Infinite Fire Record - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Becoming a Bone Spirit Coldfire

Yutian had become the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

At that moment, Imperial Sky’s entire soul had transformed into a pale-white flame, constantly burning. A single black point appeared at the center of his brow, marking the supernatural ability he had devoured. Apart from that single mark, the rest of his soul was engulfed in the cold, eerie fire.

Yutian had merged with the spiritual intelligence of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. In a sense, he had mastered it—but this mastery was merely the beginning, not yet complete.

Even so, Imperial Heaven felt an incomparable thrill. A foreign flame—such a thing represented the power to annihilate heaven and earth.

His excitement, however, was fleeting. He quickly sobered, aware that danger had not yet passed. He was still inside the medicinal elder’s body!

Following the flow of the elder’s fighting qi, Royal Sky drifted toward his Yutian. There, within the core of his being, lay a crystalline orb radiating a fiery red light.

Royal Sky knew—this was the source of the elder’s fighting qi. The surrounding energy pulsed with fire-attributed Dou Qi, forming an almost impenetrable defense. As if sensing the intrusion, the fighting qi surged toward him, pressing him toward the very core of its power.

If he were to be drawn into that source, the Pill Elder would reclaim him entirely!

A disdainful smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth. “Had the spirit of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame been absent, perhaps you would have succeeded this time. But with me here, you will never claim the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.”

As the elder Dou Qi surged toward him, Imperial Heaven’s smirk widened into something far crueler.

He commanded the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, shaping it into a sword of pale fire. This was no mere projection—the sword itself was Imperial Heaven, for he and the flame were now one. The Bone Spirit Cold Flame had become his new body.

The raging Dou Qi pressed forward, attempting to suppress him. Yet, Imperial Heaven only chuckled. “Your own Dou Qi shall become the very force that ends you, old man! Haha…!”

Seizing upon the force of the elder’s attack, he let the momentum propel him straight toward the Dou Qi core!

The elder’s strength had long surpassed that of an ordinary warrior. His Dou Qi source was condensed into a solid orb—a Dou Ling. Ten sharp spikes protruded from its surface. When those spikes were worn down, leaving a smooth, jade-like core, the Dou Ling would evolve into a Dou Wang. But the elder was already a Dou Zong. His Dou Qi core gleamed with a flawless, impenetrable luster.

Yet, using the very power of the Pill Elder against him, Imperial Heaven transformed into a piercing strike, launching himself straight toward the center of that core!

The elder, unaware of the impending catastrophe, observed the energy collision with satisfaction. This Bone Spirit Cold Flame… at last, it is mine.

But he had no idea—he had only invited his destruction.

With a sudden burst of motion, the sword of pale-white flame drove itself into the heart of the Dou Qi core.

A sound like steel crashing against steel echoed through the space. Imperial Heaven sensed it—the core’s formidable density, the sheer might it contained.

Undeterred, he struck again.

The elder’s expression changed. Realization dawned, and he let out a sharp cry. “What?! The Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s spirit still lingers… It seeks to destroy my Dou Qi core!”

Panic overtook him, but it was already too late.

Imperial Heaven had fully consumed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s intelligence. Though he had not yet mastered its energy, the sheer volatile force of the foreign fire erupted in a terrifying explosion.

Boom! Buzz…!

A deafening detonation resounded as the Bone Spirit Cold Flame ran wild, beyond even Imperial Heaven’s control.

Pill Elder’s physical body could not withstand the eruption. In an instant, he was reduced to nothing but dust and scattered ashes.

Imperial Heaven reappeared in the outside world. A colossal crater, spanning tens of thousands of feet, now marred the land. At its core, ice spread outward, a testament to the destructive power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

A sense of relief flickered within Yutian. By merging with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he had survived. And yet… the explosion had expended nearly all of the flame’s original energy.

Now, in terms of cultivation, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was merely at the level of a common fighter. If not for the foreign fire’s unique properties, even an ordinary Dou Shi could subdue him in this weakened state.

As he surveyed the devastation, a faint silhouette emerged from the settling energy. Yutian’s gaze sharpened.

It was Pill Elder. Or rather, what remained of him—his soul.

The elder’s spectral form seethed with fury. Though injured, his spiritual power far surpassed Yutian’s. As a Heaven-tier soul, he still possessed overwhelming might.

Imperial Heaven instinctively ignited the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, wrapping his soul within its protective blaze. The flame’s effect on souls was minimal, but any advantage was worth seizing.

The Pill Elder’s hatred burned hotter than any fire. “Bone Spirit Cold Flame…!” he roared.

Yutian knew he had to flee.

His gaze darted toward the explosion site—there, amidst the destruction, lay a black spatial rift.

A dimensional tear? He clenched his fists. That must have formed from the collision of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s explosion and the Pill Elder’s Dou Qi.

A voice rang out from the distance. “Pill Elder! Where are you?”

The moment the elder heard it, his soul shuddered with desperation. “Feng Xian, I am here!”

Yutian froze. Venerable Wind… Pill Elder’s sworn brother.

Damn. There was no time to hesitate.

With a cold glint in his eyes, he lunged straight for the elder.

The Pill Elder’s soul flared with hostility—but what happened next stunned him.

Rather than attacking, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame swept up an ink-black ring from the ground before darting toward the spatial rift!

The Pill Elder’s soul twisted in shock. “No! That’s my Nascent Ring—my treasure! How can the Bone Spirit Cold Flame be this intelligent?! It only has the power of a Dou Wang… No, after that explosion, it should only be a Dou Shi! How… how is this possible?!”

His stunned disbelief came too late.

With a final burst of movement, Yutian vanished into the black rift, leaving only the Pill Elder’s enraged cries echoing through the ruins.