92: Chapter 92 Nine Flames Unite! Slaying the Heavens!

After returning from the side courtyard, Hun Feng shut himself in his study.

Yun Yun's remark of "Shameless" still echoed in his ears; he wasn't angry, but rather found it somewhat amusing—her ears would turn red whenever she scolded someone, and even though she was furious, she still insisted on maintaining the airs of the Flower Sect leader.

This kind of contrast was more interesting than the straightforward, fiery annoyance of Cao Ying.

However, he currently had no time to coax these two newly arrived beauties.

He had already subdued all nine types of Heavenly Flames, and his Burning Technique had evolved to the Heaven-tier Advanced level, but he was still one step away from the Emperor Realm.

This step could not be crossed by the quantity of Heavenly Flames alone—he needed to completely fuse these Heavenly Flames into one and condense a brand-new flame that belonged solely to him.

In the original story, Xiao Yan relied on the Fire Spirit, Fire Spirit Xiao Yi, to fuse multiple Heavenly Flames into one, eventually obtaining the ancient emperor's inheritance in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode.

Now, Fire Spirit had not been born, but he had the personal guidance of Void Swallowing Flame, and the origins of the nine Heavenly Flames had all been refined; theoretically, he could walk a path different from Xiao Yan's.

He spread out a blank jade slip and picked up a pen to list the core attributes of the nine Heavenly Flames one by one: the purification and scorching heat of Purification Lotus Demon Flame, the deep-sea pressure and extreme cold of Sea Heart Flame, the destructive lightning arcs of Eight Desolation Destruction Flame, the tearing wind blades of Nine Nether Wind Flame, the heavy defense of Turtle Spirit Earth Flame, the area-of-effect burning of Red Lotus Karma Fire, the penetrating power of Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, the resonance power of Golden Emperor Heaven Burning Flame Child Flame, and the swallowing power of Void Devouring Flame Sub-flame.

The nine attributes each had their strengths and weaknesses, complementing and restraining each other.

If they could be completely fused in some way, the power of the new flame would definitely not be a simple superposition of the nine Heavenly Flames.

He pushed open the door of the study and walked straight toward the Hall of Hun Tiandi.

Void Swallowing Flame was in the hall, having transformed into a human shape and leaning lazily against the back of a chair, the black flames at its fingertips dancing in boredom.

Hun Tiandi was not there, nor was Hun Qinger; only Void Swallowing Flame was in the hall.

"Have you decided?" Void Swallowing Flame seemed to have anticipated his arrival, a hint of amusement flashing in its eyes burning with black flames.

"I have. Nine flames as one, using Purification Lotus Demon Flame as the core to fuse the origins of the other eight Heavenly Flames, condensing them into a brand-new flame."

Hun Feng sat down opposite it, his tone calm and determined, "There is no precedent for this path, but I have the harmonizing power of the Heaven-tier Advanced Burning Technique, the bearing capacity of the God-Grade Bloodline, and with Lord Void guarding from the side—it is feasible."

Void Swallowing Flame was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Nine flames as one; this concept was attempted by powerful individuals in the ancient era, but few succeeded."

"The origins of the nine Heavenly Flames are all different, and forcibly fusing them will only cause them to repel each other. Once it goes out of control, the nine Heavenly Flames within you will explode simultaneously, and no one will be able to save you then."

"However, since you have the Burning Technique to harmonize them, the God-Grade Bloodline to bear them, and with me outside using swallowing power to suppress the rioting Heavenly Flames for you, the success rate is at least sixty percent. When will you begin?"

"Now." Hun Feng did things as soon as he decided.

The door of the cultivation chamber slowly closed behind him.

Hun Feng sat cross-legged in the center of the cold jade platform, his hands placed flat on his knees, palms facing upward.

The nine Heavenly Flames within his body were each positioned in his Dantian, slowly circulating along the meridians of the Heaven-tier Advanced Burning Technique.

He did not rush to act; instead, he first adjusted the energy of all the Heavenly Flames to the minimum, letting them enter a semi-dormant state.

Void Swallowing Flame transformed into a ball of black flames and floated behind him, its eyes burning with black flames particularly striking in the darkness.

It did not speak, but simply raised a palm condensed from black flames and gently pressed it against the center of Hun Feng's back.

A stream of extremely pure swallowing power surged through its palm into Hun Feng's body, laying down an extremely thin barrier of black flames around the periphery of the Dantian.

This barrier would not actively suppress the Heavenly Flames, but once any loss of control occurred during the fusion process of the nine Heavenly Flames, it would immediately swallow up any dissipated riotous energy, preventing the Dantian from exploding.

Hun Feng took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

The first step he needed to take was to strip Purification Lotus Demon Flame from the central position of the Dantian and sublimate it into the core of the fusion.

This step had to be extremely careful—Purification Lotus Demon Flame was currently the highest-ranked and most potent in origin among the nine Heavenly Flames, and it was also the only Heavenly Flame that had once possessed complete intelligence.

Although its intelligence had been stripped away by Hun Qinger long ago in the Demon Flame Space, its residual instinctive will was still stronger than the other Heavenly Flames.

Purification Lotus Demon Flame was slowly stripped from the center of the Dantian; the pink flames struggled violently within the meridians, each pulse bringing with it a surge of scorching energy.

Hun Feng forcibly suppressed it using the Burning Technique mental method, pushing it along the meridians toward the center of his chest.

As Purification Lotus Demon Flame gradually moved upward, the originally stable balance of Heavenly Flames in the Dantian began to loosen—Sea Heart Flame and Eight Desolation Destruction Flame were the first to stir, the former instinctively wanting to fill the void left by Purification Lotus Demon Flame, while the latter took the opportunity to try and expand its territory.

Immediately afterward, Nine Nether Wind Flame and Turtle Spirit Earth Flame were also drawn in, and the ink-black wind blades and brown heavy pressure began to wreak havoc in the Dantian.

Just at the moment when the Dantian was about to fall into chaos, the hand Void Swallowing Flame had pressed against the center of Hun Feng's back applied a slight force, and an extremely precise swallowing power surged into the Dantian, swallowing up all the riotous energy that had escaped.

Hun Feng took the opportunity to forcibly press Sea Heart Flame back to the north side and pressed Eight Desolation Destruction Flame back to the south side, while the remaining Heavenly Flames were also pressed back into their original positions one by one by him.

The Dantian regained a brief moment of calm.

Purification Lotus Demon Flame was finally pushed to the center of his chest.

Hun Feng used the Burning Technique mental method to open up a brand-new energy core in his chest, slowly injecting the origin of Purification Lotus Demon Flame into it.

The pink flames burned quietly in the new core, emitting a faint light.

The first step was completed.

But his back was already soaked with cold sweat; although this time his meridians were not repeatedly torn like when he subdued Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, every step was on the edge of all nine Heavenly Flames rioting simultaneously, and the margin for error was extremely low.

He took two deep breaths, opened his eyes, and looked at Void Swallowing Flame beside him.

The black flame humanoid figure still maintained the posture of one hand pressed against the center of his back, nodding slightly at him, signaling to continue.

The second step, fusing Sea Heart Flame into the Purification Lotus core.

The attributes of Sea Heart Flame were diametrically opposed to Purification Lotus Demon Flame—one was extreme heat, the other was extreme cold.

The two attributes repelled each other, and the difficulty of fusion far exceeded his expectations.

Hun Feng slowly guided Sea Heart Flame from the north side of the Dantian toward the core in his chest; when the deep blue flames approached the pink core, they made a harsh sizzling sound, and fine steam constantly erupted at the junction of the two flames.

He carefully injected the origin of Sea Heart Flame into the Purification Lotus core; the two distinct energies of deep blue and pink collided violently within the core, each collision causing the core to shake violently, and even the meridians in his chest developed fine cracks.

A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Hun Feng's mouth, and the hand Void Swallowing Flame had pressed against his back applied force again, swallowing up all the aftermath of the Sea Heart Flame riot, while Hun Feng activated the Burning Technique to forcibly harmonize, grinding and smoothing the two mutually exclusive energies bit by bit.

He did not know how much time had passed, but the deep blue and pink finally stopped fighting.

They found an extremely fragile balance point at the edge of the Purification Lotus core—the scorching heat of Purification Lotus Demon Flame wrapped around the extreme cold of Sea Heart Flame; the two flames canceled each other out and complemented each other, forming a very faint blue-pink dual-colored core.

Hun Feng did not pause; while the core was stable, he guided Eight Desolation Destruction Flame over from the south side of the Dantian.

The dark gold flames, carrying destructive lightning arcs, caused the fragile blue-pink dual-colored core to shake violently the moment they collided with it, and the dark gold lightning arcs darted everywhere inside the core.

He gritted his teeth to stabilize the core, using the Burning Technique mental method to guide the lightning arcs one by one into the purification power of Purification Lotus Demon Flame, wrapping the destructive power layer by layer with scorching high temperatures.

Then came Nine Nether Wind Flame; when the ink-black wind blades merged into the core, they formed a storm-like tearing force, turning the already precarious core upside down.

Hun Feng was almost lying on the cold jade platform, sweat and blood mixing together as they dripped onto the surface, but he stubbornly held on.

He let Purification Lotus Demon Flame absorb the wind blades first, then transferred the purified energy to Sea Heart Flame to cool it down, using this method of nurturing fire with fire and restraining fire with fire to laboriously twist the four Heavenly Flames together.

Next were Turtle Spirit Earth Flame, Red Lotus Karma Fire, Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, and Golden Emperor Heaven Burning Flame Child Flame—brown, red, dark blue, gold; the origins of the four Heavenly Flames were integrated into the core one by one, each integration being an extreme test of will and cultivation.

When the ninth Heavenly Flame—the pitch-black flames of Void Devouring Flame Sub-flame—was injected into the core, the entire cultivation chamber shook violently.

The origins of the nine Heavenly Flames spun crazily in the core, nine-colored lights interweaving and colliding, and the core itself began to show cracks; this was a precursor to the imminent failure of the fusion.

Hun Feng opened his eyes wide, bit his tongue, and sprayed a mouthful of vital blood onto the core.

The vital blood of the God-Grade Bloodline acted like a powerful adhesive, forcibly bonding the origins of the nine Heavenly Flames together.

The nine-colored light spun rapidly in the core, permeated each other, and finally fused with a bang.

An unprecedented, terrifying aura erupted from Hun Feng's body.

The nine Heavenly Flames completely fused into one, transforming into a brand-new flame—blood-red.

That blood-red flame gushed out from the core in his chest and hovered in front of him.

It did not have the pink of Purification Lotus Demon Flame, the blue of Sea Heart Flame, the dark gold of Eight Desolation Destruction Flame, or the ink-black of Nine Nether Wind Flame—it was a pure, scorching blood-red that seemed to have been born from the ancient primordial wilderness.

Yet the aura it emitted contained all the attributes and abilities of the nine Heavenly Flames—the purification power of Purification Lotus Demon Flame, the pressure and extreme cold of Sea Heart Flame, the destructive lightning arcs of Eight Desolation Destruction Flame, the tearing wind blades of Nine Nether Wind Flame, the heavy defense of Turtle Spirit Earth Flame, the area-of-effect burning of Red Lotus Karma Fire, the penetrating power of Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, the resonance power of Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, and the swallowing power of Void Swallowing Flame—all perfectly coexisting within this single blood-red flame.

Hun Feng lowered his head to look at this blood-red flame, and just as he was about to give it a name worthy of this power, the blood-red flame suddenly pulsed violently.

Under the gaze of Hun Feng and Void Swallowing Flame, that ball of blood-red flames began to slowly shrink and deform—first shrinking into a ball the size of a fist, then elongating, separating into limbs and a head, and finally turning into a small person the size of a palm.

Its entire body was a very faint blood-red, its features exquisite, with long hair formed from flames hanging down to its waist, eyes of pure gold, and nine rings of different colored flames floating behind its back.

The small person hovered in front of Hun Feng, curiously sizing him up with those golden eyes, then floated to the side of his cheek and extended a small hand to poke him gently on the face.

A Fire Spirit.

After the fusion of the nine Heavenly Flames, it had actually spontaneously given birth to complete intelligence.

It could freely switch between Fire Spirit form and Heavenly Flame form, was connected to Hun Feng's mind, and could instantly release any skill according to his will.

This ability was even more powerful than the Fire Spirit, Fire Spirit Xiao Yi, of Xiao Yan in the original story—it did not need to charge up, did not need to form seals; as long as Hun Feng had a thought, a nine-colored fire lotus could form in an instant.

Void Swallowing Flame withdrew the hand it had pressed against Hun Feng's back, its eyes burning with black flames lingering on that palm-sized Fire Spirit for a long time, its low voice rarely carrying a hint of praise: "Nine flames as one, spontaneously forming a spirit. This flame is already not inferior to my own main body. Give it a name."

Hun Feng looked at the obediently hovering Fire Spirit in front of him, thought for a moment, condensed a wisp of soul power at his fingertip, and gently tapped it on the Fire Spirit's forehead.

The Fire Spirit closed its golden eyes, and two extremely small blood-red ancient seals slowly emerged on its forehead—Shitian.

The nine Heavenly Flames as one, named Shitian.

Heaven-Slaying Flame, blood-red, the flame of nine flames as one.

He reached out his finger again to gently stroke the small head formed by Heaven-Slaying Flame, his tone carrying a hint of meaning that only he understood: "As for you—let's call you Xiaofan."

A trace of almost imperceptible doubt flashed in the black flame eyes of Void Swallowing Flame, and it was silent for a moment before asking what profound meaning this name had.

Hun Feng withdrew his finger, his golden eyes meeting the black flame eyes, and he said softly, "Nothing, just to commemorate someone from a long time ago."