Chapter 1672: Heavenly Fire Refining the Alchemical Body

"If this continues, I’ll surely be burned to death..."

Knowing that prolonged burning would leave nothing behind, Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate. His mind stirred again, activating the Soul Truth, and launched an attack towards the flames before him.

Soul power, as if substantial, slammed into the dark flames. In an instant, the flames exploded into countless tiny sparks. However, before he could react, they quickly reassembled and continued to incinerate his physical body.

"I can shatter them, but... the flames recover too quickly..."

Zhang Xuan's expression turned grim.

His previous attack with the Soul Truth was merely a test to see if it would work. He hadn't expected to succeed so easily. The only pity was that the flames reassembled too quickly; even shattering them made little difference.

"Wait, the Time Truth..."

A flash of insight struck him.

No matter how quickly the flames reassembled, it still required time. As long as time existed, he could use the Time Truth!

"Break!"

His soul gathered for another attack. At the same moment, he lightly tapped his finger forward.

Everything before him slowed down again. The dark flames slowly separated before his eyes, and after reaching a certain distance, they began to converge back towards the center.

"Separate for me!"

With intense concentration, he focused on a small cluster of flames. Upon impact, this tiny flame, as expected, flew off to one side.

After continuously separating over a dozen small flames, the time acceleration ended. Sure enough, the burning pain he felt had significantly diminished.

"It's true that the larger the flame, the stronger its burning power..." Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes gleaming.

At the same temperature, a concentrated mass of fire was certainly more threatening than scattered sparks.

After several attempts, the black flames were divided into hundreds of pieces. Indeed, the burning sensation disappeared, and his soul body could now withstand it.

"Time, Space, Soul... The three most difficult Truths to cultivate, all mastered by one person... Perhaps only he could achieve it..."

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear, watching from the side, was stunned by this unexpected maneuver. It couldn't help but murmur to itself.

In its opinion, as soon as the Supreme Heavenly Flame descended, the person before it was sure to be burned to death on the spot. It never expected him to find a unique path, successfully defusing the danger by leveraging three heaven-defying Truths.

"However, this is only temporary. Even if he can withstand the soul-burning, the god-burning and heart-burning will surely be difficult to resist..."

It shook its head, still not optimistic that the person before it could pass this Heavenly Flame tribulation.

"This is much better..."

Ignoring the bone dragon's worries, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed upon seeing the flames divided and the burning sensation significantly reduced. He was fortunate to have comprehended the Truths of Time, Space, and Soul; otherwise, he truly wouldn't know what to do.

The golden light on the surface of his witch soul flared, evenly blocking numerous tiny flames outside. The burning sensation lessened considerably, and the pain also diminished.

He continuously circulated his power, and the golden light grew brighter. As soon as the black Heavenly Flame began to gather, he would shatter it with the Soul Truth. Although he was fatigued, he could persist for the time being.

"Let's try to expel the congenital fetal poison..."

Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Zhang Xuan knew this was a rare opportunity and his eyes gleamed.

If the congenital fetal poison wasn't resolved, he would eventually die. Since he had this chance, it was perfect to test its effect.

With extreme concentration, he again launched an attack using the Soul Truth, splitting a bean-sized flame into sesame-seed-sized pieces. Guided by his spiritual power, these pieces slowly surged towards where the congenital fetal poison was hidden. The scorching power scattered continuously through the golden light into his soul body.

Whoosh!

He immediately felt a tearing pain.

"Why is it not working?"

A moment later, Zhang Xuan frowned.

Master Kong had said that Heavenly Flame's burning power could eliminate congenital fetal poison, but... after burning it for a long time, the fetal poison remained completely still, showing no change at all, as if it had no fear of the flame.

"Could it be... that I need to guide the flame into my soul body?"

His pupils contracted.

The Heavenly Flame's burning earlier had been blocked by the golden light, merely scratching the surface without entering the interior. The fetal poison remained unaffected. Could this be the reason?

However...

His soul was weak. Introducing such powerful flames into it might leave the fetal poison unharmed while he himself was burned to death first.

"Never mind, if I don't try, I'll die sooner or later..."

Knowing that the fetal poison would prevent him from resting easily, he didn't hesitate. His cultivation technique circulated, and the golden light's formidable pressure continued to resist the Heavenly Flame. At the same time, with a thought, a tiny flame was instantly drawn into his soul.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

It was like fresh meat falling into a furnace, emitting a burning sound. The intense pain penetrated to his very bones, making him feel as if his scalp was exploding, and his entire being felt dizzy.

He quickly lowered his head and saw a concave pit where the Heavenly Flame had burned him. The soul body in that area had become much thinner, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.

"This... I can't do it!"

His face was grim.

Just absorbing a tiny bit almost caused his soul to collapse. If he absorbed more, wouldn't he be instantly crippled?

"What should I do?"

He had initially thought that the Heavenly Flame would be easy to overcome, and that it could also conveniently resolve the hidden danger of the congenital fetal poison. He never dreamed that it would be anything but simple.

"Keep dividing it. If sesame-seed-sized isn't small enough, then divide it into needle-tip-sized pieces!"

He gritted his teeth.

Dividing the Heavenly Flame reduced the burning sensation. If that was the case, he would continue dividing it until his soul body could withstand it.

With that thought, Zhang Xuan continued to use soul attacks.

At his cultivation level, even if something was as tiny as a speck of dust, his spiritual sense could clearly perceive indentations on its surface.

After three consecutive attempts, the sesame-seed-sized flames became as small as pinpricks, yet they still blazed fiercely, giving the impression that they could melt anything.

"Absorb..."

He continued to separate the flames, pushing one towards his soul body. In the blink of an eye, it entered.

Sizzle!

The tiny flame flew towards the fetal poison, and the latter indeed showed some fear, retreating repeatedly.

However, the flame was too small. Although the fetal poison was afraid, it couldn't be significantly harmed.

"Continue absorbing..."

His mind stirred again, absorbing another tiny flame into his body. The fetal poison retreated again, but it wasn't long before the tiny Heavenly Flame completely extinguished.

"My soul has become stronger!"

After continuously absorbing two tiny flames, the areas through which they passed became noticeably tougher, as if his soul body had been tempered countless times. The golden light also became more vibrant.

"The Heavenly Flame can indeed refine the Golden Body..."

Zhang Xuan's eyes gleamed. "I'll worry about the fetal poison later. Once I've refined my entire soul body, that guy won't be able to escape even if it wants to!"

Filled with excitement, just as he was about to shatter other flames to temper his entire body, he felt the storage ring on his physical body's finger tremble. A figure abruptly appeared before him.

The clone!

For some reason, this guy had emerged from the folded space on its own.

"You can't even handle a single Heavenly Flame? Your cultivation is so slow, I can't stand to watch anymore..."

Casting a disdainful glance at Zhang Xuan, the clone shot straight towards the dark clouds in the sky.

Rumble!

A mass of Heavenly Flame descended from above. The clone opened its mouth wide and swallowed it whole.

Zhang Xuan's face twitched.