Chapter 30

"Brat, you're ruthless. I admit defeat today." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow gritted his teeth, but in the end, he had to suppress the anger in his eyes. At this moment, he truly lacked the qualifications to bargain with this young man, and he could only preserve his life and take things one step at a time.

"I hate it!" Then, Swallowing Heaven Sparrow couldn't help but let out a long howl, looking utterly aggrieved.

Think of how extraordinary he was in his prime, yet he had fallen to such a state.

"You're howling like a woman, completely ruining the brave image you had in my heart." Xiao Yun said with disdain. Back then, he indeed regarded Swallowing Heaven Sparrow as the ultimate powerhouse, especially the latter's courage to devour the lightning, which was enviable.

Swallowing Heaven Sparrow rolled his eyes, ignoring Xiao Yun, but inwardly he was fuming, "Would you be happy if you were trapped by someone?"

"Don't be like that." Xiao Yun smiled, "If you're willing to cooperate with me, there will be benefits for you in the future."

"What do you mean by that?" Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"I have a good plan. You can lead me to find the Supreme Inheritance, and then we can help you take revenge. How about that?" Xiao Yun said, "Your physical body is destroyed, and it won't be easy for you to take revenge alone."

Swallowing Heaven Sparrow was extraordinary, and for Xiao Yun, resolving the enmity with him would be a good choice.

After all, keeping him trapped in the Swallowing Heaven Tower for a long time wouldn't be beneficial.

Moreover, Xiao Yun's current strength was too low, and he would need a helper in the future.

"Cooperate?" Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's eyes showed contemplation, and after a moment, he coldly snorted, "What do you have to offer for me to cooperate with you?"

Swallowing Heaven Sparrow had an extraordinary background and a rebellious nature, rarely putting others in high regard. Now, hearing Xiao Yun's proposal to cooperate, he felt some resistance. Think of how stunning he was in his prime, making geniuses of all races tremble, but now he had fallen into trouble.

"I can suppress you, and that's my capital." Xiao Yun said calmly, "Of course, you can also refuse me."

Swallowing Heaven Sparrow looked contemplative, seemingly also recognizing the extraordinary nature of this young man.

"Just like this, you'll have to stay in the Swallowing Heaven Tower forever." Xiao Yun continued.

"Fine, I can cooperate with you, but will you release me now?" Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's eyes narrowed as he said solemnly.

"No." Xiao Yun shook his head, "You must show enough sincerity first."

"Sincerity?" This made Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's eyes darken.

Xiao Yun smiled faintly, saying nothing more, and withdrew his mind from the Swallowing Heaven Tower, scanning the surroundings.

"Do you want sincerity? Fine, the one I fought with earlier was a remnant martial soul left by a powerful being. Its spiritual consciousness has already dissipated. You can try to capture and merge it, and then you will have an auxiliary martial soul." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow suddenly spoke, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Hmph, as long as your soul shatters during the merging, I'll have a chance to escape." This way, he might still have a chance to obtain the Swallowing Heaven Tower. Thinking of this, Swallowing Heaven Sparrow felt secretly pleased, considering it a blessing in disguise.

"Martial soul?" Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, "You mean that purple flame was a martial soul?"

"Exactly." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said, "It's a martial soul left by a supreme powerhouse after death. The spiritual consciousness has dissipated, and after a few days of my struggle with it, it has become extremely weak. You have a good chance of merging with it."

"By doing so, you will be able to control the power of fire."

"Didn't it escape?" Xiao Yun asked.

"It's hiding in the fire vein ahead, and it's easy to capture it." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said calmly.

"Alright, I'll go now." Xiao Yun's eyes narrowed.

Controlling a martial soul would undoubtedly add a powerful skill, giving him an advantage in his future growth.

Like Fang Hao, who became invincible among peers after awakening the ice martial soul of his clan.

Fang Hao could even fight beyond his level.

Now that there was an opportunity, Xiao Yun naturally didn't want to miss it.

Moving forward, Xiao Yun arrived at the edge of a massive fire control area. Below, the flames roared, occasionally surging upward. Surprisingly, these flames were entirely purple, emitting a brilliant light, and the intense heat was overwhelming and violent.

This kind of heat was enough to make ordinary cultivators hesitate, but Xiao Yun only frowned slightly.

Soon, he communicated with his martial soul, emitting a green light that enveloped him completely.

"What kind of light is this? It has a life-like aura." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, though trapped in the Swallowing Heaven Tower, could still sense the outside world with his soul power. Upon seeing the green light emanating from Xiao Yun, he looked contemplative.

He then recalled the scene where this young man had disrupted his attempt to devour the purple flame martial soul.

As the green light shone, the branch of Xiao Yun's martial soul extended into the sea of fire.

The moment it entered the sea of fire, the green branch hummed, appearing extremely excited.

By now, Xiao Yun had a better understanding of his martial soul. It considered all kinds of essence, whether fire essence or others, as its food, and it had a natural suppression over these essences.

The green branch extended infinitely into the sea of fire, and Xiao Yun, pulled by it, had to leap into the sea of fire. Surprisingly, the sea of fire parted to make way for him.

It seemed the fire essence was quite fearful of his martial soul.

"What kind of background does this kid have?" Swallowing Heaven Sparrow was completely stunned by this scene. Is this really a human cultivator? Could he be a descendant of a deity? He found it hard to imagine a cultivator at the innate realm entering the sea of fire so effortlessly.

"It seems I can't trick this kid." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow looked dejected, muttering to himself.

Xiao Yun, enveloped in the green light, submerged into the sea of fire. Inside was a deep fire vein, seemingly reaching deep into the earth.

The green branch, sensing a treasure, plunged madly into the vein, drawing in the surrounding fire essence. In his mind, the branch, which had red leaves, turned purple.

Upon closer inspection, the leaves contained a dense fire essence, with a misty aura that seemed dreamlike.

Finally, after descending a thousand meters underground, the branch trembled and plunged towards a purple light.

"That's the purple flame!" Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, surprised that his martial soul had found it so quickly.

"This kid is not simple." Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, inside the Swallowing Heaven Tower, was secretly impressed. He had thought the young man would need his guidance to find the purple flame, but he didn't even get the chance to speak.

The green branch, glowing brightly, plunged towards the purple flame, seemingly eager to absorb its pure fire essence.

The purple flame trembled, emitting a terrifying wave, creating ripples that shook the branch away.

Immediately, the purple flame martial soul flashed and darted upwards, attempting to escape.

After struggling with Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, the purple flame martial soul had consumed much of its essence, losing its power and not daring to stay long.

"Want to escape!" Xiao Yun's eyes narrowed, and he quickly activated the Swallowing Heaven God Devouring Technique, connecting with the Swallowing Heaven Tower.

As the Swallowing Heaven Technique activated, a vortex appeared in front of Xiao Yun, and the Swallowing Heaven Tower flashed, forming a virtual tower. A deep channel, like a celestial net, directly captured the purple flame.

Whoosh!

The light flashed, the channel disappeared, and inside the Swallowing Heaven Tower, a purple flame appeared.

Xiao Yun emerged from the sea of fire.

"Is it that simple?" Swallowing Heaven Sparrow was shocked upon seeing the purple flame martial soul appear.

Captured by the Swallowing Heaven Tower, the purple flame martial soul was agitated, emitting intense heat as if trying to tear through the void.

"This purple flame martial soul is too powerful. Although its spiritual consciousness has dissipated, it is still a spiritual entity with its own pride, making it hard to control." Xiao Yun frowned, and then his mind moved, and a series of runes descended, beginning to absorb the fire essence.

The Swallowing Heaven Technique could devour all things, and although Xiao Yun hadn't reached that level yet, he could still use it to weaken the purple flame martial soul. This way, he would have a chance to suppress and merge with it.

The Swallowing Heaven Tower and the Swallowing Heaven Technique complemented each other. The runes enveloped the purple flame martial soul, continuously drawing in fire essence and channeling it into his dantian.

The purple flame martial soul resisted continuously, but to no avail.

After its struggle with Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, it had consumed much of its essence, and without the ability to counter the devouring force, it couldn't resist the Swallowing Heaven Technique.

In a short while, the martial soul's essence gradually weakened, while Xiao Yun's soul power surged.

The purple flame was a martial soul left by a powerful being after death, similar to a soul entity.

However, due to the difficulty of maintaining consciousness after death, it had become a soulless entity, but it still possessed immense soul power. This power was undoubtedly the best resource for advancing the God Devouring Technique.

As Xiao Yun's soul power increased, the willow-like martial soul also absorbed the fire essence, growing stronger.

Suddenly, Xiao Yun felt his mind tremble, and his soul perception suddenly doubled.

Originally, Xiao Yun's mind was just a light point, but now it had transformed into a light sphere, with vast soul power like an endless sea. He believed that if he encountered Fang Rui again, he could turn the tide.

Inside the Swallowing Heaven Tower, the martial soul's essence also weakened.

"Now, I should try to merge the martial soul." Xiao Yun's mind moved, and his consciousness sank into the Swallowing Heaven Tower.

The martial soul still emitted purple light, but it had clearly lost much of its power.

Xiao Yun's mind moved, and he activated the Swallowing Heaven God Devouring Technique, forming a vortex to draw the purple flame out of the Swallowing Heaven Tower.

The Swallowing Heaven God Devouring Technique could refine all kinds of essence and merge martial souls, as noted in the technique's guidelines.

Of course, to merge a martial soul, the power difference must not be too great, or it could lead to a backlash.

Now that the purple flame martial soul's power was weakened, it was the right time for Xiao Yun to act.

As the technique activated, the vortex began to refine the martial soul, completely dissolving its spiritual consciousness to prevent it from devouring its host.

The purple flame martial soul had already lost its spiritual consciousness, so this step went smoothly.

Next was the merging of the soul.

Merging the soul involved integrating his mind with the martial soul.

As long as his mind and the martial soul merged, the process would be successful.

Xiao Yun released his mind, entering the devouring vortex, and began to merge with the martial soul as the technique activated.