The Heart of Fire Spirit left its body.
The terrifying, near-Demigod Level Fire Spirit before him instantly vanished into thin air.
Unlike creatures of flesh and blood, the absolute core of these Primordial Spirit Body life forms was this crystallization of energyāthe very Heart of Fire Spirit in Yang Xiao's hand.
'What a familiar aura. It's truly nostalgic. With this Heart of Fire Spirit, I might be able to refine a Clone identical to the one I had in my first life.'
The thought excited Yang Xiao.
With his current Spiritual Level, if he were to refine a Clone, it could probably reach the Great Divine Power Realm very quickly.
Its strength would likely be ten, a hundred, or perhaps even a thousand times greater than his own.
This would become Yang Xiao's greatest asset for the time being.
Furthermore, with such a Clone, the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace would no longer be just an ornament; he could actually use it.
That was why Yang Xiao had been so excited to see these Fire Spirits.
The Fire Spirits were completely suppressed by his Heaven and Earth Origin Fire Source, leaving them with no power to resist.
Meanwhile, the Hearts of Fire Spirit within them could be used to refine a Fire Spirit Clone for himself.
And enhance his own power.
'No wonder the Thousand Mechanism Eye's calculations sent me here first. It must be because of these Hearts of Fire Spirit!'
Yang Xiao's expression shifted slightly.
His gaze grew even more intense.
At the same time, a trace of nostalgia washed over him.
He was reminded of his first life.
He, too, had possessed a Heart of Fire Spirit. However, his was the Heart of the Primordial Divine Fire of Heaven and Earth, far superior to these ordinary ones that had merely been born from earthfire.
It was much, much stronger.
The growth of a Fire Elemental Life was extremely difficult. The first step to advancing was to enhance its own Heart of Fire Spirit. To put it bluntly, if Yang Xiao had not been born from the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire in his first life, but instead from mere earthfire like these Fire Spirits, he likely would have died without ever evolving into a true life form.
At best, he would have been like these Fire Spirits before him, unable to even reach the Demigod level, possessing only a base instinct that drives them to move and pounce recklessly on any living thing they see.
When faced with a Heaven and Earth Origin Flame, they wouldn't even dare to twitch.
Completely suppressed.
Completely at the mercy of others.
Extremely primitive.
Therefore, even if Yang Xiao collected and condensed all these Hearts of Fire Spirit, the most he could achieve was a Demigod Level core, and that would require his own Spiritual Power to reach the Divinity Communication Realm.
For now, the final result would only be the Great Divine Power Realm.
'Even if it's just a Great Divine Power Realm Clone, that's enough for me right now. If my Spiritual Power increases a little more, I can use the Clone to power the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace. At that time, at least below the Demigod level, few will be my match.'
Given the chance to become the strongest below the Demigod level in a short time, Yang Xiao was already quite satisfied with this trip.
After all,
his true strength, putting all else aside, was only equivalent to the Fourth or Fifth Layer of the Small Divine Power Realm.
The strongest below the Demigod level was the Ninth Layer Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm. The difference wasn't just a thousandfold, was it?
It was more like ten thousand times.
Of course, to reach the Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm, Yang Xiao's Spiritual Power would need to reach the High-Tier Void Observation Realm at least. At his current Mid-Tier Void Observation Realm, the Clone he refined would likely only reach around the Third Level of the Great Divine Power Realm. But even so, it would still be several hundred times stronger than his true combat power.
'I just don't know if there are even stronger Fire Spirits in this mansion of Taoyan God King. If there's a Demigod Level Heart of Fire Spirit, that would be amazing. If I could fuse it completely, there's a ninety percent chance I could refine a true Fire God's Heart. In the future, as long as I keep increasing my Spiritual Power, I'll have a Fire God Clone ahead of schedule.'
That would be a true Divine Spirit.
Anticipation gleamed in Yang Xiao's eyes.
With a wave of his hand,
he instantly conjured countless tentacles of True Greater Yang Fire, extracting the cores from all the Fire Spirits.
With the suppression from the Heaven and Earth Origin Flame, there was no resistance whatsoever.
He saw hundreds of Hearts of Fire Spirit, large and small. Some of the weakest ones were still in an illusory, gaseous state.
Most of them were in a liquid state.
Only a few, from the Fire Spirits that had reached the Great Divine Power Realm, were crystalline.
These were the true Hearts of Fire Spirit.
But in the end,
through Yang Xiao's methods,
all these Hearts of Fire Spirit would converge.
They would be condensed into a Demigod Level Heart of Fire Spirit.
Having lost their cores, these terrifying, variously shaped Fire Spirits, with their bared fangs and brandished claws, instantly vanished into thin air, just like the near-Demigod Fire Spirit before them.
They dissolved into clusters of flame,
returning to the magma below to wait for who-knows-how-many years until they could once again take form and possess instinct.
'Now comes the most crucial moment.'
Yang Xiao watched as the Hearts of Fire Spirit converged.
His heart stirred with emotion.
But he quickly calmed himself.
His mind became as still as an ancient well. The cultivation from his three lifetimes had long ago enabled him to enter such a state with ease.
It was precisely because of this profound foundation and accumulation that Yang Xiao had a method to take these Hearts of Fire Spiritāthe strongest of which didn't even reach the Demigod Levelāand elevate their grade after refining and fusing them.
If it were anyone else,
even an expert at the True God Level,
they might not have been able to accomplish this.
If the grade of a Heart of Fire Spirit were so easy to raise, the evolution of a Fire Spirit would not be nearly so difficult.
After all, even tens of millions of years of gestation would not necessarily produce a single naturally born Fire God.
Even reaching the Demigod level required hundreds of thousands of years.
Coincidentally, hundreds of thousands of years had passed since the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion was sealed. Furthermore, this was the 1st Layer of the Sword Mansion, where time flowed ten times faster than in the outside world.
A True God Level Fire Elemental Life was unlikely to appear.
But a Demigod Level one...
'Still, I should focus on condensing a Demigod Level Heart of Fire Spirit for now. A Demigod Level Fire Spirit already possesses some of a Fire God's might. With my current cultivation, even with the suppression from my Heaven and Earth Origin Fire, I might not be able to control it. But if I cultivate a Fire Spirit Clone and combine its power with my Heaven and Earth Origin Fire, things will be different.'
Yang Xiao thought to himself.
But the movements of his hands never paused.
Gradually,
the various Hearts of Fire Spirit in his hands slowly began to fuse together.
It formed into a deep, cyan Heart of Fire Spirit that emanated a faint blue glow.
A joyful expression immediately appeared on Yang Xiao's face.
The Demigod's Heart was complete.
Although its level was still low, the appearance of the faint blue light was proof.
Yang Xiao had succeeded.
From now on, fusing more Hearts of Fire Spirit to elevate it to the level of a Demigod Peak would be much less difficult.
Overjoyed, Yang Xiao wiped the sweat from his brow.
Just as he was about to put the Heart of Fire Spirit away and find a place to refine it,
disaster struck.
A giant blue hand suddenly reached out from the void.
It snatched at the Heart of Fire Spirit in his hand while simultaneously grabbing for the Qi Sea in his abdomen.
Apparently,
this creature not only wanted to snatch the Heart of Fire Spirit,
it also wanted to steal his Heaven and Earth Origin Fire.
Instantly,
Yang Xiao was enraged!