� Chapter Blazing Red Lotus (Part Three)
"Great Dream of Eternity—ten thousand years in a single instant. You can take this Nether Soul Fruit after you pluck the Blazing Red Lotus. I believe it will benefit you." Hela flicked a finger, and the mist-shrouded Nether Soul Fruit flew over to Lincoln.
Lincoln took the fruit and carefully stored it in a jade box.
"You're so captivated by it. The Blazing Red Lotus really is irresistible. What a pity I don't have a fire affinity. I can't see anything unusual about the flame at its heart."
"Youming asked me to tell you that his Nether Fruit has been enhanced, but he doesn't know exactly what it can do. Even if it's nourished daily with soul power, it'll still take at least ten thousand years to mature."
Hela smiled faintly and rose to leave. As she walked away, the deathly aura around them gradually faded, and everything returned to normal.
More than two hundred days later, the lava around the Blazing Red Lotus had nearly stopped flowing. The crimson flames at its heart had also fused perfectly, like a seed of fire hidden within the lotus.
Suddenly, a resonant hum rang out.
Wine God Mountain trembled slightly. The lava within surged violently, and the temperature rapidly began to rise. Amid these changes, the Blazing Red Lotus finally broke free from its place and was about to be swept away by the current.
But Lincoln had kept his Willpower extended. With his immense control, he seized the Blazing Red Lotus in his palm.
Opening his hand, Lincoln studied the exquisite flower. The Red Flame Lotus Heart continually released tiny flecks of seven-colored light. Its transparent petals bobbed up and down, faintly vibrating space.
"My lord, once the Blazing Red Lotus matures, it's best