golden sun in the other corner of the sky.
Even the endless leaden clouds seemed to be dispelled by its light.
Under the illumination of the black glow, the thick clouds stretched endlessly across the heavens, now resembling a burning cloudscape, as if they were about to ignite.
The previous sandstorm, including the tornado, was entirely engulfed in this black radiance.
A strange phenomenon appeared in the desert—two suns hung in the sky.
One golden sun brought endless light and searing heat to the desert.
The other black sun brought boundless darkness and blistering flames.
The light from the two suns was clearly divided, each occupying one half of the heavens, unwilling to yield to the other.
In the distance, Qing Lin stood atop the head of the king cobra, gazing toward the slowly rising black sun. She raised her hand and pointed excitedly, shouting, "Big Eye, look! It's Young Master!"
In the cobra's pale golden eyes, the black sun was clearly reflected—its pupils shrank sharply.
It was that!
It was that black sun it had once swallowed!
ROAR~!
From within the domain of black light, a low, distant dragon's roar could be faintly heard, echoing out with a sense of fury and alarm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of violent energy explosions echoed from within the dark domain.
Just then—
At the edge of the black light's coverage, a white silhouette burst out, somewhat disheveled.
Whoosh!
Her figure paused briefly, then with a flap of gray-white wings, she quickly flew toward Qing Lin's direction.
"Big Sister Xian'er~!" Qing Lin waved excitedly and called out.
In no time, Xian'er arrived before Qing Lin.
Whoosh!
She retracted the wings behind her and landed beside Qing Lin. Her face was pale, and her chest rose and fell rapidly.
"Big Sister Xian'er, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Qing Lin quickly supported her and asked with concern.
"I'm fine," Xian'er shook her head, then closed her eyes briefly to circulate her Dou Qi. After a moment, she exhaled softly and reopened her eyes.
Seeing this, Qing Lin felt a bit more at ease and immediately asked, "Young Master is still inside. Will he be in danger?"
"Don't worry, Brother Yang is fine. He told me to leave. He said he's already found the core of the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame and is currently engaging it in a soul battle," Xian'er replied.
Upon hearing this, Qing Lin patted her chest in relief, a look of ease appearing on her face.
Xian'er also smiled.
After all, they knew that Wei Yang's strongest attribute was his soul power!
According to him, he was already close to the peak of the Mortal Realm.
Now that he was contesting with the essence of an Heavenly Flame in terms of soul power, he likely had the upper hand.
With that, the two girls focused their gazes tightly on that black sun hovering in the sky.
...
At the center of the black-light domain—
Wei Yang's body was completely enveloped within the black sun.
Around him, fierce winds howled and yellow-brown flames surged everywhere, but they struggled to penetrate the black sun's protective radiance.
Instead, its heat was being steadily absorbed and devoured by the black sun.
With such massive energy support, the black sun grew increasingly aggressive, gradually gaining momentum and even beginning to suppress the rampaging wind and yellow-brown flames.
The black radiance enveloped everything within several kilometers—including the entire tornado that stretched from sky to ground, towering over a hundred meters high—all shrouded within the black light.
In terms of raw power, even fully unleashed with Wei Yang's Dou Qi, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame could only reach the level of a mid-rank Dou Huang.
Compared to the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame, which was brushing the edge of Dou Zong, there was still a significant gap.
However, the gap wasn't unbridgeable—he could still barely hold out.
But the real game-changer was this: the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame could absorb the energy of the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame to sustain itself!
This meant that the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame was being forcibly weakened, while the Black Sun was continuously strengthened.
As one weakened and the other grew, the battle reached a stalemate.
Seizing the opportunity, Wei Yang successfully located the core of the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame and launched a soul attack.
At the eye of the tornado, over a hundred meters high—
Wei Yang stood fully enveloped in the black sun. Not far before him floated a small tornado, about the size of a millstone and two meters high.
This small tornado looked extremely solid, yellow-brown flames swirling within it, and faint dragon roars echoed from inside.
It hovered silently, spinning rapidly and emitting terrifying heat.
But whenever that heat neared the black sun, it was mercilessly absorbed.
The small tornado was helpless, furious, yet completely powerless.
It was being utterly suppressed!
Overwhelmed from below by a superior force.
Wind and Thunder Fury Flame was filled with frustration, but there was nothing it could do.
At this moment, it didn't even have the energy to care about any of that anymore.
Because its consciousness was under attack by a surging, overwhelming soul power—so strong that it was gradually losing the ability to resist.
It desperately tried to defend itself, but one layer after another of its mental defenses was being broken down, one by one.
…
A black sun, taller than a man, and a small tornado—locked in a stalemate.
Wei Yang stood still with his eyes closed, an immense sea of soul power pouring out from the center of his brow, relentlessly striking at the origin defenses of Wind and Thunder Fury Flame.
His soul power, already faintly touching the peak of the Mortal Realm, was simply too powerful. In the clash with the source of the strange flame, he completely held the upper hand.
The corner of Wei Yang's lips curled up slightly. He could feel it—victory was within reach!
A Heavenly Flame was, in the end, still just a Heavenly Flame.
A masterless existence, left exposed between heaven and earth.
It appeared strong, but its weakness was also quite clear.
As long as you could successfully find its source, you were already halfway to winning.
Of course, that first required withstanding its terrifying heat and incinerating power, and successfully locating its origin.
Then, your soul power needed to be stronger—strong enough to, at the very least, not lose in the soul clash.
Otherwise, entering the flame's core voluntarily wasn't difficult—but getting out alive and whole afterward would be.
…
Time passed.
With the protection of Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, Wei Yang remained calm and composed.
Half an hour later.
Finally, with a faint pop—a sound that didn't seem to exist in the real world but rang clearly in his mind—
Wei Yang's soul power broke through the final layer of defense, successfully entering the core of Wind and Thunder Fury Flame's origin and imprinting his own soul mark upon it.
Instantly, that familiar and pleasurable shiver of the soul returned once again.
Every pore on his body seemed to open up in pure release.
His soul power also grew slightly under this profound state.
Every time he conquered a Heavenly Flame, it seemed his soul power gained a small opportunity to improve.
The sensation was so wonderful, it was addictive.
A long time passed.
Only then did Wei Yang slowly awaken from that state, gradually opening his eyes.
In front of him, the small tornado—its origin—floated silently in the air, rotating slowly, no longer frenzied.
Wei Yang reached out a hand, extending it beyond the coverage of the black sun, and touched the outside world—the ever-present fierce winds and yellow-brown flames.
He immediately felt that the winds and flames had become much gentler. Though still scorching hot, they no longer harmed him.
Of course, since Wind and Thunder Fury Flame had already developed high intelligence and had only just been subdued, it still seemed rather wild and unruly—unlike the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, which had shown immediate intimacy and obedience upon submission.
Right now, Wind and Thunder Fury Flame still felt rebellious, defiant, and might even counterattack at any moment if given the chance.
If he wanted it to become truly close and obedient, he would probably need to refine it completely.
"Rebellious?" Wei Yang narrowed his eyes slightly.
He withdrew the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, leaving his body fully exposed to the fierce winds and yellow-brown flames.
He looked at the small tornado that seemed ready to act up again, sneering coldly: "I acknowledge how hard it was for you to form sentience—that's the only reason I didn't completely shatter you, turning you into a being of pure instinct, like an infant with a blank mind. Don't test my patience. Or else, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The small tornado visibly trembled at his words, immediately becoming much more subdued. A faint sense of submission and flattery emanated from it.
Wei Yang stared at it coldly, his gaze flickering.
He was considering whether or not to destroy its sentience.
With just a single thought, he could erase Wind and Thunder Fury Flame's mind entirely, returning it to an infant-like state.
But if he did that, its origin would suffer severe damage, and its power would drop drastically.
Heavenly Flames were hard to cultivate and took countless years to mature.
This Wind and Thunder Fury Flame—who knew how many years it had taken to form—had developed a high level of intelligence through endless time and tribulations. Right now, its wisdom was already considerable—only slightly inferior to the Fallen Heart Flame, most likely.
To destroy it like this would be a real waste.
If Wei Yang had wanted to devour and refine it, he would naturally have done so without hesitation—crushing its sentience to ensure success.
But now that he already had the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, there was no need to devour and refine Wind and Thunder Fury Flame.
That's why Wei Yang hadn't acted immediately to destroy its mind upon subduing it.
After all, crippling its soul and damaging its origin would reduce its power too much… a pointless waste.
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