The passage of time ticked by.

Within the sea of fire, the sound of muscles and bones crackling continuously emanated from Li Feng, as if he was enduring immense pain.

Indeed, his pain was not from a cry of despair, but from a bone-tempering and marrow-purifying process, an even a strengthening evolution of his bloodline.

No wonder this Burning Technique is considered a forbidden technique, taught only to the war slaves in the Duel Arena, because training it is not merely ten deaths with no life, but more like nine deaths with one life remaining.

Even during training, it's extremely dangerous, a slight mistake and the technique could cause self-immolation. Even if one survives, when the Burning Technique is activated, it circulates within the bloodline, and if the vitality and blood are not strong enough, it's just not enough to burn. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

At that time, the Burning Technique would directly go out of control, ultimately turning the practitioner into a human bomb. But undeniably, the Burning Technique could temporarily and significantly boost one's strength, which is why it's favored by the Duel Arena, where death is the main theme and war slaves are disposable goods.

Li Feng lay on the ground in pain, allowing the Burning Technique to refine his bloodline. He had a feeling that if he could endure this, his power would experience a qualitative leap.

Currently within Ancestor Dragon City, there are actually two cultivation systems: one is Qi Refinement and the other is bloodline power. Qi Refining and Meridian Condensing is the path most cultivators take, whether body cultivation or magic cultivation, all use the meridians and dantian as the core.

Besides this, there is another cultivation method that uses bloodline power as the core, most utilized by the Demon Clan. The Ten Demon Clan's bloodlines are astonishing, and humans in the Ten Demon Hall take pride in possessing Demon Clan bloodlines.

In Ancestor Dragon City, some families also take this path, because in the Heaven Tower, bloodline exchange is possible. Moreover, besides the Ten Demon Ancestors, some Demon Clans are allied with humans, such as the Four Holy Beasts.

Therefore, bloodline power is not uncommon in Ancestor Dragon City, like the Vermilion Bird Bloodline of the First Rank Sikong Family.

However, cultivating with bloodline power is taboo for the lower and middle classes of Ancestor Dragon City, because those who cultivate bloodline are mostly connected with the Demon Path in the Ten Demon Hall.

The Four Holy Beast bloodlines are not accessible to ordinary people, so bloodline power occurs less than one in a thousand in Ancestor Dragon City's cultivation system.

It stands to reason that even if Li Feng used the Burning Technique to absorb the Red Lotus Fire, his bloodline would not awaken. However, it happened that in the previous battle at the Flowers Pavilion, Sikong Lie, who awakened the Vermilion Bird Bloodline, injected a drop of Vermilion Bird Blood into Li Feng's body.

Although it was only a single impure drop of Vermilion Bird Blood, it contained Vermilion Bird Bloodline Power. As the Red Lotus Fire entered his body, this Vermilion Bird Blood was refined and condensed; although only a trace remained, it was the purest Vermilion Bird Bloodline.

This trace of Vermilion Bird Bloodline connected the Purple Mansion with the heart, and the heart is the core of countless bloodlines. Nourished by the Red Lotus Fire continuously, this trace of Vermilion Bird Bloodline spread directly to every corner of Li Feng's bloodline, constantly growing and expanding.

At this moment, Li Feng's absorption of surrounding energy reached a peak. Although the sea of fire around him continued, Zeng Batian suddenly noticed something was amiss.

Even though he intentionally delayed time, allowing Li Feng to suffer more pain to showcase to everyone the consequences of opposing the Zeng Family.

But this seemed to have taken quite some time.

After all, his Red Lotus Domain was very powerful, even a Golden Core stage couldn't withstand such prolonged burning.

Moreover, he clearly felt the power within the domain rapidly depleting, which was clearly not right. Even though the Red Lotus Fire could invade the opponent's body, how could the opponent's body endure such an enormous amount of Red Lotus Fire?

Another person would have exploded long ago.

Zeng Batian frowned deeply, he could sense it but couldn't pinpoint it, Li Feng, lying on the ground, was unlikely to be pretending with his cries of agony.

What went wrong here?

Just when Zeng Batian was baffled, the cries of agony suddenly stopped. Zeng Batian looked up, was it over?

Not only Zeng Batian thought so, everyone watching this scene around the Duel Platform thought the same, no one believed Li Feng could survive.

"Heh."

Li Feng curled his lips, then slowly got up from the ground.

"Holy crap, this guy isn't dead yet?"

Some people looked at the standing Li Feng in disbelief, not dead yet, is this guy like a cockroach?

"Is it just a last burst of strength?"

Someone beside him hesitantly said.

"I should thank you."

Li Feng suddenly spoke. Zeng Batian's heart sank upon hearing Li Feng speak. How could the opponent still be alive, not just alive but standing and speaking, this defied logic.

Before Li Feng finished speaking, the Vermilion Bird Bloodline within him awakened, swallowing the surrounding sea of fire like a whale. Although this Vermilion Bird Bloodline was only a trace, its greed for energy was no less than the Domineering Purple Flames.

Instantly, the Red Lotus sea of fire on the Duel Platform was swept away, this scene stunned countless onlookers.

"What's happening?"

Many looked puzzled.

"Hmm?"

Ji Wuyang looked with surprise at Li Feng, who was surprisingly not dead again, feeling utterly confused. He had just told his sister that Li Feng was certain to die, yet Li Feng was standing over there unscathed, not only unscathed but brimming with vitality, seeming perfectly fine.

Across from him, Ji Feixue's eyes lit up: "I knew he wouldn't die that easily. Brother, what did you just say?"

Ji Wuyang felt a bit embarrassed, but he couldn't explain the scene before him either.

What was so unusual about this guy, Sikong Lie's Vermilion Bird Blood didn't kill him, and now the Zeng Family's Red Lotus Fire didn't either.

What sort of trick is this guy playing?

"Not dead yet?"

The beautiful woman from the Fang Family was also astonished, how could he not be dead? She had lost all hope and didn't want to fight back, and now he was alive again.

Playing with people?

Offering hope for a moment and then despair for another, it was something her heart couldn't handle.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

Fang Zhoushan looked at his mother clutching her chest, the beautiful woman shook her head slightly: "Nothing."

"Mother, Li Feng didn't die, do you think he could defeat Zeng Batian?"

"That…, it… shouldn't be possible, right?"

The beautiful woman hesitated, she was sure Li Feng was destined to die before, but Li Feng was living well.

But considering Zeng Batian was at the Golden Core Middle Stage, a whole realm apart, it seemed impossible for Li Feng to surpass and kill him.

On the Duel Platform.

Zeng Batian stared at Li Feng with furrowed brows: "How come you're unharmed?"

"Oh, I'm not unharmed."

"Just some good things happened."

"In gratitude for your Red Lotus Fire, I'll grant you a swift end," Li Feng said, then tapped his toe, a wave of fire surged beneath his feet.

Zeng Batian watched Li Feng approach, suppressing his gut full of questions: "Hmph, what big words."

Zeng Batian encased in flames, instantly formed a Red Lotus Battle Armor, executing a Profound Level palm technique at his front.

Fire Cloud Palm.