r18novel 943. Flame Clan Clan Mark
943. Flame Clan Clan Mark
"I have no experience drawing clan crests for anyone other than the Yan Clan. What should I do?" Yan Jin asked Xiao Yan.
"Although I have never seen the Yan Clan draw their clan crests for their members, this should be no different from drawing a regular clan crest. Please wait a moment, Senior Yan Jin."
Xiao Yan then sat cross-legged and began to draw upon the essence blood of the Yan Clan, which originally belonged to Huo Zhi. The majority of his blood essence was still from the Xiao Clan; the essence blood from the other clans was fused into the source of the strange fire, maintaining a balanced state. Only after Xiao Yan deliberately guided it would it become the core of its operation.
As Xiao Yan activated it, the purplish-black Three Thousand Burning Flames within his dantian instantly surged, overshadowing the other types of strange flames. The essence blood of the Yan Clan, enveloped by the Three Thousand Burning Flames, instantly became active, and then, together with the Three Thousand Burning Flames, arrived at Xiao Yan's heart.
Yan Jin, who had been observing with a pen in hand, was now completely focused on Xiao Yan, for Xiao Yan was now displaying an aura of the same origin as his own. As a high-level Dou Sheng, he naturally knew this was no illusion; Xiao Yan was indeed able to draw upon the power of the Yan Clan!
It's one thing for Huo Zhi to tell Yan Jin, but it's quite another to see it with your own eyes. The current situation is truly shocking.
"Xiao Yan, the Xiao clan, why does Heaven favor the Xiao clan so much...?"
After a brief moment of distraction, Yan Jin regained his senses. Now that Xiao Yan's aura had stabilized, it was his turn to begin drawing the clan emblem.
Immediately, Yan Jin's face revealed an extremely devout and serious expression. With a surge of his battle qi, it directly flowed into the clan emblem brush in his hand. The flame patterns at the tip of the brush radiated brilliant light, and the tip itself developed a lustrous sheen, accompanied by a considerable temperature.
Then Yan Jin slowly put down his brush on a spot about an inch above Xiao Yan's forehead. As the brush tip touched the space, a pattern was created, and a crimson pattern took shape as the brush tip fell!
Even with his eyes closed, Xiao Yan sensed the changes within his body. The Yan Clan's essence blood he had been gathering became extremely active as the clan markings began to solidify, as if it had been waiting for a long time and was finally getting its wish. This was not unfamiliar; when Xiao Xuan was drawing the ancient clan markings for Xiao Yan, the ancient clan's essence blood was also active.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's body temperature was slowly rising, his face was flushed, and a sense of power filled his limbs and bones.
"It really works!"
Upon close observation, Yan Jin was able to sense all the changes within Xiao Yan's body; the clan mark truly had an effect on Xiao Yan!
Then Yan Jin continued to draw his clan emblem pen. While it might be difficult for an elder of a typical Dou Di descendant family to draw their clan emblem, Yan Jin's strength was too great, and he could draw it very quickly.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the clan mark on Xiao Yan's forehead had been roughly formed.
"That's about right."
A flash of fire appeared in Yan Jin's eyes, and his Dou Sheng-level Dou Qi surged with all his might. The clan inscription brush in his hand instantly shone brightly again. With one stroke from top to bottom, Yan Jin completed the final step of the Yan Clan's inscription.
The clan pattern is complete!
However, the clan mark, which was only half the size of a palm, seemed to come alive instantly, locking the surrounding battle qi in a fixed area. Then, the clan mark flew directly from the void to Xiao Yan's forehead and pressed tightly against it.
Xiao Yan's tightly closed eyes snapped open instantly, flames burst forth, and the essence of the Yan Clan within his body erupted with astonishing energy, continuously radiating outwards from Xiao Yan's heart, rings of fire accompanying the surging Dou Qi energy.
The power of the Flame Clan's insignia, granting me blessing!
Xiao Yan clenched his fist and felt the new power within his body, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Yan Jin noticed that Xiao Yan's forehead was now covered with the Yan Clan's clan markings, making him no different from an ordinary member of the Yan Clan.
Xiao Yan then retracted the power he had released, calming the forces both inside and outside his body. Having obtained the Yan Clan's emblem, his combat strength would rise to another level.
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Yan Jin." Xiao Yan also bowed and expressed his gratitude.
Yan Jin waved his hand: "It's alright. Now that you have the clan marks of three great Dou Di descendant families, with the combined blessing of these, you probably already have the strength to fight beyond your level even among Dou Sheng, right?"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan frankly explained, "Because of the amount of essence blood of the Dou Di descendant, the enhancement effect of other clan patterns I use is still a notch below that of the Xiao clan pattern, and it is not as terrifying as imagined."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jin nodded. This effect seemed somewhat normal, since possessing multiple racial markings was already astonishing enough.
"Even so, this ability is still incredibly powerful. As far as I know, in all the years of history, manipulating runes from multiple races was unheard of."
"Furthermore, the clan emblems of the descendants of Dou Di are extremely important within the clan, and there is almost no precedent for them to be revealed to outsiders. If you want to obtain the clan emblems of the Lei Clan and the Ling Clan later, it will likely be extremely troublesome, and you will inevitably have to pay a heavy price if you trade for them. You should be prepared for that."
Xiao Yan nodded: "I am aware of these things as well. Each race's rune is priceless."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jin's eyes flashed with satisfaction. He knew that Xiao Yan understood the meaning behind his words. The clan emblem was extremely valuable, but the Yan Clan's clan emblem had been given to Xiao Yan with almost no trouble. This was naturally due to the Yan Clan's gratitude for Xiao Yan's previous help and their current high regard for him.
It's easy to give, but that doesn't mean it's completely worthless. It would be best if Xiao Yan could understand that.
"Should we form alliances with other factions next?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "It's not necessary for now. There are other candidates to take over the Burning Flame Valley, the Ancient Void Dragon, and the Nine Netherworld Python. I believe there shouldn't be any problems."
If all seven factions originally agreed to form an alliance, then the alliance, with Yan Jin, an eight-star Dou Sheng expert, at its core, would naturally have the ability to directly communicate with the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan, and would no longer be at the mercy of others.
"Now that the alliance has been finalized, I'd like to share my thoughts with my future leader, Xiao Yan."
Yan Jin then slowly extended three fingers: "After the alliance, my Yan Clan has three Dou Sheng capable of taking action. You already know about Elder Huo Zhen, who is a two-star Dou Sheng. There is also Elder Yan Xingzhi, a four-star Dou Sheng. He hasn't shown himself yet, and he was injured in a similar way to me before. But now, he has turned misfortune into blessing, and with the momentum of recovery, he has begun to break through his bottleneck. If you come next time, you will probably be able to see him in person."
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. In the face of such a devastating catastrophe, the Yan Clan was fortunate to have three Dou Sheng warriors, including the clan's strongest warrior and top alchemist.
Finally, Yan Jin paused slightly: "Lastly, it's me, Yan Jin, a nine-star Dou Sheng!"