205: The transformation of the red tiger totem!

As Xiao Shi and Liang Su stepped into the vortex of flames together, a world sealed off and isolated soon appeared before them.

This place was immense.

Mountain ranges rose and fell.

The sky was formed by a Formation, and the earth was crafted from a Restriction.

The overall layout was quite similar to the valley beneath Lieyin City from before.

Upon entering this place.

Xiao Shi immediately felt a terrifying high temperature.

Within this Forbidden Ground, not only did the three foundation fires worshipped by the Extreme Fire Sect exist, but there were also other powerful flames.

Under Liang Su's guidance.

They arrived before a massive lake.

This was a special lake.

The water of the lake was blood-red, as if it were formed from flowing blood.

A huge pillar stood in the middle of the lake; the entire pillar was pitch black and covered in various profound and complex incantations, emitting astonishing fluctuations.

At the top of the pillar existed a silver-white flame.

Furthermore, there were also many incantations upon the flame itself.

These incantations covered the entire silver-white flame, twisting and swaying along with the burning of the flame.

This flame...

It was undoubtedly the Fire of Omniscience!

The moment they saw this Fire of Omniscience.

A burning heat simultaneously welled up in the eyes of Xiao Shi and Liang Su.

"If we want to obtain this Fire of Omniscience, we must first cross the lake. The water in this lake is extremely corrosive; if one touches it even slightly, their body will be corroded into fragments!"

Liang Su said in a deep voice.

Xiao Shi nodded.

Even though they were currently at a distance.

He had already sensed the terror of this lake water.

This corrosion was extremely astonishing.

Even with his current strength and cultivation level, he felt a powerful threat from this lake water.

Not to mention Liang Su.

If he even touched a trace of it, he would likely be reduced to fragments instantly.

Regarding this.

Xiao Shi had already thought of a solution.

Upon getting closer, he directly took out the energy-devouring pearl.

He placed the energy-devouring pearl above the lake.

Whoosh!

Immediately, the blood-red lake water was continuously sucked towards the energy-devouring pearl, all of it being absorbed into it.

In an instant, the entire energy-devouring pearl turned blood-red.

The inside was completely filled and stuffed with the massive amount of blood-red lake water.

Since this lake water belonged to a special type of power, it could naturally be absorbed by the energy-devouring pearl.

Without the obstruction of the lake water, Xiao Shi and Liang Su easily reached the base of the pillar.

Next, Liang Su needed to break the incantations on the pillar to obtain the Fire of Omniscience.

Liang Su took a deep breath.

He walked straight to the base of the pillar, closed his eyes, and his entire focus quickly immersed itself in breaking the incantations.

This breaking process could only be performed using the unique secret techniques of the Extreme Fire Sect.

Someone like Xiao Shi, who had not cultivated the Extreme Fire Sect's secret techniques, would be unable to break it.

During the process of Liang Su breaking the incantations.

Xiao Shi stood guard by his side to prevent any interference while he was breaking the incantations.

Fortunately, the contribution points required to enter this Forbidden Ground were quite high.

There were very few people within the Extreme Fire Sect who possessed enough contribution points.

This meant that there was no one else here.

Under Liang Su's continuous efforts to break the incantations.

The incantations on the pillar continued to decrease.

Whenever an incantation disappeared due to the breaking process.

Chirp!

The pillar would shrink by a portion.

The pillar, which was originally twenty or thirty meters long, had now shrunk to only ten meters.

However, at this height, the Fire of Omniscience above still could not be reached.

Liang Su still needed to continue breaking the incantations.

Just like that.

After three hours.

Through the continuous breaking process, Liang Su's face had turned completely pale, revealing intense weakness and exhaustion.

He was panting continuously.

He was faintly feeling collapsed.

Although he was very tired.

His face was filled with excitement and wild joy.

Through his efforts.

He had successfully shrunk the pillar to a height of only one meter.

At this moment, he could finally obtain the Fire of Omniscience on the pillar!

"Success!"

Liang Su excitedly licked his lips.

After getting closer.

He reached out his hand.

He performed the unique secret technique of the Extreme Fire Sect, causing his entire hand to turn transparent, and successfully touched the Fire of Omniscience on the pillar.

Hum!

He directly pulled the Fire of Omniscience off the pillar.

"Big Boss, we succeeded!"

Liang Su looked at the Fire of Omniscience in his hand, full of excitement.

Although he had anticipated early on that with this Big Boss's assistance, it would be much easier, he hadn't expected it to be this easy!

In fact, for him, the greatest difficulty lay in this blood lake.

Without Xiao Shi's help, it would have been difficult for him to cross this blood lake.

Unexpectedly.

Xiao Shi directly drained the blood lake using the pearl in his hand.

This made everything easy.

"Let's leave here first."

Xiao Shi said.

After all, his current identity was disguised.

Although he was not afraid of exposure.

But since the Fire of Omniscience had been obtained, there was no need to remain here any longer.

Liang Su nodded.

He also did not want to stay here, to avoid attracting the attention of powerful figures within the Sect.

The two of them arrived at the exit of the Forbidden Ground together.

Stepping into it.

Their figures vanished from the Forbidden Ground in an instant.

Afterwards, they went straight to the foot of the mountain.

They began to distribute the Fire of Omniscience.

If it weren't for the fact that Liang Su needed to use the Fire of Omniscience to form his Natal Martial Blood and enter the Blood Martial Realm.

He would have been willing to give the entire Fire of Omniscience to Xiao Shi.

"Big Boss, rest assured. I only need one-third; the rest belongs to you."

Liang Su said.

Xiao Shi nodded.

He had no objections to this distribution.

Immediately.

Liang Su used the Extreme Fire Sect's secret technique to split the Fire of Omniscience into two portions.

He took one-third.

The rest went to Xiao Shi.

Next, Liang Su planned to return to the Sect to attempt the Breakthrough to the Blood Martial Realm.

He excitedly stated that if he could successfully break through to the Blood Martial Realm, perhaps in the future, he could generate more Fire of Omniscience through his own Natal Martial Blood.

After Liang Su left.

Xiao Shi also began to prepare to use the Fire of Omniscience to upgrade the Crimson Tiger Totem.

He still remembered that last time, when he used the Flames of True Knowledge to upgrade the Crimson Tiger Totem, it had shown signs of atavism.

He wondered what kind of changes would occur this time by upgrading the Crimson Tiger Totem with the Fire of Omniscience?

With anticipation in his heart.

Xiao Shi's thoughts stirred.

The Crimson Tiger Totem on his back immediately transformed into the form of a Blood Beast.

Its physique was sturdy, and its eyes were demonic, glowing with a blood-red light.

Its forehead was slightly protruding.

Xiao Shi grasped the Fire of Omniscience in his hand and pressed the entire flame against the forehead of the Blood Beast that the Crimson Tiger Totem had transformed into.

The entire cluster of flames immediately seeped into the Blood Beast's body through its forehead.

Hiss!

A ring of blood-red vapor immediately steamed up from the Blood Beast's body.

The flesh, blood, and bones of its entire body were constantly writhing and compressing!

Instead of growing larger, its physique was actually continuously shrinking.

And under this continuous shrinking.

With a puchi sound.

A blood-red single horn pierced out from its protruding forehead.

However, at the moment, this horn was only partially exposed.

It was clearly not fully grown yet.

But even so.

An ancient aura also began to permeate from the Blood Beast.

Whether it was its size or its Bloodline aura, everything had become completely different from before.

Not only that.

Xiao Shi could also clearly feel that this Crimson Tiger Totem had undergone some essential change compared to before.

Hum!

As his thoughts stirred.

This blood-red Crimson Tiger lunged towards his body.

When it lunged onto his body.

Ripples appeared.

It merged into it.

But unlike before...

The merging of this blood-red Crimson Tiger did not form a totem on his back.

Instead...

It merged directly into his glabella! It appeared within his Sea of Consciousness!!

"This is!!"

Xiao Shi's mind was violently shaken.

At this moment, there was no longer a Crimson Tiger Totem on his back.

Or to be precise.

The Crimson Tiger Totem was no longer parasitic within his body.

Instead, it had merged into his mind.

This change...

Was something Xiao Shi had not expected at all!

He carefully sensed the Crimson Tiger Totem that now existed within his Sea of Consciousness.

Besides the change in position.

It seemed that the Crimson Tiger Totem also possessed some new abilities!

...

Meanwhile.

On a plain located in Tian Dou Province.

Swish!

A mysterious figure, entirely wrapped in a black cloak, appeared out of thin air on the plain.

One of his hands leaned on a black wooden staff, while the other hand held an object that looked like a compass.

He was performing some sort of profound and high-level calculation.

"If the location is chosen here, the chance of success will be the highest..."

He whispered softly.

He slowly raised the wooden staff in his hand and thrust it towards the ground below.

Hum!

The entire ground immediately rippled.

As it continuously spread.

Rumble!

The earth trembled.

A massive black altar suddenly rose slowly from beneath the ground.

The entire black altar was a hundred zhang high.

After rising from beneath the ground.

The mysterious Black Robed Man sat cross-legged in the center of the altar and began to perform a mysterious and complex ritual.

At the same time, above the altar.

The Star Luo Territory Lord and several trusted subordinates were hovering in the air, looking down at the mysterious Black Robed Man below.

"Territory Lord, can this person really be trusted?"

One of the trusted subordinates couldn't help but ask.

"He cannot be trusted."

The Star Luo Territory Lord shook his head.

"But in this world today, the only ones capable of dealing with the Tianji Hall are the Fate Diviners!"

"I originally thought..."

"After the collapse of the imperial power of the Great Wu Dynasty, there were no more Fate Diviners in the world. I didn't expect..."

The Star Luo Territory Lord's gaze was gloomy.

The appearance of the Fate Diviners.

Caused a strong sense of vigilance in his heart.

He knew clearly.

Back in the day, the Great Wu Dynasty used the Fate Diviners to deal with the Tianji Hall, intending to exterminate the Tianji Hall.

The fall of the previous Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

Was closely related to the Fate Diviners.

However.

The Fate Diviners were an organization loyal to the Great Wu Dynasty.

Everyone thought that with the fall of the Great Wu Dynasty, the Fate Diviners no longer existed either.

Unexpectedly...

The Fate Diviners had not perished!

And for the Star Luo Territory Lord.

A former dynasty organization like the Fate Diviners was inevitably hostile to his position.

After all, as a regional warlord of the current Tianwu Continent.

In the eyes of these former dynasty organizations, he was like a traitor.

Of course.

The Star Luo Territory Lord did not know whether the current Fate Diviners still remained loyal to the stance of the former dynasty.

Regardless.

They now had a common goal—to find the Hall Master of Tianji Hall!

Regarding this.

Even if their stances were different, they could cooperate at this time.

"Proceed according to the plan."

The Star Luo Territory Lord ordered.

"Yes!"

His trusted subordinates immediately began to take action.

...

Within the city at the foot of the Extreme Fire Sect mountain.

A dazzling light suddenly emanated from Xiao Shi's glabella.

His black hair danced without wind.

After some attempts and research.

He discovered that the current Crimson Tiger Totem seemed to be more inclined towards the spiritual and Soul aspects.

It was just that since he was still in the Blood Martial Realm.

Therefore, many abilities could not be used.

It seemed that he needed to reach the Martial Soul Realm before he could unleash these powerful abilities.

Of course.

He was not completely unable to use any abilities right now.

At this moment, he intended to try using a powerful ability possessed by the Crimson Tiger Totem.

It just so happened that this ability required a Puppet.

If there was no Puppet, a Corpse would also do.

Whoosh!

So, Xiao Shi directly took out the corpse of a dong kui clansman.

He placed it on the ground in front of him.

"If it succeeds..."

"This will be an extremely powerful method for me!"

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

Hum!

A blood-red beam of light suddenly projected from his glabella, condensing directly onto the forehead of the corpse of a dong kui clansman on the ground.

Chirp!

This blood-red beam of light rapidly merged into the forehead of the corpse of a dong kui clansman, causing an illusory Crimson Tiger to gradually condense within the mind of the Dong Kui Clansman.

This Crimson Tiger was like a mark.

It was branded into the mind of the Dong Kui Clansman.

As Xiao Shi's thoughts stirred.

The Corpse, which originally had its eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened its eyes!

Revealing a pair of gray pupils.

"Success!"

Xiao Shi's heart was filled with excitement.

Not only did he make the Corpse open its eyes, but he also controlled this Corpse to stand up from the ground through the Crimson Tiger mark in its mind!

This mark was like a medium for controlling the Corpse!

It had two functions.

One was to manipulate the Corpse and issue commands to it.

Assigning it to complete a certain task.

But it could only be relatively simple and superficial tasks.

Such as killing enemies!

If it required technical skill or some need for intelligent thought, it could not be accomplished.

After all, the Corpse itself did not possess intelligence.

And the other function...

Was to be able to use the mark as a medium to directly take over the Corpse!

This function was extremely powerful.

Simply put...

It was as if Xiao Shi could split off a portion of his Soul to enter the Corpse's mind, thereby taking over the Corpse!

In this state.

This Corpse was just like Xiao Shi's Clone.

Xiao Shi could manipulate the Corpse to perform many precise operations.

Right now, Xiao Shi intended to merge his consciousness into the Corpse and attempt to take control.

Immediately.

He concentrated his energy.

He split off a wisp of his intent, which passed through the Crimson Tiger Totem in his Sea of Consciousness and transmitted to the Crimson Tiger mark in the Corpse's mind.

The next second.

Xiao Shi felt as if he had been "split open."

He felt two versions of himself, possessing two bodies.

Through the perspective of the Corpse, he could clearly see himself.

At the same time, he felt an incredibly powerful physical strength from the Corpse!

This physical strength was extremely terrifying.

It was as if a volcano was contained within the body!

"This... this is too strong!!"