Gray Flames
The instant the ice sculpture of Elder Fang Yan of Demon Flame Valley fell to the ground, Huo Yuhao's divine sense stirred and he sensed and captured the special energy within Fang Yan's body.
Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed, and his clone made a fist, an invisible suction force penetrating into the ice sculpture. The next moment, a pale gray flame was drawn out and hovered in his palm.
"Heavenly Flames?" Huo Yuhao was somewhat puzzled. In his perception, the aura of this gray flame was quite strange. Although it clearly had the temperature of Heavenly Flames, the intensity of the flame itself was very poor. It was even much weaker than the Nine Li Ice Flame when it was first born.
"It should be an unfinished artificial Heavenly Flames."
The thought had barely formed when the Nine Li Ice Flame suddenly let out a longing cry and flew out of Huo Yuhao's body. It landed on his shoulder and stared intently at the gray flame.
Phew--!
"Alright, I'll feed it to you when we get back!" Out of caution, Huo Yuhao didn't immediately feed the gray flame to the bird. Instead, he clasped his hands together, and an icy blue ball of light enveloped the flame.
After that, Huo Yuhao took out an empty storage ring and put the flame inside.
"Be careful, everyone! This kid probably has a Dou Technique that directly attacks the enemy's body!" The Old Man Ying Shan's aged voice rang out, instantly spreading throughout the entire area.
All the powerful figures present tensed up, secretly raising their Dou Qi to protect their internal organs.
"You little bastard! How dare you slaughter my Demon Flame Valley elders!" A furious roar echoed from the bottom of the valley!
Deep within Demon Flame Valley, a chilling and violent aura suddenly erupted, and an old man with blood-red hair, clad in a yellow robe draped with skulls, slowly emerged.
The powerful aura of Eight-Star Dou Zong suddenly erupted. Regardless of friend or foe, it pressed down on everyone present whose strength was below Dou Zong, making it difficult for them to breathe.
The Earth Demon Old Ghost has appeared!
His gloomy gaze fixed on the overly young boy before him, his voice filled with contempt. "You brat, you're from the Jia Nan Academy, aren't you? Hmph! You really don't take this old man seriously! Where are those two bastards, Bai Lie and Qian Mu?"
Huo Yuhao did not answer, his figure suddenly blurred. A fist with enough power to tear through space slammed down.
"Oh!"
The Earth Demon Old Ghost was disdainful of Huo Yuhao's fierce attack. With a flick of his fingers, five sharp battle Dou Qi, radiating coldness, shot out from his fingertips and stabbed towards Huo Yuhao.
Bang!
A dull thud resounded. After the fist clashed head-on with the five cold beams, Huo Yuhao's Divine Sense Clone was forced to slide back several steps. Its body surface flickered slightly before stabilizing.
"A mere Dou Wang, yet you survived a single finger strike from me? You do have some skill!" A hint of surprise appeared on the skeletal face of the Earth Demon Old Ghost: "Kneel down and beg for mercy now, and I might grant you a quick death!"
Weak in strength, it's not advisable to directly confront the enemy's attacks. Huo Yuhao's mind raced. He firmly locked onto the Earth Demon Old Ghost with his light, and at the same time, with a thought, he used Simulation, his figure disappearing from the battlefield.
Upon seeing Huo Yuhao disappear, the few Dou Zong who were worried that he would target the weak first immediately became cautious. Their Soul Power spread out like a spider web, nervously searching every inch of the surrounding space.
"Hiding your head and showing your tail, a mere trick!" The Earth Demon Old Ghost sneered disdainfully. With his Eight-Star Dou Zong spatial perception, he had already detected an extremely subtle fluctuation.
The Earth Demon Old Ghost's lips curled into a sinister smile, then his figure trembled and vanished from the spot.
The next moment, in a shadow dozens of feet away from the original position, space slightly distorted, and the Earth Demon Old Ghost appeared silently in front of Huo Yuhao's Divine Sense Clone, like a demon crawling out of hell!
That withered, skeletal face was almost pressed against Huo Yuhao's, emitting a nauseating, fishy stench, as it gave a sinister smile.
"Gotcha, you little mouse."
The five claw-like fingers, Entanglement thick, ink-black, chilling energy, tore through the air and mercilessly plunged straight into Huo Yuhao's throat! Judging by the force, if he were hit, his neck would probably be snapped instantly.
Just then, an invisible and intangible soul spike, carrying a strong sense of illusion, like a venomous snake that had been lurking for a long time, attacked from the side without warning, its target being Huo Yuhao's Divine Sense Clone!
It was Old Man Ying Shan! His timing was extremely ruthless. In his view, even if this attack couldn't directly harm Huo Yuhao, it would be enough to make Huo Yuhao lose his focus and be unable to dodge the Earth Demon Old Ghost's sure-kill claw.
Faced with such a suitable opportunity, the other Dou Zong powerhouses present were somewhat restrained by their status, and were even more likely worried that stealing the opponent from the Earth Demon Old Ghost would provoke his anger.
Therefore, when the Earth Demon Old Ghost made his move, almost no one intended to help. Only the lone traveler Old Man Ying Shan, remained unconcerned.
However, facing this attack that was powerful enough to Soul Shock of an ordinary Dou Zong, Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, and a hint of mockery even flashed in his eyes.
Puff!
The moment the Old Man Ying Shan's soul spike collided with Huo Yuhao's divine sense, it was as if he had struck an iceberg! An overwhelming force surged back!
Old Man Ying Shan's face suddenly turned ashen, his body trembled violently, and he uncontrollably vomited a mouthful of bright red blood, his spirit instantly weakening!
Buzz!
Almost at the same moment that Old Man Ying Shan vomited blood, a burst of silver light flashed where Huo Yuhao was, and his figure appeared behind the Earth Demon Old Ghost.
[Instant teleportation]!
Huo Yuhao raised his palm like a knife, his fingertips wreathed in powerful Dou Qi, and thrust it straight at the Earth Demon Old Ghost's back.
As soon as Huo Yuhao's palm approached the Earth Demon Old Ghost's body, a jet-black chill surged out from within the Earth Demon Old Ghost's body.
"Ice attribute?" Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised, but his hands did not stop moving. The moment the cold air released by the Earth Demon Old Ghost touched Huo Yuhao's fingers, Huo Yuhao's divine sense moved.
Control over the chilling energy was instantly taken away, and instead, it condensed into an ice blade in Huo Yuhao's palm.
Pfft!
The ice blade sliced through the Earth Demon Old Ghost's hastily gathered protective battle Dou Qi without any resistance, tearing through his robes and flesh on his back! The biting cold and excruciating pain made the Earth Demon Old Ghost's soul tremble!
However, he was a seasoned veteran with extensive experience, and at this critical moment, he unleashed an astonishing reaction. His powerful Dou Qi surged wildly to his back, and at the same time, he used the momentum to lunge forward, narrowly avoiding having his heart pierced.
Hiss-!
Mo Tianxing, who was watching the battle, gasped, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "How is this possible?! The Earth Demon Old Ghost is Eight-Star Dou Zong!"
"This kid is only a Dou Wang— "
The Old Man Ying Shan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "This young man's Soul Power is too strong; I'm afraid most Dou Zong can't compare to him!"
After this round of probing, Huo Yuhao pondered: It seems that Simulation can no longer hide one's presence from High-Rank Dou Zong who has mastered the power of space.