Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan’s Demonization

The wedding proceeded as normal. There was no bride-stealing or anything of the sort, and it concluded smoothly. Everyone loudly offered their congratulations to Yao Lao and Xuan Yi.

Watching this, Mao Jiu pouted. "Other people get married after being together for a few decades. Husband, you still haven’t held a wedding for me!"

Su Yiyi froze for a moment, then said angrily, "Wow! Daddy, you actually never held a wedding for Mommy!"

Su Yu gave a wry smile and stroked Mao Jiu’s hair. "Xiao Jiu, don’t worry. I’ll give you a wedding that everyone will envy."

"When?" Mao Jiu asked with a smile.

Su Yu smiled. "Don’t worry. I’ll give you a surprise when the time comes. I can’t tell you when it’ll be yet."

Mao Jiu nodded slightly and hugged Su Yu. "Then I’ll wait for my wedding. If you don’t plan on preparing one for me, Yiyi and I will kick you away and roam the world together, mother and daughter."

Su Yiyi nodded vigorously in agreement.

Su Yu gave a wry smile and pressed a finger against Su Yiyi’s forehead. "You little brat, why are you nodding so eagerly? Are you that desperate to leave me?"

Su Yiyi immediately shook her head. "No, no, Daddy, I like you the most."

Mao Jiu suddenly cleared her throat.

Su Yiyi hurriedly changed her words. "I like Daddy and Mommy the most!"

Mao Jiu smiled in satisfaction.

After the wedding ended, Su Yu and the others did not linger. They returned to Jia Nan Academy after staying the night; otherwise, Su Qian would worry when he found them all gone.

A few days after returning to Jia Nan Academy, Yao Lao and Xuan Yi came to live there as well. The young couple had decided to follow Su Yu from then on. Not long after they arrived, Su Qian rushed anxiously to where Su Yu and the others lived.

Su Yu was sitting in the courtyard, enjoying the cool air. Seeing Su Qian’s flustered appearance, he asked, "Elder Su, what happened?"

Panting heavily, Su Qian said, "S-S-Senior, please, you must help Jia Nan Academy survive this calamity."

Su Yu frowned slightly, then calculated with his fingers and immediately understood what had happened. He patted Su Qian on the shoulder. "I already know the whole story. Yao Lao and I will deal with it."

As he spoke, Su Yu looked at Yao Lao. "Yao Lao, let’s go. Han Feng happens to be there too, so you can deal with him while you’re at it."

Yao Lao let out a breath. "He’s there? Senior, what exactly happened?"

As Su Yu walked outside, he said, "Do you still remember Xiao Yan?"

Yao Lao nodded. How could he forget that brat? Yao Lao had never forgotten how Xiao Yan had thrown him into a latrine back then! But he also knew that he himself owed Xiao Yan, so he had never planned to seek revenge.

"You were originally supposed to be Xiao Yan’s opportunity, Yao Lao, but he threw you away. Still, he was a Child of Destiny, so before long, he found an even greater opportunity than the last one. But his mind was in turmoil at the time, and he took the wrong path, choosing to cultivate a demonic art. His cultivation speed became incredibly fast after that, but there were side effects."

"And the side effects were severe. Now, they have completely erupted. His soul has been devoured by another soul that the demonic art slowly accumulated. In other words, Xiao Yan is no longer Xiao Yan. Right now, he is causing trouble at Jia Nan Academy, and he possesses the strength of a Half-Saint. If he had cultivated two techniques at once back then, his achievements might not have been inferior to the Flame Emperor’s…"

Although Yao Lao did not understand what Su Yu meant by that last sentence, he understood what had happened. In other words, Xiao Yan’s body had been taken over by the soul created by that demonic art, and it was now causing trouble.

Yao Lao was still puzzled. "But even if Xiao Yan’s body was occupied by the soul produced by that demonic art, his cultivation couldn’t have shot straight up to the Half-Saint level, could it?"

"Of course not. So he found an opportunity. Before Fallen Heart Flame erupted, he snuck underground and devoured it! That directly boosted his cultivation to the Dou Zun realm! Then, he used a secret art from the Great Thousand World, taking everyone cultivating in the Burning Sky Refining Tower at the time as blood sacrifices. He devoured the Dou Qi and flesh of those students and elders, ascending in a single leap to become a Half-Saint!"

Yao Lao said furiously, "Outrageous! That demonic art is actually this terrifying. If he is allowed to keep developing, the Dou Qi Continent will be finished. Senior, there’s no time to lose. Let’s hurry and get rid of him!"

Su Yu nodded. That demonic art was a cultivation technique used by top experts of the Great Thousand World, and the soul it created knew only slaughter. It was an absolute disaster for the world of Battle Through the Heavens. If allowed to develop freely, the Dou Qi Continent would be engulfed in flames within three years.

Su Yu and Yao Lao immediately headed toward the Burning Sky Refining Tower. Yao Lao did not ask why Han Feng had come, because he had already guessed the reason. Han Feng had taken half of Yao Lao’s Flame Mantra back then, and with Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame about to erupt, how could he possibly not seize the chance to make a move?

Burning Sky Refining Tower

Han Feng was dumbfounded as soon as he arrived with his men. Looking at the ruins before him, two words were written all over his face: Where’s the tower?

One of the people beside Han Feng asked in confusion, "What happened here?"

Another person looked at Xiao Yan below. Dark energy was radiating from Xiao Yan’s entire body. The man said dismissively, "Isn’t there a little brat down there? Go capture him and ask."

Han Feng nodded, and the group descended to the ground. Xiao Yan had his head lowered, his body trembling.

Han Feng said, "Kid, what happened here?"

Xiao Yan froze, then raised his head. His eyes had turned completely black. He was holding a bloody arm in his hands, and his mouth was covered in blood and flesh from the arm.

Even though these people were from the Black-Corner Region, witnessing someone eat human flesh still made them nauseous. Han Feng and the others frowned as an uneasy feeling suddenly rose in their hearts.

Xiao Yan bared his protruding teeth and rasped, "Food!"

With that, Xiao Yan lunged at them. Han Feng frowned, blue flames appearing in his hand before he hurled them toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan opened his mouth and swallowed them in one bite. Then he let out a burp and continued charging forward. "Food!"

Han Feng exclaimed in shock, "What kind of monster is this? He actually swallowed Sea Heart Flame!"

One of the people beside Han Feng swallowed hard. "Why do I feel like something’s seriously wrong…"

Xiao Yan gave a hoarse cry and lunged before Han Feng. Sea Heart Flame covered Han Feng’s fist as he threw a punch straight at him.

Xiao Yan opened his mouth again and bit down on Han Feng’s arm.

Two more chapters. I’m writing as fast as I can…