Chapter 52

Three and a half months before the incident three years ago, Li Tianming had just reached the Spirit Source Realm.

He and Jin Yu worked hard together, gathering their nine beast veins to condense five spirit sources on their bodies.

"Condensing spirit sources from beast veins is a major breakthrough in cultivation."

"A major breakthrough can be achieved in a single day, but it might also take a year, or even several years."

"Those with dull aptitude might not succeed even after ten years."

"This kind of major breakthrough requires not just hard practice, but also experience, cultivation techniques, and a stable mindset."

"And a moment of enlightenment."

"I once achieved the Spirit Source Realm, and now, I believe no one at the ninth level of the Beast Vein Realm has as much experience as I do."

"The cultivation technique, the Eternal Hellfire Sutra, is undoubtedly a supreme-level technique."

With these two major elements in place, the third element, the mindset, or the moment of enlightenment, was also present.

After experiencing the assassination, Li Tianming's mindset suddenly entered a profound and vast realm.

At this moment, he felt a sense of transcendence, his mind was extremely calm, yet also intensely passionate.

An unparalleled belief made the beast essence within him burn, making his blood boil.

Even Yinghuo could feel the burning of his belief, a fierce fighting spirit!

At this moment, there was a sense of defying the heavens.

"Alright, if you want to charge, I'll accompany you." The little yellow chicken said, its small eyes burning with flames.

"Don't be a coward, let's start!"

Li Tianming sat cross-legged in the deep courtyard, the little yellow chicken, like a ball of fire, perched on the top of his head at the Baihui acupoint.

When the Eternal Hellfire beast essence in both of their bodies thoroughly connected, the beast master and the companion beast became one.

Li Tianming clearly remembered the scene when he condensed the spirit sources.

From the first attempt to the final success, it took him three months.

During those three months, he and Jin Yu tried over a thousand times, taking many detours, before finally succeeding.

This time, as the little yellow chicken began to recite the incantations of the Eternal Hellfire Sutra, and their beast essences connected and burned fiercely like magma, Li Tianming suddenly saw—

There were no thousand detours in front of him, only a broad and straight path!

He began to move forward with Yinghuo, their bodies ablaze, embarking on this journey.

Even if it meant facing mountains of blades and seas of fire, they would charge forward without hesitation.

The supreme mindset and belief played a significant role at this moment.

"Charge!"

As Li Tianming said, if he didn't die today, he wouldn't die in the future.

At this moment, the young man was surrounded by flames, his chest like a volcano, his eyes like the scorching sun.

On the path to the Spirit Source Realm, he moved like a giant beast, nothing could stop his burning heart!

"Kill!"

A low roar completely ignited the anger in his heart.

He saw the sea of blood and deep hatred, he saw Jin Yu, he saw everything that had happened over the past three years!

And all of this was his motivation, the reason for his path to immortality.

"The method of condensing spirit sources is called 'Hellfire Source.'"

What is Hellfire? It is a hell of burning flames.

Everything in the world, even yin and yang, and the cycle of rebirth, would be burned clean in Hellfire.

It is a hell of flames in mythology, where nothing exists in the world except for fire.

When Yinghuo began to activate the Hellfire Source technique, and the eighteen beast veins gathered together, and the countless Eternal Hellfire beast essences in their bodies surged wildly, Li Tianming saw the position of the spirit source.

He originally thought that since Jin Yu could create five spirit sources for him, and the little yellow chicken, with six star points in its eyes, was considered a sixth-level companion beast, it should be able to create six spirit sources for him.

But, to his surprise, the spirit source that began to condense at this moment was only one.

Right in the most orthodox dantian position!

The number of spirit sources determines the capacity of beast essence for beast masters and companion beasts at the same level, and the number of spirit source techniques they can cultivate.

Six spirit sources can cultivate six spirit source techniques, but one spirit source can only cultivate one technique.

Moreover, at the same level, others with six spirit sources to store beast essence, while he only had one, would put him at a significant disadvantage.

Since only third-level and above companion beasts can achieve the Spirit Source Realm, there has probably never been a beast master with only one spirit source in history.

Li Tianming didn't expect this to happen to him.

However, he was not at all anxious, he had absolute trust in Yinghuo.

It is an Eternal Hellfire Phoenix, its bloodline is the supreme of the world, even if it is only one spirit source, how could it be an ordinary spirit source!

Perhaps, the spirit source born within their bodies is the so-called 'Hellfire Source'!

A Hellfire Source was born within each of their bodies.

Li Tianming's was in the dantian, while the little yellow chicken's was in the stomach.

Since it can devour the sun, the Hellfire Source in its stomach might be its core.

As the power in their bodies gathered toward the single Hellfire Source, Li Tianming could feel that this Hellfire Source, which had gathered countless Eternal Hellfire beast essences, was expanding.

Originally, it was just the size of a normal spirit source, but as time passed, it expanded continuously.

The condensation of the Spirit Source Realm is much more complex and time-consuming than the breakthrough of the Beast Vein Realm.

Others would open spirit sources one by one in sequence, but Li Tianming was opening a single spirit source from start to finish.

From late night to dawn, after several hours of refinement, the Hellfire Source in his dantian had expanded to an unimaginable size.

He knew the size and capacity of ordinary spirit sources.

In short, the capacity of the Hellfire Source now was almost equivalent to seven, or even eight, ordinary spirit sources.

This means that in a confrontation at the same level, his Eternal Hellfire beast essence, which already surpasses the opponent in quality, now also surpasses the opponent with a seventh-level companion beast in capacity.

In total, it might be comparable to a beast master with an eighth, or even ninth-level companion beast.

Such a level of super genius has never been heard of, and has never appeared in the history of the Zhuque Kingdom.

Whoever has a seventh-level companion beast in their youth is a national sensation.

This terrifying and burning Hellfire Source is enough to make Li Tianming invincible at the same level!

Even, to have beast essence that is invincible across levels!

The only thing that couldn't be determined was how many spirit source techniques one Hellfire Source could cultivate for Yinghuo.

Or perhaps, Yinghuo doesn't need to seize the awakening techniques of fierce beasts?

As their cultivation of the Spirit Source Realm approached its end, and the Hellfire Source, like a hell of flames, was fully formed, Li Tianming had an answer.

He was observing his Hellfire Source, which looked like a real hell.

It became his core, the nine beast veins were the channels connecting this hell to his body, and also the channels connecting him to Yinghuo's Hellfire Source.

Despite Yinghuo's small body, its Hellfire Source was no different from Li Tianming's.

"I feel it, my body is awakening!" the little yellow chicken suddenly said excitedly.

Li Tianming opened his eyes; the sun had not yet risen, and the world was still dim, but the fierce Eternal Hellfire beast essence was burning on their bodies.

At this moment, the little yellow chicken, like a rooster crowing, raised its head and let out a long cry—

Whoosh!

Li Tianming suddenly saw it spew out a ball of crimson flames!

The golden flames were ten times the size of its body, and as they burst out, they instantly transformed into a fire phoenix!

The fire phoenix soared into the sky, hovering in the air, burning intensely. In an instant, it illuminated a ten-mile radius.

The phoenix is a legendary sacred beast, a totem and a belief.

The Phoenix Hall of the Yanhuang Academy is based on the phoenix, and the descriptions in mythology confirm that this is a fire phoenix.

Yinghuo raised its head and let out a long cry, spewing out a fire phoenix.

The fire phoenix burned fiercely, and then Yinghuo opened its mouth and sucked it back into its stomach.

"If achieving the Spirit Source Realm grants a technique, then what I just did could be considered a technique, called 'Hellfire.'"

"The burning of Hellfire is eternal and unextinguishable, unless I收回 it myself."

The little yellow chicken put away the fire phoenix 'Hellfire' and said proudly.

"It's definitely different from the spirit source techniques of companion beasts. Companion beasts themselves don't have techniques; they seize the beast souls of fierce beasts and refine them into spirit source techniques stored in the spirit sources."

"Your technique, born from your bloodline, is more like the awakening technique of a fierce beast."

Li Tianming had already witnessed the power of Hellfire!

It is an unextinguishable flame; if an enemy is contaminated, they cannot clean it off.

The specific strength needs to be tested in actual combat.

But, would the awakening technique of an ancient chaotic giant beast be ordinary?

"As for my Hellfire Source, whether it can refine the beast souls of fierce beasts into spirit source techniques, we'll see when the time comes."

"I feel it won't be too difficult, but it might not be as strong as my Hellfire."

The little yellow chicken looked very proud.

"I feel that you have the attributes of both fierce beasts and companion beasts."

"Fierce beasts can have awakening techniques, and companion beasts can refine beast souls into spirit source techniques. You might be able to do both."

This is Li Tianming's guess.

He feels that the ancient chaotic giant beast, even as a companion beast, has not lost its original nature.

It might even have become stronger and have more possibilities.

Other companion beasts' spirit sources can only bear one spirit source technique.

But the little yellow chicken's vast Hellfire Source already has a bloodline awakening technique like 'Hellfire.'

It might also be able to refine beast souls and obtain the techniques of fierce beasts.

Both of them had finished their cultivation, and the scorching aura in the courtyard finally dissipated.

Li Tianming felt the vast power in his body.

He deeply understood that this breakthrough was much stronger than before.

"Finally, I have returned to the level I was at three years ago."

"But, the difference is too great compared to three years ago."

He could feel his power; when he reached the Spirit Source Realm three years ago, it was not like this.

Three years ago, he had five spirit sources, but compared to the Hellfire Source in his dantian, the difference was too great.

"It's time to take our mother to the Yanhuang Academy." The little yellow chicken said with burning eyes.

"I will find out who dared to assassinate us and injure our mother, and I will burn them to ashes!" the little yellow chicken said through gritted teeth.

Li Tianming was not in a hurry; the truth will eventually come to light.

Now, he only wanted to enter the Heavenly Capital!