Chapter 78: A Single Grasp, Instant Refinement!

After breaking free from the Jade Box’s restraint, the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame, which appeared in a ghostly blue color, was like a wild horse that had slipped its reins!

Its fiery power spread recklessly.

The scorching heatwave surged directly at Xu Zhengyang, even curling his hair from the intense burn!

Seeing that the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame was about to pounce on Xu Zhengyang, ready to start with him and then ignite all combustible things nearby!

“Hmph!”

Pei Zhen gave a cold snort, and the Nine Palaces Spirit-Binding Flame Formation beneath Xu Zhengyang suddenly lit up!

Immediately after.

Threads of cyan-white light extended from the Nine Palaces Spirit-Binding Flame Formation, weaving into a dense net of cyan-white light that descended directly onto the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame!

The Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame was rather sentient.

Sensing danger, it immediately contracted into a cluster, and the color of its flames deepened further!

When the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame turned into deep blue flames, its power suddenly surged, even distorting the air around it!

“Overestimating yourself!” Pei Zhen said disdainfully.

This Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame had been sealed for a long time, and its essence was already extremely weakened.

Moreover, now that it was controlled within the Nine Palaces Spirit-Binding Flame Formation by Pei Zhen…

No matter how much it struggled, it ultimately could not withstand the might of the formation.

In the end, the net of light manipulated by Pei Zhen completely wrapped it, compressing it into a fist-sized, ghostly blue flame seed that pulsed violently!

Seeing that the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame had been completely suppressed by him, Pei Zhen immediately said to Xu Zhengyang, “Now is the time!

Take this Fire Pearl into your dantian, then circulate the Nine-Turn Mysterious Flame Art to refine it!”

“Yes, Master!”

Seeing that this strange flame was about to become his own, Xu Zhengyang replied excitedly, then seized the Fire Pearl before him in one grasp and directly absorbed it into his dantian!

After the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame entered his body.

The effect of the Nine Palaces Spirit-Binding Flame Formation weakened by thirty percent, and faint streams of flame constantly leaked from the light sphere, scorching Xu Zhengyang’s body!

【Warning!】

Abnormal increase in body temperature detected! Please take immediate cooling measures to prevent damage to bodily functions!

At the same time.

A bright red warning prompt appeared directly at the center of Xu Zhengyang’s retina!

Not only that.

Below this warning.

There was also a countdown interface that kept decreasing, meaning that if he could not refine the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame within 114 seconds.

The high temperature inside his body would cause irreversible damage to all his internal organs!

【As expected of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame, even in a half-sealed state, it’s still this ferocious!】

Xu Zhengyang thought this in his heart, not daring to delay for even a moment.

He overclocked the Mysterious Mechanism Art to repair his body, reducing the harm the flame energy dealt to his flesh.

At the same time, he activated the Technique Manager to drive the Nine-Turn Mysterious Flame Art, casting one after another Flame-Control Seals to refine the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame!

……

Under the operation of the Technique Manager.

Even though raging waves of heat churned within Xu Zhengyang’s body, constantly burning him with the leaked flame of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame.

He was still like a cold machine, unaffected in the slightest!

Xu Zhengyang’s ten fingers flew like lightning.

Each refining seal precisely struck into the very origin of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame!

In the blink of an eye.

With countless layers of flame-controlling imprints stacking together, the very core of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame’s essence was fully wrapped in Xu Zhengyang’s flame-controlling marks!

In the next instant.

As the Flame-Control Imprint of the Nine-Turn Mysterious Flame Art tore open a fissure in the flame’s essence core.

Xu Zhengyang’s Divine Sense immediately pierced inside, instantly leaving his Divine Soul Mark within the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame’s essence!

“Boom——”

At the moment Xu Zhengyang’s Divine Sense connected with the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame.

His Sea of Consciousness trembled, as torrents of chaotic information crashed into his mind, trying to disturb his spirit!

But this Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame had been sealed for far too long, leaving it weakened.

Compared to the Xuan Yin Soul-Piercing Needle that Xu Zhengyang had endured earlier.

The chaotic information contained within the essence of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame was like a child’s tantrum to Xu Zhengyang, utterly harmless!

It was not even enough to trigger the automatic defense of Xu Zhengyang’s Security Manager!

……

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

When Xu Zhengyang’s Divine Soul Mark was deeply imprinted into the essence of the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame.

The flame that had been struggling so desperately suddenly became docile, turning into a wisp of ghostly blue fire seed that floated quietly at the center of Xu Zhengyang’s qi sea.

From this moment on.

With just a thought, Xu Zhengyang could infuse the flame seed with Spiritual Energy, and the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame would respond instantly, as if it were his own arm!

At that time.

Whether in battle, artifact refinement, or pill refining, it would all be endlessly useful!

At the same time.

Xu Zhengyang finally opened his eyes and said excitedly to Pei Zhen, “Master, I have successfully refined the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame!”

“Not bad.”

Pei Zhen stroked his beard with a smile and said, “Show it to me now, let me see with my own eyes!”

“Yes, Master!”

Xu Zhengyang said, then immediately used the flame-control sequences he had previously programmed, summoning a ghostly blue Fire Eagle that perched on his shoulder.

The Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame was now merged with Xu Zhengyang’s soul, responding freely, far more controllable than the flames produced by White Phosphorus Bombs.

For this reason.

The Fire Eagle Xu Zhengyang summoned not only had sharp eyes and extraordinary spirit; even the feathers on its body were detailed to perfection, each strand distinct!

If not for its entirely blue body.

Pei Zhen would have thought it was a real eagle standing on Xu Zhengyang’s shoulder!

But the surprise Xu Zhengyang gave him did not end there!

Immediately after.

With Xu Zhengyang’s seals changing, his flame-control sequence shifted constantly.

At the same time.

The Fire Eagle flapped its wings and landed, its blazing form surging as it transformed into a fierce tiger charging down the mountain!

Immediately after.

A raging ape beating its chest, a giant python coiling, a Fire Dragon soaring into the sky…

Under Xu Zhengyang’s exquisite control, all kinds of fiery manifestations were both vivid in form and spirit, lifelike and real!

“Good, good, good!”

Pei Zhen’s eyes lit up, and he could not help but praise, “Good disciple, your flame-controlling technique, even as your teacher, I feel ashamed in comparison!”

Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang dispersed the fiery beasts on the ground and said respectfully to Pei Zhen, “Master overpraises, this disciple dares not accept such honor.”

“Enough, enough.”

Pei Zhen waved his hand and said to Xu Zhengyang, “Strange flames are divided into Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow grades, with strict rankings.

Though the Spirit-Devouring Wild Flame is only Yellow grade.

It has the special trait of ‘devouring spirit,’ weakening the power of enemy spells, making it endlessly useful in battles of techniques!”

At this point.

Pei Zhen paused, hesitated for a moment, then coughed lightly before saying to Xu Zhengyang, “Since you refined this flame using the Nine-Turn Mysterious Flame Art…

In your spare time.

You should go often to the Divine Mechanism Palace workshop and seek Elder Gao’s guidance in the Dao of Flame Control.”

Since Gao Ge already possessed a strange flame like the Illusory Moon Brilliance Flame.

Xu Zhengyang heard this without doubt and immediately replied, “This disciple will strictly follow Master’s command.”

“Good.”

Pei Zhen nodded upon hearing this, then took out two Jade Tokens from his Storage Pouch and said to Xu Zhengyang, “These are two Tier 2 Messaging Talismans.

Take them out, and share one with your Senior Brother.”

“Yes, Master.”

Xu Zhengyang respectfully accepted the two Tier 2 Messaging Talismans.

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