"The Endpoint" 052. (Shou Ri Forest Chapter) The Terrifying Flame Technique

"Uh…" The sudden pain on the tip of his tongue finally brought Qingyan fully awake. His hazy consciousness cleared in an instant when it came into contact with the delicate and beautiful face so close to him. Qingyan's senses immediately snapped to attention!
Her pure, tender skin blushed in waves. Her eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes twitched slightly from passion, flickering with gentle radiance. Her red hair tumbled over her shoulders, smooth as flowing water and soft as jade. At this moment, it fell loosely around the sides of Qingyan's face, like a delicate hand brushing against him. Her warm breaths kept hitting Qingyan's cheeks, making his suddenly awakened senses feel as if a great desire was about to consume him.
Feeling Du Gu Xiaoxuan's passion on her lips, Qingyan was deeply intoxicated. On his bare body, he also continuously felt the passionate movements of Du Gu Xiaoxuan. Biological desire combined with the toxins from the strange fire had already pushed Qingyan's body to the edge of primal desire, and the lust within him roared like a beast ready to break free.
However, having mingled with Mu Gong Xiaoyu in the commercial metropolis of Jingdong City and witnessed life from the lowest to the highest levels, Qingyan's greatest gain was his maturity and composure beyond his age. He knew to think thrice before acting in any situation.
Qingyan was very clear that the so-called plot of losing one's virginity equating to pledging oneself to another was complete nonsense! Meanwhile, Du Gu Xiaoxuan's mysterious behavior throughout had left Qingyan genuinely shaken. Even in the presence of the mighty Mu Gong family, he felt a sense of humility. Yet if he gave in to desire, it could very well lead to serious, irreparable consequences.
Qingyan bit his lips hard and, seizing the moment of clarity, pushed Du Gu Xiaoxuan away from his embrace. Turning his body, he forcibly began circulating the Flame Technique, attempting to expel the toxins from his body.
"Hehe, at such a young age, you actually have some surprising willpower... But you, boy, to dare to use your Flame Technique inside this magma, that's really reckless..."
At the same time, in the ice cave at the base of the volcano, Shi Quan Shen, who had already sensed the two of them with his spiritual focus, spoke softly with a faint smile. Yet, calling it reckless, Shi Quan Shen showed no immediate action and sat calmly.
The toxins in his body, as if meeting their nemesis, were rapidly expelled, and his lust subsided by seventy percent.However, before Qingyan could rejoice in the power of the Flame Technique, he unexpectedly discovered that uncontrollable mutations had begun occurring within his body!\ Within his meridians, the mystical energy of the Flame Technique, which had been flowing obediently, suddenly halted. Immediately afterward, an enormous suction force, like the reverse flow of a river mouth, erupted from inside his body. The scorching mystical energy surrounding his body surged into the pores all over Qingyan's body, penetrating him directly! Simultaneously, the mystical energy in his meridians began to frantically reverse!\ "Ah!"\ Intense pain spread through Qingyan's meridians. The violent impact of the mystical energy within them rampaged like a ferocious beast! The meridians, which had never endured such a strong assault, gradually began to show blood streaks. The frenzied pulling felt as if it could tear his meridians apart at any moment!\ Qingyan's eyes were blood red, and the pores all over his body, battered by the searing mystical energy, bled profusely. The entire figure exuded a terrifying aura. The mystical energy within had long ceased to be under his control. Under the relentless assault, Qingyan could only grit his teeth and endure the immense pain as best as he could.\ At some point, Qingyan's body had moved out from the strange luminous sphere beside Dugu Xiaoxuan. His body was completely exposed to the molten mystical fire, yet there was no sign of it being consumed or destroyed. Qingyan's body acted like a deep black hole; its immense suction force drew the mystical fire energy from the molten lava, forcing it to pour crazily into his body, combining with the overwhelming force within his meridians.\ Gradually, this tremendous suction force continued to expand outward. After several minutes, the entire molten lava began to rotate! The wild pulling force caused the interior of the volcano to tremble violently, surging toward a massive three-dimensional vortex at the center of the lava!\ At the center of the vortex, Qingyan resembled a demon from the abyss! His silver hair had already been completely burnt away. His body was covered in blood, with not a trace of skin visible. His eyes were wide open and entirely blood red, and two horrifying lines of blood trickled from the corners of his eyes!\ The excruciating pain had long since numbed Qingyan's consciousness. At this moment, he was teetering on the brink of mental collapse.And the meridians inside the body were already trembly and on the verge of collapse from that huge impact.

“This kid really does have quite the talent! But, what a pity, suppressing the ultimate Water Element is basically suppressing half of his talent. If it could be completely unleashed, it would truly be terrifying...”

Shi Quanshen sighed slightly, but his hands had already begun to trace hand seals.

As the hand seals moved, a powerful suction, just like the one from the Azure Flame, suddenly surged wildly from his hands. With the appearance of the suction, a condensed mystical fire force, almost like liquid, was drawn from the molten lava, docile as an infant, and absorbed into Shi Quanshen's palms...

At the same time, the Azure Flame in the Sea of Divine Consciousness instantly felt the pressure from the body greatly ease, recovering more than half at once. The body immediately recovered from the immense pain, allowing the trembling divine consciousness of the Azure Flame to gradually stabilize.

Soon, as the suction gradually weakened, the body returned once again to the controllable range of the Azure Flame. He quickly controlled the operation of the Flame Formula, slowly restoring the meridian mystical force to its normal flow. The injuries of the body also gradually healed, nourished by the mystical force.

That kind of pain, the Azure Flame really did not want to endure anymore! Fortunately, in the time that followed, no further anomalies appeared, letting the Azure Flame breathe a great sigh of relief.

An hour passed, and with the nourishment of mystical force, the Azure Flame's body gradually recovered. The rest was just the body's self-repair; a few weeks of rest would be enough for a complete recovery.

“This feeling is…”

Only after completely letting go of the weight on his heart did the Azure Flame carefully inspect his body. And upon a closer feeling, he was both astonished and overjoyed!

The strength of his body had completely increased by one level. Explosive power seemed like it could be controlled by his own hand! The meridians in his body, after thousands upon thousands of impacts, had become more elastic, the toughness increasing more than double!

In the Dantian, the previously mist-like mystical force was gradually condensing, flowing slowly like droplets. Estimating its level, the Azure Flame realized it had already reached around 1000!

This was a multiple-fold growth! It had taken five full years to increase his original combat power, which was less than 500!And this time, the mutation actually doubled his combat power. It is imaginable how terrifying this kind of progress is.\ Could this be the power of the Flame Art?!\ Qing Yan Da was greatly delighted, and in his heart, he actually felt that the encounter just now was not so frightening. However, at this moment, he still did not have the courage to try a second time...\ At this time, inside the Mugong family in Jingdong City.\ "What's going on? Xiao Huo is so restless. Could it be that something happened to Xiao Yan Zi?"\ Mugong Xiaoyu was standing in the volcanic cave on the back mountain, looking at the fierce Red Fire Jiaol in the lake. She knew that the Red Fire Jiaol had a very special resonance with Qing Yan. And Red Fire Jiaol's sharp roar brought a worried expression to Mugong Xiaoyu's face.\ "The three teachers suddenly went into seclusion, and Xiao Yan Zi mysteriously disappeared again. What should we do? Xiao Yan Zi, you rascal, you must be safe!"