Seven-Colored Treasure Chest

When Xiao Han gave the command, the black orb immediately locked onto the different fire deep within Yao Lao's soul.

Immediately afterward, a strange pulling force emerged from the black orb, forcibly drawing a dark white flame out of Yao Lao's Soul Body.

"What's going on?"

Yao Lao's expression changed drastically. He could feel his Bone Spirit Cold Fire leaving him.

"Hot! Hot, hot, hot!"

As the dark white flame entered his body, Xiao Han's skin underwent a completely different transformation.

Scorching heat enveloped him. Xiao Han frantically tore off his clothes, as though his body had caught fire. Every tree within a hundred meters of him was ignited by the intense heat.

"Cold! Cold, cold, cold!"

Xiao Han had only just ripped off his clothes and had not even caught his breath when his skin, previously red as fire, turned ice-blue in the blink of an eye.

Not only that, despite it being the height of summer, snowflakes as large as goose feathers began drifting through the space within a hundred meters around Xiao Han.

"Huh, is he refining my Bone Spirit Cold Fire?"

Off to the side, Yao Lao stared at Xiao Han in astonishment. Losing his different fire had made his gaze exceedingly savage. Facing Xiao Han, who was refining the different fire, Yao Lao curled his lips slightly and sneered, "Hmph. Back then, when I refined the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, I nearly perished. If not for the assistance of medicinal pills, I would certainly have died. Yet you, merely at the first stage of Dou Qi, dare to refine a different fire?"

Seeing Xiao Han refine the different fire, Yao Lao was in no hurry. If his expectations were correct, within five breaths, Xiao Han would be unable to withstand the peculiar properties of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and be burned into an ice sculpture formed from ashes.

Thus, Yao Lao was not anxious. He silently watched Xiao Han, waiting for him to fail to endure the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and seek his own death.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

Yao Lao silently counted the breaths in his heart.

But when Yao Lao was about to count to four, he nearly turned to stone. His eyes stared at Xiao Han in utter disbelief.

After only three breaths, Xiao Han's skin had already returned to its normal color.

" Ding dong!"

"Congratulations. You have obtained Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire, overturning many storylines in the Doupo World. One-time reward: 100 Experience Points. Energy Points reward: 10 points."

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations. Your Experience Points have filled up and you have leveled up, rising nine levels in a row. Current level: One-Star Dou Zhe!"

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations. You have obtained the eleventh-ranked different fire on the Different Fire Ranking—Bone Spirit Cold Fire. You have achieved a new accomplishment. Reward: one Seven-Colored Treasure Chest!"

Name: Xiao Han.

Level: Level 1 (Dou Zhe, 0/55).

Energy: 11 points.

Battle Skill: Immense Strength.

Cultivation Method: None.

Equipment: None.

Treasure: Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

Special Item: One Seven-Colored Treasure Chest.

Points: 0.

As the system's voice fell silent, a torrent of energy flowed into every part of his Entire Body, bringing warmth wherever it passed. Finally, that energy gathered within his Dantian.

A numb, tingling sensation arose in Xiao Han's lower abdomen. A marvelous suction force emerged. In the end, he discovered in astonishment that a vortex had appeared within his Dantian.

Xiao Han checked his personal information panel and confirmed that the vortex was the Dou Qi Cyclone. He had crossed the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth stages of Dou Qi in succession, soaring directly into the realm of Dou Zhe.

He could now be considered a genuine cultivator.

On the Douqi Continent, cultivation required one to condense a Dou Qi Cyclone within the body. This process was extremely long. Even unparalleled geniuses needed several years to accomplish it. Yet Xiao Han had entered this realm in a mere instant.

"Awesome, awesome, awesome! This is incredible! Not only did I obtain the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, I even successfully condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone in one go! This feeling is simply amazing!"

Xiao Han beamed with delight. With a thought, a wisp of dark white flame floated above his palm.

As the flame appeared, the surrounding temperature rapidly soared to a terrifying height once more.

"So this is a different fire?"

Xiao Han gazed at the dark white flame in his hand. As its master, he could sense the terrifying destructive power contained within it.

What was the Bone Spirit Cold Fire? It was a powerful different fire ranked eleventh on the Different Fire Ranking!

And what was a different fire? It was one of the most supreme treasures on the Douqi Continent. Once obtained, even a mere Dou Zhe would possess a rare treasure that a Dou Huang expert would not dare ignore. In terms of rarity, on the Douqi Continent, it was second only to the Origin Qi that could allow one to become a Dou Di.

"Hahaha! From now on, your Bone Spirit Cold Fire belongs to me, Xiao Han!" Xiao Han looked at Yao Lao with incomparably smug eyes.

"Huh?"

Yao Lao met Xiao Han's gaze, fury blazing in his eyes as though fire might burst forth at any moment. The different fire he had obtained after countless brushes with death had been snatched away by Xiao Han in an instant.

Bizarre!

Yao Lao's expression was grave. Everything before him was simply too bizarre.

Yao Lao had conducted fairly deep research into different fires. Even if the physical body was destroyed, as long as the soul remained, the different fire would still have an owner. Unless its owner willingly offered it up, it could not be taken by another.

Yet now, while his soul remained intact, it had been forcibly taken by Xiao Han. Moreover, it had happened without a sound.

This completely overturned Yao Lao's established understanding.

Yao Lao hesitated, wanting to reclaim the different fire. But he was currently only a Soul Body and had only just awakened. Though he was confident he could kill Xiao Han, he would have to pay the price of possibly falling into permanent slumber.

After sleeping for countless years, Yao Lao could not afford to gamble.

Especially since his relationship with Xiao Yan was not yet deep enough. That made it even more impossible for him to take such a risk. Furthermore, the commotion here had already drawn the attention of the Xiao Clan.

At that thought, Yao Lao's Soul Body sank directly into Xiao Yan's physical body and said calmly, "Little one, lend me your body for a moment!"

Whoosh!

Just when Xiao Han thought Yao Lao was about to have a great battle, Yao Lao leaped forward and actually... actually flew off the cliff.

"He ran away?"

Xiao Han clicked his tongue inwardly. Watching the figure vanish into the darkness, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"You few, go over there and make sure the fire doesn't spread. Three Great Elders, come with me and find out what that dark white blaze and that terrifying aura were just now!"

Torchlight flickered in the darkness around them. The commotion on the Xiao Clan's Back Mountain had attracted the attention of the Xiao Clan's upper ranks. Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Family Patriarch, along with the Three Great Elders, had led the Xiao Clan's disciples up the mountain to put out the fire and investigate the cause.

"They're here?" Xiao Han frowned slightly.

"Ding dong. Host, have you thought of how you will explain this to them?" the system suddenly reminded him.

"Yeah, that is a problem!" Xiao Han looked around.

The summit of Xiao Han's Back Mountain had been leveled by the different fire. The formerly lush forest was nowhere to be seen, and the blaze was spreading from the mountaintop toward the foot of the mountain.

Very few in the Xiao Clan knew about such a strange treasure as a different fire.

Since he could not explain it, he might as well not explain it at all.

"Who's there?" a shout rang out.

Xiao Han closed his eyes and lay down on the spot—playing asleep!