Chapter 218: Comprehending the Firmament

Beneath this blazing river of flames, there was actually such a realm—truly baffling. One could not help but wonder which great power had opened up this space.

"Eh..."

At this moment, Lin Fan's gaze fell upon the ground. The blood-red crystal stones emitted an unusual aura.

"Treasure, this must be treasure." Lin Fan's heart leaped with joy. Up above, he had noticed occasional red flashes down here, and now he had truly encountered them.

"Ding, congratulations on discovering the Nirvana Stone."

"Nirvana Stone: A crystal formed during the fourth nirvana of the Phoenix, one of the ten great ferocious beasts. It contains infinite vitality."

Lin Fan didn't know exactly what it was, but he felt the description was quite impressive.

Infinite vitality.

Anything related to vitality couldn't be useless.

Without further ado, Lin Fan began to gather them. These Nirvana Stones varied in size, the smallest being only the size of a fingernail, while the larger ones were as big as a fist.

Although he still didn't know the specific use, in Lin Fan's mind, there were only two possibilities: either for forging or for alchemy.

Lin Fan cheerfully picked up the Nirvana Stones along the way until he saw an egg as white as a basketball floating in a cluster of flames. Then he stopped.

"I've hit a big treasure..."

Surprises came one after another, leaving Lin Fan somewhat overwhelmed.

After putting the Nirvana Stones into his backpack, Lin Fan quickly trotted over and circled around the egg, examining it carefully.

On the pure white eggshell, faint red patterns flickered from time to time.

"Could this be a Phoenix egg?" Lin Fan muttered to himself.

Lin Fan recalled a saying: Where the Phoenix alights, there must be great treasure.

If this really was a Phoenix egg, then it was truly a treasure.

The offspring of an ancient ferocious beast was no joke. An adult ancient ferocious beast could sweep through even the most powerful sects.

The Phoenix he had seen earlier was probably unmatched in the entire Eastern Spirit Continent.

Lin Fan reached out and touched the Phoenix egg, and he could even feel a surging vitality rolling inside.

"Ding, congratulations on discovering the Ancient Ferocious Beast Phoenix Egg."

"Phoenix Egg: The crystallization of the ancient ferocious beast Phoenix. It will hatch in one month."

The moment Lin Fan touched it, he burst into laughter inside. It really was a Phoenix egg, and it would hatch in a month.

Lin Fan calmed his excitement. Once the Phoenix came out, wouldn't he have a free super fighter?

A super ancient ferocious beast surpassing the Great Heavenly Realm! At that time, if he made good use of it and had it beat him up, wouldn't that mean his cultivation would surpass the Great Heavenly Realm in no time?

Thinking about it, Lin Fan wiped his drool, then sat down on the ground, staring at the Phoenix egg.

From now on, he wasn't going anywhere. He would just stay here and guard it. This was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. Lin Fan wasn't bold enough to leave the egg alone and go searching for treasures elsewhere. If someone else came and took the egg while he was away, he would cry to death.

And so, Lin Fan sat cross-legged, quietly watching.

Day after day passed. Three days later, Lin Fan grew bored. He took some food from the storage pouch he had looted from Lei Hengfeng and filled his stomach.

If he had to go on like this for a month, he would go crazy. He had to find something to do.

Then Lin Fan took out the Eternal Axe. Since obtaining this axe, he hadn't studied it much. Now that he was bored, he examined it carefully.

The axe body gleamed with a faint dark light, and there was also a faint ancient aura.

Just then, Lin Fan rubbed his eyes, thinking he might have seen wrong.

When the axe flashed with a dark light just now, it seemed there was a pattern on it.

Lin Fan touched the blade of the Eternal Axe with his hand, only to find it smooth and without any grooves. Could it be that he had seen wrong just now?

With a hint of doubt, Lin Fan stared fixedly at it. At that moment, the blade flickered with light again.

This time, Lin Fan saw clearly.

When the light flashed, there was indeed a pattern, but it existed for at most one second.

Sun and moon reversed; beneath this blazing river of flames, Lin Fan lost all sense of time.

Apart from waiting for the phoenix egg to hatch, Lin Fan kept his mind focused on the Eternal Axe.

Finally, one day, Lin Fan stood up.

His mind was filled entirely with the pattern on the axe blade.

In that pattern, a naked giant, wielding an axe, with a flicker of his eyes, lightly struck forward, yet it tore through layers of void, ripping open a torrent of emptiness.

At this moment, Lin Fan closed his eyes slightly, feeling the aura emanating from the Eternal Axe—a profound, ancient aura, as if from a distant, primeval age.

Now, Lin Fan's wrist trembled slightly, and the Eternal Axe burst forth with a dazzling light.

"Chop..."

At this moment, Lin Fan felt as if he were that giant, bearing the power of heaven and earth, swinging the axe into the void.

"Boom..."

In an instant, a dark void裂缝 appeared before Lin Fan, and countless streams of air rolled into it.

Whoosh...

At this moment, Lin Fan's eyes snapped open, his face full of astonishment. That single strike had consumed half of his true essence.

Such terror...

Lin Fan's true essence was like a vast ocean. Although his cultivation was only at the initial stage of Entering Divinity, it rivaled the reserves of an expert at the Lesser Heaven realm.

Yet now, it had been drained by this one axe strike—this was utterly baffling to Lin Fan.

"Ding, congratulations on comprehending the first form of the Three Axes of Creation: Firmament."

"Firmament, Level 1."

...

Lin Fan gasped for breath, feeling helpless. This was only the first level, and it had consumed most of his true essence. If the level increased, wouldn't a single strike drain him dry?

Afterward, Lin Fan recovered his true essence and once again immersed himself in the power of this axe strike.

Gradually, he comprehended the long-standing aura emanating from the Eternal Axe.

"Firmament."

At this moment, Lin Fan's spirit, energy, and mind reached their peak. With a flicker of his eyes, he swung the axe, and countless torrents clung to the blade, tearing through the void, once again forming a void torrent.

"Powerful."

Compared to the "One Finger Annihilation," this axe strike was even more formidable, its destructive power greater.

Lin Fan picked up the Eternal Axe and carefully sensed it again. The Three Axes of Creation now only had one form; presumably, because the Eternal Axe was damaged, the other two forms could only be recovered after repairing it.

But Lin Fan was not anxious. Even this single form seemed to him incredibly powerful beyond measure.

Under normal circumstances, he probably wouldn't have noticed that the Eternal Axe carried such a technique.

It seems I am truly a person with immense luck, to notice such a subtle detail.

"Crack..."

Just then, a crisp sound came, and Lin Fan's heart leaped with joy. He immediately turned his head.

"It's coming out..."