Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-589

The colorful energy barrier was like a cover with a beautiful hue,
sealing the deep hole in an extremely firm manner. The moment the energy
barrier took shape, the surrounding space immediately began to form waves
of ripples. Clearly, the energy contained within this energy barrier,
which appeared to have been carelessly agglomerated, was extremely
powerful.

This kind of extremely powerful energy barrier was a seal that the Inner
Academy had already set up a long time ago. Any Elder was able to
activate it during a critical moment. Its purpose was to guard against
the sudden eruption of the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’.

Although the energy barrier was powerful, its body appeared to be like
the surface of a lake where a giant rock had been thrown in. A wave of
extremely great heat approached in the blink of an eye. Waves of
extremely rapid fluctuation were stirring.

“Bang!”

The enormous blood-red magma suddenly erupted out from the endless
underground before carrying a strength that could move mountains and flip
seas as it violently struck at that colorful energy barrier. Immediately,
a muffled sound reverberated over the entire bottom level of the tower.
The instant that the sound rang out, numerous tiny crack lines suddenly
began to snake across the energy barrier under Su Qian’s changed
expression. Finally, it burst apart under a clear sound!

After accumulating over a long period of time, the degree of intensity of
the eruption of the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ this time around was wilder
and fiercer than any previous time. Hence, the energy barrier which had
an extremely powerful defensive strength only endured for a moment under
the initial collision of the two of them before it completely broke apart.

As the saying goes, the first drum boosts courage, the second lowers
morale, and the third exhausts courage. The ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ had
prepared well this time around. The wild, violent energy that it had
displayed was something that caused even Su Qian to harbor fear in his
heart.

Following the energy cover bursting apart, a blood-colored magma pillar
that was dozens of meters long immediately erupted from that deep hole
like the eruption of a volcano!

Just before the blood-colored magma pillar erupted, the wild, violent
circular pillar energy barrier once again surfaced by the edge of the
deep hole, blocking the magma that was intent on spitting in all
directions.

“Hah! Seal!”

Although there was some change in Su Qian’s expression when the first
seal was broken in the blink of an eye, he did not appear to be overly
alarmed. The seals in his hands were repeatedly formed, and a low cry was
once again emitted from his mouth.

As the cry sounded, a wave of energy fluctuation instantly rose at the
exit hole located on the ceiling that was dozens of meters above.
Immediately, another powerful multicolored energy barrier was instantly
formed.

……

Xiao Yan and the others had just woken up from the refinement of their
bodies by the ‘Heart Flame’ at the eighth level of the ‘Blazing Sky
Qi Refining Tower’ when they heard Su Qian’s rolling thunder-like cry
that reverberated by their ears. They were immediately startled. A moment
later, the eyes of Xiao Yan, who appeared to have understood something,
immediately revealed an excited expression. He knew that it was likely
that only the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ would cause Su Qian to be this
solemn…

The two Elders who had been taking care of Xiao Yan and the others also
heard Su Qian’s cry. Their expressions immediately changed drastically.
They exchanged looks with one another and saw shock in each other’s
eyes.

“All of you should leave the tower quickly. Do not stay here!” The
gray-robed Elder from earlier turned his head around and spoke to Lin Yan
and the others who had expressions indicating they were at a loss.

Lin Yan and the others looked at one another but did not delay any
longer. The current situation clearly indicated that there was an
extremely great problem that had occurred within the tower.

The few of them stood up. After which, they hurriedly turned around and
swiftly walked toward the route that they took to arrive.

Xiao Yan mused for a moment before looking at that deep hole in the
middle without leaving a trace. With the help of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, he was able to clearly sense an extremely hot temperature that
was being agglomerated underneath from that deep hole. Moreover, an
energy ripple that was shockingly wild and violent was also rising
swiftly.

“Xiao Yan, hurry and leave this place!” An Elder once again pressed
Xiao Yan when the former saw the latter lagging behind.

Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He did not say anything as he pulled the
curious Zi Yan by his side and swiftly caught up with Lin Xiuya and the
others. After which, the group entered the tunnel through which they
arrived under the gaze of the two Elders.

Only after seeing Xiao Yan and the others leave did these two Elders sigh
in relief. They exchanged gazes with one another before they bodies
flashed hurriedly. Finally, they swiftly disappeared from the empty
interior of the tower.

Xiao Yan’s group hurriedly walked forward in the dimly lit tunnel.
Perhaps it was because they did not have Su Qian leading the way just
like when they came, but the atmosphere was much livelier than when they
came.

“Hey, Xiao Yan, do you know what has happened in the tower?” Lin
Yan’s expression was filled with mystery as he moved to Xiao Yan’s
side and asked with a laugh.

Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. He immediately smiled and shook
his head.

Lin Yan was somewhat proud when he saw Xiao Yan shake his head. He was
just about to reveal some secret when Zi Yan by the side curled her lips
with disdain. Her tender voice reverberated in the tunnel, “Isn’t it
merely the uprising of the flame underneath the tower. It is not as
though this is the first time that such a thing has happened during these
past few years.”

Surprise flashed across Xiao Yan’s eyes when he heard these words of Zi
Yan. She actually knew about the flame sealed underneath the tower?

Lin Yan smiled in an embarrassed manner. Immediately, he frowned at Xiao
Yan, “However, it seems to be a little different this time around.
Although the tower would have some energy eruptions in previous years, I
have never seen the First Elder sound this solemn.”

“The energy in the tower has indeed become a lot more violent. I was
unable to clearly sense it in the past. However, after the ‘Heart
Flame’ refined my body, this kind of feeling is becoming increasingly
clear.” Lin Xiuya at the front suddenly turned his head around and
spoke with knit brows.

Lin Xiuya’s words stimulated some echos by others. They had indeed felt
that their senses to natural energy had become sharper after their bodies
had been refined by the ‘Heart Flame’. Clearly, this should be some
of the benefits of one’s body being refined by the ‘Heart Flame’.

“Forget about it. It is not up to us to intervene in this manner.
Everything should be fine with the strength of the First Elder and the
other Elders.” Xiao Yan laughed softly as he spoke.

If it was Xiao Yan’s old strength and status, these most outstanding
people within the Inner Academy would definitely not be too bothered with
what he said. However, things were different now. It was likely that no
one among those present would neglect any word he spoke. Hence, everyone
smiled and nodded when they heard his words, and did not get entangled
further on this topic. They increased the pace of their footsteps and
quickly headed to the top of the tower.

After over ten minutes of hurrying, Xiao Yan’s group finally walked out
of the meandering dim tunnel, and climbed into the spacious area on the
first level of the ‘Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower’.

As his footstep climbed the final flight of stairs, Xiao Yan’s gaze
instantly turned to that enormous deep hole at the middle. However, his
gaze had just drifted over when his expression changed a little. This was
because he discovered that the originally dark-black interior of the deep
hole now had a kind of faint blood-red color emerging from within it.
Moreover, there was an enormous pillar shaped energy barrier at the edge
of the deep hole, appearing just like a water curtain as it firmly
wrapped around the deep hole.

Xiao Yan’s gaze followed the circular pillar shaped energy barrier and
moved up. He discovered that this energy barrier was actually connected
directly to the dark-black tip of the ‘Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower…

Xiao Yan’s mind recalled the energy barrier that he had seen in the
level below. He suddenly came to a sudden understanding. These holes were
facing each other from a distance and the surrounding energy barrier was
an axis that connected all of these deep holes together. With the
protection of these energy barriers, even if the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’
erupted, it could only follow the energy barrier and charge to the peak
of the tower and would not cause much damage to the interior of the
tower. If it was to charge to the top of the tower… Xiao Yan recalled
the first time he had seen the ‘Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower’ where
he had sensed that the exterior of the dark-black tower had a layer with
an extremely powerful seal. It was likely that the ‘Fallen Heart
Flame’ would exhaust quite a great amount of energy in order to break
through that seal layer.

The energy barrier that had appeared in the spacious center of the tower
had similarly attracted the attention of Lin Xiuya and the others. Their
expressions were immediately a little stunned. They exchanged glances
with one another, each feeling somewhat doubtful.

“*Cough*. Forget it, let’s leave. This should be taken care of by the
Inner Academy’s Elders. Let’s not be meddlesome. The result would not
be too good should any accident occur.” Lin Xiuya eyed the blooming red
light from the deep hole, and felt a faint uneasiness in his heart.
Hence, he quickly hastened everyone.

The other few people also shared the same feeling upon hearing him press
them on. After their bodies were refined by the ‘Heart Flame’, they
appeared to have a kind of extremely faint sense for some dangerous
things.

Although Xiao Yan was a little unwilling when he heard that everyone
wanted to leave, he could not show any actions that were too independent
and special. He immediately nodded his head. However, just as everyone
had pressed against the edge and walked for a few dozens steps, a liquid
surged. A loud crashing sound like that of a falling waterfall suddenly
sounded.

The expressions of Xiao Yan and the others were startled under this
strange loud sound. Their gazes immediately followed the sound and moved
before finally facing that deep hole that contained a blood-red glow.

“What is happening?” A person quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva
and spoke carefully. Under this kind of environment, such a strange
crashing sound was able to cause one’s heart to become afraid.

Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the entrance of that deep hole. He
was able to clearly sense an extremely majestic, wild, violent energy was
swiftly approaching.

Zi Yan by the side appeared to have also sensed the terror of that wild
and violent energy. Her small faced changed slightly, and her little hand
tightly grabbed onto Xiao Yan’s sleeves.

“Bang!”

Just as everyone was feeling extremely nervous, a layer of colorful
energy barrier seemed to have suddenly appeared at the entrance of the
hole. However, the energy barrier had just appeared when a blood-red heat
surged up in a lightning-like manner. Finally, the heat was accompanied
by a furious roar as it collided with a bang to the barrier!

The extremely firm colorful energy barrier was merely able to endure for
less than one minute under the increasingly frightening wild and violent
energy before it burst apart!

As the energy barrier burst apart, a blood-colored magma pillar that was
dozens of meters large immediately came surging out explosively in all
directions from under the deep hole. Finally, it moved along the
surrounding energy barrier and violently collided against the top of the
tower under the shocked gazes of Xiao Yan and the others.