The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's fate had long been sealed. Once its intelligence was stripped away, it gradually calmed. Its form changed bit by bit until it became a docile, crystalline Fire Lotus that looked utterly harmless.
Meng Chen sat cross-legged, his expression solemn.
The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had lost its intelligence, but that did not mean it was entirely safe.
Meng Chen summoned the three currents of Divine Sun Force within him. They poured from his palms and wove into a tricolored curtain of light that slowly closed around the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame struggled inside the curtain, like an enraged ancient beast making its last stand.
But without its intelligence, that instinctive resistance was not enough.
Under the curtain of light, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame continued to shrink and drift toward Meng Chen. At last, it became a fist-sized, pale-blue flame, hovering quietly before him.
The flame was clear and luminous, like a white lotus threaded with red veins. Its petals spread wide, and a milky-white glow flickered at its heart.
This was the purest form of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's essence. Stripped of intelligence and memory, it had returned to the pristine state of its birth.
Meng Chen cupped the milky-white flame in both hands and slowly drew it into his body.
The instant it entered, a terrifying heat tried to burn him to a crisp.
The three Divine Sun Forces Meng Chen had already tamed erupted at once. All three surged toward the newcomer, trying to draw the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame into their system and make it one of them.
But the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Though its intelligence was gone, its fiery essence remained intact, and its power still