Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 247: Fourth Fragment Obtained

Having mastered "Earth Fire Burning Body", Fang Hao felt like a changed person; walking in this scorching earth fire region was no longer a torment, but rather felt comfortable, as if he were a fish in water.

The scorching fire Qi drifting in the air was naturally absorbed by his body, converting into power to nourish his Physical Body.

The scorching rocks under his feet only felt warm when he stepped on them.

He returned to the perimeter of the circular giant earth fire pit.

That terrifying pure white flame was still churning and erupting deep at the bottom of the pit, emitting a heart-stopping high temperature, causing the air to twist and emit "cracking" explosions.

That dark golden "battle heaven axe" fragment was still quietly embedded in the rock wall on the inner edge of the fire pit, reflecting a cold luster under the illumination of the pure white flame.

Fang Hao did not approach immediately.

He operated his Clear Spring Spirit Eyes to the limit, carefully observing the giant pit.

This time, he saw more clearly.

That pure white flame did not seem to be formed entirely naturally; deep within the flames, a vast, blurry outline was vaguely swimming, emitting a scorching pressure that made the Soul tremble.

That pair of cold pupils burning with golden flames did not appear again, but Fang Hao could feel that some kind of "gaze" seemed to sweep across this area vaguely, carrying scrutiny and... a trace of faint doubt?

It seemed puzzled that Fang Hao, this "little bug," had returned, and that his aura seemed to have changed.

"Sure enough, it has intelligence, at least a Peak Grade 4, or even Grade 5 fire-type Spirit Monster or Demon Beast."

Fang Hao felt awe-struck in his heart and became even more cautious.

He did not act rashly but began to act according to the plan he had conceived on the way.

He first found a relatively hidden place blocked by rocks about a hundred zhang away from the fire pit and sat cross-legged.

Then, he took out a few things from his storage ring.

A few good-quality fire-attribute Spirit Stones, some "Fire Crystals" containing pure fire Qi collected from the edge of the geothermal spring, and a small bottle of pure venom collected when he killed the Ink Poison Arrow Frog earlier and later refined with Earth Core Flame Fire (fire poison nature, perhaps it might be useful).

He placed these Materials around him according to a simple, rough Formation that could gather and amplify fire Qi.

Then, he took a deep breath, pinched a seal with both hands, and began to run the Chaos Derivation Art; at the same time, he carefully guided the power of "Earth Fire Burning Body" he had just mastered, as well as his own Earth Core Flame Fire.

A trace of pale purple Earth Core Flame Fire and a dark red, thicker and more explosive "Earth Fire power" slowly emerged in his palm.

Fang Hao tried to slowly bring these two flames, which were from the same source but had slightly different properties, together and fuse them.

Chi chi—!

The moment the two flames made contact, a violent reaction occurred; they repelled and devoured each other, becoming extremely unstable.

Sweat appeared on Fang Hao’s forehead, and he was fully focused, using the Chaos Qi generated by the Chaos Derivation Art as a buffer and adhesive, carefully guiding and harmonizing them.

This was an extremely delicate and dangerous process; if he was even slightly careless and the flames lost control and exploded, he would be the first to suffer.

But he had to do this.

A single Earth Core Flame Fire or "Earth Fire power," while strong, might not be enough to pique the "interest" of that fire creature or create enough Chaos.

He needed a more special, more powerful "fire bait"!

Time passed bit by bit.

Under Fang Hao’s strong control and the harmonization of the Chaos Qi, the two restless flames in his palm finally gradually calmed down and began to fuse slowly.

In the end, it turned into a strange fireball the size of a fist, pale purple on the inside, wrapped in a layer of dark red halo on the outside, with a trace of chaotic gray light at the core!

The temperature emitted by this fireball was not extremely high, but it had a strange fluctuation that seemed to be able to devour and assimilate other flames.

"It’s done!" Fang Hao was secretly happy.

He gave this fused flame a name—"Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire."

Although it was still very weak and the Fusion was not perfect, it should be enough to implement his plan.

He carefully held this "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire" and walked to the center of the simple Formation he had set up earlier.

He placed the fireball at the core of the Formation, and then fiercely injected his own Qi into the Formation!

Hum—!

The simple Formation shone brightly; the spiritual power in the fire-attribute Spirit Stones and Fire Crystals placed around it was frantically extracted and injected into the "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire" at the core!

The fireball suddenly expanded, its color became deeper, and the strange fluctuation it emitted suddenly increased several times!

It was as if a "delicacy" emitting an alluring fragrance, specifically aimed at fire creatures, had been placed next to the fire pit.

After doing all this, Fang Hao immediately restrained all his auras.

He pushed his Shadowless Evasion Technique and Ethereal Art to the limit; his figure was like a ghost, silently bypassing to the other side of the fire pit.

He found a depression where the flames were relatively weak and blocked by rocks, hid there, and waited quietly.

His plan was very simple: use this "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire," which fused Earth Core Flame Fire, Earth Fire power, and Chaos Qi, as bait to attract the attention of that fire creature, or even lure it away or trap it for a moment.

Then, he would take the opportunity to bypass to the other side, remove the fragment at the fastest speed, and then immediately use the minor teleportation talisman (he still had the last one for life-saving, which he didn’t use before) or Shrinking the Ground to an Inch to escape!

This plan was very risky, and the chance of success might only be half.

But this was the method with the highest success rate he could think of at the moment.

Forcibly grabbing it was seeking death; he could only win by intelligence.

Time passed second by second.

The pure white flames deep in the fire pit seemed to react to the "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire" that suddenly appeared here with strange fluctuations, churning even more violently.

The feeling of being "watched" also became clearer and more focused.

"Come on... come over and take a look..." Fang Hao muttered to himself, his palms full of sweat.

Finally, when the fluctuations of the "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire" reached their Peak, a low roar like rolling magma came from deep in the fire pit!

Immediately after, the terrifying pure white flame rushed upwards; within the flames, that pair of huge pupils burning with golden flames appeared again, staring fixedly at the strange fireball in the center of the Formation!

In the gaze, there was a trace of curiosity, a trace of greed, and a trace of... instinctive disgust (towards the Chaos Qi)?

Boom—!

A pure white pillar of fire the thickness of a bucket shot out from the fire pit like a white angry dragon, slamming into the "Chaos Earth Core Flame Fire" at the center of the Formation!

Obviously, this fire creature was attracted, and it chose the most direct way—to swallow or destroy this "foreign object"!

That’s it!

At the moment the pure white fire pillar shot out, Fang Hao, who was lurking on the other side, moved!

He had already adjusted his state to the Peak.

Shrinking the Ground to an Inch and Divine Spirit Steps erupted simultaneously.

His figure turned into a faint shadow that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

Braving the still terrifying high temperature at the edge of the fire pit (after mastering "Earth Fire Burning Body," he could barely withstand this edge temperature), he rushed towards the fragment embedded in the rock wall like an arrow leaving the bow!

His right hand was covered with a layer of dark red Earth Fire power, like a red-hot soldering iron, grabbing fiercely towards the edge of the fragment!

At the same time, his left hand clutched the last minor teleportation talisman, ready to activate it at any time.

Chi—!

The right hand covered with Earth Fire power accurately grabbed the edge of the fragment.

It was scalding hot to the touch, but the fragment was unusually heavy and solid.

Fang Hao let out a low roar, his whole body’s power erupted, and he pulled hard!

Crack!

The fragment was forcibly dug out of the rock wall by him!

Almost the moment the fragment left his body, Fang Hao felt a violent, scorching, and furious intent, like a volcanic eruption, coming from deep in the fire pit!

The fire creature obviously noticed his little trick and found that it had been played!

"Roar—!!!"

The heaven-shaking roar, accompanied by more terrifying pure white flames, rushed into the sky from the fire pit!

A thicker white fire pillar with a temperature high enough to instantly vaporize a Golden Core Cultivator changed direction and shot towards Fang Hao, who had just succeeded and was preparing to activate the minor teleportation talisman!

The speed was incredibly fast!

Fang Hao’s scalp went numb; without thinking, he threw the newly obtained fragment into his storage ring and simultaneously activated the minor teleportation talisman with all his might!

Hum—!

Silver light flickered, and space fluctuated!

But just as the silver light was about to wrap around Fang Hao, the tip of the white fire pillar had already touched the edge of the silver light!

Boom—!

A dull explosion!

The silver light flickered and twisted violently, then suddenly exploded!

Fang Hao felt an indescribable scorching heat and huge force attacking, as if he had been hit head-on by an erupting volcano!

The black clothes on his body instantly turned into fly ash, and the dark red luster he had just cultivated on his skin flickered wildly, offsetting most of the high temperature, but a tearing pain still came!

He was like a kite with a broken string, blown away fiercely by the shockwave of the explosion, flying towards the direction away from the fire pit, blood spraying wildly from his mouth!

And that fire creature seemed to be because the attack was interfered with and deflected by the power of space, sending out an even more angry roar, but its huge body seemed to be restricted by some kind of restriction and could not fully leave the fire pit to pursue.

It could only spray a few smaller white fire streams towards the direction where Fang Hao was thrown.

Fang Hao barely stabilized his figure in the air, feeling that his internal organs had shifted, and his back was stinging with pain, estimated to be burned quite badly.

But he couldn’t care about checking his injuries; taking advantage of the momentum of being thrown, he used Shrinking the Ground to an Inch with all his might again, fleeing desperately towards the perimeter of the earth fire region without looking back!

At the same time, he grabbed healing Medicinal Pill from his storage ring and stuffed them into his mouth.

He dared not stop, or even look back.

He could feel that the scorching, furious intent behind him was like a maggot on a tarsal bone, locking onto him tightly, but as he moved away from the fire pit, that intent was also rapidly weakening.

After fleeing for dozens of miles in one breath, until he could no longer feel that terrifying scorching pressure, Fang Hao dared to land behind a relatively cooled black rock, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, with blood foam constantly gushing out of his mouth.

He checked himself.

The injuries were not light, there were large burns on his back, and his internal organs were also injured, but fortunately, he did not hurt his foundation, and his bones were not broken.

The worst thing was the minor teleportation talisman, which was hit by the aftermath of the flame at the last moment and was completely scrapped; moreover, the backlash of the power of space also made his Divine Soul ache.

"Damn it, I was almost cooked." Fang Hao felt lingering fear.

That fire creature was too terrifying, definitely a Grade 5 (equivalent to Soul Transformation Stage) existence!

If he hadn’t mastered "Earth Fire Burning Body," had greatly increased his resistance to flames, and had a minor teleportation talisman to block it, he would have been wiped out just now.

However, although it was thrilling, and he lost his last life-saving talisman, but... it was worth it!

He shook his hand and took out the dark golden fragment that he had just obtained and was still carrying scorching residual heat from his storage ring.

The fourth "battle heaven axe" fragment, obtained.