Fallen Heart Flame Unleashed Its Might and Defeated Xiao Wu

His first Soul Skill?

Xiao Yao really had no idea.

Whether when he first condensed his white Soul Ring or later when it advanced to a yellow Soul Ring, he had never felt that he had gained a skill.

But he had felt every enhancement to his physique, Soul Power, and spiritual power brought by the Soul Ring's upgrade.

After thinking it over, he replied:

"My first Soul Skill is fire control. If you want to fight, I can oblige."

He decided to use the Fallen Heart Flame.

Although he had not refined it yet, he could still activate it with Soul Power. He simply could not perform much fine control or various flashy maneuvers.

"Okay."

Xiao Wu agreed at once, but her leg moved even faster than her mouth.

They were already standing so close that she could kick Xiao Yao in the waist simply by raising her leg.

Xiao Yao knew Xiao Wu's personality fairly well and was already on guard.

Not only did he dodge, but he also reached for her ankle.

Xiao Wu snorted and twisted her waist, swinging her right leg again even though its force had already been spent.

She not only evaded Xiao Yao's grasp but also kicked the hollow of his shoulder, temporarily leaving his right hand powerless.

Xiao Yao had been nothing more than a university student in his previous life. What combat experience could he possibly have?

Even though he barely held out for a few exchanges thanks to this life's physical capabilities, Xiao Wu still subdued him by twisting her supple body repeatedly and using a very peculiar move.

With his arms pinned behind his back, Xiao Yao asked unwillingly, "What kind of move is that?"

Xiao Wu was immensely pleased with herself. "It's called soft-body combat, a fighting method that uses the body's flexibility and resilience."

"Well? Hurry up and admit defeat."

"I haven't even used my Soul Skill yet. How could I admit defeat?" Xiao Yao shouted angrily.

Invisible flames ignited all over Xiao Yao's body.

To restrain him, Xiao Wu had pressed almost her entire body against his.

When the flames ignited, she had no time to react before they burned her, making her release him in pain.

"This fire is so powerful, and it's invisible."

The Fallen Heart Flame had neither visible form nor substance, so Xiao Wu originally could not have seen it.

But now she had the "Concentration Rabbit Ears," which enhanced her spiritual power.

She could see the invisible flames covering Xiao Yao's entire body.

Xiao Yao smiled faintly.

"The Fallen Heart Flame's true power goes far beyond this."

Its high temperature was merely a common characteristic of the Fallen Heart Flame as one of the heavenly flames.

Its true strength lay in its powerful ability to assist cultivation and its bizarre method of attack.

Xiao Yao made a grasping motion with his right hand, and an inexplicable heart flame instantly began burning inside Xiao Wu.

"Mmph."

Xiao Wu immediately felt that something had inexplicably appeared inside her, teasing her internal organs and making her moan.

Not only that, but these things gradually spread throughout her body through her blood vessels, attacking every organ.

Inexplicable heat and itching spread throughout her body, especially in certain special places, leaving Xiao Wu powerless as she collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yao was startled too.

To avoid hurting Xiao Wu, he had deliberately lowered the heart flame's temperature until it was, at most, just a little above human body temperature.

He had not expected her to react so strongly anyway.

He hurried over to check on her, only to discover that she was not injured. Her body's reaction was simply too intense.

"Good grief, is Xiao Wu's body really this sensitive?"

Only when evening came did Xiao Wu barely recover, though her eyes were still silky with allure.

"I'm never sparring with you again. That move is too bizarre."

Xiao Yao said apologetically:

"I'm sorry. I'll never use that move on you again."

"That's more like it."

Xiao Yao said, "By the way, could you stop using soft-body combat against other people?"

Xiao Wu asked, "Why?"

Xiao Yao said, "I don't want you having such intimate contact with anyone else."

"Oh, so that's why." Xiao Wu chuckled, then said affectionately:

"Sure. From now on, I'll only use soft-body combat to support my attacks. I definitely won't press my body against anyone else."

"Actually, I think you could practice kicking techniques."

"Why?"

"Look at your legs. They're so long and strong. It would be a shame not to use them. And the shoes I gave you have such sharp heels. If you kicked someone with them..."

That night, the two fell asleep as they chatted.

When they woke again, the sun was already high in the sky, and only then did Xiao Wu climb out of Xiao Yao's arms.

"Brother Xiao Yao, get up. The sun's already shining on your butt."

Xiao Yao climbed up groggily. "Oh, what time is it?"

The two took a while longer to become fully awake.

With Xiao Wu leading the way this time, Xiao Yao no longer had to dart around like a headless fly, and they headed toward the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest truly deserved its reputation as the largest forest on the continent. Even its outskirts were extraordinarily vast, and the two walked for several days before they saw its edge.

That was with Xiao Wu guiding them and avoiding Soul Beasts.

Just as they were about to leave the forest, an iron-gray wolf with a large tail passed by, chasing a pink rabbit.

The pink rabbit was already covered in wounds, stumbling as it ran, unable even to match an ordinary person's speed.

By contrast, the iron-gray, bushy-tailed wolf strolled as leisurely as if it were walking through a courtyard, showing no intention of eating the rabbit. It merely barked a couple of times whenever the rabbit was about to exhaust itself, frightening it into speeding up again.

Clearly, it was toying with the rabbit.

Xiao Wu flew into a rage at the sight.

"You damned Netherworld Wolf! Just watch me flay you alive!"

As she spoke, her legs grew even longer, and a pair of pink phantoms covered her rabbit-ear headpiece.

Clearly, she had already completed Martial Soul Possession.

But Xiao Yao stopped her.

He smiled. "Let me do it. I'll show you the Fallen Heart Flame's true power too."

As he spoke, he made a grasping motion with his right hand. Xiao Wu could see a small flame blazing in his palm.

At the same time, the Netherworld Wolf over there seemed to have had enough fun. It leaped high, intending to deal the Soft Bone Rabbit ahead a fatal blow.

Just then, its leaping body froze, and it fell heavily from the air.

The Netherworld Wolf's pain was plain to see. Its body convulsed nonstop, its earlier relaxed ease having long since flown away without a trace.

What seeped from its body was not sweat, but beads of blood. Blood also flowed ceaselessly from its seven orifices.

But the instant it emerged, it inexplicably evaporated into vapor and dispersed on the wind.

Immediately afterward, the Netherworld Wolf's body rapidly dried out, and its fur fell off.

Then, a little later.

With a bang, the Netherworld Wolf's body exploded, leaving only some bones and a white Soul Ring where it had stood.

Xiao Wu swallowed. "The Fallen Heart Flame is that powerful?"

"Of course. Now you know I went easy on you that day, right?"

Xiao Yao's tail was practically wagging up to the sky, but his back was already drenched in cold sweat.

To pull off this show of swagger, he had exhausted all his Soul Power and most of his spiritual power.

Only then had he managed to create such a realistic, terrifying spectacle.

Had this been at the Oscars in his previous life, he would have won Best Visual Effects at the very least.

Xiao Wu nodded rapidly, thinking to herself:

I'd better treat Brother a little better from now on. Otherwise, even if he doesn't use this move, I couldn't stand him using that last move on me a few more times.