Chapter 316: The Mutation of the Flame Mantra
Xiao Tian stood tall, his hand lightly clenched, immediately emitting a surge of purple-gold light. With each flicker, the entire world seemed to tremble, stirring up winds and clouds. At this moment, in Xiao Tian's eyes, there appeared scenes of the world's creation and evolution. He looked at himself and found that his body had reached the pinnacle of purity, his flesh completely fused with his cultivation.
In essence, his life had evolved to a whole new level. Even if his physical body were destroyed, as long as there was spiritual energy in the world, he could reconstruct his body with a single thought. This reconstructed body would not be as strong as the original, but it still made him virtually immortal. At this stage, birth, aging, sickness, and death no longer affected him; his only concern was the depletion of spiritual energy in the world.
Now, Xiao Tian possessed the power to destroy the world with a mere gesture. It was this overwhelming power that caused the chaotic light to scatter, as his strength now rivaled the World Seed.
"Hmm?" Xiao Tian suddenly sensed something and entered the Flame Mantra space. He found that after he advanced to Celestial Supreme, the Flame Mantra space had undergone a transformation. As soon as his mind entered, he saw that some texts had appeared out of nowhere.
He looked at these texts, and the first part was the Flame Mantra cultivation method. The latter part, to his astonishment, detailed the cultivation method for the Supreme Incarnation.
"Immortal Emperor Flame Body... ranked third among the ninety-nine Supreme Incarnations?" Upon reading the latter part, Xiao Tian was visibly moved. According to the original story of "The Great Ruler," Supreme Incarnations had varying levels of strength, ranked from one to ninety-nine. The top ten Supreme Incarnations were ancient original incarnations.
The so-called original incarnations were Supreme Incarnations created during ancient times by the Great Thousand World, utilizing the world's source power to help the top ten superpowerhouses resist the foreign evil race. Each incarnation contained a bit of the world's essence, making them extremely dominant and powerful.
However, the foreign evil race was even stronger, and by the end of the catastrophe, all ten superpowerhouses had fallen, and five of the original incarnations were destroyed, with their cultivation methods lost.
Xiao Tian never expected that the mysterious Flame Mantra from the Battle Qi Continent would turn out to be the cultivation method for one of these ten original incarnations—the Immortal Emperor Flame Body, which ranked third. Even more astonishing was that the Immortal Emperor Flame Body ranked higher than the Eternal Immortal Body, which was only fourth.
Although the Immortal Emperor had extraordinary aptitude, breaking through to the half-step Dominator Realm first, leading people to believe the Eternal Immortal Body was the strongest, it was the Immortal Emperor who was truly formidable. Now, even though the Immortal Emperor Flame Body had been destroyed, it still surpassed the current ninety-nine Supreme Incarnations, ranking sixth.
"No wonder Xiao Huo Huo became the second half-step Dominator; it turns out the Flame Mantra is the cultivation method for the third-ranked Supreme Incarnation!" Xiao Tian thought to himself, "Now, it's time to cultivate this Supreme Incarnation!"
Cultivating the Immortal Emperor Flame Body required various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, but not the ordinary kind. Instead, it needed powerful flames from heaven and earth. Xiao Tian already had twenty-seven types of flames, allowing him to start the cultivation immediately.
"Come, flames!" Xiao Tian whispered, and the World Seed split open, causing countless heavenly flames to converge towards him.
"Whoosh!" The surging flames entered Xiao Tian's body, causing it to swell rapidly. In just a few breaths, his body expanded to ten thousand feet high. The dazzling flames roared out of his pores, forming fire dragons coiling around him.
This was Xiao Tian's Dou Emperor Body, also the embryonic form of his Supreme Incarnation. The Dou Qi Continent's Dou Emperor Body was unique and differed from the orthodox incarnations of the Great Thousand World.
In the Great Thousand World, Supreme Incarnations required heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and vast amounts of Supreme Spirit Liquid to be cultivated within one's body. These incarnations were energy condensations, linked to the cultivator's mind but not entirely part of their own power.
In contrast, the Dou Emperor Body was entirely forged from one's own body. Using an analogy, the difference is like between Iron Man and the Hulk. Iron Man, though powerful, would lose most of his power without his suit, whereas the Hulk's strength was entirely his own.
In "The Great Ruler," Mu Chen, although just a spiritual-grade Celestial Supreme, wielded the Eternal Immortal Body, equating to early-stage saint-grade Celestial Supreme power. Xiao Tian couldn't yet fully control an original incarnation, and since the Immortal Emperor Flame Body was destroyed, even a reconstructed version wouldn't reach its original power.
Instead of forming a giant Supreme Incarnation, Xiao Tian decided to fuse the Incarnation with his own body. His physical strength was already immense, and his Dou Emperor Body was akin to an embryonic Supreme Incarnation. Using his body to cultivate the Immortal Emperor Flame Body might not be as powerful as the original but would surpass ordinary Supreme Incarnations.
Directly using his body also bypassed the need for forming the incarnation within his body. "Condense, Immortal Emperor Flame Body!" Xiao Tian shouted, changing hand seals to control the merging flames within him. Strangely, this process was surprisingly easy.
Xiao Tian realized that his body had undergone countless refinements with various flames, making it immune to flame power. Thus, integrating the flame power into his body was even easier than using Supreme Spirit Liquid to form a Supreme Incarnation.
As the flames merged, Xiao Tian's Dou Emperor Body expanded again. Twenty thousand feet! Thirty thousand feet!... Eventually reaching a height of one hundred thousand feet.
"Boom!" Xiao Tian's storage ring shattered, releasing over ten billion Supreme Spirit Liquid drops. These were absorbed into his Dou Emperor Body, further elevating his aura.
"Not enough!" Xiao Tian summoned his Space Gate and returned to the Ancient Heavenly Palace, diving into the Heavenly Pool to absorb its energy. After an unknown amount of time, he reached his limit, and his aura equaled an early-stage saint-grade Celestial Supreme.
"Haha! Finally succeeded!" Xiao Tian laughed. This was his strongest state. If he split his two avatars, his cultivation would quickly drop.
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