Wu dong Qian Kun: I, Lin Langtian, Refuse to be a Supporting Character

Chapter 359: Refining the Demon Flame

"Am I a Demon King?" Lin Langtian was taken aback, his face showing clear confusion. It had never occurred to him that he would be mistaken not only as a demon but as a Demon King—a top-ranking demon, second only to the Demon Emperor himself.

In the vast Demon Realm, demons operated within a strict hierarchy, much like a human empire. Demon Kings stood at the top, each possessing strength equivalent to the Reincarnation Realm. Even across the Tianxuan Continent, a Demon King was regarded as a terrifying power.

"It's because of the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror…" Lin Langtian realized, his eyes narrowing as he thought back to the mysterious black-gold light that had just emanated from his dark abyss.

In terms of raw power, his demonic energy might not match that of a true Demon King, but in quality, it was on a different level. When he created the demonic seed within him, he had sensed the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror releasing some of its own primal energy into it. Because of that, his demonic seed held a black-gold hue, a trait that made it especially rare and gave it an otherworldly aura.

The Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror itself was a highly mysterious artifact, likely a sacred treasure even among the outer-realm demons. This connection made Lin Langtian's demonic seed far from ordinary, giving it a unique aura capable of intimidating even the Chaotic Demon Flame.

"Surrender to me, or die!" Seeing the misunderstanding deepen, Lin Langtian decided to abandon any attempts at clarification. Since his demonic seed could suppress the Chaotic Demon Flame, he resolved to subdue it by force.

"You dare threaten me?!" The Chaotic Demon Flame roared in anger, and its body expanded to nearly a thousand feet. Its massive form was wreathed in dark flames, radiating a potent and sinister energy, like a dragon of apocalyptic destruction.

As the flame's form grew, its fire briefly dimmed, but Lin Langtian noticed that the surrounding space was seeping streams of demonic energy directly into the flame's body. With this constant influx, the Chaotic Demon Flame's fire quickly intensified again.

"Impressive! Such enormous demonic energy…" Lin Langtian muttered, slightly awed. This flame's terrifying capacity explained why it had never been subdued. Any human warrior would have succumbed by now under such exposure to demonic energy.

"If it keeps absorbing demonic energy like this, even a Life-Death Realm master would be powerless."

Deciding it was time to act, Lin Langtian leaped forward, appearing before the Chaotic Demon Flame in an instant. He called forth the black-gold demonic energy from his core, letting it enshroud his body entirely.

The Chaotic Demon Flame regarded him coldly, hesitating slightly as the black-gold aura emerged around him. For a split second, its eyes filled with an expression of fear it had never shown before. Although Lin Langtian himself wasn't a threat, the strange, potent energy he wielded inspired an almost instinctive sense of reverence and dread within the flame.

Lin Langtian noticed its fearful gaze, and his eyes sparkled with interest. The Chaotic Demon Flame's reaction suggested that his demonic seed was far more powerful than he realized. What, he wondered, would his status be among the demon clans?

"If you refuse to submit, then I won't hold back!" he declared coldly. With a flash of black energy underfoot, he vanished and reappeared above the Chaotic Demon Flame's head, his fist enveloped in black-gold energy as he punched downward.

Rather than retreating, the flame lashed its massive tail, crashing it against his fist.

Boom!

The collision sent powerful shockwaves through the air, bending space itself and creating dark cracks that appeared to tear through reality. Both recoiled a few steps from the impact, the Chaotic Demon Flame letting out an enraged roar as it opened its jaws to launch a pillar of dark flame toward him.

Lin Langtian saw the oncoming attack and smirked. In its full power, the Chaotic Demon Flame would have been a formidable opponent, but its current state was far from that. Just as the pillar of flame reached him, Lin Langtian summoned a wall of demonic energy, a dark barrier that absorbed the brunt of the flame.

Boom!

The dark flame struck the barrier, the two malevolent forces clashing as they attempted to consume each other. Though the flame raged, the black barrier remained unyielding.

After a few minutes, the flame's intensity dwindled, weakened as the Chaotic Demon Flame began to tire. Seizing the opportunity, Lin Langtian dispersed the barrier, revealing the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror in his hand.

"Now's my chance!" With the Chaotic Demon Flame exhausted, Lin Langtian's eyes gleamed with determination. He vanished momentarily, reappearing above the flame's massive head.

In a swift motion, he hurled the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror forward, where it hovered over the flame's forehead, releasing beams of black-gold light that wrapped around the Chaotic Demon Flame like chains.

Realizing it was trapped, the Chaotic Demon Flame's eyes filled with panic. It unleashed a torrent of dark flames, trying to burn away the restraining light, but the black-gold energy remained unaffected, absorbing the flames without a trace.

"You… What kind of monster are you?"

Under the binding pressure of the mysterious black-gold energy, the Chaotic Demon Flame was completely ensnared, its massive form bound tightly and immobilized within moments.

"It's working!" Lin Langtian observed joyfully as he saw the Chaotic Demon Flame held firmly by the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror's power.

Though Lin Langtian rarely called upon the mirror's power, it always proved invaluable at critical moments. With a focused thought, the black-gold energy began to contract, shrinking the Demon Flame's body back to its miniature form.

Lin Langtian took a steady step forward, wrapped in a powerful aura of black-gold energy, and advanced toward the bound Demon Flame. Sensing his approach, the Chaotic Demon Flame roared angrily, its mouth opening to release a massive pillar of flame aimed directly at him. Yet, before it could release the attack, the black-gold energy tightened around its mouth, stopping it completely.

Seeing that the flame had no means left to harm him, Lin Langtian noticed the fear creeping into its eyes as it tried to back away, writhing in desperation. "It's over. You've lost," Lin Langtian remarked with a faint smile. For even the continent's strongest elites, taming this flame would be a formidable challenge, but for him, with the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror, it was more like facing a natural prey.

With a pulse of black-gold light from his hand, Lin Langtian extended the energy further, instantly catching up with the retreating flame and binding it completely. The Chaotic Demon Flame's form shrank further, until it was reduced to a tiny black spark that was drawn into his palm, disappearing entirely.

Watching it vanish, Lin Langtian exhaled with deep satisfaction. One of his primary goals at Yuan Gate was finally achieved.

"Break!" he commanded, and with a single word, his spiritual surroundings began to tremble violently. The space shattered, dissolving into fragments, and his vision blurred momentarily as he returned to the real world.

In the world outside, where he sat cross-legged amidst the demonic flames of the Infernal Demon Space, Lin Langtian opened his eyes. The enormous black dragon had disappeared, as the source fire of the Chaotic Demon Flame was now securely within him. He took a deep breath, closing his eyes once more as he focused inward on his core.

Within his dantian, a small dragon wreathed in black fire floated. But its eyes were now vacant, lifeless as it stared blankly. With a thought, the miniature dragon transformed into a concentrated ball of dark, purple-black flame that hovered in his dantian.

He couldn't help but sigh, feeling a sense of accomplishment. This flame—his long-sought Chaotic Demon Flame—had been his purpose in joining Yuan Gate and persevering through every hardship. Finally, his determination paid off.

"Don't worry; together, we'll rid this world of demons," he murmured. With that, Lin Langtian rapidly formed a series of hand seals, guiding the black flame into his demonic seed.

The Chaotic Demon Flame held a deadly concentration of demonic energy that could easily corrupt anyone who tried to refine it with ordinary power—even a Reincarnation Realm master could fall victim to its influence. However, thanks to the demonic seed in his dantian, which wielded a force greater than the flame's own, he faced no such risk.

As the source fire merged with his demonic seed, a wave of sinister energy spread from his core, casting an eerie shadow over him. He quickly entered a meditative state, focusing on refining the flame to make it truly his own.

While the Golden Spirit Wheel Mirror had allowed him to claim control over the Chaotic Demon Flame, he still faced a lengthy process to fully refine and subdue it. Having cultivated for ages, the flame's powerful nature made it a proud entity. Even the Vermilion Bird Flame had taken considerable time to refine, so this process would take even longer.

In the safe isolation of the Infernal Demon Space, he had all the time he needed, so he began the refining process without hesitation.

A month drifted by without him noticing.

Within the Infernal Demon Space, temperatures surged, alternating between scorching heat and bone-chilling cold as dark flames twisted and rippled, creating distortions in the very air. In the middle of this dead zone, where flames naturally parted to avoid a small, empty area, sat a lone figure in meditation. Black flames swirled around him, and each surge caused waves to ripple throughout the fiery landscape.

Unaware of the changes around him, Lin Langtian had remained motionless since closing his eyes, his breath barely audible. Without his heart's steady beat, he might have seemed like a lifeless statue.

As he sat, faint tendrils of dark flame seeped from his pores, radiating an intense, eerie energy. Inside him, his demonic seed grew denser, its presence becoming more imposing. Even a Great Nirvana master would be in awe of the immense power radiating from it, and the black-gold gleam around it seemed to grow ever more mysterious, an unfathomable force.

In just one month, Lin Langtian had undergone a tremendous transformation. His energy now resembled a dormant volcano, ready to erupt with unstoppable force when the time came.

In this deep stillness, time slipped away like grains of sand.

Finally, the day arrived for Lin Langtian to awaken.

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