"Invincible Is a Debuff—Don't Say It" (Please Follow)

Huo Yuhao's research into Alchemy was not yet particularly advanced.

He was still in the stage of theoretical exploration. The knowledge he had discovered was scattered and could not yet be effectively connected.

Based on the Runes carried by the Reversal Technique, Huo Yuhao had now completed an eighty-percent deconstruction of it.

He had uncovered the specific Symbolism of twenty-eight Runes.

Among them, Huo Yuhao called the six elemental Runes the Basic Runes.

They were earth, wind, water, fire, void, and spirit.

The Earth Element Inscription represented mediums and force. Without this Rune as a foundation, no combination of Runes could establish a connection. Used alone, it could alter the internal stress of an object and cause it to collapse, and it could also slightly affect gravity.

The Wind Element Inscription represented motion and change. This Rune could adjust the states of other Runes. Used alone, it could control airflow, air density, and humidity, as well as alter the speed of moving objects.

The Water Element Inscription represented structure. It could establish a dynamic or static spatial model in the surrounding area, adjusting the arrangements within the model to turn it into an ideal model.

For example, it could arrange water molecules into a regular tetrahedral structure to form ice.

The Fire Element Inscription represented energy. It controlled energy transfer and property conversion, such as converting mechanical energy into internal energy or kinetic energy into potential energy.

The Void Element Inscription represented mystery. Without this Rune, Alchemy would malfunction or even lose control. It seemed that this Rune maintained the connection between text and authority.

The Spirit Element Inscription represented information. This Rune could control the entire Rune matrix, turning the user's will into information and distributing it to every Rune.

Those were the Basic Runes Huo Yuhao had deconstructed. An Alchemy Matrix had to contain all six of those Runes to have any meaning.

For instance, the Reversal Technique was formed by those Basic Runes surrounding a core matrix in differing quantities and sequences.

That core matrix consisted of the Twisted Inscription, Collection Inscription, Flip Inscription, and Balance Inscription. Its structure was extraordinarily complex.

Even with the Spiritual Eye assisting him, Huo Yuhao felt his scalp tingle.

Fortunately, there were still results. He could now inscribe a bootleg version of the Reversal Technique.

It could reverse Spiritual Power and basic elements such as water, fire, earth, and wind.

It could not reverse advanced elements such as darkness, and after being used three times, the Runes would collapse on their own.

Still, it was enough.

Huo Yuhao put away the Alchemy Matrix he had been inscribing, because he sensed someone familiar arriving.

"Hall Master, I'm here."

Jiang Nannan's crisp, pleasant voice entered the Medical Hall before she did.

Today was her last morning at the Medical Hall. That afternoon, she would leave with the convoy for Shrek Academy.

Huo Yuhao had specifically told her to come early today because he wanted to inscribe the bootleg Reversal Technique he had painstakingly figured out for her.

He could not help it—he was still a little worried. Jiang Nannan was now one of his people.

That damned place, Shrek, had no shortage of danger. Especially since Jiang Nannan would likely become one of the Shrek Seven Devils.

What if, while Supreme Elder Xuan Zi was leading them to exterminate Evil Soul Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult, the Death Messenger suddenly hit her with a Corpse Explosion?

Then she would become nothing more than a number in the glorious record of the strongest Soul King.

And there was Ma Xiaotao in the Inner Academy as well. If Jiang Nannan ran into her when she lost control, Huo Yuhao could only burn paper offerings for her every Qingming Festival.

That would truly be a case of the white-haired sending off the black-haired. He would not even have a place to cry.

If something happened, no one could protect her.

Fuck, Shrek Academy was practically a demon's den.

So Huo Yuhao had to inscribe the Reversal Technique for her. For no other reason than to hope she would not die at the hands of the Ming Dou Mountain Range or Shrek.

"Nannan, come. Sit beside me."

Huo Yuhao patted the stool beside him, signaling for her to sit.

Jiang Nannan's face flushed slightly. She gently smoothed her skirt behind her with one hand before sitting down.

Huo Yuhao did not stand on ceremony. He directly took her flawless white arm and placed it on the table.

He said to her, "It might hurt a little. I'm going to inscribe something on you."

Jiang Nannan nodded. She trusted Huo Yuhao absolutely; no matter what he did, she would allow it.

Huo Yuhao picked up a pen made from Amber Spirit Gold, mixed Soul Power and Spiritual Power at a ratio of fourteen to eighty-six, then began inscribing her arm.

Under Huo Yuhao's pen, strange azure Runes slowly emerged on her arm without the slightest obstruction. They did not ruin the beauty of her arm; instead, they added a touch of nobility and mystery.

Jiang Nannan felt her arm grow warm, while all the Soul Power in her body stirred restlessly, seemingly drawn by the Runes and wanting to gather in her arm.

"Hold it back. Don't let your Soul Power come over."

"Mm!"

Jiang Nannan suppressed the Soul Power within her with all her strength, pursing her lips as she watched Huo Yuhao work.

She was very curious about the Runes before her. They seemed to contain immense mystery, and every Rune was filled with an indescribable beauty.

Her Spiritual Power was rejoicing, while her life force was singing.

This inscription continued for half an hour. Huo Yuhao was drenched in sweat, with beads of perspiration dripping from his chin.

When Jiang Nannan saw that, she thoughtfully took out a handkerchief with her free hand and wiped him down.

"Done!"

Huo Yuhao raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

"Come, Nannan. Channel your Spiritual Power into your right hand and sense the information."

Jiang Nannan did as instructed, and then her pupils suddenly contracted.

Her lips parted slightly as she clearly sensed the information of a Soul Skill from her arm.

"Reversal Technique?"

"Reverses Spiritual Power and basic elements?!"

Jiang Nannan looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief. He had merely drawn some Runes on her arm, and she had suddenly gained an extra Soul Skill.

Moreover, the effects of that Soul Skill were simply unimaginable: reversing elements, and converting them at equal quality.

In the common knowledge of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, there were only three ways to obtain Soul Skills: Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and self-creation.

Yet now, she had personally witnessed a fourth path. If Shrek Academy's teachers learned of this, they would probably go mad.

Or rather, any Soul Master would go mad over it.

After all, she knew very well that nearly every Soul Master possessed an almost obsessive desire to grow stronger.

If the Hall Master were exposed, he might attract countless Greedy people.

Jiang Nannan made up her mind. Unless absolutely necessary, she would never use this Soul Skill. She absolutely could not cause trouble for Hall Master Huo.

"Hall Master... this?"

Huo Yuhao stroked her head and said, "It's for you to use to save your life. You should understand the information. It can only be used three times, so make sure you use it sparingly."

Seeing her expression, Huo Yuhao chuckled. "It's fine. Don't worry."

"If I want to hide, no one can find me."

"Even if they find me, I'm confident I can kill them."

Jiang Nannan nodded heavily and said:

"Hall Master is the strongest!"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly stopped her. "Invincible is a debuff. Don't say that."

Jiang Nannan did not care. Still clenching her fist, she insisted, "In my heart, Hall Master is the strongest."

Huo Yuhao could not argue with her, so he could only go along with it.

She stayed in the Medical Hall until the afternoon, only leaving reluctantly when the convoy was about to depart.

Under the speckled sunlight, their shadows stretched long until they met as one.

She turned back to look at Huo Yuhao and said, "Hall Master, then... goodbye."

"We'll definitely meet again, right?"

Seeing tears in the young girl's eyes and hearing the catch in her voice, Huo Yuhao said, "We will. Parting is only a period of waiting."

Jiang Nannan wiped away her tears and said:

"Hall Master, I'll definitely carry forward your medical skills in Shrek City!"

"When we meet again, I'll be even stronger!"