Chapter 350: Chapter 348: Breakthrough
Jiang Chen collected the Black Fire under the watchful eyes of Wen Shixuan and the others on the eighth floor.
Everyone stared intently at Jiang Chen.
Few of them could accept the idea of Jiang Chen successfully obtaining the Black Fire.
But right now, it seemed no one besides Jiang Chen could even enter the ninth floor.
He was the only one who had a chance to get the Black Fire.
"Blazing Fire Technique, absorb it for me."
Jiang Chen stood before the Black Fire, his eyes as bright as light.
He let out a low shout.
At the same time, he chanted the Spell of the Blazing Fire Technique.
As soon as he used the Blazing Fire Technique, the lamp burning with Black Fire suddenly began to tremble.
The Black Fire Spark within it felt the pull of the Blazing Fire Technique and started to waver.
It seemed unwilling to be collected by Jiang Chen’s Blazing Fire Technique.
His expression changed slightly when he realized the Black Fire Spark seemed to have a will of its own, refusing to be taken.
Jiang Chen snorted coldly. "No matter what, I will take you today."
"And I must succeed."
After all, the entire purpose of this trip was the Black Fire.
Now that it was right in front of him, how could he have any reason to give up?
Jiang Chen grit his teeth.
"Blazing Fire Technique, draw the Black Fire."
He was going all out now.
The pull of Jiang Chen’s Blazing Fire Technique grew stronger.
His Blazing Fire Technique was its ultimate nemesis.
Even though the Black Fire Spark was reluctant, it began to waver violently as Jiang Chen continuously channeled his technique.
It was still resisting, but slowly, it began to move out of the black lamp.
Its speed was not fast, but it was moving nonetheless.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen was overjoyed.
’Good. As long as you’re moving, I have a chance to take you.’
He had been afraid his Cultivation was insufficient to collect the Black Fire, but now it seemed the Blazing Fire Technique was exceptionally powerful, enough to stir the flame.
"FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH..."
After a constant struggle, it was finally extracted by force from the lamp by Jiang Chen.
As the Black Fire Spark drew closer, Jiang Chen could clearly feel a searing heat wash over him.
Black Fire was a Fire of Heaven and Earth. Its temperature was terrifying; if it were allowed to burn freely, even ordinary experts would be reduced to ash.
And the Black Fire Spark was the very source from which Black Fire was born.
The Black Fire Spark before him had clearly expended all the flames it had previously generated. Otherwise, Jiang Chen would have had to face the terrifying Black Fire itself.
As for how the flames had disappeared, Jiang Chen suspected that Fang Yinzi must have deliberately made the Black Fire Spark expend its flames to lure in Martial Cultivators.
This, in turn, had left Jiang Chen with a ready-made opportunity.
Without the trouble of the Black Fire flames, collecting the Black Fire Spark was much easier.
Once he obtained the Black Fire Spark, he would have a limitless supply of Black Fire to use.
Seeing Jiang Chen on the verge of obtaining the Black Fire, Wen Shixuan and the others’ expressions changed drastically.
They even began cursing Jiang Chen in their hearts.
’Damn it, he can’t succeed.’
’He can’t be allowed to get the Black Fire Spark!’
No matter how unwilling they were, Jiang Chen was pulling the Black Fire closer to him, bit by bit.
Finally, the Black Fire Spark was right before Jiang Chen, just inches away.
At that moment, ecstatic, Jiang Chen suddenly pointed to the spot between his eyebrows.
"Absorb!"
He shouted softly.
"SWOOSH!"
Like an arrow, the Black Fire Spark was instantly sucked between his eyebrows by the Blazing Fire Technique and entered his body.
Jiang Chen’s body shuddered.
But then his expression changed dramatically.
’This is bad. The power of the Black Fire Spark is still terrifying.’
He felt that the moment the Black Fire Spark entered his body, it immediately began to release Black Fire.
It wasn’t much, but even a little bit of Black Fire burning inside him was enough to burn him to death.
This was the Black Fire, temporarily unwilling to be subdued by Jiang Chen, releasing its flames in defiance.
’You’re courting death. Since I dared to let you into my body, I have a way to subdue you.’
’Blazing Fire Technique, suppress!’
Jiang Chen hurriedly sat down cross-legged and continuously channeled the Blazing Fire Technique to suppress the Black Fire.
But the Black Fire was raging rampantly inside him.
"BOOM!"
A vast surge of Black Fire, like a river bursting its dam, began to burn through Jiang Chen’s body, threatening to consume his flesh and blood and even destroy him completely.
At the same time, Jiang Chen’s Blazing Fire Technique also spread throughout his body.
It frantically began to suppress the Black Fire.
But he discovered that the Black Fire was truly terrifying.
’Just suppressing it won’t be enough.’
’I have to absorb this Black Fire.’
A sharp glint appeared in Jiang Chen’s eyes.
He had found a solution.
Immediately, the Blazing Fire Technique began to absorb the Black Fire within his body.
Black Fire was a Fire of Heaven and Earth, containing the Rules of Heaven and Earth and Spiritual Qi.
The moment Jiang Chen began absorbing it, he immediately felt endless Rules of Heaven and Earth being forcibly poured into his body.
If a Martial Cultivator with a low Cultivation were to absorb these rules, they would be overwhelmed to the point of bursting.
But Jiang Chen had been a Divine Emperor in his past life and had already comprehended some of these rules.
He hurriedly opened his consciousness fully to absorb them.
The struggle with the Black Fire continued.
"HUMMM..."
As Jiang Chen absorbed the Black Fire, a powerful aura began to surge from his body.
On the eighth floor, the crowd watching Jiang Chen absorb the Black Fire—the Flame Dragon, the Black Fire Crow—all stared with wide eyes.
"No way, the kid is actually breaking through in his Cultivation."
"Is he trying to use the Black Fire to break through?"
Wen Shixuan and the others were dumbfounded by Jiang Chen’s actions.
They couldn’t believe it. It was one thing for Jiang Chen to absorb the Black Fire, but now he was even using it to break through in his Cultivation.
Jiang Chen had already broken through several times in a row, and now he was doing it again. It was enough to make one want to vomit blood in frustration.
Comparisons are odious.
Ever since Jiang Chen entered the Ghost Temple, his Cultivation had skyrocketed, going from Warrior Seventh Heaven to the current Martial Master First Heaven.
That in itself was already a remarkable feat.
And now, to top it all off, he was showing signs of breaking through again.
The Black Fire Crow started cursing loudly.
"This damned human brat, what kind of dumb luck did he step in to get to the ninth floor and even obtain the Black Fire?"
"Getting the Black Fire is one thing, but he’s even able to break through!"
This made the Black Fire Crow burn with jealousy.
The Flame Dragon, however, let out a few hearty laughs.
"Big Brother truly is a monstrous genius! He’s breaking through again!"
"HAHAHAHA..."
He, on the other hand, was overjoyed.
Everyone else was speechless, able to do nothing but watch Jiang Chen break through.
"BOOM!"
At a certain moment, the aura of a Cultivation breakthrough erupted from Jiang Chen’s body.
"Martial Master Second Heaven."
Jiang Chen’s Cultivation instantly reached Martial Master Second Heaven.
And this was just from absorbing a tiny bit of the Black Fire.
There was still a large amount of Black Fire inside him.
’Keep absorbing.’
Jiang Chen was ecstatic. He hadn’t expected that absorbing the Black Fire would allow his Cultivation to break through.
Without hesitation, he began to absorb it again.
It now seemed that obtaining the Black Fire had far too many benefits for him.
"BOOM!"
"Martial Master Third Heaven."
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen’s Cultivation broke through again, instantly reaching Martial Master Third Heaven.
Of course, it didn’t stop there.
After all, the aura around Jiang Chen was still climbing steadily higher.
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