"Get out of here immediately," he said urgently as he pushed Nina away."No, I can never leave you. Not in the face of danger. Never." She sobbed, refusing to move."Touching to see," Ozzai chuckled."But don't worry. I won't be killing her just yet. She's going to witness her man being turned into a pill and consumed."Ozzai laughed. Fire spears formed all around him before shooting toward them with terrifying speed.Samuel grabbed Nina and rolled across the ground, narrowly dodging the barrage. One of the spears grazed his back, sending a sharp burst of pain through his entire body. He gritted his teeth and forced himself back onto his feet."Stay here, away from the battle, even if you're going to stay. Otherwise, you're just going to get me killed," he said seriously before pushing Nina away.She stumbled and fell into a corner of the temple. Samuel immediately turned back, twisting his body aside as another attack tore past him.He knew full well that simply remaining on the defe

Seven days later.Samuel's shut eyes opened. He looked at his body. His clothes had been burned to ashes, and he was completely naked. He sat up calmly. He had finally succeeded in refining the flame. Its information appeared in his mind.Solarheart Flame, the ultimate flame of purification. Burns away corruption, curses, poison, and darkness.Now he understood why the flames had burned away his impurities at first. But regardless, every heavenly flame was still a flame, and without an owner, it could only do one thing: burn anything to ashes.But this cauldron was built with special properties that managed to use the flame's powers to refine living creatures into a pill."How far had I grown?" He flexed his body. His Qi had only grown by a level, putting him at the second level of the Nascent Realm, and his soul was at the second level of Soul Manifestation.But his body cultivation was where he had improved the most. He had finally reached the fourth level of the Golden Kun Supreme

Samuel thought carefully. Victor had told him that the woman was obsessed with her face and had been taking different concoctions simply to improve her appearance.Perhaps he could try."I'm a divine doctor and an alchemist. I might be useful one way or the other," he said."Alchemist! I hate alchemists," she growled."Maybe, but I'm sure I'm not the type of alchemist you hate. I'm not even from this world, and I practice a different alchemist system," he said.The woman looked at him with renewed interest. This young man was remarkably courageous and bold. Even after she had openly told him that she hated alchemists, he hadn't panicked or shown the slightest trace of fear. Instead, he remained calm, as though her hostility meant nothing to him.She could also tell that he was very powerful, perhaps as powerful as she was, or even more so.An uneasy feeling stirred within her. Her instincts, which had rarely failed her, were warning her not to fight him."Very interesting. I like your

"Alright. You might as well hold it for us. You can refine it when we go back," they said.Samuel nodded and stored both boxes away."Both of you are really entrusting something so precious to him?" she asked in disbelief."Samuel isn't anything like you. He's not evil," Victor replied.She looked at Victor and winked."You are actually my favorite."Victor scowled and looked away."We should be going now, since both parties have fulfilled their agreement," Samuel said at last."Alright. Truly, if I weren't that confident, I would have tried to attack you and force you to reveal how you managed to control the Solarheart Flame," she admitted honestly."You can try," Samuel snorted.He paused for a moment before asking, "Do you know its origin?""Sadly, I don't." She shook her head. "But back in my world, I've heard a thing or two about it.""I see." Samuel nodded before turning to leave.This time, he didn't look back. Nina walked beside him, while Tibeth and Victor followed behind.Fi

A group of black-robed men and women had gathered together, each giving off a dangerous aura.The man walked inside weakly, his expression grim."He has returned," he said."Why do you look... kind of discouraged or something?" a man seated on a chair asked calmly while stirring a cup of tea.Everyone was also doing their own thing. Some were seated on chairs or on the floor for those who couldn't find a chair, while others stood around the room.Some looked uncomfortable, shifting restlessly as though they were already missing their comfy homes."Yes, Samuel has returned," he replied.Their faces lit up."At last.""But something bad happened," he continued."What's it? Speak!""Samuel... he gave the order for Kelp City to be shut down, and they are killing every Urgabas in the city as we speak. They are using the Holy Grail artifact to find and locate them," he said."What!? Is that not the same as declaring war?" The man seated in the chair shot to his feet, rage flashing across hi