Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

But what happened next made him question his life again. The fiery sword energy he shot out not only failed to explode, but was also eroded and assimilated by the opponent.

In that moment of hesitation, a familiar dragon tail suddenly lashed out, and he was tragically sent flying once again.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu simultaneously conjured ice spears and thrust them forward, but before they could even make contact, their ice spears were melted by the azure flames surrounding their opponents, leaving the two women quite helpless.

As for Shuiyue'er, she didn't dare to get close to the other party, as it was completely countered by him.

And so, ignoring all obstacles, Tian Hao slowly moved forward, constantly closing in on Huo Wu. After absorbing another wave of Huo Wu's fifth soul skill and the Fire Resistance Ring, he finally forced her against the rock wall behind him, peering through the dark eye sockets on her mask at the stubborn girl in front of him.

"Don't hurt my sister!"

Huo Wushuang on the other side panicked and wanted to rush over to help, but he was repeatedly whipped away by the fire dragon.

At this moment, he hated his fourth soul skill immensely, and at the same time, he was very puzzled as to how his fourth soul skill had become so much stronger in the other person's hands in the blink of an eye.

Is that still my fourth soul skill?

"Trespassers here will die!"

A deep, hoarse voice came from behind the mask, and then the fire dragon's tail lashed out again, pulling Huo Wushuang, who had just gotten up, into the lava pool. In the blink of an eye, he was swallowed up, leaving only a scream.

"No!"

Huo Wu was extremely anxious at the sight. Although her brother was a fire-attribute soul master, falling into that lava pool would at least result in him being severely injured, if not killed.

That wasn't the end of it. The fire dragon, as if it were alive, swam to the other side and flung Shui Bing'er and the other two girls into the lava pool.

The three women were quite strong, but unfortunately their strength was suppressed by more than half here. In addition, the fire dragon was too powerful, so they were thrown into the lava pool with almost no power to resist.

And below them, a terrifying devouring force engulfed their bodies in the blink of an eye, filling them with despair and regret.

If they had known there were such terrifying people inside, they would never have come in.

Huo Wu was even more regretful. It was she who had suggested coming here, and now, seeing her brother and best friend being swallowed by lava, she felt incredibly guilty and remorseful.

"Don't blame yourself, you'll be down there with them soon."

He reached out and grabbed Huo Wu's slender neck, dragging her to the edge of the lava pool.

Huo Wu did try to fight back, whether by unleashing her soul skills or condensing fiery sword energy, but she could hardly harm her opponent in the slightest.

Although the opponent only had four spirit rings, and they were all white, yellow, and yellowish, their strength was terrifying, and they were on a completely different level from them.

Without saying anything more, he released his hand and let the girl fall into the lava, where she was quickly swallowed up.

The instant Huo Wu was swallowed up, two beautiful figures appeared beside her, Ying Mei and Lan Luan.

"Can't you be a little gentler?"

Yingmei rolled her eyes, feeling sorry for her daughter.

As for the son who keeps getting beaten up, it's fine. That brat is tough and thick-skinned, he's not afraid of being beaten.

"How can I make her realize her own problems without taking drastic measures?"

Tian Hao didn't think he had hit too hard; in fact, he thought it was too light.

His initial plan was to first hang the girl up and beat her to teach her about the dangers of the world, and then dump her body in lava to destroy the evidence.

Of course, the act of destroying the evidence was fake; there was a special opportunity prepared for those five little guys below, but they would have to endure some hardship if they wanted to refine it.

Huo Wu, who had been sucked into the depths of the magma pool, stared blankly at the lotus flower that enveloped her. This lotus flower was very similar to the blue lotus flower of the previous person, but it was blood red.

It was this blood-red lotus flower that enveloped itself, isolating it from the surrounding high-temperature magma.

"Purifying Lotus Demon Flame?"

As Huo Wu carefully sensed the fiery lotus, she immediately thought of a flame that her mother had shown her last month, which her mother had described as the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

The aura of this fiery lotus flower was somewhat similar to her mother's Pure Lotus Demon Flame, which made her think a lot.

Although she was strong-willed and impulsive, she wasn't stupid. She quickly realized that the masked man wasn't trying to kill them; otherwise, she wouldn't be wrapped in this fiery lotus. He was clearly just trying to scare her.

Moreover, when the Pure Lotus Demon Flame was displayed that time, Mother also taught them a refining method similar to refining soul rings.

"You damned bastard!"

After figuring everything out, Huo Wu was furious, realizing she had been tricked by that masked man.

I was filled with regret before, and that bastard must have laughed at me. It's infuriating.

After her anger subsided, Huo Wu sat down and began to refine the flame lotus using the refining method taught to her by her mother.

It was successful on the first try, but the power of the Flame Lotus was extremely painful after being introduced into the body. It felt as if the body was on fire, which was much more painful than when refining the soul ring.

However, this only fueled Huo Wu's indomitable spirit, and she endured the inhuman burning pain to continue refining the lotus flower.

In the other four directions, the four people were also enveloped by a ball of flame.

Huo Wushuang was enveloped by a golden-red fire dragon, and at the same time, he understood the masked man's intention. He also calmed down and began to refine the fire dragon.

On the other side, Shui Bing'er was enveloped by an ice-blue flame phoenix. Although it was in flame form, it exuded a terrifying chill, which perfectly matched the phoenix chill of her own martial soul, the Ice Phoenix.

Or perhaps this is a special flame created using the Phoenix's chilling energy, which is more advanced and dynamic than one's own Phoenix's chilling energy.

Recalling the refining method their mother had taught them, they immediately understood what was going on and sat down cross-legged to refine it as well.

Shuiyue'er was enveloped in a ball of sea-blue flames. Although it was in the form of flames, it rippled like ocean waves as it rose, which was very mysterious.

The final snow dance was enveloped by a cloud of mist emanating a chilling aura, or rather, a cloud-like flame.

As the vice-captain of the Tianshui team, Xue Wu was naturally quite intelligent. She quickly grasped the essence of the incident and realized that it might be an opportunity planned for them by their dean.

After understanding, he didn't think much more about it and sat down cross-legged to refine the strange flame.

Chapter 599 Challenge

After an unknown amount of time and countless hardships, Huo Wu finally managed to refine the Karmic Fire Lotus by biting her gums until they bled. After the refinement was complete, she was almost completely exhausted, and she had sweated profusely.

If it weren't for the high temperature here, where sweat evaporates as soon as it comes out, my entire outfit would probably be soaked through.

After eating some pastries and drinking a large jug of water, I felt a little better. Then, I controlled the Karmic Fire Lotus to climb upwards and finally broke free from the lava. I saw that hateful masked man. That bastard even had the leisure to play fishing with a fishing rod. My mother and Aunt Lan were also there.

"Go to hell!"

This scene further confirmed her previous guesses. Suddenly, a surge of emotions, including grievance and anger, welled up in her heart. Driven by malice, she kicked one of the masked men.

Unfortunately, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Before the kick could even hit the slender calf, it was grabbed by a hand wearing a leather glove.

"Kicking people while wearing a short skirt and not even safety shorts, how can you call yourself a girl? Thumbs down!"

Mimicking the voice of the Great Marshal, Tian Hao casually slammed the humiliated and furious girl into the lava pool, causing the lava to splash high into the air.

Fortunately, Huo Wu had already refined the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, so she wouldn't be burned by the lava. However, she was definitely in a sorry state, but what made her even more ashamed and angry was someone's words.

Emerging from the lava pool once more, Huo Wu didn't make a move, but her beautiful eyes glared hatefully at someone.

Mr. Tian ignored this and continued to sit there holding a fishing rod, imitating the general's posture while fishing.

To paraphrase what the commander-in-chief said...

The whole world is used as bait, but only I, the commander, hold the rod!

Yingmei rolled her eyes at the man helplessly, then quietly comforted her daughter.

Not long after, Shui Bing'er and the other three refined the counterfeit version of the strange fire and rushed out of the magma pool.

They didn't harbor as much resentment as Huo Wu, so they didn't say anything and even nodded their thanks to someone.

What does it taste like?

Huo Wushuang, who had been maintaining his Martial Soul Possession posture, twitched his nose and smelled a seafood-like aroma. Could it be that his mother and the others had been eating seafood here while he was waiting?

Huo Wushuang's words made Ying Mei's heart skip a beat, and she then gave someone a subtle glare. On the other side, Lan Luan's fair face blushed slightly.

Fortunately, the firelight from the lava illuminates the area, making it less noticeable.

They had been through a lot here before, and their legs were still trembling slightly, but thankfully their long skirts covered it up.

Seeing that all five of them had refined the counterfeit version of the strange fire, Tian Hao put away his fishing rod and got up to walk towards the exit passage.

Now that the first part of the plan has been completed, there is no need to stay here any longer.

"Mom, I don't object to you finding another man to marry, but you should at least find someone decent. Why did you choose that scoundrel?"

After someone walked into the passage, Huo Wu couldn't help but question and complain to her mother.

She had been thinking about the whole thing before; her mother had been hiding a man from them, and the nature of the matter was obvious to anyone.

Their father died early, and their mother remained a widow for many years, raising the two siblings with great difficulty. She saw all the hardship her mother endured and felt very sorry for her.

If Mom can find a man to marry, she will send her blessings. I believe Dad in heaven would not want to see Mom living such a lonely life.

But that bastard was too awful, and she didn't agree to the marriage.

"Actually, it's alright."

Huo Wushuang expressed a different opinion, feeling that the stepfather was alright, at least he was satisfied with the gift he received.

"What are you two brats talking about? Xiao Yan is a new student at our Blazing Fire Academy and also a substitute member of your team."

With a hint of annoyance, Yingmei tapped her children on the forehead. She would never admit to that relationship, at least not to her husband, otherwise it would ruin her future plans.

"He's a trainee?"

The five were shocked; that voice, that strength—it didn't seem like something a student could produce.

"Xiao Yan came to our academy a few months ago, and he created this system of different flames. My Pure Lotus Demon Flame, your Aunt Lan's Phoenix Ice Flame, and the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, Crimson Dragon Explosive Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fiery Cloud Ice Flame that you refined this time were all created by him..."

Yingmei explained her husband's disguise to her two children and the three girls from Tianshui; it had been planned beforehand.

"A prodigy?"

The five members of Huowu were greatly shocked, and when they looked at each other, they all thought of an extraordinary being.

They had a deep understanding of the power of the five flames they had just refined. The refinement alone had made them feel that their strength had increased significantly, especially the power of their soul force.

Using soul power infused with the power of different flames to unleash soul skills will definitely increase their power significantly.

According to their mother, the strange fire they have refined is still in its infancy. It can be continuously improved and strengthened through cultivation. The extent to which it can be improved depends entirely on their own efforts and opportunities.

This is equivalent to a martial spirit.

"No wonder he's so strong."

Recalling the scene of being thoroughly beaten before, Huo Wushuang suddenly realized.