Inside the Empire State Building, in a hall one floor below the top level, flames flickered gently, and a golden fire dish containing the Eternal Flame rested on a low square table.
Kyle sat cross-legged beside the table, his hand stroking his chin, while the golden flames were reflected in his eyes.
On the other side of the table sat a small metallic robot that imitated Kyle's posture, supporting its chin and gazing at the flames with equal interest.
As the two of them watched, within the Eternal Flame, a faint, semi-transparent green figure writhed as if in torment, occasionally emitting spine-chilling wails.
"As I suspected," Kyle nodded.
During this period, with the assistance of Vis, he had been continuously experimenting with the Eternal Flame in his possession.
It was said to contain the profound secrets of both destruction and rebirth, a Divine Weapon of a certain lineage!
Kyle had previously used it to incinerate Abomination, an antagonist comparable to the Hulk, despite the rough method of simply covering the foe with the golden fire dish. This demonstrated its destructive capabilities.
Although it possessed the appearance and temperature of ordinary flames, it disregarded all defenses and defied all natural laws.
Before the Eternal Flame, all beings were equal; it didn't matter if you were human or a deity, it would reduce you to ashes without discrimination.
With such a powerful gem at his disposal, Kyle naturally wanted to control the Eternal Flame and use it as his primary Divine Weapon for offensive purposes.
However, after more than a week of struggling, using up his Fire God's Divine Power and recovering it over a dozen times, he still couldn't control the Eternal Flame beyond the fire dish.
Kyle had only recently come to a realization.
The Eternal Flame was not like Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, or the battle-axe of the War God; it wasn't merely a Divine Weapon. Rather, it was a highly advanced auxiliary item.
In other words, to unlock its true power, it needed another Divine Weapon to combine with. It was only then that it could unleash its full potential.
Kyle immediately thought of the 'Sword of Eternity forging method' he had obtained in Valhalla from the previous Fire God.
Unfortunately, each of the materials needed for the Sword of Eternity was extremely rare, and it was impossible to gather them all in a short period. Even if he managed to collect them all, he would still need to find a dwarf clan to craft it.
Kyle was helpless and could only temporarily abandon the idea of creating his own exclusive Divine Weapon.
However, this period of time wasn't entirely in vain.
During his continuous contact with the Eternal Flame, Kyle unexpectedly understood the 'rebirth' aspect of the destructive secret, which he later realized was a part of the 'rebirth' power.
"Master, have you figured something out?" Vis asked, puzzled.
The Eternal Flame was simply too mysterious, and with the current level of scientific analysis, it was impossible to theorize anything specific.
Kyle exhaled and, with a blink of his eyes, shrugged. "I've always wondered why the Eternal Flame contains extreme powers of both destruction and rebirth."
"Do you understand it now?!" Vis, with its human-like curiosity, continued to ask.
"It's a start, but I won't know for sure until I try it." Kyle stood up, rubbing his hands together, and stared intently at the green spectral figure within the golden flame dish.
Vis resembled a curious child and continued to inquire, "What are you going to try?"
"Creating a lifeform!" Kyle said in a deep voice.
"Creating a lifeform?"
Vis's mechanical eyes whirred, displaying countless streams of data. Finally, it arrived at a serious conclusion. "If it's you, then you would need a human woman. Since Lucy is not available right now, I believe the best candidate would be Secretary Raina."
"You've been learning from Tony, haven't you?" Kyle glanced at Vis and said coldly, "The way I want to create a lifeform is to defy the laws of nature and create a completely unprecedented species."
Vis shuddered all over and replied instinctively, "Like me."
Kyle pondered for a moment and nodded. "Not quite but something similar."
Vis was a lifeform infused with the spark extracted from a Sacrifice Card, a robotic race, and a unique existence in the entire universe.
Now, he wanted to use the Eternal Flame to create an entirely new lifeform.
This method was not entirely novel; the Goddess of Death in the future had used the Eternal Flame to create her army of the dead.
Kyle believed that he could do it too.
"Vis, where is the War God's body now?" Kyle asked.
Vis replied, "When the Interstellar Spaceship was being repaired at the family base, it was transferred to the underground laboratory on the second floor. God seems to be very interested in it and is conducting research on lifeforms."
God, the artificial intelligence butler, was responsible for all affairs on Dragon Turtle Island. He was even more aloof than the previous J.A.R.V.I.S.
After a brief contemplation, Kyle instructed, "Vis, I need you to go upstairs and find Raina. Use the fixed teleportation gate to return to the base and bring the War God's body here. As for the research, don't damage the body; take some muscle tissue as a sample."
"Understood!" Vis responded. Its mechanical feet turned into wheels, and it quickly ascended to the upper level.
Once it left, the hall was quiet with only Kyle remaining.
"Now, let's start with you," Kyle said as he sat cross-legged once more. He held out his hands toward the Eternal Flame, and his fiery divine power surged.
"Whoosh!"
The Eternal Flame surged slightly and burned more fiercely.
This time, Kyle didn't intend to control the Eternal Flame. Instead, he was using his divine power as fuel for the flame.
He had a specific purpose in mind for this.
"Roar!"
The inner green spectral figure within the flames writhed frantically and let out extremely painful wails.
Seeing that it was effective, Kyle poured his divine power as if it cost nothing.
He intended to use the Eternal Flame to purify Abomination's soul, branding it with his own life force.
Under the continuous irrigation of his divine power, the Eternal Flame continued to burn vigorously. Within the fire dish, Abomination's soul struggled and resisted less and less. The green tinge gradually faded away.
This burning process took about half an hour.
Finally, Kyle was panting heavily, drenched in sweat, and his divine power was nearly depleted.
Within the Eternal Flame, the spectral figure had completely transformed from green to a pure, translucent white, exuding a rich aura of life.
It was as if the impurities in the soul had been burned away, leaving only a tiny, purified essence as the core of life.
At the same moment, the hall's door opened, and Raina entered.
Her eyes glowed with silver light, and she held a high-tech rectangular storage device that hovered beside her.
"Master, I've retrieved it," Vis, who was sitting on the device, reported.
"Quick, toss the War God's body into the Eternal Flame!" Kyle urged.
Raina didn't hesitate. With her silver-glowing eyes, she used her thoughts to flip open the lid of the coffin-like device.
Inside the device lay a tall and burly man with closed eyes, his wrists entwined with iron chains. Although he had no signs of life, his wounds still oozed fresh blood. His divine power and aura lingered as if he had just recently died.
Raina continued to use her telekinesis, causing the body to immediately levitate and float directly toward the blazing Eternal Flame.
"Sizzle!"
As soon as the War God's body made contact with the Eternal Flame, the flame erupted, wrapping and anchoring the body.
Kyle widened his eyes, watching the scene that was about to unfold with great anticipation.
The Eternal Flame did not immediately consume the War God's body. Instead, as it burned and scorched, the inner white essence was directed to the brow, just above the wound.
"It worked!" Kyle exclaimed.
A completely new lifeform was about to be born!
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