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Chapter 460 Fire!

468 chapters of passing on the torch!
Although Xu Qinghan was powerful, the Void Guardian was, after all, a top-tier combatant under the Void Lord, and moreover, it was empowered by the rich void power within the Extinction Star Core, making its power inexhaustible. Each of its attacks carried the corrosive void power, attempting to completely devour Xu Qinghan.

While fighting, Xu Qinghan searched for the Void Guardian's weakness. She knew she couldn't afford to get entangled; she had to finish the battle quickly, otherwise the power of the Flame within her would eventually be exhausted.

She suddenly unleashed the Ancient God's Flame, and a blazing golden flame burst forth from her palm, transforming into a golden fire dragon that roared as it charged toward the Void Guardian.

The Void Guardian roared in fury, raising its massive claws in an attempt to shatter the fire dragon. However, the golden fire dragon was exceptionally agile, coiling around the Void Guardian's body and unleashing its blazing fire power to scorch its ethereal form.

"Roar--"

The Void Guardian let out a painful roar, its body writhing and howling in the golden flames, emitting plumes of black smoke.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Qinghan rushed towards the Void Guardian. She concentrated the Ancient God's Flame into her fists and slammed them into the Void Guardian's chest.

"The flame... extinguished!" she roared, her fists slamming into the Void Guardian's chest with the force to split mountains and shatter rocks.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the Void Guardian's chest caved in, and cracks spread across its body.

The Void Guardian let out a resentful roar, and suddenly unleashed its power of nothingness, attempting to shake Xu Qinghan away.

However, Xu Qinghan held onto its body tightly. The ancient divine fire within her erupted like a volcano, continuously pouring into the Void Guardian's body and burning its ethereal form.

"what--"

The Void Guardian let out a shrill scream as its body began to crumble inch by inch under the burning flames. Finally, it shattered with a deafening roar, transforming into a vast expanse of void power that dissipated into the star core.

Xu Qinghan abruptly withdrew her hands, panting heavily, her face pale. Although she had defeated the Void Guardian, the power of the Flame within her body had been greatly depleted.

She didn't stop for a moment; she knew this was just the beginning. She had to find that suppressed flame as soon as possible.

She followed the faint scent of embers, traversing the depths of the desolate star core. Here, a distorted and eerie scene unfolded: magma flowed, and the power of nothingness intertwined with the remaining primal force of the universe, forming deadly energy storms.

Finally, she arrived at a huge underground space.

Here lies an ancient ruin, utterly eroded by the power of nothingness. Broken stone pillars, collapsed palaces—everything is shrouded in a gray, deathly silence. Yet, in the very center of this desolation, stands a colossal altar, upon which a faint golden flame flickers tenaciously.

This flame was even weaker than the one Xu Qinghan had awakened in the ancient battlefield of the starry sky; it was almost extinguished. Around it, an extremely dense power of nothingness swirled, as if it could completely devour it at any moment.

"A spark of inspiration!" A flicker of excitement flashed in Xu Qinghan's eyes. She knew that this was the spark she had been searching for.

She rushed toward the altar, but just as she was about to reach it, a dark, ethereal barrier suddenly rose up around the altar, completely engulfing the flame.

"Foolish kindler! Do you think the Lord of Nothingness will let you succeed so easily?!" A cold and majestic voice suddenly echoed throughout the space.

Xu Qinghan looked up abruptly and saw that above the altar, the void was distorted, and a pitch-black crack appeared out of thin air, from which a huge hand formed from the power of nothingness stretched out!
That palm blotted out the sky, as if it could hold the entire space in its grasp. It carried a void power that could corrode everything, and it reached directly for the flame shrouded in a barrier of nothingness!

"The Lord of Nothingness... His will has descended once more?!" Xu Qinghan's expression changed drastically. She felt that terrifying pressure, a power beyond imagination, the ultimate enemy of the universe!
She knew that the Lord of Nothingness had sensed the disturbance in the core of the Annihilation Star and had once again descended with his will, even projecting a portion of his own power to completely annihilate this spark of life!

"Don't even think about it!" Xu Qinghan roared defiantly. She suddenly soared into the sky, and the ancient divine flames erupted around her, transforming into a dazzling golden pillar of light that rushed directly towards the enormous, sky-covering void hand!

She knew that even if she were to be shattered to pieces, she would fight for a sliver of hope for this flame!
However, the Void Lord's giant hand was too powerful. It completely ignored Xu Qinghan's attack, directly pierced through her fire barrier, and suddenly grabbed the fire that was shrouded in the Void barrier!

"No!" Xu Qinghan roared in anguish. She watched helplessly as the faint flame trembled violently under the grasp of the enormous, empty hand, its light dimming as if it would be extinguished at any moment.

The enormous, ethereal hand tightened abruptly, and the light of the tinderbox grew even dimmer, as if it would be extinguished completely at any moment.

"You who ignited the flame, you are but an ant!" The Lord of Nothingness's voice was filled with endless mockery and coldness. "The hope of the flame will be utterly extinguished in the void!"

Xu Qinghan felt a sudden pain in her heart. She sensed the despair of that burning flame and the sorrow of it being swallowed by nothingness.

She suddenly unleashed the ancient divine flame, concentrating all her power into her fists. She knew she had to fight with all her might, and if there was even the slightest hope, she would seize it!
"The flame...eternal!" Xu Qinghan roared, her voice filled with an indomitable will and an eternal belief.

She charged towards the giant, ethereal hand, determined to use her own body to block the power of the Lord of Nothingness!
However, just as she was about to touch the giant palm of nothingness, an ancient and grand voice suddenly came from the depths of the distant void!
That voice carried a sense of timelessness that transcended eternity, an undeniable will, as if it could penetrate the barriers of the universe and reach the very depths of the soul of every living being.

"Void...you've crossed the line!"

Immediately afterwards, dazzling lights shone from the depths of the starry sky!

That is not the light of stars, but the light of a torch!
One, two, three... countless golden beams of light, like sharp swords slicing through the darkness, shot up from every corner of the universe, from those forgotten ancient lands, from the depths of those forbidden zones eroded by the Lord of Nothingness, directly towards the core of the Annihilation Star, directly towards that giant hand of nothingness!

Each golden pillar of light represented a flame, a guardian of that flame, and an indomitable will! "This is... the Flame Network!" A surge of elation flashed in Xu Qinghan's eyes. She knew that the elders of the Flame Sanctuary and all the Flame Guardians had reactivated the Flame Network to fight together against the Lord of Nothingness!
The gigantic, ethereal hand trembled violently under the impact of countless pillars of firelight. Though powerful, it could no longer maintain absolute suppression in the face of the entire network of firelight.

"The flame...will never be extinguished!"

Under the impact of countless pillars of light, the flame that was grasped by the giant palm of nothingness suddenly burst out with a dazzling light. It broke free from the giant palm of nothingness and transformed into a stream of light, rushing directly towards Xu Qinghan!
Xu Qinghan was shocked. She suddenly stretched out her hand, and the ball of tinder rushed into her palm like a swallow returning to its nest. Then, it went up her arm and merged into the ancient god's tinder mark between her eyebrows!
"Om-"

Xu Qinghan's body trembled violently as she felt a surge of immense power enter her body. That power perfectly merged with her ancient divine flame, causing her flame power to surge instantly!

The mark of the ancient god's fire between her brows became even more intense, radiating a dazzling golden light, like a real golden sun dancing on her forehead.

"Another flame... has returned!" Xu Qinghan felt the surging power within her body, a hint of wild joy flashing in her eyes.

"Damn it... damn it!" The voice of the Void Lord echoed through the void, filled with boundless rage. It hadn't expected that in the core of the Annihilation Star, where its power was most concentrated, the Flame Seed would be activated by the Flame Network, and even successfully fused with the Flame Igniter!
The gigantic, ethereal hand began to tremble violently under the impact of countless pillars of firelight. Finally, it shattered with a deafening roar, transforming into a vast expanse of ethereal power that dissipated into the desolate star core.

However, the network of ignition did not dissipate. The golden pillars of light intertwined in the air, forming a vast golden network that enveloped the entire desolate star core.

Within this network of torches, blurry figures began to emerge. They were either ancient beings or former guardians, using the torches as a medium to project their will here, uniting to fight against the Lord of Nothingness!
"The Flame...Guardians!" Xu Qinghan looked at the blurry figures, her eyes filled with excitement. She knew she wasn't fighting alone; throughout the universe, countless Flame Guardians were silently protecting hope!

"You... have finally appeared!" The Lord of Nothingness's voice carried a hint of coldness and mockery. "But so what? You are nothing but ants clinging to life!"

It knew that these Flame Guardians were merely projections of will and could not truly descend. But the activation of the Flame Network made it feel threatened.

"Flame Ignitioners... Flame Guardians... Do you think this will stop the coming of nothingness?!" The voice of the Lord of Nothingness echoed, carrying with it endless depths.

Instead of attacking directly, it turned its attention to the core of the dormant star.

"This death star... will become your graveyard!"

"Boom!"

The entire core of the desolate planet trembled violently. Countless rocks eroded by the power of nothingness and countless spaces corroded by nothingness began to tremble and collapse violently under the power of the Lord of Nothingness!
The Lord of Nothingness is actually using his own power to activate this dead star, turning it into a giant void bomb, intending to completely obliterate the will of Xu Qinghan and the Guardian of the Flame!

"Oh no! It's about to detonate the core of the doomed star!" Xu Qinghan's expression changed drastically. She knew that this dead star contained endless power of nothingness, and once it was completely detonated, its power would be enough to destroy a star field and even affect the entire universe!

She suddenly soared into the sky, attempting to break free from the dormant star core.

However, at this moment, Xinhuo Network suddenly burst forth with dazzling light!

"The flame... is eternal!"

The wills of countless Flame Guardians intertwined within the Flame Network, unleashing unprecedented power in an attempt to suppress the anomalies in the Silent Star Core.

"With my flame... I will suppress the void!"

An ancient and majestic voice came from the depths of the Flame Network, a voice carrying an immortal will and an eternal belief.

Immediately afterwards, the Flame Network contracted sharply, transforming into a golden beam of light that shot directly into the depths of the Silent Star Core, confronting the force that ignited the core!

"This is... the Suppression of the Flame!" Xu Qinghan's heart trembled violently. She knew that the Flame Guardians were burning their own will, even their very essence, to suppress the mutation of the Desolate Star Core!

However, the power of the Lord of Nothingness was too great. The suppression by the Fire Network could only temporarily delay the detonation of the Annihilation Star Core, but could not completely stop it.

"Go! Go quickly!" A blurry figure appeared in the Fire of Life network, calling out anxiously to Xu Qinghan, "Fire of Life... the hope of Fire of Life... cannot perish here!"

"Those who ignite the flame... the hope of the flame... cannot perish here!"

The voice, filled with boundless anxiety and sorrow, resounded like a great bell deep within Xu Qinghan's soul. She looked up abruptly; her blurred figure trembled violently within the network of torches, as if it were about to vanish completely at any moment. It was not a simple call, but rather an entrustment bordering on a command, carrying the sorrowful wishes and final hopes of the eternal guardians of the torch.

"No!" Xu Qinghan screamed in anguish. She could feel the light of the Fire Network fading at a visible speed. Those blurry figures flickered like candles in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment. They were burning their will, even their very essence, just to fight for that insignificant sliver of life, for her, for the last hope of the Fire Network, to buy time to escape.

The tremors of the dormant star's core intensified, and a chilling roar echoed from the depths of the earth—the power of nothingness was expanding wildly, threatening to utterly detonate this dead star. Space began to distort, and countless dark cracks spread like a spiderweb, devouring all light and matter. A terrifying void storm swept up, tearing the crumbling ancient ruins to shreds, reducing them to primordial cosmic dust.

"The flame will never be extinguished! The flame will burn eternally!"

Countless ancient and weathered voices intertwined and echoed within the Flame Network. These were the final cries of the Flame Guardians, who merged their will with the Flame Network, transforming into golden pillars of light that were firmly anchored to various nodes of the Desolate Star Core. They attempted to suppress the impending torrent of nothingness with their flesh and blood and their indomitable will.

Xu Qinghan witnessed firsthand how the golden pillars of light, eroded by the void storm, began to crumble inch by inch, their brilliance dimming until they finally transformed into specks of golden stardust, dissipating into the endless darkness. It was the guardians' will fading, their very essence burning away.

(End of this chapter)