Evil Fire Phoenix Mutation, Life Flame!

"I remembered there being no mutation when I checked last night?"

Qin Qi watched the blue-green flames dance between his fingers, then tossed them onto the ground.

The flames continued burning on the ground, yet the surface showed no signs of being scorched black.

"Could these flames really have no power?!"

Qin Qi widened his eyes, pulled out a sheet of paper, and tried to ignite it.

The flames touched the paper, and blue-green fire spread across its surface.

Yet there was no sign of it being burned away. The flames merely clung to it.

"It really mutated—and in the direction of having no destructive power."

Qin Qi sensed the power within his body. It was a force brimming with life.

He looked again at the flames on the ground and those attached to the paper.

He could vaguely still sense a connection to them.

"Come back."

With a wave of Qin Qi's hand, the flames were summoned back and merged into his body.

At that instant, Qin Qi felt some of his Soul Power and stamina recover.

"This is healing... Did these flames evolve into Life Flame?"

"Why did this happen?"

Qin Qi frowned as he pondered what exactly he had done. After thinking back for a while, he remembered.

"Could it be because I absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone every time Evil Fire Outburst occurred?"

"Unknowingly, the life force within the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone merged into the Evil Fire."

"Then it entered the Evil Fire Phoenix along with the Evil Fire?"

Qin Qi thought for a long time. Though the answer seemed somewhat unreliable,

it was the only explanation he could come up with.

After all, for a Martial Soul to evolve, it needed a huge influx of energy and stimulation.

It could not possibly evolve as casually as Pesticide Douluo's did, could it?

"Forget it. The mutation is already complete, so who cares why? I should check the soul skills first."

Qin Qi added two Thousand-Year Soul Rings to the Evil Fire Phoenix, and the information on its current soul skills immediately appeared in his mind.

"First Soul Skill—First Stage of Rebirth Through Fire!"

Blue-green flames began burning all over Qin Qi's body, and his physical abilities improved as well.

"First soul skill: Flame recovery speed increased by one hundred percent. Flame healing effect increased by one hundred percent!"

"All physical attributes increased by ten percent!"

The blue-green flames around Qin Qi became denser, vaguely taking the form of a garment.

"Second Soul Skill—Second Stage of Rebirth Through Fire!"

"Second soul skill: Second transformation, with effects added on top of the previous transformation."

"Flame recovery speed increased by one hundred percent. Healing effect increased by one hundred percent."

"All physical attributes increased by ten percent."

Qin Qi felt the condition of his body. At that moment, he felt overflowing with power.

He was full of energy, and this state felt much like when Evil Fire Outburst occurred.

"Let's test the healing effect."

Qin Qi summoned the Golden Saint Dragon.

"Golden Saint Dragon, use your claws to scratch my arm."

Qin Qi extended his arm as he spoke.

"Roar."

The Golden Saint Dragon nodded, then gently gripped Qin Qi with its little claws.

"Roar."

The Golden Saint Dragon looked at Qin Qi with wide eyes, its gaze full of pride. It had controlled its strength well.

It had not hurt its master. Master, hurry up and praise me!

"Very impressive, but this time, I don't need you to hold back. I need to use your claws to test my recovery ability."

Qin Qi moved his arm and deliberately let the Golden Saint Dragon's claws cut open his skin.

The moment blood flowed out, it turned into blue-green flames, which returned to Qin Qi's body on their own.

The wound vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Roar!"

Seeing Qin Qi injured, the Golden Saint Dragon hurriedly retracted its little claws and looked at him with worry written all over its face.

"Alright, alright, I'm fine. Look, it's already healed."

Qin Qi rubbed the Golden Divine Dragon's head. He truly felt that what he had raised was not a dragon,

but an adorable husky.

After soothing the Golden Saint Dragon, he continued studying his mutated Martial Soul.

"It's confirmed. The Evil Fire Phoenix really mutated, and its attack power is completely gone."

"But its defense, endurance, and recovery have all been maxed out."

Qin Qi could not help shaking his head, though he also felt this was not bad.

For others, weakened attack power might have been a bad thing.

But for Qin Qi, gaining another means of saving his life was the best thing possible.

"From the current situation, a Martial Soul can actually mutate at any moment."

"Absorbing Soul Rings, cultivation, and so on can all trigger mutations."

Qin Qi recalled the subtle changes to a Martial Soul after it absorbed Soul Rings. That was actually a form of mutation.

It was simply too subtle for people to notice easily.

Then there was Dugu Bo's poisonous cultivation technique. His Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul had evolved into the Jade Scale Snake Emperor.

On one hand, it was due to accumulated Soul Rings. On the other, it might also have been due to the accumulation of his poison cultivation.

"However, this sort of mutation requires an enormous accumulation of energy. Soul Rings alone cannot bring about major changes."

"But with stacked cultivation, precious medicinal herbs, and Soul Bones, a qualitative transformation can occur."

Qin Qi recalled that the Evil Fire Phoenix had not mutated yesterday, but after absorbing the Soul Bone's energy today, it mutated immediately.

This showed that mutation did not happen gradually. It occurred in a short period once enough energy had been accumulated.

"Furthermore, mutations can actually be controlled to a certain extent, by controlling the type of energy absorbed."

"This can guide a Martial Soul toward beneficial mutation."

The moment Qin Qi thought of this, Martial Soul Mimicry came to mind.

"If that's the case, then the Martial Soul Mimicry theory is nothing but a complete scam."

"Martial Souls of the same type absorbing Soul Beasts of the same type can stably undergo beneficial mutation."

"If plant-type Martial Souls absorb animal-type Soul Beasts or poison-attributed Soul Beasts, they may undergo beneficial mutation—or harmful mutation."

"And even after beneficial mutation, the effect may not surpass absorbing from the same type."

"This is completely a scam! Yu Xiaogang really is a clown. No wonder people mock him."

"He really is ridiculous."

Qin Qi could not help ridiculing him. Yu Xiaogang thought he had discovered some great secret.

In reality, cross-type absorption was entirely a trap. It was simply that no one had told Yu Xiaogang.

The great clans all absorbed Soul Rings according to specific methods, and there was theoretical basis for that as well.

Come to think of it, Yu Xiaogang was from a great clan too. Did he really not know something this basic?

Qin Qi thought about it for a while before giving up. He felt it was impossible that Yu Xiaogang did not know.

But Qin Qi could no longer be bothered trying to understand the way people on Douluo Continent thought. Who knew what those brain-damaged people were thinking?

Normal people could not understand the thoughts of the mentally ill.

"Still, this is also a good thing. The Evil Fire Phoenix's traits are too obvious, and revealing it might lead people to discover me."

"But now that it has mutated, I can safely go to Spirit Hall and register a new identity."

"The more identities I have, the more options I'll have. It will also make running away easier in the future."

Qin Qi withdrew the flames, stood up, and prepared to go to Spirit Hall to register.

Creating a false identity was a skill in itself. One had to leave traces in advance, letting people know that one existed and had a past.

Otherwise, if one suddenly appeared with no past and no origin, anyone could tell something was wrong.

This was the most basic method of creating a false identity. Such an identity could only be used once.

And Qin Qi was now creating an identity he could use for a long time.