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"Brother Yang."
"Young Master."
Seeing the excitement burning in Wei Yang's eyes, both Xian'er and Qing Lin felt genuinely happy for him.
Xian'er had already averted her gaze—staring at that black sun-like Heavenly Flame for too long gave her a stinging sensation, as if her eyes were being burned.
Qing Lin fared even worse. She had only taken a brief glance before hurriedly looking away, not daring to continue.
Even with her current eyesight, she could only make out a faint, blurry outline of the light source at the bottom of the crater—she couldn't see any specific details at all.
And even so, after just two glances, her eyes were still red and sore, on the verge of tearing up.
Wei Yang took a deep breath, calming his emotions slightly before smiling, "We've been searching the Endless Sand Sea for nearly two months—and we've finally found it."
"This Heavenly Flame… is extremely important to me!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and touched the edge of the black light domain with his fingertip.
A faint but distinct burning pain spread from the tip of his finger, and instead of frowning, his smile deepened.
"What an overbearing and scorching Heavenly Flame. Just its residual glow at the outermost edge of this field… even without my Dou Qi protecting me, it's actually able to burn me slightly."
With a Dou Wang-level physique, combined with his fire-yang attribute, normal flames couldn't harm him even without Dou Qi protection.
But now, merely touching the light emitted by this Heavenly Flame—the very edge of its black light domain—had already caused a mild burning sensation.
That meant its radiance alone was unimaginably hot.
Then… how terrifying would the black flames themselves be?
Hearing this, Xian'er, curious, extended a slender jade-like finger and cautiously reached toward the domain's edge.
Barely a second later, she jerked her hand back, her face full of shock.
"This Heavenly Flame… just the light it emits is already this terrifyingly hot?!"
Even the Green Lotus Core Flame, which had Dou Huang-level power, wasn't this extreme.
Back then, standing half a mile away, one wouldn't be burned just from the ambient glow alone.
This Heavenly Flame's power… wasn't this too overwhelming?
Could its strength already rival a Dou Zong? A Dou Zun?
How could anyone possibly subdue it?
"It's not exactly what you're thinking," Wei Yang shook his head with a smile.
"Its power isn't as absurd as it seems. Its appearance resembles a black sun—and the sun isn't just fire. It also has light."
"Light—this must be this Heavenly Flame's unique ability. That's why the radiance alone is able to injure people."
"Every Heavenly Flame possesses its own special trait. For example, the Green Lotus Core Flame can trigger volcanic eruptions when near volcanic regions…"
"Most Heavenly Flames burn their enemies using their fire. But this one is different. It not only burns with fire—it burns with light."
"That's its special ability."
"..."
Xian'er was speechless.
The twenty-three Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking all had unique traits and bizarre abilities.
But at the end of the day—they were still flames.
Heavenly Flames were feared because of their terrifyingly high temperatures—that was their primary method of destruction.
But this one?
Just the light it passively released could injure people?
That was completely ridiculous!
Wasn't this just blatant cheating?!
After all—light covered massive areas.
Like the sun during the day, its light was everywhere, reaching every corner.
The entire Dou Qi Continent was bathed in sunlight every day.
So then—how the hell was anyone supposed to defend against this kind of attack?!
Use an umbrella?!
Did that mean that, in the future, anyone facing this Heavenly Flame would have no choice but to endure its scorching radiance head-on?!
A full coverage, saturation-style, sustained attrition attack.
How could you even dodge that?!
Just thinking about it made Xian'er's scalp tingle.
—
"Uh…" Wei Yang rubbed his chin.
Now that he thought about it—this battle style really was unfair.
Light… unless you had some extremely special countermeasure, there was no way to avoid it.
There was no dodging it.
Pointing at the blackened region ahead, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"This… is an absolute domain."
"Once you're inside its black light domain, your only option is to withstand it head-on."
"This is too… shameless," Xian'er muttered.
Whoever had to face this flame in battle would suffer immensely.
"It's so powerful! It's really just like the sun in the sky!" Qing Lin gasped.
"The stronger and the more absurd its abilities, the better!" Wei Yang grinned.
"Because one day—this flame will belong to me. And this cheating ability… will be my ability."
Xian'er and Qing Lin both rolled their eyes at him in unison.
"Too overpowered."
Wei Yang smiled. "You two wait here, or go find a place nearby to establish a cave dwelling. I'll head inside to take a closer look."
"Alright, be careful," Xian'er nodded.
"Young Master, be careful," Qing Lin also reminded him.
"Don't worry, I treasure my life. I won't attempt to devour it recklessly without full preparation—I just want to observe it up close." Wei Yang chuckled at them. "Since we might be staying here for quite some time, you two should go ahead and establish the cave dwelling first."
"Mm." Both women nodded.
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Wei Yang coated his entire body with a thin layer of Dou Qi, forming a protective shield.
Taking a deep breath, he then stepped into the black light domain.
Behind him, Xian'er and Qing Lin watched nervously.
Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Sizzle~
The moment he stepped into the light-covered region, Wei Yang instantly felt as if he had entered an intensely scorching furnace.
The temperature inside this domain was significantly higher than even the underground lava world's platforms.
As the endless black radiance enveloped him, the thin Dou Qi shield on his body began to sizzle, emitting wisps of white smoke.
It was as if someone had dropped a raw fish into a pan of boiling oil.
Wei Yang could feel that his Dou Qi shield was on the verge of igniting—as if it would soon be burned away entirely.
Standing still, he carefully concentrated on sensing the environment.
Then, his eyes narrowed in shock.
This black light domain… is even more terrifying than I imagined.
"So overwhelming?" Wei Yang's brows furrowed.
The temperature wasn't the scariest part, but rather, it had a special property—
It was burning away his Dou Qi shield.
No… not just that.
This black light domain seemed to be… absorbing his Dou Qi?!
Wei Yang's Dou Qi was of the fire-yang attribute, and apparently, this Heavenly Flame found it extremely appealing?
It wasn't just burning his Dou Qi—it was devouring it.
Wei Yang's shock deepened.
This… this Heavenly Flame's ability is ridiculously broken!
It could absorb solar energy, absorb fire-attribute energy, and now, it could even steal Dou Qi from others?!
Wait—stealing Dou Qi?! Isn't that the ability of the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame?!
Did this thing just… plagiarize it?!
—
A few moments later.
Wei Yang steadied his emotions and took another step forward.
The ground beneath his feet was extremely solid and scorching, yet it didn't melt—only glowing a faint red, indicating its remarkable heat resistance.
Through this brief testing period, Wei Yang had already figured out several key aspects of this domain's properties.
First, the temperature inside was incredibly high—even hotter than the underground lava world's platforms.
In fact, it wasn't much different from being submerged in lava.
For Wei Yang, this level of heat wasn't a big issue.
But for an ordinary Dou Wang, staying here for just a few hours would completely drain their Dou Qi.
Of course, the temperature was just a basic feature of this domain.
The most dangerous part…
Was its ability to burn and absorb Dou Qi.
That was the real problem.
Simply existing within this environment would cause one's Dou Qi to drain at an alarming rate.
The burning of Dou Qi was one thing.
As for the absorption of Dou Qi—Wei Yang wasn't sure if it affected other Dou Qi attributes.
But he did know one thing:
His fire-yang Dou Qi was being absorbed—and absorbed very greedily.
As if this Heavenly Flame had just found the ultimate nourishment.
And the worst part?
There was no way to stop it.
Yes.
You couldn't defend against it.
As long as you were inside this domain, your Dou Qi would either be burned away or devoured by it.
You couldn't resist.
Unless…
You didn't use a Dou Qi shield and relied solely on your physical body to endure it.
But who the hell would do that?!
Not using a Dou Qi shield would be like stripping yourself naked and lying there, completely at its mercy!
Even a Dou Wang's body wouldn't last long before being burned into nothingness.
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