Pocket Storage Ring Skit

The Green Lotus Core Flame, having been slapped, was on the verge of tears. As a Heavenly Spirit Object, it had already developed rudimentary intelligence.

Otherwise, it would never have become so obedient under the threat of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The logic of admitting defeat when you could not win was not something one could understand without a little brains.

It trembled as it looked toward the similarly cyan figure, only to find that the other seemed not to have noticed it. Instead, it wore a look of adoration as it gazed at the fellow who had just slapped it.

Another enormous pink figure, only slightly smaller than the previous one, also slapped it.

"I'm asking you a question. Are you pretending to be stupid?"

This was bullying—blatant, naked bullying!

Did no one care about the Heavenly Flames? The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was bullying people!

Besides, it was merely the Green Lotus Core Flame, not one of those freaks ranked in the top three of the Heavenly Flame Ranking, capable of cultivating human intelligence and speaking human words.

Could they be reasonable for once?

"Little Demon, this fellow doesn't seem very willing to cooperate. How about letting me swallow it?"

"Old Xu, wake up. This Heavenly Flame is still useful. If you really swallow it, what are you planning to use to compensate Master?"

"Tsk, I really don't know what Master was thinking. He actually took a fancy to such a weak Heavenly Flame." The Nihility Devouring Flame was full of disdain. Although it had barely absorbed any worldly energy and could not compare to the Nihility Devouring Flame of this world, its source energy was right here. It was not something any Tom, Dick, or Harry could take advantage of.

If it had encountered one of the top six Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Nihility Devouring Flame in the Storage Ring might not have been so arrogant.

But a Heavenly Flame like the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked near the bottom, was not even worth its notice.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame shook its head. "All right, Old Xu, stop fooling around. Get to work."

"Boring. I finally met an outsider, and I wanted to ask what the outside world was like."

"What are you in such a hurry for? Once Master reaches the Dou Emperor realm at most, he can refine another Heavenly Flame. Then we'll all have a chance to go out."

"But what if Master chooses someone else?" The Nihility Devouring Flame grew anxious. "That Old Man only knows how to give terrible advice. What's so good about Three Thousand? It only has some lousy physique. I can devour all the energy in the world and convert it into nourishment for Master. Why won't he choose me?"

"All right, all right, stop nagging." The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was already accustomed to the Nihility Devouring Flame's complaints. It turned toward a certain figure that had been watching the show from the side and said, "Come on, it's your turn to perform."

A jade-green sapling used its roots as tiny legs and toddled over to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

It stroked the sapling's leaves and said, "Remember to refine it properly later. Whether you can take root and sprout depends on this one move. If it works, it means our method is correct. Then Master will have hope of advancing to Dou Emperor in the future."

The sapling shook its body. Only then did the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame turn to the Green Lotus Core Flame with satisfaction. "Separate one-tenth of your source. We won't make things difficult for you."

The Green Lotus Core Flame: "..."

You just came up and seized one-tenth of my source, yet you say you won't make things difficult for me?

If you really wanted to make things difficult for me, would you refine me outright?

The Nihility Devouring Flame bared its teeth. "Little Demon, why waste words on it? I'll just take it by force. What can it do?"

The Green Lotus Core Flame's body trembled. It obediently separated one-tenth of its source energy, which slowly merged into the sapling.

As the source energy entered its body, a strand of cyan markings began crawling along the sapling's trunk.

The cyan markings slowly spread, climbing all the way to the treetop before finally coming to a stop.

About half an hour later, the sapling suddenly shook its body again. Its height actually increased by roughly half a meter.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame exclaimed happily, "It worked! Little Bodhi can absorb the source energy of these things. Our idea was right!"

The Nihility Devouring Flame also relaxed considerably. "Ah, it seems Master's next refined Heavenly Flame won't be me either."

"Why?" The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was puzzled. "Haven't you always wanted to go out and take a look?"

"What nonsense. Without me, who among you can keep the place under control? What if the next one to come in is the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame? Do you expect that brat to obediently hand over his source energy?"

"I'm not inferior to you, either."

"But you can't devour other energies. If it refuses to obey, I'll forcibly devour it if necessary and make it hand over its source." The Nihility Devouring Flame was extremely proud. Even if it could not leave the Storage Ring, it could still make a unique contribution.

It seemed that the secrets of Xiao Jin's Storage Ring went far beyond what he had seen.

Outside the Storage Ring, Xiao Jin had also finished speaking with the Pill Tower Ancestor.

"Old Man, how can your soul recover to the Emperor Realm?"

"Well..." The Pill Tower Ancestor deliberately kept him in suspense. "Actually, I can think of two methods."

"The first is to rob the hell out of them. Take all the Soul Origin collected by the Soul Hall. As long as I refine it, I'll definitely restore my Emperor Realm Soul."

That was indeed true. In the original story, the Nihility Devouring Flame had also advanced to an Emperor Realm Soul through this method.

"The second is to go to the Heavenly Tomb and refine the soul energy within it."

That was the method Xiao Yan had used to advance to an Emperor Realm Soul in the original story. However, Xiao Jin had no intention of letting the Pill Tower Ancestor do that. He did not want to steal Third Brother's opportunity.

"Kid, don't think about these things for now. You also have an Emperor Realm Soul, so you know how difficult it is. Helping me recover won't happen overnight. Your strength is still too weak. Even if there were some Heavenly Spirit Objects, you wouldn't be in a position to compete for them. For now, you'd better focus on increasing your strength as quickly as possible."

Xiao Jin knew that the Pill Tower Ancestor was right. He cast those unrealistic thoughts out of his mind and left the Green Lotus Space.

After finding the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake lurking nearby, he and the beast left the Earth Fire World.

Xiao Jin had not expected that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, despite being only a fourth-tier Magical Beast, could actually change its size.

After leaving the Earth Fire World, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, originally more than ten meters long, trembled. It instantly transformed into a tiny snake only thirty centimeters long and coiled around Xiao Jin's left shoulder.

Xiao Jin was quite pleased by its tactfulness. "Following the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils means you won't be wasted."

The little snake shuddered. It had no idea what Xiao Jin was thinking; it only knew that it was probably doomed.

Half a day later, Xiao Jin returned to Stone Desert City.

The round trip, including his battle with Medusa, had taken only a little over a day.

When she saw Xiao Jin, Xiao Yi Xian was stunned for a moment.

"You finished your business so quickly?"

"Not exactly. I only completed two-thirds of it."

Finding the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and reaching a deal with Medusa meant that two-thirds of his goal had been accomplished.

The remaining third was to help Medusa complete her evolution.

Qing Lin was filled with delight. She hurried over to Xiao Jin, stopping when she was still two or three meters away from him.

Her limpid eyes were filled with longing.

Xiao Jin beckoned to her. "Qing Lin, come here. Look at the Magical Beast I prepared for you."

He shook his shoulder, and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake fell to the ground, flicking its tongue with a hiss.

The moment its eyes met Qing Lin's, its body suddenly stiffened, and it completely lost the ability to move.