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Atop a cliff.
Wei Yang stood with his hands clasped behind his back, quietly raising his head to gaze at the bright moon that was gradually climbing toward its zenith.
A night breeze blew across his face, lifting the hem of his robe and stirring his hair.
Behind him, Ah Da stood respectfully, a look of wanting to speak but holding back on his face.
"What do you want to say?" Wei Yang asked blandly.
"Ah." Ah Da was startled, then hurriedly answered in a respectful tone, "Master, I am curious what decision that Xiao Yan will end up making."
"And what do you think?" Wei Yang chuckled lightly, asking.
Ah Da frowned in thought for a moment, then finally spoke:
"Master, I think that Xiao Yan will most likely agree."
"Oh? And why is that?" Wei Yang looked slightly surprised, turning his head and glancing sideways at Ah Da.
"Because he is a clever man. So I believe he will make the wisest choice," Ah Da answered with a hint of certainty.
"Haha, not bad." Wei Yang clapped his hands together and laughed, nodding in admiration. "Yes, he is a clever man, so he will make the wisest choice. …When you stand at the peak, the world will only see your dazzling brilliance — who will care about the darkness you once went through? I expect he will understand that as well."
"So-called dignity, unsupported by strength, is utterly worthless, and no one will care about it!"
"Power — is dignity!"
"Master is right," Ah Da bowed.
"I know you've been eyeing the Sea Heart Flame, and now that you know what Xiao Yan's choice will be, are you still angry at him?" Wei Yang smiled and asked.
"Replying to Master, I am indeed angry with him, but I also somewhat admire him," Ah Da replied respectfully.
"As a young man full of blood and pride — and since I somewhat understand him — though he looks calm on the outside, inside he is extremely proud. For him to make this choice is not easy."
"Mmm."
Wei Yang shifted his gaze back to the bright moon above, speaking faintly:
"The Sea Heart Flame is not the most suitable Heavenly Flame for you. I have other plans for you — there is no need to overthink."
"Ah Da would never dare!"
Hearing this, Ah Da was both surprised and delighted, then hurriedly dropped to his knees, prostrating himself.
"Get up."
Wei Yang lifted a hand casually, then asked:
"Do you know about the Nine Serene Wind Flame?"
Ah Da got up, and at those words, his face instantly revealed joy as he answered excitedly:
"I know, I know! It is ranked tenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and is said to have been born in the endless abyss of an extremely yin place! Master, could it be that you have heard news of the Nine Serene Wind Flame?"
"Just a guess — it is not yet confirmed."
Wei Yang's eyes turned in a certain direction, his gaze narrowing slightly.
"Once I return from the Jia Ma Empire, it should be time for us to head there."
"And since you have experience traveling in the depths of the void, I will rely on you to navigate and find the right path."
"Yes!"
Ah Da was all smiles, nodding repeatedly in guarantee:
"Master, rest assured and leave it to me. Ah Da will make sure we do not get lost in the depths of the void!"
"Mmm."
"Master, when you go to the Jia Ma Empire with that Xiao Yan, do you need me to accompany you?" Ah Da asked respectfully.
"No need. I will go alone this time. A mere Yun Lan Sect is hardly worth mobilizing too many people over."
Wei Yang waved a hand dismissively.
"Your only task is to keep an eye on Black Emperor City, and look for any news about the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva.
As soon as it's confirmed that the Black Emperor Sect has it, find a way to get it. I don't care what you use — trade for it, buy it, or if necessary, even bring the unicorn to go directly seize it by force and wipe out the Black Emperor Sect, I only want the result!"
"Understood."
Ah Da nodded respectfully.
After waving Ah Da away, Wei Yang stood alone at the cliff's edge.
With a lift of his hand, a cluster of black flame rose from his palm, dancing joyfully.
Wei Yang focused his gaze upon it.
Within that black flame, there were faint traces of black-colored arcs of electricity, flickering and darting about.
From time to time, there was even a subtle crackling sound.
"So quickly it managed to replicate the power of lightning?"
Wei Yang took a light breath, slowly suppressing the shock in his heart.
It had only been half Ah Day, and yet the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had already successfully mimicked and learned, enabling itself to possess lightning's power!
The flame in his palm had already transformed into a lightning flame — not only did it have the extreme temperature of a Heavenly Flame, but it also now carried the destructive and paralyzing force of lightning.
Earlier, it had even tried to learn the Fallen Heart Flame's ability to summon heart fire and its body-tempering properties, but that had been stopped by Wei Yang in time.
Because Wei Yang was unsure whether this ability, which could basically be called "copying," might have limits or a fixed number of uses, he chose to stop the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame from learning the Fallen Heart Flame's properties, since he didn't value those very much anyway.
At the very least, before it could successfully copy the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame's properties, Wei Yang did not want it to recklessly learn too many relatively ordinary traits.
Moreover, with too many mixed traits, it might become chaotic and lack focus. Therefore, it would be better to act cautiously, trying to select only the stronger properties to copy.
For example, the traits of the Nihility Devouring Flame, or the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, or even the undying characteristic of the Three Thousand Burning Flame — these were the kinds of powerful traits Wei Yang truly cared about.
His mind sank into his own body, down into his dantian.
A black sun, about the size of a fist, quietly floated there. Its surface burned with surging black flames, and within those black flames, faint strands of black lightning arcs flickered and darted.
Crackle!
As the black lightning slithered, it occasionally gave off sharp crackling sounds.
In just half Ah Day, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had practically transformed into a sun of lightning flame.
Sensing Wei Yang's attention, the Black Sun gently trembled.
Buzzz, buzzz, buzzz—
A very excited, joyful ripple of energy kept transmitting outward from within the Black Sun.
Lightning, lightning, lightning, I can use lightning…
Within its ripple, there was a mood of celebration, as if showing off its accomplishment.
Then, it suddenly gave a fierce shake.
Crackle!
Boom—
Black electric light burst forth, accompanied by peals of lightning.
One could see, as the surface of the Black Sun's black flame surged and rose, countless strands of black lightning spread out, flooding the surrounding space, forming what looked like a giant net woven from black lightning.
Along with the sweeping black flames, and the rampaging lightning, this created a net of lightning flame.
Sizzle!
Streaks of lightning shot out, wandering through the air. In that moment, the Black Sun looked just like a sun covered in black lightning, suspended in place with an overwhelming aura.
And whether in presence or in power, it had clearly risen to a whole new level.
The combination of lightning and flame — lightning flame, lightning flame — seemed to push its might to an extreme, the result far exceeding a simple "one plus one equals two."
The combination of ultimate temperature and ultimate destruction was terrifying beyond words!
If one said that before, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had already been a leader among Heavenly Flames of the same Dou Zong level, then now, it had advanced yet another step.
Though it was still at mid-level Dou Zong, its power had grown stronger.
This was a fundamental transformation.
Previously, during its mid-level Dou Zong stage, if it went all-out, with Wei Yang's Dou Qi support, its power could rival a high-level Dou Zong. But now, if it went all-out, it could match the peak of Dou Zong!
"Good, good, good!"
Seeing the changes in the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, Wei Yang was overjoyed, repeating "good" three times in a row.
For its performance, he did not hesitate to give the highest praise and encouragement.
Buzzz, buzzz, buzzz—
Instantly, the Black Sun trembled even more happily, looking extremely excited.
In its simple thinking, Wei Yang was the person closest to it, like a parent, someone it trusted and clung to completely.
After playing with it for a while, Wei Yang said:
"In the future, don't just learn any random property. If you want to learn, focus on those powerful traits that can boost and enhance your own might, understand?"
Buzzz—
Understood, understood.
Buzzz, buzzz, buzzz—
Powerful, powerful, become powerful, even more powerful.
"Not bad, hahaha!"
Wei Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud.
In his heart, an overwhelming heroic spirit rose up.
The Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame — this was Wei Yang's greatest source of confidence!
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