Chapter 1612: Chapter 1617: Flames Burning

"Flames? Haha! Within the array, flames simply can’t exist. Even if they do, they’d be devoured by the power of the array. Stop dreaming!"

The elder knew that no other energy could exist within the array because it absorbed energy. Thus, when Lin Fei said those words, the elder found it absurdly funny.

"Is that so?"

Lin Fei smiled. He unleashed the Death Flame within him, and black flames rose from his body. However, Lin Fei quickly realized that these Death Flames were slowly being swallowed by a certain force.

Evidently, this was the power of the array the elder had mentioned, capable of devouring energy.

But for Lin Fei, this wasn’t a difficult problem. He glanced at those around him who wanted to watch the spectacle. Without a word, he walked toward the edge of the array and slapped the flames in his hand directly onto the array’s barrier.

Sure enough, as Lin Fei expected, the Death Flame seeped directly into the array. Not only that, the array absorbed the Heaven and Earth Qi, drawing the Death Flame inside.

"Hahaha! Kid, your flames are useless. Just wait here for your death! Hahaha!" The elder laughed heartily.

They thought the Divine Artifact might soon belong to them, filling their hearts with incomparable joy. The surrounding disciples looked down at Lin Fei, just like observing a beast trapped in a cage, waiting quietly for its demise.

Lin Fei regarded these Upper Realm folks, clearly seeing them as a bunch of bandits. To think they were from the Upper Realm—his favorability for the Upper Realm plummeted to freezing point.

"It seems the Upper Realm is a world where strength reigns supreme." Lin Fei speculated. After all, those who came here were convinced of their immense power and arrogance, but their true status in the Upper Realm was likely insignificant.

"I think it’s about time." Lin Fei murmured to himself.

"What do you mean it’s about time? Kid, have you gone mad?" The elder chuckled at Lin Fei. But soon, they changed their minds because, at that moment, the array experienced an issue!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four explosions of fire rang out. Instantly, the four corners around Lin Fei erupted fiercely with Death Flame, enveloping the entire array.

Lin Fei laughed because he understood that since the array could devour the Heaven and Earth Qi, it must have a source, something supporting the array. And that devouring source was surely filled with Primordial Energy.

Therefore, Lin Fei let the Death Flame burn continuously along with the Heaven and Earth Qi.

In fact, Death Flame feeds on Heaven and Earth Qi. As long as there’s Heaven and Earth Qi, it will flood into the source and finally reach the deepest part of the array.

Lin Fei didn’t know what was at the depth of this array, but it seemed clear that the array had been prepared long ago. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been oblivious to someone underneath.

"This is impossible!"

Those from the Upper Realm were dumbfounded, watching as the array blazed with towering flames. They couldn’t understand why this was happening.

Suddenly!

Crunch!

The array shattered, and a figure ablaze with black flames emerged from within. Those pitch-black eyes scanned the people, "None of you will escape!"

With that, Lin Fei stepped forward. His body transformed into a black line in the sky, streaking straight into the crowd. At the same time, this black line, like a rapidly traversing rain of arrows in the air, left a labyrinth of straight lines before suddenly halting.

Lin Fei stood in the air, the flames burning on his body dissipating abruptly, revealing his true form standing tall.

Swish! Swish! Swish...

Silhouettes began falling from mid-air, one after another, hitting the ground. In the end, only one person remained in the sky, while everyone else was... dead!

"This is impossible!" The lone survivor stared at Lin Fei, astonished at the scene before him. Lin Fei shouldn’t be this strong!

"How can someone from the Lower Realm be so powerful? This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!" The person from the Upper Realm pointed at Lin Fei, evidently unable to accept the reality.

"Can’t someone from the Lower Realm be this strong?" Lin Fei laughed. What kind of view was this? Was it still the arrogance of the Upper Realm?

"Anyway, none of this is real. I must be dreaming. Or I’ve stumbled into an Illusion Realm! It must be an illusion, it can’t be real!" The man said frantically and then turned to flee.

However, Lin Fei wouldn’t give him a chance. Lin Fei instantly transformed into a black line, speeding rapidly, appearing before the man in a heartbeat, blocking his path.

"Get out of my way! Blast Flame!"

Boom!

A huge Fireball appeared above the man’s head. He lifted it high and hurled it at Lin Fei.

Yet, it seemed the man’s Primordial Energy was drained, causing him to slowly fall downward.

But the Fireball, onto which he pinned his hopes, was easily dealt with by Lin Fei, like cotton candy.

Bam!

Lin Fei was struck, but the Fireball didn’t explode. Instead, it kept shrinking until it slimmed down in an instant.

The man from the Business World stared in disbelief at what was unfolding in front of him. It seemed unfathomable.

Soon, the huge Fireball in the sky vanished, finally transforming into a fist-sized ball, which Lin Fei casually swallowed.

"No! It’s impossible! How could you possibly devour the martial arts I unleashed? Impossible!"

The man regarded this power beyond his comprehension as impossible. After all, he’d never heard of anyone being able to devour someone else’s martial arts. If that were so, Lin Fei would be invincible!

Lin Fei chuckled, offering no explanation to the man, rather addressing him with a smile, "The reason I spared your life is because of that move. Teach it to me, and I’ll let you go. How about it?"

The man from the Upper Realm looked at Lin Fei. He finally realized everything was real, not fake!

In other words, this person from the Lower Realm had killed his brothers and the elders. They were formidable beings! But unexpectedly, the Lower Realm became their final resting place!

"Alright! I’m willing to make this deal!" The man knew that resistance meant certain death, so he agreed to exchange terms with Lin Fei.

Spiritual power met in mid-air. After Lin Fei retracted his spiritual power, he gained the cultivation method of that martial art in his mind.