Dao Origin True Fire enveloped Demon Lord Xuan You's origin demonic thought.
This time, the refinement was indeed much slower.
Rings of almost solid black ripples spread outward, temporarily resisting the flames' intrusion. They even corroded the flames in return, attempting to devour and assimilate the dao fire.
Where the flames touched the demonic thought, space twisted violently with a low hum as two high-level powers clashed fiercely within that tiny space.
"Fortunately, I strengthened the flames. Otherwise, refining this would probably take a year or more!"
Gu Yuanqing smiled. Rather than alarmed, he was delighted, and he did not even use the Dao of Object Control to dismantle and completely suppress the origin demonic thought.
Contending with it was also an excellent opportunity to temper his dao fire and test its might.
He focused his mind slightly. The Dao Origin True Fire blazed brilliantly, its circulation abruptly accelerating as he constantly altered the flames' properties to contend with Demon Lord Xuan You.
The power of a Devil Master was indeed different. Though he had never taken that final step, a million years of tempering had refined every strand of demonic thought to the utmost limit of a Void Immortal, making it far purer than Gu Yuanqing's divine sense.
Unfortunately for him, they were inside the grotto-heaven. Gu Yuanqing's power was inexhaustible, while Demon Lord Xuan You had no demonic qi to sustain him. His demonic thought alone was like water without a source. Through their constant contact, Gu Yuanqing also kept analyzing its properties, gradually discovering its weaknesses and openings.
The refinement immediately accelerated. The resistance of the origin demonic thought gradually weakened as it was stripped away and refined layer by layer.
Every strand he refined sent vast quantities of Mental Power and profound fragments of laws surging