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Xiao Ling chose to engage in a direct soul battle with the Void Devouring Flame because he had absolute confidence in his own soul cultivation.

His spiritual power is currently at the half-step Divine Palace Realm. Although he has not truly reached the true Divine Palace Realm, his spiritual power is still several times stronger than that of a Divine Palace Realm soul.

In contrast, while Void Devouring Flame's soul was indeed powerful, barely reaching the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm and the peak of the Half-Step Emperor Realm, it ultimately failed to cross that crucial threshold of the Emperor Realm. The difference between the two was already like heaven and earth.

Therefore, Xiao Ling was confident of victory in this battle of souls.

Secondly, he didn't want to leave any future troubles.

If one forcibly refines something while the Void Devouring Flame retains its complete consciousness, the remaining intelligence of the other party is very likely to backfire, interfering with or even polluting the original consciousness of one's own strange fire.

By completely defeating and erasing their will through a battle of souls, this risk can be eliminated at its root.

As for the secrets known to the Void Devouring Flame after occupying the Soul Palace for countless years, the Soul Clan's layout, and the hidden secrets of the soul's origin, Xiao Ling can extract them all from the scattered fragments of the soul after destroying its consciousness.

This approach is both safe and secure, and leaves no hidden dangers, making it the most perfect choice.

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Within the world of consciousness lies an endless, pure white space. Here, there are no constraints of the laws of heaven and earth, no clamor of battle qi and strange fires, only pure soul power flowing within, forming a void-devouring space of consciousness.

When Xiao Ling's condensed soul figure stepped into this space, the Void Devouring Flame's consciousness suddenly froze, and its face, formed from black flames, instantly sank to the bottom, filled with disbelief and horror.

He never expected that Xiao Ling's soul power would be so formidable!
Previously, outside, he only sensed that Xiao Ling's soul power far surpassed that of his peers, but he never expected that it had reached the level of an Emperor-level soul.

Looking at himself, even though his soul power had reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, he was still stuck outside the threshold of the Emperor Realm soul. The gap between the two had already crossed an insurmountable chasm.

"I never expected... not only is your cultivation so powerful, but your soul power has also broken through the Emperor Realm barrier. It's truly unbelievable!"

The voice of the Void Devouring Flame was hoarse and shrill, filled with extreme resentment and rage. Dark flames surged around him, each wisp exuding a ferocious, man-eating power.

But in this pure white space of consciousness, his strange fire lost its violent devouring power from the outside and transformed into pure soul flames, locking onto the approaching Xiao Ling.

"However, you dare to attempt to intrude into my consciousness space and engage in a soul duel with me? You are truly extremely presumptuous!"

The Void Devouring Flame's eyes flashed with a chilling light, its hideous face twisted and deformed, and it roared, word by word, "You will pay the most terrible price for your arrogance and conceit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Void Devouring Flame raised his hand and made a sudden move.

In an instant, this pure white space of consciousness underwent a dramatic change!
The once clear and pristine white void was instantly swallowed up by the boundless, pitch-black flames, as if splashed with ink.

That was the soul flame transformed from the origin of the Void Devouring Flame. Each wisp of black flame carried a domineering will to devour heaven and earth, surging towards Xiao Ling like a tide. Wherever it passed, spatial ripples surged, and even the pure white background was corroded and sizzled.

The space of consciousness is the absolute domain of the Void Devouring Flame!
Here, his soul power is enhanced by the source of space, increasing its power several times over. Although Xiao Ling's soul power is strong, he is ultimately residing in a temporary place and cannot unleash his full strength.

Thinking of this, the expression on Void Devouring Flame's face became even more cruel. The pitch-black flames condensed wildly, turning into thousands of man-eating fire blades and fire whips, sweeping towards Xiao Ling like a tidal wave, determined to completely burn this guy who had invaded his consciousness territory into nothingness!

"Heh, you think you can't do anything to me without using your fighting spirit? You're really dreaming."

Xiao Ling's consciousness stood in the pure white void, a cold smile slowly curving his lips. Before he finished speaking, his vast spiritual power, as boundless as a starry sea, suddenly erupted, and invisible soul fluctuations swept across the entire space like a tsunami.

The next instant, a majestic phantom of a soul materialized from his body and hovered behind him.

The phantom was identical to Xiao Ling, but it was ten thousand feet tall, surrounded by dazzling silver-white soul light, and every inch of it exuded a terrifying pressure beyond the Emperor Realm.

"Destroy them!"

The illusory figure raised its hand and struck out with a palm. Silver-white soul light condensed in the palm into a giant palm that pierced through the heavens and earth, carrying an overwhelming and domineering force, and directly struck the Void Devouring Flame opposite it!
At the same time, the devouring black flames that swept in from all directions were suddenly frozen in mid-air as they approached within ten feet of Xiao Ling.

The pitch-black flames surged wildly, yet they could not move forward even a fraction of an inch, only hissing in place, scorching the very space around them and causing distorted ripples.

"This……"

Upon seeing this, Void Devouring Flame's expression changed drastically. A look of shock spread across his face, which was formed from black flames. He never imagined that Xiao Ling's soul power was so formidable, capable of directly imprisoning his strange fire with his spiritual power!

Xiao Ling hovered in mid-air, watching the Void Devouring Flame's shocked and enraged expression, his mockery deepening. He slowly raised a finger towards the other, his voice indifferent yet carrying an undeniable authority, echoing in the pure white space of consciousness:
"This is the essential difference between an Emperor-level soul and a Heaven-level soul! You know nothing about the true power of an Emperor-level being; you are truly utterly ignorant!"

"Today, you will obediently contribute all your value and become the most crucial piece of the puzzle on my path to becoming a Dou Di!"

Without giving the Void Devouring Flame any room to retaliate or struggle, Xiao Ling's giant soul palm had already landed fiercely.

An overwhelming and unparalleled pressure swept across, instantly engulfing the ethereal, flame-devouring consciousness. With just a single palm strike, his already unstable consciousness was utterly shattered, his dark soul flames scattered in all directions, and his aura suddenly weakened.

Xiao Ling had no intention of delaying at all. His violent spiritual power surged out from his palm like a burst dam, directly penetrating into the disintegrating consciousness of the Void Devouring Flame, forcibly invading and crushing his soul's origin.

In an instant, Void Devouring Flame felt an excruciating pain explode from the depths of his soul, as if thousands of steel needles were simultaneously piercing and tearing at his original consciousness.

"Aaaaaah—!!"

A piercing scream echoed through his consciousness. He could no longer maintain his previous arrogance; his entire consciousness twisted violently, utterly engulfed in despair and fear, and began to plead and scream desperately:
"Stop... Let me go! I beg you, please let me go!"

Whatever you want to know, I can tell you! I know countless secrets left behind by the ancient emperor Tuoshe. With my help, you will surely be able to find the ancient emperor's inheritance and become the only Dou Di in the past ten thousand years of this Dou Qi Continent!
I know everything about the Soul Emperor's plans, his trump cards, and his strategy to break through to the Emperor Realm!
From this day forward, I am willing to serve you, follow your lead, and never dare to rebel!
"Just leave me a sliver of consciousness, don't completely obliterate me, I'll do anything! Please... please spare my life!"

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I don't accept your suggestion."

Xiao Ling's expression was cold, his voice indifferent as ice, without the slightest emotion, "I have my own ways to make you spill all the secrets you know, why do you need to feign submission?"

"Void Devouring Flame, you are inherently tyrannical and devour your master, committing evil for a thousand years, slaughtering cultivators, and devouring the souls of countless living beings. Your hands are already stained with blood. You are the most heinous and wicked scourge on the Dou Qi Continent! Keeping you alive will only continue to bring chaos to the world! Today, I, Xiao Ling, will act on behalf of Heaven to slay this evil seed and restore a bright and clear world to this land!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ling's eyes flashed with a fierce light, showing no mercy whatsoever. His spiritual power surged suddenly, pouring into the Void Devouring Flame's consciousness with an even more violent and domineering attitude!
Hearing Xiao Ling's righteous and stern rebuke, the Void Devouring Flame was so angry that its soul fire almost exploded. The overwhelming resentment and rage in its heart almost overwhelmed its reason. It wanted to curse loudly and retaliate wildly, but only broken sobs could be heard from its throat. It could not utter a single word.

His consciousness was already on the verge of collapse, his entire body and soul were wracked with excruciating pain, and he had completely lost control of himself. He could only watch helplessly as his original consciousness was crushed and obliterated bit by bit in boundless pain and despair...

Intense white light spread wildly from the depths of the Void Devouring Flame's consciousness, the final burst of the soul's essence before its collapse, which had been forcibly crushed.

The light grew brighter and brighter, like stars exploding in a cage, gushing out wildly along the cracks that spread across the surface of his consciousness, illuminating the entire pure white space of his consciousness with intense light.

His consciousness cracked inch by inch, the dark soul fire peeled off and dissipated, and his originally ferocious outline twisted and shattered in the bright light. Shocking cracks covered his entire body, and uncontrollable soul light burst forth from every crack, and a sense of shattering overwhelmed him.

In the instant before his consciousness completely dissipated, Void Flame used its last remaining will to let out a heart-wrenching roar filled with endless resentment and unwillingness:

"I'm not reconciled—!!"

"My plan was almost complete... I'm not satisfied!"

Before the roar subsided, his entire consciousness exploded in the intense light.

The countless fragments of soul light and black flames disintegrated together, turning into countless tiny specks of light that slowly drifted away in the space of consciousness.

The Void Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Strange Flame Ranking, had its consciousness completely extinguished at this point.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ling's lips curled up slightly.

With a thought, his vast spiritual power swept out, gently yet irresistibly gathering and converging all the scattered fragments of consciousness and soul particles.

Although Xiao Ling had forcibly shattered the consciousness of the Void Devouring Flame with his mental power, breaking it into countless tiny fragments of the soul, which might be useless to others, Xiao Ling found these things extremely useful.

After collecting all the fragments, Xiao Ling did not linger. With a flick of his consciousness, he exited the pure white space of consciousness.

The next moment, outside, Xiao Ling, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and a look of joy flashed across his face.

Xiao Ling slowly withdrew his spiritual power, his eyes slightly dimming. The next moment, he raised his hand and summoned the Myriad Soul Banner, which flew out of his storage ring. The banner was as black as ink, and countless souls wailed and surged on its tassels, exuding a terrifying pressure that suppressed souls.

With a flick of his finger, the fragments of the Void Devouring Flame soul he had just collected surged forth from his spiritual power like countless points of light, directly absorbed by the banner. The Myriad Souls Banner hummed and trembled, and the thousands of souls within it seemed to sense this supreme treasure, churning wildly.

"Go, devour it."

Immediately, Xiao Ling summoned the strongest Soul Slave within the Myriad Soul Banner and ordered it to devour all the soul fragments of the Void Devouring Flame.

As the Soul Slave opened its mouth and inhaled, fragments of the Void Devouring Flame Soul from within the Myriad Soul Banner surged into its body like a tidal wave.

In an instant, the soul body around him solidified and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. Countless fragments of memories surged into his sea of ​​consciousness like a tide. These were the memories of Void Devouring Flame escaping the ancient emperor's cave, his experience of plundering the soul's origin, and the secrets of the Soul Clan's millennium-long plan.

As the fragments were completely devoured, the Soul Slave's aura suddenly surged, and its soul power soared from the early stage of the Heavenly Realm to the middle stage, even showing faint signs of breaking through the shackles.

His body was surrounded by a refined soul light, and his eyes showed a newfound clarity and strength, clearly indicating that he had inherited some of the memories and soul essence of the Void Devouring Flame.

Xiao Ling stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Soul Slave before him whose aura had been completely renewed, a satisfied smile curving his lips.

To outsiders, the fragments of Void Devouring Flame's soul were nothing more than a pile of useless remnants, but to him, they were not only nourishment for forging the Myriad Soul Banner, but also a living "treasure trove".

Once the Soul Slave has completely digested all the soul fragments, any questions that may arise in the future can be asked of the Soul Slave, and the Void Devouring Flame will be able to learn all the secrets it has ever known in its life, saving the trouble of personally analyzing the soul fragments.

After absorbing all the soul fragments of the Void Devouring Flame, this Soul Slave's potential was fully unleashed. If given the opportunity in the future, it may well reach the same level as the Void Devouring Flame in its lifetime.

After doing all this, Xiao Ling casually put away the Myriad Soul Banner, then activated his soul power and quietly transmitted his voice to Zhu Kun, informing him that the Void Devouring Flame had been completely dealt with.

After doing all this, he slowly turned his gaze to the ethereal, flame-devouring source of the strange fire in front of him.

At this moment, without consciousness, this dark source simply floated quietly in the void. Even in an unconscious state, the violent devouring power originating from the second-ranked Strange Fire Ranking continued to spread rampantly, constantly tearing and dissolving the surrounding space, revealing patches of dark spatial rifts. Its terrifying nature was self-evident.

"Fortunately, it has already lost consciousness, otherwise it would probably take some effort to take it away directly. I don't want to risk absorbing this strange fire's essence near the Soul Palace and Heavenly Palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, he no longer hesitated. His vast spiritual power suddenly spread out, gently yet steadily enveloping the source of that dark, strange fire.

At the same time, a wisp of devouring power, which was of the same origin as the Void Devouring Flame but was more refined and domineering, emanated from his fingertips and slowly probed towards the source of the strange fire.

Surprisingly, the Void Devouring Flame Origin, which had lost control of itself, instinctively felt a sense of affinity upon sensing that familiar devouring fluctuation. Instead of resisting Xiao Ling's mental energy enveloping it, it obediently allowed itself to be gently enveloped. (End of Chapter)