Title: Martial Peak – Rebirth of the Dao Sovereign
Chapter 5: Dao Flame Awakens
Deep within the secluded cavern beneath the Southern Pavilion, the air pulsed with raw energy. Strange veins of fiery crystal glowed along the cave walls, humming in resonance with the Emberblood Technique that Xia Ning Chang had guided Lin Tian to study.
Lin Tian sat cross-legged on a stone platform, stripped to the waist, his muscles etched with burning veins of spiritual light. Flames licked around his body, but rather than consuming him, they nourished him—refining his flesh, bones, and soul.
> System Notification: Cultivation Opportunity – "Dao Flame Awakening" Detected.
Requirement: Fuse Yin-Yang Dual Flow with Emberblood Qi.
Warning: Failure will lead to severe qi deviation.
But Lin Tian's eyes were sharp, calm.
> Activating Full-Level Comprehension System…
Analyzing Heaven-Devouring Sutra + Emberblood Technique + Yin-Yang Dual Path…
Comprehension Complete: Unique Technique Created – [Dao Flame Body].
Suddenly, a vortex of elemental qi erupted in the cavern. Crimson and azure spirals of fire and ice twirled into a blazing maelstrom, converging upon Lin Tian. His meridians expanded, surging with divine flame, while his Dao Fetus pulsed with new power.
His body lifted off the ground, engulfed in light. Every cell seemed to scream, break, and then rebuild itself.
> Cultivation Breakthrough: Body Tempering Stage 6 → 7 → 8 → 9!
Physique Advancement: Holy Body Dao Fetus → [Dao Flame Body – Stage 1]
Effect: Immunity to elemental backlash. Absorbs and fuses polar elements to nourish physique and dantian.
The stone beneath him cracked from the force, and pillars of flame shot to the ceiling. Yet at the eye of the storm, Lin Tian remained motionless, a serene god of ice and fire.
When it all calmed, he stood. From his back, a halo of fire and frost flickered like phoenix wings. His eyes shone with transcendent intent. He took one breath—and the entire cavern trembled.
Xia Ning Chang, who had been watching from a distance, approached slowly. Her expression held reverence and astonishment.
"That technique… that transformation… it's beyond any path I've seen."
Lin Tian turned to her and smiled slightly. "It's the beginning of the path I will carve with my own hands. Not Heaven's will. Mine."
Just then—
> Ding! New Challenge Detected.
Elite Inner Disciple – Wang Teng – has issued a formal duel challenge. Objective: Crush the rising anomaly (You).
Time Limit: 3 Days.
Reward for Victory: Access to the Inner Sect & Hidden Scripture Vault.
Bonus: Attract interest of the "Spider Queen" – Shan Qingluo.
Lin Tian's eyes gleamed.
"So the inner sect's dogs are stirring already. Good."
He turned, flames crackling in his wake.
"Let them come. One by one. I'll break their 'fate' with my fists—and rewrite Martial Peak in my name."