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Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. Delighted, he said, "Then with the Sea Heart Flame appearing here alone now, doesn't that mean Han Feng is already dead?"
"That's likely the case. Otherwise, the Sea Heart Flame's core flame wouldn't be showing up here by itself. But—this is a great opportunity for us!"
Staring at the two clusters of flame in the distance, Yao Chen suddenly snapped out of his shock.
He hastily activated the white flame wings behind his back and rushed toward the two Heavenly Flames.
"Quick! Stop him! Now that Han Feng's likely gone, we at least need to grab one of the Heavenly Flames to make up for the loss!"
Seeing Xiao Yan speeding toward the two Heavenly Flames, Elder Yin and the other two fighting him immediately shouted at the rest of the Black-Corner Region's powerhouses.
At this point, with just their small group, it would be difficult to snatch the Heavenly Flames from Jia Nan Academy's hands.
All they could do was urge others to grab the items first—then discuss distribution later.
Ideally, they would defeat the Jia Nan Academy's people first, and afterward search for the storage ring that had just been blasted away by the magma column.
That ring contained most of Han Feng's fortune.
To everyone here, it was a massive fortune.
Hearing those shouts, the other strong fighters from the Black-Corner Region quickly reacted.
Now that the source flame of Han Feng's Heavenly Flame had appeared, chances were high that Han Feng himself was done for.
And since they'd already offended Jia Nan Academy earlier, there was no point in trying to pull back now.
They could only try to seize a Heavenly Flame, then figure out how to find Han Feng's storage ring, which had vanished somewhere.
With that thought, wings formed of Dou Qi rapidly flashed behind the crowd, and they madly charged toward the two flames—one blue and one white.
"Elders, protect the flames with your lives!"
Seeing this group's movement, Su Qian immediately sprang into action.
With a powerful roar that echoed through the inner courtyard's sky, Su Qian tapped his toe against the ground. His figure shot out like a shadow and flew straight toward the Heavenly Flames.
The other elders beside him quickly followed.
"Hmph! We've worked so hard for so long—did they think we'd just walk away empty-handed? Not a chance."
The Gold and Silver Elders snorted coldly. Joining forces, they actually managed to suppress Su Qian.
Right now, they were feeling extremely irritated.
They had originally believed that if they just stalled Su Qian and let Han Feng get the Heavenly Flame, then the rest of them could retreat from Jia Nan Academy and the matter would be done.
Who would've thought that Han Feng, that unlucky bastard, would end up perishing together with the Falling Heart Flame?
If they couldn't get something to bring back now, wouldn't all this effort have been for nothing?
As for Han Feng's storage ring?
The explosion from the Falling Heart Flame's self-detonation just now was equivalent to a full-powered strike from a Dou Zong expert.
Add the terrifying heat from the Falling Heart Flame itself, and who knew if the ring had survived?
And the Jia Nan Academy people obviously wouldn't let them stay and search the place slowly.
So, at this point, their only option was to defeat the Jia Nan Academy crowd first—then slowly search for Han Feng's storage ring.
At this moment, Lin Feng was operating a Low-Grade Earth Class concealment technique called Soul Concealment, carefully squeezing through a crack in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
Afraid that the Dou Qi wings would attract attention, he quickly dispersed them.
Looking around and seeing that no one had noticed him, he swiftly activated Three Thousand Lightning Movement, zipping toward the forest atop the canyon.
A few flashes of silver lightning flickered behind the black tower. In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng had already entered the dense forest.
Moments later, Lin Feng's head emerged from a patch of grass.
Seeing that he was temporarily safe, he put on the inner courtyard uniform.
Then, using the thick branches above to block line of sight, and relying on the light black gauze robe he wore to shield against detection, he hurried toward the area where the academy students were gathered.
After a short while, Lin Feng quietly slipped into the crowd of students—and watched the spectacle in the sky along with them.
Unlike the other students, however, his gaze was mainly focused on Xiao Yan's battlefield.
At this moment, Xiao Yan and his master were fighting several Dou Huang from the Black-Corner Region, along with over a dozen Dou Wang-level subordinates, all vying for the Sea Heart Flame.
It seemed that Xiao Yan and his master were also concerned about being besieged by both Jia Nan Academy and the Black-Corner Region.
So they had temporarily given up on the Fallen Heart Flame and turned to seize the Sea Heart Flame instead.
"What a pity. If it were convenient for me to make a move right now, I could have thought of a way to stop Xiao Yan from getting the Sea Heart Flame."
Sighing to himself, Lin Feng looked up at the gap in the sky that Han Feng and the others had broken open, feeling a little disappointed.
Suddenly, in the sky above, Xiao Yan said something to the Dou Huang he was fighting, then tossed out some scrolls.
Two of the Dou Huang caught the items, hesitated for a moment, and then turned with their subordinates and flew toward the gap, leaving the Inner Academy.
Seeing people withdraw, the expressions of the remaining Black-Corner Region experts turned ugly.
With so many people suddenly gone, the impact on their side was enormous.
At that moment, the master of Black Skeleton Tomb hesitated after hearing Xiao Yan offer a pill that could extend one's lifespan.
After pondering briefly, he finally nodded and agreed to Xiao Yan's conditions.
Yao Chen, upon seeing the other party agree, curled his lips into a smile.
As before, he pulled out a scroll containing a peak fifth-tier pill recipe from his storage ring and tossed it over, placing it with the other party as collateral.
Once he finished refining the pill, the recipe would be returned to him.
Of course, during this period, the recipe must not be read—otherwise, the deal would be void.
After receiving the recipe, the master of Black Skeleton Tomb also left with his Dou Wang-level elders.
With all his opponents taken care of, Xiao Yan finally got his hands on the Sea Heart Flame that had belonged to Han Feng.
"Those bastards!"
Seeing yet another faction withdraw, the remaining ones cursed loudly.
With their numbers continuing to shrink, the situation was increasingly disadvantageous for them.
Other Black-Corner Region experts, seeing that their enemies were growing in number, also ceased fighting one after another and flew toward the gap above.
Under the watchful eyes of the elders of Jia Nan Academy, they disappeared into the sky.
Seeing this golden opportunity, Lin Feng quietly slipped into the group of Black-Corner Region people and left Jia Nan Academy with them.
"Heh heh, that guy's pretty clever. He actually thought to blend in with the Black-Corner Region folks and sneak out with them."
From below, Zi Yan looked at the departing crowd above and instantly spotted Lin Feng's figure amid the dozens of chaotic silhouettes.
"Big Brother, why don't we leave too? Judging by how things are going, it looks like we won't be getting any Heavenly Flame."
Elder Yin glanced around the battlefield and found that the Sea Heart Flame had already been taken.
As for the Fallen Heart Flame, it was being fiercely guarded by Su Qian and the other elders.
With their forces now cut in half, it would be very difficult to take it.
"All right, let's go."
Elder Jin also knew the current situation was not in their favor, and he agreed to Elder Yin's suggestion.
After fending off Su Qian, the two of them flickered into motion and shot toward the gap above.
After crossing the spatial barrier, they vanished from everyone's sight.
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