Dragon-Marked War God

The longer it went on, the uglier Jiang Chen’s face became. The Azure Lotus Sapphire Starfire was gradually being assimilated by the Hell Karmic Fire, and a sensation of their souls being burned appeared in the hearts of Jiang Chen and Red Lotus.

“This can’t go on.”

Jiang Chen’s face grew grimmer and grimmer. Even the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus was powerless, and the Azure Lotus Sapphire Starfire was being assimilated by the Hell Karmic Fire too. And this was with the Hell Karmic Fire not even having produced a fire spirit. If a fire spirit appeared to oppose Jiang Chen and Red Lotus, they might be reduced to ashes in an instant.

“Are we really going to die?”

Red Lotus looked at Jiang Chen silently and murmured. She was not afraid of death, because Jiang Chen was with her. But not even having seen her own father once left her heart somewhat unwilling.

“As long as I’m here, I absolutely won’t let you die.”

Jiang Chen said with a serious face. But the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda had already become scorching hot. Even staying inside the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, their situation grew more difficult by the moment.

This time, Jiang Chen put both the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Myriad Qi Cauldron over himself as well. The terrifying Hell Karmic Fire gradually began to recede. At least the two of them could no longer feel the mad, scorching heat from before.

However, as time passed second by second, Jiang Chen still felt the formless, shapeless Hell Karmic Fire continuously devouring them. Even three layers of protection could hardly guarantee the safety of Jiang Chen and Red Lotus.

The Hell Karmic Fire arose from the heart. The corners of Jiang Chen’s and Red Lotus’s mouths were full of bitterness. They both knew how terrifying this Hell Karmic Fire was. Now even three layers of protection could hardly withstand the Hell Karmic Fire’s assault. Jiang Chen already felt himself on the edge of life and death.

For a time, the two had no way out. They could only keep holding on, keep standing firm, keep struggling, swearing not to give up even a sliver of hope of survival.

But the Hell Karmic Fire was destroying their will to live, bit by bit!

…

Outside the Heavenly Dragon Prison, Fen Gudong had rested for a day. At this moment, he was finally ready to begin the path of refining the Hell Karmic Fire.

“A hundred million Heavenly Flame Crystals already hold seventy to eighty percent of this Hell Karmic Fire. Devouring it will be effortless.”

Fen Gudong said proudly.

“Brother Fen will surely succeed.”

Niu Tianlang said quietly.

Fen Gudong glanced at Niu Tianlang and said flatly,

“I know you may be unwilling. Don’t worry, I won’t take this Hell Karmic Fire from you for nothing. Reshaping the bodies of your two brothers is on me. With me refining their bodies, they will definitely be able to live again. Moreover, when I unify the Ghost Pill Sect in the future, that will only be the beginning. Once the Hell Karmic Fire and the Myriad Qi Cauldron are both fused in my hands, I won’t pay any attention to the whole Central Region Divine Land. By then, whether it’s the Wudan Hall or the Futu Pagoda, I’ll kill them all without mercy.”

Fen Gudong’s words made Niu Tianlang tremble. He knew Fen Gudong’s ambition was to control the entire Central Region Divine Land. Even if he himself could not be invincible under heaven, being below one man and above ten thousand would still be quite a good thing.

“Tianlang thanks Brother Fen here. When Brother Fen raises his banner in the future, Tianlang will surely follow at your side and swear loyalty to you to the death, with no second heart.”

Niu Tianlang’s face lit up. There is no gain without loss. He believed Fen Gudong would absolutely not treat him badly, because Fen Gudong still needed his help to subdue the Ghost Pill Sect.

“Very good.”

Fen Gudong nodded and walked slowly toward the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Dragon Prison’s purgatory, an extremely cold look flashing in his eyes.

“Jiang Chen should have turned to flying ash by now. Under the Hell Karmic Fire, no one can hide. Even a Great Emperor Realm expert is no exception. Under the Hell Karmic Fire, I’m afraid even he would lose a layer of skin.”

Fen Gudong sneered. Opposing him was simply Jiang Chen seeking his own death.

“Brother Fen is wise, haha. That Jiang Chen has probably long since turned to flying ash. It’s just the Myriad Qi Cauldron—”

Niu Tianlang could not help saying.

“Don’t worry. The might of the Myriad Qi Cauldron is absolutely beyond your imagination. Even a Great Emperor Realm expert can’t destroy it. Of all time, it is one of the ten most powerful divine weapons of the primordial era. How could it be so vulnerable? Hmph.”

Fen Gudong said confidently.

Niu Tianlang drew in a cold breath, his face grave.

One of the ten great divine weapons of all time! That title was truly frightening. Not even a Great Emperor Realm expert could destroy it. How powerful must it be? Niu Tianlang had no way of knowing, but clearly this Fen Gudong knew the Myriad Qi Cauldron like the back of his hand.

“Guard me. I’m going to begin devouring the Hell Karmic Fire. Nothing must go wrong.”

Fen Gudong said, looking at the hundred million Heavenly Flame Crystals in his storage ring. They were all karmic fire origin. Once he devoured these seventy to eighty percent of the karmic fire origin, subduing the Hell Karmic Fire would be as easy as drinking water.

Fen Gudong sat cross-legged. The Heavenly Flame Crystals in his hands kept fusing together and he kept devouring them. That extremely violent karmic fire origin made Fen Gudong very grave, not daring to be the least bit careless. After all, the terror of this Hell Karmic Fire was nothing ordinary.

Fen Gudong knew very well that these Heavenly Flame Crystals were ownerless things and could not affect him in the slightest. Bit by bit, the Heavenly Flame Crystals were devoured and refined by Fen Gudong, and in the end, the origin of the Hell Karmic Fire was drawn into his body step by step.

Another day passed, and Fen Gudong finally drew all the karmic fire origin into his body and refined it completely. At this moment, he felt his strength had become extremely powerful. With boundless Hell Karmic Fire origin in hand, he was even more confident about devouring the Hell Karmic Fire’s origin spirit next.

Although he had obtained seventy to eighty percent of the Hell Karmic Fire’s origin power, without the origin spirit all of it would be in vain. So Fen Gudong had gone to all this trouble precisely to obtain the origin spirit. With the origin spirit, he could completely control the Hell Karmic Fire, killing gods who blocked him and buddhas who stood in his way!

“Whoo—”

Fen Gudong let out a long breath of turbid air. His face was extremely grave, and a barely noticeable smile curled at the corner of his mouth. At this moment, the surging Hell Karmic Fire in his body had already begun to spew out. But if he did not obtain the Hell Karmic Fire’s origin, the Hell Karmic Fire in his body would one day be used up. The spirit of the Hell Karmic Fire was what would make it inexhaustible for him.

“Now, let’s see who can stop me! Hahaha!”

Fen Gudong let out a long cry, his eyes sharp. He strode forward and leapt straight into the eighteenth level of purgatory.