Chapter 808: Extinguishing and Reigniting

In a flash, three days had already passed.

After the prophet stepped into the Holy Fire without any obstruction, the terrifying suction force of the flames clearly decreased. Although it was still continuously extracting power, both the speed and the scale were within an acceptable range. The group had originally intended to sacrifice their own power, so they continued to exert effort without any other thoughts, only feeling that it was a pity that such a prophet, who could change the fate of their clansmen, had ultimately thrown themselves into the Holy Fire only to play such a small role.

But having reached this point, they only had to believe that their choice was right, and that the prophet's choice was right. They were just walking down a path to the end. Therefore, according to their previous plan, they used all their power to seal and compress the Holy Fire, waiting only to compress the Holy Fire and the "deity" together into a seed before the time limit arrived, to take to the new world.

This day came faster than imagined. Originally, the few of them thought that the first step of this compression would take seven days, and that it would be quite good if the subsequent steps could be completed within a month or two. Who would have known that after only three days, the Holy Fire would send out signs of completion.

The first to react was the outer cover. According to the explanation previously given by the Liujin, once the refining goal was reached, the outer glass cover would have a feeling of its own, and it would gradually shrink along with the things inside; at that time, the people outside would understand. So when they saw the cover shrinking on its own after three days, the few of them were a little pleasantly surprised... or even frightened.

Was it... too fast?

In their view, the power of the Taixiong god was boundless and had been growing, almost to a point they could not imagine. So, how could such powerful strength be easily compressed and sealed? Then, from another perspective, did such easily sealed power mean... it wasn't that strong?

Or was it that the prophet's sacrifice just now had contributed to suppressing the Holy Fire, so that the flames were not as difficult to tame as they were at the beginning?

Was the prophet and the Holy Fire becoming one the true god?

Amidst everyone's trepidation, the huge cover, which was seven or eight zhang high, gradually shrank downward. The few of them watched as it shrank to about a zhang high and then stopped, showing no intention of moving no matter how much they increased their force.

Is it still this big? Is this the limit?

The group felt a shock in their hearts and were somewhat troubled.

Although compared to the nearly ten-zhang-high flames, a height of about one zhang was already acceptable—it was only taller than a person... a physically strong Heavenly Demon. But it was still very abrupt to use as luggage. One had to know that in order to increase the number of people on the ship this time, the luggage each person brought on board was strictly controlled, and even storage Dharma Artifacts were restricted—because the Great Ship itself was already a very huge and precise spatial storage Dharma Artifact. The space inside was in a folded state, and if too many spatial Dharma Artifacts were added, it might cause instability in the ship's space.

As for the large pieces of luggage that truly took up space, they could not be carried at all; the ship was very crowded. It was fine for the top geniuses of those top clans, but for small clans like theirs, even the Son of Fire didn't know if he could get a single room to live in, so how could they bring such a large Holy Fire on board? And how could they bring the Holy Fire without arousing suspicion?

The Holy Fire could not be put into a storage space.

An Elder tentatively said: "How about we add some more force to compress it?"

Everyone felt there was little hope, but they had to do their best.

However, as they continued to refine, they were horrified to discover: the Holy Fire, which had been very hungry and devoured all power and even actively extracted power, seemed to have eaten its fill. No matter how they increased the input, it just swirled inside the cover and couldn't sink in at all.

It's hopeless!

The Holy Fire refused to be compressed; it seemed it could only remain this size.

The group felt regret in their hearts for a moment, but immediately became horrified!

The violently burning golden-red flames that could originally be vaguely seen in the cover suddenly shook, and then "Swish—" extinguished.

Everyone's minds went blank. Before they could react, another color rose in the cover.

That was the purest, brightest gold!

The golden light instantly filled the entire glass cover. The radiance passed through the transparent cover and Shine on every inch of the Sheng Huo Tan. Although the people here all had powerful strength, they still felt dazzled and saw stars when looking directly at the light, and they couldn't help but squint their eyes.

What is that?

Has the Holy Fire evolved again?

Years of worshipping the Holy Fire made everyone only able to think of this answer, and there was a joy in their hearts.

But immediately after, they were shocked again.

They saw that the gold inside did not maintain a burning state; it turned from dazzling to docile, shrank again from a zhang high, and gradually shrank to the height of a person, and it had a clearer outline.

That looked... without a doubt, like a person.

Is it the prophet?

The group first had a guess, but then denied it. Without a doubt, that was not the prophet. Even if wrapped in golden light, and only able to see a very blurry outline, the group could clearly distinguish that it was completely different from the prophet.

The group didn't have doubts for long; the answer revealed itself. A hand reached out from under the cover, grabbed the glass cover, and lifted it up—

The cover was lifted!

The Sheng Huo Tan was silent.

Everyone's eyes only watched the cover being lifted, and a person walked out from it slowly.

The Elder who came first saw this person, and his heart felt a trance; in his mind, he only thought: The god has descended.

It wasn't that he was letting his imagination run wild; it was truly... the person who walked out was too much like a god, like a god in the imagination of a simple commoner.

This seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth had a face and figure that were close to perfect—if this wasn't perfect, then perfection was truly hard to imagine. Although the Fire Spirit clan had its own set of aesthetics, they could inexplicably feel this perfection.

He had a calmness and peace that transcended Mortals. Although he was moving, he seemed to be in a certain constant stillness. He didn't look like a person at all; he lacked the emotions of a Mortal and had no human shortcomings. He could only be a star in the sky, or a god.

Faint flames were wrapped around his body, but everyone felt that it was not the flames wrapping around him, but that he was emitting light, drawing the flames. At this moment, his image and the pure golden light flames around him made people think of the brightest Tianmingxing in the Lingjie, or perhaps the only sun in the Human World.

Not to mention, he also possessed power so great that everyone present could hardly imagine it. That kind of faint pressure could be felt without getting close, pressing all the way to the deepest part of the Soul.

"You... are you a god?" Except for the Supreme Elder at the very top who was clearly still hesitating, the other Elders couldn't help but bow down—at this moment, could someone who descended like this only be a god?

Although in the past everyone had more or less questioned whether the Taixiong god had a true body, if a True God descended and revealed divine miracles, how could they, these long-time believers, deny it? In fact, they wanted a god to descend. Since there really was a god, they would only sneer at themselves for being too stupid back then, actually questioning the god, and then become doubly pious.

However, just as they all lowered their heads, they didn't see that the layer of indifference that separated heaven and man, which had just been wrapped around the youth, quickly receded. Although the youth didn't move at all and his appearance hadn't changed, he instantly stepped down from the altar and became a person within reach. Although he was still very handsome and outstanding, he was no longer another existence detached from the world.

It was fine for others to bow their heads in worship, but the huge Eye Bead of the Supreme Elder at the top almost fell out. At this moment, he finally confirmed his initial thought:

This... is not some god, but a Sword Immortal.

Although he clearly had a scent similar to the Taixiong god... that is, the Holy Fire, the Supreme Elder could see that this was a complete Human.

He was a Sword Immortal from the Human side, and the most powerful kind among Sword Immortals. Although the Supreme Elder cultivated Divine Martial Arts, he was also a powerhouse of the same level as a Sword Immortal, so he could feel the other party's strength, strength that made him feel suffocated.

Since he was a Human Sword Immortal, then nine times out of ten, he was an enemy.

A terrifying enemy.

That was a power that, even if he added the Fire Spirit clan Elders in this Sheng Huo Tan, that is, all the high-end combat power of the Fire Spirit clan added together, did not seem enough to be an enemy of. It was a formidable enemy that the small Fire Spirit clan had never faced in many years.

But... what is going on here?

Why, when a female prophet was thrown into the Holy Fire, did a completely strange male Sword Immortal come out, and why did the Holy Fire extinguish?

Yes, the Holy Fire had extinguished. Now, on the Sheng Huo Tan, only the area around that young Sword Immortal still had faint golden flames. It didn't completely extinguish because he became a "person," but the Supreme Elder could recognize that Tang Zhao was not an incarnation of a god, and could also see that the light flames surrounding him were not the same thing as the original Holy Fire.

Since he came out, the Holy Fire had indeed extinguished.

Then, this person is a robber who stole the fire! He is a villain who came to destroy the foundation of the Fire Spirit clan!

For such a robber, of course, one must catch and burn him to death; letting his Soul fly away and scatter would not be enough to vent their hatred!

But...

The Supreme Elder's head hanging in the sky was not yet conspicuous, but his true body in the clan grounds was already drenched in sweat.

He could not win!

The Supreme Elder's emotions were pounding wildly; he even wished to roar and summon the entire clan to grab their weapons and charge, but his reason kept holding him back.

He could not move!

This Sword Immortal was extremely strong; the combined strength of the entire clan might not be enough to overwhelm him, and even if they exhausted all their hidden foundations and barely managed to win, the casualties would be heavy, and neighboring tribes would surely seize the opportunity to invade, causing the Fire Spirit Tribe to perish before three months had even passed.

As for fleeing first, then seeking outside help, and summoning various friendly tribes to come and surround and annihilate the foreign enemy...

Could he really tell outsiders that the Sacred Fire had been extinguished?

Once they showed weakness, even if they repelled this enemy today, there would be another enemy tomorrow; without the Sacred Fire, the Fire Spirit Tribe had no foundation for survival in this world.

There were only three months left; could the Fire Spirit Tribe not even hold on for that long?

The Supreme Elder knew from the bottom of his heart that they could not fight now, but this was also not something he could decide; could it be that the other party had suddenly emerged from the fire pit just to do business with the Fire Spirit Tribe?

At this moment, that young Sword Immortal raised his head and revealed a smile to the Supreme Elder.

He raised a finger to his lips, making a "Shh—" gesture.

The Supreme Elder was stunned, and immediately after, he suddenly felt relieved and calmly ordered:

"Ju... you all go out and wait first; just guard the outside, and no one is allowed to tell anyone about the matters in here."