Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame

Yao Chen gazed at the Green Lotus Core Flame burning fiercely upon the lotus pedestal, resembling a demonic green flower blooming in hell, and prepared to begin absorption.

Yao Chen's expression was solemn as he took a deep breath, adjusting his state of mind.

The surrounding air became scorching hot due to the high temperature of the Green Lotus Core Flame, as if it were about to melt everything.

He slowly extended his hands, circulating the powerful white Dou Qi within his body to form a protective barrier before gradually approaching the Green Lotus Core Flame.

The moment his hands made contact with the flames, a violent force surged forth, attempting to repel him.

Yao Chen gritted his teeth, forcibly resisting this power as he guided the Green Lotus Core Flame into his body bit by bit.

The flames spread along his arms; his clothes were instantly scorched black, and his skin was roasted to a deep red.

Yet, Yao Chen did not give up. Relying on his firm will and profound cultivation, he engaged in a fierce struggle with the Green Lotus Core Flame. The green flames leaped upon his body, as if trying to break free from his restraint.

As time passed, Yao Chen gradually gained the upper hand, and the Green Lotus Core Flame began to be slowly drawn into his body.

His body emitted a dazzling green light, illuminating the entire underground space.

Finally, the Green Lotus Core Flame was successfully absorbed by Yao Chen!

At this moment, Yao Chen slowly opened his eyes, looking at the fire seed in his palm with joy.

"This is the fire seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame. I must hurry and use the Flame Mantra to swallow it, otherwise, it will repel the Bone Chilling Flame, and everything will explode."

After the initial joy, fearing that the Green Lotus Core Flame would clash with the energy in his body and cause him to explode, Yao Chen quickly utilized the Flame Mantra.

Yao Chen formed seals with his hands and chanted, the Flame Mantra technique circulating rapidly within him.

The aura around his body began to turn violent, and the surrounding space trembled slightly in response.

He used the Flame Mantra to wrap around the fire seed of the Bone Chilling Flame, moving it slowly toward the fire seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame. With every inch of progress, he could feel the two scorching temperatures colliding.

Just as the Bone Chilling Flame's seed was about to touch the Green Lotus Core Flame's seed, the green fire seed leaped violently. As if sensing a threat, it began to release a powerful force to resist the approach of the Bone Chilling Flame.

Yao Chen did not retreat. He increased the circulation of the Flame Mantra, and the white cold energy on his body collided with the green flames of the Green Lotus Core Flame, emitting a "hissing" sound.

For a time, the magma glowed with flickering, intertwined green and white light.

Yao Chen transformed the Bone Chilling Flame into the shape of hands, attempting to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame.

The moment the hands formed by the Bone Chilling Flame touched the green fire seed, the Green Lotus Core Flame seemed to exert all its strength, knocking the Bone Chilling Flame's hands away.

Instantly, Yao Chen felt a sharp pain surge through his body; his clothes were reduced to ashes in an instant, and his skin was scorched red.

However, Yao Chen continued to grit his teeth, maintaining the circulation of the Flame Mantra to force the Bone Chilling Flame forward toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Suddenly, Yao Chen forcibly used the Bone Chilling Flame to pull the Green Lotus Core Flame into his body; the green flames struggled desperately like a violent dragon.

Yao Chen's body began to tremble, and a look of pain appeared on his face, but his eyes remained resolute.

The moment their edges collided again, a "crackle" sounded; ice and fire intertwined, blooming with brilliant light.

White and green coiled around each other, like two giant dragons battling as they gradually merged.

As the fusion progressed, the color of the flames shifted constantly, at times green with white, at others white with green.

The powerful energy fluctuations caused the magma to surge violently, and the entire space trembled under this force.

Eventually, the two Heavenly Flames merged completely, forming an entirely new flame.

It possessed both the bone-chilling cold of the Bone Chilling Flame and the scorching violence of the Green Lotus Core Flame, radiating a powerful aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Yao Chen looked at this fused Heavenly Flame, a gratified smile appearing on his exhausted face.

"Finally, the fusion is a success!"

As the fusion of the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Bone Chilling Flame concluded, the aura on Yao Chen's body began to skyrocket.

In the blink of an eye, Yao Chen broke through the barrier of an eight-star Dou Emperor, reaching the nine-star Dou Emperor level, but his cultivation did not stop, continuing to surge.

Finally, it halted just before the barrier of a Dou Zong; Yao Chen had reached the peak of a nine-star Dou Emperor.

With this new fused Heavenly Flame, combined with his Heaven-tier Dou Technique and the Flying Thunder God, Yao Chen could now easily defeat an ordinary five-star Dou Zong.

Although his strength had not yet returned to his peak as a nine-turn Dou Zun from his previous life, only a little over a month had passed, and his strength had soared from a one-star Dou King to the current peak of a Dou Emperor.

This speed of cultivation improvement was incomparable to the time before his rebirth.

"System, it's so good to have you!" Yao Chen felt full of gratitude toward the system for his skyrocketing cultivation.

"Of course, with the system, nothing is a problem."

After Yao Chen spoke, the system's slightly haughty voice emerged again.

"Hahaha!" Hearing the system's arrogant reply, Yao Chen burst into hearty laughter.

"Let me first check what my Flame Mantra has evolved into."

After laughing, Yao Chen remembered he had yet to check the evolution of the Flame Mantra. He was full of anticipation, thinking it might have evolved to the Earth-tier High-level.

Ding! Host's current cultivation: Peak nine-star Dou Emperor. Heavenly Flame: Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame. Technique: Earth-tier Mid-level Flame Mantra. Weapon: Dragon Abyss Star Sword. Dou Techniques: Heaven-tier Mid-level Star Annihilation Sword, Earth-tier High-level Gale Shadow Step, Earth-tier Low-level Flame Splitting Wave Ruler...

As the system's voice sounded again, Yao Chen felt a little disappointed and said.

"The Flame Mantra only evolved to the Earth-tier Mid-level; it only improved by two grades."

However, upon second thought, Yao Chen realized that since the Green Lotus Core Flame was only ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, improving by two grades was actually quite good.

"It's alright, I suppose."

"So the new Heavenly Flame formed from the fusion is called the Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame. The name sounds pleasant enough, though I wonder how its power measures up?"

Having said that, Yao Chen wanted to test the might of this new Heavenly Flame, so he immediately moved outside the radius of the Green Lotus Core Flame's light.

Within the scorching magma, Yao Chen hovered as the surrounding lava churned, radiating a suffocatingly high temperature.

With a solemn expression, Yao Chen moved his hands, and a cluster of deep blue Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame emerged in his palm.

The moment the flame appeared, the surrounding magma was instantly suppressed; the temperature plummeted, and a thin layer of rock even began to solidify on the surface of the lava.

He thrust the Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame forward, and the fire instantly spread throughout the magma.

The previously violent lava seemed like a tamed beast, settling into silence.

The blue flames wove through the magma, and wherever they touched, the lava solidified, forming strange, intricate patterns.

As the Ice Lotus Heart-Burning Flame burned, the entire magma region became shrouded in a bizarre atmosphere where cold and heat were intertwined.

Yao Chen felt the power of the flame, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.