Beneath this roaring river of flames, the existence of such a realm was truly beyond comprehension. No one could say for sure which ancient great cultivator had carved out this space.
“Huh…”
At this moment, Lin Fan’s gaze locked onto a crystal stone on the ground, glowing with a blood-red light. It exuded an unusual aura.
“Treasure—this must be a treasure!” Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. Back then, he had noticed occasional flashes of red light from below, and now he had finally stumbled upon it himself.
“Ding! Congratulations on discovering the Nirvana Stone.”
Nirvana Stone: A crystallization formed when one of the Ten凶 Beasts, the Phoenix, undergoes its fourth涅槃. It contains infinite vitality.
Though Lin Fan didn’t fully understand, the description sounded incredibly high-grade.
Infinite vitality—anything related to life force was definitely not something ordinary.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan immediately began collecting the Nirvana Stones. They varied in size—some as small as fingernails, others as large as fists.
Though he didn’t yet know their exact use, Lin Fan assumed there were only two possibilities—either forging weapons or refining pills.
Cheerfully picking up the stones, Lin Fan continued his search until he spotted something unusual—a pure white egg, the size of a basketball, floating within a flame.
“Encountered a major treasure…”
One surprise followed another, leaving Lin Fan almost overwhelmed.
After placing the Nirvana Stones into his bag, Lin Fan quickly ran forward, circling the egg and examining it carefully.
Thin red veins occasionally flickered across its smooth white shell.
“Could this be… a Phoenix egg?” Lin Fan muttered to himself.
He recalled an old saying: “Wherever a Phoenix lands, there must be great treasure.”
If this truly was a Phoenix egg, then it was indeed a priceless treasure.
The descendant of an ancient fierce Beast—this is no laughing matter. A fully grown ancient fierce Beast could easily destroy even the mightiest sects.
The Phoenix he had seen earlier was likely unmatched across the entire Dong Ling Continent.
Lin Fan reached out and touched the egg, feeling a vast, surging life force pulsing within.
“Ding! Congratulations on discovering the ancient凶 Beast Phoenix Egg.”
Phoenix Egg: The crystallization of the ancient fierce beast Phoenix. It will hatch in one month.
The moment Lin Fan touched it, his heart erupted in laughter. It was indeed a Phoenix egg—and it would hatch in a month.
Suppressing his excitement, Lin Fan imagined the scene: once the Phoenix hatched, wouldn’t he have a free, super-powered bodyguard?
A supreme ancient凶 Beast surpassing the Grand Heaven Realm! If he could have it fight him, wouldn’t his own cultivation progress rapidly surpass the Grand Heaven Realm in no time?
Imagining this, Lin Fan wiped drool from his mouth and sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at the Phoenix egg.
From this moment on, he wouldn’t go anywhere else. This was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. He wasn’t foolish enough to leave the egg alone while he went treasure hunting elsewhere—what if someone else came and took it while he was gone? He’d probably cry his eyes out.
So Lin Fan sat cross-legged, silently watching.
Day after day passed. After three days, Lin Fan grew bored. He took out some food from a storage pouch he had looted from Lei Hengfeng and filled his stomach.
If this continued for a whole month, he’d go mad. He needed something to do.
So Lin Fan took out the Eternal Axe. Since acquiring it, he hadn’t had much time to examine it. Now, with nothing else to do, he began studying it carefully.
The axe head shimmered with a dark luster, exuding a faint ancient aura.
At that moment, Lin Fan rubbed his eyes, as if doubting what he had just seen.
When the axe had flashed with a faint glow, hadn’t there been a pattern on it?
Lin Fan touched the surface of the Eternal Axe, but it felt perfectly smooth—no grooves or carvings. Had he imagined it?
Still puzzled, he kept his eyes fixed on it. Then, once again, the axe pulsed with light.
This time, Lin Fan saw it clearly.
Yes, there had been a pattern on the surface when the light flashed—it only lasted for about a second.
The sun and moon reversed—down here in the river of flames, Lin Fan had lost all sense of time.
Besides waiting for the Phoenix egg to hatch, he now focused all his attention on the Eternal Axe.
Finally, one day, Lin Fan stood up.
His mind was filled with the image of that pattern.
In the vision, a naked giant held an axe in one hand. With a slight swing of the axe between his opening and closing eyes, he tore through layers of empty space, unleashing a torrent of cosmic energy.
Closing his eyes slightly, Lin Fan felt the ancient and profound aura radiating from the Eternal Axe—an aura that seemed distant, primordial.
At that moment, Lin Fan slightly flicked his wrist, and the Eternal Axe erupted with dazzling light.
“Slash…”
At that instant, Lin Fan felt as if he had become that giant himself, wielding the power of heaven and earth, swinging the axe into the void.
“Hong!”
In an instant, a dark crack tore open in the void before Lin Fan, with countless streams of energy rushing into the fissure.
Huuu…
Lin Fan suddenly opened his eyes wide, astonished. That single slash had consumed half of his true energy.
Incredible!
Lin Fan’s true energy was like an ocean—though his current cultivation was at the early stage of Divine Entry, his energy reserves were comparable to those of an expert at the Small Heaven Realm.
Yet now, a single slash had consumed half of it. It was simply unbelievable.
“Ding! Congratulations on comprehending the first move of the Heaven-Sundering Three Strikes—Cang Qiong (Heavenly Expanse).”
“Cang Qiong, Level 1.”
…
Lin Fan gasped for breath, shaking his head helplessly. If just the first level had consumed so much energy, what would happen at higher levels? He’d probably be drained to a dried-up husk.
After recovering his energy, Lin Fan threw himself back into studying the axe’s immense and ancient power.
Gradually, he began to sense the deep, primordial aura emanating from the Eternal Axe.
“Cang Qiong.”
At this moment, Lin Fan’s spirit, energy, and focus reached their peak. With a single swing, countless torrents of energy surged along the blade, tearing through the void once again, creating another void torrent.
“Powerful.”
Compared to his “Finger of Annihilation,” this axe strike was far more devastating, with overwhelming destructive power.
Lin Fan picked up the Eternal Axe again, carefully sensing its power. The Heaven-Sundering Three Strikes currently had only one technique—probably because the Eternal Axe was damaged. The other two moves were likely locked away until the axe was repaired.
But Lin Fan wasn’t in a hurry. Even with just this one move, it was already overwhelmingly powerful.
Under normal circumstances, he probably wouldn’t have noticed such a hidden technique within the Eternal Axe.
Looks like he really was a person of great fortune, noticing such a hidden treasure in such an obscure place.
“Ka-cha…”
Just then, a crisp cracking sound echoed. Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy as he quickly turned his head.
“It’s about to hatch…”
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