Within the stone statue's space, Zhao Li struck out forcefully. He needed the Rule Origin of the Nine Nether Wind Flame to aid his cultivation, hoping it could provide some convenience for the evolution of his Inner Universe.
To Zhao Li, the Nine Nether Wind Flame could only serve as something akin to a specimen for reference.
Zhao Li had no intention of erasing the Heavenly Flame's intelligence, but when the Nine Nether Wind Flame saw what he was doing, her entire flame was stunned. By the time she reacted, she saw that Zhao Li had already found her origin. It seemed that in the very next instant, her intelligence would be wiped away.
Her heart hardened, and she was about to self-destruct. Since she was going to be gone anyway, she would take him down with her and teach this faithless human a lesson.
Zhao Li sensed the energy in this place suddenly turn violent and froze. This Heavenly Flame—why was it so fiercely chaste? He soothed her, saying, "You don't want to live anymore? I'm only borrowing your origin to aid my cultivation. You can't even accept that?"
He still hadn't realized that his words had taken on a different meaning in the Nine Nether Wind Flame's understanding. The moment he said this, it provoked the Nine Nether Wind Flame even further. She had no desire to be tricked by Zhao Li again, and she did not stop her self-destruction.
Seeing this, Zhao Li sighed inwardly. A yellow layer of light appeared over his soul and spread outward with him as the center. Wherever it passed, whether it was the Heavenly Flame's energy or its intelligence, all returned to Chaos.
He couldn't possibly allow the Heavenly Flame to self-destruct. Since she herself no longer wished to live, all