Chapter 360 Subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flames

The Pill Gathering concluded, and Shen Wen took first place with an indisputable score.

The award ceremony was held in the main hall of the Pill Tower. Xuan Kongzi personally pinned the Pill Tower Badge, representing the champion, to his chest.

There were also methods for Soul Cultivation, but those techniques were simply no match for the Past Amitabha Sutra, and were even inferior to what Old Monster Lin had taught him.

Shen Wen glanced down and casually tucked it into his storage ring.

The surrounding gazes held envy, awe, and complexity, but he acted as if he hadn't seen them at all.

When Xuan Kongzi announced that the top ten could enter the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Yao Tian was the first to speak: "I'm not going."

Everyone looked at him.

Yao Tian's tone was flat: "I already have the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire and cannot contain a second Heavenly Flame."

He was telling the truth; unlike the Yan Clan, the Medicine Clan did not possess a technique for Fusion of Heavenly Flames.

Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi exchanged a glance, both seeing a look of determination in the other's eyes.

The Yan Clan possessed a method for the Fusion of Heavenly Flames. If they could obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame, their strength would surely reach a new level.

Xiao Yan stood at the edge of the crowd, his face grim.

Over the past two days, an endless stream of people had been inquiring about him.

Some came directly to his door to ask about the Fusion technique for Heavenly Flames, others probed indirectly about his background, and several groups had even been spying on him in secret, retreating hastily after being detected.

"Those in the shadows are likely from the Hun Clan," Yao Lao's voice sounded in his ear, heavy with gravity. "You exposed your ability to fuse Heavenly Flames at the Pill Gathering, and you've already caught the eye of those with ulterior motives."

Xiao Yan clenched his fists.

He had intended to make a name for himself at the Pill Gathering, but he hadn't expected that fame would bring not just glory, but also murderous intent.

"Let's go," Xuan Kongzi's voice interrupted his thoughts. "The Star Domain is open. Follow me."

The Star Domain was located in the deepest part of the Pill Tower, a space that had been independently created.

The moment they stepped inside, everyone felt as if the Void Realm was beneath their feet and a river of stars was above their heads.

Countless stars flickered in the darkness, and silver-white starlight fell from all directions, making this space look like a dreamscape.

But no one was in the mood to admire the scenery.

Everyone's gaze fell upon the massive figure in the center of the Star Domain.

It was a Dragon.

A purple-black giant Dragon, its body reaching a length of a thousand zhang, entirely covered in purple-black scales. Each scale was the size of a door, shimmering with a cold luster under the starlight.

The giant Dragon was coiled in the Void Realm, its head lowered and eyes tightly shut. With every breath, purple-black flames puffed from its nostrils, causing the surrounding space to warp slightly from the heat.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame.

That Dragon pressure permeated the area, causing the faces of several weaker Alchemists present to turn pale.

Huo Xuan stared at the giant Dragon, his brow furrowed: "The power accumulated by this flame is too strong."

Huo Zhi nodded, her eyes filled with gravity: "It has taken the form of a Dragon and its intelligence has awakened. Combined with its accumulation over the years... I'm afraid ordinary subduing methods will be completely useless."

Yao Tian said nothing, merely looking at the giant Dragon with a flash of regret in his eyes.

He had the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire and could not contain a second Heavenly Flame; otherwise, who wouldn't want a Heavenly Flame of this level?

Yao Ling stood beside her brother, but her gaze was fixed on Shen Wen.

That figure in black robes stood with hands behind his back, his expression calm, as if what lay before him was not a thousand-zhang giant Dragon, but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Xiao Yan stood at the very back, staring at the giant Dragon with eyes full of longing.

"Revered Master, the Three Thousand Burning Flame..." he called out in his heart.

Yao Lao's voice carried a hint of bitterness: "Don't think about it. With Shen Wen here, you have no chance."

Xiao Yan remained silent, clenching his fists tightly.

Xuan Kongzi stood in front of the group with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over everyone: "Shen Wen is the champion of the Pill Gathering. According to the rules, you go first."

Every gaze simultaneously fell upon Shen Wen.

Shen Wen nodded and stepped forward.

He walked up to the giant Dragon and looked up at the Dragon head, which was larger than his entire body, his expression remaining calm.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame seemed to sense something. The Dragon's body shifted slightly, and its tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

Purple-gold vertical pupils, cold and majestic, carried a hint of annoyance at being disturbed.

The giant Dragon lowered its head, staring at the tiny human at its feet.

Shen Wen also looked at it.

He suddenly remembered something.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame had once been kept by the Void Ancient Dragon, and it bore a Dragon Seal left by them.

Ordinary subduing methods were useless against it because that Dragon Seal was the root of its recognition of a Revered Master.

But for Shen Wen...

Inside his body, a purple-gold light glowed faintly.

The dragon phoenix ancient armor.

That was not the Bloodline of a Void Ancient Dragon; it was an existence of a higher level than the Void Ancient Dragon—a Dragon Phoenix.

The moment the light brightened, the Three Thousand Burning Flame's cold vertical pupils suddenly constricted.

The giant Dragon's massive body trembled slightly, and the Dragon pressure permeating the Star Domain receded like a tide.

In its place was a sense of submission originating from the depths of its Bloodline.

It had once been a pet of the Void Ancient Dragon, and its perception of the Dragon Clan Bloodline was etched into its very marrow.

And what this human before it radiated was a Dragon Phoenix aura that was higher-ranking and purer than that of a Void Ancient Dragon.

The giant Dragon lowered its head.

It was not an attack, but submission.

Shen Wen raised his hand, palm open.

Purple-black flames surged from within the giant Dragon, gathering in his palm like flowing water and condensing into a fist-sized flame seed.

The giant Dragon's massive body began to shrink and dissipate, turning into countless purple-black specks of light that merged into Shen Wen's palm along with the flame seed.

The Star Domain went silent for a moment.

From the moment Shen Wen stepped forward to the subduing of the Heavenly Flame, only a few breaths had passed.

Huo Xuan opened his mouth but could not speak.

Huo Zhi's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

Yao Tian remained silent, his gaze complex.

Yao Ling looked at Shen Wen, her eyes—born with the Heavenly Realm Soul—filled with shock.

Xiao Yan stood at the very back, watching this scene, and suddenly gave a bitter smile.

"Revered Master, I didn't even get a chance to make a move."

Yao Lao was silent for a moment before sighing: "His methods are already beyond what you can compare to."

Xuan Kongzi stood to the side, watching the purple-black flame slowly being restrained in Shen Wen's palm, his lip twitching slightly.

The Heavenly Flame that the Pill Tower had nurtured for centuries had been subdued just like that.

Without even a sound.

He shook his head and turned to walk out of the Star Domain.

"Let's go."

Shen Wen turned and walked toward the exit of the Star Domain.

Behind him, Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi exchanged a look, both seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.

They had come to the Star Domain hoping to try their luck.

In the end, as soon as Shen Wen made his move, he didn't even leave them any crumbs.

Huo Zhi sighed: "If I had known, I wouldn't have come."

Huo Xuan said nothing, turning to follow in Shen Wen's footsteps.

Yao Tian walked at the very end, his gaze falling on Shen Wen's back, and he suddenly spoke: "Sister."

Yao Ling looked at him.

Yao Tian paused, his tone somewhat complex: "I didn't say anything when you studied alchemy with him before. Looking at it now, you were right."

Yao Ling was momentarily stunned, then the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

"Brother, you've finally admitted it."

Yao Tian didn't respond, quickening his pace as he walked out.