Chapter Ninety-Two: God-Slaying Flame

Ke Bei and the others traveled swiftly. Apart from Luo Ling, everyone else had already reached the upper tier of the Transcendent Realm, and even the weakest among them, Luo Ling, was still a genuine Transcendent Realm expert. In less than two days, by dusk on the second day, they had arrived before the mist-shrouded Azure Dragon Bridge. In the pavilion at the bridgehead, that old man with his faintly immortal bearing was still sitting alone, leisurely sipping his wine.

The group stepped onto Azure Dragon Bridge, bowed slightly toward the old man, and then continued on their way.

Along the route, Luo Ling’s small hand never once left Ke Bei’s arm. Gradually, Ke Bei also grew used to the feeling of having her cling to him, and no longer felt embarrassed by it.

Only when the two of them reached the front of Ke Bei’s villa did Luo Ling finally let go of his arm in reluctant farewell. Pouting her adorable red lips, she returned to her lodgings.

This journey to and from the Qitian Tower had taken four or five days in all. After several days of dust and travel, it had to be said that for Luo Ling, a girl so fond of cleanliness, it was a considerable trial. Though she hated to part from Ke Bei, when she looked down at the dust on her clothes and wrinkled her little nose, she hurried back to her quarters. She needed to wash up properly.

Watching Luo Ling leave, Ke Bei slowly shut the gate, went into the training room on the first floor, and sat down cross-legged. At that moment, there were some matters of great importance weighing on his mind, and he could not spare even the time to bathe. He slowly sank his consciousness into his sea of thoughts.

The second stage of the chained quest for the Nine Suns Divine Art had already been completed. Not only had Ke Bei’s inner strength increased nearly tenfold, he had also unexpectedly obtained the divine art of the Indestructible Vajra Body, causing his power to surge dramatically.

In the past, Ke Bei’s inner strength had not been sufficiently profound. When fighting Transcendent Realm experts, he had always been at a disadvantage. With insufficient inner strength and no offensive martial art of real power, he could not break through the other side’s defenses, and at the same time he could not endure their attacks. How could he possibly defeat them?

Now, having obtained the inner strength of the first six layers of the Nine Suns Divine Art, his power was already sufficient to easily pierce the defenses of ordinary Transcendent Realm experts. Added to that, he had gained the divine art of the Indestructible Vajra Body, making his physical defenses absurdly formidable. As for speed, Lingbo Microsteps had always been his advantage.

With strength enough, defense enough, and speed enough, his power was naturally formidable.

Ke Bei had no time now to consider just how far his strength had actually reached. Since the second stage of the Nine Suns Divine Art quest had appeared, then the third stage should be waiting somewhere ahead. Because of him, Han Lingyue was still sealed and suppressed. He had to become stronger as quickly as possible.

He had to complete the chained quest for the Nine Suns Divine Art as soon as possible.

Only after completing that chained quest would Ke Bei have a chance to accept other missions, and only then would he have a chance to draw the remaining Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art, the middle and lower volumes of the Indestructible Vajra Body, and those martial arts with overwhelming offensive power.

Although Ke Bei was already extremely strong now, at the very least he was no weaker than Luo Han, he still had no confidence at all in whether he could enter the top three of the Azure Dragon List.

He let out a soft breath and shifted his consciousness toward the system disc deep within his mind. After a brief glance, Ke Bei felt a trace of disappointment.

The system disc remained a dim, hazy expanse, and the quest for the third stage of the Nine Suns Divine Art had not appeared. The system did not necessarily present the next quest immediately after one was completed. Ke Bei had long since grown used to that. It was only that he desperately wanted to grow stronger quickly, and finding no quest at the moment left him a little disappointed.

He could not control when the system would give him a quest. He could only accept it passively. Since the system had no quest now, there was nothing he could do about it.

He sighed soundlessly and slowly opened his eyes, withdrawing his attention from the system disc deep in his mind.

After a moment of silence, Ke Bei’s attention shifted to the small golden pagoda between his brows. He still vaguely remembered that when the Qitian Tower had recognized him as its master, all of that terrifying violet flame had surged into the golden pagoda.

The Netherworld Violet Flame.

At the thought of that violet fire, Ke Bei’s heart burned hot. This flame was said to be the terrifying existence known as the Godslaying Flame. Back then, even the thinnest wisp of it had nearly cost Ke Bei his life.

His heart faintly filled with expectation. If he could master that violet flame, then what would he have to fear even from a War God Realm expert?

He exhaled slowly, suppressing the heat in his chest, then once more closed his eyes and sent his consciousness into the space between his brows.

With a boom, his consciousness passed directly through the small golden pagoda at his brow, and he clearly saw the raging violet flames burning within it.

“Let’s see whether I can draw out even a sliver of the Netherworld Violet Flame.”

The violet flames, which had once carried terrifying heat, had become docile the instant the Qitian Tower recognized him as its master. Carefully, Ke Bei wrapped his will around a strand of violet fire. The flame seemed to know that he was its master. With a slight movement of his intent, the violet fire leaped happily, circling around his consciousness like a mischievous child.

Seeing that he had subdued the violet flame so easily, Ke Bei was instantly delighted.

As long as he could bring the violet flame out of the golden pagoda, he would be able to control it. Thinking of the flame’s dreadful might, Ke Bei was overwhelmed with ecstatic joy.

As long as he could control the violet flame, he would no longer need to fear even a War God Realm expert.

“Go!”

His will guided the violet flame toward the outside of the golden pagoda.

With a thunderous crash, the moment Ke Bei’s intent, bearing a wisp of violet flame, struck the body of the golden pagoda, a scene erupted that Ke Bei could not understand in the slightest.

His intent passed through the golden pagoda without the slightest obstruction, but that wisp of violet flame was deadlocked inside, firmly blocked within the pagoda.

“Damn it! What is going on?”

Ke Bei suddenly opened his eyes and slammed a fist hard into the floor.

The Netherworld Violet Flame, which he had controlled so effortlessly inside the golden pagoda, could not be brought out even by a single wisp.

“I refuse to believe this.”

A stubborn fire rose in Ke Bei’s chest, and his consciousness once again sank into the spot between his brows.

If he could successfully bring out even a trace of the violet flame, Ke Bei would be absolutely certain of entering the top ten of the Azure Dragon List. To guard a mountain of treasure and then give it up—how could he possibly be willing?

His will repeatedly battered the golden pagoda at his brow. Ke Bei did not know how many attempts he had made, but without exception, every one of them had ended in failure.

“Damn it, this won’t do.”

Ke Bei slowly opened his eyes. He had already launched a mad assault hundreds of times, yet the result had been the same each time: his consciousness could enter and exit the golden pagoda with ease, but the Netherworld Violet Flame was always blocked within the tower.

The golden pagoda at Ke Bei’s brow was exquisitely refined, like a miniature version of the Qitian Tower. Its appearance, even its internal structure, were exactly the same.

“Maybe I should try using inner strength to strike the tower gate?”

Suddenly, Ke Bei’s eyes lit up. If the golden pagoda was no different from the Qitian Tower, then as long as he could open the tower gate at its base, the Netherworld Violet Flame should be able to come out, shouldn’t it?

Ke Bei grew excited. He slowly mobilized the inner strength within his dantian and prepared to strike the tower gate located at his brow.

However, the tower gate of the golden pagoda was different from that of the Qitian Tower. The massive, pitch-black gate of the Qitian Tower had always stood open, but if the golden pagoda’s gate was to be opened, it would require an enormous amount of energy.

Ke Bei did not know whether the inner strength from the sixth layer of the Nine Suns Divine Art would be enough to open the gate of the golden pagoda. If it succeeded, then perhaps there would be hope of bringing out the Netherworld Violet Flame.

“Let’s begin.”

Carefully controlling the inner strength of the Nine Suns Divine Art, Ke Bei slowly drew it toward his brow.

With a boom, the thick inner strength of the Nine Suns Divine Art slammed fiercely into the tower gate of the golden pagoda.

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