Chapter 1651: Supreme Heavenly Fire

Master Kong once said that congenital fetal poison requires scorching by heavenly fire to be completely resolved. I had thought that only by truly becoming a Great Sage could this be achieved, but unexpectedly, the shaman soul took the lead and attracted this thing.

If I could take this opportunity to temper my physical body, would it directly resolve the congenital fetal poison that has troubled me for a year, leaving no more worries?

Is the Heavenly Fire Tribulation where heavenly fire directly scorches the shaman soul?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan quickly asked.

The Sagehood Tribulation is divided into soul tribulation, body tribulation, and heart tribulation. Since this so-called Heavenly Fire Tribulation is also a punishment from the Heavenly Dao for cultivators, would it have similar steps?

The Heavenly Fire Tribulation consists of three parts: burning the soul, burning the spirit, and burning the heart. For burning the soul, given your strength, you should be able to endure, but burning the spirit and burning the heart are very difficult. With the slightest carelessness, you will be annihilated in both form and spirit.

Hearing his inquiry, the Bone Dragon hesitated for a moment and said, "Especially the final burning of the heart, which involves inner demons and affects the Dao heart. Once the Dao heart is extinguished, everything is over. If your physical body also reaches the Golden Body Realm of the second level of Great Sage, and your soul merges with it, nourished by blood and qi, you might be able to withstand it. But a pure soul... it's difficult! In ancient times, countless shaman soul masters died at this stage, and almost no one could escape..."

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear had seen him use the shaman soul before at Dragon Creek Mountain, and now seeing him cultivate his soul, it didn't mind.

"You mean, if the physical body also reaches the Golden Body Realm, crossing the Heavenly Fire Tribulation would be safer?" Hearing its grave tone, Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

"Exactly! The defensive power of the physical body is far stronger than that of a pure soul. With the physical body resisting and the soul assisting, the chances of success are greater. For a pure shaman soul... I have never heard of anyone succeeding!" The Bone Dragon flew out from the waist of the physical body, its flickering black hole revealing worry.

Having finally acknowledged a master, if this guy ended up cultivating recklessly and burning himself to death, who would he complain to?

It would be embarrassing enough to be a dragon...

Even though it was just a pile of bones...

"The physical body... is still far behind!"

Hearing the other's words, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

His cultivation in the physical body hadn't yet learned Master Kong's superior breakthrough method, and without a suitable technique, even if he wanted to break through, he couldn't.

Even... if he did break through, he would still be far from the Golden Body Realm, certainly unable to catch up with the current situation.

"Come then, let me see how formidable this Heavenly Fire Tribulation is!"

This Dragon Bone Divine Spear had once followed the ancient sage Ran Qiu in conquering the world. Although sealed and with much memory lost, its insight and experience were not something ordinary people could match.

Since it said it was difficult, this heavenly fire was probably not so easy to handle.

However, Zhang Xuan cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique, unmatched among his peers. Even if it was powerful, so what?

If others could cross it, why should I fear it!

Rumble!

As he sighed in his heart, the dark clouds in the sky had already accumulated to their peak.

Similar to thunderclouds, they were pitch black, like an overcast day. Upon closer inspection, countless flames rolled and burned within them. Before they even approached, they gave a sense of scorching heaven and earth, annihilating all things.

Sizzle!

A clump of flame fell, shooting straight toward Zhang Xuan's soul body.

Unlike the common fiery red, it was ink-like, appearing pitch black.

If it hadn't fallen from the sky, one might suspect someone had used ink to paint a picture, not something real.

"Is this heavenly fire?"

Before the flame even reached him, cracks appeared in the space above, like a meteor falling, emitting a powerful pressure and momentum. Zhang Xuan's scalp instantly tingled.

He had seen many flames—scorching ones, vigorous ones, even the most powerful earthly fire in refining furnaces—but never one so strange and powerful!

Black as ink, without a trace of light, even space couldn't bear it. Was this heavenly fire?

Could a shaman soul really withstand it?

Not to mention a shaman soul, even his physical body, far superior to top-grade saint artifacts, would likely melt instantly upon contact!

"This, this is not ordinary heavenly fire, but, but... Supreme Heavenly Fire!"

While he was shocked nearly to madness, the Dragon Bone Divine Spear seemed unable to believe it, trembling incessantly.

"Supreme Heavenly Fire, what is that?"

Zhang Xuan quickly looked over.

"Heavenly fire also has grades. Normal cultivators generally face third-grade, the lowest, which is fiery red. For eminent masters and war masters, it is second-grade, appearing stark white. The ancient sages like Ran Qiu, personally instructed by Master Kong, cultivated the most supreme techniques with pure true qi, so they faced first-grade, which is sky-blue. The higher the grade, the stronger the golden body tempered... Legend has it that there is a Supreme Heavenly Fire, far surpassing first-grade, known as the fire of the Heavenly Dao, appearing black... Only Master Kong experienced it, and it appeared only when his physical body reached the Golden Body Realm... How, how could you attract it?"

Floating up, the eyes on the dragon head of the Dragon Bone Divine Spear flickered continuously, looking as if it had seen a ghost.

Supreme Heavenly Fire burns all things, nothing it cannot incinerate, nothing it cannot destroy. Not to mention a soul, even a Golden Body Realm or even an Immortal Realm expert would only have one path: being burned to ashes...

This guy was only breaking through with his shaman soul, so how did he attract it?

Even ordinary heavenly fire was incredibly difficult to cross. This kind... was almost impossible!

His luck was too bad!

"How would I know..."

Unexpectedly, this flame had such a background. Zhang Xuan felt like crying but had no tears.

He was just crossing a Heavenly Fire Tribulation; did it have to make such a big fuss?

Full of frustration, he knew this was not the time to dwell on it. Just as he began to circulate his power, the flame had already reached his shaman soul and enveloped it.

Whoosh!

Upon contact with the black flame, his soul immediately began to burn. The intense pain made Zhang Xuan's face change, and he trembled involuntarily.

He had thought it would be like crossing the thunder tribulation—just endure and he could withstand it. He never imagined these flames were so powerful; with the slightest carelessness, his soul would be burned to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

"Heavenly Dao technique, activate!"

Knowing the situation was critical and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear was unreliable, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth without hesitation. His entire power immediately began to circulate, rapidly contending with the flame.

Hum!

A golden light blazed.

His originally transparent soul now revealed a golden outline, like a huge Buddha statue.

Sizzle!

The golden light's power was strong, but the heavenly fire's might was even greater. Before even contacting the light, it tore apart the surrounding space, as if to drag it into spatial turbulence, shredding it into powder beyond recovery.

"Stabilize!"

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan pointed forward, executing the Sealing Space True Solution.

Hum!

The torn space stabilized again.

However, the heavenly fire remained terrifying. The golden body seemed to be assimilated, gradually turning black as well.