bookbashuk Chapter 164 Leaving the Lava World
Chapter 164 Leaving the Lava World
Chapter 164 Leaving the Lava World
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a blank scroll from his storage ring. With his fingertips swirling with soul power, he quickly sketched out complex and profound silver runes on the scroll.
A moment later, Huo Yuhao handed the completed scroll to Venerable Tianhuo, his voice still calm: "Senior, these are my conditions. If you agree, simply sign your name with your soul power."
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Venerable Tianhuo used his soul power to receive the scroll and eagerly began to read it.
The scroll contained not the harsh indenture or the difficult tasks one might expect; rather, the requirements for him were unbelievably simple:
Join Canaan College and serve as a guest elder for at least one year.
He told Huo Yuhao all the information he knew about the Flame Lizardman race without reservation.
"That's all?!" Venerable Heavenly Fire could hardly believe his eyes! The contract even stipulated that the other party would do everything in their power to revive him. Was this guy here to do charity?!
Fearing that Huo Yuhao might change his mind at any moment, he didn't even have time to carefully examine the order of the words on the scroll. He immediately mobilized his remaining soul power and imprinted his true name, Yao Tianhuo, in the blank space behind those silver runes.
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As the soul imprint was applied, all the silver runes on the scroll instantly lit up, transforming into a stream of light that silently disappeared into the depths of the Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul essence. A clear and firm sense of contractual constraint, like an invisible chain, wrapped around the core of his soul.
As the Heavenly Fire Venerable felt the strange binding sensation within his soul, a look of joy at surviving a calamity appeared on his illusory face. He couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined—after so many years since my death, the soul techniques of the Dou Qi Continent have developed to such a level! They can even casually draw such profound soul contracts—"
Within the realm of consciousness, the Guardian Mirror covered its face, unable to resist exclaiming, "This guy—even if he hadn't been ambushed by the lizard back then, he probably wouldn't have lived much longer, right? How did he even manage to cultivate to the level of a Dou Zun? He's been sold out and he's still helping count the money!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Venerable Tianhuo, who was overjoyed at signing the "Relaxation" contract, and a faint, meaningful smile appeared on his face: "It's alright. Senior Tianhuo—you do have a childlike heart."
Upon hearing this, the Mirror of Guardians gazed at the soul of Venerable Heavenly Fire, who was still immersed in the joy of being "saved" within the circle of light. Then, a cold smile, undisguised and filled with deep pity, slowly appeared on the mirror's surface.
"This old monkey probably hasn't finished evolving yet, has he? Doesn't he think carefully? If it's a two-way contract, how could it only bind him?"
It seemed to have already foreseen what kind of "colorful" days this "pure-hearted" Heavenly Fire Venerable would experience in Huo Yuhao's "experiment" in the future.
"—In short, that's it! Not only are there many of those lizards, but I even sensed a terrifying presence among them, one that's above the Dou Zun level! Brother Huo, we'd better retreat!"
After signing the contract, Venerable Tianhuo instantly let down his guard and became incredibly familiar with people.
He not only readily "gifted" Huo Yuhao his skeleton, which was of little use anyway, but also poured out the entire "Five Wheels Fire Separation Technique" without reservation.
Huo Yuhao put away the skeleton and nodded slightly: "Thank you, senior."
The Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul chuckled, its form shrank to the size of a palm. Then, manipulating its white storage ring, it floated leisurely to Huo Yuhao's finger and slipped it on: "Hehe, no problem, no problem! By the way, Brother Huo, if you feel it's a waste to go back empty-handed, we can sneak over and find a few lone little lizards as local specialties! The fire pearls inside them are incredibly nourishing, containing pure fire-attribute energy!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a silver light, and he nodded casually. With a slight thought, a vast divine sense rapidly condensed around him, transforming into a new divine sense clone in the blink of an eye.
"Wow!" Venerable Heavenly Fire's eyes lit up as he marveled, "Your clone technique is simply divine! Even I can't see the slightest flaw! Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
"Senior flatters me." Huo Yuhao spoke calmly, while his divine sense, like invisible threads, instantly wrapped around the miniature soul of Venerable Tianhuo: "Please stay in my sea of consciousness for now."
Before he could finish speaking, Venerable Heavenly Fire felt the scene before him instantly distort and change! The next moment, he found himself in a vast, boundless, and crystal-clear strange space.
The sky here is high and the earth is solid; in the distance, one can even vaguely see mountains and rivers! Divine thoughts transformed into soft light, filling every corner.
"Yo-ho—!" Venerable Heavenly Fire let out a strange cry, as delighted as a monkey that had discovered a banana!
He instantly returned to his normal human size, excitedly floating around in Huo Yuhao's mental world, touching and looking at everything with disbelief on his face: "My God! Brother Huo, this—it's simply amazing! Wait—" He suddenly stopped, carefully sensing the changes within himself, a look of wild joy appearing on his illusory old face: "My soul has actually stabilized? It's even—it's even slowly repairing itself!"
Just as Venerable Tianhuo was immersed in the wonders of the spiritual world, deep within the magma outside...
Huo Yuhao's true form raised his head to look at the magma world above, his pupils flashing with silver light, and his figure vanished instantly.
The divine consciousness clone that remained in place fluctuated slightly before transforming into the form of a fire lizardman and swimming deeper into the magma world.
With a flash of silver light, Huo Yuhao's figure reappeared in front of Su Qian, as if he had only been gone for a moment.
"Elder." Huo Yuhao opened his palm, revealing a small, transparent flame that flickered slightly in his hand—the nascent Fallen Heart Flame. "For now, let's use it to maintain the Qi-tempering function of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower."
Su Qian's gaze was instantly drawn to the small, transparent flame. He stood there stunned for several breaths before gasping for breath, his old eyes wide with shock and his voice trembling with extreme astonishment and ecstasy: "This—this! Elder Huo! You—you actually found another one?! This—this is simply a blessing from heaven for Canaan Academy!"
Su Qian was so excited that she was incoherent. She had thought that after losing the Fallen Heart Flame, she could only rely on the spare container to survive, but she never expected to get it back.
"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded: "If we nurture this strange flame from a young age, we can not only maintain the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, but also prevent the problem of the Fallen Heart Flame rioting from happening again."
"I'll do some research in a while to see if I can set up an array that can be used to cultivate different kinds of flames."