System: Replicating The Heavens

Chapter 374: Ch 374: Devour

Alex thought for a while and opened his palm. A blue flame suddenly appeared, burning fiercely. This flame was Devouring Flame.

[Name: Devouring Flame.

Rank: Void.

Details: A cursed Extreme Void Stage martial warrior called Blue Monarch released the Devouring Flame that he had refined by sacrificing half of his soul before petrifying into a stone statue. His intention behind releasing this Devouring Flame was to let it devour all the creatures that it could find inside the maze and become stronger.

If it could break past the Emperor Rank, it would be able to break the curse, and Blue Monarch would regain his freedom.

The Devouring Flame could devour any life. It could also devour a person's cultivation base and transfer it to its master. It could also attack and defend its master. It already possesses its own free will and consciousness.

Note: The Devouring Flame could lead its master to the location of Stone of Tomorrow!]

The Devouring Flame used to be an Emperor-ranked Treasure that belonged to an Extreme Void Stage Level 9 martial warrior called the Blue Monarch. Because he was the creator of this flame, this flame was called the Devouring Flame of the Blue Monarch.

However, after Alex obtained this flame, he replicated it. Later, both flames fought and tried to devour each other, only to fuse together and evolve into a Void-ranked Lawful Spirit.

Yes, it transformed from a mere flame to a Lawful Spirit.

Alex never got an opportunity to use this flame again because he rose quickly in power. His strength grew more rapidly than he could have imagined, and this flame always kept silent within his body.

This time, Alex wanted to try and see whether he could fuse the Devouring Flame and the Dark Flame Liquid together or not. Both have devouring nature, however, even these natures are different.

Anyway, Alex was sure that these two flames would try to devour each other due to their nature. He just wanted to see who could win in the end.

If someone asks Alex about his opinion, he will say that the Devouring Flame would win.

Why is that?

After all, the Devouring Flame is only a Void-ranked Lawful Spirit while the Dark Flame Liquid is already a Spirit God-ranked flame!

To this question, Alex would answer that the Lawful Spirit is a spirit. It has intelligence and can think and take action according to the situation. If it can't win the battle, it'll run back to his body, remaining alive.

What is important?

Staying alive is!

So, even though the Dark Flame Liquid will ultimately be the victor, in Alex's eyes, the Devouring Flame won't lose. It will also be a winner. He just values the Devouring Flame more because this flame is a Lawful Spirit instead of just a flame or a treasure.

If given time, it has the potential to grow much stronger than the Dark Flame Liquid.

Everything is as simple as that.

Alex looked at the black and blue flames in both his palms and then brought them together, wanting to check their reaction.

To his surprise, the Devouring Flame started to flicker and expressed its joy and need to its master that is, of course, Alex. It expressed its emotion, telling Alex that the Dark Flame Liquid could benefit it a lot.

As for the Dark Flame Liquid, it did not express anything because it doesn't have intelligence or spirit. It was still just a flame, although stronger.

But of course, if the Devouring Flame wanted to swallow the Dark Flame Liquid, it would not be that easy.

Alex stood in the air, holding the two flames in his palms. In his right hand, the blue flame of the Devouring Flame burned brightly. In his left hand, the dark, eerie flames of the Dark Flame Liquid flickered and produced ripples as well.

Alex looked at both flames thoughtfully before expressing his agreement to the Devouring Flame, saying with a nod, "Try it!"

The Devouring Flame, with its blue light, flickered excitedly in Alex's hand. It understood what Alex said, and it pulsed with joy and eagerness. It did not wait. As soon as Alex agreed, it surged forward, reaching out to the Dark Flame Liquid.

However...

Sizzle~

Hiss!

The moment the two flames touched; the Dark Flame Liquid reacted as well. It erupted with a fierce dark power and retaliated against Devouring Flame. As it felt the devouring nature of the blue flame that was trying to devour it, it also started to consume the Devouring Flame in return.

Both the blue and dark flames clashed violently, causing blue and dark lights to swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. The Dark Flame Liquid tried to engulf the Devouring Flame with its cold, dark, and fiery energy, attempting to snuff it out and absorb it. However, it was unable to do that.

There was a problem, and this problem also attracted Alex's attention.

Initially, he missed this important point and thought that when Dark Flame Liquid retaliated, the Devouring Flame would run. But nothing like that happened.

It turned out that the point Alex missed was the very nature of the Dark Flame Liquid.

The Dark Flame Liquid could only consume things with a dark nature, negative substances, or demonic presence. It thrived on darkness and corruption. It can grow stronger by devouring such negative, dark, and demonic energies.

The Devouring Flame was different. It was not dark or demonic. It was a Lawful Spirit. It has the ability to consume life force, cultivation, and countless other treasures. Unlike the Dark Flame, the Devouring Flame doesn't need a treasure to have a particular attribute or nature. Most importantly, if it devours a person's cultivation, it can transfer the absorbed power to its master.

The difference between the two flames was obvious at this very moment.

No matter how fiercely the Dark Flame Liquid burned or how strong its dark power was, it was unable to overcome the Devouring Flame's devouring power.

The Devouring Flame seemed to have realized this point as well. Although the nature of the Dark Flame Liquid was unable to affect Devouring Flame, it was not pointless. Dark Flame Liquid's struggle and strength still slowed down the Devouring Flame by at least 99%.

Even so, the Devouring Flame flickered with a confident and almost mocking glow as it resisted the dark and fiery energy of the Dark Flame Liquid. It continued to burn and try to devour the Dark Flame Liquid despite the opponent's retaliation.

While the struggle of the two flames continued, Alex shifted his attention to the Blood Pool. It'll take time for the flames to settle. In the meanwhile, he wanted to do something meaningful.

"This Blood Pool is filled with blood essence and energy. It is a perfect meal for the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl."

In fact, Alex also has a few blood-related skills such as Blood Fusion Formula, Blood Shadow Essence Spell, Blood Sucking Palm, and more. He can devour the blood using his Blood Sucking Palm ability and then fuse the blood with his own body to strengthen himself with the help of Blood Fusion Formula, however, none of these skills were as efficient as the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl.

Hence, there was no point in using these skills. He decided to utilize the abilities of the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl to his advantage.

With a wave of his hand, Alex took out the Universe Treasure, the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl.

The Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl seemed to have sensed the presence of an extremely large amount of Blood, it started to glow brightly, erupting with intense fluctuation and a dense scarlet hue.

Putai~

Alex let go of the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl. The pearl flew on its own and shot towards the Blood Pool, piercing right through it and going straight to the bottom.

The next moment, a powerful force seemed to have erupted at the bottom of the Blood Pool, causing a huge whirlpool to appear. Alex could see the huge amount of blood within the blood pool slowly decreasing. Its surface level started to go down.

The Blood Pool was simply too huge. Even though the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl is a Universe Treasure, it'll take some time to devour all the blood.

"Once the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl devours every bit of blood from the pool, it can help me increase my strength once again."

Alex smiled and shifted his gaze to look at the two flames.

Since the two flames were still struggling and the Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl would take time to absorb all the blood from the Blood Pool, Alex was left with nothing to do. In the end, he decided to go through a nirvana.

"After I go through a nirvana this time, my cultivation will rise directly to the Origin Martial God Realm."

Alex could not help but mutter, and then suck a deep breath of air. The stronger he was, the more he realized just how wonderful and law-breaking treasure the Undying Fruit actually was.

Although the Undying Fruit was only a World Treasure, its effects were no less than a Universe Treasure.