Void Swallowing Flame's Powerful Return, Lin Yang Battles Void Again

Though the corpse had endured countless years, it remained intact.

Beside the corpse stood a wooden plaque detailing its origins and life story. A storage ring lay next to it. Void Swallowing Flame picked up the ring and found nothing particularly valuable inside—only some cultivation methods and Dou Skills—so he casually put it away.

Then, he swallowed the corpse whole and sat down cross-legged, pouring all his strength into refining it.

Although the corpse of a half-Emperor expert had lost much of its origin power after being dead for tens of thousands of years, the power remaining within its flesh could still help him restore his origin, perhaps even allowing him to break through to the late Nine-Star Dou Saint stage in one stroke.

Three days later.

Void Swallowing Flame's aura suddenly soared into the sky. The pressure of a late Nine-Star Dou Saint burst from his body and swept through the entire space.

"Damn, this feels amazing. Late Nine-Star—my origin has completely recovered. Lin Yang, just wait. I'll be coming for revenge soon."

"Soul Tian Di, I've served the Soul Clan for so long. It's time I collected some interest. Once I kill Lin Yang, I'll swallow you and advance to the Nine-Star peak. Then, who in this world could possibly stand against me?"

"And Gu Yuan, I remember your grudge perfectly well. Given the chance, I'll storm the Ancient Clan and swallow every last one of you myself."

Void Swallowing Flame muttered a few words, his voice growing increasingly cold and sinister.

Once he finished speaking, he flashed away and headed straight for the Jia Ma Empire.

Elsewhere.

By now, Lin Yang had already broken through to the peak of the Eight-Star Dou Saint stage.

He was preparing a new batch of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses, in case the Soul Clan recovered from their injuries and made another move.

Half a day later,

Lin Yang had more than a hundred Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses in hand. If he threw them all at once, even Soul Tian Di would lose a layer of skin if he did not die.

Lin Yang spent over two days making more than a hundred of them. That was enough.

He then put away the iron puppet, which had lost its ability to move, and returned to the Xiao Family. Once he figured out how to control it, he would see whether it could be repaired.

Xiao Family.

In Xiao Yan's courtyard, Yao Chen's soul had long since recovered to its peak. At that moment, he was refining an eighth-grade medicinal pill for Xiao Yan—the Fuling Green Pill.

After Xiao Yan consumed this pill, his damaged foundation would immediately be restored, and his cultivation speed for Dou Qi would increase dramatically.

After taking the pill and cultivating for another two or three months, he would likely recover to the Dou Practitioner realm.

The flames in Yao Chen's palm shifted continuously. Xiao Yan watched attentively from the side, while Little Fairy Doctor observed just as carefully.

At that moment, Lin Yang returned to the Xiao Family.

Just as he was about to find Xiao Yan,

he suddenly noticed a Dou Saint from the Ancient Clan in the Xiao Family. Unsure what the man wanted, he immediately flashed over.

Lin Yang stopped before Gu Kong, clasped his hands slightly, and asked, "Sir, does Senior Gu Yuan have some matter for me?"

Gu Kong returned the gesture slightly and said, "Mr. Lin Yang, the Void Swallowing Flame clone you captured has had its consciousness erased by Commander Gu Lie. It was divided into four portions, one for each of the four great clans. I am here to deliver the Heavenly Flame." As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle, within which one portion of the Heavenly Flame was sealed.

Lin Yang raised his brows and accepted the jade bottle. "I see. Then thank you for making the trip. As it happens, I also have something to convey. Please inform Clan Chief Gu Yuan that in one month, Xiao Yan and I will visit the Ancient Clan to propose marriage. I hope Senior Gu Yuan will make the necessary preparations."

Gu Kong said, "Very well, I understand. Then I will take my leave first. Farewell."

"Mm, farewell."

After Gu Kong left, Lin Yang was just about to devour the child flame of Void Swallowing Flame.

Suddenly, the system issued a temporary mission prompt.

Void Swallowing Flame is rapidly approaching Wutan City. Host, repel him.

Mission reward: Mountains and Rivers State Map.

The Mountains and Rivers State Map contains an independent world. It can collect an expanse of land and water and suppress all ages.

It can also contain large numbers of living beings, allowing them to survive within it.

After reading the prompt, Lin Yang froze. Void Swallowing Flame? Wasn't that guy seriously injured? Part of his origin had even been taken away. How did he dare come knocking at his door?

However, Lin Yang had no time to think further. He hurriedly tore open space and went to intercept him.

Within the void world, countless spatial passages intertwined. Lin Yang stood still in the void, his soul perception tightly locking onto the spatial passage of Void Swallowing Flame tracked by the system. He directly hurled one Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus in his hand toward it.

Void Swallowing Flame possessed Shadowless Formless. Lin Yang had no way to ambush him with a large number of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses, so he could only stop him first.

The fire lotus exploded. Void Swallowing Flame had been moving at high speed when the spatial passage suddenly collapsed and shattered from the blast.

Void Swallowing Flame's expression changed as he abruptly stopped. "What's going on? Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus? How did Lin Yang discover me?"

Before his words faded, Lin Yang slowly stepped out from the far end of the spatial passage, his gaze somewhat grave.

"Void Swallowing Flame, I didn't expect you to stumble into such good fortune and recover. Your strength has even improved. But I've improved too. Let me advise you: leave now, or I'll beat you half to death again."

Lin Yang directly activated the Saint Sun Heavenly Flame Transformation, and the aura of a peak early Nine-Star Dou Saint erupted with a roar.

Void Swallowing Flame's expression tightened slightly. "Lin Yang! I didn't expect you to stumble into good fortune too. But today, you will definitely die."

Hearing this, Lin Yang's killing intent surged, and his voice turned even colder. "Void Swallowing Flame, stop talking nonsense. If you want to fight, then fight. If you fail to kill me today, I will erase you someday."

As soon as he spoke, Lin Yang attacked. He raised a finger and unleashed the Sacred Sun Fire Emperor Finger at Void Swallowing Flame.

Void Swallowing Flame sneered and used Shadowless Formless to evade the attack. He then rapidly closed in on Lin Yang, condensing a black longsword in his right hand.

A sword aura that reached the heavens came crashing down.

High-tier Heaven-class Dou Skill, Void Heaven-Swallowing Slash!

Lin Yang did not dare take it head-on and threw out five Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses.

The fire lotuses collided with the sword aura and exploded violently. The raging fiery impact just barely wore away the sword aura.

Terrifying shockwaves swept outward in every direction.

The space around Lin Yang completely shattered. The shockwave forced both men back several hundred meters.

Spatial turbulence surged across several thousand meters, but it could no longer shake Lin Yang, who was now at the peak of the early Nine-Star stage.

After stabilizing himself, Void Swallowing Flame stepped forward and flashed ahead again, slashing with his sword.

Three incomparably terrifying sword auras swept toward Lin Yang once more.

Lin Yang threw out another ten Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses.

He considered how to force Void Swallowing Flame to swallow him, so that the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses could explode inside his body.

The method of throwing fire lotuses from last time would no longer work. If he simply tossed them out, Void Swallowing Flame would definitely be on guard.

Furthermore, if the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses exploded inside Void Swallowing Flame's body, he would not be able to use Shadowless Formless to evade the attack.

The fire lotuses exploded with a roar, forcing Lin Yang back another several hundred meters.

At that moment, an idea suddenly struck Lin Yang. Why not pretend to flee?

So, after throwing another ten Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses at Void Swallowing Flame,

Lin Yang decisively tore open space and escaped.

As expected, Void Swallowing Flame took the bait. "Heh heh, brat, you're running out of fire lotuses, aren't you? Let's see how you escape."

As soon as he spoke, he activated Shadowless Formless and chased after him.

Within the void world, Lin Yang fled at top speed, continuously tossing one or two fire lotuses behind him to create the illusion that he was desperately escaping.

Void Swallowing Flame pursued at high speed behind him.

The two were not much different in speed. After chasing for a while, Void Swallowing Flame activated Shadowless Formless again, accelerating sharply. He caught up to Lin Yang in an instant, transformed into a gigantic demonic head of flame, and swallowed Lin Yang in one bite.

"Lin Yang, struggle inside my stomach. Once I refine you, I'll go destroy the Xiao Family."

Within the void space, Lin Yang sneered and used Endless Flame Blades to destroy the void clone.

Once the void clone revealed an opening,

Lin Yang directly took out the remaining eighty-eight Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses and threw them all at once in every direction throughout the void space.

The fire lotuses exploded thunderously. Endless waves of flame battered the spatial barrier madly, like ten Sun Wukongs turning the stomach upside down.

Void Swallowing Flame let out a miserable cry.

The entire void space was blasted into fragments, and Lin Yang immediately broke through the air and emerged.

Outside, Lin Yang steadied himself and looked at Void Swallowing Flame with a cold smile.

Void Swallowing Flame's body had already dimmed considerably.

"Void old dog, you fell for the same trick twice. You really are stupid, aren't you?" Lin Yang mocked.

Void Swallowing Flame gritted his teeth. "Lin Yang, just you wait. Sooner or later, I'll deal with you."

As soon as he spoke, Void Swallowing Flame directly activated Shadowless Formless and fled.

If he did not leave now, he feared that Lin Yang still had more Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses.

Lin Yang slowly let out a breath. The system reward had already been issued.

The Mountains and Rivers State Map was now in his possession.

Lin Yang left the void world and descended above a mountain peak. Taking out the Mountains and Rivers State Map, he saw a profound force of space gush forth from it.

After studying it for a while, Lin Yang understood how to use it.

With a wave of his hand, the Mountains and Rivers State Map transformed into a sky curtain stretching thousands of meters, soaring into the heavens and blotting out the sky.

A stream of golden light poured from it, and the mountains and rivers beneath his feet were directly taken into the map, settling in one corner of its inner space.

Lin Yang continued studying it for a while before putting it away.

The child flame of Void Swallowing Flame had yet to be refined, so he began refining it where he stood.