Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 656 - 524 - Karma Fire Forges Golden Body (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 656: Chapter 524 - Karma Fire Forges Golden Body (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

If the Karma Flame Red Lotus harbored any resistance towards Jiang Chen, it would be a bit troublesome for him to subdue it.

The Red Lotus Karma Flame was no joke, even a Quasi-Saint would avoid it at all costs. If it made contact, the consequences were unpredictable.

Especially for Jiang Chen who also practiced Demonic Divine Abilities, his body was full of evil aura and karmic force, which was simply the perfect fuel for the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Any contact would leave him reduced to ashes.

Knowing that now was not the time for pettiness, Jiang Chen steeled his heart, directly shattered a Blood God child, transforming it into vast blood energy, mixed with spiritual senses, and imprinted it on the body of the Tenth-grade Karma Flame Red Lotus.

With the Blood God child presence, the Karma Flame Red Lotus did not resist Jiang Chen’s spiritual senses and easily accepted his mark.

In an instant, all information about the Tenth-grade Karma Flame Red Lotus spontaneously appeared in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

The Tenth-grade Karma Flame Red Lotus contained 38 innate divine prohibitions and was a superior Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen confirmed that the grade of the Tenth-grade Red Lotus was indeed higher than the Ninth-grade Green Lotus. It was well known that the Ninth-grade Green Lotus only had 36 innate divine prohibitions and was a top-tier High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"With two less innate divine prohibitions, it won’t be simple for the Ninth-grade Red Lotus to devour the Tenth-grade Red Lotus."

At this moment, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but feel a headache. It was very simple for the strong to engulf the weak, but the weak engulfing the strong was a bit troublesome.

However, no matter how troublesome, he had to try.

In terms of potential, the Ninth-grade Green Lotus was the rightful heir of the Chaos Green Lotus, equipped with the capacity for becoming an Innate Treasure.

In contrast, the Tenth-grade Red Lotus was just a branch lineage, and its peak wasn’t higher than transforming into a Twelfth-grade Karma Flame Red Lotus. Although it was a top-tier Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure, it was still inferior to an Innate Treasure.

Thus, Jiang Chen preferred to go through more trouble to cultivate the Ninth-grade Green Lotus, rather than allowing the Karma Flame Red Lotus to devour the Ninth-grade Green Lotus.

"Suppress!"

With a thought, the four divine artifacts on Jiang Chen—the Tower of Heaven and Earth, Thunder Pool, Chaos Divine Palace, Boundless Bowl—all emerged, radiating an astonishing pressure, all pressuring the Tenth-grade Red Lotus.

Caught off guard, the Tenth-grade Red Lotus instinctively resisted. However, before it could act, Jiang Chen’s thought moved, forcefully triggering the mark previously branded on it to suppress its instinctive resistance.

Gradually, the Tenth-grade Red Lotus ceased its trembling, the spark on its hand began to retract, and it gradually fell into peace.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, summoned the Ninth-grade Green Lotus and threw it into the Blood Pool.

Splash!

After sensing the aura of the Tenth-grade Red Lotus, the Ninth-grade Green Lotus agitatedly waved its roots, entwining around it. It rooted itself into the Tenth-grade Red lotus, preparing to devour its origin and integrate with it.

Probably sensing a life-and-death crisis, the Tenth-grade Red Lotus began desperately resisting. No matter how Jiang Chen tried to stimulate the mark on it, he couldn’t suppress its instinct.

It hadn’t been long since Jiang Chen started refining the Tenth-grade Red Lotus, barely just branding it with his mark, and was far from complete refining.

As such, he could barely control the Tenth-grade Red Lotus, but it was impossible for it to willingly offer itself without resisting.

Boom!

The eerie Red Lotus Karma Fire emerged, spreading out from inside the Tenth-grade Red Lotus. It aimed at the roots of the Ninth-grade Green Lotus entwined around it.

"Nine Abysses weak water, obliterate!"

When the Red Lotus Karma Fire surged, the mana inside Jiang Chen quickly changed, transforming into the pure innate Taiyin power and evolving into the raging Nine Abysses weak water.

In an instant, surrounding heaven and earth changed, a freezing chill suddenly descended, freezing all things. At the same time, a black river was rapidly flowing through the void, surging towards the Tenth-grade Red Lotus.

This was the Nine Abysses weak water, born within the deepest abyss, the coldest divine water in the world, capable of extinguishing even the scorching Sun True Fire.

Unfortunately, the Red Lotus Karma Fire was formless and elusive. Even though the Nine Abysses weak water flowed over it, it couldn’t harm it at all.

"This Red Lotus Karma Fire, as one of the most vicious flames in the Prehistoric World, is indeed formidable."

Retracting the Nine Abysses weak water, Jiang Chen sighed.

He knew that the Red Lotus Karma Fire wouldn’t be easy to deal with, otherwise even Quasi-Saint experts wouldn’t avoid it.

"If water doesn’t work, then there’s only one move left."

Watching the Nine-grade Green Lotus, which was constantly retreating under the burn of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, Jiang Chen scolded it for being weak while deploying his last resort.

Humming...

Among the huge hums, eight shining Merit Gold Wheels manifested behind Jiang Chen’s head, casting boundless golden light that drowned the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

It was strange; the Red Lotus Karma Fire, which even the Nine Abysses weak water couldn’t handle, was like a natural foe when encountering the Merit golden light. One touch and it was extinguished.

However, for every Red Lotus Karma Fire that was extinguished, a part of the Merit golden light was used up, which made Jiang Chen heartache.

These are all merits!

The greatest nemesis of the Red Lotus Karma Flame is the Merit Gold light. As long as one is willing to expend merits, even the strongest Red Lotus Karma Flame can be extinguished.

Luckily, Jiang Chen has a wealth of merits. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to attempt extinguishing the flame using the Merit Gold light.

"Devour it!"

Taking advantage of the situation where the tenth-grade Red Lotus is suppressed by the Merit Gold light, Jiang Chen uses all his strength to urge the ninth-grade Green Lotus to devour it.

Rumble, rumble!

Threads of Chaos Qi emanate from the ninth-grade Green Lotus. Vaguely, the ethereal image of a Chaos Green Lotus could be seen materializing behind it.

In an instant, a supreme pressure pervades Heaven and Earth. The once fiercely resisting tenth-grade Red Lotus suddenly becomes submissive, not daring to make a move.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Seeing this, the ninth-grade Green Lotus excitedly swings its roots and pounces directly onto the Red Lotus Karma Flame, beginning to devour its Origin Qi.

At the same moment, the four Divine Artifacts tremble, and the grand power of Heaven and Earth pervades all directions, unanimously acting upon the tenth-grade Red Lotus.

Now, the Red Lotus Karma Flame loses any resistance, being devoured bit by bit by the ninth-grade Green Lotus.

Time trickles away. As the breath of the tenth-grade Red Lotus becomes weaker and weaker, that of the ninth grade Green Lotus keeps growing stronger. Before long, the tenth petal on the Creation Green Lotus begins to emerge.

Boom!

At this moment, the aura of the Creation Green Lotus surges by dozens of times, advancing from a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to a supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Immediately after, strands of Original Source Qi of Creation emanate from it and, like a flood, surge towards Jiang Chen in the distance.

The backfilling process following the upgrade of the Spiritual Treasure has begun!

Knowing that such an opportunity is hard to come by, Jiang Chen doesn’t hesitate. He immediately sits cross-legged on the ground and begins absorbing this influx of Origin Qi of Creation.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

With every bit of Origin Qi of Creation he devours, within Jiang Chen, a new acupoint world is opened, bursting forth with tremendous power.

In the beginning, the speed at which Jiang Chen was refining the Origin Qi of Creation was keeping pace with the rate at which the Creation Green Lotus was releasing it.

However, as the Creation Green Lotus became stronger and the amount of Creation Qi it was releasing increased, Jiang Chen’s refining speed started to fall behind.

Before long, Jiang Chen felt a sensation of swelling pain within his body. His body had reached its limit and couldn’t accommodate any more Origin Qi of Creation.

Yet, before his eyes, the Origin Qi of Creation was still flowing ceaselessly.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Chen steeled his heart and reached out to the Red Lotus Karma Fire, instigating the Karma Fire to burn his own body.

The moment Jiang Chen made contact with the Red Lotus Karma Fire, the sinful, evil, and resentful energies within him immediately started to stir wildly.

Immediately after, a rumbling sound was heard, and Jiang Chen’s body was indeed covered by the strange Red Lotus Karma Fire, burning intensely.

Pain!

Excruciating pain!

At the moment when the Karma Fire began burning his body, an unimaginable pain transmitted into Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, almost causing him to cry out in suffering.

At the same time, Jiang Chen felt every bit of his flesh burning, turning into pure essence Qi and dispersing away.

Even more so, the Red Lotus Karma Fire continued to spread inward via his flesh, beginning to burn his soul.

The Red Lotus Karma Fire, a terrifying flame capable of burning a person inside out into ashes. What Jiang Chen was doing was a literal interpretation of self-immolation.

Suppressing the immense pain, Jiang Chen mobilizes his remaining magic power, operating magic techniques, absorbing the Origin Qi of Creation hovering around him.

Like parched earth meeting nourishing rain, the moment Origin Qi of Creation enters his body, Jiang Chen’s charred form begins to rapidly restore itself, quickly returning to its original state.

Subsequently, the Red Lotus Karma Fire attacks with greater intensity, once again charring his body. Immediately after, the Origin Qi of Creation circulates, flooding into Jiang Chen’s body like a tide, continuing to repair his physique.

In this manner, through destruction and repair, the powers of life and extinction continuously circulate within Jiang Chen, making his body stronger and stronger.

This is what they call, refining the Golden Body with Karma Fire!

While Jiang Chen is engrossed in his closed-door cultivation, not far away, the figures of the Demon Clan are steadily drawing closer.