The Auspicious Beast, Xiao Linger, shook her head, hugged the Ice Empress, and ran off to the other side.
Di Tian and the Scarlet King watched Lin Xiao.
"I have to admit, human potential truly knows no bounds."
Di Tian could not help marveling. Humans had already ascended to godhood ten thousand years ago, and they could reach Title Douluo in mere decades. Their progress was far faster than that of Soul Beasts.
"Yes. Perhaps letting the Auspicious Beast follow this little fellow was the right choice."
The Scarlet King also had to admit that human talent truly was beyond what Soul Beasts could match.
Having the Auspicious Beast take human form had been the right move.
Di Tian was also glad he had let the Auspicious Beast follow this fellow back then. Looking at things now, every step they had taken had been right.
"Let's hope he doesn't disappoint us."
The Scarlet King did not know what Lin Xiao's future held, but so far, his prospects looked excellent. Never mind anything else-just daring to refine his flames like this put the boy ahead of everyone else.
Lin Xiao was indeed enduring the agony of being scorched by flames. He was very glad he had swallowed that Medicinal Pill. Otherwise, even with his own body as his body martial soul, he would not have been able to endure the burning.
No wonder Xiao Yan always made so many preparations before absorbing heavenly flames.
This pain was truly unbearable!
Only after experiencing it himself did he realize just how intense it felt.
Three days later, the flames around Lin Xiao gradually withdrew into his body, and a hint of crimson essence appeared in his flame martial soul.
Lin Xiao slowly opened his eyes and shook his head. That sensation really had been intense.
"Hurry up and put some clothes on," Di Tian snapped.
Lin Xiao hurriedly looked down at himself, then awkwardly took a set of clothes out of his ring.
"Heh heh."
Lin Xiao chuckled, covering his embarrassment.
After absorbing and refining this beast fire, Lin Xiao could clearly feel that the Flame Mantra had advanced in rank. Intermediate Yellow rank-not bad at all.
What could he do? The flames on the Douluo Continent were not particularly high-grade, and there were no heavenly flames either.
"Why hasn't your soul power level increased after refining this flame?" the Scarlet King asked curiously.
Lin Xiao smiled faintly and held out both hands. A moment later, two flames appeared in his palms.
One was his martial soul, and the other was the Scarlet King's beast fire.
Then the beast fire merged into Lin Xiao's martial soul.
Now, he could use the two flames separately or combine them into one.
Of course, this was only a simple merging, nowhere near compressing and fusing the two flames together.
The bone spirit fire instantly blazed up, its chill carrying a fierce burning sensation.
The Scarlet King stared at the flame, bewildered. It did not seem all that powerful.
Why did his flame seem weaker now?
"Wait, why does it feel weaker?" the Scarlet King asked.
Lin Xiao explained, "It hasn't weakened. This is simply all the strength I have, so that's why it feels that way to you, Senior."
The Scarlet King nodded. Never mind, never mind-as long as it benefited the little fellow.
He had already given it away. Why worry so much?
"Lin Xiao, do you have any other business here?" Di Tian asked, looking at him.
You've been here long enough. You've taken everything you were supposed to take. Isn't it time to leave?
If he stayed any longer, Di Tian had no idea what else this fellow might ask for.
"No hurry, no hurry. Senior, could you do me another favor?"
Lin Xiao looked at Di Tian with a smile, his eyes full of hope.
Di Tian asked bluntly, "What else do you want?"
"Ahem. If I ask, will you give it to me?"
"No."
Lin Xiao: ...
"Then there you have it. I wanted you to test my Self-Created Soul Skill."
Flame Emperor, sorry about this. I'll be borrowing your Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
"You can create your own soul skills too?"
Di Tian was rather surprised. Was there anything this boy could not do?
"No. I just have an idea, so I wanted you to test it."
As Lin Xiao spoke, two flames appeared in his hands again.
Di Tian's interest was piqued. "All right. Give it a try."
At those words, Lin Xiao stepped back twice, and the Dou Qi and soul power around him surged.
The two flames in his hands instantly leaped higher as energy steadily gathered in both palms.
In front of his chest, Lin Xiao kept compressing the flames in his hands, bringing them together.
His entire arms trembled as he continued compressing the flames.
"Xiao Xiaozi, you're playing with fire!"
Old Medicine's shocked voice rang through his mind.
"Master, isn't playing with fire exactly what I'm doing?"
As he spoke, Lin Xiao compressed the two flames again. Little by little, they came together, and the two streams of energy gradually intertwined.
Even Di Tian was shocked by the sight. Did this boy have a death wish?
"Boy, stop! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Di Tian called out, about to intervene.
"Don't worry, Senior. I'm almost there." Lin Xiao gritted his teeth, steadily controlling the fusion of the two flames.
Di Tian watched intently, ready to save the fellow at any moment.
Lin Xiao compressed the two flames together, while both streams of energy continued to surge.
Gradually, a lotus appeared before Lin Xiao. "Senior, get ready."
With that, Lin Xiao slowly pushed the lotus forward. "Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus!"
Lin Xiao sent out the white-and-red fire lotus. The instant it left his hands, he felt the soul power and Dou Qi inside him drain away completely.
Di Tian watched it closely and raised a hand to block it. The lotus exploded in his palm!
Astonishing energy poured down, and scorching flames burst outward. Di Tian's terrifying soul power erupted in an instant, sending Lin Xiao flying dozens of meters.
Amid the red-and-white flames, Di Tian walked out calmly, his voice carrying disbelief. "A Soul Emperor's strike."
"Little fellow, the power of your Self-Created Soul Skill has already reached the Soul Emperor level."
At that moment, Di Tian's opinion of Lin Xiao rose another few notches. Where had this boy gotten such an ingenious idea?
Fusing flames-he certainly had quite the imagination.
And this was no ordinary fusion, but an explosion created by combining two streams of energy.
Lin Xiao struggled to his feet. A Soul Emperor's strike? He did the math. He was currently at the third stage of Dou Qi, with Soul Elder cultivation. Producing this much power was already very impressive.
However, this strike had also emptied his reserves of Dou Qi and soul power.
It would be hard to unleash it again.
He was satisfied. He now had a skill that could save his life. Once his strength increased, this Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus would grow even stronger.
Through fusing the two flames, Lin Xiao also came to understand the importance of the Flame Mantra.
Without the Flame Mantra cultivation method, he could never have fused two kinds of flames. The Flame Mantra effectively gave them something in common, allowing them to coexist.
Otherwise, with so many people wielding flames in Battle Through The Heavens, why had no one else created a Dou Technique as powerful as Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus?
The Flame Mantra played a crucial role.
Lin Xiao panted. It had been worth it.
"Lin Xiao, if you fuse these two flames while using a soul skill, its power might become even greater."
Lin Xiao got up and walked over to Di Tian, only to hear him say this.
Use a soul skill while fusing the flames?
"By the time I fuse these two flames, my soul power is already completely drained."
"How would I have any soul power left to use a soul skill?"
It was not that Lin Xiao did not want to. It was simply a little difficult.
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