Chapter 1368: Xiao Ling vs Wu Nie Tun Yan

And during Lin Feng's refinement, another month passed by.

At the same time, his own strength also gained a considerable boost during this period.

Now he has moved from the mid‑stage Nine‑Star Dou Saint to the brink of breakthrough.

If he takes that next step, he can break through the barrier and enter the late‑stage Nine‑Star Dou Saint.

However, correspondingly, the massive amount of blood surrounding his body has become far scarcer now.

"Damn, the two vortices are useful, but the resources needed for this breakthrough are just too many."

Realizing that he is now on the edge of breakthrough and that the Dou Emperor bloodline is also scarce, Lin Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After all, this situation is undoubtedly the most worrisome.

If he gets stuck at this final step and can't break through, the Qi will drive him half to death.

"Boom!"

Fortunately, after he continued absorbing for another half hour, a pillar of light burst from his body and shot straight into the high sky.

At this crucial moment, after being stuck for a long time, he finally had a vortex break through to the late‑stage Nine‑Star Dou Saint.

Seeing this, his heart swelled with joy at the same time.

He also hurriedly transferred the excess energy in one rush into his other black‑white vortex.

And as the energy of the Dou Emperor bloodline was continuously poured in.

This vortex also expanded to its limit at this moment.

"Boom!"

The next moment, his other vortex also broke through, following immediately after the preceding fire‑type vortex.

From then on, his two vortices finally all broke through to the late‑stage Nine‑Star level!

"Hm?"

However, barely after his breakthrough, a soul transmission instantly appeared in his mind.

"Lin Feng, come quickly, my father says we need to open what's inside the statue."

Immediately after, Zi Yan's words softly echoed beside his ear.

"Looks like my cheap father‑in‑law's injury has healed, huh?"

Hearing the girl's words, Lin Feng thought briefly, then his lips twitched.

"I have something now; I'll come later. Let them wait for a moment."

As soon as the words fell, that voice turned into an invisible ripple and slipped out of Tian Mu.

As for Lin Feng, he slightly closed his eyes and began to stabilize the realm he intends to breakthrough.

After all, compared to going out now, stabilizing his Dou Qi is unquestionably a higher priority.

At the same time, he flicked his finger lightly, and a black streak of light shot out from his fingertip.

Then that streak of light rapidly expanded manyfold, and in the blink of an eye it transformed into a massive giant cauldron towering a thousand zhang.

Moreover, on the surface of that giant cauldron, dense runes continuously flickered with golden light.

Looking closely, those golden runes were all formed by condensed flames.

As for the golden glow, it was the fire of those runes radiating outward.

This scene needs no further explanation; these runes are clearly a seal to suppress some entity.

As for the caster, it is naturally the owner of the cauldron, Lin Feng.

And this black cauldron is actually the Black Nether Cauldron, ranked second on the Celestial Cauldron list.

Since he obtained it from that elder of the Di Xing Sect, he has never found a place to use it.

Even during the previous Gu Di Dong Fu battle, he refrained from using it for fear of accidentally shattering the Black Nether Cauldron.

Thus from start to finish, he never brought it out to confront Wu Nie Tun Yan.

Now that he intends to subdue Wu Nie Tun Yan, this Black Nether Cauldron happens to be useful.

So the thing sealed inside is naturally the flame that was previously captured by the former, the second‑ranked fire on the Exotic Flame list, Wu Nie Tun Yan.

"Clang!"

Soon after that giant cauldron appeared, its body suddenly kept emitting a series of clangs as something struck the cauldron hard.

At the same time, the seal surrounding the cauldron was continuously rippling with concentric golden wave patterns.

Lin Feng was not surprised at all by this situation.

He only shook his head and smiled lightly, "It seems that even after I shattered its fire spirit, Wu Nie Tun Yan still possesses considerable self‑awareness. Still, even if you sense danger, escaping from my grasp won't be that easy."

While speaking, Lin Feng felt a slight stir in his heart, and a flash of golden light shot out from his body, hovering in the nearby sky and taking the form of a golden‑haired girl.

"Hehe, Master, are you ready to devour this guy?"

When the girl appeared, she immediately licked her pink lips with a fiery expression and gazed longingly at the pitch‑black cauldron.

She had been craving Wu Nie Tun Yan for a long time.

If it weren't for her master, she would have insisted on first refining pills and absorbing those Dou Emperor bloodlines.

Lady Xiao Ling, after the Gu Di Dong Fu battle ended, would definitely make swallowing Wu Nie Tun Yan her first act.

After all, this thing is a massive tonic for her!

Although exotic flames devouring each other is an extremely dangerous matter.

If things go wrong, both sides could annihilate each other in the mutual devouring, being completely blown into void.

Yet their instincts constantly drive them to engage in this high‑risk, high‑reward activity.

Because once they devour the other, they can obtain all the energy the other has absorbed over endless ages.

And that allows them to save thousands to tens of thousands of years, causing their maturity to leap forward dramatically!

Just this alone is enough to drive all exotic flames into madness, constantly doing extremely dangerous things, attempting to devour each other.

Girl, get ready; this time we must succeed in one go and take it down.

Lin Feng looked at the excited Xiao Ling, then chuckled as he came to her side, stroking her soft hair, and reminded her.

No problem, Master, you can rest assured; I will do my utmost to swallow this guy.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling immediately patted her own storage, which had grown much larger after swallowing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and her expression instantly turned solemn.

Seeing this, Lin Feng didn't waste words; with a wave of his hand he lifted the seal on the Black Abyss Cauldron.

At the same time, the black flames inside the cauldron seemed to sense the disappearance of the external seal.

It immediately disregarded consumption, darting around nonstop, searching for a weak spot in the great cauldron.

Clang!

Immediately after, it slammed hard into the lid atop the Black Abyss Cauldron, producing a deafening metallic clang.

Meanwhile, as Wu Nie Tun Yan continually struck the great cauldron, trying to escape,

Outside the cauldron, Lin Feng flipped his palm and took out a large jade bottle.

He then removed the stopper and tipped it; a fist‑sized pill rolled straight out.

As soon as this ice‑blue pill appeared, a terrifying icy power instantly spread through the surroundings.

At this moment, under the spread of that icy power,

the surrounding space seemed to be frozen at this instant.

Such formidable icy power is enough to affect any cultivator below the strength of a Seven‑Star Battle Saint.

Even coming within a hundred meters of it is difficult!

After all, this pill is one of three Nine‑Grade Golden Pills that Lin Feng refined during this period.

And the icy power emitted by this ice‑attribute pill of Nine‑Grade Golden Pill caliber

can easily be imagined—just how formidable it is!

As for the pill's effect, it is quite simple.

It contains extremely strong icy power, which can enhance the ice‑attribute effects and strength of a high‑rank Battle Saint.

Of course, using it to suppress some fire‑attribute treasures also works extremely well.

Go!

After taking out the pill, Lin Feng immediately wrapped it with battle qi, then with a thought sent it flying swiftly toward the Black Abyss Cauldron.

Its opening quickly opened, and the ice‑blue pill seized the chance to enter, whereupon its body burst open with a bang.

In an instant, half of the pill transformed into countless tiny specks of flashing ice‑blue light that filled the entire cauldron.

Crack crack

As these specks kept falling, thin layers of ice began to condense on the cauldron walls inside the Black Abyss Cauldron.

At the same time, Wu Nie Tun Yan also sensed something was off.

It immediately left the area above where the specks were most numerous, shifted direction, and tried to find another exit.

However, no matter how it searched, there was simply no way out of this airtight Black Abyss Cauldron.

Faced with this situation, in its panic Wu Nie Tun Yan began to unleash a vast sea of black flames, continually striking the surrounding cauldron walls.

Attempting to break through the wall and then flee this place.

However, the flames it released were quickly devoured clean by the Black Abyss Cauldron's flame‑absorbing nature.

Especially since this cauldron is now under Lin Feng's control, bolstered by him.

For Wu Nie Tun Yan to think of breaking the cauldron and escaping is practically a fantasy.

Meanwhile, those blue specks falling from above have now reached the space where Wu Nie Tun Yan resides.

Upon contact between the specks and the black flames, the two sides instantly began a fierce clash.

After all, water and fire are incompatible; facing the surrounding icy power that it loathes, Wu Nie Tun Yan hesitated not at all, instantly releasing a world‑destroying violent force in an attempt to overwhelm the ice‑blue specks in the sky.

Yet, how could the icy power transformed from a Nine‑Grade Golden Pill be so easily eliminated?

Faced with the violent, scorching surge coming from below, the blue specks instantly unleashed, without reservation, the icy power they contained.

They sought to extinguish the fire‑attribute objects below within the cauldron's space that they despised.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Ice and fire collided; at that moment the entire Black Abyss Cauldron erupted with a deafening explosion.

Inside the great cauldron, streams of scorching and yin‑cold destructive impacts

continuously generated and spread unchecked throughout this space, then slammed hard into the cauldron walls, producing earth‑shaking booms.

"As expected of the second‑ranked strange fire on the Strange Fire List, even without a fire spirit its resistance is still this fierce."

Sensing the continual grievance signals coming from the Black Abyss Cauldron, Lin Feng couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh and exclaimed.

"However, although the golden pill's energy is being rapidly consumed, Wu Nie Tun Yan's power is also visibly waning. It seems this contest will end in mutual loss!"

Sensing within the Black Abyss Cauldron the greatly diminished icy power,

and the temperature dropping considerably, with the black flames making Wu Nie Tun Yan appear somewhat weak, Lin Feng's mouth curled up slightly.

Immediately after, he lifted his head to gaze at the continually trembling

and, from time to time, being lifted into the sky by the force of the internal clash before being slammed down hard—the pitch‑black great cauldron.

Lin Feng felt that he should wait no longer.

Thinking this, he turned to Xiao Ling beside him and said, "Strike while it's sick, take its life—Xiao Ling, while Wu Nie Tun Yan is weakened by the golden pill's consumption, let's attack it and try to finish it in one go."

"Good."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling obediently tapped her little head.

She then turned her delicate body, instantly transforming into a streak of golden flame that shot straight toward the distant Black Abyss Cauldron.

As she approached, the lower cauldron suddenly opened a crack, and Xiao Ling hurriedly slipped inside.

After all, the Black Underworld Cauldron said, it had had enough of these days.

Now, it only wants someone to quickly deal with this black flame and then take it away.

Best, let the two of them never want to see each other again!

Meanwhile, Xiao Ling saw the cauldron mouth open and immediately whooshed inside.

Next, the golden flame it transformed into rapidly expanded in volume.

In the blink of an eye, this girl went from a tiny spark to a blazing fire dragon a hundred zhang in size.

"Roar!"

As soon as it took shape, Xiao Ling, without hesitation, shot down from above the Black Underworld Cauldron and slammed hard onto the black flame below.

And that Wu Nie Tun Yan, having just finished fighting off the Golden Core, was now weakened.

Before it could react, it was slammed by the golden fire dragon from above into the cauldron's bottom.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the black flame slammed hard onto the cauldron bottom below; in an instant, the terrifying impact force caused the cauldron bottom to dent slightly.

Fortunately, the cauldron also possessed some self-repair ability.

Thus, the dent quickly whooshed back to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

However, after Xiao Ling subdued Wu Nie Tun Yan, she would not let it go so easily.

She immediately launched a frenzied attack, constantly opening the dragon's huge mouth and fiercely biting the pitch-black flame below.

As for Wu Nie Tun Yan, sensing that the opponent kept tearing at it, unwilling to submit, it immediately launched a counterattack.

Even though its power had greatly diminished, it continued to release black flames forming a sea of fire.

It aimed to devour this golden fire dragon to make up for its recent expenditure.

However, its own flames were simply too weak.

Whenever the black flame just approached the opponent, it would immediately be enveloped by a milky-white flame.

Next, those flames became the opponent's accomplices, turning around to strike its true body.

Faced with this situation, the weakly sentient Wu Nie Tun Yan sensed something was wrong.

But aside from continuously releasing flame attacks at the opponent, with its limited intellect, it could think of no better solution.

Thus, facing Xiao Ling's relentless tearing,

Wu Nie Tun Yan could only mechanically release flames, then watch helplessly as the flames were assimilated by the opponent and turned back to attack itself.

Meanwhile, as these two strange fires waged their most primal battle inside the cauldron, Lin Feng's mind outside also heard the Black Underworld Cauldron's lament over and over.

After all, two amazingly powerful strange fires were fighting inside it, and it truly couldn't take it anymore!

Although it claimed to be able to devour all flames, these two flames were quite off, even ninety percent off.

Its power, compared to other flames, was simply heaven and earth apart! (End of chapter)