"We won."
"We are the champions."
The flames that had caused Wu Feng to faint due to exerting her Red Dragon Martial Soul had subsided, and she had just woken up. She managed to walk over to Huo Yuhao's side, her voice weak but filled with excitement.
From the perspective of cultivation, Huo Yuhao seemed weak as a Soul Master, but in reality, he was the absolute core of the team.
Even if they replaced him with a Soul Ancestor, they wouldn't be able to perform better. Setting aside the friendship they had formed during these three months, both Ning Tian and Wu Feng truly admired him.
"Huo Yuhao, did you see that? We are the champions!"
Wu Feng approached Huo Yuhao and patted his shoulder. However, as she did, Huo Yuhao, who was standing upright, collapsed to the ground.
Mujin didn't know when she had descended from the platform and rushed towards them, ecstatic like a child. However, upon seeing Huo Yuhao fall, Mujin was shocked and quickly knelt down to check on him.
"Ouch, it's so hot!" Wu Feng tried to touch Huo Yuhao's body, which had turned fiery red from the burns, but quickly withdrew her hand from the heat.
Even though she was usually strong-willed, she felt like crying now. Wu Feng looked at Mujin with teary eyes, her voice trembling.
"Teacher, Huo Yuhao will be okay, right?"
Mujin solemnly extended her right hand, enveloping it in a white halo of soul power to isolate the heat from Huo Yuhao's body. She checked his pulse, and her furrowed brow relaxed.
"It's nothing serious, just exhaustion. He'll be fine after resting for a few days. I'll take him back to his hotel later. You go to the infirmary and check on Ning Tian."
Wu Feng nodded in agreement, her worries about her injured comrade momentarily replaced by the excitement of winning the championship.
Although Huo Yuhao had collapsed from exhaustion, there was no dispute over the outcome of the match.
After all, even Du Weilun, a Soul Douluo, couldn't withstand the explosive power of the Red-Black Fire Lotus. If it were the Hell White Tiger formed by Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, they would have needed professional pallbearers from the Black Coffin Guild to carry them away.
The class teacher of Dai Huabin's class also came over to comfort the three of them, but Dai Huabin's expression remained unchanged. His gaze occasionally turned ferocious as he looked at the unconscious Huo Yuhao, his fists clenched tightly.
Next time, I will never lose again!
In the Sea of Consciousness, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. At the same time, he heard the familiar voice of Skydream Iceworm.
"I have to say, Yuhao, you're quite daring! You dare to use such a suicidal move casually. If it weren't for me using the power of ice and the life force sealed in my seal to protect your body in time, your meridians would have been burned to ashes!"
A bitter smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's lips as he shook his head and said, "Thank you, Brother Tianmeng. I thought it wouldn't be too difficult to merge the two flames with the Burning Technique's power, but I underestimated it. With my current spiritual power, using this move is still too much of a stretch."
"Relax, relax. With me protecting you, you won't get hurt." Skydream Iceworm said confidently. "When it's time for you to obtain your second soul ring, I'll take you to the Extreme North Ice Field. By then, your spiritual power will definitely skyrocket, and you should be able to control this move."
"Indeed, Yuhao, I admire you greatly. The Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus you created, its destructive power, even I am amazed by it. If you can perfect it in the future, and even merge two different Origin Fires, I believe that with just this move, you'll have no equal among your peers. My student, you are truly extraordinary!"
At this moment, the voice of Yao Lao also appeared in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. However, he didn't reproach Huo Yuhao for his reckless actions; instead, he felt extremely relieved and happy.
Suddenly, the gray bead that had been silent in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness shattered silently, and a stream of gray gas dispersed from it.
"Hmm, the one who tried to steal my host, you finally reveal yourself!"
Almost simultaneously, ten golden lights lit up. Skydream Iceworm attempted to drive away the gray gas, but it seemed intangible, unaffected by his powerful primordial energy, showing no signs of dispersing.
"So, the one who fought over territory with me reveals himself? Who do you think you are? Just a fleshworm. If it weren't for my last strand of consciousness, I would have turned you into fertilizer long ago." A hoarse voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
Skydream Iceworm immediately grew furious, "You dare to challenge me? Come on then! Let's see who defeats whom! Don't think I haven't noticed, you have no cultivation now. With just a strand of consciousness, you still want to fight me?"
The hoarse voice disdainfully replied, "That's right, I only have a strand of consciousness left, but the level of my consciousness is countless times higher than your spiritual power. With just a strand of consciousness, you can't deal with me. If I gradually restore my fragmented consciousness, I can easily crush you!"
"You..." Skydream Iceworm was momentarily speechless.
"Perhaps you won't have the chance to restore it." Suddenly, Yao Lao's voice sounded.
He had noticed the gray light ball in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness earlier but hadn't acted recklessly because he didn't know what it was. However, realizing now that the gray light ball had consciousness, Yao Lao became wary.
"To the powerful being from another world, please don't be too nervous, as I don't have any malicious intent." The hoarse voice softened instantly as it conversed with Yao Lao.
"Who are you, and where do you come from?" Yao Lao asked in confusion.
"Like you, I originally didn't belong to this world. I only remember that I seemed to be dying, but perhaps because my soul power was too strong, I broke through space at the moment of death, leaving behind this strand of consciousness, which ended up in this world."
"At that time, this young man was merging with that big bug, causing a strong energy fluctuation that attracted me here. So, this strand of consciousness of mine settled in his Sea of Consciousness. But rest assured, I don't harbor any ill will. After all, if anything happens to you, this strand of consciousness of mine will also dissipate."
"I am extremely weak now and need time to gradually repair myself to fully restore my memory. I sensed the dark fire raging inside you earlier, which gave me a familiar feeling, waking me from my slumber."
"I have to say, your Sea of Consciousness is very peculiar. Although I can access some of your memories, most of them are completely sealed by the power of time and space, and even with my former strength, I couldn't break through the seal."
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged. Although Electrolux's awakening was unexpected, he had already prepared himself for it.
He had an old man living in a ring, an old man in his Sea of Consciousness, and a million-year soul ring on him from an ancient soul beast old man.
In this instant, Huo Yuhao felt like he had become the principal of the Shrek Academy for the Elderly.
"Now that you have awakened and haven't chosen to leave, it means you must have some request," Yao Lao said lightly.
"Yes, when I was reading the memories of this young man, I learned that he seems to be able to help you refine a body capable of containing souls using a technique called the Burning Technique." Electrolux said. "I was once a human too, so naturally, I miss the feeling of having a body."
"So, what price do you want to pay?" Yao Lao asked.
Electrolux paused for a moment and suddenly said, "What if I told you I could provide you with a type of so-called Origin Fire? Would that be enough to make this deal?"