Chapter 73

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Chapter 73: Nether Fire

Yun Ye focused his thoughts and extended his palm, causing a pale blue flame to ignite, growing larger as it burned in the center of his hand.

Spiritual zombies are born from resentment, turning anger into flame, giving rise to the ability known as Nether Fire.

This fire can burn souls and reach the netherworld; it is an incredibly powerful spirit fire.

During battle, Shi Qing had no time to fully unleash his abilities and was defeated in a confusing manner.

Yun Ye took this as a warning and decided to strike with thunderous force, leaving no room for a counterattack.

"This Nether Fire… can indeed burn souls; at the very least, Spirit Sense nearby will be devoured!"

Yun Ye revealed a hint of joy.

Burning Spirit Sense is a trait almost absent from Fire Spiritual Roots.

Though the Immortal Flame had burned the Thousand-eyed Demon’s Spirit Sense attack, Heart Fire also provided defense against Spirit Sense attacks.

But in reality, this was entirely due to the power of the Extreme Flame; no matter how one cultivated normal Fire Spiritual Law, it would always be at a disadvantage against Spirit Law attacks.

Overall, it’s a matter of efficiency.

If enhancing other effects is rated at 10, then enhancing Spirit Sense defense is only rated at 1.

Even if the Extreme Flame’s enhancement effects far exceed those of regular spiritual laws, it would still be breached by truly powerful attacks.

However, Nether Fire is different; its characteristic is to burn souls, with efficiency rated at 10, 20, or even 100.

That’s why heavenly spirit fire and heavenly spirit wind can unleash powers far beyond those of Fire Spiritual Law.

From the very beginning, they possess powers that surpass the Five Elements Spiritual Roots.

If Yun Ye thoroughly researched Nether Fire, with the effects similar to the Extreme Flame, even Captain-level Spirit Sense attacks would likely become completely ineffective, providing him with a significant boost to his strength.

Next, Yun Ye began testing Nether Fire.

Then he was delighted to discover that Nether Fire was superior to spirit fire in every way.

Under normal conditions, the attack distance of spirit fire is about 8 meters, while Nether Fire can reach 15 meters, nearly double that.

When burning general materials, for the same volume and weight, spirit fire takes 10 seconds, whereas Nether Fire only requires 7 seconds.

Finally, when burning Spirit Sense, if the burning rate of spirit fire is rated at 1 per second, then Nether Fire is rated at 35—35 times greater, representing a complete qualitative difference…

If one were to point out the disadvantages of Nether Fire, there would be two:

First, it consumes more spirit energy.

Second, Nether Fire cannot explode and has a smaller area of effect, making it more suitable for dealing with single, strong enemies.

After extensive testing, Yun Ye essentially understood the characteristics of Nether Fire.

Not only does Nether Fire possess high-temperature burning capabilities, but it also has a targeted attack on Spirit Sense, making it a flame that completely surpasses Fire Spiritual Law.

However, in Yun Ye’s view, the high temperature and burning ability are entirely unnecessary; the true purpose of Nether Fire lies in its ability to directly harm the soul by bypassing physical defenses.

Therefore, Yun Ye attempted to transform all of his spirit energy into the ability to burn souls.

After trying for several minutes, Yun Ye paused in surprise, saying, "How strange… Unlike fire-type spirit fire, I can’t instantly transform it; I need to change it bit by bit?"

He realized that this spirit fire ultimately did not belong to him; he was merely manipulating a residual mark.

To strengthen this spirit fire, he needed to strengthen the mark, which was unrelated to his own cultivation level.

The Fire Spiritual Root originated from himself and could be easily transformed, but this Nether Fire could not.

"However, it doesn’t matter; under normal circumstances, the Extreme Flame is enough. I will keep the Nether Fire as a trump card and don’t need to change the spirit composition frequently."

Yun Ye spent several days transforming Nether Fire into the Extreme Flame, concentrating most of its power on burning souls and unlocking the special abilities of the Extreme Flame, but that will be discussed later.

These days of transformation also greatly increased Yun Ye’s understanding of Spirit Sense, enhancing his spirit energy limit.

Spirit energy transformed to ten, then to a hundred, then to a thousand.

Previously, at the "Spirit energy transformation to a hundred" stage, he could divide his spirit energy into over three hundred parts.

But after awakening his Spirit Sense, it directly surged to four hundred, greatly enhancing its power.

During these days, using Spirit Sense to accelerate the transformation of Nether Fire became increasingly proficient, further boosting his energy limit, and he could now divide it into five hundred.

Yun Ye’s strength had increased at least several times compared to before; this rapid growth seemed to have no boundaries, as the upper limits of the three great cultivation methods were incredibly high.

"I will tentatively call the first three stages of spirit energy strength the first, second, and third levels. I am currently at the mid-second level… almost the weakest in the team, while Wang Lixian and others are at least at the late second level."

"Liu Jingyu and the others should be at the level of eight or nine hundred or even approaching the third level, completely overwhelming me in strength. Without the Extreme Flame, I truly wouldn’t have been able to compete."

Yun Ye took a deep breath and relaxed his entire body.

Now he finally had the qualification to catch up; although it was only a small step, he was indeed getting closer!

…

Yun Ye took on another mission to go down the mountain.

After the prelude began, various monsters appeared more frequently, leading to an increase in tasks.

In response, the government ordered that every member of the Black Armored Army must complete a certain number of tasks.

Since it was a government order, these tasks could not be passed on to others.

Compared to the past, Yun Ye actually had no changes… after all, he had always had to complete mandatory tasks.

Half an hour later, Yun Ye arrived at a valley rich in spirit energy with lush vegetation.

Here, seven or eight wooden houses stood tall.

Two Spiritual Law masters stood guard, and upon seeing Yun Ye approach from a distance, they immediately came out to greet him.

"Captain, who are you?"

The two clasped their fists in salute.

Members of the Black Armored Army were equivalent to captains of the Spiritual Law team, and they could not afford to be negligent.

"Yang Shi."

Yun Ye replied; his throat was not a big problem, having healed after mastering Heart Fire.

However, he still did not enjoy talking.

"Ah, so you are Captain Yang Shi… I am Pan Ming, and he is Wang Jie, both members of the Spiritual Law Squad Seven. Please come in, our captain has been waiting for you."

Pan Ming and Wang Jie exchanged glances and led Yun Ye into one of the wooden houses.

The inside of the wooden house was spacious, and many members were gathered, warming themselves by the fire and chatting.

As they noticed someone walking in, various gazes turned towards them.

When they saw the Black Armor, most of the Spiritual Law masters filled with fear, but when they glimpsed Yun Ye’s appearance, they were momentarily taken aback.

He was so young!

Among them, a middle-aged man in a battle robe, adorned with numerous yellow patterns, was their captain. Upon seeing Yun Ye in Black Armor enter the room, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes; he hadn’t expected this young Black Armored master to come.

He clasped his fists and said, "I am the captain of Squad Seven, Xiang Yande. I have long admired the name of Captain Yang; to be able to dominate opponents at the age of twelve and join the Black Armored Army is truly impressive!"

A twelve-year-old Black Armored master!

Within the entire Black Armored Army, such individuals were extremely rare. The members of Squad Seven immediately understood who had arrived and couldn’t help but frown.

Although joining the Black Armored Army was sufficient proof of his strength, it only indicated he was stronger than them.

Resolving the issue at hand would likely not be simple.