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The opponent was not strong, only at the Dou Ling level. Before long, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan arrived at the lizardman's vicinity.

From a distance, the lizardman's body was covered with dense, dark red scales, making him look exactly like a lizard. However, his movements were human-like, and his long, thin tongue flicked out from time to time, while his narrow eyes constantly probed his surroundings.

"So this is the lizardman my senior brother was talking about...?"

Looking at the lizardman from afar, Xiao Yan frowned slightly.

"Jiji!"

Just then, the lizardmen in the distance seemed to spot Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, letting out a cry that was not human, and then charged angrily toward their location.

"Oh?" Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan were both surprised to see that the lizardman had been able to find their location. The opponent was only at the Dou Ling level, yet he was able to discover their whereabouts.

"It seems that these lizardmen have a very special way of sensing things in this lava world..."

Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed slightly. It was no wonder that even the Heavenly Flame Venerable, with his Dou Zun cultivation, ultimately perished in this lava world. However, the main reason was that he was busy subduing the Fallen Heart Flame and was ambushed by a powerful member of the lizardman tribe, which led to his death...

The lizardman rushed in front of the two, but seeing that Xiao Fan and the other person did not make any move, his figure was frozen in place. He could only look at the stranger in front of him, constantly letting out roars, his small eyes filled with anger.

"They seem to be a race devoid of intelligence..."

Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he looked at the lizardman in front of him. He realized that the other party was completely unable to communicate. Without a word, he used a burst of Dou Qi to kill the lizardman directly.

After the lizardman died, a fire bead, as Xiao Fan had mentioned, was indeed left behind. A hint of curiosity flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He grasped the fire bead and immediately sensed the rich fire attribute energy contained within it. He activated the Burning Technique, and the energy within the fire bead was immediately absorbed by Xiao Yan.

As Xiao Yan absorbed all the energy from the fire pearl, he also noticed a significant increase in his internal fighting spirit. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he said to Xiao Fan, "Senior brother, indeed, after absorbing the energy from this fire pearl, I can feel the increase in my internal fighting spirit."

Seeing Xiao Yan's excited expression, Xiao Fan took out the distribution map of the fire lizard clan that he had obtained earlier. Xiao Fan had already memorized the distribution map. He handed the map to Xiao Yan and said with a serious face, "Junior brother, there are many powerful members in this fire lizard clan. Be careful not to go too deep."

Xiao Yan looked at the map showing the distribution of the fire lizard clan that Xiao Fan had taken out. Although he was somewhat surprised, he didn't suspect anything too much, assuming that it was information that Xiao Fan had obtained through previous investigation. But then, seeing the map in Xiao Fan's hand, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, aren't you coming with me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "The fire pearls of this clan are invaluable treasures for fire-attribute cultivators, but with my current strength, I'm afraid ordinary fire pearls won't be of much use to me. Besides, I haven't even had time to prepare the things I got from the auction."

The bone wings cut from the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix that was auctioned in the Black Corner Region have not yet been used by Xiao Fan to create flying combat techniques, including the creation of the Heavenly Demon Puppet. He also created a prototype of the Dragon Extreme Battle Dance based on his previous inspiration from the diagram. Another reason is that Xiao Fan wants to explore a little deeper, as the possibility of encountering powerful individuals is high, so he naturally has to act separately from Xiao Yan.

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan felt a warmth rise in his heart. He knew this was just an excuse his senior brother had made to deliberately increase his strength. After all, the Fire Pearl was an invaluable treasure for fire-attribute cultivators; no one would complain about having too many...

"Let's meet here again in a month."

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yan and, after thinking for a while, agreed on a time for the two to meet. However, before parting, Xiao Fan took the seventh-order magic core and Yun Shan's corpse from Xiao Yan's hands. Although Xiao Yan was a little surprised, he did not hesitate.

After the agreement was made, Xiao Yan did not linger. He looked at the distribution map in his hand, carefully examined it, and then headed towards the nearest clan.

After watching Xiao Yan leave, Xiao Fan also discerned the direction and headed in the opposite direction from Xiao Yan. He didn't know anything about Venerable Tianhuo, and he couldn't reveal it to Xiao Yan. He didn't know if Xiao Yan would encounter Venerable Tianhuo again under his influence, so Xiao Fan could only try his luck. After all, the Five-Wheel Fire Control Technique in the other party's hands was an extremely powerful fire control method.

The final combination of the Five-Round Fire Array, if four of the flames are different types of fire, would be comparable in power to a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique. Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques are extremely rare, and even Xiao Fan would want to obtain them. Moreover, the Five-Round Fire Array is even more suitable for Xiao Fan, since he already possesses four different types of fire.

Xiao Fan arrived at the location of a fire lizard tribe. The strongest member of this tribe was only at the peak of the Dou Wang realm. None of them could fight against Xiao Fan. With a light sweep, Xiao Fan annihilated all the lizardmen, and dozens of fire orbs appeared in front of him.

Looking at the fire bead in front of him, Xiao Fan took out a fire bead from a lizardman whose strength was no more than Dou Ling. He circulated his internal energy and absorbed the power within the fire bead. However, Xiao Fan did not feel an increase in his Dou Qi. He only felt a warm energy flowing into his body. Apart from that, he had no other sensations.

Despite his Dou Qi not increasing, Xiao Fan was not discouraged. He took out the Lizardman Fire Pearl, which was at the peak of the Dou Wang level, and after absorbing it, he noticed a slight increase in his Dou Qi value.

[Battle Aura +3]

"Only this much...?"

Even a peak-level Dou Wang fire lizard fire bead can only increase one's Dou Qi by three points. In other words, if Xiao Fan wants to advance, he needs at least thirty peak-level Dou Wang fire lizardmen to advance to the first star level. Moreover, this doesn't even take into account that the enhancement effect of the fire bead will become weaker and weaker as he absorbs more.

"It seems that only by finding a high-level lizardman can I improve my cultivation..."

After storing the remaining fire pearls in his storage ring, Xiao Fan did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the spot and took out the enormous bone wings of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

Looking at the bone wings before him, Xiao Fan saw the countdown in the system shop in his mind.

The monthly shop refresh is almost here. After rushing from the Home Empire all the way to the Black Corner Region, attending the auction, and then annihilating the Demon Flame Valley without stopping, Xiao Fan is now entering the Lava World. Looking at his remaining few Origin Coins, Xiao Fan feels a pang of heartache.

Chapter 49: Flying Combat Skill Accomplished, Heavenly Demon Puppet Refined

After exchanging items earlier, Xiao Fan still had over 10,000 Source Coins left. There were no items in the shop that Xiao Fan needed along the way, so he hadn't used them. However, it's worth mentioning that the storage rings of the three elders of Mulan and the storage ring of the old demon were still in Xiao Fan's possession and hadn't been exchanged yet. So, there were still quite a few hidden Source Coins that he hadn't exchanged.

"System, can you turn the bone wings of this Heavenly Demon Phoenix into a flying combat technique?"

[As long as the host provides sufficient source currency, this system can fulfill any request from the host.]

Hearing the system's arrogant words, Xiao Fan pondered for a moment, then asked almost involuntarily, "What if I could directly break through to the Dou Di realm?"

【...】

Feeling the system crash, Xiao Fan curled his lip. Is that all?

Within the mysterious space, a figure imprisoned by dark chains was currently cursing loudly. "Pah! Damn it, Li, you think you could directly break through to the Dou Di realm? You think all that energy of yours came for nothing? I risked my life to transfer it... Don't you want to die? Makes it sound so easy, I'll...!"

.......

[Ding! To create a flying combat skill, this system offers two methods. First, by spending 8000 Source Coins, this system can craft the bone wings into the flying combat skill style desired by the host, guaranteeing top-notch quality. Second, the host can spend 3000 Source Coins to specify the next refresh of the flying combat skill crafting method "Golden Feather Swallow Flight" in the shop.]

Listening to the system's reply, Xiao Fan secretly calculated the cost of the two methods. The former could directly obtain a finished flying combat skill. As for the quality of the flying combat skills produced by the system, Xiao Fan had no doubt at all. However, the latter would allow him to master the method of making flying combat skills.

Looking at the "Golden Feather Swallow Flight" given by the system, Xiao Fan regretted even more that he hadn't gone to the Luoyan Empire before. After all, Yan Luotian had the crafting method for the "Nine Wings of the Heavenly Goose," which meant that he now had to spend a lot of source coins to actively exchange for it.

"System, I choose the first option."

After some thought, Xiao Fan chose the first option. After all, the latter only allowed the crafting method to be refreshed in the store, and it would still require a lot of source coins to exchange for it. Moreover, crafting it himself would require adding other materials to refine it, and all these costs would make the first option far more cost-effective.

Of course, the main reason is that Xiao Fan will basically not have the opportunity to create flying combat skills in the future. Even if he needs them, although the method to create flying combat skills is hard to find, it is not impossible to obtain. So why waste source coins now?

[Ding, Source Coins -8000]

Xiao Fan looked at his 11250 Source Coins, which suddenly decreased by 8000, leaving him with only 3250. He glanced at the system shop's countdown to refresh in two and a half days, then his thoughts returned to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Bone Wings in front of him.

After the source coins disappeared, Xiao Fan inexplicably gained a method to modify the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Bone Wings. Once the modification was completed and finalized, it could be completely transformed into a flying combat technique.

Following his own ideas, Xiao Fan removed all the flesh and fur from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Bone Wings, leaving only a pair of exquisite, pure white bone wings that emitted a faint glow.

Xiao Fan stretched out his hands, and a strange wave emanated from his palms, seeping into the bone wings. The originally white bone wings suddenly spread with golden patterns, spreading from the roots to the edges. A majestic and solemn wave suddenly emanated from the bone wings, and then golden feathers grew on the bone wings. In the blink of an eye, the originally bare bone wings transformed into a pair of golden wings, exuding a captivating power.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Xiao Fan looked at the wings in front of him with satisfaction. In this way, even if they were placed in front of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, they would not recognize that this was a flying combat technique made from the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix. It could be considered as helping Xiao Yan solve a small problem.

As for those wings looking a bit flamboyant? What does that have to do with Xiao Fan? It's not like he's using them himself.

Xiao Fan infused a wisp of battle qi into this flying combat technique. His wings fluttered slightly, and the golden feathers trembled instantly. Powerful waves of energy spread from his wings, much to Xiao Fan's satisfaction.

Having resolved the issue of his flying combat technique, Xiao Fan withdrew his fighting spirit, and his golden wings shrank to the size of a palm, concealing all fluctuations, looking just like a pair of chicken wings.

Xiao Fan stored the flying combat technique into his storage ring, and then took out several items from the ring: Yun Shan's corpse, the seventh-order magical beast core treasured by the old demon, and two jade bottles covered with seals.

Xiao Fan's wooden pipe swept over the items in front of him one by one, his gaze lingering briefly on the two sealed jade bottles. One of the jade bottles contained Han Feng's soul, and the other contained the soul of the Soul Hall Protector Sha (a powerful Soul Hall member from the Black Corner Region during the great war with the Black Alliance, who was not killed; see Chapter 290 for details).

Xiao Fan had casually imprisoned the other party's soul back then, and if it weren't for the fact that he was currently refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet, he would have completely forgotten about the other party's existence.

Upon tearing open the jade bottle that sealed the Sand Protector, a weak voice immediately emanated from it.

"Xiao... Xiao Fan, kill me, please, kill me!"

Hearing the other party's pleas for mercy, Xiao Fan's expression remained unchanged. He reached out and drew in a wisp of Fallen Heart Flame from the jade bottle, which then merged into Xiao Fan's body.

"Enjoy your last peaceful moments, for soon you will be completely free."

Xiao Fan had no intention of questioning Protector Sha and Han Feng. From his omniscient perspective, he knew that they might not know as much about the Soul Palace as he did.

Inside the jade bottle, when Protector Sha heard Xiao Fan's words, he felt not resentment, but rather a sense of relief, and even a trace of gratitude rose in his heart towards Xiao Fan.

Completely forgetting that the reason they had been suffering from the soul-burning pain of the strange fire every day for the past two years was ultimately because of Xiao Fan.

A flash of light appeared in Xiao Fan's storage ring, and a scroll with the three large characters "Heavenly Demon Puppet" written on it appeared in Xiao Fan's hand.

There are three main materials needed to craft a Celestial Demon Puppet: a body, a demonic core, and a soul. Additionally, some special metallic materials are required to enhance the puppet's physical strength and regenerative abilities.

After carefully studying the refining steps of the Heavenly Demon Puppet, Xiao Fan did not rush to start. Instead, he kept reviewing every detail of the refining process in his mind. After all, Xiao Fan had many other metal materials, but he only had two treasures like seventh-order magical beast cores.

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged on the ground. After a while, he had memorized all the refining steps. He put the scroll in his hand back into his storage ring and looked at the items in front of him with his eyes narrowed slightly.

Chapter 50 Successfully Refined, Earth Demon Puppet!

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Fan chose the corpse of the Earth Demon Old Ghost and the seventh-tier magical beast core treasured by the Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Xiao Fan originally planned to use Yun Shan's corpse to refine the body and leave the body of the Earth Demon Old Ghost to Xiao Yan. However, in the end, considering that Yun Shan was Yun Yun's mentor after all, and although the two had completely severed their relationship, Xiao Fan knew that Yun Yun was a kind-hearted person and did not want to hurt her because of this.

"Never mind, there will always be opportunities on the way to Zhongzhou. I can just find another body then."

After making his selections, Xiao Fan stored the remaining items in his storage ring. A surge of strange fire roared out, enveloping the corpse of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, while maintaining a good temperature control, continuously refining the corpse.

To successfully forge a Heavenly Demon Puppet, the body, demonic core, and soul must be completely fused together without any flaws; otherwise, the forging of the Heavenly Demon Puppet will be a complete failure.

The corpse chosen as the body of the Heavenly Demon Puppet contains the resentment of the deceased, forming corpse energy. If the impurities of corpse energy are not completely removed, the final fusion will definitely fail.

As the strange fire continued to bake, wisps of black energy were gradually extracted from the body of the old demon, and completely disappeared under the burning of the strange fire. This was the corpse energy mentioned earlier.

Xiao Fan carefully controlled the temperature of the strange fire, continuously refining the corpse energy from the body of the old demon. As the strange fire baked, the already withered corpse of the old demon shrank even further. This was because the blood and water inside the corpse were also completely baked out, which was also a step in refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Looking at the old demon's already withered and charred arms, Xiao Fan felt a sense of helplessness. He regretted not being gentler when he attacked, as the damage was now beyond repair, and he wondered if it would affect the final refining results.

After about half an hour of refining, there was no trace of corpse energy left in the body of the Earth Demon Old Ghost. The Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse was now extremely dry and looked very thin due to the loss of moisture.

Maintaining the temperature of the strange fire, Xiao Fan took the jade bottle containing the Sand Protector's soul. After such a long period of torment, Xiao Fan felt a trace of sympathy for the Sand Protector. Without letting the Sand Protector experience any pain, he crushed the vast soul power into the jade bottle. The Sand Protector's consciousness was instantly shattered, turning into a pure and unconscious soul.

Worried that something might go wrong, Xiao Fan carefully checked the area several times. Only after confirming that there were no problems did he nod in satisfaction. Then, he pointed and two streams of battle qi surged out, creating a bloody hole in the Earth Demon Old Ghost's chest and head respectively.

He placed the prepared seventh-tier magical beast core and soul power into his chest and forehead, respectively.

With the infusion of soul power, the old demon's body, which had completely lost its life force, suddenly opened its eyes, which were pitch black and devoid of any intelligence.

Xiao Fan was prepared for this performance. He continued to maintain the temperature of the strange fire, carefully keeping the energy balance in his body, and attentively sensing the resonance of the energy between his body, soul, and demon core.