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"Jiji!"
Upon hearing this, the man with the black flames let out a few strange cries, then his entire body was wreathed in flames as he moved through space with ghostly speed, effectively sealing off all the space around Ye Chen...
Strands of black fire spread out, trapping Ye Chen like a prison.
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone; no one had expected that this strange Void Devouring Flame could attack on its own.
It should be noted that the Void Devouring Flame in Hunfeng's hands back then required him to control it, which is the norm for all strange flames nowadays. Therefore, seeing the current scene is quite unexpected for everyone.
"It tastes so delicious..."
Black flames writhed, and the enormous human face reappeared in front of Ye Chen, shrilly and cackling, "Be a good girl and be devoured by me!"
Ye Chen remained calm as he watched everything unfold, but when he heard that the black flame could actually speak, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"It seems that Soul Extinction has had you for quite some time now, and has actually cultivated you to this level..."
The so-called "sub-fire" is the flame that differentiates from the original fire.
This seed fire possesses some of the abilities of the primordial fire, but its power is much weaker. In a sense, it can be considered a clone of a different kind of fire...
However, separating the sub-fire is not an easy task, and only a very few different fires can accomplish it.
The Pure Lotus Demon Flame might have had this ability in the past, but it did not do so, because separating the clone would also separate its own power, and the main body would also be weakened.
However, the Void Devouring Flame has been in the possession of the Soul Clan for countless years. It is likely that many of its offspring were separated back then, and with the Soul Clan's full support, even these offspring have grown remarkably.
"Unfortunately, a child fire is still a child fire. No matter how powerful it is cultivated, it can never compare to the primordial fire. So, if you want to devour me, you're still far from it..."
As soon as he finished speaking, milky white flames began to emanate from Ye Chen's body. In an instant, these flames completely condensed into a human figure, which then split off from Ye Chen's body.
"How arrogant! Just obediently become my nourishment..."
Perhaps sensing Ye Chen's disdain, the black flames with the human face let out an angry scream, and then a terrifying devouring force suddenly erupted from the surrounding space, pulling the milky white fire shadow beside Ye Chen towards its mouth...
Ye Chen frowned, but made no move.
Because just now, Jing had fully revealed her form.
The Lotus Demon Fire expressed a strong fighting spirit to itself.
The Pure Lotus Demon Flame and the Void Black Flame are ranked third and second, respectively. However, it is impossible to definitively say which is stronger and more terrifying.
Now that we have this rare opportunity, although the other party is only a sub-flame of the Void Devouring Flame, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame has also not grown to its peak, so the two can only be considered to be evenly matched.
"Blow it up!"
A cold, angry voice rang out, and a milky-white sea of fire suddenly spread across the sky...
The black flame prison formed by the Void Black Flame was forcibly shattered, and then the milky white flames reversed and turned into an even larger flame prison, which instead trapped the giant face of the Void Black Flame.
"This……"
The sudden reversal left everyone speechless.
Only then did the others remember that this Danta Guild Master had previously obtained the Pure Lotus Demon Flame!
Although the Void Devouring Flame ranks second on the list of strange flames, it is only one place higher than the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Moreover, what is here now is only a sub-flame of the Void Devouring Flame. So it is normal for it to be suppressed when it encounters the primordial flame of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame...
At this moment, within the milky-white cage of flames, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, who bore a striking resemblance to Ye Chen, wielded the Fire Demon Halberd and swept it across the face of the ethereal black flame figure, instantly shattering the face.
"You bastard, how dare you hurt me?!"
The feeling of almost collapsing from within his body caused a look of terror to appear on his face.
Although he didn't think the flames opposite him were stronger than his own, the fire spirit of the other party was obviously more perfect, which meant that the strength the other party could exert was much greater than that of him, a guy with only one face.
Moreover, the current Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's strength has hardly been weakened compared to before, and it has also received various combat techniques and experience from Ye Chen, which are incomparable to the Void Black Flame that only has one face...
Moreover, when Ye Chen was refining and separating the original Soul Wind's sub-flame, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame had also contributed a lot, so he was very skilled at it.
Jinglian grabbed the enormous face of the Void Devouring Flame with her palm, and a torrent of milky-white flames erupted from her palm, completely enveloping the Void Devouring Flame.
"You...you actually dared to refine me! You're courting death!"
This obvious action immediately filled the man's face with fear, but he still shouted sternly.
Over the years, it had never seen anything that could resist its devouring power, but this time, its proud and strange ability was completely rendered useless.
The moment the Pure Lotus was activated, Hun Miesheng's expression changed drastically.
"Oh no! The connection with Zi Huo has been lost? What exactly happened inside?"
Clearly, what he considered his last trump card was ineffective against Ye Chen, and was even directly suppressed by the opponent's strange fire...
This was completely unexpected by Hun Miesheng.
"Didn't he just subdue the Pure Lotus Demon Flame? How could he be using it so skillfully now, and with such terrifying power?"
This is absolutely illogical!
Ye Chen sneered, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said in a cold voice, "It seems the battle of the strange fires will soon be decided... then let's not waste any more time!"
Soul Extinction: "...!"
To Hun Miesheng's astonishment, Ye Chen, whom he had assumed was nearing his end, suddenly unleashed three more terrifying attacks identical to the previous ones, each carrying immense power as they hurtled towards him!
Chapter 509 The True Purpose of the Soul Palace
Seeing that Soul Extinction and Void Devouring Flame were about to be suppressed and refined by the other party, the Soul Palace finally couldn't hold back any longer.
The Soul Demon Elder and several other Soul Clan Battle Saints exchanged glances, then almost simultaneously burst forth. The strongest among them, the Soul Demon Elder, charged towards the Void Devouring Flame, which was being refined by the Pure Lotus, while the rest charged towards Soul Extinction...
Yes, it's clear that for the Soul Clan, the Void Devouring Flame is significantly more important than Soul Extinction, the Soul Palace Master.
"Hmph! You dare to interfere? Do you really think we're all alone?!"
Zi Yan snorted coldly, a strong killing intent flashing across her pretty face.
A pair of golden wings appeared on his back, making the Dragon Emperor appear even more powerful and noble...
Then, with a gentle flap of her wings, Zi Yan arrived beside one of the Soul Clan Battle Saints who was charging towards Ye Chen, and then slammed down with a punch!
"What……?!"
The Soul Clan Battle Saint had no time to react; the next moment, a fist pierced through his chest...
"Damn it, get out of the way!"
The remaining few were so terrified by Zi Yan that they forgot all about rescuing Hun Miesheng. They wished their parents had given them more legs and used every ounce of strength they had to run away for their lives...
Unfortunately, Zi Yan, who had been patiently enduring for a long time, was not about to let them off so easily. Her figure flashed repeatedly, appearing next to different people each time, and then she would throw a punch!
A group of Dou Sheng with less than three stars were no match for the raging Dragon Emperor. In the blink of an eye, three Soul Clan Dou Sheng had already fallen at Zi Yan's hands.
However, the remaining few, taking advantage of the brief time bought by their comrades' sacrifices, had already vanished without a trace...
As for Qinglin, Xiaoyixian, and the others, it's not that they didn't take action.
Zi Yan's speed was simply too fast, and those Soul Clan Battle Saints collapsed too quickly. Before they could even make a move, they had already been routed by Zi Yan, and they couldn't even catch up.
As for the Soul Demon Elder who wanted to rescue the Void Devouring Flame Child Fire, he was directly stopped by Candle Elder. After exchanging a few blows, seeing that there was no chance to rescue Child Fire, and that the others were almost all killed, the Soul Demon Elder dared not linger any longer. Despite taking a palm strike from Candle Elder, he also tore through space and escaped...
"Alright, stop chasing."
Looking at Soul Extinction, which he had already reduced to a bloody mist, Ye Chen frowned slightly.
Because he realized that his attack didn't seem to annihilate the opponent's soul, but rather that the opponent had sacrificed their physical body to shield them from the disaster, disappearing silently...
"These guys who toy with souls really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves..."
As for Qing Lin and the others who wanted to chase after the scattered Soul Clan experts, Ye Chen stopped them in time.
"You all, go find the Heavenly Palace first and level it!"
After receiving Ye Chen's order, Xuan Kongzi, Qing Lin, Su Lingyin, and others led a large force into the Jue Tian Mountains...
As for Ye Chen, he turned his gaze to the milky white cage of flames in the sky.
At this moment, Zi Yan, still somewhat unsatisfied, returned. Looking at Ye Chen in the sky, she flashed to his side and glanced at Jing Lian, who was manipulating flames outside the cage. She asked curiously, "Big brother, is this guy really the Pure Lotus Demon Flame? Why is he still in this form? Oh, no, now he looks more like you, big brother..."
According to Ziyan's reasoning
Explanation: After refining the origin of the strange fire, shouldn't the original flame spirit be destroyed?
Judging from the violent nature that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame had previously displayed, it was definitely not the kind of creature that would willingly be refined by others...
Ye Chen smiled lightly and briefly recounted how he subdued the Pure Lotus Demon Flame with the help of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, without concealing the fact that he preserved the spirit body of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.
"Is this... just erasing memories?"
Zi Yan's beautiful brows furrowed slightly, as if she were somewhat worried.
"But if the Pure Lotus Demon Saint has some kind of conspiracy, could it cause other unexpected events to occur to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame in the future? Or even if the Pure Lotus Demon Saint didn't leave behind any methods, could the Pure Lotus Demon Flame recall its past memories?"
This isn't impossible...
However, Ye Chen shook his head, patted the girl's little hand, and said, "Don't worry, I've thought of all that you mentioned, but it will absolutely not happen!"
You must understand, this thing's origin lies within my own Star Essence Space. Moreover, I've imprinted my mark deep within its soul. If this Purifying Lotus Demon Flame were to cause any disturbance, I could annihilate its entire spiritual body in an instant with just a thought...
"Yes, as long as you know what I mean, big brother." Zi Yan smiled broadly as she felt the warmth from the other person's hand.
While the two were talking, the refining of the Void Devouring Flame was already coming to an end.
Ye Chen could clearly sense that Jing Lian had become stronger. Perhaps after fully absorbing this seed fire, Jing Lian could directly break through to the six-star Dou Sheng level.
"I'm going back to digest this energy first..." After saying this to Ye Chen, Jinglian transformed into milky white flames and then merged into Ye Chen's body.
However, before leaving, Jinglian gave Ye Chen a black bead...
Within this bead, Ye Chen sensed a devouring power capable of even swallowing souls.
"This feeling... is this the power of the Devouring Spirit Clan's bloodline...?"
The properties of this black bead are exactly the same as the Devouring Spirit Clan bloodline power that Ye Chen gave to Su Lingyin before. However, compared to the latter, this black bead is obviously stronger!
"Hmm, not bad. Let's give this to Su Lingyin later to enhance her bloodline power."
In this way, it seems that I am getting closer and closer to personally nurturing a member of the Devouring Spirit Royal Bloodline...
Next, Ye Chen also arrived inside the Heavenly Palace.
However, what annoyed him was that the amount of soul essence stored in this Heavenly Palace was less than what he had originally obtained, clearly indicating that it had been consumed by someone else...
Considering how quickly Soul Extinction was able to recover from the injuries it sustained in the Demon Flame Space, the reason seems quite obvious.
"That damned Soul Extinction wasted so much of his soul essence! I should have killed him back in the Demon Flame Space!"
What puzzled Ye Chen was why the Soul Clan hadn't sent anyone stronger to oversee Soul Extinction.
He was originally prepared for a bloody battle with the Soul Palace, but he never expected it to end like this... So, where did the Soul Clan's experts go?
The next moment, Ye Chen learned of the Soul Clan's scheme...
"Guild Master! News just came from the Starfall Pavilion that when Pavilion Master Yao Chen and his group were destroying the Human Palace, they were ambushed by a powerful member of the Soul Clan..."
"Xiao Yan? The Soul Clan's target this time is actually him?!" Ye Chen was suddenly shocked, then realized.
Chapter 510 Xiao Yan Loses the Jade
The matter itself is simple; however, the situation is somewhat complicated.
The incident unfolded as follows: during Xiao Yan's attack on the Human Palace, Xiao Yan was ambushed by a powerful member of the Soul Clan...
It is said that the attacker endured a blow from Xiao Chen's axe before attacking Xiao Yan. In the end, Xiao Yan was severely injured and fell into a coma, while the attacker was almost cleaved in two by Xiao Chen's axe before barely escaping.
Although the visitor did not explain why the Soul Clan did this, Ye Chen thought about it for a moment and had a most likely guess in mind.
"Hehe, it seems that the Soul Clan really has a clear objective this time, daring to withstand Xiao Chen's axe head-on..." Ye Chen couldn't help but chuckle softly.
It should be noted that Xiao Chen was a renowned powerhouse of the Xiao clan a thousand years ago. Under his Three Heaven-Opening Axes, countless souls at the Dou Sheng level perished.
By simply withstanding an axe blow with his bare body, even a six-star Dou Sheng would likely be left with half a life...
Did the Soul Clan go to such great lengths just to attack Xiao Yan?
Of course this is impossible!
"The only thing that could make the Soul Clan willing to use Soul Extinction, the Soul Palace Master, as bait, and send a six-star Dou Sheng expert to launch a sneak attack, is probably the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade of the Xiao family..."
The Soul Hall's primary reason for capturing Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan, was for the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. However, they didn't expect that this guy would be so cunning as to entrust such an important item to his own son.
In the original story, the Soul Clan never took Xiao Yan seriously, and even after he had already gained fame in the Central Plains, the Soul Palace still tolerated his continued growth...