Chapter 748: Soul Nirvana

Sigma Hitesh

Amidst his laughter, flames appeared one by one in the sky, descending slowly.

The four heaven flames staying in his soul altar, the Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame, the Yin Spirit Ghost Flame, the Ice Cold Flame, and Corpse Vanishing Flame, appeared while flying towards him.

What appeared the last was an orange-red flame, as shy as a maiden. It looked like a bashful flaming bird, and couldn鈥檛 act naturally. After the four heaven flames showed up in front of Shi Yan, it started to move towards him with great reluctance.

A toxic smile appeared on Shi Yan鈥檚 face. He gazed at the flame and asked. "What鈥檚 up? Still shy? Weren鈥檛 you so loud and savage?"

"Harrumph! I鈥檓 the most magical creature in this world. I鈥檓 much more aristocratic than you lowly humans. If they didn鈥檛 subdue me, I would never depend on you!" The Vermilion Bird True Flame talked begrudgingly. "Too bad, I didn鈥檛 succeed but get tied with you. Too bad!"

This flame鈥檚 intelligence was higher than the other flames. It had emotions! This surprised Shi Yan.

Anyway, he got surprised for a short while and then smiled. "Aristocratic? The aristocratic class flames like you are hiding in my soul altar. They won鈥檛 leave even if I ask them to leave. If you are truly noble, you won鈥檛 get here."

The Vermilion Bird True Flame seemed to be enraged. "I know you are a fair host. That鈥檚 why I agreed to put my feet in your soul altar. If you insult me, I won鈥檛 get in there."

"Your character is quite impressive," Shi Yan grinned, not caring about the flame鈥檚 anger. "Alright, you stay right here. The Sun Original Essence is gone. After I get out, I will spread the news that there鈥檚 a heaven flame in this area. People will come and play with you then."

"B*stard!" The Vermilion Bird True Flame thundered.

Waving his hand lazily, Shi Yan spoke impatiently. "Don鈥檛 talk nonsense. I don鈥檛 care if you want to stay here. Anyway, my soul altar doesn鈥檛 just only one heaven flame."

"Stupid! What do you get angry for? Afraid that you will be mistreated?" The Ice Cold Flame said. "We reserved a slot for you because of the inheritance. If you met a guy like the World Extinguishing Thunder Flame, he would swallow you for sure."

"Don鈥檛 babble and be proactive. When you get into the soul altar, you will know how you鈥檒l benefit." The Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame was a little discontented. "Battling with you has drained our energy. We have to restore our power as fast as possible. If you aren鈥檛 satisfied with your lot, harrumph, I鈥檓 not afraid of devouring you. Muahaha... You can help me ascend fast!"

Hearing that, the Yin Spirit Ghost Flame also revealed its strong desire.

The lonely Vermilion Bird True Flame was besieged by the four flames. As its energy was consumed tremendously, it became anxious. "Four on one! Don鈥檛 you feel any shame?"

"Well, it鈥檚 not bad. Have you seen five on one yet?" The Corpse Vanishing Flame sparkled. "We still have another one. He鈥檚 in his evolution process. Otherwise, you would be over earlier."

The Vermilion Bird True Flame suddenly behaved as if it had finally accepted its destiny, keeping silent. After swaying in the air for a while, it flew towards Shi Yan鈥檚 head.

"Hold on," Shi Yan held up his hand. His flickered his thought, retrieving his soul altar. "I want to make it clear first."

Zi Yao frowned, eyeing the five heaven flames. She could feel the soul fluctuations of Shi Yan and the heaven flames, but she couldn鈥檛 know what they were walking about. As she was so curious, she released more of her Soul Consciousness. But still, she got nothing.

The communication between Shi Yan and his heaven flames were conducted using their souls. Unless Shi Yan and the heaven flames agreed to open their souls to her, she would never know the contents of their conversation.

"What do you want?" Vermilion Bird True Flame put up it guard, trying to urge a beam of energy. Swaying in front of Shi Yan, it released the burning energy.

"Why are you here?" asked Shi Yan.

"I sensed the Vermilion Bird鈥檚 aura, so I had crossed a lot of obstacles to get here from my hometown." The Vermilion Bird True Flame hesitated for a long time before answering reluctantly.

"What attracted you here? And, the Vermilion Bird buried here, did it die completely?"

"I came here for the Sacred Body of the Vermilion Bird, which could help me advance further. However, when I arrived here, I found that his Sacred Body had no energy left. I couldn鈥檛 fuse with him. I hid the Sun Original Essence under the Vermilion Bird鈥檚 skeleton in the hope that his Sacred Body could gain the energy from the crystal. But, it was of no use."

"You ascended after you got here?"

"One level. The condition here is suitable for me. Also, I could use the Sun Original Essence to increase my power. If I could have the Vermilion Bird鈥檚 Sacred Body, I could become the Vermilion Bird and replace him. At that time, my living form would be more complete."

"Aren鈥檛 you him?"

"I used to be., but not anymore. At the moment I gained my consciousness, my way became different from his. I don鈥檛 want to become a part of his soul. I want to make efforts for myself. I want to live for me, not for him. Moreover, he has died already."

"Died already?"

"To existences like him, it鈥檚 hard to die completely. He destroyed all the attackers, created the forbidden area in the Solar Star Exploding Fragment Field, and built a tremendous energy restriction to protect his skeleton from people鈥檚 discovery."

"Why?"

"Because when his soul scattered, it divided into several flows. No one knows which space they鈥檝e gone to. However, any creature who could have the remnants of his soul could understand the power of the Vermilion Bird. One day, if it could reach a certain level, it could be reborn. As long as he could get his skeleton, he would be reborn using a different method."

Shi Yan knitted his brows tightly in surprise.

"At the level of the Sacred Beast Vermilion Bird, the soul would never be completely destroyed. At the moment it exploded, it would divide into so many flows of remnant souls, wandering in different spaces. If a creature captured one of those flows, it could always evolve and get stronger. After that, the sacred bird would gain a new life one more time. If he could get his skeleton, when he was reborn, he would be himself once again. Perhaps, he could recover his full energy. Moreover, he could advance one more step to understand the mysteries of earth and heaven deeper."

The Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame sent its thought. It seemed this flame had some knowledge of creatures in the Immemorial Epoch. Shi Yan was dumbstruck. He felt fear as he was shaken by the might of the creatures in the Immemorial Epoch.

"Oh right, the little girl you鈥檝e met in the Perpetual Night Forest, the one called Zuo Shi, if nothing unexpected happens, she certainly has a soul remnant of the Sacred Beast Black Tortoise. If she can continue to progress and get stronger, she can become the Sacred Beast Black Tortoise one day. Perhaps, she will be stronger than the Black Tortoise himself!" The Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame suddenly recalled something. It pondered for a while and then continued.

Shi Yan was shaken, shouting. "Why didn鈥檛 you tell me earlier?"

"I know it from the talk with the Vermilion Bird True Flame. This method of rebirth is called the Soul Nirvana of the sacred beast," said the Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame.

Shi Yan鈥檚 eyes sparkled with light in astonishment. He got dumbstruck for a while, then finally understood why Old Xuan Ming wanted to take care of Zuo Shi. For Zuo Shi鈥檚 welfare, he had done his best.

Xuan Ming was the descendant of that bloodline. The Sacred Beast Black Tortoise was his ancestor. As Zuo Shi had a flow of his ancestor鈥檚 soul remnant, she could be considered his ancestor. As he had put fort everything to help her, did he know the Soul Nirvana technique which he would use Zuo Shi to make the Sacred Beast Black Tortoise be reborn?

Before Sacred Beast Black Tortoise left the Grace Mainland, it was one of the strongest existences. Like the Vermilion Bird, why did he have to experience the Soul Nirvana?

Did they encounter a more intimidating existence?

Shi Yan sighed with inexplicable emotion. Suddenly, he had a respect and fear for the unpredictable mysteries of outer space.

There were so many experts in outer space. Although he鈥檇 reached the Third Sky of True God Realm, it wasn鈥檛 enough to counter anything. As his thought flickered, his eyes sparkled with amazement.

He suddenly walked to the Vermilion Bird鈥檚 skeleton. He knocked the bones, turning to Zi Yao while smiling. "Do you have any way to bring the Vermilion Bird鈥檚 skeleton with us?"

"What do you want to do?" Zi Yao was surprised.

"Make weapons!" Shi Yan was excited, gesturing. "This bird should have a profound realm. If we can make weapons using its bones, they will be Divine weapons! I鈥檝e lost my three Bone Thorns. Perhaps, I can use this skeleton to create a better weapon."

"No!" Vermilion Bird True Flame suddenly screamed, its soul sounding sorrowful. "That鈥檚 my body! My body! You can鈥檛 break it! Absolutely, you must not break it!"

"Didn鈥檛 you say that you and he are totally different?" Shi Yan glared at the flame. "The Vermilion Bird is dead. Leaving the skeleton here is just a waste of good materials. I鈥檇 better take it."

"No! If you do that, I will risk my life against you! Even if I have to die completely, I will stop you!" the Vermilion Bird True Flame cried loudly. "Leve the skeleton. One day, he can have a new life and mightier power. Even if I鈥檓 not him, I don鈥檛 want him to vanish completely. Agree with me. If you give up this skeleton, I will follow you honestly. I will never resist!"

Pausing for a while, the Vermilion Bird True Flame desperately begged him. "Please, show mercy. I鈥檝e been in outer space for so many years. I know some places with similarly mighty skeletons. I promise you, I will definitely find them for you! I鈥檓 sure!"

Rubbing his chin, Shi Yan contemplated for a while. Eventually, he gave up his intentions, then nodded and talked to the flame. "Forget it! As we will stay together for a long time and you鈥檝e begged me that much, I鈥檒l give you face."

The Vermilion Bird True Flame sighed in relief. This time, it wasn鈥檛 arrogant or stubborn. The flame flew into his Sea of Consciousness without waiting for Shi Yan to urge it.

Shi Yan didn鈥檛 continue to trouble the flame either. He smiled, then opened his soul altar, letting the five heaven flames enter.

Shi Yan sensed for a while and felt like his soul getting sublimated. A flow of warm and cozy energy flooded his entire body as he smiled happily. "I think we should leave."

Zi Yao nodded, scanning the area with a little yearning in her eyes. "Yeah, it鈥檚 time to go. Although this place is barren and isolated, I will never forget it."

"Let鈥檚 go." Shi Yan shouted, soaring into the sky and heading to the thick, gray clouds.

Zi Yao followed him as she smiled charmingly and swayed her appealing body. Just like a deity returning home, she looked indescribably beautiful.