Leaving the Magma World

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a blank scroll from his storage ring. With his fingertips swirling with Soul Power, he quickly sketched complex and profound silver runes on the scroll.

A moment later, Huo Yuhao handed the completed scroll to Heavenly Fire Venerable, his voice still calm. "Senior, these are my conditions. If you agree, simply sign your name using your soul power."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Heavenly Fire Venerable used his Soul Power to receive the scroll and eagerly began to read it.

The scroll contained not the harsh indenture or the difficult tasks one might expect; rather, its requirements for him were unbelievably simple:

Jia Nan Academy and serve as a guest elder for at least one year.

He told Huo Yuhao all the information he knew about the Flame Lizardmen race without reservation.

"That's all?!" Heavenly Fire Venerable could hardly believe his eyes! The contract even stipulated that the other party would do everything in their power to revive him. Was this guy here to do charity?!

Fearing that Huo Yuhao might change his mind at any moment, he didn't even have time to carefully examine the order of the words on the scroll. He immediately mobilized his remaining Soul Power and imprinted his true name Yao Tianhuo, in the blank space behind those silver runes.

Buzz!

As the soul imprint was applied, all the silver runes on the scroll instantly lit up, transforming into a stream of light that silently disappeared into the depths of the Heavenly Fire Venerable's Soul Origin. A clear and firm sense of contractual constraint, like an invisible chain, Entanglement around the Soul Core.

Feeling the strange binding sensation within his soul, Heavenly Fire Venerable's illusory face revealed the joy of surviving a calamity. He couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined—after so many years since my death, the soul techniques of the Battle Qi Continent have developed to such a level! They can even draw such profound soul contracts with ease—"

Within the realm of consciousness, the Guardian Mirror covered its face, unable to resist exclaiming, "This guy—even if he hadn't been ambushed by the lizard back then, he probably wouldn't have lived much longer, right? How did he even manage to cultivate to the level of Dou Zun? He's been sold out and he's still helping count the money!"

Huo Yuhao looked at Heavenly Fire Venerable, who was overjoyed at signing the "lenient" contract, and a faint, meaningful smile appeared on his face, "It's alright. Senior Tian Huo —you do have a childlike heart."

Upon hearing this, the Guardian Mirror Youyou at the Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul, who was still immersed in the joy of being "saved" within the circle of light. Then, a cold smile, undisguised and filled with deep pity, slowly appeared on the mirror's surface.

"This old monkey probably hasn't finished evolving yet, has he? Doesn't he think carefully? If it's a two-way contract, how could it only bind him?"

It seemed to have already foreseen what kind of "colorful" days this "pure-hearted" Heavenly Fire Venerable would experience in Huo Yuhao's "experiment" in the future.

"In short, that's it! Not only are there many of those lizards, but I even sensed some terrifying beings above the Dou Zun! Brother Huo, we'd better retreat!"

After signing the contract, Heavenly Fire Venerable instantly let down his guard and became incredibly familiar with people.

He not only readily "gifted" Huo Yuhao his skeleton, which was of little use anyway, but also poured out the entire Five-Ring Flame Separation Technique without reservation.

Huo Yuhao put away the skeleton and nodded slightly. "Thank you, senior."

The Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul chuckled, its form shrank to the size of a palm. Then, manipulating its white Storage Ring, it floated leisurely to Huo Yuhao's finger and slipped it on. "Hehe, no problem, no problem! By the way, Brother Huo, if you feel it's a waste to go back empty-handed, we can sneak over and find a few lone little lizards as 'local specialties'! The Fire Bead inside them are incredibly nourishing, containing pure fire-attribute energy!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a silver light, and he nodded casually. With a slight thought, a vast divine sense rapidly condensed around him, transforming into a new Divine Sense Clone in the blink of an eye.

"Wow!" Heavenly Fire Venerable's eyes lit up as he marveled, "Your clone Dou Technique is simply divine! Even I can't see the slightest flaw! Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

"Senior flatters me," Huo Yuhao said calmly, his divine sense instantly Entanglement the miniature soul of Heavenly Fire Venerable like invisible threads. "Please remain in my Spiritual Sea for now."

Before he could finish speaking, Heavenly Fire Venerable felt the scene before him instantly distort and change! The next moment, he found himself in a vast, boundless, and crystal-clear strange space.

The sky here is high and the earth is solid; in the distance, one can even vaguely see mountains and rivers! Divine thoughts transform into soft light, filling every corner.

"Yo-ho!" Heavenly Fire Venerable let out a strange cry, as delighted as a monkey that had discovered a banana!

He instantly returned to his normal human size, excitedly floating around in Huo Yuhao's mental world, touching and looking at everything, his face full of disbelief. "My God! Brother Huo, this is simply amazing! Wait—" He suddenly stopped, carefully sensing the changes within himself, a look of wild joy appearing on his illusory old face. "My soul has actually stabilized? It's even—it's even slowly repairing itself!"

Just as Heavenly Fire Venerable was immersed in the wonders of the spiritual world, deep within the magma outside...

Huo Yuhao's true form raised his head to look at the Magma World above, his pupils flashing with silver light, and his figure vanished instantly.

The Divine Sense Clone that remained in place fluctuated slightly before transforming into the form of Flame Lizardmen and swimming deeper into the Magma World.

With a flash of silver light, Huo Yuhao reappeared in front of Su Qian, as if he had only been gone for a moment.

"Elder," Huo Yuhao opened his palm, revealing a small, translucent flame that flickered slightly—the nascent Fallen Heart Flame— "For now, use it to maintain the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower's function of tempering Dou Qi."

Su Qian's gaze was instantly drawn to the small, transparent flame. He stood there stunned for several breaths before gasping for breath, his old eyes wide with shock and his voice trembling with extreme astonishment and ecstasy. "This—this! Elder Huo! You—you actually found another one?! This—this is simply a blessing from heaven for the Jia Nan Academy!"

Su Qian was so excited that she was incoherent. She had thought that after losing the Fallen Heart Flame, she could only rely on the spare container to survive, but she never expected to get it back.

"Hmm." Huo Yuhao nodded. "If we nurture this Heavenly Flames from a young age, we can not only maintain the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, but also prevent the problem of the Fallen Heart Flame raging again."

"I'll do some research in a while to see if I can set up an array that can be used to cultivate Heavenly Flames."