Chapter 468: Three-Colored Lotus Flame

In the Ghost Realm forbidden grounds, the tribulation clouds of the Heavenly Punishment had long since dissipated without a trace; above Nanxiang County, it had also returned to a sunny day.

Just when everyone thought the Heavenly Punishment had passed, at the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well, in the dantian of the unconscious Hua Changxi, a thrilling life-and-death game was being played out.

"Crack—"

Sounds of piercing electric shocks rang out above the sea of Qi.

A lightning dragon condensed from the power of Heavenly Punishment was swimming frantically above the sea of Qi.

The lightning dragon was silver-white all over, its scales flashing with blinding lightning, its eyes full of violent and destructive will.

This was the mark left in Hua Changxi's body by the power of Heavenly Punishment. If she could not refine or disperse the lightning dragon, Hua Changxi's dantian would sooner or later be completely destroyed.

"Boom!"

The lightning dragon flicked its dragon tail fiercely, the lightning light around its body surging, locking onto its first target—the Nascent Soul floating above the sea of Qi.

"Shoo—"

Sensing danger, the Nascent Soul opened its eyes suddenly, the black flames on its heart also surged violently, and then, the Nascent Soul fled like a meteor into the depths of the dantian.

At this moment, the advantage of having a large dantian became apparent.

If the dantian were too small, the lightning dragon would easily lock onto the Nascent Soul, but Hua Changxi's dantian was as vast as the sea. The lightning dragon was only a small wisp of Heavenly Punishment power that had penetrated her flesh and seeped into the dantian; its body was not thick.

In the vast sea, it was not an easy task for the lightning dragon to accurately find and lock onto the Nascent Soul.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The lightning dragon attacked the Nascent Soul repeatedly, but missed every time.

"Boom—"

After several times, the lightning dragon seemed to lose patience, no longer obsessed with chasing the Nascent Soul, but turned its target to the sea of Qi.

The sea of Qi could not be avoided!

"Crack!"

The lightning dragon flicked its tail fiercely, and thick bolts of lightning erupted from its tail, striking the sea of Qi one after another.

The sea of Qi, which was already dry due to the exhaustion of spiritual power, was now adding frost to snow.

The sea of Qi should have been a place where spiritual energy gathered, like a vast ocean, sparkling with waves, spiritual waves churning.

A cultivator spends most of their life cultivating, accumulating the sea of Qi, making it increasingly vast and deep.

But now, Hua Changxi's sea of Qi had a cracked seabed, exhausted spiritual energy, and it was difficult to condense even a trace of defensive power.

Without the defense of the sea of Qi, the lightning dragon's attacks all landed on the dantian.

"Pitter-patter—"

Bolts of lightning fell frantically, like a torrential rain.

The lightning dragon seemed to perceive Hua Changxi's weakness, and its offensive became increasingly fierce.

"Hum—"

The dantian's defense reached its limit and began to shake violently. Every attack of the lightning dragon left deeper marks on the dantian wall.

"Crack—"

Perceiving that the dantian was about to collapse, the lightning dragon opened its giant mouth directly, spitting out even thicker lightning pillars, striking directly at the weakest part of the dantian.

"Shoo—"

The Nascent Soul hiding in the depths of the dantian suddenly attacked, taking this blow head-on.

In an instant, the Nascent Soul, which had been as exquisite as jade, turned into a charred little black man.

Looking closely, a layer of faint black flames still lingered around the little black man. And within the black flames, there were white dots like fireflies flashing.

With the Nascent Soul appearing, the lightning dragon became even crazier.

After taking the third attack of the lightning dragon, the charred Nascent Soul, whose breath was weak, suddenly shone with red light.

In the face of a life-and-death crisis, the Zhu Que Spirit Body was passively activated.

"Whoosh—"

A ball of scarlet-red fire light rose from the depths of the dantian, quickly condensing into a Zhu Que spirit shadow.

The Zhu Que spirit shadow spread its wings, surrounded by a sacred halo, like an indestructible barrier, covering the Nascent Soul and the entire dantian, blocking all the lightning dragon's attacks.

Unfortunately, the Zhu Que spirit shadow could only passively withstand the attacks and could not launch a counterattack. Every strike of the lightning dragon made the Zhu Que spirit shadow tremble.

With the lightning dragon's constant attacks, the Zhu Que spirit shadow could no longer hold on. Its edges began to blur, and the flame light gradually dimmed.

If this continued, the Zhu Que spirit shadow would sooner or later dissipate.

Once the spirit shadow shattered, Hua Changxi's dantian would be completely exposed to the lightning dragon's attacks, and she would surely die.

Just when the Zhu Que spirit shadow was about to fail, "Rattle—", external force began to be injected into the dry dantian.

Hua Changxi, in the moment before she fell unconscious, used her last bit of consciousness to release most of the cultivation resources on her body.

In an instant, fire spiritual energy, ghost energy, ghost fire, soul power... various energies filled the bottom of the nine-story prison tower and also surged frantically into her body through her pores.

"Whoosh—"

A scorching fire spiritual energy was the first to be injected into the dantian, like sweet rain after a long drought, causing ripples in the dry sea of Qi.

Immediately after, ghost energy like ink also surged in.

Finally, it was the eerie green ghost fire.

Ghost energy and ghost fire had a strong erosive effect on the dantian and should not have remained in the dantian, but at this time, there was no time to care about that.

The Nascent Soul formed seals with its hands, and as a last resort, activated the "Ten Thousand Fires Facing the Ancestor" divine ability.

Once the divine ability was activated, a vortex appeared on the dantian, swallowing the fire spiritual energy, ghost energy, and ghost fire, then refining and fusing them, finally transforming them into a stream of pure fire spiritual power, which was injected into the sea of Qi.

It worked!

The sea of Qi began to revive.

The originally cracked seabed gradually became full.

The Zhu Que spirit shadow had the replenishment of fire spiritual power, and the originally dim flame light lit up again.

The lightning dragon perceived the threat, and its offensive became even more violent.

Bolts of lightning poured down like a torrential rain, and when they struck the Zhu Que spirit shadow, they sparked countless lightning fires.

The lightning fire fell into the sea of Qi and instantly transformed into fuel, being absorbed by the vortex in the center of the dantian.

After this, the lightning dragon and the Zhu Que spirit shadow fell into a tug-of-war!

But, not long after, the Zhu Que spirit shadow could no longer hold on again.

There was no other reason; the resources Hua Changxi took out were not many, and she had to take care of Song Weimin and his group, so not long after, the "fire spiritual energy, ghost energy, and ghost fire" injected into the dantian began to decrease.

The injection of "external force" decreased, and the fire spiritual power maintaining the Zhu Que spirit shadow also decreased.

But soon this problem was solved!

Hua Changxi was currently at the Ghost Fire Well, which was connected to the Ghost Realm. The Nascent Soul's intent moved, and the Ghost Fire Token on Hua Changxi's body at the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well suddenly vibrated.

The next moment, eerie green ghost fire shot out from the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well.

Immediately after, the green ghost fire flowed like water, surging toward Hua Changxi and continuously merging into her body.

Once the ghost fire entered the dantian, it was immediately absorbed by the vortex and converted into pure fire spiritual power.

As the sea of Qi became fuller and fuller, the momentum of the Zhu Que spirit shadow climbed higher and higher.

"Chirp—"

I don't know how long it had been, but the Zhu Que spirit shadow suddenly raised its head and let out a clear cry.

This cry carried endless majesty and sanctity.

The next moment, the Zhu Que spirit shadow spread its wings and flew high, charging at the lightning dragon.

"Boom—"

The Zhu Que and the lightning dragon collided, shooting out a sky full of fire light, lightning light, and electric light.

The lightning dragon transformed from the power of Heavenly Punishment was, after all, a rootless source. During the collision with the Zhu Que spirit shadow, its dragon body immediately faded a bit.

And the Zhu Que spirit shadow could extract fire spiritual power from the sea of Qi to continuously replenish its energy.

Once, twice, three times...

When the Zhu Que spirit shadow struck the lightning dragon for the ninth time, the lightning dragon collapsed and disintegrated, transforming into a sky full of electric rain, which was then all absorbed by the vortex on the sea of Qi.

After these light spots entered the vortex, they were refined and fused, finally transforming into a stream of pure lightning power, which was injected into the sea of Qi.

"Hiss—"

On the surface of the sea of Qi, spiritual waves churned, and lightning flashed.

At this time, the color of the sea of Qi was no longer just pure fire red, but mixed with a trace of silver-white, which was the sign of the integration of lightning power.

At the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well, the aura around Hua Changxi was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The aura, which had originally been so weak it was almost imperceptible, was now climbing steadily, and that kind of aura... was extremely special.

It had the scorching heat of Zhu Que fire, the eeriness of ghost fire, and the violence of Heavenly Punishment lightning fire.

Three completely different forces were actually coexisting harmoniously in her body!

At the same time, Song Weimin and his group were shocked to discover that the lifelike fire lotus totem on Hua Changxi's forehead was changing colors—sometimes scarlet red like flames rising into the sky, sometimes eerie green like ghost fire flickering, and sometimes silver-white like lightning flashing.

The three colors intertwined and flowed, outlining a bizarre and magnificent picture between her brows. ===== CHAPTER 469 =====