Chapter 458: Devouring the Primordial Divine Flame!

The three-legged golden crow trembled and emitted joyful thoughts. Sensing the change in the golden crow's intelligence, a glimmer of heat appeared in Yang Tian's eyes, and he couldn't help but say, "It really works! If the Golden Crow Divine Furnace devours the three-legged golden crow's primordial divine flame, its power will skyrocket!"

Yang Tian rubbed his hands and sent his divine thought into the artifact spirit to soothe it. For now, the old man outside was still formidable. If he were to take away the three-legged golden crow's divine flame now, it would surely provoke the old man's fury.

"Let's see if this flame has any effect." At that moment, Yang Tian slowly closed his eyes. He opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing a wisp of golden flame into his abdomen.

The wisps of golden flame emitted a heart-stopping aura, scorching and terrifying, an extremely powerful flame. Even Yang Tian's flesh and blood twisted slightly.

"It works." Joy surged in Yang Tian's heart. The Dao bodies that had been sitting cross-legged in his viscera stirred, stepped out of the inner world, and sat cross-legged above the golden lake, like five deities, their bodies wreathed in chaotic light, with golden lightning streaking across the sky.

The five Dao bodies opened their mouths and inhaled, drawing in the surrounding wisps of golden flame. The Dao Scripture technique operated at full power, like a converter, and after a while, it refined those wisps of golden flame into a drop of golden energy.

"I didn't expect that after the techniques merged, I could even devour flames!" Yang Tian was overjoyed and couldn't help but laugh. Although the speed of refinement was far inferior to Little White's, it was still remarkable.

"I must find a way to merge the techniques, or it will be troublesome." Scratching his head, Yang Tian sighed.

His rate of devouring increased. The five Dao bodies operated at full power, converting all the devoured golden flame into pure energy, which merged into his flesh and blood, strengthening his body.

"This divine flame is actually being devoured." Yun'er's bright eyes sparkled with divine radiance as she watched Yang Tian devour the flame. Her two small eyelashes curved into crescent moons, and she giggled, very happy.

Rumble! Gradually, Yang Tian's entire body trembled, like a heavenly drum, with the divine sound of the Great Dao rumbling, unceasing, shaking the void in all directions.

Yun'er's ears buzzed. She was shocked beyond measure. She had thought that breaking through to the peak of War King would bring her strength close to Yang Tian's, but there was still a gap.

"If Brother Yang Tian had a divine body, he would be truly extraordinary. There would probably be no one of the same level who could fight him!" Yun'er clicked her tongue, while feeling immensely happy inside, as if she had eaten honey.

Time flew by. Yang Tian's devouring speed increased somewhat, but it was still far inferior to Thunder Flame's. The golden flame in the furnace was nearly devoured clean.

The mysterious energy emitted by Thunder Flame grew increasingly terrifying, to the point that even Yun'er dared not look directly at it. The substance being born seemed not to exist in heaven and earth, making one tremble involuntarily.

Outside, the old man's face was somewhat withered, and beads of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose. His consumption was enormous. Moreover, he was old and frail, and his life force was nearly depleted.

This time, activating the three-legged golden crow's divine fire was so exhausting that he was on the verge of collapse.

"Even a peak War Emperor would be half-dead by now. This guy sure can hold out. He must have some extraordinary protective treasure!" The longer Yang Tian lasted, the happier the old man became.

This showed that Yang Tian's protective treasure was extremely powerful and of very high quality. The golden flame was derived from the Golden Crow Divine Fire over time. Although its power was far inferior to the Golden Crow Divine Fire, it was still not something ordinary people could withstand.

The temperature inside the flame was dropping. Yang Tian frowned and slowly opened his eyes. Sensing that the furnace's power was gradually weakening, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

With a buzz, heaven and earth trembled violently, as if a thunderclap had exploded. From between Yang Tian's brows shot out a small purple-gold sword, its body blazing with divine radiance and wreathed in chaotic sword qi.

Boom! The Tianshu Divine Sword instantly struck the furnace wall. Though a metallic clang rang out and the entire furnace shook, it sent sparks flying in all directions.

"Damn it, how does he still have strength?!" The old man's eyelids twitched, his expression turning very ugly as he couldn't help saying.

"Old geezer, is that all you've got?" Yang Tian moistened his throat, feigning weakness as he spoke slowly.

Hearing this, the old man's ugly expression instantly dissipated, replaced by a spring-like warmth. He cackled strangely, "So you do have a divine artifact protecting you, but now you're utterly weakened. Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Greed surged in the old man's heart. His nearly dried-up fountain of life shook again, and wisp after wisp of pure blood essence burst forth, pouring into the furnace. In an instant, the entire chamber was filled with layers of blazing flames.

"This old fellow probably can't hold out much longer..." Sensing the surging golden divine flames around him again, Yang Tian couldn't help but smile.

These wisps of golden divine flames had already diminished greatly. The thunderflame had devoured too much earlier, nearly exhausting the divine flames stored in the furnace, and the furnace's power had also waned considerably.

In the chamber, sometimes the firelight blazed across the sky, sometimes it sounded like the clashing of metal as a sword left its sheath. The atmosphere in the chamber was eerily strange.

The only change was that the old man's skin grew increasingly withered, his face as if about to shed a layer of old skin. His fountain of life had been drained too much.

But the old fellow seemed as if injected with stimulant, extremely excited. The sounds from within gradually weakened, nearing the point of begging for mercy. Then, the origin he had lost would be fully replenished with top-grade blood stones.

Inside the furnace, however, it was a different scene. The golden flames had vanished completely, and the dense crimson flames could not even approach Yang Tian's body.

The two of them strode through the void. Yang Tian held a Golden Crow Divine Furnace in his hand, while Lei Yan cleared the way ahead to guard against any mishaps.

This Golden Crow Divine Furnace possessed a sliver of intelligence from an ancient Golden Crow. It sensed the Three-Legged Golden Crow Divine Flame very clearly. When they reached a corner, the furnace immediately trembled and emitted joyful thoughts.

Seeing this, Yang Tian immediately sat cross-legged in the void. A brilliant divine light appeared in his eyes, as if they were eyes not of this world, capable of seeing through falsehood.

Swish, swish! Dazzling golden light burst from Yang Tian's pupils. Within the crimson furnace wall, his gaze penetrated straight through, as if arriving in a void.

It was a scorching hot space, where a deity resided. It stood above all flames, looking down upon heaven and earth with disdain.

This was a human-shaped flame, unchanging since ancient times. Even Yang Tian's mind could not help but tremble; this flame was extremely powerful.

"Fortunately, it hasn't developed intelligence, or it would be troublesome. This wisp of flame must be from a powerful figure of ancient times," Yang Tian said slowly, licking his dry lips.

With a hum, the Golden Crow Divine Furnace in his hand trembled. A waterfall of golden light burst forth, and a vigorous, terrifying life force spewed out, instantly activating the furnace.

The image of the Three-Legged Golden Crow imprinted on the furnace wall slowly stepped out. It exuded overwhelming divine might, domineering and peerless, looking down on heaven and earth. Its two eyes were too fierce to meet directly.

"If I can subdue the Three-Legged Golden Crow's divine flame, the power of this manifested divine beast will skyrocket exponentially." Yang Tian could not help rubbing his hands together as he urged the Three-Legged Golden Crow toward that void.