"Golden Egg?" The Goddess of Yuyan wore a peculiar expression — that name was a bit strange.
But regardless of what this little thing was called, the Goddess of Yuyan wasn't going to tease it anymore.
The Black Flame on the fifth floor of the Black Flame Tower had been completely drained. It seemed they had no choice but to head to the sixth floor. Although plenty of Black Flame was surging in from the fourth and sixth floors, it was still far too thin.
"Sister Yuyan, let's go to the sixth floor,"
The Goddess of Yuyan nodded. With the Golden Egg having absorbed all the Black Flame on the fifth floor, she could no longer cultivate here either. They'd have to head to the sixth floor. But that
Nie Li walked toward the staircase leading to the sixth floor and glanced back to see the Golden Egg clumsily shuffling its plump little body along behind him, albeit at a sluggish pace.
It seemed the little guy was somewhat attached to him after all.
Seeing the Golden Egg's clumsy movements, Nie Li raised his right hand, condensed a wisp of the power of Laws, and lifted the Golden Egg up so it could follow behind him.
Though suspended in midair, the Golden Egg's stubby little legs kept paddling away as if it were walking, looking perfectly at ease.
"Does this guy actually think he's walking on his own?" Nie Li couldn't help but laugh.
With the Golden Egg and the Goddess of Yuyan in tow, Nie Li followed the spiraling staircase upward toward the sixth floor of the Black Flame Tower.
The sixth floor of the Black Flame Tower.
When Nie Li stepped inside, his surroundings suddenly opened up into a vast, boundless expanse — as if he were standing beneath an endless sky. Everything around him was empty and open, with no sign of the Demon Lord anywhere.
"What's going on?" Nie Li frowned. He had never expected the sixth floor of the Black Flame Tower to be such a colossal space.
"It seems like an illusion realm!" the Goddess of Yuyan said, furrowing her brow.
Within this vast space, countless powerful auras seemed to be hidden, as though an innumerable number of eyes were watching them, sending chills down their spines.
"Well, never mind all that. As long as I cultivate the Selfless State of Mind, I'll have passed the Nether Domain Master's test!" Nie Li said. He sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating.
The Goddess of Yuyan stood guard beside Nie Li, ready to fight at any moment. She could faintly sense that some terrifying things were hidden in this space. As for the Golden Egg, it had already fallen asleep beside Nie Li, snoring away.
Nie Li had already caught a faint glimpse of the Selfless State of Mind before, but had stopped because he sensed the Golden Egg's transformation. Normally, if someone was interrupted during cultivation at that level, it would be extremely difficult to re-enter that state.
But Nie Li seemed to navigate it with ease, quickly finding that familiar feeling once again.
His soul drifted ethereally into a strange state, and it was as though Nie Li could see the vine in his Soul Sea slowly growing. The flower buds on its branches were pure and full, as if they could bloom at any moment.
Just gazing quietly at those buds filled his chest with a beautiful sensation, and his state of mind became transparent.
Nie Li entered a state of profound mystique. His physical body was continuously tempered within the Black Flame, and tiny strands of dark impurities seeped from his skin, only to be instantly burned away by the flames. Nie Li's skin grew ever more fair and luminous, and a touch of heroic sharpness appeared between his brows.
He lost track of time, remaining immersed in that mystical state.
Time flowed on.
Suddenly, Nie Li heard a booming voice, resonating from the vast void and crashing into his mind like the toll of a great bell.
"The limitless has no beginning, and no beginning means no end!"
It was as though enlightenment had been poured directly into Nie Li's consciousness. A tremendous force surged down from above into his body, and Nie Li sensed a powerful soul charging straight into his Soul Sea, as if it intended to seize complete control of it.
Nie Li, still seated in meditation, furrowed his brows in pain. He could feel that this soul meant him harm — it was brimming with killing intent. Every part of his body felt as though it was about to tear apart.
"Finally, I've found another inheritor! After staying in this godforsaken place for who knows how many years, I finally have a chance to see the light of day again!" The soul laughed maniacally, battering against Nie Li's Soul Sea with reckless force.
One of the inheritors of Emperor Kongming?
"This bastard wants to take over my body?" Nie Li snorted coldly. The fellow was far too naive if he thought it would be that easy — Nie Li was not the type to be pushed around.
Nie Li immediately contracted his Soul Sea, bringing the three types of law power together, and blasted them toward the invading soul.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The three law powers clashed wildly against the invading soul.
Sensing Nie Li's frenzied resistance, the soul let out a surprised grunt: "You know how to contract your Soul Sea and fight back with the power of Laws? At such a young age, you're more capable than I expected. But trying to withstand me — that's impossible!"