Dragon Sovereign

Zhang Fan continued to howl towards the sky. His entire body was lying on the ground, twitching. But a look of disdain hung on his face.    

"Blood flows for tens of thousands of miles while corpses are searched for mountains. Men are more ferocious than men if they kill in their dreams!"    

His right hand trembled as it opened up once again. A ball of fire rose up once more. A man with firm and lofty bones was defeated by a small ball of fire …    

He wanted to fight! At this moment, countless fighting spirit rose in his heart. "Since you want to defy the heavens, how can a mere Heaven and Earth firepower stand up to me?"    

"With swords and sabers on your body, you can kill people in a fit of rage. Cut off your hair and drink to your heart's content. Smile like a ghost!"    

He spread out his left hand, and those eyes that were as black as ink instantly became determined. He wanted to fight. If he couldn't even make it past this little soul refining stage, then how could he defy the heavens?    

A crazy thought instantly surged out from his body, and the two masses of Heaven and Earth Flame once again entered the depths of his soul.    

After the two lumps of flames entered, Zhang Fan's hands trembled as he spread them out once more. He could either live or die in this world where the strong were respected. He had only just taken the first step.    

As the flames entered his body, the disdain on Zhang Fan's face deepened. However, he was still able to smile. His hands continued to float as two balls of flames appeared once more.    

"You think you can defeat me? Dream on!"    

As the flames disappeared, two balls of fire rose up once more. It was painful! Maybe he had completely forgotten about the pain right now because it was too painful. The pain paralyzed his entire body.    

What do you mean by battling? Even if you have an endless stream of fire energy, I, Zhang Fan, will not let you off.    

Gradually, he was numb to it, and at this moment, his soul had completely changed. While he was undergoing soul refining, his soul also underwent a massive transformation, and a red ball of black light gradually condensed.    

Zhang Fan did not know how much time had passed. In short, when he fell into a deep, exhausted sleep, he finally stopped condensing the Heaven and Earth Flame.    

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes. He discovered that his surroundings were no longer dark, and he was completely submerged in a stone pool.    

The pond also emitted a medicinal fragrance, and it was clear that all of the ingredients in the pond were medicinal ingredients.    

Zhang Fan's gaze wavered slightly. He felt as if he was in a dream. His body didn't move the slightest bit as he leaned his body against the wall and enjoyed himself comfortably.    

At this moment, he thought of the torment he had endured in the cave. Did he succeed? At this moment, he suddenly raised his head. He seemed to sense something and an old man walked in. It was none other than Elder Huang.    

"Wake up!" Elder Huang exhaled lightly as a smile reappeared on his face. "How do you feel?"    

"I'm tired," Zhang Fan said with a sigh.    

"I'm still tired." Elder Huang smiled helplessly, but his eyes were filled with shock because when there was no movement within the cave, he was first shocked. When he opened the cave and rushed in, the first thing he felt was the scorching fire of the world, followed by a wave of heart-palpitating spiritual energy.    

That was why he had immediately brought out Zhang Fan's body. Following that, he had opened up a stone pool and refined some medicinal liquid to help him recover.    

"Thank you!" Zhang Fan sincerely looked at Elder Huang. Honestly speaking, if he hadn't touched Elder Huang this time, he definitely wouldn't have been able to achieve the effects of soul refining. This was because his body was unable to withstand the heat brought about by the Heaven and Earth Flame.    

However, after the tempering under the waterfall, it was equivalent to him cultivating once more. Thus, his heart was filled with gratitude towards Elder Huang.    

Elder Huang waved his hand, but the smile on his face didn't change in the slightest.    

"How long has it been?" Zhang Fan asked as he thought of something.    

"From the time you entered the cave to the time I carried you out, about a week's time has passed. You've been asleep for three days now, tsk-tsk for ten days." The old man spoke with some regret, but he was more shocked now.    

"So long?" Zhang Fan was clearly taken aback.    

"Yes." The old man nodded and said, "What exactly did you experience inside?" What he meant was, why do you feel the intense firepower of the heaven and earth?    

Zhang Fan forced out a smile on his face, but his heart was beating fast. Now that he thought about it, he felt like he was going crazy. However, he didn't regret it at all.    

"Fight!" The old man was obviously startled. "Fight what?"    

"Fighting between Heaven and Earth, fighting against yourself, and battling against pain!" Zhang Fan said these three simple words.    

Zhang Fan had been inside for seven days, which meant that Zhang Fangguang had only been refining his soul for seven days. Although he did not know the exact number, he was definitely going to be refining his soul for at least three days, and most people would not even be able to hold on for an hour. Zhang Fan had actually held on for so long.    

And the pain that Zhang Fan was talking about, did it mean that Zhang Fan was constantly using the Heaven and Earth Flame to break through his limits?    

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "How much Heaven and Earth Flame did you inject into your soul?"    

"I forgot …" Zhang Fan gently shook his head. He really had forgotten …    

The old man's eyes were as wide as bells. He had forgotten how many times he had forgotten. Normally, this kind of pain would leave a deep impression, unless one was paralyzed by the pain himself. But thinking about it, how could that be possible?    

"We'll test him in a bit." The old man took a deep breath and said. He really wanted to know what Zhang Fan's current soul rank was …    

Zhang Fan nodded. Once again, he leaned comfortably against the pool. The feeling of laziness around him was exceptionally comfortable.    

In the afternoon, when the water in the pool had started to become lighter, the elder had Zhang Fan walk out and wash himself in the stream outside. After drying himself in the sun, Zhang Fan once again put on his tattered robe.    

"Come here," the old man waved his hand at Zhang Fan.    

After stretching his body, a clear and melodious sound rang out. He did not expect that his days would be so good after the manager's pain.    

A smile appeared on his face as he walked toward the old man. At this moment, the old man took out a crystal from his body. When the crystal appeared, Zhang Fan could clearly feel a strange feeling coming from it.    

"Put your hand on this!" The old man's heart began to beat faster, and a hint of anticipation appeared on his face. Zhang Fan had persisted for so long, so he should be able to reach Spirit Level.    

Spreading his right hand, Zhang Fan also took a deep breath and then placed the crystal onto the surface. There was no reaction whatsoever, causing Zhang Fan to stare in shock.    

At this moment, Elder Huang raised his head to look at Zhang Fan and said, "Inject your soul force into it." It had to be said that he had asked a very idiotic question.    

"Spiritual energy is an expression of the soul." Elder Huang said helplessly.    

With a simple sentence, he seemed to understand something, and a thought surged out, directly attaching itself to the crystal. Indeed, the crystal started to emit light, and from its initial white color, it gradually changed color before going through yellow, purple, and blue. Finally, it stopped at a grayish-black color, and at this time, it became stable.    

The old man was stunned and a look of disbelief appeared on his face.    

"Elder Huang, what rank is this?" Zhang Fan looked at Elder Huang's shocked expression.    

"Saint Tier." The old man muttered, "How is that possible? The crystal must be wrong." The old man told Zhang Fan to remove his hand and placed it on it himself. Finally, the same grayish-black color appeared, but the old man's grayish-black color was clearly darker than his.    

"That's right!" The old man stared blankly for a moment, then raised his head in indescribable shock, as waves of shock surged up in his heart. This was too terrifying, as an alchemist, he naturally understood how difficult it was to cultivate a soul, and his eyes looked as if he was looking at a monster.    

Zhang Fan went from the Xuan level to the Spirit level, Earth level, Heaven level … How much pain would he have to endure during this period of time?    

"Saint-rank …?" Zhang Fan's lips curled up slightly. Although he hadn't reached the highest rank yet, he had already reached the absolute peak in his heart.    

"Yes!" The old man was speechless for a long time before he finally spoke. He calculated that he was 346 years old, and his soul had only reached the peak of the Saint-rank at that age. Zhang Fan was still so young, and although he was only a Saint-rank, he possessed such a powerful soul at such a young age.    

"How did you do it?" The old man sucked in a cold breath and asked again.    

"I just haven't stopped condensing the Heaven and Earth Flame and channeling it into my soul." Zhang Fan smiled and slowly spread out his right hand. At this time, he suddenly felt his mind twitch, as if there was a qualitative change in his surroundings. A greyish black flame instantly rose up.    

"Soul fire!" The old man cried out in alarm. His originally calm heart was once again shocked. Soul refining wasn't easy to do. If it was to form a soul fire, it would be even harder. Soul fire formation usually required a Saint Stage High Rank or God Level Soul Pill formation. However, Zhang Fan's soul fire was a bit weak right now, so it was obvious that it had just formed.    

Zhang Fan was also stunned. Actually, all he wanted was to form the Heaven and Earth Flame.    

"What the f * ck!" Elder Huang couldn't help but curse. After a long while, he said again, "Abnormal!"    

"Elder Huang, what is Soul Fire?" Seeing Elder Huang's expression, Zhang Fan curiously looked at this so-called Soul Fire and found that it didn't have the slightest trace of heat …    

"Soul fire is the flame of your soul. When you are able to extract the soul fire, it will prove that your soul has reached the Core Formation stage. However, how could a low-Saint realm soul form the soul fire?" The old man frowned, his entire being could only be described as incomparably shocked. "Tell me the details of what happened at that time."    

Zhang Fan began to narrate everything from the beginning of the gathering of the Heaven and Earth Flame, to the end of the painful battle, to the end of the battle with the Heaven and Earth Flame, to the point of being paralyzed.    

The old man's eyes widened. After a long while, he said, "Are you crazy?"    

"You've really gone mad!" The elder sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "What you're doing is extremely dangerous. If you don't make it, your soul will completely melt, and those who get lighter will turn into idiots. If you get heavier, you'll die on the spot."    

Zhang Fan slightly raised his brows and nodded his head. However, when he thought about it, he still felt some lingering fear.