"Xiao Yan was right. My bones turned to ash long ago. I'm afraid that path is closed to me."
Yao Chen shook his head, his expression calm. "It seems I'll have to try my method after all, even if it's never been tested."
Xiao Yan frowned deeply. "For a Dou Zong's corpse, we could make do with Yun Shan's. We have the Tricolor Heavenly Flame, too. As for the pill, with your current Soul Power and me assisting you, we could refine it if Qin Han helps as well."
His voice grew heavy. "But the Essence Blood of an Eighth-Rank Magical Beast..."
An Eighth-Rank Magical Beast was on the level of a Dou Zun.
Even the entire Xiao Alliance put together would fall to a single swat from one.
And although Qin Han and Yao Tianhuo possessed Dou Zun-level strength, capturing an Eighth-Rank Magical Beast would be no easy feat.
"In that case, your revival..." Xiao Yan's expression dimmed, and his fists tightened slightly. "I'm afraid we'll have to put it off again."
Seeing the two of them so troubled, Yao Tianhuo offered some comfort. "Gathering the materials later might be for the best. This body of mine has a weak foundation. If you have the time, strengthening it should come first."
Qin Han had been listening quietly, but Yao Tianhuo's words made his brow twitch. Something was wrong.
"Elder Yao, is there a problem with your body?"
Yao Tianhuo sighed and decided not to hide it. "Nothing too serious. Thanks to your Myriad Stars Flame and the White Bone Flame-Generating Pill, my cultivation surged. I'm now a genuine Peak One-Star Dou Zun, just shy of the threshold of two stars."
"But this body... In the end, it was rebuilt from the remains I left behind. My cultivation has reached