"Mm, it's nothing. I just haven't seen this face in over ten thousand years, so I felt a little sentimental. Those old matters are long past. Now, I am merely your Natal Heavenly Flame." Purifying Lotus nodded at Lin Ming, his tone somewhat lighter.
Seeing this, Lin Ming said nothing more. He simply reached out and gently patted Purifying Lotus's shoulder.
It was both trust and silent comfort. Then Lin Ming nodded, stepped back several paces, and yielded the space before the stone statue to Purifying Lotus. "Then give it a try."
Purifying Lotus nodded again. He took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the ten-thousand-zhang-tall stone statue. The complex emotions in his eyes gradually gave way to solemn resolve.
He stared at the statue for a moment before his body slowly rose into the air. His white robes fluttered in the wind as rings of radiance began to emanate from around him.
The radiance spread in all directions like ripples, shrouding the entire plaza in colorful light and shadow.
Finally, beneath the gazes of Lin Ming, Zhu Kun, and Zi Yan, Purifying Lotus floated before the statue's heart.
As Purifying Lotus rose into the air, intense flames suddenly spread rapidly from within his body.
The flames were not merely pink. They merged the pink of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame itself, the profound black of the Nihility Devouring Flame, and the multicolored brilliance of the other several Heavenly Flames within Lin Ming, intertwining into a dazzling beam of multicolored flame.
The beam was only as thick as an arm, yet it contained terrifying energy capable of changing the color of heaven and earth. It shot violently from Purifying Lotus's body and struck the statue's heart with incomparable precision.
"Buzzz—!"
As the multicolored flame beam struck, strange