Void Swallowing Flame

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Void Swallowing Flame (虚无吞炎)
Species/Race	Heavenly Flame
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Soul Clan
Status	Soul stripped, suppressed, and devoured by Lin Yang; the flame itself was subsequently refined by him 21
First Appearance	Chapter 12

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early Nine-Star Dou Saint	13	Fought Lin Yang, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying while maintaining a main body at early Nine-Star strength and creating two early Eight-Star clones. He was severely injured by forty Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses.
Weakened early Nine-Star Dou Saint	15	Lost roughly 30% of his origin after the Soul Realm battle; his cultivation nearly fell from the early Nine-Star stage.
Late Nine-Star Dou Saint	16	Restored his origin by refining the corpse of a deceased Half-Emperor magical beast over three days.
Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint (temporary)	20	Used a secret art that burned Heavenly Flame origin to force his late Nine-Star cultivation to the peak.
Half-Step Dou Di (temporary)	20	Could reach this realm by fully erupting with the same origin-burning secret art, but the expenditure proved unsustainable after Lin Yang detonated thirty Nine-Colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses within him.

Background / History

Void Swallowing Flame served the Soul Clan and stood alongside Soul Tian Di during the alliance's attack on the Soul Realm. Gu Yuan assigned Lin Yang, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying to contain him while the other forces engaged Soul Tian Di and the Soul Clan's Dou Saints 12.

During that battle, he used his Devouring Domain to draw all three opponents into a void space within his body. Although he initially trapped them with void clones and a relentless devouring force, Lin Yang concealed forty Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses among flaming sword blades and detonated them at close range, severely injuring him. Void Swallowing Flame fled as the Soul Clan retreated 13.

Seeking to restore his depleted origin, he devastated the Extreme Southern Land by devouring magical beasts. After consuming an eighth-tier beast, he acquired the location of a Half-Emperor magical beast's corpse on South Emperor Island. Refining the corpse restored him to late Nine-Star Dou Saint strength and fueled his ambition to devour Lin Yang, Soul Tian Di, and the Ancient Clan 15 16.

He pursued Lin Yang into the void world but was lured into swallowing him. Lin Yang detonated eighty-eight Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses inside Void Swallowing Flame's internal space, forcing him to flee once again 16. Later, after obtaining an origin-burning secret art, Void Swallowing Flame confronted Lin Yang and Gu Yuan in the Extreme Southern Land. He again swallowed both adversaries, only for Lin Yang to detonate thirty Nine-Colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses within him. Exhausted and unable to resist, he was sealed by Lin Yang 20.

Gu Yuan, Gu Lie, and the Ancient Clan Three Immortals helped suppress and strip away his Emperor Realm soul. Lin Yang devoured the soul using Nine Forests Hundred Soul Devouring, gained its memories and techniques, then refined Void Swallowing Flame itself 21.

Appearance

Void Swallowing Flame could assume a human form, but his combat manifestations were dominated by black fire, demonic transformations, and void-based constructs 13 16.

• Condenses a black flame blade or longsword in battle 13 16.
• Can transform into an enormous black flame demon head capable of swallowing opponents 13 16 20.
• Produces void clones that can fight independently within his internal void space 13.

Personality

Void Swallowing Flame was vindictive, predatory, and intensely ambitious. After recovering from his first major defeat, he vowed to kill Lin Yang, consume Soul Tian Di after years of service to the Soul Clan, and devour the entire Ancient Clan if given the opportunity 16.

His confidence repeatedly became a weakness. Despite having been deceived by Lin Yang's swallowing tactic twice, he fell for the same scheme a third time after assuming Lin Yang had exhausted his Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses 16 20.

Abilities & Skills

Devouring Domain

Void Swallowing Flame could form a self-contained void realm within his body and forcibly consume those caught inside.

• Transforms into a giant flame demon head and pulls targets into his internal void space 13.
• The void space had previously suppressed and devoured three Xiao Clan Dou Saints 13.
• Generates void clones to repeatedly attack trapped opponents 13.
• Drains opponents' Dou Qi and absorbs residual energy from destroyed clones to create replacements 13.
• Its internal space can be shattered by overwhelming force; it is particularly vulnerable when Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses explode inside it 13 16 20.

Shadowless Formless

A movement technique that renders him shapeless and invisible, allowing him to evade attacks and rapidly close distance.

• Evaded Lin Yang's Sacred Sun Fire Emperor Finger and explosive shockwaves 13 16.
• Cannot be used continuously and has a cooldown after activation 13.
• Was later inherited and mastered by Lin Yang after Void Swallowing Flame's soul and flame were devoured 21 27.

Void Heaven-Swallowing Slash

A high-tier Heaven-class Dou Skill performed with a black flame sword.

• Releases immense sword qi capable of sealing escape routes 16 20.
• Could overpower the combined attacks of peak Nine-Star Lin Yang and Gu Yuan while empowered by the origin-burning secret art 20.
• Its power could be diminished or blocked through repeated Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus detonations 16.

Emperor Realm Soul

Void Swallowing Flame possessed an Emperor Realm soul, making direct refinement dangerous due to the threat of possession and backlash 12 20 21.

• Required Gu Yuan, Gu Lie, and the Ancient Clan Three Immortals to suppress it with an array before Lin Yang could safely extract it 21.
• Its memories included Void Swallowing Flame's commonly used techniques and were inherited by Lin Yang after the soul was devoured 21.

Origin-Burning Secret Art

A secret art obtained from the memories of an eighth-tier magical beast.

• Burns the origin of a Heavenly Flame to temporarily raise cultivation 20.
• Raised his late Nine-Star Dou Saint strength to peak Nine-Star when used sparingly 20.
• Could force his strength to Half-Step Dou Di when fully activated 20.
• Collapsed after the detonation of thirty Nine-Colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses, returning him to late Nine-Star strength 20.

Relationships

• Soul Tian Di — Soul Clan leader whom Void Swallowing Flame served for a long time; after recovering his strength, he planned to devour Soul Tian Di and claim “interest” for that service 16.
• Lin Yang — Primary enemy. Lin Yang severely injured him in the Soul Realm, tricked him into swallowing him twice in the void world, captured and sealed him on the third attempt, and ultimately devoured him 13 16 20 21.
• Gu Yuan — Enemy and one of the leaders responsible for his capture. Gu Yuan helped Lin Yang withstand, suppress, and strip Void Swallowing Flame's soul 20 21.
• Yan Jin — Opponent during the Soul Realm battle; Yan Jin joined Lin Yang and Lei Ying in attacking him from within the Devouring Domain 13.
• Lei Ying — Opponent during the Soul Realm battle; fought alongside Lin Yang and Yan Jin against Void Swallowing Flame 13.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Attack on the Soul Clan — Defends the Soul Realm against the alliance led by Gu Yuan, using the Devouring Domain to trap Lin Yang, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying before being gravely wounded and forced to retreat 12 13.
• Recovery in the Extreme Southern Land — Replenishes lost origin by consuming magical beasts, discovers a Half-Emperor corpse, and returns at late Nine-Star Dou Saint strength 15 16.
• Void World Rematch — Pursues Lin Yang but is deceived into swallowing him; eighty-eight Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses detonate inside his body and force another retreat 16.
• Capture and Refinement — Temporarily reaches Half-Step Dou Di through an origin-burning secret art, but falls for Lin Yang's swallowing trap a third time. He is sealed, his Emperor Realm soul is devoured, and his flame is refined by Lin Yang 20 21.

Notable Quotes

“Lin Yang, Gu Yuan, there is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it. There is no gate to hell, yet you insist on barging in.” 20

“Once I kill Lin Yang, I'll swallow you and advance to the Nine-Star peak.” 16