“Undying wraiths ahead—take the left path!”
“This time, go right! The right side is safe for now!”
“Move straight through, quickly! Undying wraiths are catching up from behind!”
Because the Fire Prison lacked abundant spiritual energy, Ye Wushuang avoided wasting his own.
Whenever they encountered undying wraiths, he rarely engaged, opting instead to evade them.
With Huo Lingshan’s exceptional perception, avoiding danger became much simpler.
Guided by her, Ye Wushuang and Huo Lingshan swiftly advanced deeper into the Fire Prison.
They passed through the first layer, the second, the third…
Soon, they reached the seventh.
By this point, Huo Lingshan was struggling.
Though she was a flame spirit, her innate strength was limited, and her flame energy was not particularly fierce.
The seventh layer’s flames made every step agonizing for her.
Ye Wushuang, however, was different.
Relying solely on his physical body, he withstood the seventh layer’s flames effortlessly.
Moreover, he sensed that his slow-progressing Eight-Nine Heavenly Art was advancing faster than before.
The flames here brought an intense, scorching pain, but they also tempered his body.
With each passing moment, impurities were burned away, and his physical strength visibly increased.
This secretly delighted him.
“For others, this is a death trap—but for me, it’s a treasure trove!”
“In just this short time, I’ve saved at least three months of arduous cultivation!”
“If I enter the eighth layer, the flames there will surely accelerate my progress even further!”
Despite his excitement, he kept his emotions in check and sighed instead.
“We’re only at the seventh layer, yet the flames are already this fierce. No wonder no one can reach the depths of the Fire Prison.”
“Exactly. If not for something extremely important to me deep inside, I would never have returned here.”
“Something extremely important? You still haven’t told me what you’re after in the Fire Prison.”
“It’s… the Undying Celestial Flame of the Divine Phoenix Clan.”
The Undying Celestial Flame was an ancient, peerlessly rare heavenly fire.
Legend claimed that, like the Divine Phoenix, it could undergo continuous rebirth—undying and unending.
With each rebirth, its power grew exponentially.
An Undying Celestial Flame that had undergone nine rebirths could even incinerate a Heavenly Sovereign.
Its might was incomparable.
For any cultivator who used it as their Immortal Flame to ignite their path to immortality, the future would be limitless.
If Huo Lingshan could devour this flame, her talent and strength would undergo a heaven-shaking transformation.
She might even emulate the Undying Celestial Flame itself—achieving nine rebirths and ascending to the rank of a Supreme Sovereign.
For flame spirits like her, the Undying Celestial Flame was an unparalleled treasure.
Under normal circumstances, she would never reveal such a secret.
But now, having reached the seventh layer alongside Ye Wushuang—and knowing his goal was the Divine Phoenix’s True Blood—she no longer held back.
As expected, Ye Wushuang showed little reaction, merely nodding.
Then, he asked:
“Can you sense any undying wraiths in the seventh layer?”
“Yes. And the deeper we go, the stronger they become.”
“What level do you think the undying wraiths in the eighth layer will reach?”
“Likely Immortal King Realm… possibly even Immortal Emperor Realm!”
At this, Huo Lingshan’s expression grew grave.
The powerful undying wraiths were her greatest fear.
Now that they were about to enter the eighth layer, caution was paramount.
A single misstep could lead to an encounter with an Immortal King—or even an Immortal Emperor—level wraith.
If that happened, they might never leave the Fire Prison alive.
Of course, this was Huo Lingshan’s assessment. She didn’t fully understand Ye Wushuang’s strength.
That said, the inability to replenish spiritual energy was indeed a limitation for him.
Thus, before entering the eighth layer, he made additional preparations, proceeding with even greater caution.
As he approached the eighth layer’s periphery, he immediately noticed something unusual.
The ground was covered in white powder, piled as high as his shins.
At first, he wondered what it was—until his investigation revealed the truth.
His expression shifted.
“Bone ash. All of this white powder… it’s the ashes of living beings.”
Countless creatures had made it past the seventh layer unscathed, only to be instantly reduced to ashes upon entering the eighth.
Their bones and flesh had been incinerated, accumulating here over time.
The sheer volume meant this fate had befallen not just a few, but countless individuals.
Understanding this, Ye Wushuang relaxed slightly—but Huo Lingshan was horrified.
She could barely endure the seventh layer’s flames.
Entering the eighth, she risked being completely consumed.
Her voice trembled.
“The eighth layer’s flames must be several times fiercer than the seventh’s. That’s the only explanation for so many deaths here.”
“Sister… do you think you can withstand them?”
To protect her, Ye Wushuang had already stored Huo Lingshan inside a magical artifact.
Yet even then, she couldn’t suppress her fear.
A hint of regret crept in—perhaps she should have waited until they were stronger before venturing here.
But after learning the origin of the bone ash, Ye Wushuang remained calm.
“Don’t worry. Flames like these won’t stop me.”
“In fact, their intensity makes them perfect for body tempering!”
With that, he not only activated his Eight-Nine Heavenly Art but also unleashed his Immortal King-level mana, forming a protective barrier around himself.
The moment his Immortal King aura surged forth, Huo Lingshan gasped in shock.
“Sister—you’re actually an Immortal King Realm expert?! You’ve broken the constraints of time, reaching such a realm at such a young age?!”
