Zhao Li hadn't forgotten that Ten Thousand Years ago, a Heavenly Flame gained sentience and, using the Flame Mantra, merged with many other Heavenly Flames to become the last Dou Di in Ten Thousand Years, and also the most mysterious one.
If merged Heavenly Flames are the Plane Embryo, then what was the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor?
To say it's the Plane Embryo, yet the current Dou Qi Continent clearly doesn't have such a thing. To say it isn't, the merging of Heavenly Flames is indeed extremely similar to his own experience during the Contention for Dao Confluence.
It was this situation, contrary to his guesses, that kept Zhao Li from being certain about the secret of the Heavenly Flames. But now, seeing it with his own eyes, Zhao Li no longer doubted the origin of the Heavenly Flames. As for the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, he was more inclined to believe that something he didn't know about had happened there – for instance, it wasn't Refined!
Judging by how his Golden Core was fought over and Refined by the World Origin, even if many Heavenly Flames merged, they might still need to be Refined by the World Origin and become part of it to become a true Plane Embryo!
Otherwise, it's just a treasure, a treasure similar to the Creation Jade Disc in the Primordial Era stories – one can use it to comprehend the Dao within the world, but cannot directly control the Dao. However, controlling the Plane Embryo allows one to directly utilize all the power within the world, making them invincible within that world!
Thinking of the Flame Mantra, Zhao Li's eyes flickered slightly. He looked at Xiao Yan, then made a decision in his heart. When he encountered the Flame Mantra, it was a bit late for him. He naturally wouldn't re-cultivate for just a Flame Mantra.
Not to mention that he had already embarked on an extraordinary Cultivation Route, a Route with almost no Limit. As long as he didn't die, he would definitely reach the peak. At the very least, a Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme was guaranteed.
He was even less likely to re-cultivate for a Cultivation Technique that seemed powerful but actually relied on luck and risking one's life. The task of verifying what role the Flame Mantra played in all this would ultimately fall to Xiao Yan.
With this thought, Zhao Li no longer let the two Heavenly Flames continue fighting. He flicked his finger, and a streak of Dou Qi cut through the Flame. Then, when the dragon and the python collided, they clearly overlapped, yet it was as if they were in two different Spaces.
The two Fires looked at each other. They were clearly right in front of each other, but had lost each other's aura. Without the special attraction between Heavenly Flames, the two Fires regained their senses and could only roar unwillingly.
Without the stimulation of the Heavenly Flame, the Bone Chilling Flame returned to its previous docility. With a thought from Zhao Li, it slowly dissipated and returned to Zhao Li's body.
After putting away the Bone Chilling Flame, Zhao Li grabbed in The Void, and the entire Space where the Black Giant Python was located fell into Zhao Li's hand. Holding the Black Giant Python, he stepped into the Divine Statue.
Inside the Divine Statue, there was another world. Otherwise, this black Heavenly Flame couldn't have hidden here for so many years!
Taking a step, he had already entered a different world. Zhao Li looked around, and within the small snake statue, there was actually a forest no less than a thousand li in radius!
Zhao Li's Soul Power extended out, and then he was a little surprised. The environment here was similar to the Abyss under the Godfall Ice Plains, with the same raging Yin Wind and the same ability to corrode Soul Bones. Of course, its power was much weaker. Zhao Li estimated that a Dou Venerate could move freely in this forest.
Then, he no longer delayed and went straight towards the central area of the forest. He sensed the aura of the Heavenly Flame Origin there. The home of this Heavenly Flame was likely there.
This situation made Zhao Li slightly surprised. When it came to understanding Heavenly Flames, if he claimed second, perhaps only the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor would dare claim first. Based on his understanding of Heavenly Flames, a Heavenly Flame that could independently split its Origin would have at least Half-Saint level Combat Power!
"How many years has this Heavenly Flame existed? It can actually split off Sub-Flames already?"
Judging from some of the characteristics it displayed during its previous fight, Zhao Li compared them to the characteristics of various Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking and knew that its ranking wouldn't be too high. But the Combat Power it displayed now was probably not much weaker than the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
With Zhao Li's knowledge of Heavenly Flames, he naturally knew the upper Limit of a single Heavenly Flame was a true Dou Sheng. However, due to different rankings, the Time it took for them to reach this upper Limit varied greatly.
For example, in the same Ten Thousand Years, the Nihility Devouring Flame might reach Peak Dou Sheng from its birth, but the Xuanhuang Flame might only be able to break through to Dou Venerate.
The fact that this Heavenly Flame had its current Combat Power already reflected that its existence Time must not be short.
"Since you've already gained sentience, I hope you'll be sensible..."
Zhao Li knew that it was extremely difficult for these Heavenly Treasures to gain sentience, so he didn't think about directly erasing its sentience.
However, he was mistaken. He wanted to let the Heavenly Flame off, but the Heavenly Flame still yearned for his Bone Chilling Flame.
Although the Heavenly Flame's Origin was indeed in the center, it had been operating in this stone statue Space for countless years. It was no exaggeration to say that every corner of this place was filled with Yin Wind, and they were all the Heavenly Flame's eyes!
The moment Zhao Li entered the forest, the black wind filling the area seemed to suddenly have a target and whistled towards him. The key was that they seemed to have a special connection. As they blew towards him, they had already begun to merge with each other. By the Time they reached Zhao Li, they were a towering black Spatial Storm!
The black wind swept over, covering the sky and sun. Especially in this Space, it made the Space somewhat unstable. Occasionally, Spatial Storms joined in, making the Yin Wind even more violent and fiercely sweeping towards Zhao Li with great Momentum.
"Sigh, why bother?"
Seeing this, Zhao Li shook his head slightly. At his current Cultivation Level and Realm, Heavenly Flames no longer provided him with much boost. Even an Emperor Flame would at most be similar to his Life Flame.
What he needed was just the Rules contained within them. For them, it would at most be a matter of being tormented by him and then it would pass. But this Fire was clearly aiming to achieve everything in one go, wanting to directly destroy him.
Without seeing any action from Zhao Li, he continued to step forward one step at a Time. The storm, which was comparable to the attack of an ordinary early-stage Dou Sheng, slowed down its rotation under his footsteps. By the Time Zhao Li stepped into the center of the storm, it had lost the momentum to sweep across the world and slowly dissipated.
The remaining black wind immediately let out sharp whistling sounds and swept out again. This Time, however, they were no longer heading towards Zhao Li, but were rapidly fleeing towards the center of the Mountain Range as if they had encountered something terrifying.
Zhao Li sighed softly and continued walking forward. Not long after, in the central area, he saw a Mountain Gorge. At a glance, it was completely dark, with no light able to exist within it.
"Its color is deep and dark, its form is like the ever-changing Wind, its Momentum is invasive and bone-chilling, it can dissolve bones and souls. This is the Nine Nether Wind Flame!"
Zhao Li looked at the ever-changing black wind that occasionally drifted out from the Mountain Gorge. While emitting a chilling aura, it also carried a fiery poison. He finally confirmed the identity of this Heavenly Flame – the tenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Nine Nether Wind Flame!
This was a Heavenly Flame that, just by hearing its name, one knew it was not something from the human world.
Just then, the black Flame, like an Evil Ghost crawling out of the Abyss, slowly spread along the sides of the Abyss, until it dyed the Mountain Range black once more.
Then, these black Flames were like soldiers lining up in a Formation, emitting whistling sounds, welcoming something. As the fire wind roared, streaks of chilling aura spread out, sweeping across the surroundings, as if to destroy everything and drag living beings into the Nine Nether hell.
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