Body Vanished, Shadow Remained

Quan Yi hadn't figured out the current situation yet, but he couldn't let this Immortal Herb disturb Huo Wu.

He lightly leaped to the flower, changed the lines on his hands to the Ultimate Wood, and grasped the stem of the large flower.

However, Quan Yi's touch backfired, causing Daihana to resist strongly.

However, how could a flower possibly break free from Quan Yi's immense strength?

Even so, the power that the flower unleashed was still exceptionally astonishing.

Moreover, such a powerful collision did not cause any damage to its flower stem.

The firmness emanating from its hand made Quan Yi realize that even the power of an ordinary Titled Douluo could not harm it in the slightest.

"Such a tough stem!"

This flower is no Mortal Grade.

Although Quan Yi wanted to study it in detail, the key now was to stop its unusual behavior.

The arm that was grasping the large flower emitted a vibrant green light, Quan Yi attempted to use the Ultimate Wood to penetrate it and completely control the flower from the inside.

He thought that now was the best time to control it after the seal was broken, but the moment the light of the Ultimate Wood touched the flower, it burst out with golden-red light, pushing Quan Yi's Ultimate Wood back.

"You are the first person to be able to resist the Ultimate Wood."

Quan Yi sighed helplessly.

Then, she said softly, "Don't be impulsive. Xiao Wu is fine. She doesn't need you to protect her."

If force doesn't work, Quan Yi will go for the softer approach.

He fused his Divine Power with the Ultimate Wood, repeatedly conveying the same Willpower.

Gradually, it seemed that Big Flower understood human speech and confirmed Huo Wu's situation. It actually calmed down and the golden-red light on its body gradually subsided.

Even more remarkably, it conveyed its apology to Quan Yi.

Although it cannot compare to humans or even Soul Beast, this Immortal Herb does possess the intelligence to communicate.

Moreover, Quan Yi also discovered Huo Wu's aura on Da Hua, and there was indeed a subtle connection between it and Huo Wu.

"Was it the absorption of Huo Wu's flowing blood that caused the transformation?"

This connection between an external object and oneself, through blood, reminded Quan Yi of the idea of Divine Artifact recognizing its master.

The divine creature recognizes its master.

This situation makes this large flower even more precious.

Moreover, the vitality and energy it contains are rarely seen in Quan Yi's life. If Huo Wu were to consume this Immortal Herb, she could definitely break through to level 80 directly.

This is only the benefit at the energy level. Like other Immortal Herb, it will definitely have different effects on the body.

Of course, how to deal with it will have to wait until Huo Wu, its owner, wakes up before a decision can be made.

"But is blood really the only condition for picking this flower?"

Quan Yi was filled with doubt.

However, he was right; blood alone could not possibly make this Lovesick Heartbreak Red bloom in its true form.

The conditions for picking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red are that the picker must drip a drop of their heart's blood onto the petals, and at the time of picking, the picker must be thinking of their beloved lover. If they are even slightly distracted, they will never be able to successfully pick it.

Just now, as Huo Wu burned her internal organs and finally destroyed her heart, countless boiling and drifting steam of blood and blood fell on the petals of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Heart blood is the essence of a person, and every drop is extremely precious to a person. However, with her abnormal regenerative ability, Huo Wu has regenerated her heart countless times.

During this process, Huo Wu's hard work almost saturated the area, and before long, it reached the amount suitable for harvesting.

Of course, simply meeting the quantity requirement is not enough; the most important thing is the subsequent conditions.

You must cherish your loved one with utmost sincerity.

It's already quite an achievement to even know about these incredibly demanding and abnormal conditions; to actually meet them is even more difficult.

Surprisingly, Huo Wu unintentionally fulfilled both of these conditions.

In other words, Huo Wu was thinking of Quan Yi the whole time during the Bone Tempering process.

Huo Wu is not made of iron. The flames burning her body cause an unending, extreme pain that cannot be endured for long by willpower alone.

Therefore, Huo Wu distracted herself by recalling the happy times she had with Quan Yi, thereby alleviating her pain.

This is a shy little secret she keeps hidden deep inside.

As for the most crucial element, sincerity and earnestness, this matter no longer needs to be proven by the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Looking back at Huo Wu, her flesh and blood had been burned away, leaving only her Spirit Bone to be tempered by the Yang Quan.

What's amazing is that the Fire Shadow behind Huo Wu still maintains his original complete human form.

Where there is a person, there is a shadow; where there is a shadow, there is a person.

This counterintuitive scene inevitably makes one wonder whether it is the person who creates the shadow, or the shadow that creates the person.

While Quan Yi was secretly marveling, he also keenly noticed that as Huo Wu's physical body gradually shrank, the shadows of the corresponding parts became brighter, and even the torso seemed to become more solid than the other parts.

This change doesn't seem to be caused by the Phoenix's Protection.

When the recovery skill is activated, the entire Fire Shadow Martial Soul will glow, rather than only specific parts of it becoming brighter.

"The destruction of the physical body will, in turn, strengthen the shadow."

Quan Yi kept this discovery in mind.

Regarding the Fire Shadow Martial Soul, Quan Yi believed he had studied it very seriously and had a sufficient understanding of it, but this unfamiliar change made Quan Yi realize that there were still mysteries hidden in the Fire Shadow that he did not know.

The refining process continues.

The Spirit Bone began to repeatedly change between a charred black state and a smooth state.

But unlike flesh and blood, it was not completely destroyed; it stubbornly maintained the shape of the skeleton.

And this state has reached a point of equilibrium.

After observing for a while, Quan Yi confirmed that Huo Wu was alright, so he went to the opposite side, sat on the shore, soaked his feet in the spring water, and absorbed energy to nourish his Spirit Bone while recovering his depleted Divine Power.

Around noon, it slowly flows away.

The time gradually approached the hottest part of the afternoon, around 2 PM.

Just as Quan Yi's depleted Sea of Consciousness recovered to half of its normal level, a strange noise erupted from Huo Wu's side.

That was the crisp sound of bones rubbing against each other.

When Quan Yi looked up at Huo Wu, he noticed that Huo Wu's Spirit Bone was trembling violently, and the Energy Fluctuation were extremely obvious, as if something was brewing inside.

More than an hour passed, and even under the same high temperature, the Spirit Bone was no longer charred black. Instead, it became whiter and more condensed, giving people a strange sense of vitality.

When the internal energy reaches its peak, a phoenix cry erupts from the Spirit Bone.

The intense Energy Fluctuation created ripples on the water's surface.

Quan Yi knew exactly what this meant.

This is an evolutionary fluctuation triggered when the Spirit Bone crosses the 100,000-year level.

This means that the Stormsmoke Phoenix Torso Bone, which was originally only a little over 200,000 years old, has successfully evolved to 300,000 years old.

The cross-level evolution of Spirit Bone will result in a concentrated burst of attribute increases.

Huo Wu's 300,000-year -Torso Bone released a peculiar energy, and at the same moment, a red light appeared in her chest cavity.

Huo Wu's heart is rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Thump, thump!"

The long-silent heartbeat resumed, and starting from the heart, countless blood vessels extended out, beginning to rebuild Huo Wu's flesh and blood.