World of Flames
Wrapped in the golden lotus, Xingtian felt he had lost his sense of time.
The gravity of a black hole seems to be endless.
Jinlian showed no sign of stopping under this gravitational pull.
Go deeper and deeper...
It might be a second, or it might be a century.
Xingtian had no idea how much time had passed.
In the end, as the gravity gradually disappeared, the golden lotus finally stopped.
This is a world completely filled with flames.
The raging flames danced like countless fire dragons, intertwining and entwining to create a breathtaking spectacle.
The color of the flames changes rapidly, sometimes as orange-red as the sunset, sometimes as vibrant as a rose, and sometimes as dazzling as a gemstone, making one feel as if they are in a dream.
The flames take on various shapes; some tower like mountain peaks, some undulate like ocean waves, and some bloom like flowers, dazzling the eye.
The sound of the flames was deafening, booming like thunder, howling like a gale, and pouring like a torrential downpour.
In this world, there is no trace of life, only the presence of flames, which burn everything as if to turn the entire world into ruins.
What's even more terrifying is that the temperature of these flames far exceeded Xingtian's expectations.
Even if Xingtian were placed in the deepest part of a star, the intense heat there would not harm a single hair on his head.
But the flames in front of them did just that.
His skin turned charred black in an instant.
In Xingtian's perception, the muscles beneath his skin were also beginning to become increasingly dry.
This feeling is very unsettling.
The physical pain was secondary.
Most importantly, his own strength was actually decreasing continuously as he was being tempered by the flames.
His strength, which was originally at the Peak of the Eighth Layer, has begun to decline.
If this continues, forget about the Eternal Flame; just surviving will be a blessing.
Then, Xingtian's enormous maw once again spewed out endless egg whites, completely covering his body.
This finally slowed down the damage the flames were causing to the body.
But this can't go on forever.
Because egg whites are consumed at an alarming rate when exposed to flames.
Xingtian had no choice but to frantically inject his Demon Power into the Gene Furnace within his body, urging it to produce more egg whites.
"Calm down! Calm down! You absolutely mustn't lose your composure at a time like this!"
Xingtian quickly banished the distracting thoughts from his mind.
While controlling the Gene Furnace to continuously synthesize egg whites, he pondered countermeasures in his mind.
At this moment, the situation of the other Demon Race was not much different from that of Xingtian.
Although they are all powerful demons with fire attributes, the flames in this world are simply too extraordinary.
Many powerful demons at the Eighth-Level Immortal Emperor were already severely injured the moment the golden lotus disappeared.
Their strength has been greatly diminished.
Even though they immediately released a protective shield of Demon Power on their bodies, the consumption of Demon Power was astonishing.
In less than half a day, only Xingtian remained of the Eighth-Level Immortal Emperor who had ventured deep into the cave.
Everything else became part of the flames, leaving not even a trace.
Xingtian barely survived only because of the bloodlines of the Heavenly Dog and the Three-Legged Golden Crow within him, as well as the egg whites produced by the Gene Furnace.
As for the Demon Race at the Ninth Layer level of the cultivation realm, their situation is slightly better.
One reason is that their physical bodies are indeed very strong.
On the other hand, it's because the purity of their Demon Power far surpasses that of Eighth-Level Immortal Emperor.
These flames did suppress their strength to some extent.
Yet they still managed to persevere despite such pressure.
This also shows just how powerful Phoenix Ancestor was back then.
He actually dared to venture into such a forbidden zone of life on his own, despite only being at the Ninth Layer level of cultivation, and even took away the Eternal Flame.
There is indeed a reason why such a person could achieve the Great Sage.
Xingtian also tried to absorb the flames around him into his body and use the characteristics of the Heavenly Dog and the Three-Legged Golden Crow to make them his own.
Unfortunately, it was only a small flame that entered his body, Xingtian spat out a blood sword from his mouth.
It took a lot of effort to drive away that small flame.
Xingtian's aura also became more subdued than ever before.
It seems this method won't work.
Even for ordinary high-temperature flames, even those reaching tens of millions of degrees, Xingtian could easily devour them.
But the flames in this world are clearly different from those I've encountered before.
The terrifying energy even exceeded the maximum capacity of the Gene Furnace.
This directly caused Xingtian's strength to drop to the mid-stage of the eighth level.
"The Original Self! The Original Self!"
Having exhausted all other options Xingtian began to try to summon his Original Self.
Unfortunately, ever since the Original Self took control of the Mother Planet and left the Ziwei Domain, it unilaterally closed the communication channels with the Good and Evil Twin Corpses.
Unless he chooses to, the Good and Evil Twin Corpses, will never be able to contact him.
The Good Corpse, however, learned about Xingtian's situation immediately.
"What's going on with this fire? I've never seen flames like this before. Could the Eternal Flame that Phoenix Ancestor spoke of be even more terrifying?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Quickly help me think of a solution!"
"Well... to put it bluntly, what you need to do right now is find a way to withstand the high temperature of these flames! Or rather, reduce the temperature of these flames to a level you can tolerate!"
Xingtian was certainly aware of the theory about the Good Corpse.
The egg white is playing exactly that role at this moment.
To put it simply, egg white at this moment is a protective material with a very unique thermal conductivity.
The device completely envelops Xingtian's body, utilizing its thermal conductivity to prevent external high temperatures from reaching Xingtian's flesh.
The problem is that this material requires energy.
The current supply of Demon Power is still relatively good; once Xingtian's Demon Power is exhausted, he will no longer be able to produce egg whites.
Next, Xingtian True Body will be injured.
"Radiative heat dissipation? Conductive heat dissipation? This damn flame, why can't any heat dissipation method be used!"
The Good Corpse began to show signs of impatience, and finally shook its head helplessly!
"There's no other way Non-Self open the Stargate and go there myself."
Since the immortal artifact spaceship was completely replaced by that unknown material, its capabilities in all aspects have exceeded previous understanding.
Although the flames Xingtian faced were indeed formidable, they were still manageable for a celestial artifact spaceship.
However, the area where Xingtian is currently located is impossible to open Stargate. In fact, the Stargate on the side of the Good Corpse would be destroyed by flames the moment the wormhole is established.
The Good and Evil Twin Corpses, understood this as well, so they both fell silent.
However, Xingtian, who was in silence, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He thought of the Good Corpse's magical spaceship.
The reason why it was certain that the spaceship could withstand the heat of the flames was simply due to the materials used.
Because the unknown material that makes up the spacecraft has excellent heat resistance.
Conversely, this means that Xingtian's physical body was not heat-resistant enough.
Since the problem lies in insufficient heat resistance, it means that as long as Xingtian improves his heat resistance, he may be able to get out of his current predicament.
Although this sounds difficult, it is not impossible.
Xingtian involuntarily focused his attention on the Gene Furnace.