The Ultimate Fire's Mother Flame returned to Xiao Yan, but his face remained cold.
Yao Lao had suffered tremendous harm to help him!
That was something he could not accept.
Yet the little loli's behavior made it impossible for him to hate her.
This girl...
A dignified Heavenly Flame was actually acting cute!
"Boo-hoo-hoo..."
The little loli was pink and tender, her face full of grievance.
She held her little hands together, twiddling her index fingers, and even scrunched up her neck.
"Don't think I'll forgive you just because you're pretending to be wronged!"
"You bad guy!"
Xiao Yan hurled the most vicious insult the little loli could bear!
"Hmph!"
The little loli tossed her long, fiery-red hair and pouted. "All I did was give that white flame back to him. Is that any reason to get so angry!?"
"What do you know!? The Bone Spirit Cold Flame shares a life with my teacher. Every wisp of its Mother Flame represents his life!"
"Bleh, bleh, bleh!" The little loli pulled a face.
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth. "You!"
Seeing Xiao Yan angry, the little loli wore a smug smile.
She chuckled. "All right, I'll stop teasing you."
"Since you let me have a taste of your flame, I'll help you out this once too!"
"Whew..."
She breathed out a wisp of heat, her warm breath fragrant as an orchid.
A finger-shaped mass of energy gathered and turned into a brilliant beam.
Hum!
The beam seeped into the ring, and a great warmth flooded Xiao Yan's finger.
In an instant, Xiao Yan couldn't help crying out in surprise.
A cold flame slowly rose.
Yao Lao's originally feeble soul grew increasingly solid and actually began to recover.
"I put enough energy into that old man. The fire source in the Fire Yang Spring is enough to restore that white flame!"
"It'll even be stronger!"
The ring trembled, and Xiao Yan was overjoyed.
He could sense that Yao Lao's condition had improved greatly.
He even seemed close to waking.
The little girl put her hands on her hips and smiled, pretending to be a little grown-up.
She opened her eyes wide and grinned. "Well!?"
"That's more like it."
Xiao Yan gently stroked the ring. Now that he knew Yao Lao was safe, he naturally calmed down.
At the same time, his opinion of the little loli improved considerably.
This little loli, who had taken form from a Heavenly Flame,
was really just a child at heart.
"My name is Xiao Huo!" the little loli introduced herself without prompting.
"My name is Xiao Yan."
"Wow!"
The little loli held up one finger on her left hand and two on her right.
"I'm Xiao Huo, and you're Xiao Yan!"
"Xiao Yan has two Xiao Huos!"
The little loli's eyes lit up, as though filled with a sea of stars.
She said in sudden realization, "No wonder I like your essence so much!"
Black lines crossed Xiao Yan's face.
What kind of bizarre logic was that?
"Speaking of which, Xiao Huo, are you the Fire Yang Spring's..."
"Heavenly Flame!?"
After some thought, Xiao Yan decided not to hide it and asked the question seriously.
After all,
if the little loli had wanted to hurt him, he could never have survived.
Clearly, she meant him no harm.
Perhaps they could talk it over!?
After all, Yu Tianming was still waiting for a Heavenly Flame to purge the poison and get out of danger.
At his words,
the little loli blinked. "Heavenly Flame!? What's that!?"
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched.
Remembering his teacher's instruction, he explained softly, "Born and nurtured by heaven and earth, brought to life by spiritual essence, it is the most yang and purest power in the world!"
Scratching his head, Xiao Yan worried that the little loli wouldn't understand. "Simply put, it's a flame!"
The little girl had been lost in the clouds and mist until then.
As soon as she heard "flame," she nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"You mean this, right!"
She held out a hand, and the immensely powerful flame of the Fire Yang Spring appeared in it.
Even at a distance, Xiao Yan's eyelids twitched.
He could sense the explosive energy contained in the flame, which was comparable to blazing magma.
This was the source power of the Fire Yang Spring's flame!
It was a true Mother Flame!
Just like Xiao Yan's Martial Soul.
"This is..."
Xiao Yan was astonished.
When the two Mother Flames, the Ultimate Fire and the Fire Yang Spring's flame, appeared at the same time,
a sense of greed suddenly spread.
Xiao Yan and the little loli stared at each other, eyes wide.
As masters of their respective flames, they could sense an almost greedy desire to devour in each of them.
Both flames wanted to devour the other!
"What kind of flame is yours!? I clearly can't eat it, but I still really want to snuggle up to it, press against it, and stay close to it!"
The little girl's eyes were wide, her black pupils filled entirely with the Ultimate Fire.
Only when she saw Xiao Yan's cold gaze did she sheepishly pull her neck back.
"I almost couldn't control myself. I wanted to eat it in one bite again, hehe." The little loli smiled innocently.
Xiao Yan asked, "Could you give me some of your flame? I don't need the Mother Flame that would hurt your source. A Child Flame would be enough!"
An idea had occurred to him.
A wisp of flame slipped from the little girl's fingertip.
It was none other than the Mother Flame of the Fire Yang Spring!
The little girl smiled. "In the Fire Yang Spring, I can have as much of this flame as I want!"
Xiao Yan thanked the girl, grateful to her.
He absorbed the Fire Yang Spring's flame, then gave it to his Martial Soul.
Boom!
The two explosive energies came together.
"Be careful. Even though I separated that Mother Flame myself, it's still very powerful." The little loli was afraid Xiao Yan would hurt himself.
Xiao Yan shook his head. "It's fine."
There was even some excitement on his face.
Of the Ultimate Fire and the Ice Yin Spring's flame, the latter was clearly far more abundant.
But now,
the Ultimate Fire revealed an astonishing side.
It opened a great mouth...
Under the little loli's disbelieving gaze, it swallowed the Fire Yang Spring's Mother Flame...
in one gulp!
"This..."
At that moment, the way the little loli looked at Xiao Yan changed.
What kind of freak was he!?
He could actually eat her Mother Flame!?
She couldn't even eat his essence!
The little girl swallowed and took a few steps back.
If Xiao Yan could devour this wisp of Mother Flame...
didn't that mean he could devour her too?
"What are you so scared of? That's just a fire source. If we're comparing energy, you could burn me to death with hardly any effort right now!" Xiao Yan was exasperated. Did this little loli really have no brains?
Clap!
The little loli clapped her hands. "Oh, right!"
"Hehe, then I'm not scared anymore!"
The little loli circled Xiao Yan's Ultimate Fire, examining it again and again, her face full of wonder.
Xiao Yan, meanwhile, remained motionless, as though he had entered meditation.
His Martial Soul had previously absorbed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and now it had absorbed a wisp of the Ice Yin Spring's flame as well.
He needed to digest the two immensely powerful energies.
At last, after about ten minutes,
Xiao Yan abruptly opened his eyes.
His golden pupils were arresting.
His left eye shimmered platinum, and his right glimmered gold...
Radiant and brilliant!
He had not obtained a Soul Ring, so he was still at level ten.
But Xiao Yan could feel that his Soul Power was now definitely far stronger than level ten!
Once he obtained a Soul Ring, he would be able to grow much stronger.
At the same time, Xiao Yan looked at the little loli.
His eyes burned. "How about coming with me!?"
The little girl blinked. "Will you take care of me!?"
"I'll take care of you." Xiao Yan gave her a radiant smile.
(Today's first chapter. Thank you all for your support!)
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