Chapter 1497 Raw 1477 : Might of the Heavenly Flame

Chapter 1497 (Raw 1477): Might of the Heavenly Flame

Xiao Chen now understood. The distance between him and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not in cultivation but in accumulation.

The other party had cultivated the power of faith and the will of divine light to the peak. He could no longer raise them any further in all aspects.

However, while Xiao Chen’s state of cycle and Great Dao Energy were strong, he only understood the tip of the iceberg.

The support that they provided for his Primordial Energy was not comparable to the other party’s power of faith and will of divine light.

“You understand now, right? The distance between you and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is actually not huge. It is not difficult to defeat him. So you absolutely cannot take him as your target. Your target should be set much further.”

When Ying Zongtian saw Xiao Chen’s expression, he revealed a smile, knowing that Xiao Chen already grasped his point.

Actually, even if Xiao Chen knew this, it still did not solve the problem. Ying Zongtian’s main objective was to prevent the development of a shadow in Xiao Chen’s heart over this. If a shadow was left and turned into a heart demon, it would truly be over.

Ying Zongtian smiled and said, “For this duration, I’ll remain on this mountain. If there is anything you do not understand, you can ask me for advice at any time.”

Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, “Many thanks, Big Brother.”

“You are too courteous.”

Ying Zongtian smiled faintly, and his figure flashed, disappearing from the spot.

Now that Xiao Chen understood the root of the problem, he knew the direction he should work towards. At this moment, the Great Dao Energy and the state of cycle were rather difficult to improve.

In that case, he should place his focus on things that he could cultivate easily. Then, after raising them to the peak, those things would be able to support his Primordial Energy as well.

With the help of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor, the Innate Thunder Crystal already reached the peak, and he even comprehended the Thunder Domain. Improving it further would be very difficult.

There was only the will of ice that had been left at Small Perfection; it still had a lot of space for growth.

Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He entered the Saber Sovereign Medallion and went to the Ice Pool, which took the form of an Icy Jade Bed. Then, he did his best to cultivate there.

This Icy Jade Bed’s effect was similar to the Lightning Pool’s, expediting the cultivation of a certain state.

Likewise, the pain from the cold was no weaker than from the Lightning Pool.

Countless strands of cold energy from the Icy Jade Bed entered Xiao Chen’s body. The will of ice in his sea of consciousness greedily absorbed these strands of energy and rapidly grew stronger.

This made Xiao Chen’s body so cold that he shivered. He felt like his bones all froze. For the first time, he endured for half a day before stopping.

However, for the second time, Xiao Chen lasted one week. When he came down, he was already like a piece of ice.

“Crack!”

The instant Xiao Chen shattered the ice around him, his bones crackled, nearly shattering as well. That feeling was like thousands of bugs chewing on him. After trying it once, he did not want to try it a second time.

However, he had to continue, having cultivated the will of ice only to Great Perfection, not even Consummation yet. It was far from condensing something like the Innate Thunder Crystal, so he could not give up.

Just like this, he persisted in cultivation for two months in the Saber Sovereign Medallion. He came out when his will of ice had finally reached the peak of Consummation.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes and his right hand. Strands of cold Qi immediately came out of his palm. With a casual wave, this cold Qi merged with his Primordial Energy and shot into the air.

Space instantly froze. In the next moment, it shattered into countless pieces.

“Not bad, your rate of comprehension is rather fast. The destructive power of your Primordial Energy is now ten percent stronger compared to two months ago.” Ying Zongtian seemed to have always been around. Upon seeing Xiao Chen open his eyes, he immediately appeared.

Ten percent!

Under the circumstances where his cultivation halted, Xiao Chen managed to raise the might of his Primordial Energy by ten percent in two months, far surpassing his expectations.

Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Ying Zongtian. Then, a desire to fight flared in his eyes. “Big Brother, I would like to have an exchange with you.”

“Haha! I have been waiting for you to say that for a very long time already.”

A desire to fight blazed in Ying Zongtian as well. Then, he laughed boldly and said, “Remember: use your full power. Do not hold back, for I will definitely not hold back.”

“Of course.”

When facing Ying Zongtian, it was impossible not to use his full power. Otherwise, he would be in for a world of pain.

“Whoosh!”

Light flashed as Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack. His Great Dao Energy, Innate Thunder Crystal, will of ice, and the state of cycle all supported his Primordial Energy.

He threw a palm strike.

Ying Zongtian smiled faintly. Then, the light of the sun erupted behind him as he countered with a palm strike.

“Boom!” The two palms met, and their clothes and hair fluttered wildly. They were actually evenly matched.

With the violence of these palm strikes, the clouds in the sky were all swept away. When one looked up, one could see the stars spangling the heavens.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The two rapidly exchanged moves, flying higher and higher. Soon, they broke through the barrier of the sky and reached the Starry Heavens.

After one hundred moves, the two each stood on an asteroid, looking at each other from afar.

“Big Brother, the probing attacks stop here. Take this saber strike! Void Breaking Stance!”

The Seven Deadly Sins merged into one, and Xiao Chen grasped its handle. Then, he instantly executed the first move of the Flawless Saber Technique.

A light flashed in the Starry Heavens, and Xiao Chen disappeared. In the next instant, light erupted.

A saber light appeared in front of Ying Zongtian. He smiled faintly, and a light shot out of his palm, immediately taking the shape of a sun.

Then, Ying Zongtian swung his arm and pressed it forward.

“Boom!”

The palm strike knocked back the Void Breaking Stance in the Starry Heavens.

Xiao Chen spun around in space and swung his saber backhanded, sending out the Flawless Saber Technique’s second move, the Dragon Subduing Stance.

The saber light flickered as Xiao Chen consecutively executed various moves of the Flawless Saber Technique. By the fifth move, Ying Zongtian felt that Xiao Chen was already pushing his limits.

“Take a palm strike from me too! Light of the Great Sun!”

Ying Zongtian switched from defense to offense, throwing a palm strike. His body released a light comparable to the sun, appearing incredibly dazzling in the Starry Heavens.

Fireball after fireball flew out of Ying Zongtian’s palm, looking like suns as they surged towards Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen’s heart sank. He had once seen Ying Zongtian use this move on the Heaven Punishing Corpse God; it was an incomparably horrifying move, one of Ying Zongtian’s killing moves.

“Flawless Saber Technique, Heaven Swallowing Stance!”

Xiao Chen executed the strongest move of the Flawless Saber Technique. As he held up Gluttony, he materialized the end of the Flawless Saber Technique’s path—Death.

Greed was merged with the Death Throne, represented the final end and silence. The Heaven Swallowing Stance that it materialized could swallow up all sorts of Martial Techniques.

The saber light descended, and a huge void beast appeared behind Xiao Chen. Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed all the suns.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!”

The saber trembled endlessly as the Heaven Swallowing Stance struggled to digest the energy of these one thousand suns. Xiao Chen found holding his saber difficult and feared he might drop it at any moment.

“Whoosh!” A light flashed, and Ying Zongtian appeared before Xiao Chen. Then, he smacked Xiao Chen’s hand, directly knocking away the Divine Weapon.

“Boom!” One thousand suns exploded in the Starry Heavens, annihilating a small star.

“You lost.”

Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and stopped his actions, not attacking anymore.

This battle was very delightful. However, in the end, Xiao Chen lost. The might of his Primordial Energy was already not much weaker than Ying Zongtian’s. However, he could not last that long.

First, Xiao Chen’s Great Dao Energy exhausted. Then, the state of cycle emptied out, leaving only the Innate Thunder Crystal and the will of ice supporting his Primordial Energy.

With such meager energy left, when Xiao Chen executed the final move of the Flawless Saber Technique, he simply could not break Ying Zongtian’s Light of the Great Sun.

If not for Ying Zongtian reacting quickly and knocking away the Divine Weapon, Xiao Chen would have been injured by the blast.

“Although I lost, I benefited a lot. Big Brother Ying, many thanks,” Xiao Chen said sincerely.

Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and said, “You are one of us. There is no need to be so courteous.”

The two returned to Heavenly Star Island. When they reached the summit of Dragon’s Gate Mountain, they discovered that Mo Chen had been waiting there for some time.

“Mo Chen, you waited for me for so long. Is something wrong?” Xiao Chen asked.

Mo Chen smiled faintly and said, “I kept in mind what Big Brother Xiao said to me previously. I have been looking through ancient records and visited many Holy Lands to search for information on it. I finally found out what can eliminate the sins in Meteor Trail City.”

“What?” Xiao Chen asked quickly, joy blooming in his heart.

Ying Zongtian was surprised to hear that, his interest piqued as well. He smiled and said, “Miss Mo, you are truly incredible. Even I failed to figure out such a difficult problem.”

Mo Chen smiled humbly and said, “There is a kind of flame that can burn everything, and sin is no exception.”

“Are you talking about the Heavenly Flame?” Ying Zongtian asked.

Mo Chen nodded and said, “It is the Heavenly Flame. However, this Heavenly Flame has not appeared for ten thousand years already. I do not know where we can find it.”

Ying Zongtian frowned and said, “This is going to be difficult. The Heavenly Flame has long been lost. No one knows where it is.”

“I do.”

Xiao Chen revealed a complicated expression. The moment he said that, both Mo Chen and Ying Zongtian felt incredibly shocked.