The night sky stretched like a pitch-black curtain.
As far as the eye could see, countless stars glittered across the heavens, their eternal beauty unchanged since ancient times.
Fang Yu sat upon the ground, resting, while conversing with the Flame Woman.
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the one who was saved by the Elder Flame Belle and entrusted with protecting the Flame Belle, right?"
Fang Yu looked directly at the Flame Woman floating in midair as he spoke.
Against an existence of this level, fighting was obviously not an option.
If he wanted to obtain the Flame Belle, the only thing he could rely on was sincerity.
"Neee~~"
Upon hearing those words, the Flame Woman was clearly taken aback.
She couldn't understand how Fang Yu knew about something like that.
"I came here for the Flame Belle or more precisely, for the Fire Calamity Fruit."
"I'm a Summoning Element mage.I wish to obtain a Flame Belle and form a contract with her."
Fang Yu spoke earnestly.
"Neee~~~"
The Flame Woman looked at Fang Yu.
This was the first time she had ever met someone so straightforward.
More importantly, she couldn't understand how Fang Yu even knew about the Flame Belle.
This human knew far too many hidden secrets.
However, none of that was important.
She would never entrust the Flame Belle to a human.
The Flame Woman shook her head at Fang Yu, signaling that he should give up such thoughts.
"I have no ill intentions. If you can trust me,
please entrust the Flame Belle to me."
Fang Yu summoned the Little Snow Girl from his Contract Space, hoping she could move the Flame Woman.
After all, they were both Elemental Holy Spirits.
Surely that would make his words more convincing.
"Eee!"
The Little Snow Girl hummed softly.
After listening to Fang Yu's explanation, she began conversing with the Flame Woman.
"Neee~~"
The Flame Woman let out another soft cry,
then gestured with the hands formed from her flames.
Fang Yu looked toward the Little Snow Girl.
After hearing her translation, he asked,
"So you're saying the Flame Belle hasn't completely matured yet and we still need to wait?"
The Flame Woman nodded.
"I'm not in a hurry."
Fang Yu replied.
Although the Flame Woman had neither accepted nor rejected him,
Fang Yu wasn't anxious.
There was still some time before the Flame Belle awakened.
He would prove his sincerity to the Flame Woman.
The Flame Woman informed Fang Yu
that there were too many demons in this area, making it unsafe.
She gestured for Fang Yu to follow her.
Worried that the Three-Headed Evil Python might launch another surprise attack,
Fang Yu decisively followed the Flame Woman.
The Flame Woman led Fang Yu through the dense Fire Cloud Forest.
Although the Fire Cloud Forest was vast,
it ultimately grew atop a single mountain.
Crossing it didn't take very long.
Eventually, they arrived near the edge of the Fire Cloud Forest.
There lay a stretch of raised rocky ground.
Its slope was gentle, resembling a hillside rising from an otherwise level plain.
At the very summit stood an enormous tree unlike any of the surrounding Fire Cloud Trees.
The tree bore no leaves whatsoever.
Its trunk twisted and curved, its countless branches extending in every direction.
Even without a single leaf, its majestic canopy remained striking.
The colossal tree stood alone beneath the star-filled night sky.
Its trunk seemed to grow straight into the heavenly curtain itself, while its dense branches stretched outward in every direction.
From Fang Yu's angle, it appeared as though the countless stars were adorning the tips of its branches, as if the entire tree had been decorated with brilliant starlight.
Its breathtaking beauty felt capable of cleansing one's very soul.
It stood there alone atop the Scorching Plains and even though countless hunters had ventured into the Scorching Plains North Horn before, no one would ever have imagined that such a magnificent scene existed here.
It could truly be called a miracle within the desert.
At the same time, the Flame Belle was born from the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree.
The world was vast, and all living things flourished.
Only beings like them slightly defied nature's laws of birth, descending into the world through a unique method of inheritance.
Because of that, they were the purest elemental spirits, the beloved children of nature.
After bringing Fang Yu here, the Flame Woman seemed to have something she needed to do.
Before long, she departed.
Seeing this, Fang Yu sat down cross-legged.
He had already sensed the rich concentration of Fire Element energy.
Seated beneath the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree, his Fire Element cultivation advanced at an astonishing rate.
As expected of the birthplace of the Flame Belle.
What Star River Magic Tool?
What sacred cultivation ground?
Compared to this place, they were utterly insignificant.
Three days later, the Flame Woman held a crystal-clear fruit in her hands.
Whether it was its radiant luster or the enticing fragrance it emitted, both made it obvious that this fruit was on an entirely different level from a Fire Cloud Fruit.
"The Fire Calamity Fruit?"
Fang Yu asked.
The Flame Woman nodded, then walked ahead, gesturing for Fang Yu to follow her.
Before long, the Flame Woman led Fang Yu into an inner space within the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree.
Here, the branches of the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree formed a raised platform,
shaped like an altar.
Then, the Flame Woman gently placed the Fire Calamity Fruit at the center of the altar.
The next moment, the Flame Woman unleashed her tremendous power.
In an instant, brown Fire Calamity Flames descended around her, flowing into the Fire Calamity Fruit.
She was performing a baptism for the Flame Belle.
After absorbing the brown flames, the Fire Calamity Fruit began to pulse, its entire body becoming increasingly crystalline.
At the same time, the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree also released a surge of power.
At that very moment, a vast torrent of fire energy descended from above the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree, pouring into the Fire Calamity Fruit.
Boundless and majestic fire energy gathered here, nurturing this unparalleled Flame Holy Spirit.
The Fire Calamity Fruit shone ever more brilliantly.
The impurities within it, along with every trace of impure power, were gradually washed away, discarding the dross while infusing it with pure essence.
A long time later, the flames finally dispersed, leaving only the crystal-clear Fire Calamity Fruit resting quietly at the center of the altar.
Fang Yu could vaguely make out the outline of the life sleeping within it.
However, on the other side, the Flame Woman fell from the air.
She appeared extremely weak and even the flames covering her body had dimmed noticeably.
"Are you alright?"
Fang Yu asked with concern.
He couldn't help but feel moved.
The Flame Woman had willingly consumed her own source power just to perform the baptism for the Flame Belle.
Hearing his question, the Flame Woman shook her head.
"If you can trust me, give the Flame Belle to me and allow me to form a contract with her.
In no more than three or four years, she'll reach the same level as you."
Fang Yu opened his Contract Space.
He told the Flame Woman everything about how the fiery environment created by the Totem Feather could nurture the Flame Belle's growth even more quickly.
However, the Flame Woman shook her head.
She explained that only a Flame Belle nurtured beneath the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree would be the purest and most perfect.
No external force could replace that process.
The night sky was a tranquil dark blue.
By the latter half of the night, wisps of cloud drifted across the heavens like soft, delicate silk, veiling the brilliant Milky Way.
The hazy starlight spilled over the silent forest atop the flat-topped mountain,
making the entire woodland appear dreamlike and enchanting.
Fang Yu sat upon the hillside beneath the colossal Star Whisper Heavenly Tree.
Above him stretched the boundless sky.
Before him lay the endless Scorching Plains.
Beside him remained the lonely Flame Woman, who had lived here in solitude all this time.
"How much longer before the Fire Calamity Fruit awakens?"
Fang Yu asked as he rested.
The Flame Woman floated gracefully through the air.
Her silhouette resembled that of a slender, elegant woman.
She remained circling the Fire Calamity Fruit, as though she feared someone might steal it away.
After hearing Fang Yu's question, she slowly drifted down beside him and communicated with him in her own unique language.
"You mean half a month?"
Fang Yu guessed, interpreting the Flame Woman's meaning.
The Flame Woman nodded.
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