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"Aw! Aw!"
The two forces combined, plunging Huo Wuhai into unbearable agony. He couldn't help but let out repeated cries of pain and beg for mercy.
Hao Shuai knew when to stop. He'd given him a small lesson to keep him from acting so arrogant and insolent. Then he said, "That was just a slight punishment for your loose tongue. Now I'm asking you: do you agree to my terms?"
After hearing Hao Shuai's words, Huo Wuhai's eyes darted about. Then he said, "Fine. As long as you get me out of here, I'll follow you!"
Hao Shuai was surprised that Huo Wuhai had agreed so readily. Weren't talented people supposed to be unruly and defiant? How had he agreed so easily?
But he didn't give it much thought. He assumed that after being imprisoned for hundreds of years, Huo Wuhai longed for freedom more than he valued his dignity.
Besides, Hao Shuai was strong enough that it didn't matter whether Huo Wuhai truly agreed or was plotting some trick.
Having made up his mind, Hao Shuai said at once, "I'll free you now."
As he spoke, Hao Shuai raised his hand. A beam of five-colored divine light shot into the fireball, darting up and down. Wherever it passed, the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light seemed to be swallowed by some mysterious force, weakening at once. The five elements flowed like a river into the sea.
In a matter of moments, the fireball slowly died out. A small red figure leaped out, shaped like a baby and resembling a fiery monkey. It was Huo Wuhai.
"I'm free! Haha, I'm finally out!" Huo Wuhai, imprisoned for several hundred years, was overjoyed.
Seeing Hao Shuai standing nearby, Huo Wuhai hurried over and clasped his hands in salute. "Fellow Daoist, I'll