Chapter 579 - 330: A Calculated Kill Against a Sovereign Realm, Obtaining the Mysterious Exotic Flame (Part 4)

Chu Ming definitely can’t go to the Black Flame Sect for now. To restore the black flame, he’ll have to figure out another way.

How can he make this black flame return to the level where it could withstand the power of his Elemental Technique Star Ring?

Chu Ming stared at the flickering flame and fell into contemplation.

Various pieces of information flashed rapidly across his mind.

Suddenly, a piece of information anchored in his Sea of Consciousness—it was the "Cyan Cloud Secret Record."

"The formation of unique blazing fires is like treasures of heaven and earth, possessing special growth environments, such as the Red Flame Roasting Flame, which requires the extremely high temperature of an underground magma bed."

"The nurturing environment for the Cold Pool Nether Flame is the Cold Abyss Cold Pool under the Yan Imperial Mausoleum."

"The nurturing place for the Dark Flame Heart Flame is at the intersection of darkness and blazing fire, requiring the collision and wash of energies of two opposing elements to potentially birth..."

"Darkness can be shadowy; blazing can be blazing sun."

"Shadowy... blazing sun..."

Chu Ming thought of two things.

With a flip of his hand, a piece of Black Soul Wood obtained from the Cold Abyss beneath the Yan Imperial Mausoleum appeared in his palm.

The Black Soul Wood seemed to represent shadowy darkness.

"Blazing sun..."

According to the "Cyan Cloud Secret Record," blazing sun is what repels shadowy darkness.

"Repels the Black Soul Wood..."

Chu Ming’s heart thought moved, and Qi Rhythm White Light appeared around him.

The Qi Rhythm White Light released by the Book and Painting Realm can purify all gloomy and corrosive substances, just opposite to Black Soul Wood.

"It’s just uncertain whether under the wash of Qi Rhythm White Light and Black Soul Wood, the black flame can withstand..."

He looked at the little black flame that could extinguish at any time, hesitating whether to try.

If successful, he will gain another powerful method, and many of Luo Mu’s elemental techniques relying on black flame could be deployed.

If it fails...

"Failure would just extinguish a little black flame, which doesn’t seem like a big loss..."

Thinking this through, Chu Ming no longer hesitated.

The Qi Rhythm White Light condensed into a dazzling light orb, falling onto his palm, appearing as if Chu Ming had plucked a proud sun from the Nine Heavens.

In his left hand was the Black Soul Wood.

In front of him, the little black flame hovered.

After preparing, the blazing sun condensed from Qi Rhythm White Light and the shadow released by Black Soul Wood began to draw closer towards the middle black flame.

In a certain instant.

Buzz!

It’s like night and day colliding, light above the horizon, dark below it; the black flame is the horizon, caught between two forces.

Soon, the Qi Rhythm White Light seemed stronger, starting to engulf the black flame, and the shadow of Black Soul Wood appeared to retreat.

But that is not a good thing.

The birth of the Dark Flame Heart Flame stresses the balance of shadowy darkness and blazing sun; only in such subtle balance can the Dark Flame Heart Flame be nurtured.

Fortunately, the Qi Rhythm White Light is under his control. With a mere thought, it dimmed slightly, letting the shadow of Black Soul Wood approach the black flame again.

But soon, there was another change.

The shadow of the Black Soul Wood began to dominate.

This is manageable; just strengthen the Qi Rhythm White Light.

Thus, Chu Ming kept attempting to control the intensity of the Qi Rhythm White Light, trying to find that subtle balance.

After over ten repetitions, the little black flame, reduced to a mere glimmer of light, finally stabilized.

Stability, which signifies balance.

And balance is the nurturing environment needed for the Dark Flame Heart Flame.

Sure enough, a few moments after the little black flame entered the balanced environment, the dim glow gradually brightened.

Soon after, it returned to its previous state as a little black flame.

But the little black flame state didn’t last long; the ’little’ in black flame quickly became ’big.’

The big black flame was like a guiding night light, blazing yet elusive.

When the elusiveness completely disappeared, as the black flame began to coalesce, and just as Chu Ming thought the experiment was successful.

Buzz!

Suddenly, the black flame shook violently, like a moth drawn to a flame, causing the fire to boil, yet pulled back by an invisible power.

The black flame seemed intent on splitting into countless smaller flames or detaching from its original form.

Chu Ming’s expression slightly changed.

Through sensing, the balance between Black Soul Wood and Qi Rhythm White Light still existed, so why had the black flame become so unstable?

Disrupt the balance, strengthen the Qi Rhythm White Light.

Whoosh—

The black flame instantly burst and inflated, the dazzling light seemingly ready to explode.

Not right!

He quickly withdrew the Qi Rhythm White Light, letting the shadow of Black Soul Wood become dominant.

The effect was apparent; the black flame stopped expanding, its light no longer blinding, returning to normal in the blink of an eye.

Yet too strong an effect isn’t good either; the contraction of the black flame seemed at an endpoint, almost instantly shrinking back to a little black flame, then further to a mere glimmer of light.

In another instant, that glimmer of light might not be able to persist either.