The cabin was silent, with only the faint sound of waves gently lapping against the hull.
Fang Yang sat cross-legged, his eyes lightly closed. Around him, spirit power fluctuations subtly circulated, his Aura as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea.
His cultivation as a Rank 71 Spirit Saint did not manifest as the shackles of Rank, but as a serene return to simplicity.
For Fang Yang, at this Realm, mere spirit power Rank had long lost its meaning.
His Dao was entirely different from that of ordinary Spirit Masters.
The night was inky black, dyeing the entire sea a deep, profound hue.
The moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, with only sporadic rays of light piercing through the gaps, casting broken silver reflections on the waves.
Darkness swallowed the distant horizon, yet it made this ocean seem all the more mysterious and unfathomable.
Fang Yang slowly opened his eyes; within them, various strange fires seemed to flow, quickly returning to tranquility.
His movements as he rose were fluid and seamless, without the slightest hesitation.
Pushing open the cabin door, Fang Yang stepped onto the balcony. The salty sea breeze rushed to meet him, carrying the unique coolness of late night.
He leaned on the railing, gazing into the distance, his eyes penetrating the dense darkness of the night, fixated on the vast and boundless sea.
"The widest place in the World is, after all, the sea," Fang Yang murmured softly to himself, his voice dissipating in the wind.
He took a step, and his figure appeared on the distant sea surface. His toes lightly touched the waves, as if walking on flat ground, without even stirring a single ripple.
Fang Yang looked down at the deep seawater beneath his feet, then slowly sank into it.
The surrounding light rapidly dimmed, as if an invisible giant hand had, little by little, extinguished the last of the light.
He continued to sink into the sea, immense water pressure pressing in from all directions. If it were an ordinary Spirit Master, he would likely have been crushed to dust long ago.
However, a faint spirit power glow emanated from around Fang Yang, dissolving this terrifying pressure into nothingness. Various strange fires circulated within his body, forming a perfect defense.
After an unknown period, his figure finally stopped.
At this moment, Fang Yang had reached the bottom of the deep sea.
All around was eternal darkness, an bone-chilling cold permeating every inch of space. It was terrifyingly silent here, as if even the water flow had solidified.
The faint glow of spirit power emanating from around him carved out a small, visible space in this absolute darkness.
Fang Yang spread his mental force, and his perception gradually extended.
Soon, several powerful Auras were sensed by him; these were Sea Spirit Beasts with cultivation exceeding one hundred thousand years. Surviving in this deep sea, where no one dared to venture, they exuded a heart-palpitating Aura.
One of the most powerful Auras began to stir.
In the darkness, two crimson points of light slowly lit up, like two blood moons, locking onto Fang Yang, the uninvited guest, with a cold, bloodthirsty will.
It was a gigantic Deep Sea Azure Dragon; the part of it that was visible alone was comparable to a small mountain.
"Scram!" Fang Yang said faintly.
His voice was not loud, but it carried a terrifying pressure.
The crimson light trembled violently, then actually slowly dimmed, and the colossal shadow quietly retreated, eventually disappearing into the endless darkness.
A moment later, Fang Yang found a relatively flat area on the seabed and sat down cross-legged.
"Little Hei."
The next moment, a small, completely black cat lightly leaped out from his body.
Its vertical pupils, burning with an eerie flame, curiously surveyed this strange deep-sea environment, its small ears occasionally twitching slightly.
Fang Yang spoke, "Protect me."
Little Hei nodded upon hearing this, then began to circle around Fang Yang.
From its petite body, a subtle yet formidable Aura emanated, and the flames in its eerie pupils flickered more intensely, as if ready to tear apart any threat that dared to approach at any moment.
"This will do."
Fang Yang murmured, then closed his eyes.
The next moment, his consciousness instantly sank into the internal space of the strange fire pearl.
The World before his eyes began to twist and change. When Fang Yang opened his eyes again, the familiar Fire Square stood before him.
Twenty-three towering giant pillars stood majestically, each entwined with flames of different colors, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.
His gaze finally settled on two of these towering giant pillars.
One giant pillar was entwined with sky-blue flames, cloud-like and misty in form, slowly flowing and undulating as if possessing life.
The other giant pillar held deep-blue flames, like the purest seawater condensed, its surface rippling faintly and shimmering with a deep-blue light.
"The sixteenth-ranked strange fire, Fire Cloud Water Flame, and the fifteenth-ranked strange fire, Sea Heart Flame."
Fang Yang's voice echoed in the empty square.
The Fire Cloud Water Flame, shaped like a fire cloud yet possessing the magical power of water, was one of the Legacy strange fires of the Yan Clan, one of the ancient eight clans.
And the Sea Heart Flame, a deep-blue flame born from the depths of the ocean.
Its appearance was like flowing clear seawater, with faint ripples on its surface.
It was the only flame that could burn in liquid, capable of using the power of the sea to manipulate surrounding water power and trigger a strange fire tsunami.
Fang Yang took a deep breath; he intended to devour these two strange fires in one go.
Sitting cross-legged before the towering giant pillars, as his thoughts shifted, the strange fire pearl within his body began to vibrate violently.
The ancient runes inscribed on the surface of the pearl seemed to come alive, emitting a mysterious light.
"Unseal!"
Accompanied by a low roar.
"Crack... crack..."
The ancient Seal runes Binding the Fire Cloud Water Flame and the Sea Heart Flame on the two towering giant pillars shattered inch by inch in response, making crisp cracking sounds.
The moment the Seal was broken, the sky-blue and deep-blue strange fires erupted violently!
The Fire Cloud Water Flame transformed into a sky full of fiery clouds, churning and surging, emitting a scorching yet strangely moist temperature.
And the Sea Heart Flame surged like a furious tide, the deep-blue flames seemingly threatening to engulf the entire space.
The two strange fires seemed to sense Fang Yang's presence and, by prior agreement, rushed towards him.
One, cloud-like and misty, came with Binding. The other, surging like a tsunami, was unstoppable.
Fang Yang's expression remained unchanged; several strange fires simultaneously circulated within his body, forming a black barrier around him.
When the two new strange fires collided with the black barrier, the entire space trembled.
At the bottom of the deep sea, Little Hei's ears perked up vigilantly; it sensed the terrifying energy fluctuations that suddenly erupted from its master.
The flames in its eerie pupils flickered violently, it arched its back and let out a low growl, warning the restless presences in the darkness.
Within the strange fire space, fine beads of sweat seeped from Fang Yang's forehead.
He had originally thought that simultaneously devouring two strange fires would not be too difficult.
However, he hadn't expected that the dual water-fire attributes of the Fire Cloud Water Flame and the oceanic Origin power of the Sea Heart Flame would echo each other, forming a peculiar resonance that doubled their power.
Fang Yang's spirit power and strange fire power erupted completely, and his entire Aura became incredibly terrifying at this moment.
A colossal Flame Avatar slowly emerged behind him; it was his Flame Avatar, formed by condensing multiple strange fire Origins.
The Flame Avatar extended its palm and reached out to grasp the two raging strange fires.
The Fire Cloud Water Flame and the Sea Heart Flame struggled frantically, attempting to break free from this Binding, but under the suppression of the Flame Avatar, their resistance gradually weakened.
Time slowly passed in the deep sea, and Fang Yang's Aura grew ever more profound.
When the last trace of strange fire's rampage was completely subdued, he slowly opened his eyes, and two streams of light, sky-blue and deep-blue, flashed simultaneously within them.
"Water Cloud Fire Flame, Sea Heart Flame successfully devoured!"
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