Heavenly Fire, You're in Trouble!
Within Huo Yuhao's mental world.
The atmosphere in this world constructed from divine will is somewhat subtle at this moment.
Huo Yuhao wore an innocent smile, but his hand gripped Heavenly Fire Venerable's wrist like an iron clamp, refusing to budge no matter how much he struggled.
"Senior Tian Huo, would you please try out this newly developed soul technique?" Huo Yuhao's voice carried a strange allure.
At this moment, beads of cold sweat were continuously flowing down Heavenly Fire Venerable Tianhuo's palm-sized forehead.
He strained with all his might, trying to pull his hand away from Huo Yuhao's iron grip, his voice trembling with tears. "Brother Huo! You mustn't! You mustn't! My old bones can't take this anymore! Please, have mercy and let me go!"
"Don't worry, senior." Huo Yuhao's smile remained bright, but the strength in his hand didn't lessen in the slightest. "Although it was a last-minute deduction, there's probably no danger to his life."
"Perhaps? "Heavenly Fire Venerable's eyes darted around, glancing at the Guardian Mirror and the Ice Flame Phoenix, who were watching the scene with great interest. He quickly came up with a clever idea. "Then—why don't you let the Mirror and the little phoenix try first? They—young people are in good health!"
Upon hearing this, the sphere of light in the Guardian Mirror froze abruptly, its surface rippled wildly! The Ice Flame Phoenix instantly bristled, its eyes glaring fiercely at Heavenly Fire Venerable!
""Grumble!"
The Ice Flame Phoenix snatched the orb of light from the Guardian Mirror and swiftly transformed into a streak of icy blue light, hiding behind a mountain peak, peeking out only its small head to observe warily.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Senior Tian Huo, the current secret technique is specifically designed for human souls. The version for them—I haven't figured it out yet."
Huo Yuhao paused, his smile now carrying an air of undeniable authority, "So, I'll have to trouble you."
"Wait! Brother Huo! Let's discuss this some more... Ughh...
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao's other hand had already swiftly and rapidly gripped the top of Heavenly Fire Venerable's head!
A massive flow of information, like a floodgate bursting, violently poured into the Soul Origin of Heavenly Fire Venerable!
The Heavenly Fire Venerable's eyes widened instantly, his illusory body convulsed violently, and he let out a series of incomprehensible howls. After the empowerment ended, Huo Yuhao did not let go. Instead, with a slight thought, he directly controlled the Heavenly Fire Venerable to operate the secret technique, just like manipulating a puppet!
"Ugh--Uh--Ah----" Amidst the intermittent groans of Heavenly Fire Venerable, a faint spiritual light slowly shone from between his brows, before stabilizing.
A tiny Spiritual Sea was forcibly created!
"I--and i-and i-and, Huo Yuhao finally let go. Heavenly Fire Venerable was as if his bones had been removed, his whole soul went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his chest heaving violently, panting heavily, his face flushed, and his eyes dry and unfocused.
"—Brother Huo—" Heavenly Fire Venerable spoke weakly, his voice hoarse with the pain of surviving a calamity. "Your secret technique—the effect is quite good—but, but the method of learning it—"
A complex expression, difficult to describe, crossed his face. "This feeling of being forced—being filled—is too—"
"Oh? You guys' done here?" The sphere of light from the Guardian Mirror bounced back from the corner, and a cheeky voice rang out. "Hey Huo, you can't do this! You can't be this fast!"
"Ahem!" Huo Yuhao coughed lightly and quickly gave the Ice Flame Phoenix a look.
"Chirp!" The Ice Flame Phoenix understood immediately. With a flap of its wings, it instantly appeared next to the Guardian Mirror. Its wings, burning with ice flames, acted like a racket, "Smack!" and sent the ball of light flying! Then, as if dribbling a ball, it continued to bounce the ball away.
"Hey! You brat! What's wrong with you now?! Let go of me! Huo, you better control it!"
The howling of the Guardian Mirror, accompanied by a series of thuds, echoed throughout the space.
Huo Yuhao ignored the "ball game" over there, grabbed a strand of simulated white hair from the back of Heavenly Fire Venerable's head, and lifted him up like a chick.
At this moment, the smile on his face was still gentle, but his eyes shone with an undeniable "nuclear benevolence": "Senior Tian Huo, it's not over yet. Don't be lazy, please follow the route map I sent you and circulate your mental energy on your own."
After all, Heavenly Fire Venerable was once Dou Zun expert. After a brief period of "sagehood," he quickly realized the benefits of this secret technique.
He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, sat down cross-legged, and began to seriously try to transform his spiritual power according to the secret method.
The mental world fell silent for a moment, save for the rhythmic "thump-thump" sounds made by the Ice Flame Phoenix as it dribbled the ball.
The sound serves as background noise.
However, Heavenly Fire Venerable's spiritual transformation was gradually getting on track, a sudden change occurred!
"Waaaaah!!!" Heavenly Fire Venerable suddenly opened his eyes, collapsing to the ground without warning, wailing like a wronged child. "Waaaaah---- I'm just a piece of trash! I crippled myself just by absorbing a Heavenly Flames! A dignified Dou Zun, killed by a lizard's sneak attack! What kind of Heavenly Fire Venerable am I? I'm not worthy! I don't deserve to live at all! Waaaaah----"
Huo Yuhao frowned. "As expected, it stirred up feelings of sorrow."
Seeing the Heavenly Fire Venerable lose his composure, Huo Yuhao slightly bent his finger and gave him a sharp rap on the head.
Thump! Heavenly Fire Venerable stopped thinking.
Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao immediately placed his palm on the forehead of Heavenly Fire Venerable, and his vast divine sense surged in, quickly locking onto the part of the mental energy affected by negative emotions and separating it.
After doing all this, Huo Yuhao sighed. He raised his hand and summoned a phantom scroll formed from his spiritual power.
The scroll depicts a diagram of the soul's structure, with one area highlighted and marked with the words "Emotions" in large characters.
With a flick of his finger, as if by an invisible carving knife, Huo Yuhao drew a conspicuous "X" in that area without hesitation.
"It seems this place needs to be shielded—" Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, lost in thought.
Evening, observation deck on the top floor of the Mittel Auction House.
The afterglow of the setting sun painted the horizon a golden red. Hai Bodong sat on a specially heightened chair, swinging his short legs, holding a glass of juice in his hand.
"Hey, Xiao Yan, aren't you going to keep it a secret? Otherwise, that guy Gu He will know your current alchemy skills."
Xiao Yan leaned on the railing, gazing at the lights gradually illuminating the capital, his expression quite calm. "It's alright. I always wanted to have a fair and square match with Brother Gu He, who was giving it his all!"
Immediately, his face fell, and he shrugged helplessly. "Besides, half the capital saw that commotion. Brother Gu He isn't deaf or blind, how could he not have noticed?"