Elementalization, Ten Thousand Flames Returning to Flow!

As Zhao Wuji and Chao Tianxiang talked, and Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others displayed their respective strengths, a battle between a Soul Sage and a Soul Emperor over a Soul Beast gradually turned into a contest between the younger generation.

"Tang San, you're up!"

At Zhao Wuji's command, Tang San stepped forward.

Among those present, Tang San's Soul Power Level was close to Meng Yiran's, and he was strong enough to handle her. If it had been Zhu Zhuqing instead, that might not have been the case.

"Third Brother, we're counting on you!"

Oscar's eyes brimmed with tears as he stared pleadingly at Tang San.

Watching this, Ji Bai was secretly speechless. Without being tempered by bloodshed, Oscar would always be a sissy.

"Hmph!"

Meng Yiran stepped forward and faced Tang San.

"Brother Bai, do you think Third Brother can win?" Xiao Wu moved closer to Ji Bai and asked softly.

Ji Bai glanced at Xiao Wu and smiled faintly. "Ordinarily speaking, a control-type Soul Master like Little Tang can't defeat an assault-type Soul Master. At the same level, assault-type Soul Masters are normally the strongest category of Soul Masters."

"However... there are always exceptions."

Tang San and Meng Yiran's match began in an instant.

It was extremely intense.

They traded blow for blow.

Tang San's control abilities were useless against Meng Yiran. In the end, he relied on Tang Sect techniques to outlast her in Soul Power and claim victory.

Tang San smiled. "I didn't let you down."

Oscar excitedly hugged Tang San. "Tang San, I love you to death!"

Everyone shuddered in disgust at the sight.

Zhao Wuji shot Oscar a glare. "Stop acting like you're in heat! Absorb the Soul Ring already, then we're leaving!"

Tang San said with a smile, "Teacher Zhao, I'm afraid we'll have to stay here a while longer. During my match with Meng Yiran just now, my Soul Power broke through. I need a Soul Ring now as well."

"Great!"

Zhao Wuji was overjoyed.

Ning Rongrong leaned close to Ji Bai's ear. Keeping her eyes on Zhao Wuji's group to make sure no one was paying attention to them, she quietly asked, "Brother Bai, how old were you when you broke through to Soul Elder?"

Ji Bai smiled faintly. "A little over ten."

Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and her voice quivered. "You must have trained very diligently, right?"

Remembering the past, Ji Bai sighed. "You should know that my Martial Soul is the same as Little Ma's. I was practically being roasted over a fire. In this life, I either didn't cultivate at all, or I had no choice but to cultivate desperately and try every possible method."

Ning Rongrong blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously, "That's what puzzles me the most. Since your Martial Soul is the same as Ma Hongjun's, why was he affected by Evil Fire while you weren't?"

Ji Bai glanced at Ning Rongrong and said calmly, "Who said I wasn't? I was nearly burned to death by Evil Fire once! If I hadn't endured it, how could there be a me today?"

"Hiss! That must have been incredibly dangerous!" Ning Rongrong's pupils suddenly contracted. Just imagining the scene Ji Bai described filled her with fear.

Xiao Wu had been listening closely to their conversation and took the chance to join in. "Brother Bai, I heard that... fat guys go to those kinds of places and find women to deal with their Evil Fire. Why didn't you... do that?"

Ji Bai pondered for a moment. "I was only seven at the time. I couldn't accept it. Besides... I thought using that method to control Evil Fire was wrong. And the facts have proven that my current method is the right one."

"What method?"

Zhao Wuji's voice suddenly rang out as he quietly poked his head out from behind Ji Bai.

Damn it!

Ji Bai was speechless.

He had been so focused on talking with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that he had failed to notice Zhao Wuji sneaking over.

"Phoenix Nirvana!"

"Reborn within Evil Fire!"

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji furrowed his brow and pondered the meaning behind Ji Bai's words.

Zhu Zhuqing was pondering them as well.

At first listen, she found the words profoundly meaningful. Perhaps they could be useful to her.

Half an hour later, Oscar had finished absorbing his Soul Ring, and Tang San had completed his cultivation after eating Oscar's sausages. Ji Bai continued on with the group, his heart filled with anticipation.

On the evening of the second day, Ji Bai silently calculated the time while everyone else rested.

Just then, a massive creature appeared in his sight beneath the setting sun. Its body was jet-black, and it charged wildly toward them.

"It's here!"

Ji Bai's pupils narrowed slightly.

This was, after all, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even with Xiao Wu's connection to it, it might not kill them, but they still had to deal with it carefully.

At the same time, this was also a trial for him.

An opportunity to come into close contact with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was not something one could easily obtain.

"Not good!"

"Everyone, get away from the tents!"

Zhao Wuji also sensed an incomparably powerful aura rushing toward them and immediately came up with a response.

"Xiaobai, if anything happens, escort everyone away immediately. I'll do everything I can to hold it back!"

"I'm counting on you!"

Zhao Wuji shouted with a grave expression.

Whoosh!

Phoenix Wings spread from Ji Bai's back, every feather like blazing flames as waves of violet fire emerged.

"Teacher Zhao, what's happening?!" Dai Mubai asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know!"

"Just cooperate with Xiaobai and escort everyone back!"

Zhao Wuji stared ahead.

Xiao Wu sensed something.

But at that moment, the forest ahead collapsed in a wide swath, and a colossal creature appeared before everyone.

"It's the Titan Giant Ape!"

Zhao Wuji's pupils abruptly contracted. His heart shook violently as terror instantly flooded his body and mind.

Boom—

The battle erupted at once. This time, Zhao Wuji went all out, doing everything he could to block the Titan Giant Ape, but he was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, a mayfly shaking a tree.

"What are you standing around for?!"

Ji Bai directly slapped Ning Rongrong.

Of course, not on the face.

Ning Rongrong snapped out of her terror. The moment her eyes focused, she saw Ji Bai pulling her with one hand and Zhu Zhuqing with the other as he flew backward.

"Little Zhu, take her away from here. Watch the surroundings and stay safe."

After giving his instructions, Ji Bai returned once more.

"Don't go!"

Ning Rongrong's expression changed drastically as she screamed hoarsely.

"Brother Bai!"

Zhu Zhuqing's breathing stopped short.

The moment Ji Bai returned, he saw the Titan Giant Ape reaching for Xiao Wu.

An idea flashed through his mind. He felt this was an opportunity.

"Go!"

Ji Bai rushed forward, arriving beside Xiao Wu in the blink of an eye, then shoved her away with one palm.

"Brother Bai!"

Xiao Wu cried out.

The next instant, the Titan Giant Ape's furious swipe landed on Ji Bai.

"Third Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Flames Returning to Flow!"

Ji Bai calmly unleashed his third Soul Skill.

At the instant the Titan Giant Ape's swipe fell, his body burst apart into countless streams of fire. He vanished directly from Xiao Wu's sight, then reformed over a hundred meters away from the battlefield.

"Brother Bai!"

Xiao Wu's hoarse cry echoed from afar.

"Hm?"

Hearing her, Ji Bai rubbed his chin and calculated. "Seems like I may have overdone it."

The Soul Skill he had just used was obtained when, at the age of ten, he absorbed the Soul Ring of a fire elemental spirit in Flame Valley.

It allowed his body to undergo Elementalization and reform anywhere. During the Soul Skill's duration, his affinity with fire was also greatly enhanced, allowing him to control it more effectively and doubling its power.

In this state, he was basically immune to all physical damage.

Only ice-element or water-element attacks could harm him, and only if they came from someone far stronger than him.