Wei Chen felt helpless; he thought that in his life, he had never experienced such a sense of helplessness as he did now.
He watched as the Demon Lotus danced around the Heart of the Fire God, feeling a strange joy, yet he didn't know what to do.
If he were to leave, on one hand, he would feel unwilling; on the other hand, the Demon Lotus seemed reluctant to depart as well.
As for Killing God Senior, that fellow who usually talked excessively, this time, no matter how Wei Chen asked, Killing God Senior remained silent.
In this situation, Wei Chen had to rely on himself. With no ideas from Killing God Senior and no words from the Demon Lotus, he felt even more isolated.
He found himself missing Donghua and Shaohou; if they were here, perhaps the situation would change for the better.
After all, many minds are stronger than one; with everyone contributing their thoughts, maybe a solution could be found.
Wei Chen was stuck in a dilemma—neither leaving nor staying seemed right, and it was quite frustrating.
His original intention was to leave quickly since there seemed to be no hope left.
However, under the influence of the Demon Lotus Bloodline, another part of him insisted that he could not leave; he couldn't let the Heart of the Fire God remain here all alone!
After pondering for a while, Wei Chen looked at the Demon Lotus with a wry smile and said lightly, "Demon Lotus, what do you really want? Do you think you can somehow turn the Heart of the Fire God into a complete fire god? He is weak now but has found a way to save himself. You don’t need to worry about him anymore. With such a perfect Heart nurturing system, once this Heart becomes strong enough, the fire god will reappear."
"How could one of the Ancient Gods born during the Primordial Era of the Universe—the Ancestral Fire God—end up like this? If it were true that he transformed himself to shape humanity for the Fire Tribe, I wouldn’t believe it even if you killed me."
"It’s clear that this state is due to some kind of attack that caused his severe injuries. He has only one Heart left and seeks refuge in fire cultivation here in this Fire Clan Secret Realm. The fire was originally quite powerful because of his arrival; only a strong Fire Source could nurture this Heart of the Fire God."
Wei Chen speculated that within the Endless Divine Realm's Fire Clan Secret Realm lay an ancient sanctuary where fire had existed long before. It was only with the arrival of the Heart of the Fire God that this place's fire became so potent. Otherwise, such powerful fire should not exist in a Spatial Plane like Endless Divine Realm. Perhaps here, among all fires, this one was indeed the strongest.
After the arrival of the Heart of the Fire God, the Fire God, with his last ounce of strength, shaped the Fire Tribe. Perhaps he had already formed the Fire Tribe here even before his descent. This detail is not important; what matters is that this place is safe, allowing for the slow nurturing of the Heart.
Wei Chen knows that as long as powerful beings have their Heart intact, they can restore their bodies, though the time required varies. For an Ancient God like the Fire God, as long as the Heart remains, he can naturally recover his complete form.
The Heart of the Fire God resides here, nourishing this Fire Clan Secret Realm while also serving his own resurrection. Perhaps long ago, his Heart began to beat again, but at such a slow frequency that the people of the Fire Tribe had not yet realized that their Fire Source was undergoing what they called a collapse. In truth, it had nothing to do with collapse at all.
The people of the Fire Tribe only needed to continue their lives and cultivation without concerning themselves with the Fire Source atop the volcano.
However, unexpectedly, they became overly anxious and ended up killing so many elders while bringing Wei Chen here.
This was undoubtedly Wei Chen's stroke of luck.
Previously, Killing God Senior speculated that the shockwave was caused by the Fire God snoring in his sleep, resulting in that formidable force.
In reality, it was the beating of the Heart of the Fire God that created the shockwave.
Regardless, the heartbeat of the Heart of the Fire God indicates that this Heart is very close to awakening.
Yet Wei Chen cannot guess when the Heart of the Fire God will truly revive.
At this moment, the Fire God remains unable to speak or communicate with him through Mental Strength; perhaps at this time, his soul is quietly cultivating within the Heart, completely unaware that someone has arrived.
Wei Chen felt a headache coming on as he realized the strong attraction the Heart of the Fire God had towards the Demon Lotus. With the Demon Lotus not moving, how could he leave?
Killing God Senior's plans had completely fallen through. He had hoped that Wei Chen would obtain some precious weapons from the Fire God, which would allow him to revive himself. However, in reality, there was only one Heart of the Fire God, and those so-called weapons simply did not exist.
"Damn it," Wei Chen thought. "The consciousness within the Heart of the Fire God, perhaps it's asleep, or maybe there is no Soul Body at all. It might just be a Heart of the Fire God lingering here, waiting to slowly nurture a body before reconstituting a soul."
"If that situation truly occurs, then the Fire God will no longer be the Fire God but rather a new being with the power of the Fire God."
As Wei Chen speculated, countless possibilities swirled in his mind.
Speculation was just speculation; without any way to confirm it, Wei Chen could only wait for the Demon Lotus to return to his head. At that point, he would be able to leave with peace of mind.
This waiting stretched on for what felt like an eternity.
Wei Chen had no idea how much time had passed; he could only wait aimlessly.
During this period, the Heart of the Fire God expanded and contracted several times, causing fear among Fire Clan Leader Fire Shadow and the Fire Clan Elders atop the volcano in the Fire Clan Secret Realm.
By their calculations, eight years had already passed. That shockwave had come ten times; if it came again, they wouldn't be able to withstand it!
After eight years, Fire Shadow and the Elders were increasingly anxious. Even Donghua and Shaohou wore expressions of worry on their faces. The calm they had previously feigned was no longer sustainable, and continuing their cultivation in peace seemed impossible.
What was Wei Chen doing?
The only thing that brought Donghua and Shaohou some comfort was that the Soul Power left behind by Wei Chen remained brilliant and continued to strengthen steadily.
If it weren't for that, Donghua and Shaohou would have long since fallen apart, each going their own way.
The Shaohuang God King lacked the ability to lead; his demeanor was too cold to manage those proud Divine Kings.
Even if he was the strongest, what difference would it make? The gap between him and the other Divine Kings was not that significant.
Atop the volcano, whether it was the Fire Tribe's forces or Donghua and Shaohou, they all wore the same expression—none could sit still, none could remain calm.
Wei Chen had set up a formation that could hold for ten rounds. After that, it would be unable to withstand the Source of Fire Flower, which would continue to spin.
In truth, Donghua and Shaohou were not concerned about that; what troubled them was Wei Chen's ten-year agreement. Once the ten years were up, what would Donghua and Shaohou do?
It was clear that Wei Chen had neither died nor encountered any issues, but if he did not show up when the ten years were over, should Donghua and Shaohou leave?
After all, within the Endless Divine Realm, the selection tournament of Bloodshed Shop was nearing its end! If Wei Chen did not appear, where would Donghua and Shaohou go?
Would they confront Bloodshed Shop?
Realistically speaking, without Wei Chen, they did not possess that capability.
To oppose Bloodshed Shop, Wei Chen needed to be present to unite with the Supreme Gods of Endless Divine Realm; only then could it be effective. Only Wei Chen had that kind of strength. Donghua and Shaohou knew that Wei Chen had several formidable Twelfth Level Deities under his command, who were the main force against Bloodshed Shop.
Relying solely on Donghua and Shaohou, even if the entire Endless Divine Realm united, how much threat could they pose to Bloodshed Shop?
While Fire Clan Leader Fire Shadow and the other leaders, including Shaohuang God King and six others, were anxiously gathered at the volcano's peak, Ying Qin Supreme Deity was truly at a loss within Fire Shadow's residence.
For eight years, he had remained within the Fire Clan Secret Realm, unable to leave without the orders of the Fire Clan Leader, Fire Shadow.
Entering and exiting the Fire Clan Secret Realm required the approval of Fire Clan Leader, Fire Shadow; otherwise, it was impossible to leave. Even the Ying Qin Supreme Deity, skilled in traversing the void, found himself powerless to escape. If one could not leave, then one simply could not.
The Fire Clan Secret Realm was indeed a secret domain, situated both within and outside the Endless Divine Realm, which was why Ying Qin Supreme Deity could not find a way out.
In truth, being unable to leave was not such a big deal. Within the Fire Clan Secret Realm, Ying Qin Supreme Deity could still cultivate. He had borrowed the Kunlun Mirror from the Supreme Deity of Southern Ming, allowing him to study it in peace without any interruptions.
However, he had tried several times to find Fire Clan Leader, Fire Shadow, to inquire about Wei Chen and Shaohuang God King, but he could never locate him. It seemed that Fire Clan Leader was quite busy, leaving Ying Qin Supreme Deity with no means to reach him.
Could it be that Wei Chen had come to help and was taking so long?
It was just a formation; no matter how grand it was, it shouldn't take this long, right?
Ying Qin Supreme Deity felt utterly helpless. What on earth was going on?
"Could something have happened?"
The thought filled him with dread. Whatever happened to others was inconsequential; however, Wei Chen absolutely could not be in trouble! If anything happened to Wei Chen, dealing with Bloodshed Shop would only be a dream. Even though he had acquired the Kunlun Mirror and his strength had broken through the constraints imposed by Bloodshed Shop on the Endless Divine Realm over these eight years—reaching the level of Eighth Level Deity—Ying Qin Supreme Deity knew deep down that without Wei Chen by his side, he could accomplish nothing. The Supreme Deity of Southern Ming would also be powerless.
Eight years had passed, and significant changes had occurred within both the Endless Divine Realm and Southern Ming Divine Domain.
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