The white flame atop the lotus throne had now hidden behind a table in the corner, peeking halfway out as though observing Huo Yuhao and the others.
"It's clearly frightened, but it hasn't attacked us," Yao Lao said thoughtfully.
"The cold power of ten-thousand-year Profound Ice Marrow isn't much weaker than its own, yet all these years, it seems to have been absorbing the power of the Profound Ice Marrow in this cave abode and gathering it on the lotus throne. That must be exhausting for it. Why would it do that?" Brother Sky Dream asked in confusion.
"And I suspect that both this ten-thousand-year Profound Ice Marrow and the additional ice extreme divine crystals in the cavern were painstakingly condensed by it over the years, using cold power absorbed from outside. What is it trying to do?"
Huo Yuhao fell silent for a while, then suddenly said, "The Ice-Blue Lotus Throne holds the Ice God's legacy. Perhaps it sensed her presence there and wanted to borrow power from outside to resurrect her..."
At Huo Yuhao's words, everyone fell silent.
According to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice God had fallen at least tens of thousands of years ago.
And throughout those tens of thousands of years, this white flame had tirelessly gathered cold power and condensed it into ten-thousand-year Profound Ice Marrow, all to resurrect the person who had created it. What profound, heartfelt devotion was that?
"Teacher, if I absorb it with the Flame Mantra, will that erase its intelligence?" Huo Yuhao asked softly.
"Yes. In theory, that should be what happens." Yao Lao sighed, his voice carrying regret, but also relief and pride. "Yuhao, I know what you want to do. Your teacher will support you."
Huo Yuhao nodded with a bitter smile. "Yes, Teacher. If