Refining the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire

Different fires were native to the Douqi Continent.

Across the vast heavens and earth of the Douqi Continent, there existed certain strange fires born of heaven and earth. Perhaps they were a flicker of flame carried within a falling meteorite, or perhaps they were molten earthfire tempered for thousands of years in the Volcano Depths...

These strange fires were far more powerful than flames catalyzed by douqi. When used for alchemy, they could also improve the success rate of refining medicine and enhance the potency of medicinal pills. However, these strange fires of heaven and earth were exceedingly violent. They were rarely encountered, and even when found, they were extremely difficult to subdue for one's own use.

Though these strange fires were incredibly difficult to tame, every one of them had been nurtured by the creation of heaven and earth. They were beings capable of burning all things, incinerating mountains, and boiling seas. Every strange fire held immense allure for the strong!

Strange fires possessed spirits. Although they had now become extremely weak Different Fire Seeds, they still conveyed some important information to Lin Yan.

Strange fires were not unique. Lin Yan understood this.

It turned out that these strange fires had followed their masters—powerhouses of the Douqi Continent from ancient times—who had attempted to pass through dimensional passages into higher-level planes. Yet they had perished midway, dying in the Endless Void.

Not everyone could be like Flame Emperor Xiao Yan and the later Martial Ancestor Lin Dong, powerful enough to pass through dimensional passages and enter higher planes. Some powerhouses had unfortunately fallen within the Endless Void.

With their masters' deaths, these strange fires had not been extinguished. Instead, over endless years in the Endless Void, their energy had gradually dissipated until they finally became Different Fire Seeds. They no longer possessed the former majesty of burning mountains and boiling seas, resembling mere sparks that could be snuffed out at any moment.

Yet while drifting through the Endless Void, Lin Yan had somehow inadvertently gathered twenty-two Different Fire Seeds!

The twenty-two Different Fire Seeds entered Lin Yan's soul body, and from then on, they formed something akin to a parasitic relationship. Lin Yan was their host, but also their master!

One had to know how difficult it was to subdue even a single strange fire on the Douqi Continent. This was especially true for the higher-ranked strange fires, which even Dou Saint powerhouses could not accomplish.

Yet the incomparably frail Lin Yan had done it. If this had been the Douqi Continent, and people learned of it, who knew how many jaws would have dropped.

Upon learning that twenty-two Different Fire Seeds resided within his body, even Lin Yan's normally composed mind could not help but erupt with wild joy.

What Stone Talisman or Ancestral Symbols? Compared to strange fires, they were no less impressive—perhaps even inferior!

As Flame Emperor's fame had risen, the power of strange fires had also opened the world's eyes.

With the twenty-two Different Fire Seeds inside him, Lin Yan now had the confidence to compete with Lin Dong. You are the Martial Ancestor, but why could I not become the Fire Ancestor?

In the Great Thousand World, I will surely spread the name of the Fire Ancestor throughout the land!

Every man had his own dreams or ambitions. Whether due to the pressures of reality or because the right opportunity had never come, few could fulfill their aspirations. But Lin Yan had been reborn. Since heaven had granted him such a tremendous opportunity, he would not betray heaven's painstaking favor!

After the excitement faded, Lin Yan regained his calm. The years he had spent wandering through the Endless Void had forged his unflappable temperament. At that moment, he began examining the Different Fire Seeds within his body.

There were twenty-three strange fires on the Strange Fire Ranking of the Douqi Continent. However, the number one strange fire, Emperor Flame, did not truly exist. It was formed by devouring and fusing the other twenty-two strange fires.

And within Lin Yan's body were the remaining twenty-two Different Fire Seeds, from the highly ranked Void Devouring Flame and Pure Lotus Demonic Fire to the lowest-ranked Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire and Profound Yellow Flame.

As Lin Yan observed these sparks that seemed capable of vanishing at any moment, he could not help feeling both regretful and fortunate.

He regretted that these strange fires, eroded by endless years, had long lost their former power to burn mountains and boil seas. They looked no different from ordinary sparks. Although he could sense the terror and violence contained within them, they no longer carried their old momentum of incinerating all things.

If Lin Yan wanted to rely on these strange fires to dominate the continent, that was likely nothing more than a fool's dream.

Fortunately, if these strange fires had remained at their peak, they would not have been something a mere Body Tempering First Level cultivator like him could withstand. He probably would not have obtained them at all.

Moreover, due to their symbiotic relationship, Lin Yan could feel that his control over these Different Fire Seeds was incomparably natural. One had to know that even Xiao Yan, before becoming a Dou Emperor, had been unable to perfectly control strange fires.

Although these strange fires had lost their power, they had condensed all their essence into Different Fire Seeds. If Lin Yan could find energy from heaven and earth to nurture these seeds, the strange fires could once again bloom with their original might!

Though he did not possess the Burning Mantra, because of Lin Yan's special relationship with the strange fires, he had no need to devour them to strengthen himself. As long as the strange fires grew stronger, Lin Yan's strength would naturally rise at a rapid pace.

It could be said that even Xiao Yan of the past could not compare to him.

Thinking of this, Lin Yan could no longer wait to refine a Different Fire Seed and strengthen himself by nurturing the strange fire.

After considering it carefully, Lin Yan turned his gaze toward the last three Different Fire Seeds.

Although these three Different Fire Seeds appeared much dimmer than the rest, the violence and terror within them were no less formidable.

These three Different Fire Seeds were Yin-Yang Dual Flame, Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, and Profound Yellow Flame, the bottom three on the Strange Fire Ranking.

According to Lin Yan's estimation, although all were strange fires, those at the top of the Strange Fire Ranking and those at the bottom were worlds apart.

Top-tier strange fires could contend with peak Dou Saints, while those at the bottom might not even defeat a somewhat formidable Dou Emperor.

The Douqi Continent and Tianxuan Continent were both lower planes, and their laws of power were similar. The higher-ranked strange fires were also peak existences on Tianxuan Continent.

Given that Lin Yan currently had nothing, he simply could not afford to nurture the top-ranked strange fires. Even the foremost factions of Tianxuan Continent might not possess enough resources to support them.

Lin Yan had always been rational. He knew that while the first few strange fires were powerful, they also consumed staggering amounts of resources. If he, with his current Body Tempering First Level strength, tried to nurture them, he might not succeed even after an age, and they would greatly hinder the speed of his growth.

Starting with the lower-ranked strange fires, on the other hand, would be much easier. Growing from small to great, becoming stronger step by step—that was the most reliable approach.

Having settled on this plan, Lin Yan fixed his gaze on the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, the middle seed among the three.

Though all three ranked near the bottom, there was not much difference between them. On the Douqi Continent, they were practically insignificant supporting players, with no presence to speak of.

But a strange fire was still a strange fire. Even a low-ranked one could provide enormous help to Lin Yan in his early stages, laying the first solid foundation for his future ascent.

Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire ranked twenty-second on the Strange Fire Ranking. It was a crimson flame that faintly took the forms of myriad beasts. Formed from the souls and bloodlines of countless beasts, it contained the savage and ferocious aura of beastkind and could absorb and suppress most beast flames.

For his first strange fire, Lin Yan chose to refine the Different Fire Seed of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire because it could consume demonic beast bloodlines to nurture and restore itself. For Lin Yan, who currently lacked resources, this was undoubtedly the most convenient and worry-free choice.

Without further delay, Lin Yan immediately began refining the Different Fire Seed of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.

There were still six months until the Lin Family Competition. With the help of refining strange fires, six months from now, Lin Yan would definitely not allow Lin Dong alone to steal the spotlight!