Open up and break into another world

Within the Devouring Whirlpool's independent small space, a desolate silence reigned; apart from that enchanting and delicate little flower, there was no other sign of life. It was as if the entire space existed solely to cultivate this Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.

In fact, the essence of the entire independent small space was concentrated on this one Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower!

Xu Ming stood at the foot of the black mountain, holding his breath as he looked at the little flower on the summit, yet he dared not act rashly.

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Ming directly bought a Dao Venerate-level puppet from the Artifact Shop.

"Go up and pluck that flower for me!"

Xu Ming ordered.

The Dao Venerate puppet's eyes flickered for a moment, and then it rushed towards the summit at full speed.

Xu Ming watched expectantly.

After all, puppets do not belong to true life. Xu Ming wanted to see if a Dao Venerate puppet without the aura of life could avoid being targeted by the divine lightning.

However, Xu Ming was clearly overthinking things!

If such a trick were feasible, then the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower would be too easy to pluck!

Boom, crack!

When the puppet approached within a thousand zhang of the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower, a bolt of divine lightning, from who knows where, struck down from the dome, instantly blasting the poor little puppet into nothingness.

Afterward, the aftershocks of the divine lightning dissipated, returning to the void.

"As expected, it won't work…" Xu Ming sighed inwardly.

Since Xu Ming had taken the initiative to offer to help Yin Ran pluck the flower, he naturally had confidence.

After loosening his muscles, Xu Ming fearlessly stared at the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.

In the next instant…

Whoosh!

Xu Ming's figure directly disappeared from its original spot, appearing on the summit of the black mountain—near the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.

Boom, crack!

Another bolt of divine lightning angrily bombarded down.

After the divine lightning, Xu Ming directly vanished, not even leaving behind a speck of dust.

"Phew…"

Xu Ming had of course not died; rather, the moment he "Teleported" over, he had activated "Absolute Stealth." It was at this instant that the divine lightning directly struck through Xu Ming's location.

"Too fast…" Xu Ming, in a state of stealth, even had fine beads of sweat on his forehead. "It's really scared the baby to death! Isn't it just plucking a flower? Did this Illusion-Shattering Divine Lightning, which came out of nowhere, have to be so fierce?"

Xu Ming took a few deep breaths and then stared intently, holding his breath.

Swoosh!

Xu Ming suddenly stretched out his "devilish claw" towards the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.

The moment he moved, the "Absolute Stealth" state was also directly broken.

Boom, crack!

Another bolt of Illusion-Shattering Purple Lightning.

But at this time, Xu Ming had already re-entered the "Absolute Stealth" state.

And the "Absolute Stealth" state would not be harmed by any attacks—the Illusion-Shattering Purple Lightning was no exception.

"Phew… so dangerous!" Xu Ming breathed another long sigh. "Plucking this flower is truly a high-risk job!"

After readjusting his state…

"Continue!"

Xu Ming's devilish claw reached forward again, and then immediately retreated back into the "Absolute Stealth" state.

At this time, Xu Ming's claw had already virtually grasped the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower. The next step was to pluck the flower.

"The most dangerous moment has arrived!"

Xu Ming clenched his "devilish claw" fiercely, and then lifted it with force… The Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower, which had grown for hundreds of millions of years, was actually directly pulled off by Xu Ming!

"Hmm?" Xu Ming couldn't help but be surprised. "It's so easy to pluck!"

Xu Ming had originally thought that it would be difficult to break this Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower!

He didn't expect it to be so easy.

However, Xu Ming had no time to think more; he performed "Teleportation" as a conditioned reflex.

Boom!!

The divine lightning angrily bombarded down, but Xu Ming had already successfully teleported away.

"Got it!"

However, before Xu Ming could rejoice, an incomparably powerful fire-attribute power suddenly erupted from the broken root of the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.

"Pfft!!"

Caught off guard, Xu Ming was directly struck by the powerful fire-attribute power.

The tyrannical fire-attribute power frantically destroyed Xu Ming's body. In just an instant, the exterior and interior of his body were battered beyond recognition.

"So terrifying!" Xu Ming said with lingering fear, "Almost… this clone would have died!

Xu Ming could of course imagine where this terrifying fire-attribute power came from—the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower, which had grown for a long time in a place with extremely rich fire-attribute power, must have been contaminated with a lot of violent fire-attribute power at its roots; once the roots were broken, this fire-attribute power would erupt!

"I didn't expect that I dodged the Illusion-Shattering Purple Lightning, but I couldn't dodge the 'ambush' of this root!"

Xu Ming had not expected this situation at all, and he could only admit that he was unlucky.

Fortunately, although the injuries on Xu Ming's body looked ferocious and terrifying, they were actually nothing to a powerhouse of Xu Ming's level.

"Yin Ran!" Xu Ming returned to the willow tree clone, submerged his mental power into the World Ring, and shouted, "Come out!"

"The Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower is in your hands?" Yin Ran was immediately excited and flew out.

As for Er Ha, because there was no more fighting, it simply lay down in the World Ring and fell into a deep sleep.

Whoosh!

As soon as she came out of the World Ring, Yin Ran subconsciously glanced at the big willow tree—ever since she suspected that the big willow tree was Xu Ming's clone, and not Xu Ming's soul slave; the more Yin Ran looked at it, the more she felt that the big willow tree exuded Xu Ming's aura.

Then, Yin Ran withdrew her gaze from the big willow tree and looked at Xu Ming.

"I got it!" Xu Ming handed over the enchanting and delicate flower with some smugness.

However, at this moment…

"Pfft!!" Xu Ming couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of black blood.

"Xu Ming, are you… alright?" Only then did Yin Ran realize that Xu Ming was already seriously injured; a strong sense of gratitude and guilt couldn't help but arise in her heart.

"It's all my fault…" Yin Ran blamed herself endlessly.

"It's okay!" Xu Ming said, "You take this Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower first! I need to clear the raging fire-attribute power in my body first!"

With that, Xu Ming directly sat down cross-legged on the deck of the Misty Rain Battleship and began to adjust his breathing.

"Thank you…" Yin Ran held the enchanting and delicate flower, her heart filled with complex thoughts—Xu Ming had risked his life to help her!

Although Yin Ran didn't know how Xu Ming had successfully obtained the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower; from the ferocious injuries on Xu Ming's body, she could completely imagine that it must have been extremely difficult!

This made the gratitude and guilt in Yin Ran's heart unable to calm down for a long time.

As the saying goes: A friend in need is a friend indeed!

Yin Ran felt that she had seen it!

"I'd better heal from the poison quickly!"

If there are no special means of preservation, the essence of the Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower will be quickly lost.

Yin Ran did not dare to hesitate, and she also sat down cross-legged on the deck of the Misty Rain Battleship and began to refine this hard-won flower.

Only…

Yin Ran didn't notice that a deep purple spike was hidden beneath the petals of this Myriad Thunder Fire Rock Flower.