Chapter 407: All Is Ready, Awaiting Absorption

"Hehe, this body isn't bad, much better-looking than that old toad man. I'll take this one."

Seeing the male elder's body of the Earth-Splitting Twin Fiends, Venerable Tian Huo, who had been silent inside the Storage Ring for a long time, suddenly floated out, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

Earlier, he had already known everything that was happening outside.

But considering that his current combat strength was only at the peak of Dou Huang.

Even if he appeared, he wouldn't be of much use.

Therefore, he had been watching the battle from inside the whole time, until he saw that nine-star Dou Zong body.

Although this person's corpse, in terms of strength when alive, was about the same as that old toad man.

But in terms of appearance, it was much better-looking than the latter.

After all, the old toad man's pointed mouth was indeed not good-looking.

"Here you go."

Seeing that Venerable Tian Huo wanted it, Xiao Yixian flicked her jade hand.

She tossed the male body of the Earth-Splitting Twin Fiends toward Venerable Tian Huo.

As for the female corpse and the two Storage Rings, she tossed them together to Lin Feng.

"Hehe, kid Lin, this one's for you to use."

After taking the body and storing it away, Venerable Tian Huo then took out the old toad man's corpse and also tossed it to Lin Feng.

Seeing this, Lin Feng reached out and stored away the two corpses and the Storage Rings.

Then he looked at the two and said, "Now that the matter is settled, let's go."

"Alright."

After saying that, Venerable Tian Huo's illusory figure happily dove back into the Storage Ring.

As for Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian, they continued flying toward the depths of the Western Barren Desert.

After flying for three days, Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian arrived at a desolate, uninhabited area surrounded entirely by tall sand dunes—a dune cluster.

Then, his gaze swept around the surroundings.

After confirming that no other explorers had left traces here, he nodded in satisfaction.

Afterward, his soul power once again spread out from between his brows, sweeping as far as possible around these sand dunes.

After seeing that there were no powerful Magical Beasts, he said to Xiao Yixian, "I'll absorb the Strange Fire here. There shouldn't be anyone to disturb us."

"Mm."

Xiao Yixian nodded and replied.

She then brought her jade hands together and began constructing Kongjian Jinggu.

As for Lin Feng, his gaze was selecting a suitable sand dune.

Not long after, his gaze finally settled upon a sand dune nearly a thousand meters tall and several hundred meters wide.

He extended his palm, condensing a thick surge of Dou Qi in its center.

Then, under his control, that mass of Dou Qi transformed into a rapidly spinning spiral and shot swiftly toward a tall sand dune.

"Boom!"

The surging Dou Qi collided with the sand dune, and a loud explosion suddenly rang out across this sky.

That Dou Qi spiral continued drilling inward at a constant speed.

It only slowly came to a stop after penetrating several dozen meters in, then violently exploded.

Immediately after, Lin Feng once again sent out a surge of Dou Qi to stabilize the sand cave and prevent it from collapsing.

With the place for refining the Strange Fire prepared, Lin Feng then flew to the top of another sand dune and sat down cross-legged.

"Bang!"

As Lin Feng lightly wiped his Storage Ring, a massive crimson medicine cauldron crashed heavily onto the sand dune.

The pill he was going to refine this time was the Heavenly Yellow Pill, which he had already refined twice before.

This pill ranked at Seventh Grade Intermediate, and was claimed to be for absorbing Strange Fires ranked in the top ten of the Strange Fire rankings.

However, although this statement exaggerated the efficacy of the Heavenly Yellow Pill.

Suppressing the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, ranked eighteenth on the Strange Fire rankings, was still no problem.

After making preparations, Lin Feng took out the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Heavenly Yellow Pill.

Then, he devoted himself to refining.

"Rumble!"

Several days later, above the sky where yellow sand swirled wildly, a thick mass of dark clouds suddenly gathered.

Within them, silver lightning constantly flickered, like giant pythons lurking within the dark clouds.

An invisible heavenly might gradually diffused outward from within.

And some Magical Beasts living among the dune cluster seemed to sense this heavenly might.

They all dropped what they were doing and nimbly scurried into their lairs.

Seeing the changes in the sky above, the corners of Lin Feng's mouth lifted slightly.

The appearance of pill lightning meant that this pill had been successfully refined.

Thinking that the pill lightning drawn by a Seventh Grade Intermediate pill would be of little help to the Earth Demon Puppet at star Dou Zong Level.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then took out the Earth Demon Old Ghost at star Dou Zong Level.

"Rumble!"

Not long after, from within those dark clouds, a silver bolt of lightning as thick as a person's waist crashed down fiercely.

It surged explosively toward the Myriad Beast Cauldron in front of Lin Feng!

"Go!"

Seeing this scene, Lin Feng immediately shouted at the silver figure beside him.

Swoosh~

The Earth Demon Old Ghost, hearing the former's command, did not hesitate at all.

It lunged forward fiercely, charging straight at the silver giant python that was comparable to a Fourth‑to‑Fifth Star Dou Zong full‑power strike.

Boom!

The silver thunder slammed into the Earth Demon Puppet, and a massive explosion suddenly rang out across the sky.

Under this strike, at the same time the Earth Demon Puppet fell dozens of meters away.

The silver giant python instantly shattered into pieces.

Then the python turned into countless tiny specks of silver that continuously swirled over the Earth Demon Old Ghost's body.

Under the tempering of these lightning bolts, the aura emanating from the Earth Demon Puppet was also becoming stronger.

Seeing this, the pill thunder seemed to sense a provocation.

After gathering a massive amount of silver thunder, it continued to unleash several even more powerful pill thunders.

However, these thick‑waisted electric serpents could not wound the Earth Demon Old Ghost in the slightest.

On the contrary, the Earth Demon Puppet's strength had steadily risen from star Dou Zong to Seventh Star Dou Zong.

And after the pill thunders fell, the energy within the dark clouds high above was completely exhausted.

In the end, it could only disperse helplessly.

At the same time, the Earth Demon Puppet, its silver radiant aura now purer, returned silently to Lin Feng's side.

"Not bad. Under the tempering of the pill thunder, the Earth Demon Puppet rose to Seventh Star in one go. After I finish devouring the different fire, I'll retreat to cultivate Seventh Grade High-level Alchemy, and then upgrade the Earth Demon Puppet all over again."

He tapped the metallic surface of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, and Lin Feng chuckled lightly.

Thinking of how much energy the pill thunder contains, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Such good energy, yet it hasn't been properly harnessed.

Collect!

Sensing the pill trying to flee, he flicked his palm and sucked the pill from the cauldron into his hand.

Staring at the pale‑yellow pill in his hand, which bore a hint of spirit,

Lin Feng thought of that pill thunder, whose abundant energy had not been properly utilized.

Immediately, he murmured to himself, "This pill thunder can temper the Earth Demon Puppet, but I wonder if it can temper other things."

"Forget it, absorbing the different fire is the most important."

Lin Feng shook his head, discarding those chaotic thoughts.

Then, with a sweeping gesture, he gathered the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron and the Earth Demon Puppet into the Youhai Na Ring.

"Xiao Yixian, I'm about to absorb the Wind Rage Dragon Flame now; please handle the safety issue for me."

Looking at Xiao Yixian, seated cross‑legged on another sand dune, Lin Feng spoke slowly.

"No problem."

Xiao Yixian nodded and replied.

Seeing that all preparations were fine, Lin Feng flashed his form and entered the sand dune he had previously prepared.

Only a faint voice lingered in the air: "By the way, after devouring the different fire, I might still trouble you a bit."

"Me? Why would I be tired?"

When Xiao Yixian heard the former's words, her cute face instantly filled with confusion.

After devouring the different fire, wasn't everything solved? Why would it still be a hassle?

"Could it be that after absorbing the different fire, you want to test combat power and have me spar with you?"

Xiao Yixian twirled a strand of her hair, speculating in her mind.