CHAPTER 276: CHAPTER 276: DEVOURING THE POWER OF LIGHTNING

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

At the border where black flames clashed with silver lightning, deafening explosions rang out continuously.

Two of the most terrifying forces under the heavens—flame and lightning—collided in a chaotic maelstrom of destruction.

The space in that region warped violently, as if on the verge of complete collapse.

Amid this confrontation, the black flames greedily devoured the lightning energy, gulping it down mouthful after mouthful.

At the same time, standing below, Wei Yang’s body began to tremble slightly, as if he were being electrocuted.

Streams of numbing lightning energy rampaged wildly through his meridians, sending waves of paralysis and stinging pain through his entire body.

It felt as though countless tiny needles were pricking him—not hard, but relentless.

"The power of lightning... This is the power of lightning!"

Wei Yang’s eyes lit up, a blaze of excitement and joy flickering across his face.

He hadn’t expected the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame to be so effective. It could actually absorb and devour lightning energy—and not just that, it was digesting it too.

Moreover, lightning energy had miraculous effects when it came to body tempering.

This extreme destructive force, laced with a hint of life-giving vitality, was even more potent than using Heavenly Flames to temper the body. It didn’t just compare—it exceeded.

Without hesitation, Wei Yang sat cross-legged and began circulating his cultivation method, guiding the rampaging lightning energy through his body’s pathways. He assisted the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame in digesting the lightning energy by directing it according to his cultivation technique.

At the same time, he also diverted some of the lightning energy throughout his body, using it to temper his flesh and bones.

To Wei Yang, any method—no matter how minor—that could improve his natural physical talents and constitution was not to be missed.

Killing two birds with one stone—why not?

In the distance, atop a towering ancient tree, Ah Da and Xiao Yan stood side by side.

They gazed toward the sky ahead, which now looked like a vast mural of intertwining black and silver. The shocking scene reflected clearly in their widened pupils.

"Master... what exactly is Brother Wei doing? Don’t tell me he’s using the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame to devour that entire sky full of exploding lightning..."

Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. He was clearly in disbelief—even though, deep down, he already suspected the answer.

Because this scene... was simply beyond comprehension.

A Heavenly Flame devouring lightning?

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, it would’ve been impossible to believe.

"..."

Yao Lao fell silent for a moment. Then, with a deep sigh, he said slowly,

"As you’ve seen... that’s exactly what he’s doing."

"..."

Xiao Yan was speechless for a long while. Only after some time did he manage to choke out a line:

"This Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame... really defies the heavens!"

"It truly is extraordinary," Yao Lao echoed with deep emotion.

"Then, Master," Xiao Yan asked curiously, "How does my Glazed Lotus Heart Flame compare to it?"

"Hmm... I wasn’t sure before," Yao Lao replied thoughtfully. "But now... I’m afraid the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame surpasses it—by more than just a little."

"So it really is like that, huh..."

Xiao Yan nodded, not showing the least bit of surprise.

Truthfully, when he asked the question, he already knew the answer in his heart.

"Master, you once said my Glazed Lotus Heart Flame isn’t inferior to the Bone Chilling Flame, which means it ranks around eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, maybe just barely squeezing into the top ten..."

"In that case, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame is strong enough to rank in the top ten—maybe even the top eight!"

As he said this, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with undisguised envy.

Top ten... maybe even top eight on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

It was well-known that any flame in the top ten could cause widespread chaos across the continent if it surfaced.

"That’s right," Yao Lao nodded. "In fact, even back in the Jia Ma Empire, I already felt that the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame was strong enough to make the top ten—or more. And now that I’ve seen it devour lightning energy... there’s no doubt anymore. It might even be worthy of the top five."

"Xiao Yan, you have to understand—Heavenly Flames are rare, hard to find. But lightning... lightning is much easier to come by in this world."

"Which means, as long as it devours enough lightning energy, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame can rapidly grow to its full potential—maybe even exceed it!"

At this point, Yao Lao’s voice was full of awe and wonder.

The growth of a Heavenly Flame was always a difficult and drawn-out process. Though it could be accelerated with artificial methods, even that could only shorten the time somewhat.

But once a Heavenly Flame reached a certain level, further advancement would still require massive energy or rare opportunities.

Yet, this Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame... was just too easy to raise—so ridiculously easy.

It could take fine energy, coarse energy—it simply wasn’t picky at all.

In the past, it could absorb the energy of other Heavenly Flames to grow rapidly. Yao Lao hadn’t paid much attention to that.

After all, other Heavenly Flames could do the same—devouring one another for accelerated evolution.

It was just that the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame behaved a little differently. It could radiate light and absorb heat energy on a large scale—completely unreasonable and hard to counter.

What’s more, it didn’t even need to consume the origin of other flames to advance—it had overwhelming potential all on its own.

That was still within acceptable bounds. Yao Lao had been surprised before, but not to the point of losing composure.

But now... things had gotten completely absurd.

Damn it! It can even devour lightning energy and digest it quickly?That was beyond outrageous.

Yao Lao honestly just wanted a moment of silence.

Because this meant—as long as it had enough energy, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame could continue growing indefinitely, all the way to its limit... or even beyond it.

It didn’t matter whether the energy came from flames, fire-attributed spiritual energy, the sun’s power, lightning energy—even the natural energy of heaven and earth—it could devour it all.

This was beyond overpowered—it was basically cheating.

Yao Lao had never even heard of such a Heavenly Flame in his life.

He could accept many things—but the fact that it could devour lightning energy? That one... was hard to swallow.

After all, it was common knowledge that lightning possessed immense destructive power and was one of the purest, most terrifying forms of energy.

Take the Pill Lightning in front of them right now—every single bolt of lightning had power on par with a mid-level Dou Zong’s full-strength strike!

From a certain perspective, even just one bolt of Tier 7 Pill Lightning could rival the destructive might of a Heavenly Flame like the Fallen Heart Flame or the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame.

In other words, as long as the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had a steady supply of Pill Lightning to devour, it could grow at an incredible pace.

Heavenly Flames were rare and hard to find—but Pill Lightning? That was easy.

Wei Yang was a Tier 7 alchemist. Reaching the Tier 8 in the future wouldn’t be difficult. With that level, Pill Lightning would be at his fingertips.

He could summon it just by refining a pill.

This realization was honestly terrifying.

If the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame truly deserved a place in the top five of the Heavenly Flame Ranking, then...

It meant that in a very short span of time, it could grow strong enough to match even a low-level Dou Sheng!

This wasn’t something only Yao Lao thought of. Xiao Yan came to the same conclusion.

"That cheat... is a bit too much. This is completely broken!"Xiao Yan muttered, mouth slightly agape, eyes filled with envy.

"Ahem, Xiao Yan, you’re not doing bad either," Yao Lao quickly added. "You have Flame Mantra. As long as you keep finding more Heavenly Flames to devour, your Glazed Lotus Heart Flame will keep evolving."

"Right now it rivals the Bone Chilling Flame. Once you devour the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame, you’ll break into the top ten. With another two more devoured, top five won’t be an issue."

Xiao Yan nodded silently.

Yao Lao’s words were true... but it wasn’t the same at all.

He had to keep hunting down Heavenly Flames to grow stronger.

And the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame?It could eat lightning. It could eat sunlight. It could eat fire energy. The difference was night and day.

Lightning storms came all the time. But Heavenly Flames?

Damn it, even if you scoured the entire continent, there probably weren’t even fifty in existence.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan felt like his Flame Mantra wasn’t that amazing anymore. And why... why was his fate so bitter?

Wei Yang just lay there and won effortlessly, while he had to grind his life away.

Every time he searched for a Heavenly Flame, every time he devoured one—wasn’t it always through bloody struggle, surviving by the skin of his teeth?

Damn it!

His heart filled with indignation, imbalance, envy, and burning jealousy.

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