CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 34: DEVOURING FIRE DIVINE TECHNIQUES

Trying to watch the fire from across the river, never imagined it would set oneself ablaze.

With a single Furious Dragon Slash, Wang Shiye made the fire rage even fiercer, and the tongues of flame immediately entwined his wrist.

The flames clung like maggots to bones, no matter how hard he slapped them, they couldn’t be extinguished, spreading rapidly, setting his chest ablaze in the blink of an eye.

"Is this also Fire Divine Power?"

Han Yu was incredulous; this was far more terrifying than Xiao Shui back then.

What he didn’t know was that Young Master Xiao’s power back then was forcibly enhanced by pills, lacking in comprehension, and even within the same Fire Series, the nature of divine powers differed greatly.

The ordinary man and his cousin were already completely covered in flames, slapping each other, but it was to no avail.

"You can try absorbing the other’s flames!"

A voice suddenly spoke in his mind; it was Glass.

"What?"

Han Yu was surprised, as if fearing he had heard wrong.

Glass spoke again, "You share the same origin in Fire Series as him; you can try absorbing his flames into your own."

This was almost akin to courting death.

Who knew what the power would be if the two divine techniques clashed and exploded?

"Others doing this would indeed be courting death, but you are different. In your mind, or rather, your Sea of Consciousness, there’s a Glazed Bottle. After absorbing the other’s flames, let the Glazed Bottle transform it."

Han Yu frowned, pondering, "Are you sure it can transform it?"

Glass replied confidently, "As long as it’s energy, the Glazed Bottle can refine it, but it’s up to you whether you can absorb it."

"How do I absorb it?"

Han Yu asked urgently.

"Release your Fire Divine Power, control it to consume the other’s flames."

Upon hearing this, Han Yu calmed himself, opened his right hand, and a pitifully small flame appeared in his palm.

Attempting to communicate with the tiny flame, he first extended it to his own arm. As the two different flames met, they entwined like beasts battling.

"Bottle, get to work quickly."

Glass hurriedly shouted at this moment.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the Glazed Bottle spun up and suspended inverted, and the foreign flames on Han Yu’s body began to be continuously channeled into the Sea of Consciousness through the flame in his hand.

At this moment, the Glazed Bottle emitted a suction force; as soon as the other’s flames entered the Sea of Consciousness, they were swiftly drawn into the bottle.

There’s hope!

Han Yu’s eyes suddenly brightened, and then he plunged even more recklessly into the sea of fire.

"Everyone, come over to me, I have a solution."

Meanwhile, Han Yu shouted, and the ordinary man and his cousin, realizing, immediately stopped slapping and ran over quickly.

Han Yu cradled the flames, like a Fire God descending to earth, as the omnipresent flames continuously converged into his hand.

In his hand, he was desperately absorbing, and in the Sea of Consciousness, the Glazed Bottle was also desperately refining.

Suddenly, Han Yu astonishingly discovered that the flame in his palm was growing.

A lotus was blooming!

"What’s going on?"

Han Yu quickly asked the Little Artifact Spirit.

The Little Artifact Spirit seemed equally surprised, exclaiming, "Oh! The bottle is absorbing the other’s Divine Power Origin through the flames, keep absorbing, the bottle is profiting greatly this time."

Han Yu’s heart stirred, absorbing all the fire sources around him, as well as those on the ordinary man and his cousin, not even sparing the flames on Wang Shiye.

Wang Shiye, this unlucky fellow, thus miraculously regained a life.

The Black Robe’s face was unclear, but his figure visibly paused, snorting coldly, and another sea of fire descended from the sky.

Good man!

Good man!

Han Yu and Glass commented simultaneously, this made them delighted, as the fire lotus grew larger and larger, eventually reaching the size of a basin.

The flames in the sky continued to fall, while the people underneath, supported by the fire lotus, kept absorbing, until the fire lotus began to rise, frantically devouring the unfallen fire sea.

The Black Robe’s entire body trembled, only now realizing that half of his fiery sea had inexplicably shrunk.

Frightened, he quickly withdrew his divine power, looking at Han Yu on the ground in disbelief.

To be able to devour Divine Power Origin was simply too shocking.

Below, after consuming the last flame, the fire lotus slowly descended. Han Yu raised it with one hand, looking forward eagerly, "Is there more?"

Although the Black Robe’s expression couldn’t be seen at this moment, in mid-air, his body was trembling, suddenly raising a hand, True Essence gathered, spontaneously forming a huge blade.

With a horizontal slash, the great blade fell, the previously smug Han Yu suddenly faced disaster.

The blade’s edge struck his chest; Han Yu’s chest caved in, spewing blood as he was sent flying.

The blade’s momentum remained unchanged, still slashing, attempting to kill Han Yu mid-air.

Seeing the blade getting closer, in this moment of crisis, the silhouette of the ordinary man suddenly dashed by, catching Han Yu, kicking in the air twice to leap above the blade.

Black Robe raised his hand, and the blade slashed upward again; the ordinary man hurriedly stepped back with a third step.

Yet it was as if the blade had predicted this, suddenly changing direction mid-air.

The ordinary man gritted his teeth, stepping a fourth step that had never been stepped before; after this fourth step, his silhouette suddenly became ethereal.

Then, like a flash of lightning, appeared directly a hundred meters away.

Puff!

This step seemed to consume greatly, as the ordinary man landed, spraying a mouthful of fresh blood onto Han Yu’s face. Han Yu, upon waking, instead fainted.

Just as the Black Robe was about to act, two figures approached from beyond the horizon. He hesitated for a moment, then summoned a Flying Sword and swiftly disappeared into the air.

The commotion was so great that it eventually alarmed Su Wanjun, and when Ou Mingdong found his junior brother missing, he also chased after them.

The two arrived one after the other.

They looked at the mess all over the place and the charred bodies of the people.

Young Master Xiao immediately started whining, "Cousin, this time it’s really not our fault."

In the Government Office, everyone gathered, though most were extremely embarrassed, each with a face smudged with black.

Ou Mingdong was currently scolding his junior brother.

After hearing the recount from Han Yu, the ordinary person, and Cousin, the general outline of the event was pieced together.

The general story was that Wang Shiye secretly went to the inn to seek revenge and then encountered a black-robed person who attacked the three of them for no reason.

As for Wang Shiye, he seemed to have been caught in the crossfire.

This unlucky fellow, really...

Ou Mingdong was planning to quickly take everyone back at first light.

As for Su Wanjun, she frowned and pondered, black robes... fire series divine techniques... aimed specifically at these three.

The only possible reason for targeting them seemed to be one thing, and the method was similar, all skilled in using fire techniques.

Han Yu and the others had also considered it. Currently, the only person wanting them dead in Shuzhou City is the mastermind.

"I thought staying in the city would be safe, but I didn’t expect him to dare to come into the city to kill."

Cousin sighed and said.

Su Wanjun’s expression changed slightly, then she said, "It might be related to what I’m doing."

Afterward, she explained what she had been doing recently.

Since Han Yu and the others entered the city, Su Wanjun hadn’t given up on the investigation. Since there were no leads from the Zuyou Sect, why not look into the Corpse Refinement direction?

Since the Zuyou Sect traveled so far to come here, could it be possible they are somewhere else too?

Thus, she not only reported her suspicions to the Imperial Court but also collaborated with the surrounding State Prefectures for an investigation.

The result revealed that in many vast and sparsely populated areas of the northern regions, there were cases of a small number of people disappearing. If it were just a single State Prefecture, it wouldn’t be strange, but multiple State Prefectures experiencing such cases was unusual.

Su Wanjun naturally reported this discovery and suspicion to the Imperial Court again. Perhaps the court took action, or other State Prefectures were thoroughly investigating, but whichever the case was, it undoubtedly struck a blow to the mastermind’s roots.

"So, this time the black-robed figure wasn’t seeking revenge, but retaliating, right?"

Han Yu clutched his chest, still not recovered, in pain, worse than when fighting that Half-Step Divine Gaze cultivator.

"Foolish, a cultivator’s realm is a chasm between each realm, even a tiny difference is a huge gap. How can Half-Step Divine Gaze compare to Divine Gaze?"

In his mind, Glass scolded.

This time, it seemed the three suffered an undeserved catastrophe, with the subsequent matters being Su Wanjun’s doing, yet the blame laid solely on their heads.

Ou Mingdong also listened clearly from the side, with the matter’s outline clear, he interjected, "Relying solely on the Zuyou Sect couldn’t possibly have such power to distribute throughout the Northern Border, kidnapping people to refine corpses, perhaps there is support from behind the scenes, or control."

"I will report this matter when I return, letting the Sect know. After all, the resurgence of the Corpse Refining Lineage won’t be a good thing. This not only concerns the Imperial Court but also the entire Cultivator Realm."

After speaking, he was about to take Wang Shiye away, but before leaving, Ou Mingdong couldn’t help but ask Han Yu once more, "Is there really no cure?"

Han Yu shook his head, "There really isn’t, probably in the future, just be careful when going out, don’t look or sniff carelessly."

The slight gratitude Wang Shiye had instantly vanished; merely with this, even if Han Yu saved him ten more times, it wouldn’t dissolve their enmity.

After the two left, Su Wanjun helplessly looked at the three of them.

"Previously I thought staying in the city would be the safest, but now it doesn’t seem so. Perhaps you should not stay in Shuzhou City anymore, who knows when the opponent might attack again."

A final round of discussion concluded with Su Wanjun making an immediate decision.

Cousin would be sent back to the Mo Family, and this time it was non-negotiable; he would either obediently follow Su Wanjun back, or she would break his legs and take him back.

Regarding Han Yu and the ordinary person, the next day a caravan leaving the city would be instructed to blend them in, ensuring they disguised well along the way, once they left, it would be hard to find them again across the vast lands.

Cousin escorted the two out of the Government Office, pitifully pouting, "I really don’t want to go back."

"Then what do you want to do?"

Han Yu glanced at him and said with a smile.

"Why not help me escape! I could sneak out of the city with you guys."

Cousin’s eyes lit up, coming up with a dreadful idea instantly.

"What’s your sister’s cultivation level?"

Han Yu asked.

"Divine Gaze."

Just as Cousin finished speaking, the two walked off without a backward glance.

"We’ll come visit you when we get a chance."

While on the road, Han Yu and the ordinary person remained cautious, winding through the streets until they found a new place to rest.

"A 25-year-old Divine Gaze realm cultivator, the Three Elements Nine Sects are indeed somewhat terrifying."

The ordinary person sighed abruptly.

Han Yu curiously asked Glass in his mind, "With someone so powerful, why didn’t you react? If Cousin hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known she was so strong. Is it because she lacks Qi Fortune or you don’t care?"

Glass muttered, "I’m tempted too! But lately, Ping has been taking all the credit, now that refining pills is its thing."

Then Glass didn’t forget to encourage Han Yu, "It’s fine, bear with it for a while, soon I’ll encounter a down-and-out son of fortune and will make a turnaround, regaining my rights, choosing when to emerge at will."

Alright! Who knew there would be such a thing, an Artifact Spirit and the object itself could be such a discordant existence.

Pills from the bottle can range from extraordinarily high to extremely low in quality, and frankly bizarre too.

The Little Artifact Spirit seems to produce specific pills targeting certain individuals for extraction.

"I’m not planning to go with the caravan tomorrow, what are you planning?"

The ordinary person spoke again.

Han Yu paused, also contemplating whether to go with the caravan...