As Xiao Yan's Soul Origin was gradually consumed, the snow-white flower bud inside the Soul Bead had fully bloomed.
The snow-white flower has five petals, just like the Fusang Flower that Xiao Yan knows. Its size almost fills the entire interior of the Soul Bead. At this moment, the Soul Bead looks like a thin layer of glass, as if it might shatter at any moment.
However, upon closer inspection through the outer layer of the Soul Bead, one can discover that on the five petals of this " Fusang Flower," between the tiny veins, fine, jet-black lines cover the five petals like a net, with a faint fluorescence slowly flowing from them, finally transforming into wisps of energy that surge outward from the five petals...
At the heart of this " Fusang Flower flower," a palm-sized black bead was spinning rapidly. Around it, a small wisp of eerie black energy condensed into the shape of a serpent, coiling around the black bead and simultaneously emitting a fierce suction force that tore away the remaining power from the black bead bit by bit, before mercilessly devouring it.
At the same time, this also includes the wisps of energy flowing from the five-petaled flower.
This black bead is naturally the only remaining wisp of Soul Origin power that Xiao Yan has at this moment, while the serpent surrounding him is the culprit that caused Xiao Yan to fall into this predicament!
Most of Xiao Yan's Soul Origin has already been devoured by this strange thing. Even the little Soul Origin he has left is about to be completely consumed. Moreover, not only Xiao Yan, but also the Spiritual Strength of the Fusang Flower itself seems to be being continuously absorbed and devoured by it.
It seems that not only Xiao Yan has been harmed, but even the Fusang Flower has been corrupted by this strange serpent.
Such a dense black web, able to take root to such an extent, is no easy feat. Clearly, this Fusang Flower has been eroded by the serpent for a long time. However, judging from the appearance of the Fusang Flower, it does not seem to have been completely eroded.
The Spiritual Strength within the Fusang Flower was still immense. At least, before the Fusang Flower was forced to invade Xiao Yan's Soul Bead, its Spiritual Strength definitely accounted for more than 80%. However, after it entered Xiao Yan's Soul Bead, everything changed.
However, Xiao Yan had no time to worry about these things at the moment. What he was worried about now was that his Spiritual Strength could no longer sustain itself.
If he makes no further move, it won't be long before his last vestige of Soul Origin is devoured by this strange serpent.
"Drink! Bone Spirit Cold Flame, refine it for me!"
Suddenly, from the depths of his soul, Xiao Yan roared. Forcibly controlling his remaining Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan mobilized the Heavenly Flames within his body, which surged into his mind. The fierce flames enveloped the Soul Bead, and terrifying high temperatures were suddenly released, as if he intended to refine the Soul Bead!
This was also the only way Xiao Yan could think of to change the current situation and save himself.
Most of Xiao Yan's Soul Origin has already been devoured by this strange serpent. The Soul Bead, which should have belonged to Xiao Yan, has also lost Xiao Yan's control over it. Now, apart from the small amount of Xiao Yan's own Soul Origin, the rest of the power within the Soul Bead is under the control of this serpent.
This means that the Soul Bead no longer belongs to Xiao Yan at this moment.
Since the Soul Bead no longer belongs to him for the time being, Xiao Yan naturally has no worries. As long as he can refine all the enormous Spiritual Strength in the Soul Bead, Xiao Yan believes that not only can the Soul Bead be restored, but his own Spiritual Strength will also be able to return to its peak, or even reach a higher level!
As for the Soul Bead, as long as it is not damaged by Dou Qi, the high temperature of the Heavenly Flames can completely penetrate it. This ensures that the Soul Bead is not damaged while refining the Spiritual Strength, which is undoubtedly the result that Xiao Yan would like to see the most.
Now, what Xiao Yan needs to do is use his Heavenly Flames to refine this Soul Bead, which is almost no longer his own, along with the Fusang Flower inside it, all of which will be refined by Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames.
If this process was missing before, then now Xiao Yan has retrieved it, returning everything that should have been given, and what remains is naturally what he can possess.
Of course, this process will inevitably consume some of the Spiritual Strength in the Soul Bead, but compared to being devoured by this ghostly thing, Xiao Yan would undoubtedly choose the former. Moreover, the Fusang Flower is still there. As long as he can refine the Fusang Flower, Xiao Yan believes that he can also advance to the Fourth-Tier Alchemist.
However, before that, he was destined to go through some trouble.
The Soul Bead was enveloped in raging flames, releasing terrifying high temperatures, and the refining process officially began at this moment.
Sure enough, the moment the Bone Spirit Cold Flame released its high temperature, the Soul Bead in front of it suddenly trembled violently. The approach of the Heavenly Flames seemed to make this strange Spiritual Strength feel a threat that it should not have felt.
"Buzzing..."
With a buzzing vibration, a vast amount of Spiritual Strength surged outward from within the Soul Bead, quickly condensing into a tangible protective shield on the outer layer of the Soul Bead, attempting to resist the intrusion of the Heavenly Flames.
At the same time, the devouring power inside the Soul Bead became even more ferocious, its devouring of Xiao Yan's Soul Origin becoming even more intense.
This thing seemed to know that Xiao Yan was controlling the Heavenly Flames, and wanted to speed up the process of erasing Xiao Yan's consciousness, which surprised the latter slightly. However, the speed at which the Heavenly Flames refined was far greater than that of the former.
The terrifying heat caused a violent hissing sound the moment it touched the protective shield. The shield, formed from Spiritual Strength, rapidly dissipated under the refinement of the Heavenly Flames. Several hours later, the shield shattered, and the Spiritual Strength it contained became nourishment for Xiao Yan.
Having absorbed this pure Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan's weakened Soul Origin within the Soul Bead was temporarily soothed. The essence, which was about to dissipate, became stronger under the infusion of this Spiritual Strength, which also slowed down the devouring speed of the strange dragon snake.
At the same time, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame outside the Soul Bead began to radiate even hotter temperatures into the Soul Bead.
Just as Xiao Yan had predicted, the Soul Bead itself was not affected by temperature. Therefore, after the flames penetrated the Soul Bead, they immediately began to refine the enormous Spiritual Strength contained within it.