The cabin was completely silent, with only the faint sound of waves gently lapping against the hull.
Fang Yang sat cross-legged, his eyes lightly closed. Faint soul power fluctuations circulated around him, his aura profound as an abyss, vast as the sea.
The cultivation of a Level 71 Spirit Saint—what he displayed was not the shackles of rank, but a return-to-basics composure.
For Fang Yang at this realm, mere soul power level had long lost its meaning.
His path was completely different from ordinary spirit masters.
Night was like ink, dyeing the entire sea area into deep black.
Moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, with only scattered rays passing through gaps, casting broken silver light upon the waves.
Darkness swallowed the distant horizon, yet made this ocean appear even more mysterious and unfathomable.
Fang Yang slowly opened his eyes, various Heavenly Flames seeming to flow within his pupils before quickly returning to calmness.
His movement to stand was as smooth as flowing clouds and water, without the slightest hindrance.
Pushing open the cabin door, Fang Yang walked onto the balcony. The salty, astringent sea breeze blew head-on, carrying the late night's unique coolness.
He leaned on the railing and gazed into the distance, his eyes penetrating the dense night, staring at this vast and boundless sea.
"The widest place in the world, after all, is still the sea." Fang Yang murmured softly, his voice dissipating in the wind.
He stepped out, his figure appearing on the distant sea surface. His toes lightly touched the waves, yet he walked as if on flat ground, not even disturbing a single ripple.
Fang Yang lowered his head to gaze at the deep seawater beneath his feet, then slowly sank into it.
The surrounding light rapidly dimmed, as if an invisible giant hand was pinching out the last light bit by bit.
He continuously sank toward the depths of the sea. Enormous water pressure pressed from all directions—if it were an ordinary spirit master, they would have long been crushed to powder.
However, faint soul power light glowed around Fang Yang, dissolving this terrifying pressure into nothingness. Various Heavenly Flames circulated within his body, forming perfect protection.
After who knew how long, his figure finally stopped.
At this moment, Fang Yang had reached the bottom of the deep sea.
Surrounding him was eternal darkness, bone-piercing cold permeating every inch of space. It was terrifyingly silent here, even the water flow seeming to solidify.
The faint light emitted by his soul power created a small halo in this absolute darkness.
Fang Yang spread out his spiritual power, his perception gradually extending.
Soon, several powerful auras were detected by him—those were sea spirit beasts with cultivation exceeding one hundred thousand years. Surviving in this uninhabited deep sea, they emanated heart-palpitating auras.
Among them, the most powerful aura began to stir restlessly.
In the darkness, two scarlet lights slowly lit up, like two blood moons, locking onto Fang Yang this uninvited guest with cold, bloodthirsty will.
That was an enormous Deep Sea Mosasaurus, with just the exposed portion comparable to a small mountain.
"Scram!"
Fang Yang spoke indifferently.
The voice was not loud, yet carried a terrifying pressure.
Those scarlet lights trembled violently, then actually slowly dimmed. The massive shadow quietly retreated, finally disappearing into the endless darkness.
After a moment, Fang Yang found a relatively flat area on the sea floor and sat cross-legged.
"Little Black."
In the next moment, a completely black small cat leaped lightly out from his body.
Those vertical pupils burning with ghostly flames curiously surveyed this strange deep sea environment, its tiny ears twitching slightly from time to time.
Fang Yang spoke: "Protect me."
Little Black, hearing this, nodded, then began to pace around Fang Yang.
From its small body, an aura not to be underestimated faintly emanated. The flames in its ghostly pupils jumped even more intensely, as if ready to tear apart any threat that dared approach at any moment.
"Here then."
Fang Yang murmured softly, then closed his eyes.
In the next moment, his consciousness instantly sank into the interior space of the Heavenly Flame Pearl.
The world before his eyes began to twist and change. When Fang Yang opened his eyes again, the familiar Heavenly Flame Plaza stood before him.
Twenty-three heaven-piercing giant pillars towered majestically, each entwined with flames of different colors, emanating heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.
His gaze finally fixed upon two of these heaven-piercing giant pillars.
One pillar was entwined with sky-blue flame, its form like clouds and mist, slowly flowing and fluctuating as if possessing life.
The other pillar had deep blue flame, as if condensed from the purest seawater, its surface rippling with faint waves, flickering with deep blue light.
"Ranked sixteenth on the Heavenly Flame Rankings, Fire Cloud Water Flame, and ranked fifteenth, Sea Heart Flame."
Fang Yang's voice echoed in the empty plaza.
Fire Cloud Water Flame—a miraculous flame shaped like fire clouds yet possessing water power, one of the inherited Heavenly Flames of the Yan Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans.
And Sea Heart Flame—a deep blue flame born in the ocean depths.
Its appearance was like clear flowing seawater, rippling with faint waves.
When used in an attack, the flame can be released in "pulses" or waves, mimicking the pressure of the deep sea. The usage of this flame often results in the battlefield looking like a ghostly, burning ocean.
Fang Yang took a deep breath. He planned to devour these two Heavenly Flames in one go.
Sitting cross-legged before the heaven-piercing giant pillars, with a shift of his thoughts, the Heavenly Flame Pearl in his body began to tremble violently.
Those ancient runes inscribed on the pearl's surface seemed to come alive, emanating mysterious light.
"Release!"
Accompanied by a low shout.
Crack... crack...
The ancient sealing runes binding Fire Cloud Water Flame and Sea Heart Flame on the two giant pillars shattered inch by inch, emitting crisp cracking sounds.
The moment the seal broke, the sky-blue and deep-blue two Heavenly Flames suddenly erupted!
Fire Cloud Water Flame transformed into fiery clouds, rolling and surging, emitting a scorching yet moist humid feeling.
And the Sea Heart Flame surged like raging waves, the deep blue flames seemingly about to submerge the entire space.
The two Heavenly Flames seemed to sense Fang Yang's existence, simultaneously pouncing toward him.
One like clouds and mist, elusive and entangling. One like a tsunami, surging and unstoppable.
Fang Yang's expression remained unchanged. Several types of Heavenly Flames in his body simultaneously operated, forming a black barrier around him.
When the two new Heavenly Flames crashed into the black barrier, the entire space trembled.
At the bottom of the deep sea, Little Black's ears pricked up vigilantly. It felt the terrifying energy fluctuations suddenly erupting from its master.
The flames in its ghostly pupils jumped violently. It arched its body, emitting a low growl, warning those restless existences in the darkness.
Within the Heavenly Flame space, fine beads of sweat appeared on Fang Yang's forehead.
He had originally thought that devouring two Heavenly Flames simultaneously wouldn't be too difficult.
He hadn't expected that Fire Cloud Water Flame's dual water-fire attributes and Sea Heart Flame's oceanic origin power would resonate with each other, forming a strange synergy that doubled their power.
Fang Yang's soul power and Heavenly Flame power in his body completely erupted, his entire aura becoming incomparably terrifying at this moment.
A massive flame phantom slowly emerged behind him—that was the Flame Dharma Body formed by his condensation of multiple Heavenly Flame origins.
The Dharma Body extended its palm, grabbing toward the two berserk Heavenly Flames.
Fire Cloud Water Flame and Sea Heart Flame struggled frantically, trying to break free from this restraint, but under the Flame Dharma Body's suppression, their resistance gradually became powerless.
Time slowly passed in the deep sea, Fang Yang's aura becoming increasingly profound.
When the last trace of the Heavenly Flames' berserk nature was completely tamed. He slowly opened his eyes, sky-blue and deep-blue two streams of light simultaneously flashing through his pupils.
"Fire Cloud Water Flame, Sea Heart Flame—successfully devoured!"
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