Chapter 10: The Flame Fiend
Wang Dong, in the dorm, lay sprawled on her bed, feeling utterly exhausted, body and mind.
So tired.
She had been running all day, and for someone who never ran, it felt like her vision was fading to black.
She really wanted to drop out, but for some reason, as soon as the thought emerged, it quickly vanished, replaced by a yearning for Shrek's glory.
Strange, when I just changed out of my sweat-soaked clothes, why did I feel like someone was peeking? Was it just my imagination?
...Meanwhile, in the God Realm.
The pure and noble Sea God smiled, exchanged a few pleasantries with a deity, and then refocused his attention on the Douluo Continent.
The Douluo Continent was crucial to his ten-thousand-year plan; there could be no mistakes.
"What?!"
Instantly, Tang San's eyes turned blood-red, and he panted like an ox.
"Damn it, only a few days have passed on the Douluo Continent, yet things have completely spiraled out of control? The Son of Luck didn't join the Tang Sect, nor did he meet Wutong!"
Tang San's face grew darker and darker, and sea-blue divine force glowed in his eyes.
"My plan as a God King must get back on track!"
"Turn the tide, my daughter!"
...Shrek Academy's new student dormitory, Wang Dong's dorm.
Wang Dong slept curled up, a faint blue trident mark appearing and disappearing on her forehead... Getting up, Huo Yuhao washed up and prepared to go eat and attend class.
He planned to try his Luck at Sea God Lake during his break today.
Originally, with only the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm as a safeguard, he was still a bit uneasy, but now with Elder Electrolux, this matter was a sure thing.
This was an opportunity for him to reasonably display his talent to Shrek's higher-ups.
Gaining attention from the higher-ups, receiving training, accelerating his development speed, and his talent and strength would be equivalent to his status at Shrek.
Huo Yuhao was certain how eager for talent Mu En, who had no successor, must be!
After a morning of classes, Huo Yuhao slowly walked towards Sea God Lake.
It must be said that Shrek's environment was excellent, especially around Sea God Lake, where the scenery was beautiful.
In the distance, there was a towering giant tree.
That was the Golden Tree, the core of life on the Douluo Plane.
He wondered if Ah Yin was within the ancient Golden Tree.
"Master, please monitor the Soul Power fluctuations."
"A small matter."
Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection could normally only maintain a diameter of 120 meters, with the linear detection range doubled.
He didn't know when he would encounter Ma Xiaotao, so he naturally couldn't exhaust his Soul Power and Spiritual Power too early.
Sea God Lake was so vast; how would Huo Yuhao know where in Sea God Lake he would meet Ma Xiaotao?
Having Electrolux and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm monitor together would allow for a better 'ambush'.
Thus, Huo Yuhao strolled by Sea God Lake, enjoying the scenery, treating it as a way to relax.
However, it was almost time for afternoon classes, and he still hadn't been 'ambushed'.
Was it not now? Or not today?
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to go back and return in the afternoon, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's slightly excited voice came.
"Brother Huo! I've detected a violent Soul Power fluctuation!"
"Really? Where?"
Electrolux's voice came.
"It's coming towards you, less than three hundred meters away."
Mist rose over Sea God Lake, but only in this one area; other places had none.
Huo Yuhao had excellent vision. In the mist, a fiery red figure sped across the water at an astonishing speed.
The figure was entirely red, with blood-red light emanating from its eyes.
Wearing a mask, its face was unclear, but its figure was excellent.
The Spirit Eyes Martial Soul had already attached itself, and that deep yellow Soul Ring flashed several times in a row.
Spiritual Domain!
Spiritual Control!
Huo Yuhao concentrated his Spiritual Power with all his might at his glabella. The originally amorphous Spiritual Power was continuously controlled, transforming into a steel needle the thickness of a thumb.
This was taught by Electrolux. Last night, Electrolux only taught Huo Yuhao how to control Spiritual Power.
However, Electrolux could control Spiritual Power to be thinner than a strand of hair, but even using the Spiritual Control Soul skills, he could only control the original mass of Spiritual Power to the thickness of a thumb.
The golden light in his eyes flared, and the fiery red figure crossed hundreds of meters of water in a single breath, arriving before Huo Yuhao.
Soul Impact!
Feeling the scorching temperature, the charged Soul Impact shot directly towards the blood-red eyes.
"Eugh!"
With a beast-like roar, the fiery red figure clutched its head and howled furiously on the shore, five meters away from Huo Yuhao.
"Tianmeng, it's your turn!"
"Alright! Received!"
He could have directly let the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm act, but Huo Yuhao had practiced his Soul Impact against the air countless times; it still needed practical application.
Simply put, it was to find a human target to try it out on.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm happily prepared to possess Huo Yuhao and unleash a Tianmeng Finger.
"Big bug, wait."
Electrolux's dignified, low voice rang out.
"Elder Electrolux, are you going to do it?"
This was said by the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"Master, do you have an idea?"
Electrolux chuckled softly: "You understand your Master best."
"Master is brilliant and talented; he must have a way."
"Good boy, you've even learned to be glib."
"Not at all, Disciple is just speaking the truth."
The fiery red figure's painful roars gradually subsided. Electrolux said directly: "Yuhao, try using your Spiritual Domain."
The Spiritual Domain indeed had positive Spiritual state bonuses like calming and focusing the mind, but could this Domain effect be applied to others?
Domains also came in different types.
Huo Yuhao immediately began to try. With Electrolux and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm as his backup, he had the confidence to experiment.
Spiritual Domain!
Instantly, the twelve-meter diameter Spiritual Domain activated, providing a fifty percent Spiritual Power boost, along with the calming and focusing Spiritual state bonuses.
With a thought, Huo Yuhao slowly applied the Spiritual Domain's amplification to Ma Xiaotao.
It really worked!
Now, the practicality of the Spiritual Domain was even greater!
Among other things, just the calming and focusing Spiritual state was extremely valuable.
Within a single day, the creation of the Soul skillss Spiritual Interference and Soul Impact owed a great deal to the Spiritual Domain.
Although these two Soul skillss were originally simple applications of Spiritual Power.
Under the effect of the Spiritual Domain, Ma Xiaotao, who was clutching her head and howling in pain, slowly calmed her blood-red, vicious eyes. Then, her neck tilted, and she collapsed to the ground.
Indeed, it was effective.
However.
"Tianmeng, add some ice around her, but remember not to touch her."
"Alright!"
Just a bit of ice; the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could do it without possession.
Walking to Ma Xiaotao's side, Huo Yuhao looked at his fist, unable to bring himself to strike for a moment.
"Master, give me a hand."
Electrolux's voice sounded in his ear, but for some reason, it had a somewhat mischievous tone.
"Master, are you secretly laughing?"
"No, how could your Master laugh at you?"
This plan's procedure had been designed by Huo Yuhao long ago.
"Alright then, Master, hit lightly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's back of the head felt like it had been struck by a blunt weapon.
The force was just right.
Huo Yuhao only had time to give a thumbs-up, then retract it.
And then, he cleanly passed out.