"Lin Xiao, boy, stop darting around!"
"Get ready to head back!"
Dugu Bo channeled Soul Power into his throat, and his voice carried across a great distance into Lin Xiao's ears.
When Lin Xiao heard him, he had originally been halfway up the mountain, but suddenly used Flame Burst over and over. His speed was even faster than during his earlier training, and in just a few bursts, he shot up.
After glancing at Dugu Bo's position, Lin Xiao used Burst Step. In only a few blinks, he crossed dozens of meters, and before long he arrived in front of Dugu Bo.
His Soul Power had been consumed rather heavily. Lin Xiao braced his hands on his knees and caught his breath.
"Senior Dugu, let's go."
"No rush. Catch your breath first."
Dugu Bo sized Lin Xiao up and asked the question that had been puzzling him.
"What kind of technique is that? Flame Burst can be used like this?"
Lin Xiao said, "Of course it can."
"The force produced by an explosion is much stronger than the push you get from stepping on the ground."
Dugu Bo said in bewilderment:
"But I have still never heard of such a thing. Are Self-Created Soul Skills really that easy to develop? Does this Soul Skill of yours have no flaws?"
The corner of Lin Xiao's mouth twitched slightly.
"Uh, naturally it has flaws."
"It's just a little hard on shoes."
When Dugu Bo heard that, he lowered his head to look, only to see that Lin Xiao's originally fair feet were now covered in gray dust. His shoes had long since vanished, and even his trouser cuffs had been blasted to rags.
Two of his toes even wiggled upward, making him look rather ridiculous.
Dugu Bo burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, what's