Emperor Flame recognized his master and merged with Emperor Flame!
"Very good!"
Lin Dong's lips curled up slightly, as if he had long expected the Emperor Flame to make this decision; no flame could escape the Law of True Fragrance.
"Come!"
"Open your mind, and I will engrave my Divine Soul brand upon you."
Lin Dong said indifferently. He did not fully trust the Emperor Flame; he had to have a guarantee, otherwise, he might very well capsize in a small stream.
"Fine! Do it."
The Emperor Flame's voice drifted over. For him, following Lin Dong wasn't a bad deal.
He had personally witnessed Lin Dong's level of Prodigy while inside the Treasure Bottle. At the Purple Palace Realm, he had fought across Realms to kill Royal Extremity Realm experts, slaughtering King Realm experts as easily as chickens or dogs.
Such a Prodigy was not inferior to his former master, Emperor Yan's achievements in his youth.
He could also inhabit the Primordial Immortal Flame, his consciousness becoming the Ancestor of All Flames. This was a supreme honor for him, a Peak he likely wouldn't reach in several lifetimes.
Lin Dong branded the Emperor Flame with a Divine Soul mark.
Instantly, Lin Dong could control the Emperor Flame's life, sense its thoughts, and decide its life or death with a single thought.
"Master!"
"Mhm, you will be glad for your decision today!"
"I will let you reach the Peak that you could never achieve in this lifetime."
Lin Dong effortlessly made the Emperor Flame recognize him as master, not forgetting to brainwash it a little.
If the people of the Saint Fire Sect knew that Lin Dong had obtained the Emperor Flame they dreamed of so easily, who knows if they would be so angry they'd come back to life.
"I'm going to begin the Fusion!"
Although the Emperor Flame had recognized him as master, Lin Dong was still uneasy.
After all, the Emperor Flame was said to be able to incinerate all things. Relying solely on a Divine Soul brand was too risky. Lin Dong wanted to let the Primordial Immortal Flame fuse with the Emperor Flame, truly making it his natal Primordial Immortal Flame.
"Yo... Young Master! Are you sure you want to fuse now?"
"With your Physical Body, you might not be able to withstand the pain of Fusion! Under the burning of intense fire, even a Saint risks falling."
"My mind is made up! Emperor Flame, just cooperate with me."
*Buzz!*
Lin Dong manipulated the two exotic flames to fuse. As soon as the two flames appeared, they instantly incinerated the heavens, earth, and Void Realm.
Under Lin Dong's control, the two clusters of violent and terrifying flames slowly approached each other, causing the Void Realm to tremble and hum.
To Lin Dong's surprise, this process was exceptionally smooth.
Hm?
As his natal Primordial Immortal Flame fused with the Emperor Flame, Lin Dong, as the master, also received feedback.
Fire burned his body, and a fire Dao essence and Law even more pure than the immortal flame flower's surged madly into his limbs and bones.
It was incredibly violent!
The Emperor Flame continuously cleansed his entire body. Every inch of skin and every piece of flesh was baptized.
The deepest black Impurities within Lin Dong's body were all expelled. His skin became increasingly translucent, like a piece of jade, about to undergo a complete transformation.
"Holy crap, this feels great!"
"The fortune I've gained surpasses that of the immortal flame flower!"
"It's just a bit painful. No wonder they say even a Saint might fall if touched by it; and this is Fusion with the Emperor Flame not resisting at all."
"Without a powerful Physical Body, Fusion is impossible!"
Lin Dong gritted his teeth. If he hadn't Cultivated the Divine Elephant Suppression Strength and possessed a powerful Physical Body, he truly wouldn't have been able to endure such pain.
"Yo... Young Master, you must hold on!"
The Emperor Flame was a bit worried, truly afraid that Lin Dong's small frame wouldn't be able to handle it.
Lin Dong: "Don't worry, this bit of pain won't stop me!"
At the same time, Lin Dong circulated the Divine Elephant Suppression Strength. The Divine Elephant particles within his body roared madly, quickly condensing into form.
One hundred particles, one thousand particles.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand particles took shape, increasing his strength by over a hundred million catties.
Roar!
Behind Lin Dong, a massive golden phantom of a Divine Elephant emerged, standing tall between heaven and earth. Its voice shook the Nine Heavens, seemingly capable of roaring down the stars.
"What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?"
Even the Emperor Flame couldn't help but be shocked by the terror of Lin Dong's Physical Body.
Hm?
Suddenly, the Emperor Flame was startled, as if sensing something. He cried out, "Young Master, are you crazy? You actually want to use my Emperor Flame for Body Tempering?"
Insane, it was too insane.
Exotic flames burning the body—even if a Saint were touched by a wisp, there would be a risk of falling.
But Lin Dong? He was actually using it to temper his body?
Lin Dong's expression was solemn, his entire body wreathed in the Emperor Flame, tempering every inch of his skin. From time to time, his brow furrowed in pain.
"Why bother? You could just fuse directly!"
The Emperor Flame was truly afraid Lin Dong would kill himself; he didn't want to lose his master right after recognizing him.
In truth, Lin Dong indeed didn't need to do this.
But Lin Dong knew that Body Tempering with Heaven and Earth's exotic flames had unimaginable benefits. How could he let it pass?
*Buzz!*
Suddenly, the Emperor Flame cried out in alarm, "Watch out!"
*Bang!* As the Emperor Flame's words fell, one of Lin Dong's arms suddenly exploded, blood splattering everywhere, but his brow didn't even twitch.
*Sigh!*
The Emperor Flame sighed. He had played with fire and got burned!
A body burned by his Emperor Flame's Law was difficult to recover, unless there were special healing techniques or supreme precious medicines.
"This is..."
However, in the next moment, the Emperor Flame indeed saw an unbelievable scene.
Endless life!
A dense aura of life swept through Lin Dong's entire body, and his arm grew back at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His tempered skin became even more translucent, containing terrifying energy.
The Emperor Flame fell silent, saying no more. It was clear that the technique Lin Dong was using was absolutely extraordinary, likely an Emperor-grade healing technique.
He understood that this new Young Master he had recognized was not simple at all, with an endless stream of hidden trump cards.
Who knows how much time passed.
The Emperor Flame's excited voice rang out, "Hahaha, it's done! I, the Emperor Flame, have succeeded! No... I am no longer the Emperor Flame, but the Primordial Immortal Flame!"
"The supreme Ancestor of All Flames!"
At this moment, the Primordial Immortal Flame had birthed a sapience, but it was mostly based on the Emperor Flame's consciousness. It was like a flame spirit dancing around Lin Dong's body.
Fragrant, truly fragrant!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Lin Dong's aura soared madly.
Logically speaking, the Emperor Flame contained extremely dense fire Dao essence, enough for the Saint Fire Sect to plot for tens of thousands of years.
The Emperor Flame was confident it could make Lin Dong rush from the Purple Palace Realm to the Royal Extremity Realm.
But Lin Dong's Dao Foundation of Ten Thousand Paths was so thick that it was beyond the Emperor Flame's imagination. Fusing with the Emperor Flame was still not enough to make him step into the King Realm.
It wasn't that the Emperor Flame was weak, but that Lin Dong was too strong.
In the end, Lin Dong's Realm broke through to the Peak of the Purple Palace Realm!
His Physical Body strengthened several times over again. The Divine Elephant Suppression Strength condensed another fifty thousand Colossal Elephant embryos, increasing his strength by five hundred million catties.
His total pure physical strength was likely no less than over a billion catties of force!
He had surpassed the physical limit of the Purple Palace Realm. Facing ordinary Royal Extremity Realm experts, he could now hold his own.
His overall combat power had strengthened by several levels.
If he were to face Elder Ji again before the latter had returned to his Peak, he could punch him to death even without manifesting the True Dragon!
At the same time, the moment Lin Dong finished fusing with the Emperor Flame.
The Emperor Yan's Secret Realm shook. All Cultivators seemed to sense something and looked together toward the depths of Fentian Valley.
"What?"
"The Emperor Flame's aura has disappeared!"
"Heavens! Could someone have obtained the Emperor Flame?"
Everyone was in disbelief. The Emperor Flame recognizing a master meant the Secret Realm was about to close. A massive Spatial Gate tore open in the sky.
"Quickly, let's go!"
Cultivators from various orthodoxies left one after another.
Who knows how much time passed, but in the depths of Vatican Sky Valley.
A slender figure slowly stood up. A thick flame flashed in his eyes, shooting out and capable of incinerating the Void Realm...