Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 81 The Void Devouring Flame is still too honest.

As his thoughts flowed to this point, Yao Chen suddenly understood as if struck by a divine awakening: "The Void Devouring Flame is the very origin of all strange flames. Its understanding of strange flames is probably far beyond mine. It seems that even as the foremost alchemist on this continent, I cannot help but marvel at the vastness of the world, the existence of heavens beyond heavens, and fires beyond fires!"

"Wow! Look at this black strange fire. Compared to Master Yao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire and Master Zhong's Burning Thousand Sun Flame, its aura seems slightly weaker. However, among the strange fires ranked eleventh or lower on the Strange Fire Ranking, there doesn't seem to be a black strange fire! Senior Void, this junior really can't guess which strange fire you were transformed from?"

"Hahaha, little brat, this is where your shallow understanding lies. I, Void, am the embodiment of Yin Flame, one of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames ranked twenty-first on the Strange Flame Ranking!" Void Devouring Flame stroked his non-existent beard with an air of smugness as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, even the Soul Emperor couldn't help but secretly give Void Devouring Flame a thumbs up in his heart: "Holy crap, awesome! I originally thought you would call yourself the tenth ranked Nine Nether Wind Flame, after all, you're only one place behind Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which is barely acceptable. However, you actually split the Yin and Yang Flames, such an operation really shocked me, as expected of you, Void."

"(⊙_⊙)? What? Aren't Yin-Yang Twin Flames the same kind of strange fire? How can they be separated?"

"Hahaha." Void Devouring Flame laughed to cover his embarrassment. His brain was racing, desperately searching for a reasonable explanation. "Actually, you see, Yin and Yang Twin Flames, Twin Flames, right? In essence, Yang Flame and I are two different flames. We both possess the strength of the 21st ranked flame on the list of different flames, but our roles are different. Yang Flame is mainly for saving people, giving them life, and ensuring its endless cycle; while I, Yin Flame, am mainly for killing people, leaving no trace of their bodies. When we combine, we become the Yin and Yang Twin Flames, possessing the dual power of life and death."

"Hmm... one saves lives, the other kills... Could Yang Yan be a beautiful older sister?"

"Hmm... yes... oh right! Yang Yan's transformation is indeed a woman!" Void Devouring Flame hurriedly confirmed Xiao Yan's thoughts. Although he didn't understand why Xiao Yan would have such thoughts, he simply confirmed Xiao Yan's current idea since he himself didn't have any thoughts.

"If that's the case, then with Senior Void's help, wouldn't your body have a new place to rest?" Xiao Yan excitedly turned to look at Yao Chen.

Yao Chen instantly realized the problem, his eyes flashing with light. He thought to himself, "That's right! My own Bone Spirit Cold Flame, plus the Void Devouring Flame and Zhongli's Burning Thousand Sun Flame—aren't these three different flames? Then the initial conditions for refining a body for myself have been met, haven't they?"

Just then, the Soul Emperor suddenly interrupted, "Hey! Little Flame, you're overthinking it. Your Uncle Void's strange fire isn't enough to refine a body."

Xiao Yan asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"

The Void Devouring Flame was also greatly shocked: "Damn it, what kind of trick is this old bastard up to now?! Although I am nominally the Yin Flame of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, my true identity is the Void Devouring Flame! How come I can't refine a body?"

The Soul Emperor's lips curled into a wicked smile as he glanced sideways at the Void Devouring Flame, then slowly explained to Xiao Yan, "Little Flame, you just heard what your Uncle Void said. He is merely a part of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames. Although the intensity of his flames has reached the level of a different kind of flame, overall, he can only be considered half a different kind of flame. Moreover, he also said that the Yin Flame is mainly for killing and controls the aura of death. When it is used to refine a body for your master, if it doesn't completely destroy the body your master prepared for you, then that would be a stroke of luck."

"Firstly, its intensity is insufficient to provide the one-third of the strange fire energy needed to refine the body; secondly, the effect is contradictory, no matter how good the body is, it will be turned into blood by his flames, so wouldn't that be contrary to our wishes in the end?"

"That seems to make some sense." Xiao Yan nodded slightly, stroking his chin in agreement.

Meanwhile, Yao Chen, suspended in mid-air, cursed inwardly:

"*****"

"Alas, if I want to revive Master Yao, it seems I'll need to find at least one kind of strange fire."

"No, no, no, no." The Soul Emperor gently shook his index finger and slowly shook his head, saying, "Actually, there's no need to search anymore; it's enough."

"Uncle Soul, what do you mean by that? Wasn't Uncle Void's strange fire insufficient to refine a body?"

"Yes, your Uncle Void may not be able to do it, but that doesn't mean your Uncle Soul is incapable either."

After saying that, the Soul Emperor circulated his battle qi, and in an instant, a deep red lotus-shaped flame quickly condensed in his palm.

"Wow! This...is this also a strange fire? The red lotus is so beautiful! I wish I could have a flower-shaped flame too." Xiao Yan was instantly attracted by the Soul Emperor's strange fire and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hehe, didn't your Uncle Void complain about those ranked outside the top fifteen on the Strange Flame Ranking, saying they're so inferior they can't even catch up with the hottest stuff? Even though he himself is ranked outside the top twentieth and only half the strength of that Strange Flame, we can't laugh at him, right? To be fair, he's not good at using the flame to refine your master's body, but my Red Lotus Karmic Flame is."

Void Devouring Flame: "/&%￥@*@……%￥-~……@#%"

"Sigh..." Zhongli sighed softly, slowly turned around and walked to Xiao Yan's side, asking, "Xiao Yan, I remember when you talked to Master about this matter, you vowed that you would definitely use your own strength to help your Medicine Master be resurrected, do you still remember?"

"Hmm." Xiao Yan nodded slightly, wondering why Master Zhongli had asked such a question.

Having received Xiao Yan's affirmative answer, Zhong Li's lips curled up slightly, and he continued, "You wish to use your own strength to help your master reshape his body, which is fine, but it means you will need to acquire at least two different kinds of strange fire."

"Why is that? With the number of different flames, plus yours and Uncle Hun's, isn't that enough?"

"That's enough, but what does it have to do with you? Aren't you breaking the contract you made? Of the three strange flames, one belongs to your master, one to me, and one to your Uncle Hun. Where is your own power in this?"

"And think about it. Although your master and I have worked together here, I've actually spent less time with him than you have. After all, he's been with you for three years, right? And as for your Uncle Hun and Uncle Xuwu, their relationship with your Master Yao isn't even as deep as my relationship with Brother Yao. You should admit that, Xiao Yan, right?"

"Yes, that's true."

At this point, Zhongli gave Yao Chen a meaningful look, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

A slight ripple stirred in Yao Chen's heart: This seemed to be a response to my putting aphrodisiacs in the seasonings!

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