Inside the bright mountain cave, scarlet flames violently churned, and as the clusters of flames blazed, the space around the fire clearly showed some noticeable distortions.
From the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning in Mo Yu's hand, strands of lightning snakes continuously crackled outwards, like high-voltage currents emitting destructive aura, causing the Void Realm to tremble.
As the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire gradually became rampant, Snake Uncle was the first to notice. His powerful Soul Power rapidly spread out, completely enveloping the entire cave, and at the same time, isolating the suddenly extremely hot temperature within the cave.
In mid-air, the scarlet flames surged against the wind, expanding their volume by nearly a hundred times in the blink of an eye. Faintly, a terrifying might of ten thousand beasts came rushing towards him.
However, this beastly might, when facing the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning, subtly showed a tendency to dissipate.
Seeing this, Mo Yu also understood a little.
As one of the Four Divine Beasts of his previous life's continent, the Vermilion Bird, alongside the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise, possessed a Bloodline Rank that was no weaker than the three super Demonic Beast Families of the Fighting Qi Continent.
In contrast, the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire was only ranked twenty-second on the different fire list. Although it had absorbed many Demonic Beast Bloodlines and Beast Spirits, its high ranking was primarily due to quantity. Therefore, in terms of quality, the Ranks of these Demonic Beasts likely did not exceed Dou Zong powerhouses.
Thus, seeing this, Mo Yu's confidence in the Profound Thunder's plan to devour the different fire increased.
However, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning had not yet reached its Peak, so Mo Yu's expression became much more solemn regarding the upcoming devouring plan.
Gazing at the massive scarlet flames in mid-air, the young man took a deep breath of the scorching air, then aimed his palm remotely at the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, and unleashed a powerful suction force.
The suction force, which could ordinarily easily draw in a large stone, could only make the different fire move slowly in mid-air when trying to draw it in.
A mere few meters of distance slowly moved closer only after consuming nearly a fifth of Mo Yu's Dou Qi, which showed how immense the Dou Qi consumed was.
As the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire gradually approached, the terrifying heat and the might of ten thousand beasts it emitted caused even Snake Uncle's face to show a hint of shock.
Being able to Rank on the different fire list, this Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire was clearly no ordinary or mundane object; even a Dou Zun powerhouse would have to be cautious.
When the massive scarlet flames stopped about a meter in front of Mo Yu, even though the inside of the cave had been isolated by Snake Uncle's Soul Power, the terrifying high temperature it emitted still caused some hard bluestone inside the cave to gradually crack.
Snake Uncle, staring with a solemn face at the massive scarlet flames suspended in front of Mo Yu, saw his slightly ethereal body surface suddenly ripple violently like water.
Noticing the change in his own body, Snake Uncle's expression slightly changed. His hands rapidly formed seals, and with a low roar, purple-golden light quickly rose from within his body until it completely enveloped him before gradually ceasing.
Only after summoning his Bloodline Power did Snake Uncle's figure return to calmness. He retreated a few steps, his cold and charming face filled with solemnity as he stared intently at the churning scarlet flames.
"When this Venerable One evolved back then, I also devoured different fires. Generally, at the center of a different fire, there is a wisp of a fire seed; this is the core of the different fire, and you must grasp it!"
Hearing Snake Uncle's words, Mo Yu's brows slightly furrowed, and his lips twitched. Putting his hand into a different fire, in the eyes of others, was simply courting death.
However, as the master of Profound Thunder, Mo Yu knew that the fire seed was to the different fire what the thunder Origin was to Profound Thunder; only by controlling it could he truly complete the devouring!
A moment later, Mo Yu also slowly stabilized his mind. He had paid such a high price for the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire; if it weren't for Heavenly Serpent Mansion's sudden intervention, he might have already died at the hands of the Lion-headed Elder or the Black Lizard Demon Snake King.
Now that it was the most crucial moment, he could not give up halfway.
In his dark eyes, the scarlet, eerie flames reflected, and Mo Yu looked at the massive flames suspended before him. Under the reflection of the flames, a handsome, solemn face was illuminated.
The next moment, the young man's arm suddenly plunged into this cluster of scarlet core fire.
As the young man's arm plunged into the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning let out a cry, and crackling currents suddenly surged, then transformed into electric snakes, coiling around Mo Yu's arm, forming a protective shield.
With this layer of lightning protective shield, Mo Yu was able to block the high temperature of the different fire and protect his arm.
As the arm gradually extended into the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, the layer of lightning protective shield covering the arm actually began to melt rapidly.
Lightning bolts, like electric snakes, were continuously burned away, rapidly incinerated into nothingness by the scarlet flames.
Although the lightning snakes melted extremely quickly within the different fire, as they melted, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning continuously released an endless stream of lightning power.
This lightning power continuously surged out, quickly repairing the melted lightning protective shield on the arm.
In this cycle of continuous melting and repairing, Mo Yu's arm finally fully extended into the different fire.
Being in such close contact with the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, Mo Yu's forehead was covered in more and more hot sweat, and his whole body felt as if it was melting, feeling incomparably scorching.
Seeing this, Mo Yu couldn't help but divert his attention to control the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning, forming a lightning protection around his entire body, which made him feel slightly better.
Staring unblinkingly at the continuously churning scarlet flames, Mo Yu's palm rapidly moved within the different fire.
Without Profound Thunder as protection, this act of 'egg extraction' within a different fire would undoubtedly be courting death. In the original work, Little Yanzi also relied on Yao Lao's help, using the Rank five Medicinal Pill, Blood Lotus Pill, as a means to protect his body.
After taking the Blood Lotus Pill, a layer of blood-colored keratin would cover the human body, which could resist high temperatures and heat. It was also under the protection of this blood-colored keratin layer that Xiao Yan made such a risky move.
If possible, Mo Yu would naturally be willing to use Profound Thunder and the Blood Lotus Pill together, but for a Rank five Medicinal Pill, Mo Yu currently couldn't afford that favor...
Under the lightning protection, sweat continuously dripped from Mo Yu's forehead, but before it could hit the ground, it was mercilessly baked by the different fire, turning into a cloud of steam.
The steam puffed onto Mo Yu's face. The young man's eyes didn't blink, and his palm moved inch by inch through the scarlet flames.
At this moment, the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire seemed to have detected Mo Yu's actions, and instantly, the scarlet flames churned violently.
The Heaven and Earth energy contained in the surrounding space also seemed to riot at this moment. Demonic Beast energy, like the might of ten thousand beasts, slowly flowed, resembling the roar of ten thousand beasts, extremely magnificent and terrifying.
As the core fire of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire suddenly rioted, the already terrifying temperature inside the cave immediately surged again.
The surrounding cave, under this sudden surge of high temperature, also began to crack rapidly, with large fissures quietly spreading.
After a while, the entire cave became riddled with holes. If it weren't for Snake Uncle's support, it would have collapsed long ago.
"As expected of a different fire. This Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, merely ranked at the bottom, possesses such power. This means that Little Yanzi's future achievement of the name Flame Emperor by devouring so many different fires is indeed well-deserved."
Looking at the inside of the cave, which had drastically changed in just a short moment, a hint of surprise flashed in Mo Yu's eyes. He muttered to himself, then shifted his gaze to Snake Uncle.
At this moment, Snake Uncle was staring intently at every movement of the scarlet flames with a serious expression. Feeling Mo Yu's gaze, he nodded on his solemn and charming face, giving him a comforting smile.
Smiling gently at Snake Uncle, Mo Yu's eyebrow suddenly raised. His heart stirred, and he quickly turned his head back, fixing his gaze on the scarlet flames.
His arm, covered by the lightning protective shield, frantically grabbed within the scarlet flames. Instantly, his rapidly moving arm suddenly stiffened, and a curve gradually climbed onto Mo Yu's lips.
Beside him, seeing Mo Yu's expression, a hint of surprise flashed across Snake Uncle's charming face.
When he searched for the fire seed back then, it took him a lot of effort. This kid was lucky; he found it in just a quarter of an hour.
Gripping a seemingly substantial object tightly in his hand, Mo Yu gritted his teeth, enduring the burning pain from his palm, and slowly withdrew his arm from the scarlet flames.
When his arm was withdrawn from the scarlet flames, a wisp of red liquid, resembling the brain matter of a Demonic Beast, was slightly wriggling in Mo Yu's palm.
"Is this the fire seed of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire?" Mo Yu blinked, staring at the wisp of red core fire in his hand that was emitting terrifying heat, and murmured in a low voice.
As the fire seed was extracted from the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, the massive scarlet flames in front of him immediately began to shrink.
A moment later, it transformed into a tiny wisp of scarlet flame and drilled into the red core fire in Mo Yu's palm.
"This is the Origin fire seed of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire. Don't underestimate its size. When it first formed, it should have been as huge as half a mountain Peak, but after thousands of years of refinement, its volume became smaller and smaller. Only when its volume is compressed to the size of a palm can it form a trace of Beast Spirit, and at this point, it can truly be called a different fire…"
Snake Uncle stared at the red core fire in Mo Yu's palm, which resembled a wriggling worm, and slowly introduced it, licking his lips with his tongue.
Hearing this, Mo Yu nodded. Although the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire was the first different fire he had ever seen, he was well-versed in information about different fires.
"What will you do next? Will you directly use your Profound Thunder to devour the different fire?" Snake Uncle asked, a glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Mo Yu.
"Next?" Mo Yu frowned, looking at the red fire seed in his left hand and the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning in his right hand, and murmured.
"Swallow it!" A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, Mo Yu's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice.
Directly using the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning to devour the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire undoubtedly carried too great a risk. As two of the most volatile elements in Heaven and Earth, lightning and fire are inherently incompatible. If Profound Thunder were to devour the different fire recklessly, it would be fine if it succeeded, but if it failed, everything would be lost, and even his life would be in danger.
At that time, not only would the different fire and Profound Thunder dissipate completely, but the explosion generated by their destruction might even level the entire mountain range, and Mo Yu would naturally die without a burial place.
Mo Yu naturally wouldn't leave his life to fate to decide, so he decided to take action himself.
As the master of Profound Thunder, Profound Thunder could be said to be a part of Mo Yu. Since that was the case, Mo Yu would devour the different fire himself. After successfully becoming the master of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, he would then control the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning to devour the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.
At this step, it was less about devouring and more about Fusion. However, the upper limit of the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning was clearly much higher than that of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.
Even if it was Fusion, the fused entity of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire and the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning would undoubtedly be centered on Profound Thunder as the main body, with the different fire merely serving as nourishment.
At that time, once the two successfully fused, the Vermillion Bird Sky-Burning Lightning would surely recover to its Peak state!
Hearing Mo Yu's words, Snake Uncle evidently guessed the young man's thoughts. The purple-golden light on his body immediately trembled a few times, and a look of trepidation appeared on his originally cold and charming face.
Devouring a fire seed—even he, at his Peak as a Dou Huang back then, almost couldn't endure the pain and nearly died on the spot!
No matter how tough a person's body was, the internal organs were always the most vulnerable part. Inside the human body, let alone a destructive different fire, even if something minor were to enter, it could make a powerhouse wish for death but be unable to find it.
Therefore, upon hearing the young man's words, Snake Uncle was so shocked. After the initial surprise, he admired the young man even more.
However, Mo Yu's idea of controlling the risk himself was indeed good, but the premise was that he had the ability to devour the fire seed; otherwise, he would only die faster!
The young man naturally thought of this point, and a hint of hesitation appeared in his eyes.
Inside the mountain cave, the atmosphere gradually grew silent. The stuffy air lingered in the cave, then seeped out through some cracks.
Looking at Mo Yu's hesitant gaze, Snake Uncle also sighed lightly. His face didn't show any disappointment because of his hesitation. Having experience in devouring different fires, he knew very well how much one's mind would waver at this moment...
A few minutes later, Mo Yu exhaled softly, a wry smile appearing on his lips.
He had seen great storms in his previous life, yet here he was, being indecisive. Indeed, after a few years of comfortable Rebirth, his courage had dwindled a lot.
Waving the fire seed in his palm at Snake Uncle, Mo Yu chuckled, "Snake Uncle, here we go!"
Seeing Mo Yu's relaxed demeanor, a hint of surprise appeared on Snake Uncle's cold and charming face. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he nodded slightly, smiling, "You truly are a different kind of human youth. This Venerable One's hope still lies with you. You must succeed…"