Hand Over the Black Flame

The tall flame spirit's spear was parried aside by Thunderclap's shield, holding it there in a temporary stalemate.

Meanwhile, Bai Huang's Sky-Slaying Sword Qi had already arrived.

Zhang You, without hesitation, reached out with one hand to grab the slash. The scene was quite shocking.

A flash of white light, and a powerful shockwave dispersed, causing some nearby flame spirits to explode on the spot, transforming back into flames.

Another large batch of blue-white energy was acquired!

"Nothing more than this!"

As the bright light faded, just when everyone thought Zhang You would be cleaved in two, a mocking voice echoed from the arena.

Zhang You was seen holding the sword qi in his hand, with circular, spiral patterns forming around the point of contact.

The sword qi was shriveling, its power rapidly diminishing.

Before long, the sword qi vanished, leaving a ball of mana in Zhang You's hand, containing wisps of blood qi and arcs of electricity!

This was the power of Stars Shift.

It could absorb and convert other attacks into elemental orbs that he could use, retaining ninety percent of the original power.

Of course, conversion had its limits. If the attack launched by the opponent was too strong, exceeding the upper limit his physical body could withstand, not only would it fail to convert, but it would also be a way to court death!

Bai Huang had long since regressed to the second level of Foundation Establishment Realm, and the attack he launched was still within Zhang You's tolerance.

This was the conclusion he had reached after clashing a few times earlier.

He estimated that even with some deviation, at most he would only sustain minor injuries, nowhere near enough to cost him his life!

This was also why he dared to take the hit directly.

"You try this too!"

Zhang You smiled and hurled the elemental orb in his hand towards Bai Huang!

Bai Huang was still in shock and immediately lost the initiative. Unable to dodge, he could only brace himself.

He summoned five swords, controlling them to fly into the air, forming a magic array, and conjuring a phantom sword, which he then fiercely slashed down.

"RUMBLE!"

Dust scattered, mana raged, and many nearby flame spirits were reaped in a large swath.

Zhang You absorbed a lot more blue-white energy.

He used the Slippery Feet movement technique and had already appeared behind the tall flame spirit.

"Star Absorbing Great Law - Stars Shift!"

Before it could react, he placed his right hand directly on its head.

A powerful suction force emanated!

"Ah..."

A scream rang out. The tall flame spirit couldn't break free and instantly shrank by a circumference.

A stream of black flame shot into the sky, enveloping Zhang You.

The surrounding flame spirits abandoned the Old Daoist and swarmed towards them, fearlessly throwing themselves into the black flame!

Soon, the area became a vast sea of fire.

Even from a distance, one could see the black flames reaching straight into the sky.

"Four Symbols - White Tiger - Thunder Prison Qi Armor!"

Zhang You hadn't expected the opponent to have such a powerful trump card and hastily conjured his Qi Armor, temporarily isolating himself from the surrounding black flames.

His right hand didn't let go either, gritting his teeth and deciding to fight to the bitter end!

The tall flame spirit was shrinking at a visible rate.

As for the absorbed substances, as long as it was mana, it was transferred into mana orbs!

He also absorbed a trace of mana during this process, but it clashed with his own martial blood qi, constantly surging and rampaging within his body.

Fortunately, his physical body's defense was extremely strong and his resilience exceptionally high; otherwise, he would have exploded on the spot, turning into a pile of dust.

Zhang You recalled what the Old Daoist had said earlier.

This world no longer allowed the existence of martial arts!

So, everything that was happening now was likely due to the rules of this world: mana and martial blood qi could not coexist!

Putting aside other thoughts, he quickly expelled the trace of mana from his body.

As more and more flame spirits were thrown in from the outside, the black flames grew fiercer, and the burning sensation that reached deep into his soul intensified.

If Zhang You hadn't been constantly diverting his attention to maintain the output, the Thunder Prison Qi Armor would have been burned to ashes long ago.

In the end, the replenishment of the Thunder Prison Qi Armor was barely keeping up with the rate at which the black flames were burning!

With a ruthless resolve, he activated the Star Absorbing Great Law to its extreme. Just before the Thunder Prison Qi Armor was incinerated, he successfully absorbed the tall flame spirit completely.

In the end, only a tiny black flame remained in his palm!

The surrounding flames suddenly scattered, creating an open space!

The Old Daoist, through the prolonged battle, had finally broken through to the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm.

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At this moment, the surrounding flame spirits were still rushing into the sea of fire, no longer paying attention to him.

This gave the Old Daoist a chance to catch his breath!

His energy was depleted and he needed to recuperate.

A large portion of the surrounding houses had already collapsed.

The Old Daoist retreated, chose a spot, and sat down to recuperate while observing the sea of fire.

He prayed inwardly that Zhang You would be alright.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to cooperate with Bai Huang.

But he didn't trust Bai Huang and strongly opposed the idea!

After enduring the previous attack, Bai Huang's aura had significantly weakened.

He glanced at the Old Daoist but ultimately decided not to attack.

He also found a place to recover his energy while keeping an eye on the sea of fire!

"Hmm?"

Within the sea of fire, Zhang You stared thoughtfully at the black flame in his palm.

Suddenly, the flame burrowed into his palm and, in the blink of an eye, entered his soul sea!

"Damn it!"

He cursed himself for being careless and quickly looked inward, his consciousness entering his soul sea!

The black flame had once again transformed into a spirit, but it was unusually quiet and wasn't causing any widespread destruction.

It was merely looking around!

"Speak, what do you want!"

Zhang You's consciousness stared at the spirit, unsure of its intentions.

"Young friend, I need your help!"

After a long silence, a thought was transmitted.

"Are you the one speaking?"

Zhang You glanced around, his gaze finally falling on the spirit.

"Nonsense! Is there a third party here?"

The voice came again.

"Help?"

"Yes!"

"Is it difficult?"

"Not difficult!"

"Can I refuse?"

"..."

"If there's nothing else, can I ask you to leave?"

Zhang You helplessly issued the eviction notice.

"Heh heh! No!"

The voice sounded again, but this time it was a bit cold.

"No room for negotiation?"

"You're the one who left me no room for negotiation!"

"You're very arrogant! And on my turf! Aren't you afraid of death?"

Zhang You was no longer holding back!

"You insignificant bug!"

The spirit transformed directly into black flames, ready to attack!

"All bluster! You must have been heavily depleted before! What? Want to take root here? You're forcing me to unleash the tiger!"

Zhang You summoned the White Tiger phantom from his Dantian!

Before the black flames could stir up much trouble, they were swallowed by the White Tiger in one bite.

A flash of lightning crackled, and the White Tiger spat out a wisp of black flame.

The consciousness within had been extinguished!

A stream of blue-white energy flew out and was directly absorbed by him.

This black flame still gave off a faint burning sensation in the soul.

After Zhang You had the White Tiger swallow it, it returned into his Dantian.

When his consciousness withdrew from the Sea of Souls, the surrounding flames receded, and those flame spirits returned to being clusters of gray-black flames.

"Hand over that black flame!"

At this moment, Bai Huang stood up again and stopped about a hundred meters in front of Zhang You.

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