radicalducati Chapter 163 Heavenly Fire Venerable
Chapter 163 Heavenly Fire Venerable
Chapter 163 Heavenly Fire Venerable
Huo Yuhao stopped speaking, and his vast divine sense instantly condensed into an invisible giant hand, which precisely probed into the depths of the skeleton and grabbed it!
"Oh dear! Your Excellency! Your Excellency! Have mercy! I was just joking! Just joking!" A panicked, somewhat comical, old voice immediately rang out.
A white-haired old man with a simple and honest face, formed from the power of his soul, was forcibly "pulled" out of the skeleton by Huo Yuhao's giant hand of divine sense!
He struggled wildly, but under Huo Yuhao's absolute divine suppression, he was unable to break free at all.
Huo Yuhao's face revealed a half-smile: "Oh? Just a joke?"
The white-haired old man nodded vigorously, forcing a "sincere" smile: "Of course! Of course! I just wanted to show a little of my strength so I could make a deal with you!"
He straightened his chest, trying to regain some of his composure: "I am Yao Tianhuo. I am honored by the kindness of my friends in the Dao, who sometimes call me Venerable Tianhuo."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, his tone humble and polite: "Junior Huo Yuhao greets Senior Tianhuo!"
However, the giant divine hand binding the soul of Venerable Heavenly Fire remained completely still, showing no sign of loosening its grip.
"I wonder why you perished here, senior?" Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the jade skeleton, his tone carrying a hint of inquiry.
The illusory face of Venerable Heavenly Fire was immediately filled with the sorrow of unbearable memories of the past. He sighed deeply, "Alas! It's a long story. I was unlucky enough to obtain a Fallen Heart Flame back then. After refining it, I felt that my strength had greatly increased, so I became somewhat—cough cough, complacent and arrogant, and barged in without knowing the immensity of the world—" He paused, as if recalling painful memories.
Huo Yuhao chimed in at the opportune moment: "So, you died here?"
Venerable Heavenly Fire choked for a moment, his mustache bristling. He hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no! How could it be so easy! Who am I! It was my insatiable greed that led me to attempt to refine and fuse this second Fallen Heart Flame as well! And the result—"
His voice lowered, tinged with regret: "The two different flames clashed at their source, and I suffered severe injuries, my strength greatly diminished—"
Venerable Heavenly Fire seemed lost in his "glorious" past, completely forgetting his status as a prisoner. His tone gradually became more impassioned: "—Misfortune never comes singly! Just as I was severely injured, I was ambushed by several peak-level Dou Zun Flame Lizardmen! Although I was seriously injured, I am no pushover! I fought them in the depths of this magma for three days and three nights!"
"The battle raged so fiercely that the sky darkened and lava surged back—" He became more and more excited as he spoke, and a red glow appeared on his illusory face, as if he had returned to the battlefield of yesteryear.
The Guardian Mirror clutched its stomach, unable to suppress a laugh. "That old monkey, he's quite the braggart!"
Venerable Heavenly Fire, spittle flying, waved his hand triumphantly: "In the end! I risked my life, using a peerless fighting technique to fight them to a standstill! I successfully repelled the powerful enemy!"
The Guardian Mirror's laughter grew louder, even echoing in Huo Yuhao's mental world.
"After that, I dragged my crippled body to this hidden space, set up a restriction to hide myself, and waited for the destined person to come to me—" He stroked his illusory beard, with an expression that said, "I am very brave."
Huo Yuhao nodded expressionlessly: "Yeah, and then?"
"And then?" Venerable Tianhuo's impassioned expression froze instantly, as if doused with a bucket of cold water, and he suddenly remembered his predicament. His slumped shoulders slumped, and his voice became utterly dejected again: "And then—and that's it! I thought that after years of suffering, I had finally found the destined person who could take me away from this hellhole—but—but—"
He stole a glance at Huo Yuhao's excessively youthful face, and then sensed the incredibly powerful divine sense. Overwhelmed with grief, his voice choked with sobs: "It turns out he's a Dou Zun! Waaaaah—"
As he spoke, he actually squeezed his illusory eyes hard, and two enormous "teardrops" formed from pure soul power shone brightly within the halo, as if afraid that Huo Yuhao would not be able to see his appearance.
Huo Yuhao didn't explain away the misunderstanding about Tianhuo Venerable being a "Dou Zun powerhouse," and went straight to the point: "Senior, how do you intend to conduct the transaction?"
Within the spiritual realm, the Guardian Mirror abruptly froze, its voice filled with utter astonishment: "Young Huo, what are you up to?! This old monkey is like meat on a chopping board, utterly powerless to resist! Why are you wasting your energy on him?"
Huo Yuhao responded calmly with his mind: "After all, it is a soul whose soul origin is damaged—" He paused, a barely perceptible glint of inquiry flashing in his eyes.
"Before the teacher is resurrected, it's a good time to do some experiments and practice."
Outside, Venerable Heavenly Fire was taken aback by Huo Yuhao's question, and a fawning smile immediately appeared on his illusory face: "Well—your soul power is so vast and powerful, and you also possess a strange fire—"
He cautiously glanced at the Ice Flame Phoenix perched on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, tilting its little head to examine him. The extreme chill contained in the icy blue flames made his soul tremble, and he racked his brains but could not figure out what kind of strange fire it was.
"Does Your Excellency have any way to help me repair this damaged essence of my soul? I will certainly repay you handsomely!"
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Huo Yuhao's lips curled slightly, a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Repairing the soul? Of course, there's a way. So, what does Senior intend to offer in exchange?"
Upon hearing this, Venerable Tianhuo subconsciously glanced at the Fallen Heart Flame embryo in Huo Yuhao's palm, and a bitter ripple rose in his heart.
He had just secretly tried to regain control of the strange fire that originally belonged to him, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea; he couldn't even establish a slight connection!
He gritted his teeth and said, "I—I possess a trump card fire-controlling combat technique called the 'Five Wheels Fire Separation Method'! This technique is incredibly profound; if one can cultivate it to its peak, its power will be comparable to a Heaven-Rank combat technique!"
This was the most valuable bargaining chip he could offer at the moment. However, Huo Yuhao simply shook his head, his tone completely calm: "Fire control combat techniques? They don't hold much appeal for me."
"Ah?!" Venerable Heavenly Fire was completely stunned. His illusory figure swayed, as if he couldn't stand up straight.
Just then, Huo Yuhao changed the subject: "How about this? Not only do I have a way to repair your soul's essence, senior, but I can even—help you reshape your physical body and truly resurrect."
"What?! Resurrected?!" The Heavenly Fire Venerable's illusory pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and his soul body fluctuated violently, as if it might dissipate at any moment!
His voice became shrill with extreme shock and ecstasy: "Really?! What are your conditions? Whatever the conditions, as long as I can do it, I will do my utmost!"