In a secluded mountain cave.
Xiao Huo sized up Lu Cheng coldly, her two massive leaves crossed over her chest like arms. "Speak. Instead of being lovey-dovey with those two women, why have you come to find a poor flower like me—one you can manipulate or betray at will and discard like a tool?"
Lu Cheng: "..."
It was clear she harbored a great deal of resentment.
Lu Cheng reached out a finger and gently touched the vibrant petals.
The body of that large, bright red rose-like flower trembled violently. With a hint of anthropomorphic shame and annoyance, she suddenly spun around to face Lu Cheng. This was her weakness, a fatal spot rarely known to outsiders.
"What are you doing!?" Xiao Huo snapped angrily.
"If I said I intend to become a god in this life, would you believe me?" Lu Cheng asked expectantly.
"You bastard, you actually dare to bring that up? If I don't kill you today, I'll take your damn last name!!!" Xiao Huo brandished her leaves and claws, roaring like a volcanic eruption. Her already vibrant red petals grew even more scalding and crimson.
To an outsider, this sight would likely be terrifying enough to make them turn and flee instantly. However, to Lu Cheng, it didn't hold much deterrent power. If she truly wanted to kill him out of resentment, Xiao Huo's personality would never have allowed him to walk into this valley alive.
Everything happening now was just her venting her dissatisfaction.
"Xiao Huo, I'm sorry..." Lu Cheng sighed softly.
"Is saying sorry useful?" Xiao Huo barked, her lleasheson her hips.
"If you are dissatisfied, you can take my life right now..." Lu Cheng exhaled a breath of turbid air and stared at Xiao Huo calmly. "I've come to your door willingly. Even if you really kill me, I won't say a word. This is the consequence of me toying with your feelings. I accept it..."
"You..." Xiao Huo was stunned. The sparks swirling around her slowly dissipated, her arrogance seemingly extinguished.
...
Ma Xiaotao leaned lazily against a giant rock, her narrow Phoenix eyes glancing toward the cave from time to time, flashing with a hint of anxiety.
"Are you afraid Xiao Huo will kill him?" You You asked curiously from the side.
Nonsense. Xiao Huo's attitude itself was quite off. When they arrived, her attitude toward that human suggested she couldn't wait to burn him to death. After entering the cave, waves of terrifying aura from the Infernal Delicate Apricot surged out, like a boundless sea of fire or a molten purgatory. Even You You was trembling outside the cave.
"Hehe..." Ma Xiaotao chuckled softly, raising her slender hand to idly examine her fingernails painted with balsam. "That big flower wouldn't have the heart to kill Lu Cheng. At most, she's just posturing."
What she was truly worried about was whether that big flower would be shameless enough to eat Lu Cheng after her Iincarnation.
After all… She was the one who got him first!
Nowadays, Lu Cheng was like Tang Sanzang's flesh; everyone was searching for him, but who could get the first bite depended on their own methods.
Sure enough, footsteps echoed from inside the cave, growing louder and louder.
Ma Xiaotao's Pphoenixeyes narrowed slightly, her gaze fixed on the dark cave entrance. She toyed with the Level 7 spirit tool in her hand, Winter's Descent. If that big flower dared to 'steal a bite,' she wouldn't hesitate to fire a shot, regardless of whether it would be effective...
As Lu Cheng walked out of the cave with a normal expression, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her delicate hand, which had been gripping Winter's Descent, slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face. "Settled?"
"Hmph~"
Xiao Huo, behind him, naturally noticed Ma Xiaotao's hostility. Back in the Holy Spirit Cult, when she was Lu Cheng's spirit soul, the two of them never saw eye to eye. Now, they were naturally at each other's throats again.
"You You, I'll be counting on everyone for the matters in the valley from now on..." Xiao Huo huffed softly and turned to look at You You.
"Xiao Huo, you..." You You looked dazed.
"I'm going to continue following him." Xiao Huo's tone gradually softened. "I'll become his spirit soul and help him ascend to godhood."
She looked down at Lu Cheng.
In her eyes, the youth gradually overlapped with the majestic figure in her memory, looking down proudly upon the world and reaching the supreme peak. This was his charm. To become his spirit soul and then accompany him to experience everything in the world—though her mouth was full of complaints, her body was exceptionally honest.
The courage of the youth in her memory had left her with not only shock but also adoration.
She never hated that he had dragged her down to her death; what she hated was his deception. She was willing to give her life and experience death with him, but she loathed being lied to.
""Ah?!"You You was dumbfounded.
Her best friend of tens of thousands of years was just being tricked away like this?!!
"You're going to sacrifice yourself to a human?" Her single-tracked mind finally began to process it.
"That's right. From now on... the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is in your hands," Xiao Huo said softly.
"Right, first I'll help you complete your martial soul evolution." Xiao Huo ignored You You, who was left stunned in the wind, and looked down at Lu Cheng, saying softly, "My dear… Master."
You You: "???"
"Also, during this critical period, unrelated personnel should not approach..." Xiao Huo said leisurely, glancing indifferently at Ma Xiaotao, whose face had darkened.
"Who are you calling unrelated personnel?" Ma Xiaotao clenched her fists, veins popping on her fair forehead as she glared at Xiao Huo with eyes spitting fire.
"At least you have some self-awareness," Xiao Huo huffed, staring coldly at Ma Xiaotao.
"You bitch, I know exactly what you're trying to do," Ma Xiaotao said angrily.
"Hehe, even if your mind is filthy, please don't project that onto me. This flower simply doesn't want her Mmasterto be disturbed by some random people during his martial soul awakening." Xiao Huo crossed her leaves over her chest, looking down dismissively.
Both women's auras erupted fully.
Divine Fire Phoenix and Immortal Herb—two phantom images—appeared behind the woman and the plant, ready for battle.
You You shivered on the side.
The smell of gunpowder was so thick.
Wait, is this the Xiao Huo she knew?!!
"You two, listen to me…" Lu Cheng said sincerely.
"Shut up!" x2
The woman and the plant glared at Lu Cheng simultaneously.
Lu Cheng shrank his neck and squatted pitifully next to the shivering You You.
...
"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew?"
By a clear pool, Lu Cheng sat cross-legged in the water, looking at the immortal herb the large red flower had carefully taken from her stamen. This herb was not particularly eye-catching; it was jade green all over, with three snow-white leaves in the center. A few drops of water remained in the middle of the leaves, looking like morning dew.
"Correct. Although this immortal herb isn't the highest-tier existence, it is perfectly suited for your Sharingan martial soul," Xiao Huo said softly.
"Swallow it."
"Alright."
Lu Cheng no longer hesitated and swallowed it directly.
As a cool and comfortable sensation spread from his throat into his limbs and bones, he sat cross-legged and hurriedly circulated his Golden Core Technique; the medicinal power could not be wasted in the slightest.
The cool sensation spread rapidly through his body and soon rushed toward his brain. Lu Cheng did not block it, and in the next instant, the medicinal power completely enveloped his eyes. There was no pain, no soreness, only a refreshing coolness.
Several minutes later.
When Lu Cheng opened his eyes again...
Two pupils appeared in his eye sockets—one black, one red. However, very quickly, the black began to bleed out, becoming like a background for the red.
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