Douluo Continent, I, Huo Yuhao, defy fate with my spiritual eyes.

Leaving Mu Jin's office, Huo Yuhao rubbed his aching temples as he walked along the shore of Sea God Lake.

Within the Sea of ​​Spirit, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was not idle either, diligently absorbing and converting soul power into spiritual power to help Huo Yuhao recover his spirit, all the while making sarcastic remarks.

"Why are you pushing yourself so hard? Can't you hold back a little?"

Listening to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's complaints, Huo Yuhao could only smile helplessly.

From the depths of the sea of ​​spirit, Electrolux's aged voice rang out, tinged with doubt.

"I only slept for a little while, Yuhao, why do you look so disheveled? Were you in danger?"

Seeing that even his master had been alarmed, Huo Yuhao quickly explained.

"It seems you need to increase your mental strength training. Although your mental strength is much stronger than others of the same level, your control is too poor, just like this big bug."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, who was inexplicably called out, looked innocently at the gray bead. Realizing that it couldn't win, it swallowed its anger and continued to absorb and convert soul power into mental power.

Huo Yuhao readily agreed and added it to the training plan.

Looking at the vast expanse of Poseidon Lake, in the far distance, a towering ancient tree reaches for the sky, its overall appearance a low-key and restrained golden hue.

Huo Yuhao pondered in a low voice.

"The Golden Tree... I wonder if Tang San's mother succeeded in seizing the position of the Tree of Life?"

Just as Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an extremely tiny red dot in the direction of the golden ancient tree, which grew larger and larger.

An extremely shameful memory surfaced from the depths of his mind: the memory of rubbing against a fiery red figure after he had ingested whale gel.

The red dot gradually revealed its figure, dressed in red with red hair, exuding a fierce and wild, beastly sense of killing. A blood-red mask added to the oppressive atmosphere, and the figure gradually overlapped with the figure in the memory.

Ma Xiaotao!

"Strange, it's not time for my first meeting with Sister Xiaotao yet? Could it be that the mutation of the Evil Fire has occurred ahead of schedule?"

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao's expression changed drastically. He didn't have the Ultimate Ice yet, and even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't use the Heavenly Dream Finger to solve the predicament because its source was used to enhance his martial soul!

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao broke out in a cold sweat.

After finally being reborn with an invincible start, is this how it all ends?

Of course, the sweating wasn't just Huo Yuhao's panic. Ma Xiaotao was rushing in with incredibly terrifying heat, countless times hotter than Wu Feng's Dragon Fire. Wherever she passed, the lake water evaporated, and water vapor shot into the sky.

A frenzied, powerful, and all-consuming sense of carnage swept over them, and the intense heat instantly turned the various plants and trees on the lakeside yellow and then burst into flames.

In a moment of crisis, Huo Yuhao's mind shifted, and he placed his hopes on the mysterious Electrolux.

The gray bead noticed the gazes of the person and the silkworm, and chuckled to itself.

"Perfect timing. I'll show you how to use mental power. Using extreme ice to suppress extreme fire is effective, but it's too unstable. One wrong move and someone could fall into a deadly situation."

After pausing for a moment, Electrolux continued speaking at a leisurely pace.

"In your past life, you were able to dispel her evil fire thanks to your powerful mental strength, which provided you with the micro-management skills."

As the irritating and restless high temperature drew ever closer, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm grew increasingly uneasy, its voice even cracking slightly.

"Old Master Yi! We can talk about these things later. Or, let's solve the current problem first!"

Electrolux calls out to Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, relax. I'll take control for now."

"it is good."

Huo Yuhao relaxed completely, letting Electrolux's mental power control his body. He hadn't recovered yet, and his remaining mental power was mobilized.

From the outside, Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment when he saw Ma Xiaotao rushing over. His eyes suddenly turned a lifeless gray-white as he spoke.

"When all forces reach their extremes, there's no such thing as one restraining the other. So if ultimate ice can counter ultimate fire, why can't ultimate spirit? Watch closely!"

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao had arrived nearby and stretched out a hand wreathed in flames to grab him fiercely.

Huo Yuhao looked up, calmly glanced at Ma Xiaotao, and slightly raised his hand, releasing all his remaining spiritual power.

A pure and clean spiritual force was released, not much, but like a thin thread cutting tofu, the intense heat was instantly repelled.

Ma Xiaotao's fiery red figure seemed to have never encountered this situation before, and she was stunned for a moment, but quickly pounced on it again.

The flames on her body became even more unrestrained, turning dark red, and seemed to have greater power and destructive force. The flames even vaguely resembled a maddened fire phoenix.

Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor evaded. He pointed slightly with his finger, and his spiritual power condensed, transforming from formless to tangible. A semi-transparent nine-story tower floated in the air and slowly descended.

Ma Xiaotao tensed up as if sensing danger, and took flight. A fire phoenix emerged, and two spirit rings—one yellow, one purple, and one black—appeared.

A high-pitched and stirring phoenix cry resounded through the sky.

"hold head high!"

Flames formed a pair of dazzling fire wings behind Ma Xiaotao, propelling her into the air as she tried to escape the oppressive range of the semi-transparent tower.

However, no matter how fiercely Ma Xiaotao fought back, or how scorching the flames she released, she could not shake the small tower above her head in the slightest. The small tower pressed down on Ma Xiaotao like Mount Tai.

Looking at Ma Xiaotao, who was being suppressed in front of him, Huo Yuhao murmured in a voice that only he could hear.

"Yuhao, learn from this; this is the ultimate expression of spirit!"

The small tower sank slowly with unparalleled force, while Ma Xiaotao's flames intensified, unleashing a barrage of soul skills in an attempt to stop it.

The Phoenix Flame struck the small tower, which instantly turned into a ball of light. Ma Xiaotao thought her attack had worked and intensified her offensive, bombarding it frequently like raindrops.

The light that the small tower transformed into shattered, turning into thin lines that sliced ​​the phoenix behind Ma Xiaotao into specks of red light, revealing the black spots all over the phoenix's body.

The remaining spiritual power merged into the black light, and the black light, as if seeing a mortal enemy, instantly melted away.

This change seemed to have a huge impact on Ma Xiaotao. The flames died down, and Ma Xiaotao let out a soft moan before fainting on the spot.

Deep within Poseidon Lake, more than ten figures approached at an astonishing speed, almost reaching the shore in just a few breaths.

"Someone's coming..."

Seeing Ma Xiaotao lying on the ground, Huo Yuhao was about to leave, but after being exhausted by two consecutive battles, his mental energy was completely depleted. He couldn't control himself after taking just one step and collapsed as well.

Soon, an old man dressed in white saw Huo Yuhao's clothes clearly, and his face turned ugly.

"Oh no! Xiao Tao's attack has affected the outer disciples! Teacher Li, please come and treat them quickly!"

Another middle-aged man in white held a tall, verdant tree growing in his hand, and seven spirit rings appeared. He was clearly a Soul Saint. Circles of green light surrounded the two of them, nourishing their bodies.

Suddenly, Teacher Li let out a soft exclamation, crouched down to quickly check on the two of them, and looked at the white-robed old man with a strange and puzzled expression, as if she had encountered something she couldn't understand.

"This outer disciple had no injuries, but seemed extremely exhausted, and fainted due to excessive mental exertion."

Halfway through his sentence, the middle-aged man in white looked even more surprised.

"What's even stranger is that the evil fire on Xiao Tao's body has actually subsided! And she possesses an extremely powerful, pure spiritual energy, even stronger than my own!"