BTTH: From Genius to Invincible

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Unification It Is



Xiao Ding lowered his voice and said in a very serious manner, "Xiao-Yan-Zi, we have discovered traces of a Heavenly Flame."

!!!!!!??

Xiao Yan's eyes instantly widened in shock. It was actually news about a Heavenly Flame?!!

He looked utterly incredulous, as he had never considered this possibility. His two brothers were only at the Dou Master realm. Such strength had nothing to do with a Heavenly Flame, not to mention how they could have sought one out!

Xiao Li saw Xiao Yan's puzzled and astonished expression and said, "Have you forgotten? Big Brother and I asked you what you wanted as a present on your twelfth birthday. You told us it would be great if you could have a Heavenly Flame."

A jolt of realization suddenly surged through Xiao Yan's mind. With this reminder, he abruptly recalled the events of that year.

He was the genius of the clan. When he was just over eleven years old, he broke the record in the entire Wu Tan City and became the youngest Dou Practitioner in the city's history.

One could start cultivating a Qi Method after reaching the Dou Practitioner realm. At that time, because he possessed the Bone Chilling Flame, he chose the Flame Mantra from his storage ring.

The result was predictable. The Flame Mantra was merely a Low Huang Class Qi Method. This wasn't because the Flame Mantra without a Heavenly Flame could only reach the Low Huang Class, but rather because the lowest class for a Qi Method was already Low Huang Class. There was simply nothing lower than that!

His cultivation speed ultimately slowed to a crawl after he started cultivating the Flame Mantra. At that time, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were determined to go out and make a name for themselves, so before leaving, they asked him what he wanted.

Xiao Yan had blurted out that he wanted a Heavenly Flame.

He never imagined that his two older brothers would remember this casual remark until now! "At first, Big Brother and I didn't know what a Heavenly Flame was. We only found out how incredible it was after making some inquiries. Later, we heard that there was a Heavenly Flame in the Tager Desert, so we decided to establish a mercenary company here in Rock Desert City. You brat didn't become an alchemist at twelve, did you? Is that why you wanted a Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Li took a sip of strong liquor and spoke of past events while heartily eating meat.

Even Xiao Yan who had experienced two lifetimes couldn't help but feel his eyes moisten and his nose turn sour when he heard his Second Brother's words.

"Hahaha, Xiao-Yan-Zi, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes red?" Xiao Li put an arm around his shoulders and teased him.

"Nonsense, it's just that I drank too much and my eyes are sweating from the heat!" Xiao Yan hurriedly gulped down some wine and replied sheepishly.

"Hahaha, your eyes are sweating? Looks like you really are drunk!"

Xiao Ding interrupted their banter and said with a smile, "All right, let's get back to the main topic. Actually, it wasn't the two of us who discovered the traces of the Heavenly Flame, but Qing Lin."

Xiao Yan turned to look at the girl holding the wine pot with her head lowered, appearing a bit timid. No wonder his Second Brother had her stay behind.

"Qing Lin, go inside and bring out a map."

"Yes, First Leader."

Xiao Yan stopped her and said, "No need, I already have a map."

He took out the maps with markers and notes that Hai Bodong had given him from his storage ring. After clearing the table, he spread them out and said, "Is it in these locations?"

Qing Lin nodded and timidly pointed to one of the maps with a circle around the area east of Rock Desert City. "Here."

Xiao Yan's heart trembled. Hai Bodong's intelligence was actually accurate?!!

'Gu He has been to this place. Did he not find it, or is it no longer there?' Xiao Yan furrowed his brows as his mind began to race with possibilities.

"Big Brother, have you gone to investigate?" he asked.

Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Half a year ago, Qing Lin said she sensed some unusual activity in the area southeast of Rock Desert City. She felt a scorching heat, and not long after that, an extremely powerful aura appeared outside the city. We suspected that Queen Medusa might have descended there. Later, we discovered that the fire attribute energy in that area was highly abnormal."

Qing Lin nodded timidly and added, "The two Company Leaders said that if we discovered anything related to fire, we must report it immediately."

Because of a casual remark made by Xiao Yan when he was twelve years old, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li made the search for a Heavenly Flame their top priority. Whenever the members of the Desert Metal Mercenary Company went out hunting or on missions, they would pay attention to see if they discovered any places with unusual fire attribute energy.

Xiao Li continued, "Afterward, we secretly sent a few people to carefully investigate that place several times. In the end, we found that the fire attribute energy underground there was very unusual. We suspected there might be a Heavenly Flame, so we asked you to come over."

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. If the Heavenly Flame was underground in the desert, it was possible that Gu He wouldn't be able to find it. Although Gu He was indeed a powerful alchemist, in such a unique environment like the desert, it wasn't certain that he could locate the right entrance without some means.

'The Snake-People Race is cold-blooded by nature. A Heavenly Flame would be like poison to them. Perhaps even Queen Medusa was unable to take it away.'

Xiao Yan looked at his two older brothers and said seriously, "Big Brother, Second Brother, to be honest, the Heavenly Flame is extremely important to me. No matter what, I have to go

take a look."

Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Don't worry, we've long made preparations. We can dig a hole and enter the underground to search at any time. But the problem is that the place is not far from Rock Desert City, and there's another mercenary company in the city called the Sand Mercenary Company, whose strength is not inferior to ours. They might come to cause trouble."

"The Sand Mercenary Company? How strong are they?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Li snorted disdainfully and said angrily, "What strength could those guys have? They were just established earlier than us and rely on their leader being a Dou Grandmaster. Damn it, if they really dare to stop you from searching for the Heavenly Flame, even if I lose face, I'll go back to the clan and ask a few elders to come over and wipe them out in one fell swoop." Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "There's no need to trouble the elders of the clan.. As it happens, I also broke through to the Dou Grandmaster realm not long ago." Pfft!!! Xiao Li spat out the wine in his mouth all over Xiao Ding's face. Xiao Ding didn't even have time to wipe it off as the two of them stared at Xiao Yan in shock.

"You, you, you... Xiao-Yan-Zi, you're a Dou Grandmaster?!!" Xiao Li's mouth was wide enough to fit a duck egg. He had thought Xiao Yan was at most a high-star Dou Master, perhaps even a 9-star Dou Master. He never imagined he had already become a Dou

Grandmaster!!

Was breaking through from Dou Master to Dou Grandmaster really that simple?!

"Since I'm already here, we might as well unify all the mercenary companies in Rock Desert City." Xiao Yan took a sip of wine and smiled nonchalantly, not putting any mercenary

companies in his eyes at all.

Dou Grandmaster? His cultivation might be at the Dou Grandmaster level, but his actual strength had already reached the Dou Spirit realm! As long as there were no advanced Dou Spirits, he could walk sideways in Rock Desert City!

After discussing everything, the three Xiao brothers continued to drink for quite a while, chatting late into the night about the amusing events in the clan over the past three years.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, I'm going to head back to my room now. See you tomorrow," Xiao Yan said, drunk and swaying slightly.

"Qing Lin, help Third Brother back to his room," Xiao Ding said with a nod.

Qing Lin's cheeks instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, even redder than the drunk Xiao Yan! She took Xiao Yan's hand and placed it on her shoulder, not minding at all that his hand brushed against her somewhat prematurely developed chest.

Xiao Yan shuddered and quickly withdrew his hand, "Uh, Qing Lin, you should have your own thoughts and ideas. You don't need to listen to everything my big brother says. Understand?"

Qing Lin fidgeted with her fingers shyly and replied in a low voice, "It was the Company Leader who saved me and brought me back. My life belongs to the Company Leader, so I should listen to him."

Xiao Yan looked at the young girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old in front of him. He didn't have that kind of peculiar taste! Besides, Xun Er was still waiting for him at Jia Nan Academy. How could he possibly do such a thing while outside?

He directly used the Exploding Steps and practically fled back to his room. As he hurried away, he couldn't help but think that Nalan Yanran's determination to pursue romantic freedom, even if it meant defying her family and society's norms, was truly a thousand years ahead of its time on the Dou Qi Continent!