In fact, when he had absorbed the Flame Demon's power in reverse back then, he had already noticed this.
The purity wasn't very high.
At the time, Ye Tianyi had thought it might have been caused by some other reason, but now it seemed things were not that simple.
Murong Qing's brows furrowed slightly. "I need to look into this."
"Mm, I'll go out for a smoke first."
Ye Tianyi then walked out.
After a while, Murong Qing came out.
"How is it?" Ye Tianyi asked.
"The Flame Demon's power isn't in him," Murong Qing said.
"What?"
Ye Tianyi revealed a surprised expression.
Murong Qing said, "I didn't expect it either, but after investigating, I discovered that the Flame Demon's power in his body was merely given to him by someone else. Simply put, you can understand it this way: the person who truly possesses the Flame Demon's power granted him a small amount of ability to use this power, and at the same time, he can absorb the power of other flames."
"How could that be? Then isn't the person who truly possesses the Flame Demon's power worried about it being exposed? This kind of thing is safest when only you know about it, yet he gave this power to someone else to use. If he releases this power and someone notices it, then follows the trail back to him, what will he do?"
Murong Qing said, "I also found a puppet mark inside Yang Lin's body."
Ye Tianyi frowned deeply.
"He's being controlled?"
Murong Qing nodded. "Or rather, he himself doesn't even know he's being controlled. This method of control is very advanced—it operates through the subconscious. He looks no different from his normal self, but in reality, some of his actions and thoughts are no longer his