'Hmmmm…. It is a bit troublesome due to how many there are around, but I can't miss this opportunity,'
Even though cultivating a dao in front of others was something that not many did because it was the same as letting others benefit from their hard work, there was no way that Jian Shen would give up on the Fire God's Lotus for this reason.
After all, even though he didn't want to admit it, Xiaxue was speaking the truth. The Dao of Fire was a very low level and basic Dao, which could even be considered as primitive in comparison to the various high-level daos.
Therefore, even though it pained him a little to let others increase their own comprehension while he used the Fire God's Lotus, Jian Shen didn't think too much about it.
It wasn't as if he was trying to comprehend some high-level dao anyway. With such thoughts, Jian Shen began walking forward while the others were all still debating among each other regarding who should obtain the privilege to use it.
"You all should know that this Fire God's Lotus cannot be moved, so how about I use it right here while all of you comprehend from my comprehension of it?"
"Humph! Do you take us for fools? Putting aside how we don't even know if you are talented enough to properly comprehend everything, all we would be able to comprehend is less than 10% of what we could by using the lotus ourself."
"This…. If we keep talking like this all three years would be wasted by doing nothing!"
"Yes! That's why all you young brothers should let big sister use this Fire God's Lotus, I promise to definitely pay you all back in the fut….!"
Not finishing her words since a soul suffocating pressure suddenly descended on everyone including her, the woman who just spoke looked towards the source with trembling eyes.
"....Dragon Qi!
Even to those who were born in the Dao Realm, affecting the laws of dao around them wasn't easy and could only be done so by the very few strong whose presence itself was enough to twist the laws of dao.
But, even those who can't do that had a way to make everyone know of their presence and intimidate them.
This was through using Qi.
However, it wasn't through how strong their Qi was. Rather, it was through letting others presence the type of Qi they owned.
After all, the type of Qi one possessed was one of the few ways through which they could prove their identity. Be it by showing what technique they trained in, or what species they belonged to, using Qi to dominate others and show off was something so common that it was considered a norm inside the Dao Realm where truly an uncountable number of races existed, and something known as the List of Ancient Races existed.
"So… So what if he's a dragon… With all of us here…."
"Shut up! Don't involve me with you guys if you want to die."
Hastily moving back, one man quickly put a lot of distance between him and the other showing that he had given up on the Fire God's Lotus.
Seeing this, it would be a lite to say that they weren't affected by what just happened. But in the end, animals died for food, while humans died for greed.
Therefore, all of them who were debating instantly banded together and looked towards Jian Shen who was walking towards the Fire God's Lotus with clear animosity in their eyes. Similarly, all of them got into positions which other than showing their hostility was indicating that they would attack him at any moment.
"Stop right there! That Fire God's Lotus belongs to us! If you dare touch it…."
Ignoring the words, which despite sounding brave and trying to warn him was filled with nervousness and fear, Jian Shen who was now just a few metres away from the huge lotus which was purely red in colour began feeling the warmth coming out of it and assaulting all of his senses.
And the closer he moved to it, the warmer it felt until it was finally hot. So hot that Jian Shen's bloodline felt like dancing around in joy because it couldn't enjoy such a sensation all the time.
'Wonderful…'
Praising the feeling, Jian Shen stretched his hand and gently touched the large petals which were bigger than him in size and pinched one of them with his finger.
Guessing that water would evaporate in an instant if it came in contact with any part of the flower, Jian Shen used both of his hands to part the huge petals and revealed himself a path to enter it and sit at the centre of the huge flower.
"You…. How dare you…."
Frowning since the idiots couldn't take a clue, Jian Shen had just taken a step inside the huge lotus when suddenly a huge array appeared around the lotus and separated it from the rest of the world.
Seeing this, Jian Shen smiled happily since he no longer needed to be worried about others benefiting from watching him use the Fire God's Lotus.
At the same time, he finally spoke towards the group of people who banded together in the face of the threat he was for the first time ever, "If anyone wishes to die, feel free to try and enter the array."