By chance, Zhao Li had already embarked on a path different from the traditional Dou Qi system. He didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, almost wanting to bring everything under his control.
As for his new source of energy, the Inner Universe, Zhao Li was extremely cautious with everything, analyzing and deducing it over and over, gaining quite a bit.
For example, the energy that evolved before the world's birth has an extremely high essence. If energy were ranked, Innate Qi would be the first class. Innate isn't a Realm, but a statement!
In the energy world, they are the Kings!
Zhao Li relied on this characteristic of theirs, turning the tables and snatching back the Azure Lotus's energy!
With the energy that this Azure Lotus had absorbed for countless years injected, instantly, within Zhao Li's Inner Universe, Chaos Energy surged continuously, and countless Divine Demon Phantoms flickered within...
However, Zhao Li couldn't extract much energy from it either. After the Azure Lotus discovered that it not only failed to absorb energy but also lost quite a bit, Azure Radiance once again flashed around its body. Then, Zhao Li found that his spatial techniques, which had always been effective, had lost their function.
The Azure Lotus remained still, but Zhao Li could no longer take any energy from it. Even the Dou Qi he had outputted disappeared from his perception. The Azure Lotus had actually broken through his封锁, severed its connection with this layer of Space.
"Hmm? Is that where it's being born? But where is that Space?"
Panic leads to chaos and flaws. Although this move of its caught Zhao Li off guard, in that instant, Zhao Li saw a Space. There, a towering Azure Lotus stood tall and erect.
Although Zhao Li was filled with Doubt, the Azure Lotus seemed to have been enraged by him and didn't give him time to think carefully. After the Azure Lotus severed its connection with him, the Azure Radiance flashed again. Then, it actually condensed a Lotus Phantom around its body, one size larger than itself, which slowly rotated and smashed towards him.
That Azure Lotus was extremely exquisite, so exquisite that one glance would give rise to the thought that it was the Creator's most perfect Creation, even causing one to overlook the terrifying energy within that subtly surpassed a Dou Sheng!
Zhao Li faintly felt a sense of crisis and woke up, but that Fire Lotus had already arrived before him, about to smash directly into his face.
"Fire Lotus? Do you think you're Xiao Yan? Disperse for me."
Seeing the exquisite Azure Lotus and feeling the energy within it that was enough to severely injure a Dou Sheng, Zhao Li even had the presence of mind to complain.
He knew that this Azure Lotus must have used energy exceeding its own specifications, and that energy was likely derived from the ninety percent it had diligently absorbed for a Thousand Years but was 'deducted'.
Zhao Li's gaze was deep. In his eyes, that Fire Lotus once again transformed into a combination of various energy Origins. Where the energy flowed, where the key nodes were, where the flaws lay, everything appeared in his eyes.
At the same time, he raised his palm and directly grabbed towards the Fire Lotus. Immediately after, a slight golden glow and hazy energy Mist appeared in his palm, as if adding a flowing light to his hand.
Then, the Azure Lotus fell into his palm. The two collided, but there was no earth-shattering explosion. When the Azure Lotus touched the Mist in Zhao Li's palm, it actually slowly dissolved, returning to pure energy and merging into the Mist, like a river entering the sea. The two converged, indistinguishable from each other.
A dead object is a dead object after all. No matter how boundless its power, it will never achieve Flawless utilization. As long as there are flaws, to Zhao Li, they are just energy, and he would never have too much energy. He could take as much as there was. The evolution of the Inner Universe was simply a bottomless pit!
Casually dispersing this Fire Lotus that was enough to threaten a Dou Sheng, Zhao Li's mind quickly replayed the previous scene.
He was certain that this energy could never be emitted by the Green Lotus Core Flame, not even if it rose from Eight Leaves to Nine Leaves. Since it wasn't its own, but it could still use it, then... it might just be a part of the mysterious object that truly absorbed that energy.
Moreover, Zhao Li didn't have the feeling he had when it broke free from his封锁 earlier. Although the Azure Lotus was in front of him, he couldn't sense its existence, as if it were illusory. That feeling was exactly like a Projection—this Azure Lotus, perhaps, was just a Projection of the Lotus he saw in that mysterious Space!
Thinking of this, Zhao Li developed a strong longing for the Ancient Azure Sky Lotus he had glimpsed. He vaguely had a feeling that it was related to the most fundamental secret of the Dou Qi Continent!
"But where exactly is it?"
Zhao Li was certain that there must be a Space nearby that he couldn't discover, but he had already searched several times and still had no clue. This feeling of powerlessness overcame the longing in his heart, making him sober up.
"Hmm, I can only start with this Azure Lotus. If I can make it connect with that Space a few more times, perhaps I can pinpoint that Space..."
Looking at the Azure Lotus, which seemed to have wilted after one attack, Zhao Li's eyes flickered as he calculated how to force it to that state again.
A little while later, wrapped in golden Mist, he went directly towards the Azure Lotus. Perhaps it had used too much force earlier and hadn't recovered yet. Seeing Zhao Li, it didn't stop him, allowing him to approach.
"It really wilted? That little bit of energy can be absorbed in a few months in this Magma World. It shouldn't be this weak. Why don't you try a few more times... No, it's really just a Projection!"
Zhao Li muttered in his heart, but when he tried to repeat his trick, he passed directly through the Space. There was nothing there!
"How is this possible! Can just a Projection create a Green Lotus Core Flame? No, that's not right either. It wasn't always a Projection. When absorbing energy, it was a physical object."
Zhao Li threw a punch, and The Void in front of him shattered in response. Magma surged into the dark裂缝, but the Azure Lotus didn't change at all.
He found that he couldn't quite understand the existence of this Azure Lotus. In front of it, he felt like a primitive person. Let alone understanding it, he couldn't even comprehend the Azure Lotus's techniques.
This feeling of discovering a desirable treasure but being unable to obtain it made Zhao Li extremely frustrated.
"Hmm, my heart is in turmoil..."
Under the almost heartbreaking torment within him, he finally noticed his abnormality. It seemed that ever since he felt the Creation power within the Green Lotus Core Flame, his heart had become restless. Now, seeing the Azure Lotus's strangeness, he was completely moved. The thought that it might be something similar to the legendary Chaos Green Lotus filled his mind with nothing but the idea of getting his hands on it, completely losing his usual composure.
After discovering his problem, Zhao Li adjusted his mindset and replayed the scenes since he arrived here in his mind, going through them frame by frame to find the details...
Finally, Zhao Li discovered something abnormal. When he saw the Azure Lotus's Root Stem, he subconsciously assumed it was rooted in the Earth beneath the Magma. But what if beneath the ground wasn't the ground, but...
"Truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth. The place where the Azure Lotus's Root Stem is connected is not the place beneath the Magma, or rather, that place is not the soil I thought it was, but the Space where it truly resides!"
Zhao Li's eyes lit up. His figure flashed, and he headed underground!
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