96: Seize the Crimson Sun Pearl

A continuous series of explosions rang out at the nodes he had calculated to be the most vulnerable points of the Earth Fire veins.

The destructive power of the Yin Thunder Beads instantly disrupted the balance of the Earth Fire.

The entire Flame Pool trembled slightly, and countless fissures split open on the ground. The originally docile flowing Earth Fire began to spiral out of control, and countless streams of Nether Earth Fire erupted, sweeping through everything indiscriminately.

"What?" Yan Li was greatly alarmed. He had to resist the impact of the out-of-control Earth Fire while also dividing his attention to withstand the pressure of the Formation, leaving him immediately overwhelmed and in a wretched state.

Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, Lin Feng wove his figure through the gaps in the erupting Earth Fire, narrowly avoiding one deadly pillar of fire after another.

Seizing the opportunity, he withdrew the Inverted Five Elements Array, which was on the verge of complete collapse.

The Formation's light barrier suddenly vanished. Yan Li, who was exerting all his strength to drive the crimson sun pearl to resist the Earth Fire, was stunned for a moment, then instantly overjoyed: "Exhausted? Die!"

He thought the opponent had nothing left, so he immediately drove the crimson sun pearl, wanting to first find and blast the enemy in the shadows to death.

However, the violent eruption of the Earth Fire attracted a Third-Rank Yao Beast that lurked at the bottom of the abyss and fed on the Nether Earth Fire—the Netherfire Ghost Scorpion.

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback; the appearance of this Netherfire Ghost Scorpion was not in his plan.

A giant scorpion, covered entirely in black-red carapace with a scorpion tail burning with eerie blue flames, rushed out from a fissure of Earth Fire.

It was completely attracted by the pure and vast Yang Fire aura of the crimson sun pearl. Its compound eyes instantly locked onto Yan Li, and it directly abandoned Lin Feng and pounced over.

"Damn it. It's a Third-Rank Yao Beast." A Chiyan Sect Disciple was both shocked and furious, having to swing his blade to hack at the sweeping giant scorpion claw.

Another Disciple tried to attack the Ghost Scorpion from the flank to share the pressure for Yan Li: "Young Lord, watch out!"

However, the power of a Third-Rank Yao Beast far exceeded that of an Early Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

In just a single encounter, the Disciple who had swung his blade to resist the scorpion claw was struck as if by a heavy blow. His Blazing Flame Blade flew out of his hand, he spat out blood, and his entire body was sent flying, crashing into the rock wall, his life or death unknown.

The other Disciple's fate was even more miserable. The Ghost Scorpion's tail struck out, carrying eerie blue poisonous fire, instantly piercing through the Red Copper Shield, which had already suffered significant damage to its spiritual light, and stabbing into his chest.

The Disciple's body stiffened, and a layer of eerie blue Death Qi instantly covered his face. Unable to even let out a scream, he fell straight down, his life force instantly extinguished.

Yan Li was even more anxious seeing his two companions killed so easily. His state at this moment was extremely poor. He had to suppress the restless spiritual power in his body caused by his Cultivation being interrupted, and he also had to deal with the out-of-control Earth Fire. How could he withstand the pouncing attack of a furious Third-Rank Yao Beast?

Risking everything, he took a heavy claw strike from the Ghost Scorpion, spitting out blood, but he also poured all his spiritual power into the crimson sun pearl and smashed it fiercely toward the Ghost Scorpion's head.

Boom! The Ghost Scorpion let out a shrill scream, its carapace shattered, and it was sent flying heavily.

Lin Feng seized the opportunity, cast an invisibility art, and closed in, his target aimed directly at the crimson sun pearl floating in mid-air, its light slightly dimmed.

At the same time, he unleashed the xuanming heavy water bead, and a stream of Xuanming Heavy Water shot toward Yan Li.

"Pfft!" Yan Li never expected Lin Feng to launch a fatal blow at this moment. His spiritual power instantly collapsed, and he spat out another mouthful of his Origin heart blood, his mind instantly losing its defenses.

In this fleeting moment, Lin Feng's hand had already snatched the crimson sun pearl, which was flowing with spiritual light.

With the crimson sun pearl now in hand, Lin Feng did not stop at all, not even sparing a glance at Yan Li, who was severely injured and roaring with a twisted expression.

He instantly summoned the wine immortal gourd, jumped onto it, and the gourd transformed into a stream of light, vanishing into the depths of the canyon in the blink of an eye.

Just as his figure disappeared around the corner of the dark canyon, a roar came from behind.

"Ah!! No! I will kill you!"

...

Lin Feng sat cross-legged in the depths of a small, temporarily excavated Immortal Cave, with several simple Restrictions set up around him to isolate his aura.

His face was pale, and his chest throbbed with pain, but at this moment, all his focus was immersed in the crimson sun pearl in his palm, which was emitting scorching heat.

He took a deep breath and forced out a wisp of pure Wood Attribute Sword Essence from his fingertip, carefully wrapping it around the crimson sun pearl.

Wood generates fire; the gentle vitality of the Wood Attribute spiritual power not only did not conflict with the crimson sun pearl, but instead slowly guided out the solar essence fire contained within it.

The process was slow and painful. The power of the crimson sun pearl was far more domineering and pure than he had imagined. Every wisp of solar essence fire introduced into his Meridians felt like a red-hot branding iron rolling over them, bringing a tearing, scorching pain.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and cold sweat poured down, but he held fast to his focus, operating the Nine Profound Sword Heart Art, forcibly controlling this external fire power, refining it according to the technique, and slowly integrating it into his own Sword Essence Foundation.

He did not know how much time had passed. Inside the Immortal Cave, at one moment green light would shine brilliantly, full of vitality; at the next, red light would flow, scorching and oppressive.

Two types of completely different energy clashed, ground against each other, and finally gradually reached a subtle balance and fusion within Lin Feng's body.

When he opened his eyes again, a glint of intertwined green and red light flashed across his pupils and then vanished, returning to stillness.

He slowly opened his palm, his thoughts shifting slightly.

A wisp of green Sword Qi leaped out, spiraling nimbly. This was his Wood Attribute Sword Essence, which governed growth and nourishment. During combat, the Sword Qi was continuous, with recovery power far exceeding that of his peers, and it was even better at restraining Evil Qi.

Immediately after, his thoughts shifted again.

Another wisp of crimson Sword Qi burst forth, dancing around the green Sword Qi. The air instantly became dry and hot, faintly emitting a crackling sound of burning.

This was the newly refined Fire Attribute Sword Essence, which governed explosion and incineration. It was adept at attacking and breaking defenses, possessed extremely strong instantaneous explosive power, and had a significant restraining effect on Metal Attribute Cultivation Techniques and Ice Attribute.

What was even more wondrous was that when he tried to bring the two Sword Essences slightly closer, the green and red Sword Qi did not simply stack; instead, they faintly formed a cycle of mutual generation.

The Wood Attribute Sword Essence provided more durable "fuel" for the Fire Attribute Sword Essence, while the pure energy after being calcined by the Fire Attribute Sword Essence seemed to be able to feed back and nourish the Wood Attribute Sword Essence, making it more resilient.

He let out a long breath, feeling the two distinct yet faintly echoing Sword Essence powers within his body. Although he was far from the Realm of perfect mutual generation, he had already sensed the even broader potential of his future Sword Dao.

Feeling this pure solar essence fire power within his body, Lin Feng's heart suddenly stirred, and he thought of someone.

When they were trapped on the deserted island, Fang Lingyao's strange cold poison that flared up periodically and left everyone helpless... He wondered if his own supreme Yang and intense solar essence fire could be of any help to her condition?

It was just that he still did not know what Cultivation Technique or Physique her cold poison originated from; to try rashly would be to court unknown fortune or disaster...

However, Lin Feng did not know that during the time he was in seclusion refining the crimson sun pearl, the outside world had already been stirred into a monstrous storm because of his actions.

Several days later, he changed his appearance, put on a wide bamboo hat, and quietly left the temporary Immortal Cave.

He chose a chaotic marketplace located in a lawless zone. It was a place where dragons and snakes mingled, information flowed freely, and it was the least likely place to attract attention.

Lin Feng kept his head down, walking slowly through the marketplace. He originally intended to find a quiet stall to purchase some needed medicinal herbs, but while passing by a noisy teahouse, his attention was caught by the discussions inside, which were loud enough to nearly lift the roof.