Chapter 100: The Eruption of the Heavenly Flame

The Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame list, born deep within the earth, tempered constantly by the high temperatures and pressures of magma, fused, compressed, and sculpted for a decade to form a spirit, a hundred years to take shape, a thousand years to become a lotus. When fully matured, it takes on a greenish hue, with a cluster of green fire at its core. It's named the Green Lotus Core Flame. This flame's power is unfathomable; in areas near volcanic regions, it can even trigger volcanic eruptions, wielding the destructive force of nature!

"Finally, I've seen it!"

Yun Tianming licked his cracked and bloodied lips as he swam through the green magma, the temperature around him rising by more than double.

"Sizzle~"

The Dou Qi Armor, formed by the Extreme Purple Beast Flame, was now riddled with holes, the green high-temperature magma seeping into it, dripping onto Yun Tianming's skin, emitting puffs of white smoke and a burnt smell.

Yun Tianming gritted his teeth, once again retrieving a handful of pills from his Spatial Ring and stuffing them into his mouth like candy.

With the dual healing effects of the pills and Qi Method, a delicate balance was struck against the damage inflicted by the magma on his body. Yun Tianming constantly endured the dual experience of destruction and healing, a sensation of intense pain that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

"Having come this far, how can I retreat?"

With a flick of his Dark Feather Wings behind him and simultaneously employing Bursting Void Steps beneath his feet, Yun Tianming instantly burst into a super-high-speed charge.

Passing through the last hundred meters of green magma, Yun Tianming entered the fifty-meter zone where the Heavenly Flame resided. It was a hollow area shrouded in a greenish light, sealing off the external magma from entering.

Instead, Yun Tianming felt a strange decrease in temperature around him. Removing the heavily damaged Dou Qi Armor, Yun Tianming's skin was exposed, still hot but manageable for a Dou Grandmaster's physical endurance.

"Phew~"

Exhaling a hot breath, Yun Tianming locked his gaze onto the green lotus hovering in mid-air. The green lotus, adorned with eight perfectly divided green leaves resembling flawless jade, translucent and clear, seemed like the world's unique masterpiece of beauty!

Under the lotus, there was a small platform about two to three feet in size, emitting faint fluorescence from tiny holes, containing the purest essence of fire attribute energy condensed into a lotus seed. At the base of the lotus, a very slender root extended deep into the magma, constantly absorbing energy as nourishment for the green lotus.

Of course, the most important thing lay at the center of the lotus platform, a nail-sized deep green fire seed emitting thumb-thick green flames. Yet, in Yun Tianming's Soul Perception, this seemingly candle-sized flame had an outrageously high temperature, more than ten times that of the green magma outside!

"The fire seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame is still here. It seems I haven't arrived too late."

Joy flickered across Yun Tianming's face.

In the original work, when Xiao Yan arrived at the Green Lotus Core Flame, the fire seed on the lotus platform had already been snatched away by Queen Medusa. Now that Yun Tianming had arrived more than a year early, he had finally beaten Queen Medusa to the punch.

Furthermore, Queen Medusa, ignorant of the true value, only took the fire seed but left behind the lotus platform and the lotus seed of the Heavenly Treasure, allowing Xiao Yan to stumble upon a huge windfall.

Yun Tianming, of course, wouldn't miss out on any treasures. He wanted it all—the fire seed, the lotus platform, and the lotus seed!

Following the method Yao Chen used to pick the Green Lotus in the original work, Yun Tianming took out a pre-prepared delicate jade ruler from his Spatial Ring.

The Green Lotus is a rare phenomenon of heaven and earth; anything ordinary that touches it would melt away. Only the finest jade products can be used to cut it off completely. Queen Medusa, unaware of this, forcibly took the fire seed, only to be severely injured by the eruption of the Heavenly Flame.

"Hiss~"

Yun Tianming waved the jade ruler and effortlessly severed the connection between the Green Lotus and its root, then lifted the Green Lotus with one hand.

Cautious as he was, he carefully probed with Soul Perception and found that the energy fluctuations of the Green Lotus were extremely calm, like a sleeping beauty.

In this way, the process of obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame went unexpectedly smoothly. Even as Yun Tianming held the Green Lotus, he was shielded from the magma's heat by the green light emitted by the Lotus as he ascended through the layers of magma.

As a result, with little effort, Yun Tianming quickly broke through the magma layer. However, when he returned to the surface and the sunlight fell upon the Green Lotus, a sudden change occurred!

"Hmm?!"

Yun Tianming's Soul Perception keenly noticed that the "sleeping lotus" in his hand, which had been peaceful, suddenly erupted with intense energy!

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a deafening explosion, a massive column of green flames shot up into the sky from the Tager Desert!

The violent energy of the Heavenly Flame scattered into the sky, spreading for thousands of miles with the wind!

Deep within the Tager Desert, at the central temple of the Snake People Tribe, Queen Medusa suddenly opened her eyes.

"Swoosh~"

Vibrant red Dou Qi Wings bloomed behind her, transforming into a red streak and swiftly flying towards the horizon.

Two hours later, Gu He, a sixth-rank Alchemist in the Imperial Capital, would also sense this raging energy from the Heavenly Flame. However, by the time he gathered his experts and traveled thousands of miles to the Tager Desert, it would be too late.

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At the location of the Green Lotus Core Flame eruption, a giant crater with a diameter exceeding ten kilometers exploded open, and the surrounding sand was burnt into a reddish-gray magma flow.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out, instantly evaporating into a mist of blood.

In mid-air, Yun Tianming extended his Dark Feather Wings, his body covered in severe burns.

This was already considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. Being so close to the eruption of the Green Lotus Core Flame, even Queen Medusa would have lost a layer of skin! Anyone below the level of Dou King would undoubtedly perish on the spot!

Luckily, Yun Tianming's powerful Soul Power allowed him to sense the energy eruption of the Green Lotus Core Flame a moment earlier, avoiding the central area of the Heavenly Flame eruption and only enduring the shockwaves of the flames. Nevertheless, even this was enough to inflict serious injuries on him as a Dou Grandmaster.

"Cough, cough I underestimated it."

"The Green Lotus Core Flame grows in the high-temperature and high-pressure world of molten lava. Suddenly brought out from underground, it caused an imbalance in its internal energy."

Yun Tianming swallowed several more pills, took a brief rest, and barely managed to suppress the injuries on his body.

"Whoa~"

The eruption of the Green Lotus Core Flame came swiftly and departed just as quickly. The towering column of green flame that pierced the sky disappeared in less than a minute.

The raging fire attribute energy quickly retracted back onto the Green Lotus. Perhaps adapting to the surface temperature and atmospheric pressure, the Green Lotus Core Flame returned to its peaceful "sleeping lotus" state.

"Thank goodness this Heavenly Flame is in plant form and hasn't evolved consciousness yet, or it would have been troublesome."

Yun Tianming had originally intended to observe for a while longer, but suddenly his expression changed. His Soul Perception detected a powerful aura flying towards him from the depths of the Tager Desert. Its speed was so fast that it could even ripple the space!

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