Without allowing himself to become distracted by success, Li Hao immediately began the next and most dangerous step—fusion—because he understood that simply possessing a Heavenly Flame was not enough, and that true power would only be achieved by merging it with his original flame to create something entirely new, something that belonged only to him.
Within his Soul Sea, the two flames began to move toward each other under his control, their energies clashing slightly at first before gradually intertwining, but as the process continued, the resistance between them increased, causing violent fluctuations that sent waves of pressure through his entire body, forcing him to endure intense pain as his meridians were tested to their limits, yet despite this, Li Hao remained completely focused, maintaining precise control over the fusion process and preventing it from spiraling out of control.
Time seemed to stretch endlessly.
Then—
The two flames merged.
A new flame was born.