Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 46

Volume 6 Chapter 46: Guardian Deity

The dark blue flames were not very strong, but Xu Qingfan still focused and stayed alert. His caution finally gave him time to react when an unexpected change happened.

Just as Xu Qingfan was getting used to the not-so-powerful but endless attacks of the dark blue flames, the sea of flames suddenly erupted right in front of him.

Those restless souls, who were suffering in the dark blue flames, broke free at that moment. They gained control over the flames, each covered in cold dark blue fire, turning into countless Fire Ghosts with twisted and distorted faces, crying out in a chilling wail as they rushed towards Xu Qingfan. In an instant, Xu Qingfan was surrounded by a mass of Fire Ghosts, completely blocking his view.

The Fire Ghosts were extremely powerful. Each time a Fire Ghost collided with the shield formed by the "Five Spirit Bell" around Xu Qingfan, it created a huge explosion, and the roaring sound was unending. The "Five Spirit Bell" shook violently, and the Spirit Qi inside was depleting quickly.

Xu Qingfan controlled the "Five Spirit Bell" to block the attacks from the Fire Ghosts. He appeared calm, but inside, he was extremely surprised. He realized that the power of the dark blue flames on the Fire Ghosts was now many times stronger than before. Even with the protection of the "Five Spirit Bell," he felt immense pressure.

It turned out that after the Phoenix Spirit Fire mixed with the evil and filthy energy, it became dark blue flames. However, Feng Qingtian had the blood of a phoenix, which was pure and strong, and it couldn’t blend with the filthy energy, so its power couldn’t be utilized. Therefore, Feng Qingtian simply refined the souls within those flames into Fire Ghosts, allowing the Fire Ghosts to control the dark blue flames while he just needed to control the souls. This way, the true power of the dark blue flames was maximized, and their attack methods became more agile.

If Xu Qingfan had underestimated the dark blue flames because of their earlier weak power, at this moment, their strength surged suddenly, and he would be caught off guard and likely suffer greatly.

But the matter is far from over.

Just as Xu Qingfan was secretly relieved for being cautious and keeping the "Five Spirit Bell" in its highest defense state, the spirit light on the "Five Spirit Bell" suddenly dimmed, slowly being scattered by a dark blue light. As time passed, the dark blue light grew larger above the protective shield created by the "Five Spirit Bell," and Xu Qingfan was horrified to discover that his control over the "Five Spirit Bell" was quickly weakening!

It turned out that Feng Qingtian had just controlled the dark blue flames to attack Xu Qingfan with waves of fire, not only to make Xu Qingfan let his guard down but, more importantly, to allow the filthy power of the dark blue flames to invade Xu Qingfan’s "Five Spirit Bell." Faced with the invasion of the filthy power, Xu Qingfan unexpectedly felt nothing until now. This must be the true power of the dark blue flames that Feng Qingtian practiced!

The control over the "Five Spirit Bell" was slowly weakening, but the endless attacks from the Fire Ghost showed no sign of stopping, continuously crashing against the protective shield around Xu Qingfan. Together, this caused the defense power of the "Five Spirit Bell" to weaken rapidly.

Feeling the situation, Xu Qingfan panicked and hurriedly gathered Spirit Qi to input into the "Five Spirit Bell," trying to expel the filthy power inside it. However, Feng Qingtian’s filthy and sinister power was cultivated through a mysterious method, and Xu Qingfan found that he couldn’t remove it easily. As soon as he input the Spirit Qi into the "Five Spirit Bell," the moment it met the dark and filthy power, instead of driving it away, Xu Qingfan found himself entangled by this power, which invaded his body along with the Spirit Qi.

Feeling the filthy and sinister power invading his body, Xu Qingfan was so shocked that he could hardly find the words to describe it. He knew that the Spirit Qi he put into the "Five Spirit Bell" was the incredibly corrosive "Withered Qi" and the "Flourish Qi," which was known as the nemesis of all evil Spirit Qi in the world.

Yet this filthy and sinister power could invade Xu Qingfan’s body through these two energies. Although its power was weakened by more than half when it entered Xu Qingfan, it was still enough to prove that the energy level of the filthy and sinister power Feng Qingtian cultivated was definitely not below Xu Qingfan’s "Withered Qi" and "Flourish Qi."

"The ‘Guardian Deity Technique’ can refine the filthy and sinister power to such a degree; it must be one of the highest cultivation methods of the evil path. I never expected that this technique would fall into Feng Qingtian’s hands and be cultivated to such a level. This must be the reward he received after joining the ‘Underworld’ organization."

The "Guardian Deity Technique" extracts the filthy and sinister power from vengeful souls and refines it into the "Power of Guardian Deity," which can be used silently to taint the opponent’s Spirit Qi and magical artifacts. When practiced to the highest level, its power can surpass even the ultimate energies like death energy and demonic energy. Though Feng Qingtian had not yet mastered the "Guardian Deity Technique" at the highest level, the filthy and sinister power he wielded was already above Xu Qingfan’s "Formula of Life and Death."

Xu Qingfan did not expect that the Phoenix Spirit Fire from the Feng family, the Guardian Deity Technique, and the Soul Refining Technique, together creating a dark blue flame from these three completely different cultivation methods, would be so powerful. Not only did it have extremely strong attack power, but the Power of Guardian Deity within also polluted the opponent’s body and Spirit Qi artifacts, causing them to lose control. Plus, the impact and agile attacks after transforming into Fire Ghost made it truly a rare divine ability in the cultivation world.

Feng Qingtian’s ability to combine these three cultivation methods truly showed he was exceptionally talented.

At this moment, the Power of Guardian Deity had already invaded Xu Qingfan’s body. With no choice, Xu Qingfan could only focus on expelling the dark and foul energy within him. In his distraction, the defenses of the Five Spirit Bell became increasingly unstable.

And this was the moment Feng Qingtian had been waiting for.

Surrounded and attacked by countless dark blue Fire Ghosts, Xu Qingfan failed to notice that these immense Fire Ghosts were only half of the total number formed from the dark blue flames. He also had no idea how many lost souls Feng Qingtian had refined to cultivate this dark blue flame.

At this moment, the other half of the Fire Ghosts was arranged in a mysterious formation ten paces outside the Five Spirit Bell’s shield. The dark blue flames on them gradually weakened for some unknown reason.

Suddenly, Feng Qingtian’s cold voice rang out.

"Hell Fire, awaken!"

As Feng Qingtian’s voice fell, the Fire Ghosts arranged in formation exploded all at once. At the same time, the ground beneath Xu Qingfan suddenly cracked open, and black flames surged from the fissures, gathering around Xu Qingfan and burning him. The Fire Ghosts that had been fiercely attacking Xu Qingfan began to explode upon contact with the black flames, violently striking against the shield formed by the Five Spirit Bell. The energy they contained merged into the black flames, increasing their power even more.

The true power of Feng Qingtian’s new magic only revealed itself at this moment.

Xu Qingfan had just driven away the dark energy within him when the black flames arrived, gradually getting out of control. The "Five Spirit Bell," which had lost much energy in dealing with countless Fire Ghosts, could no longer resist these black flames. It let out a mournful sound, its spirit light completely dissipated, turning into a small ancient bell and returning to Xu Qingfan’s sleeve.

Ever since Xu Qingfan obtained the "Five Spirit Bell," he had always relied on its powerful defense in battle and had faced no worries, winning every fight. Yet now, for the first time, this treasured defense was so easily broken.

From the appearance of the Fire Ghosts, to the invasion of dark energy, to the "Hell Fire" summoned by the Fire Ghosts, it sounds complicated, but it all happened in just a breath. And at this moment, Xu Qingfan was directly facing that "Hell Fire."

"Hell Fire" is said to be one of the most powerful flames in the world. The black flames formed by Feng Qingtian sacrificing many Fire Ghosts are also called "Hell Fire," but they are much weaker. At least this "Hell Fire" does not contain the endless death energy of true "Hell Fire." Even so, these black flames are still the strongest flames Xu Qingfan has faced so far. The dark and filthy energy fused perfectly with the Phoenix Spirit Fire, compressing to the extreme, attacking both the body and mind of the cultivator. Even if Xu Qingfan just touched it a little, he would lose his life here.

In a dark corner of the cave, space rippled, and Feng Qingtian’s figure gradually appeared. He looked at the black flames covering and burning Xu Qingfan’s body not far away, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. He was confident that under the "Hell Fire" created by his fusion of three great skills, Xu Qingfan had no chance of survival.

But as time went on, Feng Qingtian’s expected cries from Xu Qingfan did not come, while the black flames continued to burn Xu Qingfan’s figure. However, Feng Qingtian sensed something strange. Just when the black flames were about to scorch Xu Qingfan’s body, they suddenly hit a powerful barrier and could not advance an inch.

"What’s going on? Could it be that Xu Qingfan still has a way to resist these black flames?"

Feng Qingtian frowned as he stared at the scene before him. He quickly formed hand signs, and countless dark blue Fire Ghosts suddenly appeared around him, just in case.

"Boom…"

At that moment, a loud roar suddenly broke out from the black flames. The terrifying black fire burst apart, and Xu Qingfan’s figure reappeared before Feng Qingtian’s eyes.