250 – Innate Emperor Flame! Incinerating Heaven Emperor’s Scheme!

Qu Zhong (201): “Um, Brother Wang, I won’t be going. I’m currently on a group mission.”

Wang Ping (66): “It’s fine, it doesn’t matter if you don’t go. Don’t worry about it.”

After saying this, Wang Ping waited for Zeng Lingdong and Wang Shuqing’s group item exchange.

Soon, Wang Ping received the gene potion from Zeng Lingdong and extracted it from the chat group.

As for the spaceship, it wasn’t there.

Wang Shuqing (74): “Damn it, Brother Wang, the chat group says it can’t trade this thing in the form of a red packet… this is completely an unusual situation.”

Wang Ping (66): “Can’t teleport it? It seems it’s affected by the anomaly’s ability, greatly limiting the original teleportation function. People can’t teleport away, and large items can’t be teleported over.”

Reading Wang Shuqing’s words, Wang Ping frowned and quickly figured out the reason.

This anomaly is really troublesome, even various external aids are limited.

Wang Ping soon closed the chat group again and informed Wu Jun and the others of this unfortunate news.

“This…”

These words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, making Wu Jun, Liu Mei, and Chen Yao even more upset.

They currently had nothing useful at hand… how were they supposed to deal with the anomaly?

Let alone dealing with the anomaly… they hadn’t even seen the anomaly in several simulations and had fallen to viruses and meteorites.

“Brother Wang, can we really not retreat temporarily?”

Wu Jun said with a bitter smile.

“You need enough group points to leave. I have them, but you don’t.”

Wang Ping looked at Wu Jun, knowing he wanted to leave the mission and escape to another world to save his life.

Actually, Wang Ping also had this idea.

When participating in the group mission, he had thought this anomaly would be hard to deal with, but he didn’t expect that after so many free simulations, they had yet to even encounter the anomaly.

Now, it was obvious there was no hope of completing the mission.

For this reason, Wang Ping was also prepared for the worst-case scenario… temporarily retreating and then dealing with this anomaly when the time was right.

Although this anomaly’s abilities were really disgusting… even if Wang Ping became an emperor, dealing with the anomaly now wouldn’t be much different… at most, he would have a few more golden and seven-colored talents, but having those talents was better than not.

“This…” Hearing Wang Ping’s words, Wu Jun, Liu Mei, and Chen Yao were somewhat despairing.

“Unless I lend you one billion group points to optimize the Golden Finger… if you can use the optimized Golden Finger to kill the anomaly, or resist the anomaly’s restriction on teleportation, then we can survive.”

Wang Ping looked at Wu Jun and said again.

“Brother Wang, please let me try. I have brought miracles before, I believe I can bring another miracle this time.”

Wu Jun gritted his teeth and said.

“Alright.”

Wang Ping nodded, then directly lent Wu Jun one billion group points, allowing him to optimize the Golden Finger.

“Brother Wang, after optimizing my Golden Finger, its usage limit is now once a day, and the odds of triggering advantageous outcomes have increased again. Additionally, I don’t have to turn into a woman after using it.”

After optimizing the Golden Finger, Wu Jun said excitedly.

“Once a day isn’t bad. But, not turning into a woman… is that really something to be excited about?”

Wang Ping teased.

“Compared to those optimizations, I’m more concerned about the increase in ability limits.”

“Uh, true…”

Wu Jun awkwardly touched his nose.

It seemed that he was the only one who cared about the fact that he would turn into a woman after using his ability. This had always been his mental burden.

“So, should I use my ability now?”

Wu Jun looked at Wang Ping and inquired.

“Go ahead. Let’s see what changes will occur.”

Wang Ping contemplated briefly and then spoke.

Although there was some risk in using the ability in the real world, it was the only way to temporarily leave this world, so they had no other choice.

Immediately, Wu Jun took a deep breath and activated his ability.

After using his ability, Wu Jun revealed an expression of joy.

Because he realized that upon using his ability, he actually knew what kind of possibility had been triggered and made that possibility one hundred percent certain.

“Brother Wang, I have triggered a possibility for us to escape. However, I’m not sure how long this effect will last.”

Wu Jun said to Wang Ping, his face full of excitement.

“We actually hit the jackpot? It seems that after optimizing the Golden Finger, the probability of having one’s wishes come true has increased.”

Wang Ping looked at the excited Wu Jun, somewhat surprised.

For a moment, Wang Ping even wanted Wu Jun to try wishing for the sudden death of the anomaly.

Of course, that was just a thought. Even if wishes could come true, there were still varying degrees of difficulty.

For Wu Jun, triggering the sudden death possibility of this anomalous big boss was too difficult.

“Brother Wang, should we leave now?” Liu Mei was also full of joy.

“Indeed, we should leave soon, but before we go, I need to simulate one more time to see if we can leave some hope for the people of this world.”

Wang Ping shook the gene serum in his hand and sighed.

“Otherwise, after we leave, the humans of this world will die from the virus in half a year. By then, even if we return to this world to continue fighting the anomaly, there will be no humans left to assist us.”

“Brother Wang is right.” Chen Yao also calmed down a lot and sighed.

Next, Wang Ping nodded, not saying anything further, and activated the Free Simulation ability once again.

He wanted to see if, after injecting this gene serum, they could resist the virus’s invasion.

However, the final result left Wang Ping disappointed.

Because although the gene serum had an excellent enhancement effect, it still couldn’t resist the terrifying virus.

It merely extended the lifespan of those who injected the gene serum by two months after contracting the virus.

Two months was essentially useless.

Not to mention, mass-producing this gene serum was another issue.

“The humans of this world are beyond saving.”

After opening his eyes, Wang Ping uttered these cruel words.

Hearing this, Wu Jun was slightly stunned and then looked at the people outside the window, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

They were indeed saviors, but that did not mean they could always successfully save the world.

They had carried out many missions and had quite a few failures. Many worlds had been destroyed.

This time, it was the turn of the humans in his own world.

“Before leaving, we can have the humans build shelters to preserve some remnants of humanity.”

Wang Ping patted Wu Jun’s shoulder, offering a word of comfort.

“Mm…” Wu Jun nodded slightly.

Next, Wang Ping and his team sprang into action. Liu Mei used her Charm ability on the human leaders, issuing the necessary orders.

After taking care of these matters, the three of them unhesitatingly chose to teleport away.

After all, Wu Jun’s ability’s effect duration was an unknown factor; lingering an extra second increased the danger exponentially.

“This scene of fleeing in such a disheveled manner… feels so familiar…

Upon returning to the Upper Realm, Wang Ping rubbed his temples, feeling rather helpless.

He recalled that the last time he went to the Cultivation World where Qin Tian was, he had enthusiastically set out to deal with an anomaly, only to find it impossible to kill, thus returning in a dejected state.

In the end, it had been up to the predecessors from the Second-Generation Chat Group of transmigrators to deal with the anomaly.

“Forget it, no need to dwell on it. Becoming stronger is the real key.”

Wang Ping took a deep breath, throwing those bothersome thoughts out of his mind. He then actively entered the immersive simulation state of the Paid Simulation.

In an instant, Wang Ping’s consciousness flickered, his vision slightly shifted, and a screen appeared before him, familiar text emerging.

【On the first day, after pondering, you chose to directly challenge the Supreme Heavenly Path. Regarding your application, the acting Palace Master of Taiyi Emperor Palace was utterly shocked and promptly refused.】

【In his view, challenging the Supreme Heavenly Path was nothing but a death wish. Taiyi Emperor Palace had finally produced such a powerful prodigy, and he didn’t want you to throw your life away by attempting the Supreme Heavenly Path only to die within it.】

【Seeing the acting Palace Master of Taiyi Emperor Palace rejecting you, you chose to demonstrate a part of your combat strength. Once the acting Palace Master knew a part of your strength, he was utterly shaken.】

【However, he still stated that he couldn’t make the decision and had to consult the self-sealed quasi-emperor ancestors within the palace.】

【In the end, even the self-sealed quasi-emperor ancestors were astonished by your strength, exclaiming at how monstrous you were. They then permitted you to attempt the Supreme Heavenly Path.】

【Not long after, you began challenging the Supreme Heavenly Path, much like the last simulation. This time, you found it even easier.】

【Although you no longer had the Small Success Spacetime Dao Body and the Small Success Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes, your cultivation level was lower, yet you comprehended thirty percent of the true essence of the Heavenly Spacetime Dao. Additionally, with the memory from the last Paid Simulation, you knew the strengths, Divine Abilities, and trump cards of these opponents, making it naturally easier to handle.】

【Ultimately, you effortlessly passed through the Supreme Heavenly Path and saw the phantom of Emperor Taiyi. The phantom was amazed, considering you genuinely monstrous, thinking even a legendary Chaos Body wasn’t your match.】

【With a smile, you started boasting to the phantom of Emperor Taiyi, saying that a mere Chaos Body was nothing and that you could crush it single-handedly.】

【Seeing your ‘arrogance’, the phantom of Emperor Taiyi was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily, noting you had a demeanor reminiscent of his younger days.】

【Then, as in the last Paid Simulation, the phantom explained the Taiyi Emperor Tower’s matters and awarded you. Nearly a hundred years passed instantly, and your cultivation directly ascended from the peak of Yuan Zun to the peak of Tian Zun. This sense of improvement was immensely satisfying.】

【Moreover, your gains this time were even greater. Because you had previously used the rewards from the Supreme Heavenly Path to comprehend thirty percent of the true essence of the Heavenly Spacetime Dao, this reward further enhanced your understanding. Although it didn’t let you reach a comprehension of forty percent or step into the Small Success Dominion, the harvest was still astonishing.】

【Reflecting on it, you thought that repeatedly challenging the Supreme Heavenly Path might quickly let you comprehend forty percent of the Heavenly Spacetime Dao’s true essence. Additionally, you pondered whether, if your cultivation were already at the peak of Tian Zun, running the Supreme Heavenly Path again would still enhance your cultivation.】

【However, you could only explore these questions in future simulations. After absorbing your gains, you left the Taiyi Emperor Tower.】

【Though you became the Taiyi Emperor Tower’s sole master, you didn’t immediately take it away. Considering it symbolic of Taiyi Emperor Palace, often used to train the palace’s disciples, taking it would significantly affect the palace.】

【Therefore, you decided to retrieve it only when necessary, allowing it to remain here, aiding the cultivation of the palace’s disciples and elders.】

【Soon, news of you clearing the Supreme Heavenly Path spread among the upper echelons of Taiyi Emperor Palace. The cultivators below the upper echelon weren’t qualified to know about it.】

【The quasi-emperor ancestors of Taiyi Emperor Palace were all astonished, never expecting you to accomplish something even the emperors couldn’t, leaving them deeply shocked.】

【Their evaluations of you soared.】

【Because of this, the quasi-emperor ancestors sent messages to Emperor Tianyu, who had been away. Upon receiving the news, Emperor Tianyu immediately rushed back, praising you greatly, considering you the hope for Taiyi Emperor Palace to ascend as a whole.】

【Seeing this, you smiled, hoping to apprentice under Emperor Tianyu. Emperor Tianyu was highly surprised, given that you had already paved your own path and reached the peak of Tian Zun’s cultivation, needing no more guidance or apprenticeship.】

【At your level, even an emperor couldn’t teach you anything. Forcibly guiding you might instead disrupt your own path. Ultimately, everyone’s Dao is unique, and only through self-comprehension and integrating the mysteries of others’ Dao into oneself is the best approach.】

【Emperor Tianyu explained this and refused to take you as his disciple. You were a bit helpless, realizing any master-disciple connection with Emperor Tianyu was now impossible.】

【Regardless, you understood this was inevitable. Having gone through this several times, you were already accustomed to it.】

Seeing your disappointment, Emperor Tianyu smiled and said that you need not worry. Even if you don’t become his Imperial Child, the ancestors of Taiyi Emperor Palace would do nothing to you. In fact, all the ancestors, including himself, would stand behind you and support you in becoming the true master of Taiyi Emperor Palace, allowing you to lead it forward.
Upon hearing this, you had the urge to retort. Clearly, there was a misunderstanding. Emperor Tianyu’s words clearly showed their trust in you, assuring you that you don’t need to worry about anything. In the future, they would hand over real power to you, and you only needed to focus on your cultivation, disregarding other concerns…
In the end, you didn’t explain anything. You nodded without further discussing the matter of apprenticeship.
Next, Emperor Tianyu once again instructed you on some matters and, after discussing a few things with the ancestors of Taiyi Emperor Palace, prepared to leave. You knew that Emperor Tianyu was searching for Yu Daoyi.
After some thought, you told him about Yu Daoyi, mentioning that she was trapped inside a quasi-emperor level seamonster in the Ghost Demon Sea.
Hearing your words, Emperor Tianyu was quite surprised. He did not expect you to have guessed that he was looking for his daughter Yu Daoyi, or even to know her specific situation.
For this, Emperor Tianyu curiously asked how you knew. You replied that you came from the multiverse and had an ability to see into the future, albeit not very stable. If Emperor Tianyu trusted you, he could check the Ghost Demon Sea.
After giving you a deep look, Emperor Tianyu patted your shoulder, saying he was willing to trust you. He then bestowed upon you a protective avatar before leaving Taiyi Emperor Palace.
After Emperor Tianyu left, you also entered seclusion for over a century to completely stabilize your cultivation before planning to pursue your own matters.
Next, you chose to take the Taiyi Emperor Tower and head to the Great Origin Ancient Star, elevating Bai Tianhong and Ye Chen from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm for cultivation. At the same time, you directly revealed the aura of a Heavenly Venerable and firmly established yourself in Dao Palace, making other forces realize Dao Palace was not to be trifled with.
Then, you led Ye Chen and others to Taiyi Emperor Palace. On the way, you had your supreme servants arranged by Taiyi Emperor Palace to take Bai Tianhong and the others back while you headed alone to Hell Ancient Star.
Once, you had fled in disgrace from the white flames of Hell Ancient Star. Now, with your cultivation at the peak of Heavenly Venerable and possessing the Taiyi Emperor Tower, your combat strength had undergone a transformation.
In this situation, you were confident you could uncover the secrets of Hell Ancient Star. Unlocking its mysteries might allow you to advance even further.
Arriving at Hell Ancient Star, you scattered the cultivators on it. The arrival of a Heavenly Venerable commanded their obedience; none dared to defy and quickly departed.
After everyone left, you began provoking the mysterious creature deep within Hell Ancient Star, mercilessly taunting it.
This roused the creature within Hell Ancient Star into a fury, eruptions of terrifying white flames surged forth, intent on reducing you to ashes.
However, you remained unmoved, easily blocking these white flames. Once, you had fled in panic from them. Now, you could withstand them with your own power.
After all, although these white flames were terrifying and even Supreme beings wouldn’t dare to touch them lightly, you weren’t an ordinary Supreme. You were a Heavenly Venerable who could contend with quasi-emperors, making it very easy to resist these white flames.
Seeing the white flames couldn’t harm you, the creature within Hell Ancient Star raged, attempting to break the seal and desperately wanting to come out and burn you to death.
If it weren’t sealed inside, how could it endure such humiliation, being so bullied by a mere Heavenly Venerable like you? Though you weren’t an ordinary Heavenly Venerable, with its power, if not sealed, even quasi-emperors wouldn’t easily challenge it.
Using the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes, you observed the rage of the creature inside Hell Ancient Star. You knew that in its sealed state, it was limited to this much power.
You also analyzed that even if it were truly released, it likely couldn’t harm you. Even if it were extremely terrifying and you weren’t its match, you could still summon Emperor Tianyu’s avatar.
Emperor Tianyu’s avatar possessed combat power surpassing that of ordinary aged emperors, making it easy to suppress the creature within Hell Ancient Star.
Thinking this, you decided to take action, using the power of the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes to break the seal. It had to be said, this seal was indeed very terrifying; even with the power of the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes, it couldn’t be easily shaken.
Of course, if given enough time, you could eventually break the seal. Therefore, you were not in a hurry, as you had plenty of time to accomplish this.
At this moment, the creature within Hell Ancient Star, seeing your actions, was first surprised by your possession of the Small Success Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes, then laughed coldly, thinking you were courting death. Once the seal was broken, it could kill you directly. By then, refining you would bring it great benefits.
As you both harbored your respective thoughts, decades passed, and you unexpectedly triggered the effect of the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack while breaking the seal, directly shattering it.
This left you very stunned. You didn’t expect the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack could even affect a non-living entity like a seal.
Afterwards, you couldn’t help but complain about the extremely low activation probability of the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack. During the last paid simulation, you had tried to break the restriction on the jade talisman, and so many years passed without it ever activating.
Of course, you then thought about how, in this simulation, you had an additional golden talent: Rock Bottom Rebound, and couldn’t help but speculate that this was an effect of Rock Bottom Rebound. It meant that in the decades when you didn’t trigger the Instant Death Attack, you were judged to be extremely unlucky, thus your fortune rebounded.
If this were the case, the golden talent: Rock Bottom Rebound and the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack complemented each other very well. Indeed, this golden talent would match well with other talents that required activation probabilities.
Your only regret was that the golden talent: Rock Bottom Rebound had a very long cooldown time, as long as a hundred years. Otherwise, you thought it might reach the level of a seven-colored talent.
While you were feeling a myriad of emotions, the creature within Hell Ancient Star was equally stunned, not expecting you to suddenly break the seal, and completely without using unimaginably powerful strength in the process.
This inevitably made the creature within Hell Ancient Star suspect you had some extremely terrifying hidden methods. Hence, it became very apprehensive of you.
Next, the creature in Hell Ancient Star laughed loudly again, thinking that although you had some methods, once the restriction was broken, you couldn’t possibly be its opponent. As long as it was cautious, you would become its prey.
As the creature in Hell Ancient Star laughed, you started asking about its origin, whether it was some creature derived from an emperor’s head.

Your inquiry enraged the creature of Hell Ancient Star, stating that it is not a creature formed from the head of an emperor but rather a naturally born Emperor Flame derived from the origin of fire, claimed to be the greatest fire of the Upper Realm.

Hearing the creature of Hell Ancient Star, you were quite surprised to learn that its internal creature is actually a naturally born Emperor Flame derived from the origin of fire. Although you suspect the claim of being the greatest fire of the Upper Realm is somewhat exaggerated and boastful, you still believe this Emperor Flame is a rarity in the world.

Thus, you were tempted to subdue it, thinking it would greatly benefit you. Following this, you deliberately taunted it again, saying that if it were the Emperor Flame, why would it be sealed here? If not for you breaking the seal, it would likely remain imprisoned forever.

Infuriated by your taunts, the Emperor Flame roared angrily, stating that it had only been ambushed by the Incinerating Heaven Emperor. That detestable Incinerating Heaven Emperor had sealed it in this special formation built from the emperor’s head to refine it, trying to extinguish it and transform it into the purest essence of the Heavenly Dao of fire.

After speaking, the Emperor Flame gnashed its teeth, saying if it hadn’t been for the ambush by the despicable Incinerating Heaven Emperor, it wouldn’t have ended up in such a state, with its power reduced to this level.

You didn’t expect that a mere provocation would make the Emperor Flame spill the secret. You felt the Emperor Flame was rather naive, likely newly born and ambushed by the Incinerating Heaven Emperor right after.

At the same time, you felt deeply moved, not expecting that all this was the doing of the Incinerating Heaven Emperor. Incinerating Heaven Emperor, Scarlet Clan’s ancestor, a name you haven’t heard in a long time…

However, now that you have decided to subdue and refine the Emperor Flame, it might lead to a confrontation with the Incinerating Heaven Emperor, the powerful dark emperor who descended into the Source of Darkness.

Of course, you don’t care about such matters; after all, you already have enough enemies to deal with, one more dark emperor won’t make much difference.

Then, you directly attacked the Emperor Flame. Seeing your attack, the Emperor Flame snorted coldly, immediately forming a giant white flame.

This giant white flame emitted an aura comparable to that of a quasi-emperor. Such an existence could effortlessly annihilate other supreme beings.

However, looking at this giant white flame, instead of feeling fear, you were filled with a fighting spirit, curious to see if you could now contend with a quasi-emperor level existence.

Soon, you directly engaged in battle with the flame giant. It must be said, as a giant with quasi-emperor level combat power, it was incredibly strong. Even with your full combat power, you were no match for it.

Of course, since the flame giant was merely a puppet-like creation of the Emperor Flame with low intelligence, it couldn’t harm you, who practices the Spacetime Dao.

You felt somewhat disappointed with this result, regretting that you still couldn’t match a quasi-emperor. However, you weren’t surprised by this outcome. After all, to contend with a quasi-emperor, aside from using talents as trump cards, both the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes and Spacetime Dao Body must reach Small Success to elevate your combat power to the level of fighting and even killing an ordinary quasi-emperor.

Currently, purely in terms of your combat power, you are still far from the level of a quasi-emperor. However, despite the disparity, you can still maneuver using your Spacetime Divine Ability.

Despite being dissatisfied with your combat performance, the Emperor Flame was shocked, not expecting you to be so powerful, able to contend with the flame giant it created with peak supreme cultivation without getting hurt.

After recovering from the shock, the Emperor Flame became increasingly greedy, viewing you as a rare human treasure of great benefit to it.

For this reason, the Emperor Flame further increased its output. Seeing this, you no longer continued testing your combat power and instead used the effects of the golden talent: Multiple Symphony and seven-colored talent: Explosive Blade without holding back.

With the dual attacks and the quadruple critical damage effects activated, your combat power surged significantly, catching the flame giant off guard.

In the end, triggering an eightfold critical damage effect, you directly shattered the flame giant, shocking the Emperor Flame, not expecting you to unleash such terrifying power.

Then, the Emperor Flame got angry. As the Emperor Flame, it is one of the most special beings in the Upper Realm, once able to contend with the Incinerating Heaven Emperor at its peak. Even weakened, it shouldn’t be challenged by someone at the peak of the supreme level like you. It would be too humiliating, and damaging to its reputation if word got out.

The Emperor Flame wanted to unleash terrifying firepower to personally fight you, but you had no intention of further testing your combat power and directly summoned the quasi-Immortal Artifact-level Taiyi Emperor Tower.

With the appearance of the Taiyi Emperor Tower, the Emperor Flame’s expression changed, not expecting you to have such a trump card. In its current weakened state, fighting you wielding the Taiyi Emperor Tower would yield no benefits.

For this reason, the Emperor Flame said it remembered you and the Taiyi Emperor Palace, saying it would settle accounts with you in the future. Saying this, the Emperor Flame intended to flee.

In response, you smiled coldly, clearly having no intention of letting the Emperor Flame go, channeling power to fully revive the Taiyi Emperor Tower to suppress the Emperor Flame.

Seeing this, the Emperor Flame cursed inwardly, planning to use a high-cost divine ability to escape. However, you saw through its intentions with the Origin-Breaking Divine Eyes and directly consumed lifespan to use the ability to nullify divine abilities.

The Emperor Flame was dumbstruck when the divine ability it used at great cost suddenly became ineffective, finding itself suppressed by the Taiyi Emperor Tower.

After being suppressed by the Taiyi Emperor Tower, the Emperor Flame unleashed terrifying flames in an attempt to struggle free. However, it was ultimately in a weakened state, and the Taiyi Emperor Tower, being near quasi-Immortal Artifact level, was not something the current Emperor Flame could contend with once you activated its power.

Thus, the Emperor Flame was suppressed by you using the Taiyi Emperor Tower and sealed within it.