Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei quickly suppressed the fire seed within his body, stopping such dangerous thoughts.

He realized that under certain conditions, flames could also develop spiritual essence.

For instance, the fire seed within him had a core that had transformed into the shape of a worm, already possessing rudimentary intelligence.

These fiery threads inside the Sun might be in a similar situation.

Whether such things could be considered life, Xu Hei couldn’t yet conclude, but with such a vast number of fiery threads surging towards him, he absolutely couldn’t withstand them head-on.

”No, they’re too fast. I need to hide for a while!”

Xu Hei hurriedly took out the Demon God Cauldron and slipped inside.

”Clang, clang, clang...”

The fiery threads shot towards him, striking the Demon God Cauldron and sending it tumbling away.

However, at the same time, these fiery threads lost their sense of Xu Hei, becoming like headless flies, scattering in all directions.Xu Hei kept a close watch on the outside, and as soon as he extended his Divine Sense, the fiery threads seemed to detect something, converging towards him, startling Xu Hei into quickly retracting his Divine Sense, not daring to look around recklessly.

Gradually, the fiery threads began to wander near the Demon God Cauldron, searching for Xu Hei’s whereabouts.

”So terrifying, with such a large number, if I could refine them all, to what extent could my flames be enhanced?” Xu Hei couldn’t help but feel a burning desire inside.

Although he didn’t extend his Divine Sense again, judging by what he saw earlier, the fiery threads within the Sun numbered not just in the thousands or tens of thousands.

The core of these fiery threads was a small black dot, which Xu Hei initially thought was a derivative of the Solar Essence Fire, but now it seemed far more complex.

”I need to recover some strength first, and leave once it’s calm outside.”

Xu Hei took out a Pill and a Spirit Stone, quickly consuming them to begin refining.

He dared not stay inside the Demon God Cauldron for too long; without his control, the cauldron would fall freely towards the Sun’s core. Xu Hei didn’t have the courage to truly enter the most central area.

He could only wait for the fiery threads outside to disperse before seizing the opportunity to escape.

…………

At this moment, on the Sun’s periphery.

An elderly man in a crimson phoenix robe, his hair standing on end with rage, was wandering in the outer region of the Sun.

His face was grim, his gaze fixed intently on the fiery threads attacking from all directions, sweat streaming down his body, his old face looking as if he had eaten something foul.

Indeed, this elder who had intruded into the Sun’s interior was none other than Mo Xingtian, who had come to pursue and kill!

Originally, shortly after Xu Hei entered, Mo Xingtian had arrived, but luck was not on his side. Coincidentally, he encountered a fiery thread! After easily destroying it, unexpectedly, it attracted a large number of fiery threads, surrounding and intercepting him.

These little things naturally posed no life threat to him, but their sheer numbers were enough to trap him. Each time he destroyed one, it would invoke the suppression of the laws of heaven and earth.

Over time, it would cause him to be repelled by this world.

What was more infuriating was that just as he had finally dealt with all the fiery threads, even more appeared out of nowhere, targeting him as their main objective.

”Damn it! The Sun’s interior has spawned so many primitive fire spirits; this world is truly vexing!”

Mo Xingtian’s face turned ashen with anger, smoke rising from his head, his breathing becoming labored.

The Fire Spirit Clan was a significant race in the Spirit Realm, life forms shaped by flames, with nearly half of the flames on the Spirit Realm’s Heavenly Fire list belonging to them.

It’s said that six out of the top ten on the Heavenly Fire list are high-ranking members of the Fire Spirit Clan.

These before him were primitive fire spirits, with nascent intelligence. Given some fortuitous opportunities, they could transform and evolve into true fire spirits.

Such creatures are rare, not even one in ten mortal realms might possess them, yet unexpectedly, this world had given birth to them.

”Another heavenly treasure, primitive fire spirits, and an unknown Dark Star; this world is becoming increasingly complex.”

Mo Xingtian had a vague premonition that this world must be hiding great secrets.

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...”

Seeing more and more fiery threads rushing towards him, Mo Xingtian took a deep breath, a giant flaming gourd appearing in his hand, and with a wave, he summoned it.

In an instant, the space ahead shook violently, and a large number of fiery threads were drawn in, sucked into the gourd, even the space itself was compressed and absorbed into it.

”Squeak!!”

All the fiery threads emitted sharp cries, as if calling for reinforcements.

Mo Xingtian waved his hand, firmly sealing the space ahead, preventing any sound waves from escaping.

”Buzz, buzz...”

A series of terrifying law suppressions descended, Mo Xingtian’s face turned pale, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, but in an instant, the fiery threads were completely absorbed.

”Finally resolved.”

Mo Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze fixed on the location of the Demon God Cauldron, fiercely saying, ”Now, let’s see where you can run!”

Mo Xingtian stomped his foot, taking consecutive steps, rushing towards the depths of the Sun.

…………

At this moment, Xu Hei emerged from the Demon God Cauldron, noticing that the fiery threads around him had significantly decreased, and somehow, he had drifted into the depths of the Sun.

Ahead was no longer gaseous but a gas-liquid mixed state, with an unbelievably high temperature, causing the space to appear strangely distorted.

Xu Hei, situated within, felt his physical body being pulled and bent.

”The previously faint sense of crisis has appeared once again.”

Xu Hei furrowed his brows, watching the few fiery threads approaching from afar, his eyes flickering as he released his golden fire seed, instantly enveloping the fiery threads, slowly refining them.

Moments later, the fiery threads emitted sharp screams.

Xu Hei did not stop them, allowing them to continue screaming and emitting more sound waves.

Sure enough, not long after, a sea of fiery threads roared from the depths of the Sun.

The fiery threads appearing here were not only larger but also thicker, with some already possessing form, resembling strips or spheres, each with a small black dot at its center, which was their core.

Seeing these unknown creatures, Xu Hei gasped, swallowing hard, and immediately hid inside the Demon God Cauldron.

”Boom!!”

These creatures collided with the Demon God Cauldron, instantly engulfing it.

Coincidentally, a stick of incense later, Mo Xingtian arrived at this location.

He did not see any trace of Xu Hei, nor did he see the Demon God Cauldron; what he saw was a sky full of countless primitive fire spirits.

Some of the primitive fire spirits had already developed forms, and with a few million years of evolution, they might transform into a true Fire Spirit Clan.

”What kind of hell is this place!”

Mo Xingtian’s face changed dramatically, and even with his knowledge, he couldn’t help but gasp.

He saw those primitive fire spirits collectively turn their bodies, locking onto him, and in the next second, they shot out like a storm, charging towards Mo Xingtian.