Chapter 313: Merging the Origins

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, flames soared into the sky, scorching and unbearable. The air crackled with a hissing sound, and the void rippled visibly, indicating the extreme temperature.

Within Yang Tian's body, a misty haze filled his flesh and blood as they were roasted by the flames. Then a terrifying surge of vital energy erupted, flowing through his limbs and bones.

Yang Tian's body overflowed with vital energy, and crimson mist sprayed from his mouth and nose. His expression was serene as his mind sank deep into his body.

A tiny flame, dazzling and bright, leaped forth. At the same time, a crouching dragon emerged from his spine—a vigorous blood-energy true dragon swimming within his body, emitting a roaring sound as surging blood energy rolled.

Yang Tian's body brimmed with life force. The blood-energy true dragon roamed, and after swallowing the Fire Origin, it suddenly soared upward, its dragon body lying atop the river of blood and qi, devouring Yang Tian's dan fire.

Rumble! Explosions sounded within his body. Yang Tian's form was like a furnace, his blood energy vast as the sea, and his vital energy coiled around the void, nearly tearing it apart.

After a while, auspicious light radiated from within him, like colorful rainbows, dazzling and brilliant. At this moment, his countenance was solemn and dignified as his mind sank into the dragon body.

Within the dragon body, the two origins resonated with each other, now facing off. They gave Yang Tian a feeling of coldness and desolation.

The Thunder Origin shook, with thunderous light surging violently and thunderclaps deafening. It seemed to form a thunder bell, intending to seal the Fire Origin, exuding an aura of utter destruction.

The crimson flame soared into the void, and crimson lotuses descended, burning heaven and earth like fire from beyond the sky. This stretch of void blazed with terrifying flames that made one's heart tremble.

Just as the two origins clashed, the dragon body turned and slowly contracted. Under the terrifying wash of blood energy, the surrounding void twisted violently. The dragon body transformed into a prison, slowly squeezing the two origins together.

The two extremely fearsome origins drew closer, now unleashing divine might. Flames shot into the sky, and lotuses suddenly attacked the Thunder Origin.

Seeing this, Yang Tian smiled. With a thought, he merged his mind into the Thunder Origin, forming a thunder bell that suppressed the Fire Origin inside. Terrifying thunder light poured down, wrapping the flames in layers.

The Fire Origin struggled to break free. How could such a primordial origin willingly become a mere dan fire? It unleashed towering divine flames, causing the thunder bell to shake repeatedly with a clanging sound.

Yang Tian remained silent. Blood energy descended like raging waves, transforming into crimson chains that suppressed the Fire Origin.

Then, Yang Tian activated the Thunder Dragon Fire Control Art. Under this peculiar art, strands of thunder light eroded into the Fire Origin, and the two extremely fearsome energies began to merge.

Yang Tian's heart trembled involuntarily. He sensed that the two origins had given rise to a terrifying energy entity, so dreadful that it made one's hair stand on end.

“Could it be that a mutation is about to occur?” At this moment, Yang Tian's divine light converged on the dan fire. After observing carefully for a while, he found no change.

The Fire Origin was extremely domineering, devouring Yang Tian's original dan fire. The aura it emitted grew increasingly terrifying as it struggled with all its might to break free from the thunder bell's restraint.

“Since you're inside my body, you'd better behave.” Sensing the change in the Fire Origin, Yang Tian smiled. The blood energy within him surged wildly, like a torrent, wrapping around the two origins.

The rate of consumption was extremely rapid. Both origins were fearsome, requiring considerable time to merge.

After doing all this, a piece of top-grade blood stone the size of a human head appeared in Yang Tian's palm. He absorbed strands of pure blood energy, channeling them into his body to replenish the terrifying rate of consumption.

Everything proceeded slowly. Yang Xiao sensed the origins merging and couldn't help but smile: “This Thunder Dragon Fire Control Art is indeed brilliant. Just the ability to merge origin forces alone is something not even this realm can achieve.”

He paused, then took out the alchemy furnace, preparing to brew a medicinal bath. With the essence blood he had on hand, he could refine dozens of furnaces of human-grade medicinal baths, saving much trouble from hunting exotic beasts.

Yang Tian had stayed inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring for five days. Outside, the chanting sounds within Yang Ba grew even more resonant, like celestial buddhas chanting, the sound waves nearly forming a tsunami.

Yang Ba's entire body trembled and hummed. The medicinal power of the Dragon-Elephant Divine Medicine transformed his flesh to a terrifying level. His body was like a great furnace, each wisp of emanating breath containing immense pressure.

The dragon-elephant radiated precious light, auspicious vapors rising from its head, thousands of colorful rays. Its body grew more solid, the dragon-elephant phantom extremely fearsome. Moreover, the Dragon-Elephant Divine Pill contained a trace of the original dragon-elephant's essence blood, and now this divine charm had merged into the dragon-elephant.

The entire dragon-elephant seemed to come alive, opening its eyes and emitting a powerful pressure. It had gained spirit, as if about to revive. It roared, shaking heaven and earth, immensely powerful.

At that moment, Yang Ba's eyes slowly opened. A surge of purple-jade-like blood energy burst forth, the sky trembled violently, and the void was pierced through, interweaving terrifying patterns.

"Roar...!" Yang Ba suddenly let out a long cry. He inhaled the essence of the eight directions, and from within his body came a resonant chanting sound, like a great bronze bell, loud and clear, containing immense pressure. Yang Ba was like a purple-gold lion, roaring and shaking the mountains and rivers.

"Ang!" The dragon-elephant cried out, emitting overwhelming chanting sounds that shook the sky. A powerful sound wave roared from its mouth, vibrating the heavens, shattering rocks, and the newly laid formation was instantly pierced through by the dragon-elephant.

Yang Ba gradually ceased his roar. At that moment, the dragon-elephant phantom above his head left his body, leaping into the void, seemingly about to ride the clouds and mist. When the dragon-elephant's body was a hundred zhang away from him,

"No, though the dragon-elephant is powerful, it needs the cooperation of the flesh, otherwise it cannot exert its might." He sighed, and the massive dragon-elephant in the void instantly dissipated.

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian's whole body radiated precious light. Terrifying blood energy swirled around the void. He absorbed top-grade blood stones, maintaining his strongest state.

The fusion of origin sources was a terrifying process. If a sudden anomaly occurred, Yang Tian's dan fire would suffer a fatal blow.

By now, the dan fire had changed its appearance. The purple-red flame induced a tremor in the soul, exuding a terrifying aura. Thin strands of lightning serpents slithered, causing the void to crack—its destructive power was dreadful.

After five days of nurturing with blood essence, the dan fire had established a flesh-and-blood connection, filling Yang Tian's heart with excitement. His control over the dan fire would skyrocket.

"The power of origin can contain all things, and also destroy all things. I wonder if I can find a supreme flame in the future and merge it into my origin!" Yang Tian murmured. His dan fire could no longer be called a dan fire; its destructive power was astonishing, enough to serve as a trump card!

Moreover, the fusion of the two origins had faintly given birth to a terrifying substance, but after observing for a long time, Yang Tian could not discern its details.

At this moment, Yang Tian slowly opened his eyes and let out a deep breath. He glanced at the top-grade blood stone in his hand and couldn't help shaking his head. After five days of unrestrained devouring, this top-grade blood stone had consumed most of its energy, and cracks had appeared on its surface.

"How is it? Did it succeed?" Sensing Yang Tian's awakening, Yang Xiao walked over slowly and asked.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tian nodded. A wisp of purple-red dan fire appeared before his eyes, exuding a trace of terrifying aura, and the void around seemed on the verge of collapse.

"It mutated?" Seeing this, a hint of shock appeared in Yang Xiao's eyes. He carefully sensed for a moment and found that the dan fire was giving birth to a new form of energy, extremely terrifying, but not yet fully formed—it needed the dan fire to grow stronger.

"Yes, it mutated. Inside, a mysterious energy is faintly about to be born." Yang Tian nodded. He had detected the change in the dan fire, which was about to generate a mysterious energy body. Judging from its aura, it was extremely fearsome.

After observing for a while, Yang Xiao clicked his tongue in wonder. The dan fire had mutated, giving birth to a mysterious energy that was extremely terrifying.

"Try to open the treasure inside. The person who owned this spatial treasure should have kept precious items in it." At this moment, a scroll appeared in Yang Xiao's hand, and he spoke slowly.

"It's time to open it." Upon hearing this, Yang Tian rubbed his hands together and took the scroll. This spatial treasure had even earned Yang Xiao's praise.