The Cangling Zhang family dominates the continent!

"Haha, kid, you must be dumbfounded." Duan Lang teased when he heard his question.

"Um, Master, please solve my doubts quickly and stop teasing your disciple." Shi Xiaohuo said.

"The molten lava you see with your naked eyes is just an illusion. Only at the very top can you feel the scorching heat. But when you actually take that step, you will discover the true situation.

It is this step that blocks 99% of the cultivators who reach the crater," Duan Lang explained.

When Shi Xiaohuo heard Duan Lang's words, he also showed a trace of shame. After all, he had backed down just now.

"You have done very well, both before and now." Duan Lang's voice sounded, as if he could see through Shi Xiaohuo's thoughts.

"Master!" Shi Xiaohuo was stunned and looked at the ancient ring on his left hand with some disbelief.

"Don't look at me like that. When I was young, I left home and wandered around with my soul body, practicing the Fusion Technique and searching for the Spiritual Fire of Heaven and Earth. After more than ten years, I transformed from a young man at the first level of Body Tempering to you at the late stage of Dan Hua.

The pain you've experienced along the way is only known to you and your teacher, so you're no worse than anyone else in this world." Duan Lang's voice was calm as water, but Shi Xiaohuo knew that this was the moment when Duan Lang was most serious.

After hearing this, Shi Xiaohuo's eyes turned red, tears welled up in his eyes, and he said:

"Master... why are you so talkative today? It makes me feel embarrassed."

"roll!"

The touching atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant.

"Ah!" Shi Xiaohuo fell suddenly, and soon appeared in a spacious cave.

However, the cave was filled with magma, and there was only a place less than two square meters for Shi Xiaohuo to stand on.

"The Earth's Core Flame Crystal Fire ranks fifty-seventh on the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire List. You're lucky, kid. This is still a young fire, and its strength is only about level seven. Your master can easily control it." Duan Lang said, looking at a spiritual fire floating above the magma.

This fire has a shiny outer shell and the flame is orange-yellow.

"What are you waiting for? Just do it!" Shi Xiaohuo shouted excitedly with his eyes wide open.

Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward without hesitation, trying to step onto the surface of the seemingly boiling magma.

Because in his opinion, these magmas were exactly the same as those he had encountered before, just some bluffing illusions, with only appearance.

However, just as he was about to step into the magma, Duan Lang suddenly said jokingly:

"If you really want to die, I won't stop you, but you have to get me out first."

Hearing this, Shi Xiaohuo was startled. He suddenly retracted his right foot, which was about to touch the magma. An expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and he exclaimed:

"Are you saying this magma is real? Not an illusion?"

After a brief moment of astonishment, Shi Xiaohuo's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.

His figure suddenly rose into the air and rushed towards the spiritual fire in front like a nimble bird.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Unexpectedly, just as he flew above the magma, the calm magma suddenly rolled violently, and then dozens of huge and ferocious fire snakes rushed out from it and pounced on Shi Xiaohuo in mid-air.

These fire snakes were flashing with fiery light all over their bodies, and they obviously possessed considerable strength, with some of them being powerful fourth- and fifth-level beings.

Faced with such a sudden attack, Shi Xiaohuo couldn't help but gasp.

Fortunately, at this time, Duan Lang in the ancient ring came to help in time.

He just snorted coldly and waved his right hand lightly. A dazzling silver flame shot out like lightning, instantly engulfing the dozens of aggressive fire crystal snakes.

Afterwards, Duan Lang quickly used his magical powers to firmly suppress the Earth Core Flame Crystal Fire that was about to take the opportunity to escape, and turned to Shi Xiaohuo and warned loudly:

"Stop daydreaming! Quickly take that seventh-grade Mysterious Ice Purifying Heart Pill, then use all your strength to practice the Rong Jue technique... Only then can you subdue this Earth Core Flame Crystal!"

"Yes! Master!" Shi Xiaohuo did not hesitate. He took out a light blue pill from the storage ring and swallowed it in one gulp. Then he sat cross-legged in the void, preparing to refine the Earth Core Flame Crystal Fire.

Shi Xiaohuo closed his eyes and concentrated, muttering to himself, "Today I must subdue this Earth Core Flame Crystal."

He immediately started practicing the Rong Jue technique, and his hands danced like a butterfly among flowers, quickly forming mysterious seals. While forming the seals, he encouraged himself in his heart.

The spiritual power around the body was like an awakened spirit, gathering into a faint, nebula-like spiritual power vortex, slowly rhythmically moving.

He seemed to be being pulled, his steps unsteady but firm as he approached the Earth's core flame crystal that could turn everything into nothing.

The core fire crystal fire was like a violent king, and it instantly realized that the newcomer had ill intentions. The flames suddenly rose up, like a roaring dragon, burning fiercely. The high temperature was like an invisible giant hand, kneading and twisting the space, making a "sizzling" sound.

Shi Xiaohuo's heart tightened when he saw this: "This spiritual fire is really fierce. Fortunately, I have the Xuanbing Qingxin Pill."

Fortunately, with the protection of Xuanbing Qingxin Pill, Shi Xiaohuo can be said to be as stable as a rock.

He used the Fusion Technique to transform spiritual energy into fusion power, like an alchemist refining treasures.

This power is like a flexible silk thread. When it lightly touches the crystal fire of the earth's core, it encounters a strong repulsive force like destroying a star, just like a tsunami hitting the shore.

Shi Xiaohuo gritted his teeth and held on, increasing his spiritual power output. He thought to himself, "I must not give up. If I retreat, all my efforts will be wasted."

The fusion force seemed to be reinforced and slowly seeped into the flames.

Shi Xiaohuo's forehead was covered with sweat. Even with the help of elixirs, the power of the spiritual fire was still far beyond imagination. It was like an ancient giant beast awakening, showing the power to destroy the world. And this was only the spiritual fire ranked 57th on the spiritual fire list.

But Shi Xiaohuo had no intention of retreating, and roared in his heart:

"I've gone through countless hardships to get to where I am today, so what does this spiritual fire mean to me?"

Shining like stars in the dark night, he used all his strength to activate the Fusion Technique, his spiritual energy surging like a river, continuously injecting the power of fusion.

As time went by, the resistance of the Earth Core Fire Crystal gradually weakened.

Shi Xiaohuo is like a keen hunter, seizing the opportunity and spreading the fusion power like a big net, gently and firmly wrapping the spiritual fire.

Under the exquisite effect of the fusion technique, the color of the Earth Core Flame Crystal changed from dazzling to soft, and finally merged into Shi Xiaohuo's body.

Shi Xiaohuo's body shook as if thunder had struck. He had successfully refined this peerless spiritual fire. His heart was filled with ecstasy and pride: "I did it!"

Duan Lang: "Congratulations! Not only have you successfully refined the spiritual fire, but you've also broken through to the middle stage of the spiritual realm!"

"I have broken through the spiritual realm? Then what is my Dharma image?" Shi Xiaohuo asked curiously. He remembered that he did not absorb the essence and blood of the monster.

"Your Dharma image is the essence of the Earth's core fire, which is comparable to the blood essence of a high-level demon beast. However, as you fuse more spiritual fires, your Dharma image will continue to grow stronger. This is the benefit of practicing the Fusion Technique." Duan Lang said with a smile.