Chapter 449: Zhu Que Spiritual Body

"Boom~"

The moment the Zhu Que essence blood entered her abdomen, a majestic will containing the might of heaven and earth and capable of burning through eternity exploded within Hua Changxi's body.

As she leaped into the surging magma fire sea, the crimson fire waves froze instantly, as if heaven and earth were holding their breath.

The devouring black hole within her body, and every cell screaming crazily, prompted Hua Changxi not to activate any protective spiritual shield, letting the scorching magma, capable of melting gold and dissolving bones and burning away souls, completely engulf her with the power to burn the sky and boil the sea.

At first, Hua Changxi only felt heart-tearing burning pain—her skin cracked inch by inch, her flesh and blood steamed into mist, and her soul was on the verge of dissipating.

But the pain did not last long.

As the Zhu Que essence blood awakened in the depths of her bloodline, a strange resonance began to spread.

The burning pain gradually became numb, the numbness turned into warmth, and then, the warmth actually turned into a kind of comfort and enjoyment bordering on bliss.

Heaven and earth became quiet; the sound of wind, the roar of fire, the heartbeat... all perceptions dissolved completely.

At this moment, Hua Changxi seemed unable to perceive her own existence. She merged with this vast fire sea, breathing together, burning and living together.

I don't know how long it had been, but deep in the fire sea, a point of red-gold light quietly lit up.

The light was like a firefly at first, then like the sun in an instant.

Immediately after, the second point, the third point... countless points of light floated up from the magma, pulling each other, intertwining and connecting, and finally, looking down from high altitude, they actually wove into a Zhu Que totem spanning a thousand feet!

Its shape was head-high with wings spread, tail feathers like flames, eyes like the sun, lifelike, as if it would flap its wings and rush into the sky at any time, burning the firmament.

"Hu~"

"Xi~"

The red-gold light flashed and dimmed, the Zhu Que totem breathed in and out, alternating between light and dark, like a god sleeping for eternity slowly waking up, each breath triggering a tide of heaven and earth fire elements.

The temperature of the entire Ling Guang Hall, centered on the Transmission Hall, rose sharply, to the point that ripples appeared in the void.

At the same time, all one hundred thousand Zhu Que soldiers, no matter where they were, felt their hearts burn at the same moment.

That was not ordinary heat, but a resonance originating from the depths of the bloodline, a palpitation of the soul being awakened.

The artifact refiners forging spear embryos at Li Huo Cliff had their arms tremble, and pale golden flames suddenly ignited in their pupils; the Zhu Que soldiers cultivating in the Wutong Forest suddenly opened their eyes, and their robes ignited without wind, but were not damaged at all; the Zhu Que soldiers quenching their bodies under the Nine Heavens Fire Spring had their hair move without wind, each strand wrapped in fine fire threads...

The Zhu Que soldiers in Ling Guang Hall and Zhu Rong Tomb were also like this. At this moment, all the Zhu Que soldiers who had been baptized by the Zhu Que will discovered that their dantians were boiling, and a Zhu Que totem was condensing above their Qi seas.

Moreover, in the dark and sunless Ghost Fire Well, which no one knew about, hundreds of Zhu Que soldiers who were on the verge of death were injected with a glimmer of life at this moment, and flames were re-ignited in their originally dim eyes.

Bottlenecks were loosening, shackles were breaking...

In Ling Guang Hall, breaths erupted one after another, and dozens of Zhu Que soldiers actually broke through from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Spirit Platform Realm at the same time.

The Xuan Yuan Mansion, which was closer to Nanxiang County, was the first to perceive the change in Ling Guang Hall's aura. The five Xuan Yuan generals rose into the air at the same time, looking at the direction of Ling Guang Hall from afar.

Qin Feng looked puzzled: "What happened over at Ling Guang Hall again?" Dozens of people actually broke through at the same time!

Lu Zhenting also couldn't figure out why; it couldn't be that the Zhu Que soldiers all had an epiphany together.

"... The communication between various parties is still too little."

After the recovery of spiritual Qi, although many ruins appeared, various parties obtained many legacies and ancient books from them.

However, it has been a long time since ancient times, and many things are not recorded clearly in legacies and ancient books, or even not mentioned at all.

As a result, everyone is not very clear about many strange phenomena or cultivation obstacles.

"The matter of opening the Transmission Hall must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Gathering geniuses from all sides to communicate and learn can make up for many deficiencies in legacies and ancient books."

As long as a communication channel is built, they will soon know the reason why the Zhu Que soldiers broke through together, and they won't have to guess randomly like they are now.

Qin Feng shook his head: "If you ask me, it's still that Ling Guang Hall Master who is too unforthright. If she reveals her identity, what can others do to her?"

The other four generals agreed with this in their hearts, but didn't say anything.

Qin Feng hesitated: "How about I find an opportunity to ask Hua Changxi myself?"

Hearing this, the other four generals looked over at the same time.

Qin Feng: "Xuan Yuan City needs to have close exchanges and cooperation with the five major Holy Lands and the Four Elephant Cities. With the Ling Guang Hall Master being so secretive and elusive, how are we supposed to develop cooperation?"

The four generals all expressed support for this: "You can give it a try."

At the same time, the Elders of the Artifact Saint Palace also paid attention to the movement in Ling Guang Hall.

"Dozens of people breaking through at the same time, even if it's an epiphany, the scope of the impact wouldn't be this wide..."

"What is the reason for the simultaneous breakthrough of the Zhu Que soldiers?"

"This matter is probably only known to the Qing Long soldiers, Bai Hu soldiers, and Xuan Wu soldiers."

"It's truly strange. Among the four Elephant Cities, Ling Guang Hall is the most active, making a big move every once in a while, while the other three Elephant Cities are like they don't exist."

"Don't exist? How is that possible? Many things in the other three Elephant Cities are carried out in secret, unlike Nanxiang City, which is like a torch. Although it is the focus, it is also very likely to become a target."

Above the ruins of the East Xiangcheng, brothers Dongfang Hao and Dongfang Xu also rose into the air at the first moment to look at Ling Guang Hall from afar.

Dongfang Hao's eyes flickered: "One hundred thousand Zhu Que soldiers... they were recruited so completely!" Thinking of the Qing Long soldiers who had not even recruited half, he had a headache.

Dongfang Xu looked at his brother: "How about we also learn from Ling Guang Hall's approach and publicly recruit Qing Long soldiers?"

Dongfang Hao shook his head: "Now is not the time."

"The human race and the demon race will inevitably have a struggle for luck, and none of the five continents can escape."

"In the Central Continent, the focus of the struggle is between the five major Holy Lands, Xuan Yuan City, and the Four Elephant Cities."

"The five major Holy Lands, one array center, four array eyes, are the focus of human protection, and the demon race will mostly not choose them."

"And Xuan Yuan City, suppressing human luck, unless the demon race uses all their luck to attack, they will not choose it either."

"Then, only the Four Elephant Cities remain."

"The demon race will definitely choose one from the Four Elephant Cities as the first trial ground for the struggle for luck."

Dongfang Xu said "Ah": "The struggle for luck between the human race and the demon race? The full recovery of spiritual Qi hasn't been long, so it shouldn't happen too quickly, right?"

Dongfang Hao shook his head: "I can't say for sure, I just have a vague premonition." He paused, "In any case, being too aggressive is undesirable; it's better to be low-key."

In the magma under Ling Guang Hall, the magma fire sea suddenly began to roll back, forming a huge fire lotus.

The entire fire lotus floated in the center of the magma, rotating slowly, emitting a pressure that made the soul tremble.

And in the center of the fire lotus, a wisp of light flame shaped like a fire bird floated quietly.

The light flame was only an inch long, but it was more scorching than the Nine Heavens sun.

It was not dazzling, but made people dare not look directly at it; it was not noisy, but made all fires submit.

"En?"

A hazy consciousness awakened from the light flame.

Hua Changxi regained her consciousness and felt that she was as light as nothing, completely transparent, drifting with the fire flow. She subconsciously wanted to raise her hand, but saw no arm; she wanted to lower her head, but had no body.

"How did I become fire?"

"Where is my body?"

As soon as the thought arose, heaven and earth responded instantly.

The wisp of pure light flame in the center of the fire lotus trembled suddenly, the gilded light flourished, and then flowed, condensed, and shaped like water—bones grew from the flame, meridians extended with fire patterns, flesh and blood were woven by the light flame, and the skin was like fresh snow covering jade, translucent and flawless.

In just a breath, a female body, white as jade and spotless, had already formed, lying in the center of the lotus, eyes closed, long hair hanging down like a waterfall, with tiny flames jumping at the end of each strand of hair.

Hua Changxi's body was no different from before, yet completely different—

Under the skin, red-gold light flowed faintly, as if what flowed in the body was not blood, but Nan Ming Li Fire cast with Zhu Que origin; even when breathing, what she inhaled was not ordinary Qi, but wisps of pure fire elements, turning into fire-red mist lingering around her body.

Hua Changxi's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes—there was no black or white in her eyes, only a piece of red-gold, like two rising suns, shining on the Nine Heavens above and illuminating the Nine Underworlds below.

She had actually cultivated... the Zhu Que Spiritual Body! ===== CHAPTER 450 =====