Ling Feng felt as if a flame was burning within his body, constantly scorching his organs! At this moment, he wanted to suppress the flame with Extreme Cold Aura but found that he couldn’t manage to do it.

Under this flame, all the power within Ling Feng was suppressed!

"Am I really going to die in this flame?" Ling Feng thought to himself, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes: "Absolutely not, how could I, Ling Feng, be defeated by such a small flame?"

Luckily, the worst did not happen. Although this flame brought great pain to Ling Feng, it also made his organs more resilient through the forging.

As if this flame was continuously forging Ling Feng’s internal organs, having endured the most painful stage, the flame gradually disappeared within his body. At the same time, the flame on Ling Feng’s surface also vanished.

Huff, huff, huff! Ling Feng gasped heavily, his eyes filled with a joy of surviving a disaster, coupled with a hint of disbelief and shock!

The flame did not harm Ling Feng; instead, it enhanced his affinity for the Power of Fire Element! Ling Feng now discovered that he could easily perceive the Power of Fire Element around him.

"This Flame Crystal entering my body has actually helped me comprehend the Origin Power of the Fire Element!" Ling Feng took a deep breath, murmuring to himself: "If I can find the other two Flame Crystals, then can I completely master the Power of Fire Element?"

With this thought, a trace of heat surged in Ling Feng’s heart.

"Congratulations, my lord!" At this moment, Dragon Flame appeared before Ling Feng, saying with a hint of joy: "I didn’t expect you to find the Flame Crystal so quickly; it truly exceeded my expectations."

Ling Feng looked at Dragon Flame: "You know the effects of the Flame Crystal?"

Dragon Flame smiled and said: "Of course, the Flame Crystal is the purest form of the Power of Fire Element. After merging with the Flame Crystal, it transforms the body into a fire spirit body, enhancing comprehension and affinity for the Power of Fire Element!"

Ling Feng smiled wryly: "No wonder!"

Dragon Flame spoke with a hint of guilt: "My lord, due to the Tower Spirit’s caution, I did not tell you this earlier, I ask for your forgiveness!"

Although Dragon Flame is now the guardian beast of the Element Tower, he has never forgotten that he is a member of the Dragon Clan, so he felt apologetic towards Ling Feng!

Ling Feng smiled and said: "It’s no problem; after all, it’s beneficial for me! I still need to find the other two Flame Crystals, but... now for me, it’s not a difficult task anymore!"

Ling Feng spoke and then expanded his Divine Sense, due to the fusion of one Flame Crystal, Ling Feng could now easily spread his Divine Sense around the volcanic crater.

The first Flame Crystal enhanced Ling Feng’s perception of the Fire Element to a transformative level. Ling Feng could now clearly sense all changes in the surrounding Fire Element, even the slightest change, manifesting vividly in his mind. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"This feeling is truly... exhilarating!" Ling Feng sighed inwardly.

Soon, Ling Feng discovered the locations of the other two Flame Crystals, then extracted them, and the same phenomenon occurred again as both Flame Crystals merged into his body, causing Ling Feng pain yet joy.

In less than six days, Ling Feng found all the Flame Crystals and merged them into his body, greatly enhancing his strength.

"Congratulations, my lord, you have passed this trial!" When Ling Feng fused the last Flame Crystal, Dragon Flame’s face also revealed a happy smile.

Ling Feng smiled slightly, a flame-shaped glint flashed in his eyes before quickly disappearing: "Can I enter the Element Tower now?"

Dragon Flame nodded: "Please enter, my lord."

The originally scorching volcanic crater now felt imperceptible to Ling Feng. He crossed over the crater, entering the Fire Elemental Tower, where soon, a red light shot from the Fire Elemental Tower, shining into Ling Feng’s Jade Slip, quickly filling the fifth layer.

Only four layers remained, and Ling Feng was filled with confidence, his figure soon vanished, entering the next level of the trial.

Following this, Ling Feng consecutively passed the Trial of Metal, Trial of Wind, and Trial of Light; although these trials were quite troublesome, Ling Feng ultimately overcame them safely.

Finally, Ling Feng arrived at the last trial, the Time Elemental Tower trial!

As Ling Feng stepped into the last layer, he found himself standing in the Tower of Time, where an unfamiliar yet resonant voice echoed in his ears: "Young man, can you tell me, what is time?"

What is time? Ling Feng furrowed his brows lightly.

The Time Law is the most mysterious law in the Great Thousand World, and it’s claimed to be a law beyond human grasp! It’s said that within the Time Law lies the greatest secret of the entire Origin World!

What is time? This question circled in Ling Feng’s mind, but he did not answer directly as Ling Feng didn’t have the most precise explanation for time.

Spring passing and autumn coming is time, life and death, withering and flourishing is time, the transformation of seas into mulberry fields is also time.

On Earth, countless philosophers and physicists have deeply studied time, yet to this day, there’s no definitive answer.

Upon hearing this question, numerous philosophical understandings of time emerged in Ling Feng’s mind, but he didn’t want to answer according to their interpretations.

Thus, Ling Feng remained silent, feeling it was necessary to ponder what time truly is.

Slowly closing his eyes, Ling Feng’s mind conjured images of his life from childhood, from Earth to the alternate dimension; though his life was not long, the experiences he encountered far exceeded any common imagination!

Thus, what is time to him! Ling Feng felt that he should find an answer.

After contemplating for a while, Ling Feng slowly opened his eyes, the confusion in them vanished, replaced by unprecedented determination.

"Young man, can you tell me, what is time?" the voice continued to ask.

Ling Feng said calmly: "To me, time is existence! Everything existing in my life flows with the traces of time! When I cease to exist, time, to me, becomes void!"

"Then what is time to this world?"

"Time is the framework of this world’s skeleton!" Ling Feng said calmly: "As I’ve mentioned, time is existence; when this world ceases to exist, time will stop. Similarly, when a world’s time stops, it signifies that the world has reached its end."