A Hellish Predicament for the Purgatory Devil King

However, Lei Dong knew that if he hadn't gone after the Flame Essence, he probably wouldn't have stirred up so much trouble. But wealth stirred the heart. Faced with a rare treasure like the Flame Essence, he'd have been letting himself down if he hadn't tried to snatch it. Now, though he had the thing in hand, it had become a hot potato.

Hot potato or not, this thing seemed to be his only lifeline right now. Judging by the Purgatory Devil King's reaction, Lei Dong figured he must value it greatly. The only question was how important the Flame Essence really was to him.

Fortunately, Lei Dong had an expert on all matters of artifact refining right beside him whom he could ask. With that thought, he sent a voice transmission to Mò Yáo, who had just been stunned by the Flame Devil King's sudden attack. "Senior Mò Yáo, what remarkable uses does the Flame Essence have?"

Mò Yáo had been inside the Soul Sealing Ball the whole time, so he'd known nothing about how Lei Dong acquired the Flame Essence. Only after hearing Lei Dong's exchange with the Purgatory Devil King had he learned that Lei Dong had obtained it. But the situation had been urgent, and there'd been no chance to discuss it with Lei Dong, so he'd put the matter aside for the time being. Now that Lei Dong had brought it up, Mò Yáo flew over to his side and sent a voice transmission. "That's the lifebound essence of a Spirit Transmutation-level Flame Element, isn't it? In this era of yours, when resources are scarce, it's a pretty good find. You could use it to cultivate a relatively powerful fire-based Cultivation Method, or refine it into a formidable spiritual treasure. But right now, that thing