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Chapter 257 — The Whispering Ember
Silence returned to the depths of Skyforge—but it was no longer empty. It pressed in from every direction, thick and watchful, like a presence holding its breath. The ancient cavern still bore the scars of the battle: fractured stone, frozen rivulets of corrupted flame hardened into jagged obsidian, and at the center of it all, a single ember pulsing faintly on the forge floor. The remnant of the cursed flame. Lin Dong stood before it, unmoving. The ember was no larger than a grain of rice, black at its core and rimmed with a dim, bruised violet glow. It looked fragile—harmless, even. Yet Lin Dong could feel it, tugging subtly at the Nine Flames within him, not with force, but with familiarity. Like an old scar aching before a storm. Arius hovered weakly at Lin Dong’s side, his once-brilliant form now subdued, streaked with faint lines of darkness that pulsed in slow rhythm. Though he had stabilized, the corruption he absorbed had not vanished—it slept. “This ember…” Arius murm
Chapter 256 — The Cursed Flame
The Skyforge slept like a slumbering god beneath the city. Deep below layers of divine stone, law-forged metal, and celestial sigils, the ancient forge core throbbed with a rhythm older than the Celestial Frontier itself. Each pulse sent tremors through the underground arteries of Skyforge City—imperceptible to most, but to Lin Dong, it was as loud as thunder in his bones. He stood alone within a cavern vast enough to swallow palaces. Above him, the ceiling arched like the inside of a colossal furnace, layered with concentric rings of ancient inscriptions. They glowed faintly, not with sanctioned divine fire, but with something rawer—primeval flame, stripped of law and hierarchy. Rivers of molten gold flowed through channels carved by forgotten hands, feeding into a central crucible the size of a mountain. And at its heart… Something was wrong. Lin Dong narrowed his eyes, his Nine Flames stirring uneasily within his core. Since his arrival in the Celestial Frontier, he had felt
Chapter 255 — Secrets of the Skyforge
Skyforge City never truly slept. Even in the deepest hours of the celestial cycle—when the divine suns dimmed to embers and the floating continents drifted in slow, deliberate orbits—the city hummed. Flame veins beneath the streets pulsed with restrained power, carrying heat, law, and will through structures older than most gods remembered. Lin Dong felt it the moment he crossed the threshold into the lower sanctums. This was not the Skyforge the Celestial Order displayed to visitors. This was its heart. The descent began beneath the Phoenix Clan’s outer district, through an aperture that only revealed itself when Lin Dong pressed his palm to a seemingly solid obsidian wall. The Nine Flames within him responded instinctively, releasing a controlled resonance. The wall rippled, folded inward like liquid metal, and revealed a spiraling stair of dark-gold stone descending into silence. Arius hovered closer than usual, his flame dim but alert. This place… it remembers, he whispere
Chapter 254 — Duel with the Fire Disciple
Fame arrived before Lin Dong did. By the time he returned to the outer districts of Skyforge City, whispers had already ignited into open discussion. Divine message arrays crackled with speculation. Flame mirrors replayed distorted visions of the Smoldering Vault’s awakening—blurred silhouettes, surges of ancient fire, the unmistakable tremor that had rattled half the Celestial Frontier. A forbidden place had stirred. And one name surfaced again and again. Lin Dong. He felt it the moment he crossed the Phoenix Clan’s threshold—eyes lingering too long, divine senses brushing against him with poorly disguised curiosity. Some gazes burned with awe. Others with calculation. A few with outright hostility. Arius, now brighter than ever, hovered at Lin Dong’s shoulder in a restrained form, his glow tempered but alert. They’re watching, the spirit murmured. Not like before. This time, they’re measuring you. Lin Dong nodded inwardly. “Let them.” He had barely taken three steps into th
Chapter 253 — The Smoldering Vault
The invitation did not come in words. It came as heat. Not the violent, devouring kind that roared when gods clashed or realms burned—but a low, persistent warmth that threaded itself through Lin Dong’s forge flame like a half-forgotten memory. It pulsed once… twice… then settled into a steady rhythm, guiding rather than commanding. Arius felt it first. This flame… the spirit whispered, his glow flickering with unease and awe. It’s old. Older than Heaven’s Laws. Lin Dong opened his eyes. He stood alone on the highest terrace of the Phoenix Clan enclave, Skyforge City spread beneath him like a constellation of living embers. The Celestial Frontier shimmered under layered divine arrays, yet beyond them—far beyond—he sensed something buried, sealed, and deliberately forgotten. “The Smoldering Vault,” he murmured. The name surfaced unbidden, carried by ancestral memory rather than knowledge. Behind him, the air rippled. Matriarch Feng Hualin stepped into view, her expression gr
Chapter 252 — Hidden Factions of the Celestials
Skyforge City never truly slept. Even when the divine bells dimmed and the rivers of molten gold slowed into gentler currents, something always moved beneath the surface—ambition, fear, calculation. The Celestial Frontier was not a realm of peace; it was a realm of balance enforced, and balance always bred resistance. Lin Dong felt it the moment he crossed the threshold into the upper sanctums of the Phoenix Clan’s temporary enclave. The sanctuary granted by Matriarch Feng Hualin did not resemble a fortress. There were no towering walls or overwhelming arrays. Instead, the space unfolded like a living memory—arches of crystallized flame shaped like feathers, floors that glowed softly with residual heat, and air that carried the scent of ash and rebirth. Here, the Heavenly Laws pressed less heavily on his shoulders. His Nine Flames rotated more freely within his core, no longer grinding against invisible restraints. Arius hovered at his side, quieter than usual, his glow subdued
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