btth: receive your own sucide note

Knowing Zi Yan's mixed feelings, Chen Guan said nothing. He ruffled the girl's soft purple hair, held her in one arm, and descended.

  The tenth floor of the Skyburn Refining Qi Tower was normally a strictly forbidden area within the inner courtyard, guarded at all times by at least three Douhuang-level elders.

  The reason was simple: the young Fallen Heart Flame was fed there.

  It was precisely because of this strict security that Xiao Yan had been forced to abandon the attack at the academy.

  After all, Yao Chen hadn't recovered at that time and could only display Douzong strength. Clearly, he couldn't instantly dispatch three people before Su Qian could react.

  "Who?!"

  As soon as he stepped onto the tenth floor, a cold shout, accompanied by a fierce glare, reached him. The three elders seated around the Fallen Heart Flame container suddenly stood up, their Dou Qi surging, ready to strike at any moment.

  "It's me, Elder Qin."

  The overwhelming pressure had no effect on Chen Guan.

  By some coincidence, one of the three elders guarding the area today was a familiar figure to Chen Guan. When they had gone down to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, this Elder Qin had been guarding the fire well.

  Seeing the young man approaching, Elder Qin's face was filled with astonishment, his surging fighting spirit instantly dissipating.

  The two unfamiliar elders beside him noticed his movements and were puzzled. Could they trust him so much?

  "Haha, don't be nervous. Anyone might covet the Fallen Heart Flame, but he wouldn't. After all, he procured it,"

  Elder Qin explained with a smile, catching the two elders' glances.

  Ignoring their curious glances, Chen Guan slowly approached the Fallen Heart Flame container.

  His mental power, peering through the mouth of the container, allowed him to clearly see within the invisible and colorless flames the strange fire essence of the small Fallen Heart Flame, which had grown more than tenfold compared to a few years ago.

  Even more surprising was the fact that the Fallen Heart Flame possessed no trace of ferocity. It was more like an innocent child, carefree and carefree within the pot. Noticing Chen Guan's gaze, it showed no fear, instead curiously gazing back. This clearly demonstrated that Canaan Academy's years of hard work had paid off.

  With a faint smile, Chen Guan placed his free right hand on the pot, controlling the strange fire within him and slowly channeling a small amount into it.

  Given the current strength of his strange fire, even a small amount would be a significant tonic for the little Fallen Heart Flame, saving it considerable time in growth.

  The serpent's eyes flickered with delight and surprise, its eagerness hard to conceal.

  "Chen Guan, what are you doing here?"

  "I'm planning to cultivate in the underground magma for a few days. I've already told the Great Elder. Elder Qin, please open the door."

  He stopped teasing the little Fallen Heart Flame and explained his purpose, remaining somewhat secretive.

  As he finished speaking, Elder Qin's body trembled slightly, as if receiving some news, before quickly returning to normal.

  "Since the Great Elder approves, then it's no problem. You've been down there and know what it's like. While the magma world's energy is abundant, it's also incredibly violent. Prolonged exposure can easily lead to the ingestion of fire poison. I almost forgot, you're an alchemist. I don't need to elaborate on this,"

  Elder Qin offered a kind reminder. But seeing Chen Guan's now unfathomable strength, and remembering that he was a sixth-rank alchemist just a few years ago, he suddenly felt the need was unnecessary.

  Chen Guan smiled and wanted to bow in thanks, but holding Zi Yan with one hand proved inconvenient.

  Elder Qin didn't mind, pushing aside the two elders beside him and personally approaching the iron gate. He clasped his hands together, and with a creaking sound, the passageway opened.

  "Thank you."

  "Haha, that's a piece of cake."

  After a brief conversation, Chen Guan didn't linger, leading Zi Yan inside.

  Watching the young man gradually disappear from view, the two elders, slow to react, finally remembered something.

  "Chen Guan, could he be the leader of the Tianmeng Alliance?"

  "Right~"

  ...   

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  Elsewhere,

  Chen Guan and Zi Yan had fallen into the boundless magma. A thin film of fire enveloped their bodies, preventing the scorching lava from affecting them at all.

  However, Chen Guan remained unfazed, constantly radiating his immense spiritual power, ensuring he was in complete control of everything within a thousand feet.

  This was due to the unique nature of the magma here, which had a certain suppressive effect on spiritual power. Otherwise, he could have covered a much wider area.

  Silence reigned as the two rapidly advanced deeper into the magma world. Finally, after several minutes, a familiar ripple appeared. Along with the surging lava, a dozen or so fire lizardmen entered the range of his spiritual power.

  Unlike his previous trip with Medusa, this time Chen Guan planned to reach the entrance of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave. He knew the lizardmen possessed two formidable figures he could not withstand. Therefore, he chose not to provoke them today, preferring to avoid their attack.

  Using his spiritual power to sense them, the two men weaved left and right, easily avoiding this wave of lizardmen, whose strongest was no more than Dou Huang level.

  After advancing cautiously for over ten minutes, the number of Fire Lizardmen who appeared grew ever-increasing, becoming so dense that Dou Zong-level warriors could be seen everywhere, reaching a point where they were unavoidable.

  Helplessly, Chen Guan set Zi Yan aside, drew his flute from his storage ring, and played the sonic fighting technique he had learned from the Valley of Sound, "Great Sound, Silent Voice."

  Chen Guan had long known that the Lizardmen, despite their formidable strength, had several crucial flaws.

  Their mental strength was weak, their IQ average!

  Furthermore, they were unable to leave the magma world.

  This was why he had dared to bring Zi Yan with him.

  Even if their efforts ultimately failed, he was confident of an unscathed escape.

  Invisible sonic waves permeated the air, visibly slowing the movements of the Lizardmen wherever they passed. Under the influence of the illusion, the magma remained unchanged, calm and devoid of enemies.

  With Chen Guan's current mental strength, activating "Great Sound, Silent Voice" would have him confidently drawing even a Dou Zun-level powerhouse into the illusion, let alone these simple-minded lizardmen.

  Maintaining the illusion, under the bewildered gazes of countless lizardmen, the two men advanced deeper and deeper, not even breaking the spell until a Dou Zun-level lizardman appeared.

  This bizarre scene astonished Zi Yan. Under normal circumstances, she would have exclaimed with delight, "Chen Guan, you're amazing!"

  Unfortunately, today, with mixed feelings, she felt no desire to speak.

  After the Dou Zun-level Flame Lizardmen appeared, the lizardmen's numbers had begun to decline, declining from a high to a low, demonstrating that the group's development remained within normal logic.

  After several minutes of narrowly avoiding danger, Chen Guan finally sensed two extremely powerful auras. Even from a distance of hundreds of feet, he could still sense the terrifying pressure.

  The identities of these two lizardmen, capable of such sensations, were self-evident.

  Without further ado, Chen Guan maintained a calm demeanor, maintaining the illusion to avoid waking the lizardmen behind him while signaling Zi Yan to restrain her aura.

  Simultaneously, with a flick of his hand, two eighth-tier puppets instantly shot out from his fingertips. At Chen Guan's signal, they sped off to the left and right at breakneck speed. Like wild horses unbridled, they sped hundreds of feet in the blink of an eye, stirring up a volcanic storm of lava and catching several nearby lizardmen in the process.

  Seeing this, the two powerful lizardmen at the deepest point couldn't sit still. With two strange roars of anger, they, one to the left and one to the right, pursued without a second thought.

  Dispersed so easily... so

  easily that even Zi Yan found it incredible.

  Chen Guan sneered. Why are they considered the lizardmen to be of average intelligence?

  Knowing the puppets wouldn't last much longer, Chen Guan didn't waste any time. He grabbed Zi Yan, pushed aside the endless lava, and plunged deeper.

  "Human, this is the cemetery of the gods, not a place you can enter. Stop immediately, or you'll awaken the guardians and be buried here forever!"

  "Trespassing into the cemetery of the gods will bring you divine punishment!"

  From afar, the staccato, awkward voices of two lizardmen could be heard coming from behind.

  Chen Guan ignored them, his speed increasing instead of decreasing. With a sudden leap, he entered a strange space, a feeling like parting clouds to reveal the sun, a feeling of waiting to see the moon.

  "This is... the ancient emperor Tuoshe's cave!"