Filled with curiosity, Xiao Fan began trying to mobilize his soul power to inspect the contents of the crimson Storage Ring.
Then... he discovered that he still could not summon even a trace of soul power.
"Hiss..."
Feeling the strange state he was in, Xiao Fan scratched his head, a flicker of confusion crossing his eyes before they filled with an innocent bewilderment.
"Could this be... an aftereffect of the Nine Solar Transformations?"
After pondering for a while, a possibility suddenly surfaced in Xiao Fan's mind, and he examined his body.
Most of it looked like an overinflated balloon, with bloody streaks scattered across it. No wonder he was in such agony.
Unable to mobilize his soul power for the moment, Xiao Fan had no way to check his condition. He could not circulate the Dou Qi inside him either. Whenever he tried, his entire body became like a sieve, leaking energy everywhere while wracked with unbearable pain.
"Whew..."
Letting out a deep breath, Xiao Fan glanced at the magma automatically protecting him, a trace of relief in his eyes. Thankfully, the Chaos Flame knew to protect its master on its own and could conceal his presence as well. Otherwise, if he encountered the Fire Lizard people now, he would probably have no choice but to surrender.
"I wonder how Xiao Yan is doing. With such a huge disturbance, the Fire Lizard Tribe must have made some major moves. I wonder if he'll be affected..."
Looking at the scarlet magma before him, Xiao Fan shook his head and stopped thinking about anything else. He had suffered too powerful a shock in too short a time. Now that he had finally been out of combat for a while, the spiritual strength in his mind was like paste, almost impossible to mobilize.