"Myriad Beast Spirit Flame..."
Han Feng took the Heavenly Flame source from the Empress's hand. The scorching temperature instantly stabilized the moment it touched Han Feng.
Even Han Feng himself was a little surprised by the affinity unconsciously exerted by his Flame God Body.
It seemed that the difficulty of devouring Heavenly Flames in the future would be lower than he had imagined.
Returning the favor, after receiving the Heavenly Flame, Han Feng also expressed his willingness to help the Nanli Empire overcome this crisis.
Hearing Han Feng's words, the pressure in the Empress's heart lightened a little.
Han Feng was able to complete the exploration mission inside the Purple Shattered Ruins alone. His ability was beyond doubt. If he was around to help, she would feel more confident.
Moreover, Han Feng was not alone. There was a Dou Venerate expert standing behind him. That was a powerful combat force that was scarce in the entire empire.
"Thank you," the Empress said to Han Feng.
"Not at all. If the evil beasts in the Purple Shattered Ruins are released, they will only bring disaster to the world. Since I have seen it, there is no reason for me to ignore it," Han Feng said seriously.
There were many crises, large and small, on the continent. It was impossible for Han Feng to know about every single one, but since he had encountered it, it was not difficult to contribute his own strength.
Within his capabilities, Han Feng was not a stingy person.
"You should refine the Heavenly Flame first. We'll talk after you come out of seclusion," the Empress said.
Han Feng saw her to the entrance of the tent and handed her a token. "I'm not sure how many days it will take for me to refine the Heavenly Flame. Take this token. It contains a portion of my power."
The Empress took the token and put it away.
A dignified seven-star Dou Venerate actually accepting the power of a six-star Dou Ancestor, it sounded rather amusing.
But it was also a token of Han Feng's sincerity, so the Empress did not refuse.
It was just that the Empress herself had not expected that in a few more days, the situation in the Purple Shattered Ruins would become so critical that even she, the monarch, would have to personally go to the front lines.
"I will have Elder Yao help you first. But he is not from the Nanli Empire, after all, so he might be a bit arrogant. I hope Your Majesty can forgive him."
"How could that be? For Elder Yao to be willing to help is already a great kindness," the Empress said.
After seeing off the Empress, Han Feng found Yao Tianhuo and told him about his plan to refine the Heavenly Flame.
Yao Tianhuo looked at the source of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in Han Feng's hand and exclaimed in admiration, "It's really purified. Amazing!"
"Elder Yao, I've already spoken to the Empress. You will help her deal with the problem in the Purple Shattered Ruins first. If the mission is reasonable, just complete it well. If it's too dangerous, wait for me to come back."
"Don't worry, Han Feng. I'm a Dou Venerate, after all. I won't die so easily."
Han Feng patted Yao Tianhuo's shoulder.
The upcoming battle would definitely not be easy.
"I'm off."
Han Feng turned and left.
It was not appropriate to refine a Heavenly Flame in the military camp. A slight mishap could accidentally injure his allies.
So Han Feng had to find another place.
Leaving the military camp, Han Feng flew south, arriving at a mountain range, and landed there.
The birds and beasts in the mountain forest fled in alarm. A sixth-tier magical beast sensed Han Feng's aura and hid in its cave, not daring to breathe loudly.
Why would a Dou Ancestor expert come here!
The sixth-tier magical beast felt like it had "hit the jackpot," and could only hope that the other party's target was not itself.
Fortunately, Han Feng did not target it. He just found a hidden cave and began his seclusion.
Inside the cave, Han Feng spent a quarter of an hour adjusting his state to its peak, then took out various auxiliary items.
Although the Flame God Body seemed to have some kind of bonus effect for devouring Heavenly Flames, Han Feng didn't dare to gamble and used every useful auxiliary item.
First, he drank a cup of Ice Spirit Cold Spring to wet his throat. Then, Han Feng directly swallowed the Nine Spirits Profound Scolding Pill.
The potent medicinal power immediately took effect in his body. Without hesitation, Han Feng sucked the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into his abdomen in one gulp.
Roar!
This Heavenly Flame had a lot of fight in it. It put up a fierce resistance the moment it entered his mouth.
Moreover, because the Heavenly Flame itself contained a large number of beast spirits, the impact on Han Feng's soul was extremely violent.
All kinds of powerful magical beast wills swept through his soul, roaring at anyone who came, causing Han Feng's head to throb.
Enduring the discomfort, Han Feng used this opportunity to temper the tenacity of his soul.
Before long, the barrier to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm was broken through. Specks of spiritual light shone around Han Feng's body. Under the effect of the Nine Spirits Profound Scolding Pill, all of this scattered spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards Han Feng's body.
The soul realm of the mid-stage Spirit Realm, in the hands of an ancient spirit cultivator, would have combat power no weaker than a four-star Dou Venerate.
Han Feng had mastered multiple "Soul Art" techniques and could use various powerful soul skills at will. He was already comparable to an orthodox spirit cultivator of the ancient times, and fighting a four-star Dou Venerate was not a problem.
If he was driving the eighth-grade spirit artifact "Red Emperor Armor," his combat power could rise to another level. The five-star Dou Venerate puppet from before might not be his match anymore.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had not yet been completely refined, but it had already given Han Feng a huge breakthrough.
Time passed bit by bit, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's resistance grew weaker and weaker.
Although Han Feng was not very comfortable during the whole process, he did not feel a life-and-death crisis.
The Flame God Body really did have a special help in refining Heavenly Flames.
In addition to this, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was gradually transforming Han Feng's body, helping him to improve further.
Han Feng devoted his entire mind to the refining process, completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.
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At this moment, in the Purple Shattered Ruins.
Along with the roar of a giant shadow that stood between heaven and earth, a large number of evil beasts swarmed over.
That was an eighth-tier evil beast, which had already reached the level of a five-star Dou Venerate.
It was a troublesome enemy that had never appeared before.
According to records, only in the first battle led by the founding emperor of Nanli, "Sikong Ming," had a five-star Dou Venerate-level evil beast appeared.
In the many wars that had occurred in the thousand years since, the strongest was no more than a four-star Dou Venerate.
The gap in strength between Dou Venerates was extremely large. Each star was a barrier. A five-star Dou Venerate could fight two four-star Dou Venerates without any problem.
If it was one-on-one, it would be an even more one-sided battle.
Unless one was a prodigy who had mastered a special secret method, or a disciple of a great clan with a Heaven Rank cultivation technique or Dou Skill, the gap between the stars was everything.
A five-star Dou Venerate had suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Apart from the puppet [Vermilion Bird] and the Empress, almost no one was its match.
In this moment of crisis, the Empress finally dispatched [Vermilion Bird].
This puppet, equivalent to a six-star Dou Venerate, displayed an astonishing might upon attacking. With one blow, it sent the five-star Dou Venerate flying back hundreds of meters.
[Vermilion Bird] pressed its advantage, spitting out scorching flames from its mouth. Wherever it passed, the evil beasts wailed, and one of the five-star Dou Venerate's arms was burned red.
Boom!
The next second, the flames pierced through half of the five-star Dou Venerate's body. The Nanli soldiers cheered in excitement.
[Vermilion Bird] was the Nanli Nation's divine artifact for protecting the country. It was jointly created by "Sikong Ming" and several weapon refining grandmasters. It was not strange for it to have such power, but it had not been dispatched for many years, so many people had never seen its true power.
Now that they saw it, it was truly extraordinary.
The Empress watched [Vermilion Bird]'s battle. Seeing it sweeping all before it, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why the [Vermilion Bird] puppet had such combat power and could cause considerable damage to the evil beasts was that its core was the imperial family's legacy flame.
But the energy of the imperial family's legacy flame was not endless. Therefore, [Vermilion Bird]'s attacks were extremely precious and would only be launched when necessary.
Now was that time.
Seeing the five-star Dou Venerate expose a fatal weakness, [Vermilion Bird]'s eyes flashed, and it was about to launch a killing blow.
However, a curve appeared on the corner of the five-star Dou Venerate's mouth. In the darkness, two giant claws suddenly shot out.
[Vermilion Bird] reacted quickly, dodged the attack, and turned back to spit a breath of flame at that five-star Dou Venerate.
Boom!
A black tortoise shell promptly blocked the way, blocking the killing blow.
Although hideous burn marks also appeared on the back of the tortoise shell, it had blocked it in the end.
With the terrifying life force of a Dou Venerate, if it retreated at this time, it would be difficult to find another chance to kill it.
Two Dou Venerate-level evil beasts had suddenly appeared, causing the advantage that had been so hard-won on the battlefield to disappear again.
Moreover, the nation-protecting divine artifact, [Vermilion Bird], was now trapped in the enemy's encirclement.
A giant lion with deep purple eyes walked out of the darkness. The aura on its body had reached the level of a six-star Dou Venerate.
The turtle-like magical beast that had blocked the flame attack also unfolded its body at this moment, revealing an old and terrifying face.
A five-star Dou Venerate!
One six-star Dou Venerate, and two five-star Dou Venerates!
A look of shock appeared in the Empress's pupils.
The enemy had done this on purpose!
Deliberately using such a trap to force her to take action.
If she didn't act now, then [Vermilion Bird] would be worn down and killed there.
The Empress clenched her fists.
She was still not sure who the real mastermind was. Was it that six-star Dou Venerate evil lion?
Or was it someone else...
The three evil beasts walked towards [Vermilion Bird] step by step. The five-star Dou Venerate that had been injured earlier had now swallowed something unknown, and its wounds were rapidly recovering.
[Vermilion Bird]'s pupils flashed with fire, and it flew towards the sky.
However, how could the three Dou Venerates not be able to fly?
In the blink of an eye, that six-star Dou Venerate evil lion appeared above [Vermilion Bird] and swiped down fiercely with its claw.
[Vermilion Bird] dodged flexibly, but the other two evil beasts were already waiting for it on its escape path.
Besieged on three sides, [Vermilion Bird] twisted and turned, but was still unable to break through.
Their cooperation seemed to have been planned long ago!
Invisibly, an eye was staring at [Vermilion Bird]. No matter how it fled, it could be accurately captured.
The Empress looked at [Vermilion Bird], which was unable to break through, and her heart was anxious.
She couldn't wait any longer!
She had to make a move.
Since the enemy wanted to force her to show herself, then she would grant their wish.
The Empress's figure flashed and disappeared from the back of the camp. The next instant, a giant flame palm slapped towards the six-star Dou Venerate evil lion.
The explosive speed of a seven-star Dou Venerate was not something a six-star Dou Venerate could react to. Even though the evil lion seemed to have sensed the attack direction of the giant flame palm, its body was still half a beat too slow.
Boom!
The giant flame palm enveloped the evil lion and smashed it fiercely into the ground.
A huge flame wave rolled over. The evil lion's abdomen was a bloody mess, and wisps of evil qi evaporated from it.
This palm strike had directly injured its source.
"Roar!"
A painful roar came from the evil lion's mouth. The Empress showed no mercy, and a "Vermilion Bird" shaped flame appeared in her palm.
"Nanming Li Fire."
Kill!
The dazzling firelight dyed half the sky red. A huge pillar of light dispersed the purple mist in the air.
When the firelight gradually dissipated, a deep pit appeared on the ground. The evil lion had been purified by the flames, and nothing was left.
The other two Dou Venerate evil beasts' eyes trembled, as if they had seen a great terror.
[Vermilion Bird] did not waste this precious opportunity. It launched a killing blow in one fell swoop, annihilating the five-star Dou Venerate that had been seriously injured before.
The turtle-like evil beast came to its senses and wanted to flee, but its head was pierced by a flame sword shadow.
The Nanming Li Fire in the Empress's hand transformed into a long sword. While stabbing into the opponent's body, it completely purified the evil qi.
This time, she saw very clearly that inside the body of this five-star Dou Venerate, there was no such thing as a monster core.
It seemed to have been consumed long ago.
The turtle-like evil beast's physical body dissipated in the Purple Shattered Ruins. The Empress looked at the third five-star Dou Venerate who had also been dealt with, but she felt a little puzzled in her heart.
She felt that things were not that simple.
However, at this moment, the Nanli soldiers behind the Empress had already begun to shout, "Long live Your Majesty."
Having dealt with three Dou Venerate experts with lightning speed, the Empress's image in their hearts was once again elevated.
The situation was surprisingly good.
At some point, those evil beasts had all retreated into the darkness, obscured by the hazy purple mist, and the front could not be seen clearly.
Everything seemed to be proving their victory.
However, deep in the Empress's heart, there was an intuition telling her, it's not over yet!
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On the other side, in the mountain range.
Han Feng's expression was peaceful. Around his body, shadows of beast spirits continuously appeared. The types of magical beasts that had been enslaved by the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame seemed to have been preserved.
Although the power of those magical beasts had disappeared, the templates were still there.
As long as he captured the same magical beasts again, he could quickly control them.
As the beast spirit shadows arranged themselves, Han Feng suddenly had an epiphany. A vague and profound feeling welled up in his heart.
This is... the Profound Meaning of the Source!
In an instant, Han Feng immediately cast aside all distracting thoughts, stabilized his excited mind, and began to comprehend.
The Profound Meaning of the Source was a move that Han Feng had only comprehended after breaking through to Dou God in his previous life.
Although that was only the profound meaning for the Mysterious Yellow Flame, by analogy, he at least knew what that profound feeling was just now.
If he hadn't known about it in advance, Han Feng would very likely have ignored that feeling, and thus would have missed a great opportunity.
He had refined three Heavenly Flames in a row before, but no similar opportunity had appeared.
Not to mention the Sea Heart Flame, which was refined by his predecessor. Even if there had been such a feeling, he probably wouldn't have been able to grasp it.
But for the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame, Han Feng had indeed not comprehended their profound meaning when he refined them.
Now that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had given Han Feng this opportunity to understand it in depth, Han Feng would naturally not let it go.
Three days passed in a flash.
A powerful aura spread from Han Feng's body.
The profound seals in Han Feng's hands were formed at high speed.
One after another, profound texts and patterns quietly appeared in front of Han Feng, weaving into a huge catalog.
"It's done!"
Han Feng's eyes suddenly opened, and a tyrannical aura, like that of a king of myriad beasts, spread out invisibly.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had officially returned to its place!