As soon as they approached within a certain distance, the terrifying aura emanating from the black flames could be felt!
It was an aura of primal, pure evil!
Duan Bei Shan felt his entire body turn cold, as if he were about to freeze solid!
The buried horrors of his past were instantly dredged up and magnified countless times!
If he hadn't sensed something was wrong and retreated those few steps just in time, he would likely be lying on the ground, unable to move right now!
Duan Bei Shan gasped for breath for a long time, his heart pounding, before he finally calmed his mind.
He dared to swear that he had never seen anything so sinister in his entire life!
He surmised that it must have been left behind by some powerful being who had passed through here in the past.
Fortunately, these black flames were merely burning in place unconsciously.
If they had been directed at him, he would have been instantly annihilated!
It was too terrifying…
He had almost perished…
However, his original plan seemed impossible to execute: he had just witnessed Ye Fan plunge headfirst into these black flames…
He certainly didn't have the courage to rush in and rescue him…
Forget it then…
If he himself couldn't withstand it, then this Nascent Soul realm brat certainly wouldn't be able to.
What a shame he wouldn't get to torment him; all his carefully planned torture methods were now wasted…
Duan Bei Shan scrutinized the building in front of him, then…
His gaze fell upon the entrance of the main hall.
There were no black flames in that area by the entrance!
Duan Bei Shan strode towards the entrance.
Firstly, he felt that the "Little Demoness," the one who had killed his brother, might be inside.
Secondly…
As the saying goes, since he was already here…
Who knew if there might be something good inside?
However, before he could even take a step, a sudden change occurred!
The evil flames burning around the main hall seemed to come alive all at once, contracting madly towards a single point!
The evil flames contracted with astonishing speed!
It was so fast that by the time Duan Bei Shan realized what was happening, the contraction was already complete!
The contracted flames took on a human shape, appearing before Duan Bei Shan's eyes…
Finally…
The last wisp of flame receded…
Ye Fan reappeared before Duan Bei Shan!
However, Ye Fan was now completely restored, his severed right forearm fully regrown!
Flashes of the evil flames could still be seen in his eyes from time to time…
Duan Ming Gui, possessing decent psychological fortitude, immediately bolted!
He ran for his life without the slightest hesitation!
Now that this brat had absorbed those terrifying, sinister things, he knew with his heel that he couldn't win!
Not run?
Was he waiting to die?!
Ye Fan didn't pursue, but let out a silent sigh.
"Damn it… When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water will get stuck in your throat…"
Previously, he hadn't wanted to collect the evil flames for fear of them becoming mere energy reserves for his system, but in the end, he had been forced to accept them in this manner…
As soon as he fell in, these evil flames automatically converged into his body.
It was impossible to resist them…
At this moment, these evil flames were floating above his spiritual sea, burning tirelessly as before…
They attempted to integrate into his spiritual sea, but they retreated in fright upon the slightest contact.
His body showed no adverse reactions after absorbing these evil flames.
Thinking this, Ye Fan lightly raised his index finger.
With a thought, a black flame ignited at his fingertip.
It was as if these evil flames were a part of his own body, controllable with a mere thought.
If anyone else had obtained such a powerful weapon, they would likely be ecstatic, tears of joy streaming down their faces!
They could easily kill opponents of higher cultivation, dominating everything in sight!
But Ye Fan couldn't feel happy at all…
To him, this was not a formidable offensive technique, but an endless energy reserve for his system…
After all his precautions, he had ultimately achieved nothing.
If he had been an ordinary person before, after coming into contact with the evil flames, he would have been instantly killed.
But he had transmigrated so many times and retained his spiritual power, and this thing was specifically an attack on the soul and spiritual power…
To use an analogy, though perhaps not entirely fitting.
The evil flames were like a AAA game with monstrous system requirements, while an ordinary person was like a FC console…
And he himself was like a high-tech product from the future…
The outcome was naturally predictable.
Perhaps, this was fate…
"Forget it… I'll see if I can get that old man to take it back later…"
"Hmm? That might work?"
As this thought arose, Ye Fan's mind began to wander uncontrollably.
These flames, left behind by that old man countless years ago, had nearly killed his damn system.
Looking at it this way, the system's level didn't seem that high either?
Perhaps he could find that old man later and perform a reverse extraction?
A scene immediately appeared in Ye Fan's mind.
Evil Flame Master: Ye Fan, are you ready?
Ye Fan: Ready, let's begin! Use all your strength, old man, don't spare me!
And so, the Evil Flame Master unleashed his full power, engulfing Ye Fan with a sea of evil flames!
The damn system, unable to withstand such an immense quantity of evil flames, instantly died!
Shattered into pieces, beyond any hope of rescue!!!
The more he thought about it, the brighter Ye Fan's eyes became.
It seemed like there was indeed a way!
He never expected it!
The method to get rid of the damn system had been right beside him all along, and he had been foolishly searching elsewhere for it?!
Utterly idiotic!
However, before Ye Fan could even rejoice, a new problem arose.
As a super victim who had been scammed by the system for 99 words, Ye Fan never hesitated to suspect everything about the system with the most insidious and malicious thoughts.
For instance…
Could the system's previous actions have been an act put on specifically for him to see???
When he had interacted with the Evil Flame Master in the past, the system would definitely have known.
So the question was:
If the evil flames truly posed a threat to the system, then given the system's nature, it would have definitely taken him far away long ago!
Perhaps, the moment they met at Si Ling Temple, it would have forcibly taken him elsewhere.
For example…
With a 'whoosh,' it would have escaped the Liang Dynasty!
Just like when his two senior sisters participated in their "Gaokao," the system forcibly opened a passage and took him to randomly enter the examination hall.
This damn thing absolutely had the capability, there was no doubt about that.
It seemed this possibility was quite high…
This was completely a conspiracy orchestrated by the system itself?
First, it created the illusion that the evil flames were a threat to him.
To make it convincing, it even went so far as to let him get injured.
Then, it used the hand of Brother Duan Ming Gui to have him absorb the evil flames!
And the system's ultimate goal was, in fact, these evil flames from the very beginning!!!
Perhaps the system was limited by certain conditions and couldn't directly extract them from the Evil Flame Master.
Even the damn system might have anticipated that he would think of the Evil Flame Master based on its "injured" pretense.
If he had acted according to his previous guess, he would have truly fallen into its trap!!!
It might even pretend to be injured for the first few times, allowing it to absorb more evil flames from the Evil Flame Master!
Perhaps the system was limited by certain conditions and couldn't directly extract them from the Evil Flame Master.
But that was no longer important!
Even if he discovered something was wrong after a few times and wanted to stop, it would definitely be too late!
By then, the system would have stored a vast amount of evil flames!
It might even be able to break free from its restraints and completely drain the Evil Flame Master!!!
Hiss—!
This was the ultimate truth!
This damn thing was too insidious!!!
Its intentions are punishable!!!
It was a close call…
Fortunately, he thought of this layer; otherwise, this situation would have been a disaster!
What a relief, what a relief indeed...!