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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千零二十六章 困火

Moon's delicate form trembled slightly, but she didn't speak. She and Lin Xuan were名义ly master and servant, yet they relied on each other deeply. What the young master had done for her, little Moon remembered every detail and felt grateful; calling it out would be awkward.

Something must have crossed her mind, as Moon's pretty face turned a bit red before she quickened her pace and left the training room. "Did I say something wrong?"

Lin Xuan was thoroughly confused by Moon's actions. While he was clever in battle, dealing with matters of the heart made him seem like an awkward duck.

Yet, that last blush on Moon's face lingered in Lin Xuan's mind, echoing endlessly and leaving a lasting impression.

It took Lin Xuan nearly a cup of tea to calm his agitated thoughts. He then retrieved an jade box from his storage bag. This box was much larger than the one he had used for storing the Blood Demon Core, with several talismans affixed to it. Looking at this item, Lin Xuan's face showed seriousness.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment before suddenly shaking his sleeve, causing a precious object to fly out. It was a square-shaped artifact—the Five Dragon Seal ancient treasure.

Lin Xuan still wasn't sure what exactly this artifact was, but its partial abilities were already proving invaluable. He suspected it might be an All-Powerful Treasure, though the Separation and Union Sage had clearly stated that such treasures required corresponding techniques to activate. The Five Dragon Seal didn't match this criterion, so Lin Xuan dismissed the idea.

Sighing, he decided to put this aside for now and focus on the jade box in front of him.

It contained heavenly tribulation flames, which Lin Xuan couldn’t afford to be careless about. He carefully removed the restrictions, revealing a round ball about a foot in diameter. The five-colored mist was still swirling, as it had been expelled by the Five Dragon Seal. Even with his composure, Lin Xuan felt a bit nervous.

The next step was to refine this fire and merge it with the Azure Illusion Profound Flame. If successful, the combined power of these flames would be incredible.

During their last joint battle, Tian Xiaojian had seemed to use Longevity Fire techniques, and the three-colored玄冰火left a deep impression on Lin Xuan. Since he had first formed the Azure Illusion Profound Flame in his condensation core stage, no one had ever posed a challenge until now. The tribulation flames managed to outshine his demonic fire.

Indeed, one mustn’t underestimate heroes from all over the world. This was a significant shock for Lin Xuan, but as long as he successfully fused with the heavenly tribulation flames, he would surely overpower his opponent.

Lin Xuan silently pondered this, his expression growing more serious. After a moment, he pointed his right hand forward.

A flame darted out from his fingertip, like an electric arc, wrapping around it and shooting towards the mist ball. The ball flickered as the five-colored clouds slowly dissipated.

A thunderous sound echoed in Lin Xuan's ears as he felt the restrictions loosen. The heavenly tribulation flames struggled desperately.

Having been trapped for so long without losing its spirit awareness, Lin Xuan was surprised but quickly regained his composure. While this made it harder to subdue, a successful fusion would yield greater power.

As the five-colored mist ball began to crack, Lin Xuan used another spell from the Five Dragon Seal, causing more clouds to pour out and surround the struggling flames.

The tribulation fire roared in anger, transforming into a thumb-thick centipede. Its head remained human-like, making it extremely eerie. "No use struggling; you're trapped here," Lin Xuan said with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Despite this, the tribulation fire refused to surrender, though smaller than before, its temper was still fierce. It spat out a bright flame column despite its size.

Though thin, the power was undeniable. But facing the five-colored clouds, it seemed to meet its match, as if swallowed by a stone, making no waves at all.

Lin Xuan raised his left hand and fired another spell, more clouds pouring from the Five Dragon Seal to surround the tribulation fire once again.

The centipede roared in anger and charged forward but was bounced back. It didn’t give up, continuing its frenzied assault...

"Looks like my guess was right; this tribulation fire’s spirit awareness hasn't been completely extinguished, but it's down to a level of a first or second-grade beast. Otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen for such a trap," Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Over the next few days, he continued to use the Five Dragon Seal to release clouds and repeatedly agitate the tribulation fire. Time passed without him noticing; three days had gone by when he looked at the tribulation fire's centipede form in the training room. It appeared much weaker than before.

Lin Xuan fired another spell, causing the five-colored clouds to part like a path for the centipede. If it had human-like intelligence, it would have recognized this as a trap, but it didn’t hesitate and darted out.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan silently cast a spell, summoning a fist-sized flame that appeared before him. The azure light flashed as the fire exploded on his chest, sending a bird about a foot long soaring towards the centipede.

The tribulation fire was surprised but found its retreat path blocked by the five-colored clouds. The bird opened its mouth and swallowed the tribulation fire without hesitation.

Refining flames with flames; before this, Lin Xuan had used the Five Dragon Seal to drain most of the tribulation fire's energy, making the process slightly easier. Otherwise, he wasn’t sure if he could succeed just using Azure Illusion Profound Flame.

With a loud sound, the bird reformed into a fist-sized flame ball with a dragon eye-sized white core flickering inside. Lin Xuan closed his eyes; the true refining process had only just begun.

Above him, a baby about an inch in size floated out, extending its small, delicate hands and casting spells. A series of five-colored spells were directed at the flames.

Despite this, the center’s white flame continued to agitate. The infant's face darkened as it spat out a greenish light—its life essence. This caused the infant’s complexion to pale, but the Azure Illusion Profound Flame surged.

With one growing and the other diminishing, the tribulation fire finally calmed down.

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