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Under the night sky, the desert witnessed a bizarre phenomenon—the coexistence of sun and moon.
A blazing black sun and a luminous white moon—each radiating their own brilliance, yet seemingly competing against each other for dominance.
The black sun's light covered a vast area of several miles, forming a domain of pure darkness.
Within this territory, the temperature was terrifyingly high—and still rising.
Even the sand had begun to glow red-hot, as if on the verge of melting.
At the peak of a dune, where the black sun hovered, the heat was even more unbearable.
Waves of black flames swept across the entire mountaintop, churning violently.
Even the space above the peak rippled and distorted as if it might crack apart under the scorching heat.
And at the very center of the raging black inferno, a silhouetted figure sat cross-legged, engulfed in the very flames that surrounded him.
The moment the flame essence entered his mouth—
Wei Yang felt as if he had swallowed molten lava!
Inside his meridians—
The black molten core instantly dispersed, transforming into countless streams of pure black fire that rampaged through his body.
Pain exploded through him.
"Guh—!" Wei Yang gritted his teeth, but a muffled groan of agony still escaped.
These raging black flames, radiating unimaginable heat, tore through his meridians like a pack of wild beasts.
His own sub-flame, which had previously coated his meridians for protection, instinctively withdrew, unable to resist the overwhelming dominance of the main flame.
And without the sub-flame's protection, the flame essence became even more unrestrained, rampaging through his meridians as if it had claimed sovereignty over his body.
Its scorching energy burned directly through the blood membrane that had formed from the Blood Lotus Essence Pill, searing Wei Yang's insides.
Pain—so intense it felt like his body was being shredded apart—consumed him entirely.
His entire body convulsed involuntarily.
It felt as though every fiber of his being was ignited.
Through sheer force of will, Wei Yang managed to grasp the jade bottle beside him and gulped down the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain in one breath.
The moment the icy liquid entered his body—
A bone-chilling cold erupted within him, sending a violent shiver down his spine.
Ice and fire clashed inside him!
And the sensation?
One word: Refreshing!
Yet, as crazy as it felt—it worked.
The cold spring energy rapidly spread throughout his meridians, forming a layer of frost over them.
Now, as the black flames raged, they collided with the chilling frost, bringing the rampage to a temporary standstill.
A delicate balance was achieved.
For now.
But this was exactly what Wei Yang needed—
A moment to breathe.
And a moment to strike back!
Wei Yang clenched his fists.
"You were so friendly before, and now you're trying to kill me?!"
His face twisted in pain, but there was also a hint of lingering fear in his heart.
He had underestimated the natural backlash of the flame essence.
Now that he was experiencing it firsthand—he finally understood its true terror.
This wasn't something one could truly comprehend until they endured it themselves.
Gritting his teeth, Wei Yang activated his cultivation technique, summoning his Dou Qi in full force.
The counterattack began.
As soon as the flame essence was no longer an immediate threat, Wei Yang launched his offensive.
His powerful Dou Qi surged, swiftly enveloping the wild black flames, guiding them along a precise meridian path.
But the flame essence, sensing genuine danger for the first time, instantly resisted—
Even when Wei Yang tried to calm it down through his soul connection, it ignored him completely.
It had completely rebelled.
Like a stubborn, rebellious child, the more Wei Yang tried to control it, the harder it fought back!
The Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had finally unleashed its true fury.
Even though Wei Yang's Dou Qi carried the same energy signature as the flame essence—something that should have made it feel familiar and safe—
It still refused to submit.
Wei Yang's headache grew worse.
Though he had managed to contain the black flames within his Dou Qi—
They were far from obedient.
The flames thrashed violently, struggling to break free from his control.
This constant struggle rapidly drained his Dou Qi reserves.
Wei Yang's breathing grew heavy.
The battle was just beginning.
Wei Yang had no choice but to continue calming the flame essence while simultaneously accelerating the flow of his Dou Qi.
At the same time, he pushed his cultivation technique to its absolute limit.
Although his technique wasn't as overbearing as Flame Mantra, which could directly devour Heavenly Flames, it was still a Quasi-Heaven Grade cultivation technique.
This meant that the Dou Qi it produced—both in quality and quantity—was exceptionally powerful.
Its circulation speed was swift and unyielding, boasting immense resistance to external pressures.
Moreover, thanks to his previous fusion with the sub-flame, Wei Yang's Dou Qi had already developed some level of resistance against the black flames' scorching energy—giving him a distinct advantage.
But more importantly—his Great Sun Burning Heaven Art was undergoing an unexpected transformation.
Rather than struggling against the resistance of the flame essence, his technique seemed to thrive on the challenge, growing stronger with each moment of opposition.
It was as if a rusty machine, long dormant, had finally been oiled and brought back to peak performance.
Something was changing.
Wei Yang's eyes gleamed with realization.
It's because of the Yang Fire!
From the moment the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art was created, it had been waiting—
Waiting for a true Yang-attributed Heavenly Flame to serve as its source of power.
And today—
It had finally found its match.
Now, the technique was evolving.
Sensing this shift, Wei Yang's strategy immediately changed.
Instead of trying to forcefully suppress all the black flames at once, he opted to divide and conquer.
Since the flame essence had already scattered across his meridians, it was undeniably causing chaos—
But that chaos gave him the perfect chance to pick them off one by one!
Power, when scattered, was no longer as threatening.
With this new approach, progress became significantly smoother.
A war of attrition began.
The black flames relentlessly burned through Wei Yang's Dou Qi, trying to break free of his control.
But each time a layer of Dou Qi was burned away—
Wei Yang immediately reinforced it with another, wrapping the flames in his energy and guiding them along the meridian path of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art.
Though the process was slower than his usual cultivation, it was still efficient enough.
After all, the meridian paths of a Quasi-Heaven Grade technique were incredibly intricate and demanding.
But amidst this process—Wei Yang noticed another unexpected change.
His Dou Qi—
Under the relentless scorching of the black flames—
Was undergoing a transformation of its own.
It was becoming denser, purer, and more refined!
This was the law of the strong devouring the weak—the essence of Heavenly Flame refinement.
In this battle of survival, whoever lasted until the end—
Would emerge as the dominant force, claiming everything for themselves!
In the original story—
When Xiao Yan devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, he was only at the Dou Shi realm—
Too weak to suppress the Heavenly Flame head-on.
So instead, he had to coax and manipulate the flame, taking advantage of its low intelligence to trick it into submission.
Even then, he had nearly burned alive, barely surviving the ordeal.
Wei Yang, however, was completely different.
He was a Six-Star Dou Wang.
The gap between him and the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame was not as vast as Xiao Yan's situation.
Moreover, he had already refined a sub-flame, and his Dou Qi carried its energy signature—
Drastically increasing his resistance to the main flame's heat.
As long as he protected his meridians from being burned away—
He didn't even need to trick the flame.
He could simply forcefully suppress and assimilate it—
On his own terms.
Time passed.
He didn't know how long it had been.
But finally—
The first wisp of black flame, after being completely wrapped by his Dou Qi and guided through the entire meridian path, successfully returned to his Dantian.
This marked a critical milestone—
The first portion of the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had been completely refined!
Now branded with Wei Yang's soul imprint, this black flame had officially become part of his power.
Inside his Dantian, the refined black flame swam freely through his energy lake, moving playfully like a lively fish—
As if it had found a new home.
And at that moment—
His sub-flame, the Dou Ling-level flame he had previously refined, actively approached the main flame.
Then—without hesitation—
It merged into the newly refined black flame essence.
Since both flames were of the same origin, and both had already been refined, the fusion process was seamless.
There was no rejection. No conflict.
They became one.
And the moment the sub-flame merged—
The power of the refined main flame essence soared exponentially!
As these strengthened flames rapidly spread across Wei Yang's meridians, they worked alongside his Dou Qi—
Surrounding the remaining 90% of the unrefined flame essence that still rampaged inside him.
Outside—
Wei Yang, who had been observing everything with his spiritual sense, finally let out a satisfied smirk.
The hardest part of refining a Heavenly Flame—
Had finally been overcome.
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