Refinement

While the outside world of Sacred Pill City was gripped by tension, chaos, and worry due to the Star Domain anomaly and the complete eruption of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the Star Domain itself, completely isolated by layers of Spatial Seal, presented a chillingly still silence, a stark contrast to the clamor of the outside world.

This place has become a pure fiery kingdom, an eternal purgatory left behind after destruction.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing else but endless Purple-Black Flame, like a living tide, swirling and filling every corner of the Star Domain, every patch of nothingness.

They rise, tumble, and burn tirelessly, emitting a deep and continuous roar—the instinctive sound of flames devouring energy and scorching space.

The faint starlight that once dotted the background of the Star Domain had long been completely submerged and annihilated by this raging Sea of Fire.

The entire Star Domain at this moment was like a huge furnace that had been completely ignited and sealed to the extreme. The terrifying high temperature made the space appear distorted and transparent like water ripples, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.

The air here, if it can still be called air, has long been completely replaced by scorching flame energy, filled with destructive energy powerful enough to instantly vaporize Jin Shi.

Ordinary strongmen, even those who dominate the Dou Emperor level, would likely be instantly engulfed like a burning oil drum if they inhaled a breath of the "air" here. Their bodies would spontaneously combust from the inside out with a "bang," turning into ashes amidst shrill screams, with even their souls unable to escape the fate of being incinerated.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame Star Fire, accumulated over countless years, erupted in a complete and frenzied manner after losing the restraint of its original consciousness. This truly transformed the Star Domain that once imprisoned it into an absolute death Forbidden Area where nothing existed and only destruction remained.

However, deep within this boundless, seemingly all-consuming Sea of Fire of Burning everything -black fire, a unique luster was stubbornly flickering.

The luster was not the purplish-black of Star Domain flames, but a deeper, more restrained purplish-red, carrying a hint of destruction and new life.

Only by zooming in and piercing through the layers of flames could one discover that it was actually a purplish-red flame shield about ten feet in diameter!

This light shield was incredibly solid, its surface Radiant Flow light, as if woven from the purest Law of fire. On it, four different colored flames flowed and merged like spirits, radiating a mystery and majesty that was in no way inferior to the surrounding purple-black Sea of Fire of fire.

It was this seemingly thin layer of flame light that completely isolated the terrifying high temperature and destructive energy from the outside world, which was enough to annihilate Dou Venerate.

At the core of the light shield, a slender yet upright figure sat calmly cross-legged.

His eyes were closed, his face as calm as a deep pool, his breathing long and steady, as if the world-destroying scene around him had nothing to do with him. He was simply meditating in his own Quiet Room. His body remained motionless, like an ancient rock, unmoved by the raging Sea of Fire outside.

The one sitting Cross-legged was naturally Lin Ming, who had voluntarily stayed in this Deadly Land to undergo his final refinement.

He was now like an old monk in deep meditation, entering a profound and mysterious state. But the terrifying aura that emanated naturally from his body, like a sleeping Giant Dragon awakening, was exceptionally clear and eye-catching in this deathly silent Sea of Fire.

That aura, a mixture of immense Soul Pressure, pure Dou Qi fluctuations, and the destructive and creative power of several Heavenly Flames intertwined and fused, formed a unique domain that, even in the core of this Star Domain filled with raging heat, was like a lighthouse in the night, impossible to ignore.

Within Lin Ming's body, the final refining process was nearing its end within the ninety-zhang-long nascent World Prototype created by the <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art>.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame, which were originally arrogant, violent, and attempting to retaliate, have now lost all their ferocity and intelligence.

It was forcibly reverted from its dragon form back to its original form, transforming into a cluster of Purple-Black Flame, no bigger than a fist, yet extremely dense and viscous.

The flame, no longer flickering, but frozen in place, hovered silently in the center of the slowly rotating, enormous Five-Colored Wheel.

Its form was not the lively, passionate, and normal pulsation of flames. Instead, it seemed to be enduring some indescribable immense pressure and fear, trembling slightly and involuntarily, curling up, exuding a kind of instinctive, deep-seated fear and submission.

On the Five-Colored Wheel, the Chaos halo formed by the Origin Power metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, like a millstone of heaven and earth, slowly applied pressure, completely crushing Purified its last trace of independent consciousness, leaving only the purest and most primal fire-attribute energy source.

Seeing this, Lin Ming's Soul Projection manifested in this Inner World, his eyes indifferent and undisturbed. He knew that the time had come and could not be delayed.

With a thought, the enormous Five Elements Roulette seemed to receive a supreme command, and its rotation speed suddenly increased!

It no longer merely imprisoned and Purified the origin of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, but carried this now "docile" Purple-Black Flame, like guiding a lost stream, and began to slowly and steadily travel along the complex and profound specific meridian routes of the <Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art> throughout Lin Ming's limbs and meridians!

This is a crucial process.

It's not a simple matter of transferring energy; rather, it's about allowing this newly born Three Thousand Burning Flame to thoroughly become familiar with, adapt to, and ultimately integrate into Lin Ming's own energy system, establishing an inseparable connection with his Dou Qi, soul, and even physical body.

The light of the Five Elements Roulette enveloped the purplish-black flames. Along its path, the meridian barriers were tempered and widened by this powerful energy, becoming more resilient and able to accommodate even more surging Dou Qi. Meanwhile, the unique "Star Immortal Body" regenerative properties of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, along with its destructive high temperature, seeped into Lin Ming's flesh, bones, and even deep into his cells, undergoing the deepest transformation and strengthening.

This process may seem slow, but with Lin Ming's precise control and the assistance of the Five Elements Roulette, it is extremely efficient.

When this brand-new Energy Loop, following the requirements of the Cultivation Method, completed a full Great Cycle within his body, the cluster of purplish-black flames had completely shed all its rejection and unfamiliarity, as if it were an innate part of Lin Ming's body, perfectly at his command, and in perfect harmony with his will.

The refining process is now completely complete!

Time slipped away quietly in this silent refining process, as if not much time had passed.

Suddenly, at the core of the Five-Colored Qi Vortex deep within Lin Ming's dantian, which was slowly rotating like a cosmic vortex, a point of deep purplish-black light shone!

Immediately afterwards, a wisp of incredibly condensed, purplish-black flame, exuding Destructive Aura, quietly rose from the center of the cyclone, like a seed sprouting.

It burns quietly, clearly distinct from the other flames in the cyclone, yet subtly forming a wondrous resonance and connection, together constituting a more complex and powerful Energy Core.

Just as the purplish-black Three Thousand Burning Flames, was successfully ignited, Lin Ming, who had been sitting cross-legged within the purplish-red flame shield for an unknown period of time, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes!

"Buzz!"

Two beams of condensed, almost tangible light shot out from his eyes, briefly forcing back the surging purplish-black Sea of Fire in front of him!

Lin Ming's seated figure suddenly trembled, and an aura far more vast and profound than before, like a primordial beast that had been unsealed, burst forth from his body, causing the purple-red flame shield around him to ripple violently.

Then, Lin Ming, whose body had not moved for a long time, finally stood up slowly. The movement seemed slow, but it carried a natural rhythm that was in harmony with the surrounding Law fire.

Lin Ming calmly extended his left hand, palm up, his mind subtly shifting.

"Puff!"

A cluster of alluring and fiery purplish-red flames immediately leaped out from the palm of his left hand.

This flame was exceptionally agile, with four different flames perfectly blended within it, radiating an aura of extreme destruction and annihilation, as if it could incinerate all obstacles in the world. This was the new Heavenly Flames formed by the fusion of the four Heavenly Flames that Lin Ming originally possessed: Mysterious Yellow Flame, Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame— the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame!

As the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame danced joyfully in his left hand, reflecting on his calm face, Lin Ming slowly, with a ritualistic solemnity, extended his right hand.

Immediately afterwards, in everyone's perception (even though there was no one else there), a scene appeared that would leave anyone who knew the properties of Heavenly Flames speechless! At this moment, on his right palm, another cluster of flames leaped out silently without warning!

This cluster of flames possessed an incomparably pure and profound purplish-black hue! Its color was a hundred times deeper and a thousand times more condensed than the Purple-Black Flame that had lost their origin that filled this Star Domain!

It burned quietly, lacking the ever-changing and agile nature of the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame on the left, yet possessing its own ancient, eternal, and indestructible weight and majesty!

At the core of the flame, tiny specks of starlight seemed to flicker, containing the vastness and mystery of countless years of Star Power absorbed. The heat emanating from it made the surrounding Sea of Fire in the Star Domain seem much "docile," like a subject meeting a king!

And this was none other than the Three Thousand Burning Flame Lin Ming had completely refined and mastered, ranking ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

His gaze slowly swept over the dazzling, fiery, and destructive Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame in his left hand, then moved to the profound and eternal Three Thousand Burning Flame in his right hand, imbued with the undying starlight.

Feeling the two forces, both among the most violent and untamed in the world, now dancing quietly in his palm like the most docile pets, obeying his will...

An unprecedented sense of accomplishment, power, and ambition on the road to the top finally erupted in his chest like a volcano!

"Hahaha... hahaha... hahahaha--!"

Lin Ming's suppressed laughter, which he had been holding back for so long, could no longer be contained and suddenly resounded throughout the desolate Star Domain where there was nothing but himself and the endless, submissive, quietly burning purplish-black flames!

Laughter rolled like thunder, carrying boundless joy and confidence, piercing through layers of Sea of Fire, and being released to its fullest extent in this eternal purgatory!