Don't Talk Tough in Front of an Enemy You Can't Beat

Upon seeing Liu Xi poisoned by Xiao Yi Xian, the two guards behind him were shocked and were about to step forward, but they were frozen in place by the cold gazes of Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er, and dared not move an inch.

Ignoring the lecherous man lying on the ground, the two women walked straight out of the jewelry store and returned to Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan's side. Xiao Xun'er's expression was normal, and she didn't seem to care much about such things. Xiao Yi Xian, on the other hand, pouted, clearly disgusted, and subconsciously grabbed Huo Yuhao's wrist, seeking comfort.

Xiao Yan had already adjusted his mindset and was describing his idea to Huo Yuhao —the practical method of using the Concealment Technique to "play dumb and outsmart the enemy."

"When you arrive at the Jia Nan Academy, Huo Yuhao, in front of those show-offs who think they're so great and geniuses, just pretend like this for now. Once they provoke you, remove the Concealment Technique and reveal your true strength. They'll be scared out of their wits in no time."

At this moment, Huo Yuhao noticed that Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er had returned. Just as he was about to greet them, his gaze passed over them and landed on Liu Xi's face, who was stumbling and shuffling over from behind them.

Huo Yuhao patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and pointed, "Look, the pig you're playing."

"Pfft! Which family's pig has become a spirit? Hahaha!"

With a pig's head on his head, Liu Xi ignored the guards behind him and finally managed to get close. Just then, he heard Xiao Yan's mocking laughter. He immediately felt his blood rush to his head and began to tremble wildly.

"You... you... you're asking for death!"

Liu Xi's gaze swept over Xiao Yan and Huo Yuhao, who had concealed their auras and looked like two weaklings. Then he looked at the two stunningly beautiful girls who were almost completely pressed against them.

Consumed by burning jealousy, Liu Xi pointed at the two men and shrieked, "Two pieces of trash who aren't even Dou Zhe! They're not even worthy to carry my shoes! If you know what's good for you, then deal with those two little beauties..."

"Hiss—that's a eunuch's voice..."

Upon hearing Liu Xi's voice, Xiao Yan felt a chill run down his spine. He withdrew his Concealment Technique and deliberately revealed the aura of Nine-Star Dou Zhe. Taking advantage of Liu Xi's stunned silence at the sudden display of power, he delivered a crisp and resounding slap to Liu Xi's face!

Snap!

Xiao Yan didn't even use much force; he just casually waved his hand. Liu Xi was like a bowling pin that had been hit by a bowling ball. He spun around twice before falling to the ground, and several bloody teeth flew out, hitting his guard in the face.

"Ugh—what's that stuff on my face?!"

Xiao Yan shook his right hand a couple of times, realizing he hadn't shaken it off completely. So he immediately patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder with that hand and secretly rubbed it against Huo Yuhao's clothes. He pointed with his other hand. "See? That's the charm of playing dumb to fool others!"

Liu Xi lay sprawled on the ground, his ears ringing, half his face numb. The immense humiliation nearly drove him mad. He struggled to lift his head, his eyes blazing with venom, and roared with all his might, "You bastards are dead! My master is a fourth-grade alchemist; your whole family will die!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao walked up to Liu Xi, squatted down, grabbed Liu Xi's hair, and stared intently into his eyes with his pale golden Spirit Eyes. His voice was unusually calm. "It's foolish to make threats in front of an enemy you can't defeat."

"What, what are you going to do?" Startled by Huo Yuhao's gaze, Liu Xi struggled to crawl backward, trying to get away from Huo Yuhao's eyes, but she couldn't break free from Huo Yuhao's grasp.

Huo Yuhao did not answer, but instead used his mental power to directly employ mental manipulation.

Upon sensing the power invading his soul, Liu Xi was initially startled, but then a surge of joy welled up within him: he hadn't expected the other party to be so arrogant as to attack him, an alchemist, with Soul Power.

A sinister smile crept across his face. He immediately focused all his attention, mobilizing his Soul Power to construct a defensive line, preparing to give Huo Yuhao a "surprise."

However, in the next instant, the defenses he had built vanished like snowflakes.

The moment Huo Yuhao's mental power made contact with Liu Xi's Soul Power, it instantly altered his mental fluctuations, completely Simulation Liu Xi's Soul Power and merging with it, becoming indistinguishable from it.

Liu Xi stunned! He couldn't sense any external "enemy"; it was as if the invading force was a part of his own soul!

If you can't tell the difference, how can you resist? In the blink of an eye, Huo Yuhao's mental power took over Liu Xi's soul and changed his consciousness.

The resentment and fear in Liu Xi's eyes faded, replaced by extreme fanaticism. He struggled to his feet, ignoring his swollen face and mouth full of blood.

"Owner!"

"Huo Yuhao, what do you need this thing for?" Watching Huo Yuhao go through all that trouble to control this pig-headed creature, Xiao Yan was completely bewildered. "You've run out of 'materials'? This thing isn't even good enough to be used as a formation base, is it?"

"Didn't he say..." Huo Yuhao's voice finally revealed a chilling edge. "Would his teacher avenge him?"

"So that means his teacher really liked him. How could I bear to separate them forever?"

So you've decided to let him go?

"So I've decided to reunite them." Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a sinister smile. "Give his teacher a gift."

Huo Yuhao extended his right hand and placed it on Liu Xi's chest, pouring all of his Ice Dou Qi into it without reservation. Even so, Huo Yuhao did not stop, replenishing his Dou Qi twice more and injecting it into the chest as well.

"So it's Ice Explosion Art!" Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan suddenly realized, then complained, "You've put three tubes of Dou Qi into it. If this thing explodes, half of Wutan City will be gone, right? Isn't it a bit too much to use it against a fourth-grade alchemist..."

"Don't worry." After finishing making the Liu Xi bomb, Huo Yuhao took a slight breath and explained his thoughts to Xiao Yan.

"I just reviewed his memories. His master hasn't arrived in Wutan City yet; we can settle things outside the city then."

When Liu Xi was slapped by Xiao Yan, Liu Xi's two guards were about to rush to his aid, but before they could even make a move, a faint fragrance wafted into their nostrils. Instantly, everything went black, and the two men fell asleep without a sound.

Xiao Yi Xian glanced at the two guards she had poisoned, and at the onlookers who wanted to watch the spectacle but dared not approach, and said with some worry, "There are so many witnesses here, what if his master finds out beforehand?"

"Well, let's just keep them from telling anyone." Huo Yuhao also looked around.

Before any onlookers could react, Huo Yuhao's mental power instantly enveloped the entire area, silently connecting with everyone's consciousness.

"It's no big deal to know, is it? There's no need to be so ruthless?" Xiao Yan complained. It wasn't that he was worried about Huo Yuhao killing innocent people indiscriminately. Xiao Yan knew that Huo Yuhao had abilities similar to Yuri from Red Alert, but he was worried that Huo Yuhao might be too burdened to control so many people at once.

[Mental Suggestion]!

Without using the mental manipulation Xiao Yan had guessed, Huo Yuhao left a subconscious message in everyone's soul. "Don't tell anyone about what happened today." When they returned, they would only think that they were afraid and didn't want to spread the word.