Under Xiao Yan's gaze, Yao Lao's vast Spiritual Soul Power surged forth.
Soon, a phantom Seven-Feathered Serpent gradually rose from its corpse, but it only lasted for two breaths before the phantom soul roared and completely lost its breath.
It vanished into thin air.
"Still the same..."
Despite the failed attempt, Yao Lao didn't seem discouraged. After all, Xiao Huohuo had been training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the past six months, and Yao Lao had already tried countless times.
"Let's go, this isn't the place to talk."
Sensing the movement deep within the mountains, Yao Lao turned back and spoke to Xiao Yan and the other person.
More Magical Beast have heard the commotion and are coming over. Let's find another place.
"Come with me."
Xiao Huohuo, then tucked the Heavy Xuan Ruler into the sheath he carried on his back, and nimbly walked towards the other side of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Xiao Yan followed behind Xiao Huohuo, and after traveling for about half an hour, a hidden valley suddenly appeared before them.
Xiao Huohuo skillfully stepped into the valley, with Xiao Yan following behind him. They soon discovered signs of human habitation within the valley.
"Alright."
Back in the valley, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that Xiao Huohuo was much more relaxed.
"I've been cultivating in this valley lately. The area around the valley is littered with the droppings of high-level Magical Beast and medicinal powder, so no Magical Beast will enter here."
With a smile on her face, Xiao Huohuo's gaze fell on Xiao Yan again, and she spoke somewhat impatiently:
"I feel like you've gotten much stronger. Also, what's wrong with you looking like this?"
Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this and said to him:
"That's right, I've advanced to Soul King."
As for the appearance Xiao Huohuo described, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was no longer the completely black-clad figure he had been when he fused with his Soul Division Martial Soul.
At this moment, he is exactly as he appears.
Xiao Yan examined his body in surprise and quickly sensed the difference.
"My body... is still a fused Soul Division Martial Soul, but for some reason, it can now reveal my original appearance."
The change in his appearance made Xiao Yan no longer hide, and apart from that, no other abnormalities have been found for the time being.
As he spoke, Xiao Yan demonstrated the changes to his Bone Spirit Cold Flame Martial Soul, with bluish-white flames roaring out from Xiao Yan hands.
The illusory figure of the Yao Lao also appeared in mid-air, looking at the mutated Martial Soul in Xiao Yan's hand with some doubt, and said uncertainly:
"Your Martial Soul... seems to have undergone some changes compared to last time."
"That's right." Xiao Yan nodded and said:
"When I broke through to the Soul King, my Bone Spirit Cold Flame Martial Soul underwent a transformation, as if a second flame had merged into it, named: Green Lotus Core Flame!"
" Green Lotus Core Flame!?"
Xiao Huohuo, who was standing to the side, suddenly exclaimed in surprise and looked at Yao Lao with some astonishment.
After all, the purpose of their trip had already been mentioned by Yao Lao: deep in the Tagor Desert, where Yao Lao had previously obtained information about the Green Lotus Core Flame.
However, because he had been honing his Dou Technique and researching Soul Ring, he hadn't set off immediately.
A look of deep surprise appeared on Yao Lao's face as he probed the Martial Soul in Xiao Yan's palm with his powerful Spiritual Soul Power. Apart from the familiar aura of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he also found...
Indeed, an extremely violent aura was still raging within.
"Could it be that there are also Heavenly Flames in the Douluo Continent?"
"I was going to ask you the same thing," Xiao Yan said, shaking his head in confusion.
"I thought you had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame, but now it seems that's not the case."
Xiao Huohuo looked enviously at the Martial Soul in Xiao Yan's hand, then a glint appeared in his eyes, and he said:
"Tell me, can I, like last time, devour a part of your Martial Soul to evolve the Flame Mantra?"
Xiao Huohuo was taken aback by Xiao Yan's words, and then he spoke:
"You can give it a try."
The two of them turned to look at the Yao Lao.
Yao Lao pondered for a moment. Although he didn't know why Xiao Yan's Martial Soul was related to the Green Lotus Core Flame, the method the two mentioned was indeed worth a try.
"Don't worry," Yao Lao said, looking at Xiao Yan.
"Try first to see if you can separate the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame from your Martial Soul."
The Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan Xiao Yan guided him to separate the two Heavenly Flames energies within his martial Martial Soul.
"It seems... there's no way."
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the spot and tried for a long time, but the Martial Soul in his hand showed no sign of separating.
"Can't be separated...?"
Yao Lao pondered for a moment, then extended his finger, and a fragment of Xiao Yan's Martial Soul split off and quietly burned at Yao Lao's fingertip.
The Yao Lao sensed the flame in his hand for a moment, until it went out, before speaking:
"It should be able to absorb it."
"Your Martial Soul now possesses both the aura of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the characteristics of the Green Lotus Core Flame, but compared to the original Heavenly and Earthly Heavenly Flames, it still falls short."
Although the reason for Xiao Yan's Martial Soul mutation was unclear, Yao Lao still deduced that it should be able to be used as Core Flame for Xiao Huohuo to devour and evolve the Flame Mantra.
Let's get ready.
Having received a positive reply from Yao Lao, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo began their preparations.
Just like last time, a wisp of Origin Fire aura was separated from the Martial Soul in Xiao Yan's hand and fell into Xiao Huohuo's hand.
Looking at the flame in his hand that resembled a blue lotus, Xiao Huohuo's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Call out!"
After swallowing the pills that the old Yao Lao had prepared, he swallowed the Green Lotus Flame in his hand, which was radiating a violent aura.
Under Xiao Yan's gaze, a wisp of azure light fell from Xiao Huohuo's throat and slowly merged into his body. Then, Xiao Huohuo's body trembled, and violent energy roared within him.
Yao Lao and Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Huohuo with concern. Now, he could only rely on himself to get through it all.
It took the two of them a full hour to sense that Xiao Huohuo's violent aura was gradually disappearing.
Instead, Xiao Huohuo's strength increased rapidly.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, under the guidance of the Yao Lao...
Xiao Huohuo had been cultivating in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where he obtained many rare and precious materials to aid his cultivation. In addition, he later cooperated with Xiao Yi Xian to destroy the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and he has advanced from Dou Zhe to Two-Star Dou Shi.
(P. S. Xiao Huohuo went out to train two years earlier than planned, which was before Yun Yun was looking for the Amethyst Winged Lion King, so he didn't have any contact with Yun Yun, but his acquaintance with Xiao Yi Xian was still consistent.)
Now, having absorbed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame from Xiao Yan's martial soul, Xiao Huohuo's strength has begun to rise again from a two-star Dou Shi, crossing the three-star Dou Shi realm and leaping to become a four-star Dou Shi.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly opening his eyes, Xiao Huohuo's face showed a hint of excitement.
"Puff!"
The next moment, a bright yellow Dou Qi of battle qi emerged from his hand, Xiao Huohuo excitedly exclaimed:
"Teacher, the Flame Mantra has evolved to the Black Tier!"