Fire Domain (Please Bookmark)

"You brat, this emperor won't let you off!"

The Black Emperor roared madly on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, his huge maw open wide, every hair on his body standing on end.

"Hmm!"

Ji Hao looked back, a trace of amusement flashing through his eyes.

"Whimper..."

The Black Emperor immediately shut his mouth, not daring to say another word, like a wronged little girl.

"Watch it, mutt. If you provoke me again, I'll really have you neutered next time."

Ji Hao's smile was brilliantly bright.

He remembered seeing a news story before he transmigrated. A stray dog had been neutered by a pet hospital and had cursed outside the hospital's entrance every day for three months. The doctor's response had been that they had already apologized.

To deal with the Black Emperor, he had to use some extraordinary methods.

Otherwise, that damn dog would never let things rest with him.

Jin State had a certain reputation in the Southern Region. Cultivators knew of it entirely because of a Fire Domain within its borders.

No one knew how many ages it had burned through since the Desolate Ancient Era. It was difficult to say how long it had existed.

Ji Hao did not know the details either. He only knew that it had continued burning ever since Immortal Fire fell there.

And this was Ji Hao's destination. He had crossed tens of millions of li from the Northern Region to the Southern Region through a Domain Gate.

Ordinary cultivators did not dare approach the Fire Domain at all, but when top-tier cultivators refined artifacts, they would inevitably make this place their first choice. The flames here possessed mysterious power and could help an "artifact" take shape, imprinting it with "Dao" and "principles."

Of course, Ji Hao had not come to refine an artifact. Although using only a crude embryo without forging it would be somewhat troublesome, without Immortal Metal, Ji Hao would rather use a crude embryo. He was simply that proud.

Hands on hips!

The Fire Domain lay in the westernmost region of Jin State. Ji Hao was in no hurry. After arriving in Jin State, he planned to rest properly before heading to the Fire Domain for training. There was no rush anyway.

Ji Hao looked into the distance. The scene before him was no longer as red and desolate as the Northern Region. Instead, layered emerald mountains filled his vision, while the cries of birds, beasts, and insects were pleasing to the ear, brimming with vibrant, peaceful life.

There were also blooming flowers like brocade and bustling crowds. Lush vegetation formed a stark contrast with the redness and desolation covering most of the Northern Region.

Ji Hao took out a folding fan and flicked it open. The immortal aura around him vanished, and he transformed into a graceful young gentleman, blending flawlessly into the bustling mortal world.

Watching all sorts of people pass by on the streets, Ji Hao could not help but sigh. He had sealed away thousands of years of time, leaving behind everyone and everything familiar to come to the Big Dipper. How much of that bitterness could others truly understand?

At last, he smelled the scent of the mortal world once more.

"Candied hawthorns! Candied hawthorns! One coin per skewer!"

"Big donkey-meat buns! Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground! Freshly baked donkey-meat buns!"

"Lamb skewers! Fresh off the grill! Sir, would you like a lamb skewer?"

Ji Hao rather enjoyed breathing in the atmosphere of this mortal world.

His whole body relaxed. Ji Hao narrowed his eyes, exuding a lazy air. With his feather fan gently swaying, he looked every bit the elegant young gentleman.

Every movement he made drew the gazes of the women on the street. He was the kind who charmed both young and old alike.

After wandering around for a while, Ji Hao gradually found it dull. Although he wanted to blend in, there was always an invisible barrier before him.

Perhaps his cultivation had not yet reached the level where he could comprehend the mortal world.

Shaking his head, he used the Great Void Technique, entered the Void, and headed toward the flames.

Very soon, Ji Hao arrived at the entrance to the Fire Domain.

Ahead, flames danced wildly, their searing heat baking the earth. The outer region was scorched black, and the ground was riddled with dry, cracked fissures.

Ji Hao strode forward and stepped directly into the flames as scarlet fire rushed toward him.

The scorching heat was enough that even ordinary cultivators in the Wheel Sea Secret Realm would gain nothing from entering. After all, not everyone possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. But to Ji Hao, it was nothing at all.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the blue-gold Living Flame. Ever since it had been tempered by Ji Hao's Emperor Blood, the Living Flame had changed greatly. Its power had not increased much, but its potential had risen to a new level.

The Living Flame continuously devoured the surrounding fire. The blue-gold flames transformed into a vast net, swallowing all the flames within several li.

The Living Flame boiled continuously in Ji Hao's hand, clearly refining the scarlet flames it had just captured and merging them into the Strange Flame's origin.

A streak of scarlet flashed across the Living Flame, but the outermost flames clearly could not cause any significant change in it.

The Living Flame had now become one of Ji Hao's divine abilities.

As it happened, Ji Hao knew how to strengthen this divine ability. That was why he had come.

Ji Hao continued another seven or eight li inward. The flames changed color, shifting from scarlet to pale blue. The temperature became even more intense, and even with divine power protecting his body, he could still feel waves of burning heat.

He released the Living Flame again and repeated the same process, though this time it was much slower.

After refining them, a pale-blue flame appeared along the outermost layer, though it quickly vanished again.

The Living Flame grew somewhat stronger as well.

He passed through layer after layer, capturing some flames at each one and merging them into the Living Flame's origin.

Originally, the Living Flame could only be considered support. It possessed vigorous vitality, but its offensive power was severely lacking.

Now, merely holding the Living Flame made Ji Hao feel a wave of scorching heat.

The sixth layer of the Fire Domain was called Purple Qi Comes from the East. The flames here did not resemble blazing fire, but rather purple mist flowing in a hazy expanse.

This layer was unvisited year-round, because its searing temperature was not something ordinary people could endure. Generally speaking, only mighty cultivators above the Immortal Platform could enter, yet today, someone had broken that rule.

A hazy layer of firelight surfaced over Ji Hao's body as he stepped into the sixth layer, Purple Qi Comes from the East. The Living Flame in his palm remained blue and gold, except gold had replaced blue as its dominant color.

Purple Qi Comes from the East was no ordinary flame. It was incredibly hot, yet it still could not do anything to Ji Hao. It merely left his mouth dry and parched as the moisture on his body evaporated faster.

This was completely unreasonable. Even mighty cultivators could not enter Purple Qi Comes from the East with their physical bodies alone. They had to rely on their boundless divine power.

That hazy layer of firelight on his body was the bloodline power of the Hengyu Great Emperor. Fragments of Great Emperor laws were reviving on their own.

They resonated with the flames, causing them to refrain from harming him. The Hengyu Great Emperor had also achieved extraordinary accomplishments in the path of fire.

Both the Lihuo Divine Furnace and the Hengyu Furnace were closely connected to flames, and there was a reason Shennong was known as the Flame Emperor. He had been born with the ability to command all flames.

He devoured the flames once more. The Living Flame transformed into a divine furnace, and while it was not merely similar to the Lihuo Divine Furnace, it was completely identical.

The divine furnace formed from the Living Flame inhaled sharply, drawing strands of hazy purple mist into the furnace and refining them into the Living Flame's origin.

After absorbing the flames of six layers of the Fire Domain, the Living Flame finally underwent a transformation.

[If you enjoy this novel, please take a moment to share it on Facebook. The author would be deeply grateful.]