Ling Xuan was just about to step in and aid his people when the entire Zhulong Secret Realm was suddenly enveloped in a gentle golden glow. Countless Mysterious Patterns appeared in the sky, slowly rotating.
A warm yet irresistible force drew Ling Xuan's consciousness from his body and carried it toward the depths of the universe.
The journey felt like passing through an endless tunnel of time and space. Light and shadow shifted unpredictably around him, while the stars' trajectories twisted and rearranged themselves at his side.
"Vmmm—" A tremor beyond the reach of hearing rang deep within his soul, and the entire universe suddenly fell still.
An invisible giant hand seemed to propel Ling Xuan's consciousness through infinite time and space, bringing him to a void.
There was no up or down, left or right, no boundaries. All around him floated countless points of light, brightening and dimming like breathing. Each one seemed to contain unimaginable power.
Ling Xuan stared around in bewilderment, his mind full of questions. Could this be the Origin of the Universe? After my Heart of the Martial God awakened, the Primal Universe sensed the changes in me. Could it be checking whether I'm an illegal resident?
He remembered how Lord of Yuan'ao had brought an "object of wonder" that did not belong to the Primal Universe inside it, only to be immediately rejected by the Primal Universe. It had even sent the Ancestral God Sect and many powerful warriors to kill him.
But his Heart of the Martial God was different from an "object of wonder." It wasn't a forbidden item from the Origin Continent that the Primal Universe needed to regulate. Perhaps he'd just been brought here for an inspection?
Suddenly, whoosh! One of the points of light turned into a streak and shot toward Ling Xuan's consciousness at a speed far beyond light.
In this mysterious space, the speed of light no longer seemed to be the limit. The streak arrived in an instant. Ling Xuan didn't even have time to react before it struck his consciousness.
Immediately, scenes poured into Ling Xuan's consciousness like a rising tide.
He saw an endlessly renewing mass of flames. They were no ordinary worldly fire, but flames radiating an aura of Chaos, containing the birth and destruction of the universe.
At times, the flames roared and surged like a giant dragon. At others, they scattered into sparks across the Void, only to instantly gather again and take on a new shape.
Where the flames burned, space twisted and reshaped itself, while matter and energy continually transformed.
Ling Xuan's consciousness sank into the vision of the flames. Suddenly, inspiration flashed through his mind like lightning.
He noticed that as the flames changed shape, they highly compressed and refined the energy around them.
He realized he might be able to imitate them, using a special method of circulation to refine the power of his Flame Domain and make every wisp of flame contain purer, more powerful energy.
If he succeeded, the power he unleashed would far surpass anything he'd achieved before.
Then, an endless stream of information flowed into Ling Xuan's consciousness.
Before he could fully absorb it, a muffled BOOM! sounded, and an invisible yet mighty force abruptly kicked his consciousness out of the mysterious space.
The void world vanished as quickly as a reflection of flowers on water. The plants and rocks in the secret realm instantly returned to normal, while a faint, strange aura lingered in the air.
Ling Xuan shook his heavy head. A new piece of information had appeared in his mind.
Just now, he had received the Innate Secret Technique Flame Burst, bestowed by the Primal Universe.
When activated, it burned his Origin Force, World Power, and Immortal Divine Power, raising his combat strength by one level.
Ling Xuan gripped the slightly warm Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear and looked at Ling Yue and Ling Xue, who had no idea what had happened. "Sis, hold the flanks. I'll lead the way."
With that, he turned into a streak of fire and charged toward the fiercest fighting.
At the center of the battlefield, three Iron-Backed Wolf Demons had cornered two young members of the tribe.
The wolf demons stood thirty meters tall, their armored backs gleaming like black iron. Their claws tore through the air with a piercing shriek.
The Flame Domain around Ling Xuan exploded into action. Dark-gold flame patterns moved through the air like living things, and space rippled and twisted wherever they passed.
Sensing the killing intent behind them, the demon wolves weren't about to sit and wait for death.
The wolf demon on the left struck first, leaping with jaws wide open to bite Ling Xuan's neck.
Ling Xuan neither dodged nor retreated. His Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear suddenly left his hand, spinning through the air like a golden streak. Its blade pierced the soft spot beneath the wolf demon's jaw with pinpoint accuracy.
Dark-gold flames raced along the wound, engulfing the wolf demon's head in the blink of an eye. With a BOOM!, its head burst into a cloud of Blood Mist.
At the same time, the wolf demon on the right swept at him with its claws. Ling Xuan moved like a ghost, darting straight into its embrace.
"Explosive Flame."
Ling Xuan's Origin Force boiled over. In that instant, his aura rose to rival a Star Level powerhouse.
His fingers curled into a claw, and dark-gold flames gathered at his fingertips, forming sharp blades of fire. With a SPLURT, he drove them into the wolf demon's right eye, piercing straight through to its brain.
The wolf demon gave a shrill howl, its massive body crashing to the ground. After a few convulsions, it went still.
That was why those with a Domain were known as invincible at the Planetary Level. Even with their bare hands, they could strike with the power of a Planetary Level Peak warrior. And now, boosted by his Innate Secret Technique, Ling Xuan's strength had reached the Star Level.
Seeing this, the last wolf demon turned to flee.
Ling Xuan was already beside the first wolf demon. He swiftly pulled his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear from its corpse and spun the weapon in a flourish.
In an instant, a giant blade of fire descended with the force to destroy heaven and earth, cleaving the wolf demon in half from head to toe. The scorching force of the blade did not let up, carving a trench several meters deep into the ground.
The three wolf demons were dealt with in the blink of an eye. Ling Xuan didn't stop, charging toward more beasts.
Blade light and flames intertwined. Every slash brought down another beast.
At times, he leaped into the air and brought his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear down like a bolt of thunder, severing a beast's neck. At others, he slid low across the ground, sweeping his blade through and cutting off a beast's legs at the roots.
Wherever the dark-gold flames reached, the beasts' flesh and hide instantly charred. Their screams rang across the battlefield.
But there were simply too many beasts. They poured in from every direction without end.
The moment Ling Xuan's Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear split a giant python, dark-gold flames surged along the blade, scorching the beast's body to charcoal.
Yet the densely packed horde rolled over him like a black tide, swallowing him in the blink of an eye.
His blade left afterimages in the moonlight. Every slash raised a cloud of Blood Mist, but beyond the fallen beasts, more crimson eyes glittered in the darkness.
Just then, a violent tremor tore through the earth without warning. In the distance, a towering blaze erupted near Mangu Temple.
The light was like the flames of the universe's birth, dyeing the entire sky red.
The instant the pillar of light shot from the ground, space twisted like a shattered mirror. The hand gripping Ling Xuan's spear trembled uncontrollably. The terrifying pressure far surpassed the Planetary Level.
"Hmph." A cold snort made everyone's eardrums ache. From where the pillar of light had vanished, a figure clad in crimson stepped through the Void.
An Immortal Elder of the Zhulong Clan had arrived. In an instant, his Law Domain enveloped the battlefield around Mangu Temple, and everyone's face showed relief.
Is this the Law Domain formed by the complete Law of Fire? Ling Xuan felt a power within the Flame Immortal God's Law Domain that shared the same origin as his own Flame Domain.
The beasts' roars abruptly stopped.
The savage beasts froze in mid-pounce, their sturdy limbs sunk deep into the ground. Fear completely replaced the ferocity in their eyes.
The Flame Immortal God lowered his gaze indifferently and flicked a hand. The beasts inside his Law Domain ignited in invisible flames, bursting into Blood Mist from within.
Amid their shrill screams, the entire battlefield became a living hell.
"This unexpected turn of events has brought me a pleasant surprise." The Immortal God's voice boomed through heaven and earth. Those who had survived the trial all dropped to one knee beneath his imposing presence. "Those of you still alive have all passed. You held your ground against the beast tide until this moment. You deserve the highest reward our tribe can bestow."
His gaze swept across the battlefield and lingered on Ling Xuan for half a second. A meaningful smile curled his lips. "Carry your honor with you, and withdraw."
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