Refinement Successful, Yellow Tier, Near Mid-High Grade

"I've finished drawing it." In this room, Electrolux had successfully set up a magic array that could help Xiao Changge better absorb and refine these two flames.

The Flame-Devouring Backflow Array.

It looked like a three-foot-wide circular groove had been scraped into the floor, filled with crushed red copper and fire-lizard scale powder. Once dried, it took on the dark-red sheen of glaze. The entire array consisted of two concentric circles—the outer ring was formed from spiraling flame patterns rotating in reverse, like a vortex dragging fire toward the center; the inner ring contained nine broken yet connected "Fire-Swallowing Talismans," each tail pointing toward the hollow fire crystal floating at the center. The array patterns had not been painted on, but branded into the stone with a hot iron. Whenever heated, molten-gold light seeped through the charred black lines, as though the stone itself were breathing.

Operation:

When an external flame touched the edge of the array, the outer spiral first "shed its force"—compressing explosive fire into tongues of flame that flowed close to the ground, never allowing it to rear up and harm anyone. Next, the inner runes expanded and contracted like nine throats inhaling at once, splitting the fire element into the finest three layers: "heat, light, and fury." The heat sank into the fire crystal, the light flowed back along the red-copper lines to the user's feet, and the fury—namely the spiritual agitation of the flames—was filtered out by the cooling rune at the core, preventing demonic fire from burning away one's sanity after being absorbed.

Its advantages were that it required no precise chanting; one only needed to step into the center and spread one's hands to "drink fire";

Enemy flames, furnace overflow, and splashing magma could all be devoured—even smoke could be swallowed;

Once the fire crystal was full, it would automatically pump the energy into the user's meridians along the array patterns, or pour it into a weapon or pill furnace, eliminating the need for guidance;

The array foundation was nourished by discarded fire. The more it burned, the brighter it became, and if reignited within three days of going out, it only needed a single spark.

"This is an array from the depths of my memories. It will definitely help you absorb these two flames more effectively."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xiao Changge then sat at the center of the magic array and began refining and absorbing the two flames.

In an instant, the entire magic array shone with purple and red light.

"Looks like... I need to push harder." Xiao Changge continued accelerating his absorption of the two flames' power. Before long, the two flames slowly entered his body and merged into his pulse, flesh, and every acupoint.

Soon afterward, the two flames were successfully refined by Xiao Changge.

"Finally, I succeeded."

Feeling the success, Xiao Changge raised both hands and released two flames: Purple Flame and the flame of the Four-Winged Fire Phosphorus Bird.

"The Mantra of Burning... has also risen in grade..."

The Mantra of Burning was now at least Yellow Tier, near mid-high grade.

It was probably because he had absorbed another Beast Flame. Although it was only a Tier 2 Beast Fire, it was still quite good.

"You've absorbed two flames now. I'm very curious—after absorbing these two flames, what kind of ultimate move can you come up with?"

Electrolux cultivated light magic and necromancy magic, so he did not know much about flame-type techniques. He only had some knowledge of magic arrays related to flames.

Although Electrolux could set up magic arrays capable of absorbing flames, he was not especially knowledgeable about flame-based abilities themselves. He had only dabbled in them and did not understand them deeply.

"This technique is called the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus."

Xiao Changge shouted excitedly, then continued.

"The Buddha Fury Fire Lotus absorbs all kinds of flames and concentrates their energy to form a lotus. The more flames the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus contains, the greater its power. Just think about it—if all flames were gathered together, their power condensed into a lotus, and then thrown at an enemy, how powerful would it be?

"You simply can't imagine it. If we absorbed the flames of everyone across the entire continent, gathered them together, and formed a single lotus, then even if the opponent were a god, they would probably be seriously injured after taking this move."

After Xiao Changge's excited explanation, Electrolux understood the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus. It truly sounded quite formidable.

"This technique is indeed impressive. It absorbs all kinds of flames, and if they are concentrated together, its power should indeed be enormous." Though Electrolux did not understand flames very well, he grasped the principle and feasibility behind the move. It was genuinely feasible.

"But there is one thing I'm curious about. If every flame is fused together, how can you ensure that all of them merge properly? Back at Shrek Academy, I saw the Martial Soul flames of many students. Some of those flames were even poisonous.

"How are you going to fuse all those flames together? If their flames are combined, can you guarantee that those poisonous flames will not cause some kind of rejection?"

Electrolux had also stayed at Shrek Academy. After all, he had been hiding in Xiao Changge's mental world, so he had lived at Shrek as well and seen all kinds of Martial Souls. Many living-creature-type Martial Souls came with special powers.

For instance, a certain Titled Douluo possessed a beast Martial Soul that could release flames with a light attribute, while some students had flames mixed with lightning attributes.

Would there really be no problem fusing those flames together?

That was also what worried Electrolux. If they were merely pure fire-attribute flames, fusing them together might be fine. But these flames were mixed with other attributes—would combining them truly not produce any undesirable consequences?

"Teacher... actually, I can perfectly fuse all flames.

"That's true. I'm not lying to you, but how should I explain it? I'll tell you the reason when I get the chance in the future.

"In short, if I fuse all flames together, we can unleash an absolutely powerful fire lotus. At that point, I won't be afraid even of gods."

The Heavenly Flames that Xiao Yan fused on the Dou Qi Continent were the truly dangerous ones. Many powerful experts of the Dou Qi Continent only dared to forcibly contain two kinds of Heavenly Flames at most.

For example, the Yan Clan's patriarch was a genuine heavyweight. Through his own cultivation method and training, he could fuse two kinds of Heavenly Flames, creating power directly comparable to the fourth-ranked Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

Though it was not as formidable as the Mantra of Burning, it was already extremely powerful.

There was also Xiao Xuan, another true powerhouse. Relying on his own strength, he forcibly contained three kinds of Heavenly Flames and still did not die. He was even a Half-Step Dou Di.

Although it was impossible to determine which three Heavenly Flames he had contained, they definitely could not have been weak.

With the cultivation of a Half-Step Dou Wang, he could certainly forcibly contain multiple Heavenly Flames, and those Heavenly Flames were surely among the higher-ranked ones.

Xiao Changge now possessed the same Mantra of Burning as Xiao Yan. When the time came, he could gather strange flames on the Douluo Continent. Even Martial Soul flames could certainly be absorbed and contained.

"In any case, don't get yourself killed. You only need to know that your teacher will help you. Don't do anything suicidal—my abilities are limited right now."

"...Got it." He knew Electrolux was worried about him and was telling him not to be reckless. That way, Electrolux could at least help him and have the ability to bail him out when the time came.