Possibilities of Simulated Soul Skills

After making some simple preparations, Hai Bodong set out with the three of them on the journey to Stone Desert City.

In the desert, sandstorms raged. The robed figures slowly pushed forward against the wind and sand. The rows of footprints deeply embedded in the yellow sand behind them were soon buried by the storm, hiding all traces beneath the desert.

They had expected to undergo some hardship, but the moment they entered the desert, a cool chill silently enveloped Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong, shielding them from the blazing sun.

"So hot!" Xiao Yan, who had once again strapped the Profound Heavy Ruler to his back, opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, trying to cool himself down. Instead, his mouth became parched. "Yuhao, get me a bottle of ice water... Wait, why aren't any of you sweating at all?!"

"You're just too weak." Huo Yuhao suppressed the corner of his mouth.

"That's not right!" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at the slightly distorted air around Huo Yuhao and the others, immediately spotting the issue. He hurried over and reached out, feeling as if he had instantly entered an air-conditioned room.

"Huo Yuhao!"

"Can't help it. You're the only one with a fire attribute, and the desert environment is good for your cultivation. Keep it up!" A smile flashed across Huo Yuhao's face as he gave a perfectly serious explanation. Then he manipulated the surrounding air and sent out a gust of hot wind, blowing Xiao Yan out of the Domain of Eternal Frost without letting him enjoy even a hint of coolness.

"Brother Yuhao, I want ice cream!" This was also a snack for which Xiao Yan provided the ideas while Huo Yuhao made them reality.

"Kid Huo, if you can, let this old man have a taste too." As if proving Xiao Yan's saying that one could become acquainted through fighting, Hai Bodong—who had been dealt with in all sorts of ways by Huo Yuhao, three people, and one soul—did not treat himself like an outsider at all along the way.

"Here." Huo Yuhao quickly made two ice creams and handed them to Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong respectively.

"Yuhaohao~ I'm dying of thirst!" Xiao Yan had wanted to curse, but at the sight of those two ice creams, he suddenly felt that the saying about quenching thirst by thinking of plums had to be a lie. It seemed he no longer even had the strength to speak. Squeezing out his last bit of saliva, he tried to disgust Huo Yuhao into giving him what he wanted.

"Whoa, young people these days! You really know how to play!" Looking at Huo Yuhao, then at Xiao Yan, wrinkles began to form on Hai Bodong's old face of their own accord.

"You mentioning it reminded me." Huo Yuhao carefully rummaged through his storage ring, took out a jade bottle, and deliberately chilled it before handing it to Xiao Yan, keeping the liquid at a suitable drinking temperature.

Taking the medicine bottle, Xiao Yan could not wait any longer and downed it in one gulp. Feeling a coolness spread through his body, Xiao Yan felt as though he had come back to life.

"I'm saying, you guys are really too much. You left me alone to suffer, and you didn't even tell me..."

Halfway through his sentence, Xiao Yan suddenly froze. He felt as though a flame had risen within his body, and a wave of heat flooded his body and mind.

"HUO YUHAO!!! What did you make me drink?" Xiao Yan's face instantly flushed red, even his voice changing pitch. The finger pointing at Huo Yuhao trembled.

Seeing Xiao Yan's condition, Huo Yuhao nodded in satisfaction.

"The thing you refined the first time you made medicine."

"You, you, you!" Xiao Yan's face changed from red to green, and his voice trembled. "You really had no good intentions! You've had designs on me all along, haven't you?!"

Splat! The half-eaten ice cream fell to the ground. Looking at Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong both gaped.

"Brother Yuhao, you two..."

"This old man was only joking..."

Huo Yuhao extended a finger and sent out a thread of cold air, helping Xiao Yan suppress the heat within his body as he explained, "This is only an improved version of Bloodburn. Your medicine was thrown away long ago."

Phew! The three of them let out a long breath at the same time.

Huo Yuhao continued, "So from now on, Xiao Yan, you must keep your battle qi circulating at all times, and it cannot be too slow. Otherwise, your meridians will be burned apart."

"Just you wait!" Xiao Yan did not say another word. He knew this had to be that old freak Yao Chen's idea.

Hai Bodong, standing nearby, frowned and wanted to stop them. "You just casually drink such dangerous medicine? Even if you want to improve your strength, you shouldn't be so extreme."

"Senior, there's no need to worry." Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice. "The medicinal effect isn't that intense. If Xiao Yan can't endure it, I can dissolve it as well."

"What am I worried about..." Hai Bodong muttered.

At night, the desert temperature plummeted. Huo Yuhao's group lit a campfire and began to rest.

"How do you feel?" Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Yan, who had collapsed on the ground like a salted fish.

"Thanks to you, I went up one star."

"I'm asking whether you still have any strength. If you do, come help me cook."

"Huo Yuhao, are you a dog?! No, and don't come call me until the food is ready!"

After eating their fill, the Battle Qi Continent gained another man conquered by Huo Yuhao.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiao Yan was fully revived. "Yuhao, how did you beat Senior Hai Bodong? Even if Senior Hai Bodong is only a Dou Ling now, he was once a Dou Emperor!"

"What do you mean, only a Dou Ling?!" Hai Bodong clenched his fist. "This old man can swat Dou Zhes like you one-handed!"

"Actually, Senior Hai Bodong is very strong. If we fought head-on, I wouldn't be his match." Huo Yuhao was studying a fragment of an array manual. Hearing Xiao Yan's words, he spoke up for Hai Bodong.

"If this old man hadn't been unable to use ice-attribute battle skills in front of Kid Huo... We'll have another match later!" Judging from Hai Bodong's expression, Huo Yuhao's defense had clearly not helped.

"How about I give it a try?" Xiao Yan was eager to have a go.

"You should forget it." Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yan. "Don't make us carry you while traveling tomorrow."

"Just wait! I'm already an eight-star Dou Zhe. I'll soon break through to Dou Master. Do not look down on—"

"Here we go again." Xiao Yi Xian was speechless.

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Huo Yuhao began explaining the details of his battle to the others.

"Besides my control over the ice element, the main factor was the gap in spiritual power. Senior Hai Bodong was unable to detect my real location..."

"So that final move was still you deceiving this old man!" Hai Bodong was speechless.

"That's amazing, Yuhao! Your Simulation skill can be used like that? It's practically on par with Kyoka Suigetsu."

"Kyoka Suigetsu? What's that?"

"That's Aizen's ability. Its effect is to control the five senses..." Xiao Yan got a little too carried away.

"Ahem!" Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to let something slip, Huo Yuhao coughed softly to remind him.

"Uh!" Xiao Yan came to his senses. Seeing Hai Bodong seemingly pondering whether the Jia Ma Empire had an expert named "Aizen," Xiao Yan gave an awkward laugh and asked, "Senior Hai Bodong, have you heard of this person? Supposedly, he was one of the Jia Ma Empire's ten greatest experts from your era."

Hearing that, Hai Bodong shook his head. "There is no such person in the Jia Ma Empire. It must be a rumor that became distorted through retelling."

After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Huo Yuhao said, "My Simulation cannot control the five senses. It mainly affects vision. I deceived Senior Hai Bodong's hearing and touch through the Qi Control Art, but Simulation can influence the sixth sense to a certain extent..."

Huo Yuhao's voice grew softer and softer. Staring at the campfire, his thoughts gradually drifted.