"Ah."
Xiao Yi clenched his teeth, his face beneath the mask twisted in extreme agony.
This kind of pain was just like the backlash he suffered months ago when he forcibly used the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes to glimpse the Heaven and Earth Martial Arts in a cave.
Back then, the backlash was an incredible heat mixed with a shocking coldness.
That backlash made his body burn like fire on one side, and frozen like frost on the other.
The torture of ice and fire was something even he couldn’t endure.
Now, this burning, melting sensation is just like the burning heat he felt back then.
However, there’s one crucial difference: the backlash from peering into the Heaven and Earth Martial Arts only made him extremely uncomfortable but didn’t threaten his life.
But now, the backlash from the Dragon Flame not only caused him pain but also instilled in Xiao Yi a sense of lethal threat.
The Ice Phoenix Sword and the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes, after all, belonged to him; they were part of him, so how could they take his life?
The most severe backlash would merely result in a complete loss of cultivation.
As with the previous backlash from the Ice Phoenix Sword, at most, it made him suffer greatly, even causing him to nearly damage his meridians, Small World, and Qi Spring several times, resulting in the total loss of his martial arts cultivation.
If described with the words ’death of the body, annihilation of the Dao,’ then at most, it refers to ’annihilation of the Dao.’
But the backlash from the Dragon Flame is equivalent to ’death of the body.’
The Dragon Flame is not something Xiao Yi controls, but rather an external force he borrowed.
Now his body is completely red, with waves of heat emanating from it.
He even let out a muffled groan, expelling hot, steamy white gas from his mouth.
If this continues, Xiao Yi fears he might truly melt away and die.
...
Xiao Yi’s speed had initially soared to its peak.
In a short time, he left the Six Dragon Territory.
After all, within the Six Dragon Territory, Long Xiao was essentially invincible, but outside it, Long Xiao was merely the strongest under the legends.
Outside the Six Dragon Territory, Xiao Yi didn’t necessarily fear Long Xiao.
But now, his speed suddenly slowed down.
His whole body was unbearably hot, not only making him extremely uncomfortable but also causing the primordial power within him to quickly become chaotic and uncontrollable.
The heat inside him seemed to be burning his entire body.
In his Small World, his primordial power was boiling over and chaotic.
Even his primordial power was starting to leak out, constantly colliding.
This situation made even maintaining control in the air difficult.
Under the intense pain, even his vision began to blur, and his mind gradually deteriorated.
"So hot..."
Sweat had already drenched his forehead.
Sweat was dripping into his eyes, making his already blurry vision even more uncomfortable.
Heat—this was Xiao Yi’s only sensation now.
Heat to the extreme, heat to the point his body seemed about to melt.
"Water..." Xiao Yi’s consciousness grew even fuzzier.
The backlash from the Dragon Flame was too terrifying and far too rapid.
So fast that Xiao Yi barely had any time to react.
But Xiao Yi knew very well that if he lost consciousness now, the only thing awaiting him was death.
His body would be completely consumed by the backlash of the Dragon Flame.
A few minutes later.
Xiao Yi, through his blurry vision, suddenly saw a vast lake appear in front of him.
Without much thought, Xiao Yi flew toward the lake.
Heaven knows how he endured these agonizing minutes, barely holding on to his consciousness.
Boom...
A fiery streak crashed into the lake, sending waves surging.
The cold lake water immediately alleviated a trace of Xiao Yi’s burning sensation, restoring some clarity to his consciousness.
"Still not cold enough."
Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, rapidly descending.
As his burning body traversed the water, it left trails of steam every moment.