Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 516 Burning Fire Divine Skill

"Boom boom boom..."

The two giant beasts fought. They were about the same size and fought each other in a melee, biting and tearing at each other. Their teeth broke and chunks of flesh fell off, and blood gushed out like flames, creating a horrifying scene.

A voice echoed in mid-air: "Find the Great Flame Dragon Palace in this secret realm and obtain the Fire-Stabilizing Needle. Once you obtain the needle, the trial is complete, and you will receive a Fortune Chest and unlock the passage to the next trial space."

"Huh, this level is interesting. I don't even need to fight; I just need to retrieve the Fire God Needle?"

Lei Chi wasn't in a hurry to find the Great Flame Dragon Palace. He looked at the two giant beasts with curiosity and quickly determined that they were the ones he had encountered on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth floors. They seemed to be mortal enemies, as if they were going to fight to the death.

Of the two giant beasts, the Fiery Giant Kun has a larger head, which accounts for about half of its body. Its mouth is also huge and looks terrifying when it opens. The Great Flame Whale has a slightly smaller head and a smaller mouth, but its teeth are longer and denser, making its body appear thicker.

Lei Chi was very curious about which of the two giant beasts would win if they fought to the death, and he was also curious about what kind of power the Trial Tower possessed that could enable the battle between the two giant beasts.

He continued watching the play.

The battle between the two giant beasts grew increasingly fierce. After a moment, the Fiery Giant Kun took a vicious bite out of the Great Flame Whale's head, leaving a terrifying wound.

The Great Flame Whale, however, became even more frenzied and quickly retaliated, biting off a chunk of flesh from the head of the Flaming Giant Kun. The Flaming Giant Kun roared in pain as a horrifying bloody hole appeared on its head, and one of its eyes was also bitten off.

The Great Flame Whale pressed its advantage, opening its mouth wide as if to bite the head of the Flaming Giant Kun. The Flaming Giant Kun lashed out with its tail, sending the Great Flame Whale flying. Then, it opened its massive jaws and bit down hard on the back of the Great Flame Whale's neck, causing blood to splatter out immediately.

The great fiery whale roared, seemingly oblivious to pain, struggling wildly. After breaking free, its head and back appeared as if they had been ploughed open by an iron plow, with flesh and blood ripped out for over a thousand meters, exposing shattered bones.

The Great Flame Whale's counterattack arrived quickly. The more injured the beast was, the more ferocious it became, and the faster it moved. As if it had taken a stimulant, it was clearly more agile than the Flaming Giant Kun. After turning around, it bit into the tail of the Flaming Giant Kun. With a snap, as if it had bitten off a wooden stick, the entire tail fin of the Flaming Giant Kun was directly bitten off.

The Fiery Giant Kun had lost its tail fin and was obviously unable to move easily. It was also hit by the Great Flame Whale, causing its body to roll to the side. It let out a painful roar and its two eyes widened as if trying to open them wide.

The Great Flame Whale pursued it like a raging lion, biting the belly of the Flaming Giant Kun several times, each bite tearing off a large chunk of flesh.

After regaining its footing, the Fiery Giant Kun immediately retaliated. The two giant beasts locked mouth to mouth without any fancy moves. The Fiery Giant Kun bit the head and upper jaw of the Great Flame Whale, while the Great Flame Whale bit the Fiery Giant Kun's chin. Blood mist quickly spread.

Lei Chi initially thought the two giant beasts would perish together, but the outcome was quickly decided. The Great Flame Whale bit off the chin of the Blazing Giant Kun, which was then flipped over. The Great Flame Whale chased after it like a wolf and began to bite its head. The Blazing Giant Kun's single eye bulged out, and its pupil blinked rapidly, showing its panic. In the end, the Great Flame Whale also bit off this single eye.

At this point, the giant flaming Kun had no more power to resist, and its body sank into the sea of ​​fire, seemingly dead.

But at that moment, a mysterious beam of light appeared, shining on the wounded Great Flame Whale and the motionless corpse of the Flaming Giant Kun. Immediately, the wounds on the two giant beasts disappeared rapidly, and the torn flesh grew back quickly. The Flaming Giant Kun had actually come back to life.

Soon, a new round of battle began between the two giant beasts.

However, Lei Chi had already realized that the Blazing Giant Kun was no match for the Great Flame Whale. The battle between the two would only have one outcome: the Great Flame Whale would be injured, while the Blazing Giant Kun would be killed.

Just as Lei Chi was pondering whether to intervene in the battle between the two giant beasts, the space suddenly trembled violently, and then dark spatial rifts appeared.

"Hmm? This space doesn't seem stable. Could it be temporary? It's very likely I can only stay here for a short while before the space shatters, and then I and these two giant beasts will have to leave?"

Lei Chi immediately understood and stopped watching the show. With a thought, he sent 32 swords through the air to clear a path, and his Azure Flame Avatar finally began searching for the Great Flame Dragon Palace in the sea of ​​fire.

Soon, the Azure Flame Avatar discovered the Great Flame Dragon Palace, which was located directly below where the two giant beasts were fighting. It seemed that the battle between the two giant beasts was also related to the Great Flame Dragon Palace. When the Azure Flame Avatar tried to enter the Great Flame Dragon Palace, the two giant beasts roared at the same time and then launched an attack on it.

It must be said that these two giant beasts are quite terrifying when they fight to the death. Their physiques are too powerful. Even though the Azure Flame Avatar has the body of a saint, its strength is far inferior to these two giant beasts.

Lei Chi estimated that if these two giant beasts entered the main world, they would at least be at the level of a main god in terms of physique, and their life value would likely be even higher than that of the incarnation of Qing Huo.

With these two colossal beasts guarding the Great Flame Dragon Palace, it is not easy for ordinary people to enter.

However, the two giant beasts' mental strength is not strong enough, which is a major weakness.

At this very moment, outside the Trial Tower, Zhao Shuibiao was boasting to Qiu Kasi and Zhao Zilong about his experience of conquering the thirty-fifth floor of the Trial Tower.

"I was on my way to the Dragon Palace to retrieve the Fire God's Needle at the time, tsk tsk, that was terrifying..."

He swayed his head and spoke with great emotion, like a storyteller, which drew others over to listen.

After all, if we only look at the results of the Trial Tower, Zhao Shuibiao ranks second among the outer disciples. Since he is willing to share his experience in passing the test, others might as well listen.

Zhao Zilong suddenly asked, "What is the Fire-Stabilizing Needle?"

Zhao Shuibiao said, "It's a special weapon, very heavy, and can absorb flames. I doubt whether we can pass the entire Trial Tower. This Fire-Stabilizing Needle is the key."

Someone asked, "So, did you get it?"

"Is that even a question? Of course I got it, otherwise how could I have made it past the twenty-fifth floor?"

As Zhao Shuibiao spoke, he touched the black ball at his waist and took out a thin, crimson needle.

"Grow bigger, bigger, bigger!"

He roared, and the crimson needle immediately responded, growing larger and larger until it became like a giant pillar, fiery red and gleaming with a metallic luster, bearing the six large characters "Ruyi Dinghuo Shenzhen" (Ruyi Fire-Stabilizing Divine Needle).

"Come and see, this is the 'Fire-Stabilizing Needle'!"

Zhao Shuibiao, wanting to show off, shouted loudly.

"snort!"

On the other side, the Spellbreaker Arsh shouted, "What's so special about the mere Fire-Stabilizing Needle! It's your master who's occupied this Trial Tower for so long, I wonder how many levels he can even get to."

"Heh heh, Arsh, what do you know? You can't even imagine how powerful my master is! He's a saint, comparable to a temple elder, a holy god of light..."

As Zhao Shuibiao was speaking, the Fire-Stabilizing Needle beside him suddenly emitted a bright light.

Arsh was taken aback, then took out the Fire-Stabilizing Needle he had collected, which surprisingly shone with a golden light.

Subsequently, dense text appeared on their fire-stabilizing needles.

"I, Li Ran, a disciple of the Cowardly Sect's secret realm, will erect a divine pillar in this world, eternally suppressing the Great Flame Heaven!"

"I, the Divine Needle, will transmit divine power to the enduring!"

"Those who obtain my Fire-Stabilizing Needles are destined to cultivate the Flaming Divine Skill!"

"The inner universe within us burns like fire; this is the Divine Art of Burning Fire..."

Attracted by this scene, everyone gathered around to watch.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"Why are your sticks glowing?"

They asked questions out of curiosity, and soon they realized that what appeared on the Fire-Stabilizing Needle was a cultivation method called the "Burning Fire Divine Skill." It seemed that the "Burning Fire Divine Skill" was created by a disciple of a secret realm named Li Ran, but it was unknown which era he was from.

Upon further investigation, everyone discovered that the [Burning Fire Divine Skill] was a unique technique for activating, training, and utilizing the "microcosm" within the body. While its profoundness seemed inferior to the inscription technique carried by the giant tortoise carrying the stele, it still possessed its own extraordinary aspects.

However, the content of the cultivation method was too obscure and difficult to understand, mentioning "microcosm", "psychic power", "sea of ​​consciousness", "sixth sense", "seventh sense", and so on. After reading it for a long time, the crowd did not understand much.

At this very moment, in the trial space of the twenty-fifth floor of the Trial Tower, the Azure Flame Avatar had already entered the Great Flame Dragon Palace.

He broke into this mysterious palace with his strength; after unleashing a barrage of [Shocking God Break] and [Psychic Storm], the Fiery Giant Kun and the Great Flame Whale could no longer stop him.

The Dragon Palace is very well preserved. It is magnificent and has many beautiful decorations and dragon sculptures. It is also like a maze with many passageways, making it quite complex.

The Azure Flame Incarnation had not yet found the Fire-Stabilizing Needle, but he discovered a giant stele.

This giant stele is very similar to the giant stele carried by the giant beast that carries the stele, and it seems to record a martial arts technique on it, named [Burning Fire Divine Skill].

Just as the Azure Flame Avatar touched the giant monument, Zhao Shuibiao and Alsh's Fire-Stabilizing Needles simultaneously lit up, revealing the contents of their cultivation techniques.

"Is this a cultivation technique? A legacy left behind by a disciple of a secret realm? It must be quite extraordinary to have been deliberately hidden here."

Lei Chi seemed to understand something. He carefully examined the stone tablet several times, and only left after feeling the space vibrate again. After a while, he finally controlled his Azure Flame avatar to obtain the [Fire-Stabilizing Needle], and was then teleported back to the twenty-fifth floor of the Trial Tower. The passage to the twenty-sixth floor was also opened.

The [Fire-Stabilizing Needle] that Qinghuo's incarnation obtained also contained the cultivation method for the [Burning Fire Divine Skill]. Unlike Zhao Shuibiao, Qiukasi, and others outside the Trial Tower, Lei Chi felt that this skill was easy to understand. In fact, it was also a mental technique, and many parts of it were very creative, making it well worth practicing.

Therefore, he did not rush to the twenty-sixth floor of the Trial Tower. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and went to the stone slab passage to wait for it to be opened again.

This time, Lei Chi intends to cultivate the [Burning Fire Divine Art].

The "Burning Fire Divine Skill" actually has little to do with "fire." The so-called "burning fire" actually refers to igniting the microcosm within the body, causing it to burn like a flame, thereby providing powerful strength.

The microcosm within the body can be understood as the core of power within the body. Imitating the macrocosm, it can be compatible with and encompass all types of matter and energy, and can even transform them through the microcosm, such as transforming the Trident Thunder Aura into the Crimson Flame Thunder Aura, and so on.

Material energy refers to non-spiritual abilities, including but not limited to common phenomena such as wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

According to the description in the cultivation method of the "Burning Fire Divine Skill", any material energy core can be transformed into a microcosm, including the dantian thunder pool and the internal thunder pool cultivated by the thunder pool.

As the inner universe condenses and emerges, it also enhances one's spiritual power, causing it to undergo a transformation.

As for the sixth and seventh senses mentioned in the "Burning Fire Divine Skill", they refer to the unique abilities that come after the transformation of spiritual power. In other words, they are unique spiritual perception abilities that are superior to the five senses of ordinary people. They are different from mood and state of mind, but they are similar.

Lei Chi thought that the [Burning Fire Divine Skill] was a very suitable skill for him. In the future, he could obtain many beast skills through Supreme Treasure, and he would definitely cultivate them. If he could transform Lei Chi in his body into a microcosm in advance, it would be of great benefit, helping him to "master all techniques" and avoid conflicts and interference between different skills in the future.

After the stone disc passage opened, Lei Chi devoted himself to cultivating the [Burning Fire Divine Art], and he cultivated it for ten years. During those ten years, Lei Chi gradually transformed his dantian Lei Chi and the Lei Chi in his body into miniature universes. When he left the stone disc passage, he already had sixteen miniature universes in his body.

These sixteen microcosms are in operation, and can easily transform into lightning energy simply by burning.

Lei Chi had many thoughts and his mental strength was already very strong. When he condensed his inner universe, he immediately reached the level of "sixth sense" and "seventh sense".

Lei Chi didn't blindly follow the technique without any flexibility. He made some modifications to the [Burning Fire Technique] based on his own situation. He gave the "Sixth Sense" to the Free God Dharma Image in his sea of ​​consciousness and the Seventh Sense to the Bliss God Dharma Image, which made these two Dharma Images more solid.

"My strength has improved even further..."

Lei Chi was quite pleased. He felt that after mastering the [Burning Fire Divine Skill], it seemed much easier for him to cultivate other techniques.

After he re-entered Qinghuo's body, Lei Chi controlled this divine avatar to continue challenging the twenty-sixth level of the Trial Tower.

The trial here is to kill one hundred fire spirits.

Fire Spirits are elemental creatures with little independent consciousness, acting solely on instinct. Lei Chi unleashed his full power, and after a thrilling battle, successfully completed the trial.

This means that Lei Chi's ability to remotely control the Azure Flame avatar and use the techniques of a mentalist makes him, among the outer disciples, at least surpass Zhao Shuibiao in combat power.

(End of this chapter)