86: Chapter 86 The Strange Flame Changes Hands, the Three-Colored Divine Pill Advances Again!
Yunmeng City, Shura Battlefield.
Rumble—!!
In the sky, a storm of spiritual power raged.
The clashes of Nascent Soul Stage powerhouses could easily tear through the Void Realm.
Alliance Leader, the leader of the Zhengdao Alliance, held an ancient green sword. His Sword Qi spanned three thousand miles, shattering the Devilish Qi filling the sky. Although Ye Nantian had been injured earlier (thanks to Lin Que's schemes), he still possessed deep foundations.
"Alliance Leader! You want to kill me? In your dreams!!"
Ye Nantian's hair was disheveled, and his expression was hideous.
He suddenly opened his mouth and spat.
Whoosh—!
A cluster of purple flames, like a brilliant star, flew out from his mouth.
As soon as this flame appeared, the surrounding space instantly collapsed. Countless starlight flickered within the fire, as if it contained a miniature starry sky.
Seventeenth on the Heavenly Strange Fire Ranking—Three Thousand Blazing Flames!
Characteristics: Immortal and indestructible, absorbs the power of stars, incinerates all things!
"Starfire Prairie! Burn for me!!"
Ye Nantian formed hand seals.
That palm-sized purple flame expanded rapidly against the wind, instantly transforming into a purple sea of fire that swallowed all of Alliance Leader's Sword Qi!
"Damn it! It's the Three Thousand Blazing Flames!"
Alliance Leader's expression changed drastically, and he had to retreat repeatedly while manifesting his protective spiritual light.
This Strange Fire was too powerful; if even a wisp touched him, even his Nascent Soul would be burned through!
"Jie jie jie! Within this Starfire Domain, this old man is invincible!"
Ye Nantian laughed wildly, controlling the sky-filling purple fire to turn the tables and suppress Alliance Leader.
However, he failed to notice that in the chaotic battlefield below, a ghost-like black figure was stepping over the corpses of countless Heavenly Demon Guards, silently approaching the core of the battle circle.
"Invincible?"
Lin Que looked up at the purple fire filling the sky, greedy light reflecting in his eyes.
The earth core flame marrow (red) and Bone Spirit Cold Fire (white) inside his body sensed the Aura of a superior being and were trembling violently. It was fear, but also... desire.
"As long as I swallow it..."
"My Secret Canon of Self-Sacrifice can reach the Middle Stage of the Undying Blood Body—Rebirth from a Drop of Blood!"
Lin Que stopped behind a broken wall less than a hundred feet away from Ye Nantian.
At this moment, Ye Nantian was fully focused on controlling the Strange Fire to suppress Alliance Leader; it was his strongest yet most vulnerable moment.
"System, get to work."
Lin Que took a deep breath, his Divine Sense like a blade, instantly locking onto the core of that purple sea of fire.
[High-rank Heavenly Strange Fire detected: Three Thousand Blazing Flames.]
[Current Status: Being forcibly controlled by Nascent Soul Stage Divine Sense (Ye Nantian).]
[Weakness Analysis: This Strange Fire is fierce. The controller must constantly burn their natal essence blood to maintain suppression, otherwise they will suffer a backlash.]
"Burning essence blood to suppress it?"
A wicked smile curled on Lin Que's lips: "Since it's so much hard work, then... stop suppressing it."
[Target Locked: The connection point between Ye Nantian and the Strange Fire.]
[Operation: Sever! And set the multiplier for 'essence blood consumption required to suppress the Strange Fire' to infinity!]
[Transfer initiated! Logic reorganization—Backlash eruption!]
"Break... for me!!"
Buzz!
High in the sky.
Ye Nantian, who was preparing to incinerate Alliance Leader in one go, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Pfft!!
He sprayed a mouthful of black blood without warning.
Immediately after, he discovered to his horror that the sliver of Divine Soul connection between him and the Three Thousand Blazing Flames had been forcibly severed by an overbearing power!
Not only that, the Strange Fire, having lost its suppression, instantly went berserk!
BOOM!!!
The previously obedient purple sea of fire suddenly surged backward!
It was like a docile house dog suddenly turning into a rabid dog, opening its bloody maw to bite its owner fiercely!
"No!! You beast! You dare to backfire on me?!!"
Ye Nantian let out a shrill scream.
The purple fire he was so proud of instantly ignited his robes, singed his beard, and even began to incinerate his Nascent Soul body!
"Good opportunity!"
On the opposite side, although Alliance Leader didn't know what had happened, as the leader of the Zhengdao Alliance, his instinct to strike a fallen foe was sharp.
"Qingyun Sword Art · Demon Slayer!"
Swish!
A green sword light that pierced the heavens and earth struck the frantic Ye Nantian, sending him flying thousands of feet. His right arm, which controlled the flames, was severed cleanly at the shoulder!
"Ah!!!"
Ye Nantian screamed as he fell.
And the Origin of the Three Thousand Blazing Flames, having lost its master, floated in mid-air, confused and violent, seeking a new host or to destroy the world.
Just then.
"Little fellow, don't run around."
A gentle yet unquestionable voice rang out.
Lin Que's figure instantly appeared beside the Strange Fire. He opened his arms, and at his chest, the three-colored golden core shone brilliantly! Arhat Golden Body activated! Undying Blood Body fully unleashed!
"Come, get in the bowl."
Lin Que didn't use any Magic Treasure. He simply opened his mouth and took a sudden, massive breath toward that purple Strange Fire capable of killing a Nascent Soul!
Whoosh—!!
"He... he swallowed the Strange Fire?!!"
In the distance, Alliance Leader, who had stabilized himself, nearly had his eyes pop out of his head.
That was a Strange Fire ranked seventeenth! Even if a Soul Transformation Stage old monster were to subdue it, they would have to refine it carefully for forty-nine days. This kid... is eating it like a snack?!
Gulp.
Lin Que's Adam's apple bobbed. The purple flame entered his stomach.
Rumble—!!!
In an instant, Lin Que's body became a translucent purple.
Terrifying heat erupted from within him. His clothes instantly turned to ash, revealing lean muscles covered in dark-gold divine runes.
Pain!
Heart-wrenching pain!
The Three Thousand Blazing Flames were frantically destroying his internal organs.
But in the next second.
The Undying Blood Body activated! His incinerated organs were reborn in the blink of an eye!
Incinerate—Reborn—Incinerate—Reborn!
In this extremely cruel cycle, Lin Que's Aura did not weaken. Instead, like steel undergoing a thousand temperings, he grew stronger and stronger!
[Devouring successful!]
[Fusion in progress: Bone Spirit Cold Fire (White) + earth core flame marrow (Red) + Three Thousand Blazing Flames (Purple)!]
[Cultivation Technique Blood Scripture advanced!]
[Cultivation Bottleneck shattered!]
Crack!
Inside Lin Que's Dantian, that original three-colored golden core trembled violently.
A noble purple vein forcibly squeezed its way in!
Gold, Red, White, Purple! A Four-colored Golden Core!!
BOOM!!
A storm of spiritual power several times stronger than before swept across all of Yunmeng City with Lin Que at the center! This pressure had completely surpassed the scope of the Golden Core Stage, even causing Cultivators who had just entered the Nascent Soul Stage to feel a sense of oppression!
Golden Core Stage · Middle Stage! (Actual Combat Power: Able to clash head-on with the Early Stage Nascent Soul!)
"Phew..."
Lin Que slowly opened his eyes.
His pupils had changed. His left eye held deep purple fire, his right eye held forest-white cold fire, and at the center of his brow was a crimson blood rune.
At this moment, he was like a demon, like a god.
He looked down toward the distance at Ye Nantian, who had lost an arm, was charred all over, and was preparing to flee.
"Patriarch Ye, your fire..."
Lin Que raised his hand. In his palm, a terrifying fire lotus woven of purple, white, and red slowly rotated:
"It tastes pretty good."
"In return, I'll send you on your way."
Swish!
Lin Que disappeared.
Teleportation!
This was a spatial Divine Ability that only those in the Nascent Soul Stage could master, but relying on the explosive power of his Four-colored Golden Core, he forcibly achieved it!
In the next instant.
He appeared above Ye Nantian's head.
The starfall mo dao in his hand, carrying the newly fused three-colored Strange Fire and an Aura that could destroy heaven and earth, slashed down fiercely!
Seven Absolute Blades Tenth Style (Ultimate Prototype)—Flame Hell · Shura!
"No!!!"
Ye Nantian felt the Aura of death. He desperately burned his Nascent Soul, wanting to teleport away.
But... it was too late.
Lin Que's blade was too fast. So fast that space didn't even have time to heal.
Puncture!!
A three-colored blade light pierced through heaven and earth.
Ye Nantian's Nascent Soul body, along with his final scream, was directly... slashed into nothingness by this single blade!
A generation's hero, the Ye Family Patriarch, a Nascent Soul powerhouse.
Fallen!
A rain of blood fell from the sky.
The entire city was deathly silent.
Only that youth, holding a black blade and surrounded by three-colored divine fire, stood in the Void Realm, coldly watching it all.
"Next."
Lin Que turned around, his gaze piercing through layers of void, appearing to look toward the distant Heavenly Demon Cult.
"The game has only just begun."