Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame
Holding the crimson flame that still radiated immense Life Energy and wild soul power, and feeling the primal, untamed intent within it—as if thousands of Magical Beasts were roaring and surging simultaneously— Lin Ming felt an overwhelming surge of excitement and anticipation. This flame would be the key to another leap in his strength.
However, he knew that the next step was crucial, not only allowing no disturbance, but also concerning his greatest secret of the Five Elements.
Suppressing the weakness in his body caused by the series of fierce battles and the waves of exhaustion coming from the depths of his soul, Lin Ming's gaze swept across the space that had gradually calmed down due to the dissipation of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, but was still filled with pure energy. Finally, his gaze fell on Elder Yao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan, whose auras were equally weak and who were even carrying serious injuries.
"Elder Yao, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan!" Lin Ming's voice, hoarse from exhaustion, clearly reached the three of them.
The three immediately turned their concerned gazes to him. Lin Ming's face showed exhaustion, but his eyes were exceptionally firm, even possessing an unwavering resolve. "The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame Seed has been successfully extracted, but this matter is not yet over. Next, I need to immediately go into seclusion to completely refine it and integrate it into my body. This process requires absolute silence; my mind must not be disturbed by anything external, otherwise not only will all my previous efforts be wasted, but I may also risk being burned alive."
He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the relatively stable Altar Space, and continued, "Moreover... the refining of Heavenly Flames, especially the fusion process, involves extremely violent energy that is prone to getting out of control, with an unpredictable range of impact. This Altar Space currently has stable energy and a relatively stable structure, making it the best place for secluded cultivation. Just in case, I would like to trouble you all to go outside the space to Protector me and isolate me from any possible external interference."
Lin Ming's reasons were reasonable and impeccable.
Refining with Heavenly Flames is extremely dangerous; examples of uncontrolled energy explosions are commonplace in the history of the Dou Qi Continent. Having powerful companions Protector outside is the safest and most common practice. Even with the closest partners, it's only natural to leave at this time to avoid suspicion.
Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible hint of worry flashed in Xiao Yi Xian's clear eyes. She opened her mouth, as if wanting to say something, perhaps hoping to stay and look after him. But when she saw the undeniable determination in Lin Ming's eyes and the deep seriousness hidden beneath, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She understood that Lin Ming's actions must have a deeper meaning. In the end, she simply nodded slightly and said softly, "Be careful." A thousand words were contained in those two words.
Zi Yan pouted, her purple eyes filled with reluctance. But she knew better than to be capricious. So, Zi Yan immediately feigned fierceness and said, "Then you'd better hurry! Staying in this awful place for too long will suffocate you!"
The knowledgeable Elder Yao understood this perfectly. His illusory figure nodded slightly, a hint of solemnity on his aged face, and said, "Don't worry, leave the outside to us. You just focus on refining and concentrating your mind, without any worries. If anything happens, immediately send a soul message, and I will protect you even if it costs me my Soul Body!"
His Soul Body had been greatly depleted in the previous battle, its light dimmed, and it certainly needed a quiet environment to recuperate.
"I will do it as soon as possible." Lin Ming nodded solemnly to his three partners with whom he could entrust his life.
He watched as the three transformed into three beams of light of different colors, passing through the temporarily opened gap in the Dark Gold Light Shield and completely leaving this core space.
Only after he sensed that Elder Yao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan's auras had completely disappeared outside the Altar Space and seemed to have found a place in the distance to begin recuperating, did Lin Ming's tense nerves finally relax slightly, and he breathed a sigh of relief. The biggest hidden danger—the risk of his Five Elements attributes being exposed—had been temporarily eliminated.
Lin Ming's gaze returned to the still slightly flickering, alluring yet dangerous crimson flame in his right hand, and his eyes instantly sharpened, like a hawk eyeing its prey.
Instead of choosing the symbolic summit of Bone Mountain or the Black Stone Platform that held the flame, Lin Ming sat cross-legged directly on this relatively open, energy-rich, Seven-Colored Lake.
Lin Ming, Lin Ming quickly formed several hand seals, and his Soul Power spread out, setting up several simple yet sufficiently sensitive soul warning barriers around his body. In this way, he could detect any external force attempting to intrude or interfere immediately.
With everything prepared, Lin Ming no longer hesitated. His eyes narrowed, and he suddenly opened his mouth, a precisely controlled suction force surging from his throat, like a whale sucking in water, swallowing the still struggling and pulsating Origin Fire Seed of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame Fire, which exuded the aura of myriad beasts, into his stomach in one gulp!
"Boom--!"
The moment the fire seed entered his body, the energy was far more ferocious and violent than when he had refined the Mysterious Yellow Flame, the Sea Heart Flame, or even the Fallen Heart Flame. It exploded in his meridians like a powder keg that had been ignited!
It was not just the extreme heat of burning, but also the unique and powerful life force of the Essence Blood of all beasts, and the wild and violent roaring will that was a mixture of the Beast Soul Remnants!
This force, like a wild beast unleashed, rampaged through his meridians, as if trying to rupture his resilient meridians, burn his internal organs, forcefully shove the roar filled with all sorts of distracting thoughts into his Consciousness Sea, and tear his soul to pieces!
If it were an ordinary Dou Zong, even Five Stars- or Six Stars existence, facing such a violent and violent Heavenly Flames seed, choosing such a direct and brutal method of devouring it would inevitably lead to a life-or-death, extremely dangerous double struggle between the soul and body. If one is not careful, one will end up playing with fire and burning oneself, with both body and soul destroyed!
However, just as this torrent of violent energy, powerful enough to destroy most Dou Zong, was about to wreak havoc along the meridians and cause irreparable damage, it suddenly...
The <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art>, which had been dormant deep within Lin Ming's dantian like a sleeping king, silently overlooking and maintaining the balance of its own kingdom, seemed to be instantly awakened by this external provocation!
It didn't even require Lin Ming to deliberately urge it on; it began to accelerate its operation slowly yet with an irresistible majesty, following a profound and Supreme Principle and earth!
An invisible and intangible pressure, seemingly containing the fundamental Law of the Five Elements Origin of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, emanated from the core of the slowly rotating Five-Colored Qi Vortex, like a king's decree, instantly enveloping the intruding crimson flame that was about to wreak havoc!
This oppressive force is not simply brute force; it is more like an absolute dominion originating from the Life Level and the source of energy! It is the natural control of the lower elements by the higher Law!
What followed was exactly what Lin Ming had already anticipated.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame fire, like a wild horse, vanished instantly upon clearly sensing the oppressive force of the Five Elements Laws, which seemed to represent the very foundation of the world. All the rage, wildness, violence, resentment, and destructive intent contained within it vanished as if it had encountered its nemesis.
The lingering roars of countless Beast Soul, mixed together, were easily crushed and Purified by this higher-level Law power, leaving only the purest and most primal fire attribute energy and the life force source brimming with vitality.
It stopped struggling, stopped attacking the meridians, and even the flickering of the flames became docile, instead revealing an instinctive, indescribable fear!
The power contained in the Five Elements Origin of Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art, like guiding a gentle stream into a vast river, systematically and methodically extracts, absorbs, and transforms the purest fire-attribute energy and life force, thread by thread, until it is perfectly integrated into one's own Five-Colored Qi Vortex.
At the same time, he also spared some of that vital energy to nourish and temper his body, which had been damaged in the previous battle, and used that pure soul power to refine and solidify the Soul Realm of the Spirit Realm.
The refining process was extremely... easy and smooth!
Seeing the crimson flame that had been completely refined and was floating in his dantian, Lin Ming immediately seized the opportunity and summoned the Jade Profound Heart Flame as well.
Then, within the five-colored vortex world, three flames rose. These were the Mysterious Yellow Flame Sea Heart Flame, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, all formed by the fusion of the Jade Profound Heart Flame, and the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Now that it's been refined, let's fuse it!" Sensing the situation within the Five-Colored Qi Vortex, Lin Ming immediately said to himself, and then manipulated the Five-Colored Qi Vortex to rotate, forcing the Jade Profound Heart Flame and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to come into contact.
Under the oppressive force of the Five-Colored Qi Vortex, the two dared not resist and began to merge. (Of course, the main reason was that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame dared not resist, Jade Profound Heart Flame had no such intention.)
On Lin Ming's body, the jade-colored radiance that originally represented the Jade Profound Heart Flame flowed autonomously. Within that deep jade light, countless miniature phantoms of myriad beasts seemed to rise and fall, roar, and finally transform into streams of light, merging into the jade light as if in worship.
This gave his aura of Heavenly Flames, in addition to its original heat and Purified properties, a greater sense of life and a vibrant energy originating from the wilderness.
His Soul Power, under the continuous nourishment of the pure soul power source of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, was increasing slowly but steadily. His Spirit Realm Soul realm was becoming more and more stable, and his perception was becoming more and more acute and clear.
Time slipped away quietly during this tranquil and almost eerily smooth refining process, like sand slipping through one's fingers.
I don't know how much time passed; it could have been a day, or it could have been several days.
When the crimson Myriad Beast Spirit Flame completely merged into the Jade Profound Heart Flame, a purplish-red flame spontaneously arose within the five-colored dantian.
Upon seeing this purplish-red flame, a fusion of the Mysterious Yellow Flame, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, the Sea Heart Flame, and the Fallen Heart Flame, Lin Ming pondered for a moment and named it -- Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame!