Soul Condensation (Part 2)

The Flower Clan's chief added, "Chihuo, this matter is of great importance. We still need you to stand guard for us."

Yan Chihuo had not wanted to leave in the first place. Hearing this, it was exactly what he wanted, so he said, "I shall obey." Ever since the Flower Clan's chief had emphasized last time that he was not to address her as Senior, he had stopped referring to himself as a disciple and instead called himself "I."

The Flower Clan's chief nodded. With a light flick of her jade-like hand, formation disks flew up one after another, arranging themselves into an intricate pattern in the air before slowly descending into the pond.

Afterward, she activated more than a dozen formation flags and sent a spell seal into the air. Those dozen-odd formation flags immediately expanded to over ten zhang long and slowly sank into the pond as well.

Her body rose into the air and descended beside Hua Ying, where she formed the same spell seal as Hua Ying. At once, rays of light shot out from the pond, forming several unevenly arranged hexagonal formations in the air. These hexagonal formations combined into a strange shape, yet enveloped Hua Ying, Hua Ling, and the Flower Clan's chief within.

Hua Ling's body slowly floated into the air and transformed into a strange flower bud. The bud gradually blossomed and fully unfurled, covering an area of roughly a zhang in every direction. Yan Chihuo looked closely and saw that the flower had thirty-six petals, divided among seven colors, though the shade of every petal differed.

The strange flower scattered a sheet of clear radiance over Hua Ying. The Flower Clan's chief gave a soft cry and struck Hua Ying's left shoulder with her right palm. Immediately, a beam of light