Chapter 1238 - 588: Nine Netherworld Water (Part 3)
Chapter 1238: Chapter 588: Nine Netherworld Water (Part 3)
In an instant!
The black fire dragon dove down, opened its maw, swallowed the flames and the Rule Seed in one gulp, then immediately withdrew!
At the very moment it withdrew, the space healed.
"Got it!"
Xiaoqi finally relaxed inside. If Father hadn’t acted and shattered the spatial barrier, with just him alone, even if he somehow found it, he wouldn’t have been able to take it out.
And the instant the Netherworld Ghost Fire appeared, the demonic flame lunged at it like a ravenous wolf.
Though it had no form, Chen Xuan could clearly feel its excitement and greed.
Xiaoqi knew it was burning with anxiety. After taking out the Rule Seed, he asked, "You can handle this yourself, right?"
"Of course!"
The demonic flame swallowed the Netherworld Ghost Fire in one gulp!
"Boom!"
A surging aura spewed out, and in the next moment the demonic flame wobbled all over the place in the air, like a drunk burly man staggering along.
"The two sides are fighting over control!"
"It’s fine!"
"There shouldn’t be any major problem!"
He could already see the demonic flame had the upper hand, but to fully devour the Netherworld Ghost Fire, it would still need some time.
"Mm."
Xiaoqi nodded, then sat down cross-legged. The seed sank into his forehead and then entered his sea of consciousness.
Having already grasped twenty percent of the Rule of Fire, he found this comprehension work easy and smooth.
As he comprehended.
The black flames filling the sky slowly weakened.
"Looks like the Rule Seed is the source of these flames."
Chen Xuan roughly understood.
No wonder he had sensed earlier that this Rule Seed had a faint connection with these flames.
Three days later!
The already dwindling black flames vanished with a boom, and Xiaoqi slowly opened his eyes.
Chen Xuan actually saw two flame imprints in his eyes.
Not only that, the aura on his body had grown even thicker and more substantial.
"Father!"
Xiaoqi stood up and called out.
"How much have you mastered?"
"Thirty percent!"
As he spoke, he lifted his head to look upward. The white flames, like a white ring, encircled the mountain.
"Those white flames seem a bit cold."
Flames... feeling cold?
They really did. The moment all the black flames disappeared, that bone-chilling cold had spread all the way here.
"Boom!"
"Crack, crack..."
The space looked as if it was being torn apart, with fine spatial fissures appearing one after another, only to instantly recover.
At this time, the demonic flame had turned as black as ink.
"I’ve evolved!"
The demonic flame could hardly suppress its excitement. It had lived so long it had almost forgotten what time was.
After having long given up, it never expected to actually evolve.
"What did you evolve into?"
Chen Xuan was curious. With it this excited, just what kind of flame was it?
"Heaven-Burning Fire!"
At that moment, the demonic flame condensed into a human shape, a tiny little black man. When it said those four words, its expression was full of pride.
What a big mouth!
Chen Xuan couldn’t help but laugh. Heaven-Burning Fire, it sure dared to talk big!
"You don’t believe me?"
The demonic flame immediately grew dissatisfied.
"Smack!"
Xiaoqi slapped it the moment he made a move. "This is my father, watch your mouth!"
Presumptuous!
Even he didn’t dare use that tone; this thing was turning the heavens upside down.
After taking that slap, the demonic flame instantly became much more well‑behaved. After all, its life and death lay between Xiaoqi’s thoughts.
"Alright, head up."
Chen Xuan didn’t care about this, instead patting Xiaoqi’s shoulder. "Be careful! Father will head down first. If anything happens, contact Lin Xi."
"Got it, Father."
Xiaoqi nodded, then flew toward that ring of white flames with the demonic flame in tow.
Chen Xuan stood there, then turned and left after a moment.
When he returned above and below.
Qin Ying immediately came up to him and asked, "Everything alright now?"
"Mm."
Chen Xuan nodded, then looked at Lin Xi. "Many thanks, Miss Lin."
"No need."
Lin Xi spat out the two words, not even opening her eyes.
She had helped, but the dislike she felt for Chen Xuan in her heart was still the same as ever.
Besides, she was also helping herself.
...
...
"So cold!"
The moment Xiaoqi stepped into the range of the white flames, he felt a bone‑piercing chill that made him involuntarily shiver.
In an instant!
A layer of black flames surfaced over his whole body, wrapping him up, only then isolating that biting cold.
"How do you feel about these white flames?"
Xiaoqi asked.
"Profound Ice Cold Fire!"
Only now could it finally be sure.
Called fire, yet it was extreme cold. If one could say the Heaven-Burning Fire could burn everything, then the Profound Ice Cold Fire could freeze everything.
It could even freeze Divine Souls.
"Let’s find it first!"
The Rule of Fire instantly spread out in all directions, searching for the Profound Ice Cold Fire.
Compared to before, this time Xiaoqi found it without the slightest effort.
"Let’s go!"
Boy and flame vanished from where they stood in an instant.
A moment later.
Xiaoqi saw the Profound Ice Cold Fire at the center of a spring.
"Nine Netherworld Water!"
The moment it saw the spring, the demonic flame cried out in shock, its eyes filled with dread.
"Explain in detail!"
Xiaoqi frowned. Nine Netherworld Water—just the name sounded intimidating, but he couldn’t see anything strange about this spring. Instead, wisps of mist drifted above its surface, making it look dreamlike.
"Legend has it the Nine Netherworld Water is related to the very first wisp of cold qi between heaven and earth."
Then it looked at Xiaoqi, its expression grave. "That wisp of cold qi froze countless ancient Demons into ice and destroyed innumerable Realms!"
"Later, it’s said that it encountered the first wisp of flame between heaven and earth."
But here, it stopped.
"And then?"
Xiaoqi immediately asked.
"I don’t know. I don’t have those memories. It’s like they were erased."
The demonic flame shook its head.
After evolving into Heaven-Burning Fire, some memories had appeared in its mind, though it didn’t know where they came from.
"Is that so..."
Xiaoqi’s brows knit tightly together. Then his gaze shifted to the white Profound Ice Cold Fire at the center of the spring.
Then a strand of the Rule of Fire appeared in his hand, turning into a long whip.
He lashed out with a single whip!
"Zzzzz..."