War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In just a blink of an eye, the seven-colored sword Formation that carried Duan Ling Tian collided with the meteor-like stones and pebbles. The impact was earth-shattering.

Bang!

Waves and waves of shockwaves rolled out in all directions. It crashed against the cave walls, causing the cave to quake.

Duan Ling Tian seemed to be affected by the backlash as well. He felt his internal organs twist, and he could taste blood at the back of his throat. He shuddered once before he threw up a mouthful of blood. The blood that splattered everywhere made for a horrifying sight.

Duan Ling Tian felt his insides continue to twist, and he was about to throw up another mouthful of blood when he sensed the full force of the flying stones and pebbles shooting toward him.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of deafening explosions rang in the air.

Due to the impact, the light from the seven-colored sword Formation dimmed as it protected Duan Ling Tian from the constant onslaught of attacks from the stones and pebbles.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the seven-colored sword Formation weakened, Duan Ling Tian had to bear the brunt of the constant attacks. He was like a punching bag at this moment.

He kept throwing up blood as the impacts landed on him. Meanwhile, his Celestial Origin Energy surged out of his body continuously to maintain the seven-colored sword Formation. However, his Celestial Origin Energy was draining quickly. The force from the stones and pebbles kept chipping away at his defenses, wearing them down. Based on its current speed, it would not take long before it completely destroyed the seven-colored sword Formation. At that time, he would surely die!

Duan Ling Tian was already injured from the first wave of attack. With the relentless attacks, his injuries were only worsening by the minute. He could feel himself losing consciousness, and he was only holding on to the last shred of his consciousness by sheer will. He continued to mobilize his Celestial Origin Energy, using the Elementary Devouring Tactic to convert Heaven and Earth Energy into Celestial Origin Energy. However, his speed of conversion was not as fast as the speed of his Celestial Origin Energy draining away.

'Am… Am I going to die here today?' Duan Ling Tian sank into despair at this moment. Even after he had unleashed all his strength to cast all the techniques he had mastered and used the Devata Artifact, the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword, he still failed to deflect the attacks. The force of the attacks seemed more than he could handle.

'I should've listened to City Governor Liu instead of being so reckless. When he was here, he had tentatively approached the Celestial Fire until he could no longer withstand the pressure and had to give up.' A bitter expression could be seen on Duan Ling Tian's face when he recalled Liu Feng Gu's reminder. He regretted not taking Liu Feng Gu's advice to heart. He was confident he would be able to deflect the attacks as long as he used all the techniques he had mastered and unleashed all his strength. At this moment, he finally realized how arrogant he had been. It seemed like he was going to pay the price for his arrogance as each passing minute drew him closer and closer to death.

At this point, Duan Ling Tian knew the grey flame was no ordinary Celestial Fire. 'What kind of Celestial Fire is this? If it's just a primitive Celestial Fire, it should've been easy for me to retrieve it no matter how unique or rare it is!'

'Am I… Am I really going to die because of my arrogance?' Duan Ling Tian thought to himself as he depleted the last of his Celestial Origin Energy. He could feel the peerless energy that was about to crash down on him. The energy seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth. Desperation and regret welled up in his heart as he rued his arrogance. If he were given another, he would have proceeded with caution just as Liu Feng Gu did back then.

'Duan Ling Tian, although you're as strong as a Great Overarching Golden Celestial, I hope you won't act recklessly. Proceed with caution. If you can't retrieve the Celestial Fire, you should wait until your strength improves before going back to retrieve it.' Duan Ling Tian remembered Liu Feng Gu's words to him. It was unfortunate he did not take it to heart. He had thought it would be easy for him to retrieve the Celestial Fire since he possessed the strength of a Great Overarching Golden Celestial. After all, he managed to defeat Zhou Tong, the first Revered Elder of the County Governor's estate in Nine Specters County. Who knew he would fail so miserably?

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The stones and pebbles fell on Duan Ling Tian with a loud bang, burying him. His clothes were also destroyed by the attack. It did not take long before he finally lost consciousness!

Whoosh!

At this moment, a mysterious light was emitted out of Duan Ling Tian's body. The light seemed to repel the terrifying energy, and it did not take long before the energy gradually dissipated.

Duan Ling Tian who was naked and had lost consciousness should have fallen to the ground. However, the mysterious light seemed to hold him up. He hovered in the air peculiarly with his eyes closed. His body was slightly tilted to face the grey Celestial Fire in the middle of the cave.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind gently blew in the cave as the defective metal piece suddenly appeared above Duan Ling Tian's head. Similar to Duan Ling Tian, the detective metal piece was also shrouded by the mysterious light. It was clear that Duan Ling Tian's current state had something to do with the defective metal piece. If he was awake, he would have been shocked to see this.

This defective metal piece had protected Duan Ling Tian's soul ever since he arrived in the Spirit Overarching Heaven. He had brought it over from the mundane realms. Its origins were unknown. All he knew was that it was formed by two items. One of them was the jade token given to him by Xia Jie, Ke'er's third uncle, who came from the Divine Offering Land. The other item was a weird-looking stone that the jade token had led him to. He had found the weird-looking stone near his hometown, the Fresh Breeze Town, on Cloud Continent.

Suddenly, a loud and energetic voice rang in the cave from all directions. "The Chaos Divine Flame… Who knew I'd meet an old friend here…" As soon as the voice rang in the air, the mysterious light from the defective metal piece began to shine brighter until the voice died down.

"The Profound Divine Metal." Soon after, an ancient voice rang out as the grey flame in the middle of the cave surged up. A grey light lit up the cave, making Duan Ling Tian look ethereal.

If Duan Ling Tian was awake, he would have been shocked speechless by this scene. It seemed like the defective metal piece and the Celestial Fire were… conversing!

"The second form of the Profound Divine Metal? Is this young man your host?" The grey flame, or the Chaos Divine Flame as the defective metal piece called it, spoke again. When he spoke, the flame soared again.

"Yes…" The defective metal piece, otherwise, known as the Profound Divine Metal, answered in a low and energetic voice. Similar to earlier, when it spoke, the light surrounding it intensified. The Profound Divine Metal continued to say persuasively, "If we've not entered the second form, we wouldn't have been able to awaken our consciousness and communicate like this… So, are you interested in serving my master? If I'm not mistaken, you should've found a host before entering your second form. However, your host was probably incapable of containing your second form and was burned to ashes!"

"That's right." The Chaos Divine Flame sighed. "No ordinary celestial can contain me in my second form, not even your host."

"I can't stay awake for too long… You'll have to make a decision soon. If you're willing to serve my master, I'll let you stay in me to contain your energy so that you won't completely burn his body," the Profound Divine Metal said with a hint of urgency, clearly afraid it was going to lose consciousness soon.