[Emperor Flame Severed Chapter, a special zither-type Dou Skill, whose grade can change accordingly with the cultivator's increase in strength.]
[Moves: Melodies Moving the Netherworld, Phoenix Cry of Yao Mountain, No Flame Can Be Extinguished, Victorious String Resonances.]
[Note: Melodies Moving the Netherworld is suitable for Dou Huang powerhouses to cultivate. Subsequent corresponding moves have higher strength requirements, and the complete set of Dou Skills can exert stronger power when combined with the Emperor Flame Everbright weapon.]
The moment Xiao Yan completed his comprehension of the Dou Skill, the surrounding air instantly became scorching hot.
Xiao Yan did not hesitate, immediately retreating a hundred meters.
Golden flames suddenly erupted from Xun'er's body. The scorching temperature instantly incinerated the giant rock beneath her into liquid.
Even the incredibly hard and strange purple crystal around them, under this terrifying flame, turned into a pool of purple liquid in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, there was nothing left within a hundred-meter radius of Xun'er.
Xiao Yan watched the rampant Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame in shock. The power of this Heavenly Flame had not yet reached its peak, yet it was already terrifying to such an extent.
The surrounding purple crystals were strange mineral materials born from a celestial phenomenon and could not be forged by ordinary means.
Just then, the flames, shimmering with brilliant golden light, receded rapidly as if an outgoing tide.
With a flash of golden light, a peculiar long zither appeared before Xun'er.
Emperor Flame Everbright, like a small golden sun, was dazzlingly bright.
The zither body flowed with a faint golden radiance, as if flames were dancing within, giving a warm and solemn feeling. Both sides were inlaid with intricate cloud patterns and star motifs, symbolizing the vast and boundless universe.
The zither head was carved with exquisite dragon and phoenix patterns, symbolizing auspiciousness and harmony. A gentle strum of the strings would produce a melodious zither sound, like the music of the heavens, refreshing and invigorating.
At the end of the zither, a vivid phoenix nirvana pattern was carved, as if it were a real fire phoenix.
Even from a distance, Xiao Yan could feel the terrifying scorching temperature contained within this long zither.
Of course, only someone like him, who possessed numerous Heavenly Flames and extraordinary soul power, could perceive the terror of this zither.
The manifestation of the spirit-attribute weapon on Xun'er, from a certain perspective, was not merely the condensation of a weapon; it also had an inseparable relationship with the Heavenly Flame.
Due to Xun'er's unique nature, when condensing the spirit-attribute weapon, it would inevitably use the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame that she already possessed.
This usage was somewhat similar to a Heavenly Flame Spirit.
However, a complete Heavenly Flame Spirit was like Little Yi or the Void Swallowing Flame, already possessing sentience.
Especially the Void Swallowing Flame, it was practically no different from a human, and it was even a particularly intelligent kind of human.
Witnessing the condensation of Emperor Flame Everbright with his own eyes, Xiao Yan undoubtedly gained many insights.
This was also a confirmation of his idea for future Heavenly Flame usage.
In his conjectures regarding cultivation methods, Xiao Yan had a bold idea: to temper Heavenly Flames as a material.
In the world of the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists possessed a very miraculous ability, which was to bestow spirit.
Of course, this was for alchemists whose abilities had reached the eighth-grade level.
Eighth-grade pills possessed extraordinary spirituality, and it was precisely because of this spirituality that they could reach the eighth-grade rank.
Ordinary alchemists, no matter how excellent their alchemy skills, if they could not bestow spirituality upon pills, then those pills would never reach the eighth-grade level.
Pills above eighth-grade were even more miraculous.
The most representative among them were the Pill Tower Ancestor and the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill.
The Pill Tower Ancestor was originally a ninth-grade pill, refined by an elder of the Pill Tower.
When that elder completed the pill, he exhausted his heart and mind and perished. At the moment of his demise, a trace of his consciousness, in a peculiar way, merged into that ninth-grade pill, causing this pill to mutate and transform into a human form, thus giving birth to the Pill Tower Ancestor.
The Pill Tower Ancestor could be said to be an alternative clone of that elder, except that the primary and secondary roles of this clone were rather complex.
As for the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill, its main body was an unrefined Emperor Grade pill. Its sentience was no different from a human's. After transforming into a human form, the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill's strength was exceptionally formidable, possessing the power to crush four nine-star Dou Saints.
From this, it can be seen that powerful alchemists can refine materials into terrifying powerhouses.
Of course, what those alchemists used fell within the scope of medicinal ingredients.
Xiao Yan's idea was bolder; he planned to use Heavenly Flames as materials and imbue them with spirit.
Of course, in this process, Heavenly Flame would only be the main material; some other auxiliary materials would also need to be added.
Raising his hand to stroke his chin, Xiao Yan felt that refining medicine with Heavenly Flame held great potential.
This was not about using Heavenly Flame to refine pills, but about making the supreme flame used to refine pills act as a material itself.
The energy completely dissipated, and Xun'er's feet gently landed on the ground. She held the condensed guqin with her delicate hands: "Is this the spirit-attribute weapon?"
When her strength reached the Dou Ling level, she also playfully used Dou Qi to condense weapons, but none gave her such a shocking feeling.
The moment her fingertips danced lightly and touched the strings, a clear and melodious plucking sound flowed out like a gurgling spring, gentle and profound.
The captivating melody permeated the air, intoxicating. On the zither strings, a brilliant golden light instantly bloomed, like twinkling stars in midsummer, beautiful and dazzling.
As the melody rose and fell, the golden sound waves rapidly spread, carrying an incredibly scorching temperature that made the space tremble, as if it could penetrate everything around it.
Wherever the terrifying sound waves passed, countless purple crystal pillars shattered in response, as if heaven and earth were splitting apart, with magnificent momentum.
Xiao Yan gasped, his back suddenly tensed, and he instantly used his layered wings, chasing after the destructive golden sound waves.
"Void Annihilation!" Xiao Yan raised his hand to block. The essence of the Dou Skill, "Dou Qi scattered in the Dantian, full yet empty, embracing all like a vast ocean," was unleashed to its extreme at this moment.
The golden sound waves entered Xiao Yan's body like a mud ox entering the sea, and were quickly completely dispelled by Xiao Yan.
"How could this happen?" Xun'er was also shocked on the spot by the power of merely strumming the zither string.
This power was simply too great. Even if she fully unleashed a Profound-grade Dou Skill, it would be difficult to achieve a similar effect.
Especially the zither sound produced by this zither carried the terrifying effect of the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame. That scorching temperature seemed to have some rudimentary form of the power of the ancient clan elder who could burn the space of Dou Saint powerhouses.
"There's nothing strange about it," Xiao Yan flew back and landed beside Xun'er, retracting the wings behind him, "Emperor Flame Everbright was condensed based on your own characteristics and can maximize the power of the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame."
(End of Chapter)
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