Acquiring the Sea Heart Flame, the Taisui Flame's Second Fusion!

"So terrifying?"

Feeling the Dou Qi from the surroundings surging into his body, Shen Shihuang was slightly stunned. Although the upgraded 'Ten Thousand Year Technique' was a mid-tier Earth-grade cultivation method, this change still made him feel a sense of terror.

Compared to the basic version, the change was far too great.

The Dou Qi within his body was like a river, rolling incessantly as it poured into his meridians.

Of course, this was only the change in the circulation of the technique; the true transformation of the technique remained unknown.

As the technique circulated, Shen Shihuang's aura became increasingly ethereal. Earth Fiend, who was sitting cross-legged nearby, felt this aura and cast an unexpected glance at Shen Shihuang.

Seeing this, Zi Yan asked, "What's wrong?"

Earth Fiend looked puzzled. "His aura seems somewhat different from an ordinary person's, as if he doesn't exist at all."

Zi Yan indicated that she didn't understand, staring intently at her surroundings while taking out a medicinal herb and crunching down on it directly.

Seeing Zi Yan's behavior, Earth Fiend was also slightly stunned.

Is she just gnawing on it like that?

He had stayed in the abyss for who knows how long; where would he have ever eaten anything? Watching Zi Yan eat with such relish, Earth Fiend couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any more?"

Hearing this, Zi Yan looked at Earth Fiend with a face full of vigilance.

"What are you trying to do?"

Earth Fiend looked embarrassed. "I have never eaten anything before..."

Thinking of the environment Earth Fiend lived in, Zi Yan reluctantly took out a fruit, tossed it to him, and said, "This is the last fruit I have left."

After catching it, Earth Fiend said to Zi Yan, "Don't worry, I know quite a few good places. There are many medicinal herbs in those areas; I'll take you to get them later."

Hearing Earth Fiend's words, Zi Yan, who had been a bit unhappy, instantly felt much better.

"You promised, no backing out!"

And so, the two of them began constantly gnawing on medicinal herbs right in front of Heng General.

Heng General: "...!"

At this moment, Shen Shihuang felt that his Dou Qi was incredibly full, and his capacity for Dou Qi was far greater than it had been before.

"Ten Thousand Year Boundless Technique."

At this point, Shen Shihuang finally understood what Wu Ci had said. The 'Ten Thousand Year Technique' was now completely fused with the power of the Taisui Flame within his body.

What surprised Shen Shihuang the most was that the Taisui Flame had actually carved out a unique space within his body.

"I still don't understand the wonders of the Taisui Flame."

"But, as of now..."

Shen Shihuang looked at the Sea Heart Flame floating before him, slowly reached out, plunged his hand into it, and grasped the origin seed of the Sea Heart Flame.

"This unique space can contain a Heavenly Flame!"

Having multiple Heavenly Flames was something Shen Shihuang naturally yearned for.

Now, the Taisui Flame had helped him achieve it.

As he placed the origin seed of the Sea Heart Flame into his mouth, Shen Shihuang felt his entire body being scorched by flames in an instant, and extreme pain washed over him immediately.

"Ah~~~~~~~~~!"

Shen Shihuang couldn't help but let out a low roar.

Around him, azure flames swept outward, forming a massive cocoon of fire.

"Is this... a Heavenly Flame?"

Hearing Shen Shihuang's miserable cry, Earth Fiend and Zi Yan immediately gathered around.

Earth Fiend was truly a species left over from the ancient era. With just a single glance, he recognized the azure flames.

"Exotic fire, Sea Heart Flame?"

Earth Fiend's expression shifted. "Is he insane? He already possesses one miraculous exotic fire, and now he wants to devour the Sea Heart Flame?"

Zi Yan did not understand.

She looked at Earth Fiend with curiosity. "Is that not allowed?"

Earth Fiend said in a deep voice, "Exotic fires are the most violent things in heaven and earth. For one person to possess a single exotic fire is already a heaven-defying stroke of luck. Since ancient times, countless alchemists have been reduced to ashes trying to absorb just one, let alone a second."

"It's no different from courting death."

Heng General snorted from the side.

Zi Yan looked at the azure fire cocoon and said, "But I can feel that Shen Shihuang is doing just fine!"

Earth Fiend sensed the situation.

His face stiffened.

What the hell!!

This is possible?

Because he, too, sensed that Shen Shihuang's condition was not deteriorating; rather, he was slowly growing stronger.

"This..."

The azure fire cocoon quickly retracted, revealing Shen Shihuang's figure within. It could be seen that Shen Shihuang was now wreathed in azure flames, and even more strangely, black flames flickered within the azure fire from time to time.

Earth Fiend suddenly understood something.

He took a deep breath. "No wonder. How could the fire that has tormented me for countless years be an ordinary exotic fire?"

Shen Shihuang's condition was excellent.

He even felt as if he were bathing under a warm sun.

The pain had lasted only for an instant.

"Sea Heart Flame!"

Shen Shihuang opened his eyes, and the Sea Heart Flame immediately appeared in his palm.

"Now, let's fuse!"

Having absorbed the Sea Heart Flame, he could naturally use the energy of its origin fire seed to fuse with the Taisui Flame.

He summoned the Taisui Flame into his other hand.

It slowly drew closer.

The moment they touched, the Taisui Flame acted as if it had encountered a delicious meal; the flames reached out like hands, enveloping the Sea Heart Flame within.

BOOM!!

As the two flames fused, the ground around Shen Shihuang was actually crushed down by three fingers' depth.

Terrifying power radiated from within Shen Shihuang's body.

The fusion process was incredibly fast.

The once-joyful Sea Heart Flame began to look somewhat wilted in Shen Shihuang's hand; this was because its origin fire energy was being stripped away, though it would recover on its own after some time.

As for the Taisui Flame, after a flash of azure, it returned to its pitch-black state.

After putting away the Taisui Flame and the Sea Heart Flame, Shen Shihuang chose not to continue breaking through. The Taisui Flame, having fused with the Sea Heart Flame, could naturally feed back into him, but he had only just reached the four-star Dou Zong level. If he were to continue breaking through now, he feared his Dou Qi might become unstable. He temporarily suppressed the temptation to upgrade the Taisui Flame.

At the very least, he needed to fully stabilize his current strength before advancing further.

With the Taisui Flame in his hands, he could decide when to break through entirely on his own terms.

"Three Earth-tier high-level Dou Techniques!"

Shen Shihuang waved his hand, and three scrolls appeared before him.

The techniques recorded on these three scrolls were precisely those of Heaven Eye Pupil Elder and the others.

"Earth-tier high-level Dou Technique: Heaven-Eye Demon-Slaying Light."

"Cultivate a pair of pupils; when mastered, one can destroy everything one sees."

Shen Shihuang had seen Heaven Eye Pupil Elder use it, and it was indeed terrifying.

"Earth-tier high-level Dou Technique: Sword Gang."

"Everything is a sword, capable of tearing the heavens and splitting the earth."

This was Gai Shentong's technique.

However.

Shen Shihuang realized that he didn't use a sword!

If one were to cultivate this battle technique, they would at least need to prepare a sword in the early stages.

If only the battle techniques I obtained myself were as seamless as the ones rewarded by the system, Shen Shihuang thought with regret. The techniques provided by the system felt as if he had been born knowing them, only to have forgotten and then remembered them later; they required no cultivation.

But the battle techniques he obtained on his own were different.

Those required him to cultivate them slowly.

"Earth-rank High-grade Battle Technique: Wild Prison Heaven-King Force!"

The last one.

It was the one Chu Shanwang had given him.

Compared to the previous two battle techniques, Shen Shihuang felt that this 'Wild Prison Heaven-King Force' was more suitable for him.

The first two were purely offensive battle techniques, but this 'Wild Prison Heaven-King Force' was a body-tempering battle technique.

It was a very rare type of battle technique.