Lyralei and Seraphina's bodies went slack at the same time.

In that instant, both of them clearly sensed it—

The spiritual energy within their bodies had completely stagnated.

Meridians silent. Dantian sealed. Even the faintest circulation was impossible.

They were no different now from ordinary physical cultivators who had never stepped onto the path of spiritual cultivation.

"Ethan!" Lyralei clenched her fists tightly, frost covering her beautiful face as humiliation and fury surged together.

"Okay, Daddy!"

Solara answered crisply.

She ran over without hesitation, and swiftly tied the two of them up. Her movements were neat and practiced, without the slightest mercy.

Boom—boom—boom—!

At that moment, dark clouds rolled across the heavens.

Thunder roared.

Silver lightning twisted and coiled within the clouds, illuminating the night sky like writhing dragons.

"The Supreme Tribulation is about to begin."

Ethan lifted his head and looked toward the sky, his voice low.

"The Supreme Tribulation is approaching. Everyone—leave Serene Mirror Lake and the Demon Sealing Cave immediately."

His words carried irresistible authority.

No one dared hesitate.

In just a few minutes, the surroundings of the Demon Sealing Cave and Serene Mirror Lake were completely cleared.

Ethan ascended to the mountain peak where the Demon Sealing Cave was located.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and slowly retracted his divine power.

At the same time, a solid, invisible barrier formed around the Demon Sealing Cave, isolating it from the outside world.

"Ashira… Master…"

"That's all I can do."

"I hope you both survive the Supreme Tribulation safely."

After leaving those thoughts behind, Ethan rose and left the Demon Sealing Cave.

He stopped on the nearest hilltop, standing beneath the rolling thunderclouds, silently watching the sky.

The coming catastrophe belonged to them alone.

If he interfered forcefully, it would only invite greater calamity.

After a long while, Ethan withdrew his gaze.

With a wave of his hand, he opened a temporary cave on the spot.

He sat down cross-legged.

A dark-black flame appeared before him, flickering and writhing.

From time to time, the flame twisted into the vague outline of a ghostly face, baring fangs in silent malice.

This was the innate spiritual fire of Azraeth V'khorath.

When Ethan had time, he never wasted a single moment.

With a thought, the Pure Azure Flame floated out.

Under his precise control, the azure fire split apart, separating cleanly into three distinct flames.

Azure Flame.

Profound Purifying Flame.

Ice Flame.

The moment the demon flame sensed danger, it transformed into a ghostly shadow and lunged toward Ethan.

"Presumptuous."

Ethan snorted coldly.

The three flames immediately began to rotate, forming a blazing vortex around the demon flame.

Terrifying fire power sealed it completely.

Only then did the demon flame quiet down.

But Ethan had no intention of letting it off.

This flame had accompanied Azraeth V'khorath for hundreds of years and had already developed spiritual wisdom.

Such a thing could never be allowed to exist.

He would refine it.

Erase its intelligence.

Return it to a pure innate spiritual fire.

Then tame it.

Then use it to temper his body.

Divine power surged outward.

It wrapped tightly around the demon flame and began refining the spiritual wisdom hidden deep within it.

Suddenly—

A shrill, miserable cry echoed from the flame.

The sound was filled with terror and pleading.

It was begging.

The demon flame expressed submission, hoping Ethan would spare it.

Ethan's expression remained indifferent.

"You were born with Azraeth V'khorath," he said calmly.

"Now that he has perished, you should go with him."

His divine power intensified.

The shrill sounds grew harsher, more desperate.

Then—silence.

With Ethan's current strength, refining the demon flame required almost no effort.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all spiritual wisdom within the flame was completely erased.

What remained was a gray flame.

Dull.

Pure.

It retained only the faint innate spirituality of heaven and earth, devoid of will or consciousness.

A perfect innate spiritual fire.

"Good."

Next came absorption.

"Divine Flame Body Building Technique."

Ethan formed a seal with both palms and silently recited the incantation.

Words condensed from firelight appeared within the cave.

They linked together like flowing ribbons, circling endlessly around his body.

To ensure absolute safety, Ethan took out several ice elixirs and a hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Ganoderma.

Treasures seized from Grey and Iris.

Pure ice-attribute essence poured into his body.

A thick layer of frost condensed on his skin.

Bones chilled.

Ethan wrapped the demon flame with divine power, swallowed it directly, and activated the Divine Flame Body Building Technique.

Boom.

The fourth level began.

Time passed quietly.

Ten days later—

Ethan opened his eyes.

The fourth level of the Divine Flame Body Building Technique was complete.

His physical strength surged once more.

Blood roared like an endless river.

Every muscle fiber carried explosive force.

Yet his realm remained at the early stage of Intermediate Supreme.

This was expected.

At the Supreme level, breakthroughs were no longer matters of days or months.

Even with countless heaven and earth treasures, progress required years—sometimes decades.

"Still, my strength has improved considerably."

"That's enough."

He exhaled softly.

Then his gaze shifted.

Four flames hovered before him.

Azure Flame.

Profound Purifying Flame.

Ice Flame.

Demon Flame.

Four powerful spiritual fires.

As Ethan looked at them, a sudden inspiration struck him.

His eyes lit up.

Divine power gathered between his palms, condensing into a dense white sphere of light.

Then—

One by one, the four spiritual flames poured into it.

He used divine power as the foundation, forcibly fusing the four flames while keeping the entire structure in a dangerously unstable balance.

Then—

Detonation.

The superposition of divine power and four spiritual flames would unleash a force capable of destroying heaven and earth.

A faintly mad smile curved Ethan's lips.

The four flames were injected rapidly.

A colorful vortex appeared in his palm.

Crackling arcs leapt outward.

White arcs born of divine power.

Flame arcs compressed from the four spiritual fires.

Zila—zila—!

The vortex grew brighter and more violent, like a miniature star.

The four spiritual flames condensed into a rotating star ring around it.

"It's done."

Ethan smiled.

The attack in his palm resembled a tiny star system, radiating terrifying instability.

"Let's call you…"

"The Star of Great Stillness."

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