From the Dark Flower, Ling Feng felt a hint of threat, yet, he was more eager to learn what was so peculiar about this Dark Flower!
After waiting for approximately five minutes, the rootstock that enveloped Stelro became smaller and smaller, and soon completely vanished. Stelro's entire body turned into nourishment for the Dark Flower, and was absorbed!
With Stelro's body gone, the Dark Flower, bashfully budding in mid-air, continuously emitted a faint purple glow. Only now, the purple glow was much stronger than before!
Suddenly, a change occurred in the air, a beam of white light from the sky struck the Dark Flower, causing its bud to gradually unfold under the illumination. The originally black stems and leaves also slowly began to fade, gradually turning white, and upon unfurling, revealed seven petals each bearing a different color.
The purple light of the Dark Flower also disappeared, replaced by colorful halos of light.
"Such a beautiful Dark Flower!" Ling Feng couldn't help but praise, having never seen any flower on Earth with such allure.
"To think that there would be a Seven-Colored Flower here!" At that moment, an aged voice came through; in Ling Feng's surprised gaze, Ao Yun's figure appeared inside the cave.
Ling Feng's brow furrowed, shouldn't Ao Yun be protecting Yun Hanrui and Liu Tingyu? Why had he come here at this time?
Moreover... Ling Feng felt a very familiar fluctuation coming from Ao Yun.
"Nine Nether Blood Lotus!" Ling Feng silently recited in his heart, indeed sensing the fluctuation of the Nine Nether Blood Lotus coming from Ao Yun, which made Ling Feng both excited and worried.
"Young Master, do not worry!" Ao Yun seemed to see right through Ling Feng's heart, smiling as he said, "Young Master is truly blessed by the heavens to even encounter the Nine Nether's rainbow flower. You are indeed Huaxia's hope for the future!"
Ling Feng said gravely, "Ao Yun, what is going on here?"
Ao Yun softly spoke, "Young Master, now is not the time for explanations. The Seven-Colored Flower only has a lifespan of a quarter hour, so I must make haste! I will explain all of your questions after this matter is resolved!" The source of thɪs content is NovᴇlFirᴇ.ɴet
Having said this, Ao Yun no longer paid attention to Ling Feng but looked at the Seven-Colored Flower with a solemn expression.
Despite Ling Feng's many questions, he could only hold them in for now, waiting for Ao Yun to finish before discussing them.
Ao Yun stood in front of the Seven-Colored Flower, waiting quietly as its colors changed continuously; with every color change, his expression grew more tense.
As soon as the seven colors had cycled through completely, Ao Yun suddenly extended his hand, now in the shape of a Dragon Claw.
With a zipping sound, black spots appeared on Ao Yun's Dragon Claw, but fortunately, he managed to grab the Seven-Colored Flower.
The moment he grasped the Seven-Colored Flower, all of its brilliance instantly disappeared, as if it had become an ordinary flower.
"This..." Ling Feng was somewhat puzzled.
Ao Yun's face revealed a relaxed expression: "Young Master, the Seven-Colored Flower is a rare flower from the Nine Nether, said to have the ability to unlock all seals! However, after the Seven-Colored Flower blooms, it only has a lifespan of fifteen minutes; it must be harvested within this quarter hour."
"But there is a secret technique for harvesting the Seven-Colored Flower! Only at the instant when the seven gleams of light have changed in a complete circle is the flower's defense at its weakest! Only at this instant is it the best opportunity to harvest the Seven-Colored Flower! Otherwise, even a God-Level Strongman cannot forcibly harvest it! The Seven-Colored Flower would self-destruct!" Ao Yun explained.
While marveling at the magic of the Seven-Colored Flower, Ling Feng said to Ao Yun, "Can you explain now?"
Ao Yun smiled faintly: "Young Master, have you forgotten the Devil's Ring?"
Ao Yun pinched off the root stem of the rainbow flower and let the milky white juice drip onto the ground.
However, surprisingly, the drip of juice did not fall to the ground but hovered half a meter above it.
"This is the seal!" Ao Yun explained, "Although we cannot perceive it, the juice of the rainbow flower can sense the seal here and corrode it!"
As he spoke, the drop of juice made a rustling sound in the air, and the juice slowly descended.
After over half a minute, the juice finally slowly fell to the ground and seeped into the earth.
Boom! At this moment, the cave suddenly shook, and cracks appeared on the stone walls overhead, with large chunks of stone starting to fall around.
"Young Master, stabilize this place!" Ao Yun suddenly shouted, "If this place collapses, the Devil's Ring will vanish from here. Only by trapping this space can we get the Devil's Ring!"
Ling Feng quickly solidified the space, stabilizing the collapse above.
Suddenly a crack opened on the ground, and a black light shot out from beneath, whistling as it fled into the distance.
"Where do you think you're going!" Ao Yun bellowed, his Dragon Claw materializing out of thin air, seizing the black light.
The black light struggled constantly, but it couldn't escape Ao Yun's control.
With a whoosh, a massive demonic hound materialized above the black light, its head crowned with a sharp horn, eyes of crimson red, drooling jaws wide, and with razor-sharp claws and a massive body—it was clearly an incredibly fierce beast.
"Is this an Artifact Spirit?" Ling Feng murmured to himself.
Ao Yun, looking at the Devil's Ring's Artifact Spirit, revealed a disdainful smile, "Just clinging to life desperately, and yet you dare to be so presumptuous. Suppress!"
As he spoke, a dragon's chant sounded from Ao Yun's mouth.
Hearing this sound, the Artifact Spirit hound instantly became docile like a pug, trembling and cowering on the ground, whimpering, with its crimson eyes now showing fear and pleading.
"Begging for mercy now? Too late!" Ao Yun sneered coldly, "Divine Thunder of Heavenly Punishment, obliterate!"
A thunderbolt appeared above the hound and struck it heavily.
With a howl of agony, the body of the hound shrunk, trembling all over, completely devoid of any will to resist.
At this point, Ling Feng stepped forward and said, "Wait, this demonic hound is the Artifact Spirit of the Devil's Ring. May my Sword Sheath's Artifact Spirit absorb it?"
Ao Yun thought for a moment and replied, "That's possible, but we'll have to see if the Sword Sheath's Artifact Spirit is capable of doing so."
Divine Artifacts are ranked, and an Inferior Divine Weapon's Artifact Spirit cannot absorb a Superior Divine Weapon's Artifact Spirit unless the Spiritual Sense of the superior one is eradicated. However, this would greatly weaken the Divinity of the Divine Artifact, and sooner or later the Divinity would fade, turning it into a mere tool.
Ling Feng gestured with his hand, and the Ice Jade Spirit Cat appeared on his shoulder.