Chapter 4781: Hongmeng Violet Fire
The Nine Heavens True Lord was the strongest in this mother universe, even a notch above the Purple Cloud True Lord who came from the child universe.
The two had originally been enemies.
After Purple Cloud True Lord ascended from the child universe, he had clashed with the Nine Heavens True Lord nonstop.
However, the Nine Heavens True Lord surpassed Purple Cloud True Lord in both strength and influence, so Purple Cloud True Lord had always been on the losing side.
Even so, killing Purple Cloud True Lord was no simple task for the Nine Heavens True Lord.
The two of them had been locked in stalemate for countless years, until the universe collapsed.
Purple Cloud True Lord led his people back to the child universe to avoid the catastrophe, while the Nine Heavens True Lord, by coincidence, hid himself in the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl.
At that time, his soul was already in tatters.
After hiding in the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl, he could only barely control it and was unable to unleash even one percent of its power.
All these years, he had been hiding inside the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl, constantly trying to refine it, yet he had never truly succeeded.
Holding the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl, Lin Moyu said calmly,
"As expected, it is related to Hongmeng again."
The Hongmeng Stone, the Hongmeng Spirit Tree, and the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl
There were already three objects connected to Hongmeng.
A universe at the Hongmeng tier had clearly once existed, and these things should have originated from such a world.
Whether there were any other connections between them, however, was hard to say.
The Hongmeng Stone asked,
"Master, can you refine it?"
The Nine Heavens True Lord had been unable to refine it even after countless years.
Lin Moyu also lacked absolute certainty.
He spoke in a low voice.
"We will only know if we try."
His soul power flooded into the Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl, turning into soul flames to begin refining it.
Gradually, Lin Moyu's brows furrowed.
The Hongmeng Heaven Thunder Pearl seemed completely impervious, like an obstinate stone that did not budge in the slightest under the refining of his soul fire.
Carefully examining the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl, he muttered to himself,
"If even my soul has trouble refining it, then even if other supremes were to obtain it, they would likely face the same problem.
"No wonder the Nine Heavens True Lord failed to refine it after countless years and only managed to refine a tiny bit.
That was already fairly lucky for him."
Lin Moyu understood very well that his present soul was on par with that of most supremes.
Moreover, his soul blended reality and illusion and was stronger in essence.
If even he could not refine it, then other supremes would fare no better.
In his view, the issue was not that the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl was unrefinable, but that the method was wrong.
The Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl was not meant to be refined with soul flame.
A different approach was necessary.
Now that the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl was in his hands, eventually a way would be found.
Just as he was about to put the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl away, violet light suddenly shot into the sky before his eyes.
The World Scorching Flame that was currently refining the universe core abruptly transformed into a soaring violet blaze.
"The World Scorching Flame has shed its skin…"
The World Scorching Flame had continually grown stronger, refining the universe core again and again, each time more powerful than the last.
It could already incinerate existences above the Great Venerable realm, yet it had never undergone a true qualitative change.
This time, while refining the core of the Nine Cycle universe, it had only finished about half when it suddenly transformed.
The transformation came with no warning at all.
It rose to a higher level in an instant, and the entire process of ascension finished in a single moment.
As soon as it completed its ascension, the refining speed sharply increased, several times faster than before.
At this rate, less than half a day would be needed to completely refine the universe core.
"There is a sense that, right now, the World Scorching Flame could burn even a supreme's soul to death."
"Violet flame…"
A thought stirred in Lin Moyu's heart.
He drew out a cluster of the World Scorching Flame and let it swallow the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl, while also merging his own soul power into the fire.
"Refine."
Using the World Scorching Flame, imbued with his soul power, to refine the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl was a sudden idea of Lin Moyu's.
Whether it would work or not would only be known once he tried.
Even if it failed, no real loss would be suffered.
Under the refining of the World Scorching Flame, the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl finally responded.
However, this was not refinement in the usual sense of recognition and bonding.
Instead, the pearl actually began to melt.
In the blink of an eye, the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl had completely liquefied and merged into the World Scorching Flame, causing the flame's color to deepen until the violet almost appeared black.
A stream of information entered his mind, and Lin Moyu's eyes shone.
He finally understood what was going on.
Given his usual composure, even he could not help but laugh aloud in this moment.
"Is this fate or fortune?
Who would have thought it would turn out like this?
Things with no known relation somehow meet and fit together.
Good this is excellent."
There was a hint of excitement in his tone, welling up from the heart and difficult to suppress.
The Hongmeng Stone asked curiously,
"Master, what is going on?"
Lin Moyu replied,
"This Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl originally came from the World Scorching Flame.
Now it has simply returned to its rightful owner."
The Hongmeng Stone let out a cry of surprise.
"No way.
Was it not unrefinable at first?"
Lin Moyu said,
"That was because the World Scorching Flame had not yet truly ascended.
At that time, it was still the World Scorching Flame.
After its transformation, it has become the Hongmeng Violet Fire."
"Only the Hongmeng Violet Fire can refine the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl, because the pearl was born from the Hongmeng Violet Fire to begin with."
The Hongmeng Stone felt even more bewildered, completely unable to follow Lin Moyu's explanation.
Lin Moyu continued,
"The Hongmeng Violet Fire can not only refine universes and souls, it is also the source of all flames, the most supreme fire in all of Heaven and Earth."
The Hongmeng Stone responded with an "oh."
"But what does that have to do with the Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl?"
Lin Moyu said,
"The true name of this Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl should be the Hongmeng Violet Fire Divine Thunder Pearl.
It is a portion separated from the Hongmeng Violet Fire which fused with the laws of Heaven and Earth and can manifest Violet Fire Divine Thunder.
"No matter how it manifests, the Hongmeng Violet Fire remains its source.
Now that the Hongmeng Violet Fire has reappeared, the pearl naturally returns to where it belongs."
The name "Hongmeng Violet Thunder Pearl" had been given by the Nine Heavens True Lord and was not its true name.
The Violet Fire Divine Thunder had originated from the Hongmeng Violet Fire.
Now that it had returned to its origin, the Hongmeng Violet Fire had advanced another step and become even stronger.
In Lin Moyu's palm, a blossom of Hongmeng Violet Fire leaped and danced seductively.
As his thoughts shifted, thunder rumbled from within the flame, and a streak of violet lightning carrying fire shot straight up into the sky.
It blasted a huge hole in the fabric of the universe, shattering its barrier and reaching all the way to the Forbidden Zone of Life.
Destructive power from the Forbidden Zone of Life surged forth.
With a point of his finger, Lin Moyu turned the Hongmeng Violet Fire into a sea of flames to fill the hole, blocking the destructive power.
Under the impact of that destructive force, the Hongmeng Violet Fire gradually retreated.
Because the universe core had already been refined by about seventy to eighty percent, the universe itself no longer had the strength to repair the hole.
Lin Moyu sighed.
"The Hongmeng Violet Fire is powerful, but it still cannot truly block the destructive force."
If it could, he would have been able to use the Hongmeng Violet Fire as armor and roam freely in the Forbidden Zone of Life.
As it stood now, it was still not enough.
The Hongmeng Stone said,
"Even if it is still a bit lacking, congratulations are still in order, Master, for having gained this divine flame."
"It is indeed worth celebrating.
With this fire, I can now court death properly."
The Hongmeng Stone's eyes lit up, and it clapped its small hands.
"Right.
Master can use this flame to draw in destructive power and control how strong that power is.
Now the great enterprise of deliberate death seeking can truly begin."
Lin Moyu said,
"Perhaps I can use this to find the Void of the fleshly body and complete the union of reality and illusion for my body.
For now, it is only a preliminary idea.
The specifics will only become clear once I go back and test it."
The Hongmeng Stone answered,
"It will definitely work.
Master's plans are guaranteed to succeed."
Lin Moyu nodded.
"Before that, the Linguistic Divine World must first be promoted to the Nine Cycle tier, otherwise it will not withstand the destructive power."
The Hongmeng Violet Fire quickly subsided as the refining concluded, leaving only an empty shell of the nine storied pagoda.
The universe was collapsing at a shocking pace.
Lin Moyu seized the pagoda and used the remaining universal laws to rush back to the child universe, retracing the path by which he had come.