Chapter 647: The Lord of the Fire Realm

Once that Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame entered the third layer of the Immortal Prison, its state immediately became much more stable. It had originally shown signs of restlessness, with the flame jumping at a rapid frequency and possessing a highly aggressive nature. But after entering, it quickly calmed down, as if returning to its most familiar and comfortable home.

“This thing has a spirit; it can be treated as a pet. First step—feed it something delicious…”

Lao He muttered these words as he sent some Chaos Energy around the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame.

Sure enough, like a small animal that had been hungry for a long time, the flame immediately began to devour the Chaos Energy. It ate at a fast pace, sucking it all in in no time, and its size increased significantly.

Lao He fed it Chaos Energy twice more. Finally, it seemed satisfied and stopped eating.

“This thing even knows when to stop eating!” Lao He laughed heartily.

Clearly, its digestive capacity was limited, and it couldn’t consume more Chaos Energy in a short time.

As a result, the flame became even more docile and quiet, almost stopping its flickering, as if it had fallen asleep.

The nearly motionless flame gave an unreal feeling, as if it were painted…

Next, as for transforming it into the lord of the third layer of the Fire Realm, Su Che and Lao He didn’t need to do it—the Immortal Prison Pagoda naturally had this function.

Within the third layer of the Fire Realm, tens of millions of spiritual flames each split into threads so fine they were barely visible to the naked eye. These threads converged and rushed toward the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame.

Each thread was extremely thin, and even when tens of millions of them gathered together, they didn’t form much. With a buzzing sound, like rivers flowing into the sea, they pierced into the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame.

At first, everything remained calm. But as more and more threads poured in, the Chaos Sacred Flame began to react violently, writhing and struggling incessantly, as if suffering extreme pain.

“Is it resisting?” Su Che asked curiously.

“I don’t know,” Lao He shrugged. “Anyway, it must be uncomfortable.”

A dark black flame twisted and struggled nonstop, taking on various shapes. Its state appeared extremely unstable, as if it might explode at any moment…

After about fifteen minutes, its shape suddenly changed into that of a human with arms and legs. Even distinct facial features could be seen on its head.

By this point, it had finally endured the previous torment and immediately calmed down.

A fire human!

The main body remained black, with flames of various colors flickering across its surface from time to time. Its long hair, reaching high into the sky, was pure golden flame, pulsing gently and emitting brilliance.
“It looks quite impressive; it does have a noble aura,” Old Black commented with a smile.
Su Che nodded in agreement—he shared the same view.
From now on, it would be the ruler of the third layer of the Immortal Prison: the Lord of the Fire Realm!
“Master…”
Although the black fire being made no movements, it immediately sent a mental message to pay respects to its master first.
“From today onward, you will be the ruler of this realm.”
Su Che replied in his mind, “The first thing you need to do now is find a way to deal with that fire domain outside. My requirement is not only to be able to pass through it but also to ensure that the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames cause me no harm, and even to be able to control them to some extent.”
“Understood, master.”
The Lord of the Fire Realm replied mentally, “Please give me some time. I need to combine all the current functions of the Immortal Prison world to devise the simplest and most effective method.”
“There’s no rush. Take your time.”
Su Che smiled inwardly, quite satisfied with the performance of this new servant.
Of course, anything created by the Immortal Prison Pagoda, whether alive or dead, never disappointed him!
The Lord of the Fire Realm was also the spirit of the Immortal Prison Pagoda, though its rank was one level lower than Old Black’s, on par with the Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld. It also had the ability to communicate directly with the pagoda.
In about twenty minutes, the Lord of the Fire Realm fully understood the specific functions of each layer of the Immortal Prison world. After pondering for a while, it then made a request to Old Black: “Lord Hei Mo, please bring those Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames to me.”
Whoosh!
Nineteen black flames immediately entered the third layer of the Fire Realm and appeared before the Lord of the Fire Realm. As soon as they arrived, they surrounded the lord, rotating slowly around him in a obedient and submissive manner, as if they were meeting a dear elder brother, filled with affection and respect.
As the ruler of the Immortal Prison, Su Che, though an observer, could more or less sense the emotions of these flames. Since they possessed spirituality, they had emotions as well.
Suddenly, the Lord of the Fire Realm opened its mouth and sucked in nine of the flames, integrating them into its own body, thereby increasing its power several times over. Then, it drew in the other five flames into its palm and forcibly combined them into a larger flame.

The Lord of the Fire Realm transmitted his voice, saying, “I have already endowed this flame with a sufficient soul. Please, Lord Hei Mo, send it to the Soul Transformation Space on the fourth floor so that it can become a loyal servant to its master.”
“Understood!”
Old Hei immediately grasped his intention and sent the flame composed of five flames together to the Soul Transformation Space on the fourth floor of the Immortal Prison, where soul enslavement was carried out right away.
Originally, these flames only possessed spirituality and instincts, lacking the soul that a living being should have. Now, with the Lord of the Fire Realm endowing them with a soul, the conditions for soul transformation were met.
In less than fifteen minutes, this extremely pure Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame became Su Che’s loyal servant, ready to take on protective duties when needed.
It could be called a ‘Sacred Flame Guardian’—capable of protecting Su Che from harm by other Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames, as well as attacking enemies’ vital spirits or souls.
However, it wasn’t needed yet, as the Lord of the Fire Realm still had another task to complete.
In front of him lay the last five Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames. With a gesture of his hands, he used some unknown method to completely disperse them, turning them into a gray-black stream of air—likely transformed into an energy form.
“Haha, I understand!”
Without further explanation, Old Hei knew what to do next.
This stream of air was sent to the sixth floor of the Immortal Prison, where it merged with life energy, Black Stone Clear Flow, and Chaos Energy, before being infused into the Creation Divine Tree…
Just a few breaths later, a gray-black fruit formed on one of the branches of the Creation Divine Tree.
The power of creation held infinite possibilities!
“This fruit can make you immune to the harm of Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames, and to some extent, it will also possess their traits…”
Old Hei picked the fruit and said to Su Che in a low voice, “Master, if you want to control those outside Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flames, eating this should allow you to do so.”
“Your tone sounds like that of a swindler,” Su Che said gravely. “Are you trying to poison me?”
Of course, it was just a joke. How could Su Che doubt Old Hei? It was merely because, on the surface, the dark, strange fruit indeed resembled something highly poisonous.
“Eat it. Once you consume it, all good things will come, and all worries will vanish…” Old Hei held the fruit, his sly expression clearly trying his best to embody the meaning of ‘devious intentions’.

To avoid drawing the attention of Lin Jiu and the others, the fruit was sent directly into Su Che’s mouth from the Prison of Immortals, remaining untouched by air, so no one could notice that Su Che had quietly stolen and eaten a fruit. The fruit melted in his mouth the moment it entered, requiring no chewing at all. As soon as it reached his stomach, he felt a scorching heat surge to his brain, causing him to lose consciousness almost instantly. “This stuff is really powerful!” Su Che thought to himself, “It almost knocked me out.” “It’s similar to drinking alcohol—the more you drink, the stronger your tolerance becomes.” Lao He’s words seemed casual, but they were actually a reminder to Su Che that he should eat more of these fruits. The more he ate, the stronger his control over the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame would become. Given that, he definitely needed to eat more. Su Che calmed himself down and focused on healing the injuries to his spiritual essence. With the nourishment of both life energy and pure soul power, it took just over twenty days for his spiritual essence to recover to its original state, even becoming slightly stronger. The more setbacks one faces, the stronger they become—this is the way of cultivation. Seeing Su Che regain consciousness and stand up, Lian Yi was the first to approach him anxiously, asking, “How are you?” “I’ve figured out some methods. I think I can…” Su Che hadn’t said many words before being interrupted by Lian Yi. “That’s not what I asked.” Lian Yi’s gaze held deep tenderness, along with obvious reproach: “How has your spiritual essence recovered?” “It’s fine now,” Su Che replied with a smile. “Don’t worry; I know what I’m doing.” Lian Yi nodded slightly, feeling a bit relieved, but still warned, “There’s plenty of time. Don’t rush; take your time.” Su Che nodded in agreement and exchanged a few more words with her through telepathy. Then, looking at the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Flame over a thousand feet below, he simply thought of it, and with a whoosh, a black flame was gathered. “Ha! It didn’t get me!” Su Che laughed inwardly. Gathering it from a distance of over a thousand feet not only succeeded smoothly but also prevented any harm to his spiritual essence, just as easily as gathering those lower-grade spiritual flames. Just by eating one fruit, such significant changes had occurred! Whoosh! Another flame was gathered. Whoosh whoosh whoosh… One after another, the black flames flew toward Su Che like a string of pearls. This scene left everyone around him stunned: This guy had been unconscious for less than a month, and now that he woke up, why was he so powerful? How was this possible? How did he do it?

More than twenty days ago, Su Che’s cautious and careful method of collection could still be achieved by Lin Jiu and the others, even at the risk of damaging their spiritual cores. But today’s method of collection, which was almost insane and reckless, was simply unimaginable!
“Is he still human after all?”
“Could this guy be a Great Luo Golden Immortal disguised as an ordinary person?”
Not only Lin Jiu but everyone, including Lian Yi, was filled with various speculations.
Only Meng Luo wasn’t surprised; instead, he nodded inwardly: “Right, you should be different. That’s exactly right!”