No One Can Stop My Return to the World, Not Even You!

In the original work,

Xiao Yan, the Gu Clan, the Soul Clan, and the others entered the Demon Flame Space.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame clearly had the strength to kill them all, yet he insisted on playing dumb and let himself be sealed away.

If not for Xiao Yan's Child of Destiny blessing,

at the critical moment,

Purifying Demon Saint stepped in to save them. Xiao Yan and the others would all have been refined by Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!

"Good! Good! Good!"

At that thought,

Qing Luo's face turned green. He knew Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame liked playing dumb.

He had not expected

that bastard to fool even himself!

What the hell had I transmigrated here for?!

So what if he was ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, with combat power comparable to a Six-Star Dou Saint?

Unable to escape the Demon Flame Space,

was he supposed to wait for Xiao Yan to gather the Heavenly Flame map fragments and continue being refined?

If that were all,

Qing Luo could accept following Xiao Yan around,

but the key was...

Xiao Yan could never possibly refine Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after he had gained intelligence.

In the original work,

Purifying Demon Saint ultimately erased Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's intelligence. In other words, even if Qing Luo waited here, his intelligence would be erased when he encountered Xiao Yan.

"Damn it!"

Qing Luo's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

He could accept following the Flame Emperor, but he could not accept having his intelligence erased.

But...

Was there any other way?

Although Purifying Demon Saint had died, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had inherited everything he possessed,

including Dou Techniques, Cultivation Methods, control over countless fire slaves in the Demon Flame Space, and even the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, of which Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had deduced most and mastered part of its power.

The Heaven Refining Ancient Formation had been created specifically to imprison Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

It could not be broken from within.

Only external power could be introduced, but the arrival of external power meant his intelligence would be erased...

Suddenly,

Qing Luo froze for a moment.

He had thought of a way to leave the Demon Flame Space!

"Purifying Demon Saint, since you want to fight, then let's have a fight!"

The corners of Qing Luo's lips curled upward, absolute confidence shining in his eyes.

"Go!"

As Qing Luo pressed out with a finger,

Roar—

"Master..."

"We are willing to... brave fire and water for Master!"

In an instant,

countless fire slaves controlled by Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame within the Demon Flame Space,

those Dou Zuns and Dou Saints, including fire slaves as strong as Four-Star Dou Saints, erupted with terrifying power as though they could not think. One Dou Technique after another streaked across the sky,

like stars illuminating the heavens.

The instant the earth shattered, they charged furiously toward the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation that covered the sky.

Boom—

Boom! Boom—

Under the fire slaves' fearless assault,

the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation that reflected everything paused for an instant.

"Now..."

The moment Qing Luo sensed the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation around him rapidly operating, about to repair that instant of stagnation,

he shouted in a low voice,

"Nightmare Sky Mist!"

As Qing Luo's voice fell,

pale purple mist blanketed everything like a heavenly curtain.

All the frenzied, distorted, chaotic energy of heaven and earth around him instantly calmed.

The shattered earth, mountains, and rivers reassembled in an eerie manner, returning to how they had been...

The Heaven Refining Ancient Formation continued operating overhead as usual.

The entire Demon Flame Space became incomparably quiet, as though nothing had happened.

However,

beneath that tranquil order,

the stalled Heaven Refining Ancient Formation continued to endure the impact of countless fire slaves.

That trace of stagnation became increasingly severe,

evolving into an imperceptible crack.

The instant that crack formed,

Buzz—

A milky-white fire lotus shattered the void and arrived afterward, sliding toward the torn crack.

Rumble—

The instant that strand of Demon Flame origin left the Demon Flame Space,

the Nightmare Sky Mist Qing Luo had unleashed

instantly shattered.

The Heaven Refining Ancient Formation above blazed into motion,

manifesting bolts of golden lightning that pressed down upon Qing Luo at its center.

Qing Luo's ten fingers danced.

Milky-white fire lotuses rose around him one after another, blocking the golden lightning bolts falling from the sky.

"Purifying Demon Saint... you lost!"

"No one can stop my return to the world, not even you!"

Qing Luo smiled indifferently.

Ignoring the countless bolts of lightning reflected in his eyes, he turned and left. A lotus bloomed with every step as he walked toward the black altar in the central region of the Demon Flame Space.

Outside the Demon Flame Space,

under the blazing sun, above the barren land.

Buzz—

Ripples suddenly spread across the calm, undisturbed sky.

Crack—

The ripples shattered, and a milky-white fire lotus shot out, hovering above the barren land.

As the fire lotus appeared,

the already desolate earth instantly split with crack after crack.

The terrifying heat

turned this region into a forbidden zone!

As the fire lotus rose,

a handsome, bewitching youth in white robes stepped out from it, his white hair falling over his shoulders.

The instant Qing Luo stepped out of the fire lotus,

the fire lotus behind him

turned into wisps of milky-white Heavenly Flame origin and flowed into Qing Luo's body.

A terrifying pressure radiated outward from within him!

Dou Zhe...

Dou Shi...

Da Dou Shi...

Dou Emperor...

Dou Zong...

Dou Zun...

Finally,

Qing Luo's strength stabilized at the level of a Seven-Star Dou Zun!

"Only Seven-Star Dou Zun?!"

Feeling the changes within himself,

Qing Luo's tone carried considerable dissatisfaction.

Previously, with his true body trapped in the Demon Flame Space, Qing Luo had thought of the method Nihility Devouring Flame and Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame used to split off sub-flames.

As the third-ranked existence on the Heavenly Flame Ranking,

and a terrifying expert at the peak of Five-Star Dou Saint,

he surely possessed the ability to split off a sub-flame.

Therefore,

Qing Luo used Nightmare Sky Mist to temporarily block the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation's perception. With the fire slaves' help, he broke open a crack and sent out a strand of Heavenly Flame origin.

"Though I'm only a Seven-Star Dou Zun, it's still better than waiting to die in the Demon Flame Space!"

Qing Luo laughed at himself.

Who could have imagined that the third-ranked existence on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, a terrifying expert comparable to a Five-Star Dou Saint,

would have to save himself in such a manner!

As a Heavenly Flame,

Qing Luo's ultimate goal was naturally to evolve a body of his own, just like Tou She Ancient God!

To accomplish that,

becoming a Dou God was an unavoidable threshold.

The Tou She Ancient God Jade was held by the various Emperor Clans.

With his current strength as a Seven-Star Dou Zun, going door to door and asking for them was clearly hopeless...

Moreover,

the current Qing Luo was a walking opportunity.

He carried a strand of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame origin. Though it was only a strand, it still possessed purification power.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's purification power could even purify Dou Qi and souls into Void. That scheming Nihility Devouring Flame would definitely not let such a good opportunity pass!

The safest approach

was to seek cooperation!

Just as Xiao Yan had established the Flame Alliance in the original work, only by gathering allies in advance could Qing Luo change his fate.

What those Emperor Clans desired most was a method of Attaining Emperorhood.

As Heavenly Flames that had lived from the previous era until now,

Nihility Devouring Flame and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had experienced Tou She Ancient God's era as a Dou God. They knew secrets that all those Emperor Clans were aware of.

Nihility Devouring Flame had become the Soul Clan's favorite.

The Soul Clan's combat power stood at the absolute peak among the Ancient Emperor Clans, so the other Emperor Clans dared not set their sights on the Soul Clan.

But Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was different.

If

Qing Luo threw out the path to Attaining Emperorhood and invited the other great Emperor Clans to cooperate, those old fellows would definitely not remain indifferent.

In any case, Qing Luo's goal was to open the Dou Di Cave Mansion. It did not matter how many people opened it!

The Ancient Eight Great Emperor Clans

all lived in independent spaces they had created.

Although the Demon Flame Space contained fire slaves from every clan, the strand of origin Qing Luo had separated did not contain records of the major ancient clans.

Only Qing Luo's understanding of the original work remained.

"Pill Tower first!"

After pondering for a moment, Qing Luo made his choice!