Chapter 49: Swallowing the Sky Flame, Five Realms in a Row, and a Bad Woman!
In the Shence Military Prefecture, West Courtyard, as the sun set.
Beneath the banyan tree, Ning Ye wore a solemn expression as he took out a Lingyun Pill and spoke to Su Su.
"Su Su," he said.
"Listen carefully."
"After you take this medicinal pill, do not circulate the power within your body. You must let the medicinal power slowly permeate your entire body, understand?"
"Oh."
"Okay!"
Su Su looked at the Lingyun Pill in Ning Ye's hand. It was about the size of a longan and emitted a rich medicinal fragrance. She nodded obediently, as she would unconditionally obey anything Ning Ye said.
"Good."
Ning Ye nodded, then said softly, "Open your mouth."
"Ah!"
Su Su obediently opened her small mouth, and Ning Ye directly placed the Lingyun Pill inside.
"How does it feel?" Ning Ye stared intently at Su Su and asked in a low voice.
"Daddy!"
"I don't feel anything!"
Su Su looked at Ning Ye in confusion, blinking her eyes. The next moment, a warm current surged from her lower abdomen and instantly spread through her limbs and bones, finally seeping deep into her soul.
At that moment, Ning Ye saw Su Su's crimson eyes gradually lose focus. The little girl murmured as if in a dream.
"Daddy…"
"Su Su… my head hurts so much!"
With that, Su Su collapsed directly into Ning Ye's embrace.
Under the setting sun, Su Su's delicate, peerless face turned deathly pale. Memories sealed by profound ice for ten thousand years deep within her mind began to revive.
Rainy night… blood… screams… final words… crying… ice… cold!
Fragmented images flickered intermittently through Su Su's consciousness.
Even though her head throbbed with intense pain, Su Su obediently did not circulate the power within her body. She only bit her delicate lips tightly with her pearly teeth, allowing the medicinal power to continuously permeate her soul.
"Ding! System notification: Su Baizhou's damaged Divine Soul is rapidly recovering!"
"Ding! System notification: Su Baizhou's cultivation is rapidly increasing!"
"Ding! System notification: Su Baizhou's damaged Divine Soul has been fully repaired!"
"Ding! System notification: The Netherworld Sacred Flame has finished evolving!"
"Name: Su Baizhou."
"Age: 16."
"Cultivation: Sacred Realm 1."
"Relationship: Netherworld Bond."
"Intimacy: 85."
"Divine Soul Repair Progress: 100% (Divine Soul repair complete, memories will slowly revive over time)."
"Netherworld Sacred Flame: 100%."
"Su Su's Divine Soul… has recovered."
"The Netherworld Sacred Flame has also finished evolving."
Ning Ye looked at Su Su's status panel and listened to the system notifications, letting out a long sigh of relief.
The heavy stone in his heart finally fell. When he saw Su Su's cultivation easily break through the Legend Realm and reach Sacred Realm 1, he could not help but marvel at the power of the Ghost Spirit Royal Clan bloodline.
He glanced again at Su Su, who had fallen into a deep sleep.
Ning Ye gently laid her beneath the banyan tree, then began preparing to refine the Heavenly Flame—the Netherworld Sacred Flame.
"Zheng!"
Ning Ye raised his hand, and a pitch-black flame ignited in his palm. The instant it appeared, the surrounding void twisted violently, unmistakably containing world-destroying power.
This was the seed flame of the Netherworld Sacred Flame.
Next, he needed to devour the Heavenly Flame and refine it using the Burning Art.
"Whoosh!"
Ning Ye took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, and swallowed the seed flame in one motion while frantically circulating the Burning Art.
Perhaps because Ning Ye's bloodline had reached the Supreme level, combined with the divine peculiarity of the Burning Art, devouring the Heavenly Flame was not particularly difficult. However, it consumed an enormous amount of energy and time.
After one day and one night, pleasant system notifications rang out in his ears.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully refined the Netherworld Sacred Flame!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, your cultivation has increased to Legend Realm 2!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, your cultivation has increased to Legend Realm 3!"
…
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, your cultivation has increased to Legend Realm 6!"
As he listened to the notifications, Ning Ye felt an indescribable surge of pleasure rise from the depths of his soul and spread throughout his limbs and bones.
His power skyrocketed in an instant. The circulation speed of Moon Yuan within his meridians increased by more than 100 times.
"Five realms in one go."
"So this is the power of a Heavenly Flame."
Ning Ye slowly opened his eyes and exhaled deeply, his heart feeling as sweet as if he had tasted honey.
He raised a finger and summoned the Netherworld Sacred Flame.
"Zheng!"
A dark black flame appeared at his fingertip. It danced like a dark elf, devouring all light, with crackling sparks flickering around it. The power it contained was more than ten times stronger than before, carrying even a faint aura of destruction.
"The Netherworld Sacred Flame."
Ning Ye gazed at the Heavenly Flame at his fingertip, a faint smile unconsciously forming on his lips. With the Heavenly Flame in hand and his cultivation greatly advanced, he finally possessed real self-protection in Wudu.
At that moment, Su Su woke up. As soon as the little girl opened her eyes, she immediately burrowed into Ning Ye's embrace, tears streaming down and soaking his chest.
"Su Su, are you alright?" Ning Ye put away the Netherworld Sacred Flame and gently held her.
"Daddy…"
"I saw so many images."
"Someone was crying."
"Someone died."
"I… I'm so cold."
Su Su pressed her head against Ning Ye's chest, biting her lips as her voice trembled with sobs. Her fragile appearance made one's heart ache.
Ning Ye sighed softly and gently stroked her back.
After her Divine Soul was repaired, the memories once frozen within her would gradually awaken over time. With their revival, Su Su would no longer be as carefree as before, but in this dangerous world, no one could remain carefree forever.
Su Su was the last princess of the Ghost Spirit Royal Clan. Sooner or later, she would have to face those who stood at the peak of the Nine Heavens and forced her bloodline to extinction, and she had to mature as quickly as possible.
No matter what the future held, Ning Ye had already decided that he would always stand in front of Su Su and protect her, whether against gods or the myriad races.
"Daddy, will you always stay with Su Su from now on?" Su Su asked softly after calming down, looking up at him with tear-filled eyes.
"Of course," Ning Ye replied without hesitation.
"Daddy will always, always stay by Su Su's side."
"Mm."
Su Su nodded firmly, and a pure, beautiful smile like before finally returned to her delicate face.
Ning Ye looked at her smile, his gaze gradually firming.
Power. In the end, everything still came down to power. In this world, power meant everything.
He took a deep breath and thought to himself, it was time to go see that woman in the Sacrificial Dao Pagoda.
Now that Su Su's bloodline had begun to awaken, hiding her identity as a member of the Ghost Spirit Royal Clan would become increasingly difficult.
Moreover, if his guess was correct, his convenient fiancée would soon make a major move.
He needed a powerful helper, and that helper was that woman in the Sacrificial Dao Pagoda.
With that, Ning Ye slowly closed his eyes. In the deepest part of his consciousness, like a boundless starry sky, an ancient immortal pagoda stood upright at the center, as if bearing witness to eternity.
"Su Su," Ning Ye said softly, gently stroking her hair.
"Daddy will take you to see someone, alright?"
"Who?" Su Su looked up at him pitifully.
"A… bad woman."
Ning Ye curled his lips into a mysterious smile.
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