Chapter 692 - 12 Chongming Lian Pearls

“My Lady, the King is in seclusion. Is there something you need?”

The two Fire Demons lowered their heads deferentially, their faces full of flattery.

They were also Fire Spirits born from the Earth Evil Flame, so they could be considered clansmen of the Red Flame Demon King and the Fire Spirit Demoness, holding a slightly higher status.

If anyone else had been so long-winded, the short-tempered Fire Spirit Demoness would have long since sent them flying with a slap.

“Alright, step aside. I have business with the King!”

The Red Flame Demon King spent his years hidden in the Fire Mansion, trying to complete the Refinement of that Fire Universe True Artifact. Besides the Fire Spirit Demoness, no one else knew of this.

Outsiders only thought the Red Flame Demon King was in secluded Cultivation, believing him to be a Cultivation Fanatic.

The two Fire Demons didn’t dare to obstruct him, so Qin Feng swaggered right into the Fire Mansion.

The interior of the Fire Mansion was a brilliant golden-red. The entire mansion was built inside a volcano, forged from the extremely precious Fire Spirit Essence Gold mined from a Fire Vein. The whole structure shimmered with a dense fire energy.

It was magnificent and grand.

Qin Feng stepped inside and saw the Red Flame Demon King in the main hall.

He was an exceptionally tall Demon King, his body burning with a Light Gold flame. He wore a Fish Tail Crown, his face was dark red like a jujube, and he had a red beard and red hair. He had three eyes and was dressed in a Bright Red Flame Robe.

On his shoulder sat a crimson lamp.

He spewed out cluster after cluster of fierce Flames, and before him, twelve beads floated in the fire, emanating an incredibly dense fire energy.

Each one was like a great sun, radiating a heavy power.

This was the Supreme Treasure the Red Flame Demon King was painstakingly refining: the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads.

They were forged by gathering the power of countless Spirit Fires from the Earth Veins, and each one possessed the power to burn mountains and boil seas.

The Red Flame Demon King had obtained a Secret Technique, allowing him to refine a new Fire Element Grotto Heaven into each of the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads. Each of the twelve beads held the power of nearly a whole mountain. If one were to be struck by them, even a Saint might be smashed into a meat patty.

“Your Majesty, your Treasure is becoming ever more wondrous! If you can manage to refine a Heavenly Gang Prohibition into it, its promotion to a Postnatal True Artifact will be just around the corner!”

“You flatter me, my lady. It’s still far too early for that. I have spent decades refining these twelve beads, and the strongest one only has sixty-five layers of the Earth Evil Prohibition. It’s still a long way from reaching the seventy-two layers needed for the Unity of Earth Evil to transform into a Heavenly Gang.”

The Red Flame Demon King wasn’t surprised by the Fire Spirit Demoness’s arrival, nor did he put up any guard.

To the outside world, the Fire Spirit Demoness was known as one of the Four Kings, but in reality, she was his Daoist companion.

He activated his Lifebound Flame, forming countless Sealing Hand Seals. Surging fire energy wove together in his hands, transforming into streams of Earth Demon Runes that he channeled into the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads. High above in his Cave Mansion, he guided a stream of golden-red fire energy down from a section of the furnace wall, refining it into the Chongming Flame Beads.

‘This Demon King is actually quite clever. He knows that an Innate True Artifact like the Fire Universe Furnace won’t acknowledge a master, so he can’t possibly complete its Refinement. Instead, he’s borrowing the power of the Fire Universe Furnace to refine a set of True Artifacts for himself!’

With this thought in mind, Qin Feng approached lightly, his killing intent concealed. “Your Majesty, let me lend you a hand!”

“Good! It’s wonderful that you have the heart to help, my lady!” The Red Flame Demon King chuckled.

‘It’s over. This idiot is a dead man.’ Seeing that the Red Flame Demon King hadn’t seen through Qin Feng’s identity from beginning to end, the Demoness shook her head.

But the Red Flame Demon King couldn’t be blamed for this.

Qin Feng’s Talent Divine Abilities were simply too profound. After his transformation, even his spiritual aura was a perfect imitation. Coupled with Qin Feng’s all-emulating Mixed Element Star Technique, it was truly impossible to see through him at a glance.

Qin Feng chuckled lightly. With a turn of his thoughts, his Cave Heaven True Power transformed into Fire Spirit True Power. A surging torrent of firelight, guided by his Seal Technique, enveloped the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads.

Complex and obscure Runes flew from his hands, transforming and seeping into the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads.

In just an instant, an Earth Evil Prohibition on one of the beads reached Perfection, advancing to the sixty-sixth layer.

“How formidable! I never expected you to have such an aptitude for Restriction Arrays, my lady!” The Red Flame Demon King’s eyes shone brightly.

“The truly formidable part is yet to come!”

Qin Feng sneered inwardly as he unleashed one incredibly profound Fire Attribute Prohibition after another. Seizing the opportunity, his Cave Heaven True Power began to silently seep into the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads.

‘The quality of these Twelve Chongming Flame Beads is extremely high. If I can refine them properly, it’s not impossible for them to become a set of Fire True Artifacts.’

Naturally, Qin Feng was very attentive when it came to his own Treasures.

His eyes flickering, Qin Feng had a thought, and a bead flew out.

“A Qianyuan Earth Fire Bead?” Red Flame’s eyes widened in astonishment as he stared at the bead that flew out from above Qin Feng’s head.

“I never imagined you possessed such a Fire Element Ultimate Treasure, my lady! The City Lord of Luo Net City, that Qian Fire Old Demon, also has a Treasure Pearl like this. I tried to obtain it from him many times, even offering to trade my Celestial Tier Spiritual Root, the Chi Yuan Fire Tree, but that old eccentric treasures it like his own life and refused to part with it!”

“How is it that you have such a Supreme Treasure? How could I have known nothing about this?”

The Red Flame Demon King stared at Qin Feng, his eyes glowing. His three fiery-red, magma-like eyes were filled with suspicion, greed, and fury.

Qin Feng sneered inwardly but smiled on the surface. “Don’t be anxious, Your Majesty. Ever since I learned that you needed a Fire Element Spirit Pearl, I happened to recall an Ancient Cave Mansion I encountered before my Transformation. Inside that Ancient Cave Mansion was a Qianyuan Earth Fire Bead. I made a special trip to retrieve it to help you refine your treasure.”

The Red Flame Demon King’s anger turned to joy. “Haha, my lady is so thoughtful! In that case, please begin quickly! Merge this treasure into the Chongming Flame Beads. With this Fire Element Spirit Pearl, it won’t be long before my set of Chongming Flame Beads advances to become a True Artifact!”

Qin Feng’s expression was serene. He casually tossed the Qianyuan Earth Fire Bead among the Twelve Chongming Flame Beads. Countless streams of Li Fire soared into the air, shifting with his changing Hand Seals.

He refined the Qianyuan Earth Fire Bead inch by inch. Gradually, it began to merge with one of the Chongming Flame Beads.

Having merged with the Qianyuan Earth Fire Bead, that particular Chongming Flame Pearl’s radiance exploded, and one Li Fire Prohibition after another began to form within it.

The sixty-seventh, the sixty-eighth, the sixty-ninth, the seventieth, the seventy-first, and the seventy-second.

In the blink of an eye, the seventy-two Li Fire Prohibitions reached Perfection. Faintly, a sliver of Heavenly Gang Light emerged from the seventy-second Earth Evil Li Fire Prohibition. All that was needed was to properly nurture the bead for a period of time, and it would achieve the Unity of Earth Evil and become a Postnatal True Artifact.

Seeing all these changes, the Red Flame Demon King grinned from ear to ear.

‘A perfect chance!’

Seizing the moment the Red Flame Demon King’s mind wavered, Qin Feng instantly closed the distance. His vast Cave Heaven True Power transformed into a massive black hole, instantly sucking the completely unprepared Demon King, who was still immersed in his great joy, into the Chaos Cave Heaven.

Whether intentionally or by coincidence, the Red Flame Demon King hurtled toward the place where the Demoness was bathing.

“Hmph?” The Demoness, who was soaking in the Life Divine Spring, instantly noticed. With a soft humph, the Red Flame Demon King, who was about to land, silently exploded in mid-air, turning into a bloody mist.

Qin Feng sucked in a sharp breath.

A Great Demon at the Quasi-Saint Realm couldn’t even withstand a single soft humph from the Demoness.

Qin Feng could tell that the Red Flame Demon King was utterly dead, his very soul annihilated!

“You little brat, trying to play tricks on me!”

The Demoness’s chiding, angry voice sounded in his ear. Qin Feng felt as if a great mountain had been dropped on his back, and he instantly sank into the Fire Vein, a miserable wreck…