Douluo Dalu: My Martial Spirit is the Worm of Time

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Yun Shan and Hai Bodong, led by the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, arrived at the area where the Azure Lotus Core Flame was located.

A cyan halo filled their vision, and they simultaneously used their Dou Qi to protect their bodies, isolating themselves from the damage caused by the high external temperature.

In the center of this cyan glow was a lotus flower. At the very core of the lotus platform, the Azure Lotus Core Flame, small in size but containing terrifying power, pulsed quietly.

Below the lotus flower were roots, a vast and dense network of rootlets, madly absorbing energy from the earth's core and channeling it into the lotus platform, where it was refined and then absorbed by the flame in the center.

There was a clever method for collecting the exotic flame. Using the correct method could save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

If one were to forcibly pluck the flame from the center of the lotus platform, they would inevitably face its furious backlash.

Although with Yun Shan's strength, forcibly taking this exotic flame away was not a problem, he himself would also suffer heavy injuries.

The correct approach should be to use pure jade to separate the Azure Lotus from its roots, taking the Azure Lotus platform and the exotic flame within it together.

While this method would still incur an attack from the exotic flame, the intensity would be much weaker.

The Azure Lotus that nurtured the exotic flame was a rare treasure of heaven and earth; common metals would melt upon contact. To separate it, the purest jade was required.

Gu He didn't know the exotic flame was the Azure Lotus Core Flame and thought it was in Medusa's hands, so he hadn't prepared any harvesting tools. But Amon knew, so he naturally had all the necessary tools.

Yun Shan took out a jade longsword from his naring and approached the connection point between the Azure Lotus and its roots.

During this process, the Azure Lotus seemed to sense danger. The flame pulsed violently and burned even more intensely.

However, it ultimately lacked high intelligence, so it didn't react preemptively.

After Yun Shan approached, with lightning speed, he quickly cut off the cyan rootlets with the jade longsword.

Under attack, the Azure Lotus Core Flame immediately counterattacked, unleashing terrifying high temperatures.

The originally fist-sized cyan flame immediately expanded, instantly engulfing a large area.

Hai Bodong, who was nearby, reacted immediately. His vast ice Dou Qi surged out, lowering the surrounding temperature and creating a standoff with the exotic flame.

"Binding of Wind."

Yun Shan's Dou Qi transformed into numerous thin wind ropes, Binding around the cyan lotus platform, lifting it upwards.

When the Azure Lotus was a certain distance from its roots, the exotic flame's rampage ceased. The expanded flame also shrank back, returning to its fist-sized, quietly burning form.

Yun Shan carried the Azure Lotus, along with the exotic flame within it, upwards.

Amon's true body saw Yun Shan ascending with the exotic flame and said with a smile, "Let's find a place to absorb it. This place is underground, right next to Magma. The Azure Lotus Core Flame can exert even more terrifying power with the advantage of the terrain here. It's not a good place for refining and absorbing."

Subsequently, Amon left the cavern and drove away all the mercenaries and soldiers above.

Yun Shan brought the Azure Lotus to the surface, flew into the sky, with Hai Bodong guarding his sides.

Amon released the Moon Wolf, Cloud Tiger, and Corpse Dance Crow, setting them to guard in various directions.

They sped towards the edge of the Tager Desert. After flying for most of the day, they finally reached the most sparsely populated area.

The scorching sun in the sky gradually set. Withered yellow grass gradually appeared on the monotonous sand, and in the distant front, the outline of a majestic mountain range emerged.

The Corpse Dance Crow flapped its wings and flew directly towards the mountain range.

The Moon Wolf and Cloud Tiger followed closely, and then came Amon's true body.

Yun Shan and Hai Bodong were a bit further behind.

After flying for so long, even a Dou Emperor's body felt some fatigue, and a large portion of their Dou Qi was depleted.

Amon's true body, however, remained in perfect condition. He carried many Worm of Spirit. Their Dou Qi was of the same origin as his true body's, allowing Amon to transfer their Dou Qi to his true body with almost no loss, replenishing his consumption.

Amon landed on the mountain peak, the furthest point from the ground.

Yun Shan and Hai Bodong activated their cultivation techniques, beginning to recover their Dou Qi. The Corpse Dance Crow, Cloud Tiger, and Moon Wolf vigilantly observed their surroundings.

Amon stood at a position not too close nor too far from Yun Shan. He was concerned that the Azure Lotus Core Flame might suddenly go wild and injure him.

After about ten minutes of meditative recovery, Yun Shan's Dou Qi was replenished. After resting for another half an hour, his mental fatigue also alleviated, and his condition returned to its peak.

Looking at the flame on the Azure Lotus seat, Amon said with a smile, "It's almost time to begin."

Yun Shan nodded and took out everything needed to absorb the exotic flame.

A Blood Lotus Pill, a blood-colored pill the size of a dragon's eye. A bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, emitting waves of coldness.

After taking out these two items, he flicked his finger, and a gray light flashed from his fingertip, landing on a smooth stone in front of Yun Shan.

Wrapped in the light was a thumb-sized gray stone, smooth and flawless like jade. In the center of the stone, a faint blue glow Creep like a worm.

This peculiar stone was the naring, also the most precious and rare item among those required for absorbing exotic flames. It could only be found in high-grade naring with a certain probability.

Yun Shan absorbed it into his body, controlling it to remain within his Qi cyclone.

He took a deep breath and swallowed the Blood Lotus Pill. As the medicinal power spread, a layer of blood-colored keratin, like armor, enveloped his entire body.

At this moment, Yun Shan looked like a bloody figure, a rather terrifying sight.

Without hesitation, he immediately reached out to grasp the Azure Lotus Core Flame on the lotus platform.

The exotic flame was extremely resistant to leaving the lotus platform, immediately erupting with terrifying energy. The wildly burning flames melted the surrounding ground into Magma.

Yun Shan protected himself with Dou Qi. His Dou Qi was sufficiently abundant and powerful, so much so that he could temporarily resist the exotic flame's high temperature with just Dou Qi. For a moment, the blood-colored keratin formed by the Blood Lotus Pill didn't even come into play.

He passed through the fiercely burning flames and accurately grasped the wisp of the original Fire Spirit within them. He looked at the pulsing Fire Spirit and immediately swallowed it whole.

He circulated his cultivation technique, allowing the Azure Lotus Core Flame to flow through his meridians along the path of the technique. The flame had now transformed into cyan Magma, continuously scorching the surrounding meridians.

Even with Yun Shan's Dou Qi, he couldn't perfectly protect his meridians from being scorched by this terrifying high temperature.

At this point, the effect of the Blood Lotus Pill became apparent. The blood-colored keratin it formed not only existed on the body surface but also had a layer within the meridians.

After being offset by Dou Qi, the destructive power of the Azure Lotus Core Flame had been greatly reduced, and the remaining power eroded the blood-colored keratin at an extremely slow pace.

The process of absorbing the exotic flame went very smoothly. When the exotic flame was refined and absorbed, and pressed into the naring, a small amount of the blood-colored keratin even remained unconsumed, and the Ice Spirit Cold Spring wasn't even used!

Such a situation was not surprising. When Xiao Yan absorbed the Azure Lotus Core Flame, he was merely a small Dou Master, which was why he faced near-certain death.

However, Yun Shan was a peak Dou Emperor powerhouse, and with sufficient preparation, there was naturally no such great danger.

The cyan flame in Yun Shan's hand pulsed like a spirit. Without being devoured by Burning诀 (Fen Jue), the Azure Lotus Core Flame retained its original power, providing a significant boost to Yun Shan's combat strength.

He sighed lightly. What a pity. Although he had painstakingly refined the exotic flame, it ultimately wouldn't be for his use. As a clone, he was merely a tool for the true body to filter danger.

"It seems to have gone smoothly," Amon said, raising his right hand and pinching his monocle, revealing a smile:

"Then, let's move on to the next step."

A pure radiance suddenly lit up on the crystal monocle, and a star-shaped beam of light shot out, merging into the small mass of the exotic flame's origin.

The refined exotic flame offered no defense against Amon, its master. Its intelligence had not yet reached the point where it could develop disloyalty and backlash against its master.

Exotic flames can also be seen as a special kind of living being; they also possess bodies and souls.

In the mysticism of the Mysterious World, the parts of a human beyond the physical body are divided into four layers, and in BTTH, there are roughly corresponding entities.

The innermost and most core is the "Spirit Body," which is almost equivalent to the concept of Spirit, corresponding to the Soul Origin in BTTH.

The "Astral Body" is located outside the "Spirit Body"; it is the latter's manifestation in reality and the Spirit World, and it is closely related to one's will and current emotions... The "Astral Body" in BTTH is roughly equivalent to the Soul.

Beyond the "Astral Body" is the "Mind Body." From this point, Spirit and flesh begin to combine... It can be simply understood as the human physical brain.

The outermost "Etheric Body" can be roughly seen as the human body.

Besides these four layers, there is also the most special and fundamental will. In Mysteries, it is a Domain that only Outer Deities can touch; the revival of will within another's body is a hallmark feature of a Great Old One... In BTTH, it can be seen as a mental imprint or a soul mark.

Unlike humans, the exotic flame's Soul Origin and exotic flame origin are almost integrated. And soul energy is contained within the exotic flame energy.

If humans are viewed as a four-layered structure, then exotic flames are a two-layered structure.

Amon's Parasite is parasitic on the physical body and the soul. What his Parasite can reach are the second, third, and fourth layers, but it cannot Parasite on the Soul Origin.

So he himself was unsure what would happen if he tried to Parasite an exotic flame.

The beam of light that shot towards the exotic flame's origin transformed into a translucent worm with twelve segments, emitting star-like colors.

The "Worm of Spirit," which activated the "Parasite" ability and attempted to Parasite the exotic flame, underwent a peculiar transformation. Its existential form became similar to that of the exotic flame.

The Soul Origin, the body's nervous system, and life energy were condensed into one concept, while the soul and body were condensed into another concept. They respectively integrated into the exotic flame's origin and the outer exotic flame energy.

Feeling the changes in his clone, Amon showed an intrigued expression.

He slowly opened his mouth: "Interesting..."

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