Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus

“Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus? What grade of divine ability is this?”

Lu Ming rubbed his throbbing temples, a trace of confusion appearing in his eyes. From the information he had received in his mind, this mysterious divine ability did not seem to have any grade at all.

Yet even so, Lu Ming could still sense that this mysterious divine ability was extremely extraordinary.

The immortal, majestic aura it radiated, along with a destructive breath that made one's very soul tremble, all highlighted its transcendent nature.

He closed his eyes slightly to sense the Divine Ability Bone within his body.

The Divine Ability Bone glowed with a glazed hue, pure and spotless, surrounded by five bands of Glazed Heavenly Light. This bone seemed to have been born from the gathered spiritual energy of heaven and earth, brimming with a profound mystery.

However, there were still some speckled golden spots remaining on this glazed Divine Ability Bone, which was the root cause of why it had not truly become a Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone.

But Lu Ming was already very satisfied. After all, to possess a “Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone” was already something his Lu family ancestors had fought to secure for him using their own blood and bones, drawing upon a century's worth of accumulated foundation.

At the same time, Lu Ming also noticed a divine ability brand on his Divine Ability Bone that had not been there before.

It was a mysterious fire lotus brand, brimming with an unimaginable spiritual nature. As the flames flickered, it seemed to breathe, looking almost like a living thing.

“It seems to be a fire-type divine ability, but I wonder what its exact function is?”

Just as Lu Ming muttered to himself, the fire lotus brand suddenly emitted a powerful suction, swallowing all the primordial energy in his body. In the next instant, the flames on the lotus body flared brightly, forming a ring of fire that slowly swept across his Divine Ability Bone.

An indescribable searing heat welled up, even causing Lu Ming to feel a burning pain.

But in the next moment, Lu Ming sharply inhaled a breath of cold air in his mind.

As the ring of fire spread across the Divine Ability Bone, he could clearly see that some of the speckled golden spots originally present on the bone had quietly vanished.

A tiny wisp of glazed brilliance was born from this, merging into the five bands of “Glazed Heavenly Light” surrounding the Divine Ability Bone, making its purity slightly denser.

Meanwhile, the fire lotus brand gradually dimmed, as if its energy had been exhausted.

Lu Ming stared blankly at this scene, a tempest raging in his heart.

This mysterious fire lotus could actually temper a Divine Ability Bone and elevate its grade?!!

This was simply unheard of!

One had to know that anything in the world capable of raising the grade of a Divine Ability Bone was an extremely rare and precious spiritual medicine or grand pill—treasures that even a Divine Ability Grandmaster would covet and fight over.

Yet, the mysterious fire lotus before him could achieve this so easily!

If he tempered it continuously over a long period, wouldn't he eventually be able to cultivate nine bands of “Glazed Heavenly Light,” patching his flaws to become a true Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone?

At this thought, Lu Ming's breathing grew heavy.

Such a divine ability was simply too incredible. No wonder that powerful existence who plotted against the Lu family coveted it so much, even going so far as to cast a vicious curse on the Lu family bloodline.

In his excitement, Lu Ming focused his mind to sense it deeper, and more information flowed into his heart. This divine ability named “Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus” seemed to have two effects.

The first was “Tempering,” and the second was “Fusion.”

The so-called “Tempering” was likely the effect he had just witnessed—tempering the Divine Ability Bone to raise its grade.

And as for “Fusion”...

“It actually uses an extremely profound method to manipulate and fuse various spiritual fires of heaven and earth, transforming them into a fire lotus. Its power... is immeasurable and unfathomable, bearing the essence of destruction.”

Lu Ming was astonished. This divine ability spoke with grand arrogance, but even though the power of this “fusing fire into a lotus” technique remained unknown, the “bone-tempering grade-elevation” aspect alone was truly beyond imagination.

With these thoughts, Lu Ming opened his eyes. No matter what, this mysterious “fire lotus divine ability” was indeed an immense opportunity.

“Is there anything else?”

Lu Ming curiously looked around. His Lu family had paid an unimaginable price for this opportunity. Having entered this place bearing the hopes of his ancestors, he had to get his fill to do them justice.

As he scanned the area, Lu Ming immediately noticed that after the stone lotus had transformed into a fire lotus and vanished, there were three mottled stone platforms off to the front and side.

Lu Ming quickly stepped forward. As he drew closer, he found that each of the stone platforms held a stone-carved lotus pedestal, and in the center of each pedestal flickered an extremely tiny flame.

“Are these... three fire seeds?”

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised. He cast his gaze upon one of the fire seeds, which was green in color. Although it was extremely weak, the vibrant life force it radiated was astonishingly potent.

Most peculiar of all, at the core of that tiny flame lay a miniature herb.

A fire seed that looked like an herb?

Lu Ming was amazed. Right at that moment, he felt the fire lotus brand on his Divine Ability Bone vibrate slightly, as if transmitting some information.

“Life's Flame. Can extend lifespan, heal wounds, and excels at nurturing all herbs.”

This simple piece of information caused Lu Ming's pupils to shrink sharply, and shock involuntarily spread across his face. This so-called “Life's Flame” could actually extend lifespan and heal wounds. Most importantly, it possessed the special ability to nurture all herbs. Any spiritual herb in the world, once placed into this flame, would grow at an accelerated rate, increasing its age and medicinal potency.

“Hiss, what a peculiar flame.”

Lu Ming gasped in admiration. The nature of this Life's Flame was gentle, making its offensive power extremely weak. However, its ability to extend lifespan and nurture spiritual herbs could completely make up for this flaw.

“To think there is such a wondrous spiritual fire in the world.” Their Thunderfire Hall was considered skilled in fire-type divine abilities, so Lu Ming knew there were many extraordinary spiritual fires in the world. However, this was truly his first time hearing of a fire that could nurture spiritual herbs.

Unfortunately, this Life's Flame was currently just a fire seed and had not yet transformed into a true spiritual fire. Even if it did, its abilities would still need to be nurtured and gradually strengthened.

Lu Ming then looked at the second stone platform. The weak flame rising from this fire seed was a milky-white color, with the faint silhouette of a lotus visible in its center.

As Lu Ming stared at this milky-white flame, his vision gradually blurred. Suddenly, he snapped out of it, a wave of lingering fear washing over him. His gaze toward the milky-white flame turned extremely wary.

“Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Purifies all things, bewitches the mind, and controls them like slaves.”

“This flame can actually bewilder the mind. This is just a fire seed, yet it nearly made me fall for it. If it were in its prime, wouldn't a single glance turn me into its slave?” Lu Ming could not help but take a step back, then went around it to walk toward the remaining stone platform.

In the center of this platform lay a pitch-black, perfectly round bead. Black flames drifted slowly from it, but this black fire was extremely bizarre—appearing both real and illusory. Though it was clearly right in front of him, it felt like a mass of nothingness, completely untouchable.

Furthermore, as Lu Ming approached this pitch-black fire seed, he felt his own primordial energy get seized by a suction force, quietly sinking into the black fire seed.

His primordial energy was actually devoured.

“Nihility Devouring Flame. Born from nothingness, formless and phaseless, devouring heaven and earth.”

Lu Ming stared at these three wondrous fire seeds, standing in place for a long time, his heart surging with emotion. Was this the opportunity his Lu family ancestors had paid the tragic price of near-extermination to protect?

No wonder it had drawn such greed and schemes.

Whether it was that fire lotus brand or these three extraordinarily wondrous fire seeds, they were all unimaginable divine items.

If utilized and nurtured properly, they would surely become his greatest backing on his path of divine abilities.

“Can I take these fire seeds?”

Lu Ming pondered for a moment and walked toward the fire seed of the Life's Flame to give it a try. Out of the three fire seeds, only this one was relatively gentle. The other two made him feel a sense of trepidation at his current level, so to be safe, he decided to test the waters with the Life's Flame first.

He reached out his hand, grasping toward the Life's Flame on the stone platform.

Just as his palm was about a chi away from the Life's Flame, a gentle halo of light spread from the top of the stone platform, shielding the fire seed inside and bouncing Lu Ming's hand away.

“As expected, it's not that easy to take...”

Lu Ming had anticipated this. He clenched his fingers into a fist, circulated the primordial energy in his body, and punched the light barrier hard, causing ripples to spread across it.

“With my current strength, I cannot break this barrier.” Lu Ming estimated that if he wanted to shatter the barrier and retrieve the fire seed of the Life's Flame, he would probably need to complete at least three bone refinements.

Next, he boldly tried the fire seeds of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the Nihility Devouring Flame, only to find that the stone platforms they occupied also possessed similar protective barriers. Judging by the strength of those barriers, they were even more powerful than the one shielding the Life's Flame.

Seeing this, Lu Ming could only abandon his plans to take the fire seeds for now. However, he was in no hurry. The opportunities within this black ring had already far exceeded his expectations. He believed that with his Sub-Heaven-grade Divine Ability Bone and the power of the mysterious fire lotus, he would break through to the Dharma Inscription Realm much faster than expected.

Lu Ming raised his eyes to look deeper into the space, which was shrouded in a mysterious mist that made it impossible to probe. He did not know if there were other secrets hidden in those depths.

He tried to step inside, but the mist acted like a barrier, preventing him from going any further.

Lu Ming fell into deep thought. This was because his strength was insufficient. Perhaps in the future, when he became stronger, he would be able to disperse this mist and explore more of the secrets hidden here.

With this thought, Lu Ming cast one last look at this mysterious space. With a shift of his mind, his figure instantly turned illusory and vanished.

The mist-shrouded plaza returned to silence once more.

Only the three fire seeds on the stone platforms continued to gently sway their tiny flames, as they had since ancient times, remaining eternally unchanged as if witnessing the endless passage of time.