Chapter 323: The Spiritual Flame of Fire’s Origin

At this moment, Chen Xiao was in the center of the star domain. To reach the planet at the edge of the domain, at his current speed, it would likely take several more days.
But he couldn’t wait that long. If the other water deities discovered the existence of that girl, Huan Er, the entire star domain might be destroyed, and even Chen Xiao wouldn’t be able to escape unscathed.
Huan Er was clearly a being of dominator level, even more powerful than that.
Although Chen Xiao knew where Huan Er was, he hadn’t gone to find her yet. After all, he didn’t know her current situation. If she was safe, everything would be fine; but if she had already been assimilated by someone else, Chen Xiao would have to flee immediately, ignoring everything here.
Boom!
With the full power of the Free Heaven force, the Tianlong set merged instantly, forming a pale blue divine dragon that circled around Chen Xiao’s body.
His speed at this moment was tens of thousands of times faster than that of ordinary True Spirit Gods. At his peak, his speed was probably only second to that of the Supreme God.
“Damn it! Those three guys are too weak to provide any information…”
Chen Xiao faintly sensed the three Water Dragon gods of the virtual god level he had summoned earlier. Now, he only knew they were still alive but couldn’t obtain any information from them.
Though these three Water Dragon gods had a spiritual connection with Chen Xiao, separated by countless star systems, their mental strength wasn’t enough to transmit information to him.
Chen Xiao could only do his best to send his thoughts, urging those three to hide that girl, Huan Er, well and ensure she wasn’t discovered.
Otherwise, if the water deities found her, they would surely try to assimilate her at all costs. After all, becoming a God King in one leap was an irresistible temptation—like reaching heaven in a single step. Who could resist such a temptation?
However, Chen Xiao wasn’t stupid enough to use the talisman of the Supreme God’s clone to unleash the power within his body. If Huan Er were assimilated, he could simply leave, and in the vast universe, Huan Er wouldn’t be able to find him.
But if he could find Huan Er and bring her to that dominator-level being to win their favor, why not?
Chen Xiao’s body erupted with power, even drawing upon the Nine Extremes Shaking the World technique. At this point, his speed was probably unmatched by anyone except the Supreme God.
On the seventh day, Chen Xiao finally reached the planet where he had first arrived. By then, the planet was completely enveloped by the faith of water deities. Weak streams of faith energy continuously emanated from the planet, flowing into Chen Xiao’s mind sea.
“Damn it! I’m still a step too late…”
Chen Xiao saw the corpses of the three Water Dragon gods, clearly killed by a deity.
With a thought, his divine consciousness, even more powerful than that of a peak True Spirit God, instantly enveloped the entire star system. Every meteor, every blade of grass, and every speck of dust on every planet was reflected in his divine consciousness.

“It’s okay; he hasn’t taken action yet.”
Chen Xiao stepped forward and appeared directly on a deserted planet.
There, within a tiny space, an True God stared greedily at the timid girl before him, her eyes shimmering with tears.
“As long as I devour you, I will become the supreme God King…” This Water True God had long, narrow features, his mouth almost dripping with saliva.
At that moment, Huan Er’s body was trapped, but faint blue ripples emanated from her skin, firmly blocking theerosion of this Water True God’s power.
“She’s not just some ordinary Innate Water Spirit Body?”
Chen Xiao frowned slightly upon seeing the situation in that space. Then, with a single finger gesture, he shattered that space.
In an instant, the Water True God, along with Huan Er’s body, appeared before Chen Xiao.
“Give her to me, and I won’t pursue you.”
Chen Xiao’s expression turned cold. Thankfully, he arrived in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
“You…” The Water True God didn’t recognize Chen Xiao. He was a Water God who had emerged secretly after Chen Xiao left and had never met him before.
But he knew clearly that someone who could shatter his own created space must possess far greater power than him.
Yet, he seemed unwilling to hand Huan Er over to Chen Xiao. The next moment, a trace of divine consciousness was released from his mind and spread outward.
Then, a cold smile appeared on his face.
Those petty tricks could never deceive Chen Xiao’s senses. He shook his head slightly, showing disappointment.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, three Primordial Spirit Gods appeared on a planet. They surrounded Chen Xiao, forming a triangular formation.
All three of these Primordial Spirit Gods were of the Seventh Level Primordial Spirit. It seemed Huan Er hadn’t carried out a devastating purge of the Water Gods, otherwise so many experts wouldn’t have appeared so quickly.
“My lords, I obtained a girl with an Innate Water Spirit Body from a planet and intended to present her to His Majesty the Shang Emperor. Unexpectedly, this man intercepted her. Please help me decide what to do!”
Before Chen Xiao could speak, the True God spoke first.
“Hmph! What I can’t get, you certainly can’t either!”
This Water True God clearly saw the girl as mere property, not as a living being.
The Shang Emperor was Chen Xiao’s title. He recruited Water Gods under his alias, Shang Weiting, and all these Water Gods called him the Shang Emperor God King.
“This friend, this is His Majesty the Shang Emperor’s territory. All Water Gods are his subjects. Whoever obtains this girl with an Innate Water Spirit Body must hand her over to His Majesty for his disposal,” said one of the Seventh Level Primordial Spirit Gods, clearly displeased.
Chen Xiao had left an indelible mark in the hearts of these gods. These Primordial Spirit Gods deeply understood Chen Xiao’s strength. Even if they captured this girl with the Innate Water Spirit Body and refined her into a God King, they would likely still not be a match for the Shang Emperor.

“Is that so? Do you intend to present this girl to me?”
A faint smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. “This girl already belongs to me. She is under the protection of my three Virtual Divine Tianlongs. But I wonder who killed my Virtual Divine Tianlongs and brought this girl here?”
Whoosh!
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, the true god’s face turned extremely pale, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Who else could speak such words and show no respect for those three Seventh-Level Primordial Spirit Gods, except for the supremely revered Emperor God of Sorrow in their eyes?
The expressions of those three Seventh-Level Primordial Spirit Gods also changed.
“Your Majesty the Emperor of Sorrow… Yes, I have seen images of Your Majesty. He is indeed the Emperor of Sorrow! Your servant pays homage to Your Majesty!”
Suddenly, one of the Seventh-Level Primordial Spirit Gods took a close look at Chen Xiao before kneeling down immediately.
In the next moment, the other two also knelt on the ground.
“Alright, I’ll take this girl with me. As for what to do with them, you decide for yourselves.”
Chen Xiao took Huan Er’s small hand and was about to leave when he paused briefly and said, “In seven days, prepare to take control of the entire star domain and restore the belief system of the Water Deities.”
Then, holding Huan Er’s hand, he stepped forward and disappeared.
“The Virtual Divine Tianlong that killed Your Majesty the Emperor of Sorrow, the one who stole him, and also deceived us—such crimes are unforgivable! Death!”
One of the Seventh-Level Primordial Spirit Gods became enraged, pointed, and instantly killed that true god.
Now, the Water Deities here, having seen Chen Xiao kill enemies with just a finger, also began to prefer using their fingers to kill, simply by pointing…
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“You little one, you almost caused a huge mess.”
Chen Xiao looked at the blue-haired, blue-eyed girl beside him, a wry smile appearing on his face. Then, he instinctively reached out and pinched Huan Er’s chubby little face.
Chen Xiao had been traveling through the universe for who knew how long, and the original Huan Er had grown from a five- or six-year-old girl into a twelve- or thirteen-year-oldgirl.
“Brother, were you the one who saved us on Lan Ya Star a few years ago?” Huan Er looked at Chen Xiao, her large light-blue eyes twinkling as she tilted her head up and asked.
“Sort of…”
Chen Xiao was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected Huan Er to still remember this. Moreover, he hadn’t appeared at that time; it was all done by those three water dragons.
But it seemed this girl could sense Chen Xiao’s presence.
“A congenital Water Spirit Body… Truly remarkable. Truly worthy of being a natural Water God… In the future, she might grow into a being like a supreme god…”
Chen Xiao pondered in his heart.
A congenital Water Spirit Body, like the congenital spiritual bodies he had seen before, was extremely rare. Throughout the entire universe, in countless star domains, there might not even be a handful of such beings.
And Shui Miao had once said that the achievements of a congenital spiritual body were not inferior to those of the divine beast Xuanwu. And Xuanwu was a supreme god by birth. A congenital Water Spirit Body was on the same level as a congenital spiritual body.

“Brother, where are you taking me?” Huan’er wasn’t worried at all. She believed that Chen Xiao would, like everyone else, refine her to enhance his own strength—a kind of instinctive trust.
“To meet your sister,” Chen Xiao said with a smile.
At that moment, both he and Huan’er were enveloped by a light blue divine dragon. It was Tianlong Xing reuniting, emitting a powerful force that allowed them to move through the void.
Huan’er herself, having been protected by three Tianlongs for years, had a favorable impression of dragons.
Chen Xiao looked at Huan’er and couldn’t help but think of Xuanwu, then of that lawless Xi Xi.
“After I deliver Huan’er to her, I’ll let her go out for some fresh air.”
Chen Xiao didn’t dare release this little girl just yet. If she started talking nonsense, Chen Xiao would surely be the one to suffer.
“The names of these two people are really strange—they sound the same. I wonder what kind of relationship they have. Could they be sisters?” As Chen Xiao was lost in thought, a teasing voice suddenly reached his ears.
“Brother Chen Xiao, I wonder where you’re in such a hurry to go?”
“Huh… By the way, sister, I’ve brought someone with me. You might recognize her.”
Chen Xiao wasn’t nervous at all when he saw Huan’er. He casually retracted Tianlong Xing into his body and smiled at her.
Huan’er became excited upon seeing the girl held by Chen Xiao. She reached out to pull her over, but Huan’er dodged and hid behind Chen Xiao, looking at her shyly.
“Sister, I’ve finally found you…” Huan’er let out a long sigh before saying to Chen Xiao, “Brother Chen Xiao, thank you this time. I, Yushi Huan, owe you a favor.”
Then, Yushi Huan stretched out her hand. A crimson glow flashed in her palm, and a red flame appeared there.
“This is the essence of fire. It complements the essence of water within you. If you integrate it into your body, balancing fire and water, even the masters won’t be able to see through the spiritual flame inside you,” Yushi Huan said softly.
Whoosh!
Sweat poured down Chen Xiao’s forehead. He hadn’t expected that Yushi Huan had already seen through his spiritual flame.
But she also possessed a spiritual flame, meaning they were of the same kind.
“Ah, this universe is now a world of gods. I can’t use my power recklessly, otherwise, I wouldn’t have let you suffer so much,” Yushi Huan said with pity as she glanced at Huan’er. Then, with a wave of her hand, she sent Huan’er to an unknown place, one even Chen Xiao couldn’t detect.
“Chen Xiao, your existence is the hope of an entire race. Be careful.” Yushi Huan nodded before vanishing in a flash.
The fire-based divine spirits who came with her also disappeared at the same time, as if they had never existed in this universe at all.
Created out of nothing!
Those fire deities were clearly created by Yushi Huan through some supreme method. Now that she was gone, those deities, deprived of their source of power, naturally disappeared.

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“However, this kid is still a bit strange. Even with the Primordial Spirit Fire, the Fifth Level Primordial Spirit Deity shouldn’t possess such formidable combat power. Strange, really strange…”
The next moment, Yu Shi Huan’s body appeared right outside Earth, beside the sun.
“Old Qilin, come out! What about that robe you promised me last time?”
Yu Shi Huan shouted directly at the sun.
Strangely, her voice wasn’t loud at all—there wasn’t even any spatial disturbance—but it spread evenly in this void-like universe space and reached the sun directly.
“My little princess, how did you end up here? If those powerful beings here find you, it’ll be dangerous!”
Suddenly, a fiery-red figure stepped out from above the sun. Two Qilin horns grew on top of his head as he rushed over in a hurry.
“Don’t worry. Aren’t you here with Zizai and the Ice Phoenix? Nothing will go wrong.”
At this moment, Yu Shi Huan truly acted like an innocent girl. She waved her hand and smiled.
“Old Qilin, you still haven’t kept your promise about the ship for me, have you?” Yu Shi Huan frowned and arrogantly waved her pale little hand in front of the Fire Qilin.
“Ah, that ship is a primary divine artifact. I returned it to its original state and refined it into a Heavenly Fire Artifact. You can use it to play. Hmm, there’s also a soul of a higher-tier supreme god sealed inside. You can use it as a bomb if necessary.”
A faint smile appeared on the Fire Qilin’s face. He reached out and tossed the dark warship, originally belonging to the Dark Supreme God Montsta, to Yu Shi Huan.
“What about my sister’s? I’ve already found her. As an elder, shouldn’t you give her some gifts?” A sly smile appeared on Yu Shi Huan’s face.
“Hmm, then go ask the Ice Phoenix. Huan is the essence of water; I can’t do anything about that.” The Fire Qilin looked helpless before turning around and fleeing back into the sun.
Yu Shi Huan stamped her foot and broke through space to leave.
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Once Yu Shi Huan left, all the fire deities disappeared. The water deities, having received Chen Xiao’s message, also came out of hiding and frantically hunted down the remaining fire deities.
By now, they had completely regarded Chen Xiao as their master. If it weren’t for him, they might not know how long they would have to wait before appearing in the universe again—perhaps forever hiding on a deserted planet.
But at this time, Chen Xiao’s body had already returned to the Supreme God’s space. It wasn’t that he wanted to go back, but he had no choice.
The blazing Primordial Spirit Fire in his hands emitted unique fluctuations at all times. The longer he stayed in the universe space, the greater the danger to him.
“Can combining water and fire completely hide the aura of the Primordial Spirit Fire?”
Now, Chen Xiao was in the intermediate world space of the Supreme God’s space, using the laws of the intermediate gods to continuously refine that small flame.

But Chen Xiao helplessly realized that the power of this flame was countless times greater than that of his own Water Origin Flame. If he were to incorporate this flame into his body, it would likely assimilate him in an instant.
“Until I have absolute strength, it’s better to leave it here… In the Main God Space, as long as I don’t enter, not even the Sovereign can determine its exact location.”
Chen Xiao shook his head slightly. With a wave of his hand, countless laws of the intermediate-level main gods instantly surrounded the flame. But slowly, he was horrified to discover that this Origin Spirit Flame was beginning to burn the laws of the main gods, turning them into traces of the Fire Origin.
“Better to give up. Expel it!”
With a soft command, an area of tens of thousands of miles around him instantly turned into a vacuum—utterly empty. The Fire Origin Spirit Flame then floated quietly in this vacuum.
Chen Xiao slowly exhaled in relief, leaped, and left the Main God Space.
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