This Void Devouring Flame seems a bit strange

The moment his consciousness was dragged in, Void Devouring Flame realized that something was wrong. He did not hold back, and his powerful soul power instantly surged out, trying to drag his consciousness back from the unknown.

But at the last moment when he was about to be dragged back, he hesitated, just like Pandora who got the magic box given by Zeus. Curiosity made him relax, and it was this brief relaxation that the traction from the other side exerted force again and completely dragged his consciousness in.

"Oh no, things seem to be completely beyond our expectations..."

At this moment, Void Devouring Flame, who was dragged into the unknown space, really wanted to slap himself twice. Don't you know what curiosity kills the cat means?

But now that I'm here, I have no chance to regret it. Thinking of this, Xuwu Tunyan simply relaxed. After all, there is a saying that goes, "If you come, don't leave..." Bah, if you come, just make the best of it.

After that feeling of entanglement ended, what came into Void Tunyan's eyes was a huge white space.

"Strange, there is nothing?" Void Devouring Flame muttered.

"Haha, it's really rare that someone would visit here..." Along with a laughing voice, a huge sea of ​​fire suddenly erupted in the center of the space.

Unlike ordinary seas of fire, this sea of ​​fire is colorful and gorgeous, which is amazing and even makes people ignore the terrifying power and destructive power of the fire itself.

"This is not an ordinary flame, it is a sea of ​​strange fire." Void Devouring Flame didn't care about the temperature of the sea of ​​fire at all. He directly reached his hand into the sea of ​​fire and grabbed a green flame. "This should be the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire..."

The Green Lotus Earth Core Fire stayed in Xuwu Tunyan's hand for a while, then flew away from his palm.

"That's right." The old voice replied. Void Devouring Flame looked in the direction of the voice. In the center of the sea of ​​fire, countless colorful flames gathered together and turned into a huge flower bud. After gathering most of the surrounding flames, the flower bud slowly bloomed, and an old figure in dark robes emerged from it. I think it was the owner of the voice just now.

Judging from his clothes alone, the old man is no different from an ordinary old man, but one difference is that his hair is as colorful as the ocean under his feet, giving a sense of déjà vu of "gathering at the village entrance, with cement included".

"Flower fairy beast? Guanyin Bodhisattva?" Seeing the scene of the flower blooming out of the bud, Xuwu Tunyan couldn't help but make a joke.

“Hmm?” Of course the old man didn’t understand Xuwu Tunyan’s teasing, but when he saw him, he said in a very familiar tone: “I didn’t expect it to be you, Xuwu Tunyan.”

"Who are you?" asked Xuwu Tunyan. In fact, when he saw the old man's appearance, he had already guessed it almost exactly, but he still wanted to confirm it.

“Don’t you recognize me? That’s right. I don’t know how you got here, but it doesn’t matter.” The old man’s voice was profound, and a flower bud similar to the one under his feet rose from the sea of ​​fire: “Sit down.”

Xuwu Tunyan sat down and stared at the old man.

"As a Strange Fire, you should know the Strange Fire List."

"I know, but does that have anything to do with your identity?"

"Have you ever heard of the number one on the Different Fire Ranking?"

"No." Xuwu Tunyan shook his head. At this time, his inner guess was almost confirmed, but he still pretended not to know: "Am I not the first?"

"That's fine." The old man smiled. "In fact, there is no so-called first place in the Different Fire Ranking. In other words, every kind of Different Fire has the potential to be number one."

"You sound like the protagonist of a special effects film..." Void Swallowing Flame secretly complained, "So that means you are also a strange fire?"

"Of course. At the beginning, I had just awakened my spiritual intelligence. After coming into contact with this technique, I gained the ability to fuse other strange fires. Relying on this ability, I continued to fuse other strange fires and became stronger. Eventually, I became number one on the Strange Fire List. My name is Di Yan, but few people know this name now. More people know the name - Tushe Ancient Emperor." The old man's words confirmed Void Swallowing Flame's guess.

"This is really an astonishing thing." Void Devouring Flame folded his hands, "In other words, you also devoured me before?"

"That's right." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor did not shy away from it. "However, after I became the Dou Emperor, I separated some of the origins of the strange fires I devoured and scattered them in various corners of this continent, so that they can become new strange fires one day. This can be regarded as a kind of compensation. In addition to you, there is also the Pure Lotus Demon Fire."

"Why is it so? Also, why do I know nothing about what you said?" Xuwu Tunyan asked. Because he had read the original work, he knew that Xuwu Tunyan and Jinglian Yaohuo were imprisoned by Tushe Ancient Emperor. Later, they escaped with the help of Emperor Grade Young Pill. As for the rest, he really didn't know.

"Because, at that time, you and the Pure Lotus Demon Fire both had extremely violent personalities. If I let you go, I'm afraid you would bring disaster to the entire continent. That's why I kept you behind."

"So? You want to lock me up again now?" There was something vague in Xuwu Tunyan's words. Although it was obvious that the Tushe Ancient Emperor in front of him was just a remnant soul, he didn't know much about Tushe Ancient Emperor. Moreover, he was in the space set up by the other party. Who knew what backup plan he had arranged.

"You are worrying too much. Now I am just a remnant soul and I don't have that much ability. I am here just to see which strange fire will follow the same path as me." Tushe Gudi said with a smile, but there was no intention of taking action in his words.

"Same as you?" Void Swallowing Flame was somewhat puzzled. "It is written in the Burning Technique that if you want to practice it, you need to give up your original cultivation. As the second-ranked Strange Fire, there are countless people who want to get me. Wouldn't that be like a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth?"

"That's for humans or monsters." Tuoshe Gudi smiled, "But for strange fire, there is no such requirement."

"Really?" Xuwu Tunyan was a little skeptical. After all, it was the guy in front of him who locked himself up, or the original "Xuwu Tunyan".

"You don't have to doubt it." Looking at Xuwu Tunyan's eyes, Tuoshe Gudi guessed his thoughts, "Let me explain it briefly."

"The different fires can devour each other, but this devouring is simple and crude, just like humans or magical beasts taking elixirs, which can only increase their strength."

"But after practicing the Burning Technique, it's different. Devouring is not just about gaining energy, but also taking its abilities and characteristics into account for your own use."

"It sounds like Chimera Ants..." Void Devouring Flame couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Are you trying to trick me into learning?" Xuwu Tunyan didn't dare to let his guard down. Although this old man was quite calm and kind when facing Xiao Yan later, he didn't dare to overestimate the moral quality of this old monster.

"It's your own choice whether to study or not. I'm not the one guiding you." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor could see Xuwu Tunyan's worry, "Otherwise, how did you get in?"

Xuwu Tunyan didn't say anything, but he also agreed.

"Well, I've answered so many questions. You should answer some of my questions as well." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor still kept smiling. "After me, will there be a new Dou Emperor appear?"

"No more." Void Devouring Flame shook his head.

"No more?" Tushegudi's eyes widened slightly, and then returned to normal.

“There are a few people who have reached the peak of the Nine Stars, but they have never succeeded in breaking through that threshold. There was one person who refused to admit defeat and wanted to break through, but unfortunately, not only did he die in the end, but his clan members also suffered a tragedy.”

When Xuwu Tunyan said this, he did not feel any guilt. Although he had a "contribution" to Xiao Xuan's death, to be honest, the mastermind was still Emperor Hun Tian.

"It is true." After hearing this, Tushegudi was not too surprised.

"Then do you want to know the reason?"

"I guess it has something to do with this world. After all, those people are absolutely first-rate in terms of both talent and hard work. If they can't break through under such circumstances, it's probably not related to them personally."

Although he knew the reason, Xuwu Tunyan did not say it directly, but deliberately "guessed".

"You guessed right." Tuoshe Ancient Emperor smiled, "The current Douqi Continent, with the passage of time, is missing something, and that is the key to becoming a Doudi."

"In ancient times, this thing was generally called source energy. It is a strange energy that accompanies the heaven and earth. Only by absorbing it can one successfully break through the barrier of the Dou Emperor. Every plane will have source energy at the beginning of its birth, but it cannot be regenerated. The birth of a Dou Emperor consumes a huge amount of source energy. Therefore, there has been no Dou Emperor born in the Dou Qi Continent."

“It’s really the case that the previous generations enjoyed happiness while the later generations suffered misfortune.” Xuwu Tunyan said with emotion, “If I tell those Doushengs about this, I’m afraid they will want to die.”

"However, there is still some residual source energy in this world." Tuoshe Gudi's eyes became a little cunning, "Do you want to know?"

“No need.” Void Swallowing Flame certainly knew where the remaining source energy was, but he also knew that at least at this stage, that thing could not be opened at all. “Anyway, I am a different fire, so I don’t have to worry about dying of old age. And I know very well that some things cannot be obtained by just thinking about them.”

"It's really rare. I didn't expect you to answer like this. It seems that you are indeed different from before." Tuoshe Gudi was a little surprised. "Okay, then I respect your choice."

Suddenly, the sea of ​​fire emitted a wave, and the entire space seemed to tremble.

"It seems that this meeting has to end." Tuoshe Gudi raised his hand lightly, and the sea of ​​fire became calm again. "Do you have anything else to ask?"

"Well... are you still alive now?" Void Tunyan thought for a moment and asked.

"You'll probably have to see the real me to know. I'm just a remnant soul that was placed here in advance." Tushegudi shrugged.

"Okay, bye then."

"Goodbye." Tushe Ancient Emperor pointed with one finger, and the powerful suction force dragged Void Devouring Flame out.