Chapter 512: Secret Technique Emerging from the Light‑Shadow Space

At the instant the soul shield on that storage ring shattered, Lin Feng's soul perception immediately followed and entered it.

In that moment, a vast white space entered his field of view.

Gazing at this storage ring space packed full, Lin Feng immediately began searching inside.

"What is this thing, actually stored alone here?"

When Lin Feng's soul power reached the end of the battle technique area, looking at the solitary red scroll, he said with a hint of surprise.

Afterwards, he took out that somewhat special scroll.

With a flash of weak light, an extremely splendid red scroll appeared in his hand.

Looking at the scroll emitting a strong pressure, Lin Feng exclaimed in astonishment: "What kind of monster's hide is this scroll made from? Even though it has been made into a scroll, the pressure it exudes still makes my heart race."

Immediately, he grasped the scroll with both hands and slowly unfolded it.

"I, the Emperor, took a thousand years to shape, ten thousand years to gather spirit, ten thousand years to cultivate in seclusion, and then occasionally obtained a technique. After taking form, I walked along the underground magma for a thousand years, surviving by consuming fire."

Seeing this, Lin Feng suddenly gasped in shock.

Even the hands gripping the scroll began to tremble involuntarily.

For him, who had read the original work, this passage was as familiar as could be.

On the Battle Qi Continent, those who call themselves Emperor.

Generally speaking, his battle qi cultivation has at least reached the level of Dou Emperor!

Being able to reach that realm can be said to stand at the peak of the Battle Qi Continent.

However, the Battle Qi Continent has not seen a Dou Emperor for over ten thousand years.

And the Dou Emperor expert matching that description, he could only think of one.

That is the Heavenly Flame‑crowned Emperor, Tuoshe Gu Emperor!

Thinking that this scroll might have been left by Tuoshe Gu Emperor, Lin Feng's heart began to pound violently.

Even a random item left by such a supreme expert.

could also draw many Dou Saint experts into a fierce battle over it.

For him now, it is undoubtedly a supreme treasure.

"This Dong Yan, as an Eight-Star Dou Venerable expert, although strong, appears insignificant before the Dou Emperor inheritance—how could he possess something left by the Tuoshe Gu Emperor?"

Thinking this through, Lin Feng furrowed his brows, feeling it necessary to interrogate that guy later.

Immediately, he continued to gaze at the scroll with excited feelings.

"I, the Emperor, during those thousand years of wandering, continuously swallowed twenty‑one flames, my strength advancing to the peak of Dou Saint, but lacking source qi, I could not progress further to break through the Dou Emperor realm."

"Afterwards, I repeatedly searched the continent, spending hundreds of years, occasionally catching a wisp of source qi, and after a thousand years of secluded cultivation, I finally entered the Dou Emperor realm!"

After reading this, Lin Feng frowned and thought to himself: "Looking at the problem of lacking source qi, it was already severe in the era of Tuoshe Gu Emperor."

But thinking about these matters, they are not what he should consider now, so he continued to look at the scroll.

"After advancing to Dou Emperor, I, the Emperor, again searched the continent, collecting the last traces of source qi everywhere, and compiled a ranking of Heavenly Flames according to the order I consumed flames."

"I, the Emperor, curious about the nature of Heavenly Flame, with my advantage, day and night studied my own technique and Heavenly Flame, spending an unknown amount of time, finally gaining inspiration from the technique, I created this battle technique, named Imperial Spirit Flame, also called Imperial Spirit Fire!"

"Studying the technique. Could it be the Burning Secret?"

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately guessed.

After all, the technique cultivated by Tuoshe Gu Emperor is exactly this volume of the Burning Secret that he cultivates.

Besides this technique, scanning the entire Battle Qi Continent.

There should be no other technique worth Tuoshe Gu Emperor expending such effort to study.

Thinking this, Lin Feng hurriedly continued to look at the scroll.

"This method can use fire‑attribute rich items, temper them to obtain a spark, then feed the spark with magic cores, medicinal herbs, or other fire‑attribute items, causing the spark to grow."

"After the flame grows, it is ninety percent similar to Heavenly Flame, possessing many traits that only Heavenly Flame can have, including but not limited to that earth‑shattering, heaven‑destroying violent power, capable of devouring others, and among these traits, the most important is that Imperial Spirit Flame, as its name suggests, can grow its own sentience!"

"Of course, later practitioners of this method, if they obtain a true Heavenly Flame, after using Imperial Spirit Flame to consume it, can cause their own flame to transform and grow into a true Heavenly Flame, becoming a living spirit!"

After reading the introduction on the scroll, Lin Feng was momentarily dumbfounded.

It's hard to imagine that Tuoshe Gu Emperor could actually create such a wondrous battle technique.

If the introduction above is true, then to some extent.

This Imperial Spirit Flame is a kind of Heavenly Flame!

Most importantly, it is a Heavenly Flame that can be mass‑produced!

"This Dong Yan, exactly where did he obtain this battle technique scroll?"

Looking at this splendid scroll in his hand, Lin Feng really couldn't figure it out.

Just how did this guy obtain the Imperial Spirit Flame?

Immediately, Lin Feng carefully closed the red scroll in his hand and then stored it in his Youhai Space Ring.

After doing this, he quickly took out the jade bottle containing Dong Yan's soul.

Next, he lightly wiped the bottle's mouth with his palm, removing the seal.

Then he pulled out the Dong Yan soul inside the bottle, which had been greatly weakened by the roasting of the Falling Heart Flame.

Afterwards, he directly separated the Falling Heart Flame from the newly obtained Heavenly Flame.

Then, under Lin Feng's control, a large amount of invisible flame surged out and attached to Dong Yan's soul.

"What are you doing? Ah!"

In an instant, Dong Yan's painful wail echoed again in this sand cave.

After being roasted like this for a while, Lin Feng immediately said: "If you don't want to keep suffering, just honestly tell me where the method to refine Imperial Spirit Flame was obtained."

Upon hearing those words, Dong Yan's expression changed, but he was not overly startled.

After all, when Lin Feng broke the soul shield of the storage ring, he had already sensed it.

Now it's no surprise that the other party has found that scroll of the Imperial Spirit Flame.

Translation: "Now that the other party discovered that scroll of Imperial Spirit Flame, it's not surprising."

Terms: Imperial Spirit Flame appears; 'the other party' is generic, not a name, and 'now' indicates the time.

'Since you won't talk, then keep enjoying the scorching of the Strange Fire.'

Translation: "Since you refuse to speak, then continue to enjoy the roasting of the strange fire."

Note: 'Strange Fire' is a generic term; in this universe it refers to a type of flame called Strange Fire. It might be considered a technique or item, but it's just a concept. According to the instructions, we should exclude generic forms of address and genre words. Since 'Strange Fire' is not a proper name like 'Falling Heart Flame', we skip it.

Having said that, Lin Feng increased the power of the Falling Heart Flame to continue burning the former.

Translation: "Having said that, Lin Feng increased the power of the Falling Heart Flame, intending to continue burning the former."

Terms: Lin Feng appears; Falling Heart Flame appears.

'No, no, I'll speak!'

Translation: "Wait, wait, I'll speak!"

No names.

Seeing the former's action, Dong Yan's face changed dramatically and he shouted urgently.

Translation: "Seeing the former's action, that Dong Yan immediately changed his expression and shouted urgently."

Terms: Dong Yan appears as a character name; 'the former' is generic.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng temporarily withdrew the invisible flame and silently watched him.

Translation: "Hearing that, Lin Feng temporarily withdrew the invisible flame and silently gazed at him."

Terms: Lin Feng appears; 'invisible flame' is generic.

Seeing that he could not escape the other party's grasp, Dong Yan could only grit his teeth and then said: 'Several hundred years ago, a relic of a Dou Emperor called the Light and Shadow Space opened; only cultivators below the rank of Dou Zun could enter that relic.'

Translation: "Seeing that it was impossible to escape the other's demonic claw, Dong Yan could only grit his teeth and then said: 'In several hundred years ago, there was a Dou Emperor relic called the Light and Shadow Space that opened; that relic, only cultivators below Dou Zong could enter.'"

Terms: Dong Yan appears; Dou Emperor appears; Light and Shadow Space appears as a place name (relic); Dou Zun appears as a rank/title (cultivation realm); cultivator is generic.

'And my father happened to be at the peak of Dou Zong at that time, so he gathered some friends and formed a team to enter. They, in a hall, accidentally obtained this secret manual, as well as some other heavenly treasures.'

And my father happened to be at the peak of Dou Zong at that time, so he gathered some friends and formed a team to enter. They, in a hall, accidentally obtained this secret manual, as well as some other heavenly treasures.

Terms: Dou Zong appears again; secret manual is generic (could be considered a technique); heavenly treasures is generic.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng's heart stirred.

Translation: "Hearing this, Lin Feng's heart stirred."

Terms: Lin Feng appears.

As a fan of the original work, he had also seen that space in other chapters.

Translation: "That space, as a fan of the original work, he had also seen it in other chapters."

Terms: space is generic; no names.

It is said that the Light and Shadow Space emerges from the obscure void every few hundred to a thousand years.

Translation: "It is said that the Light and Shadow Space, whether short as five hundred years or long as a thousand years, will emerge from the dark void into the mortal world."

Terms: Light and Shadow Space appears again.

Based on Dong Yan's description, his father must have entered it before Yao Chen and their group.

Translation: "From Dong Yan's description, his father should have entered it before Yao Chen and them."

Terms: Dong Yan appears; Yao Chen appears as a character name; 'his father' is generic.

Furthermore, by relying on considerable luck, he obtained the refining method for this volume of Imperial Spirit Flame.