Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 39 The Possibility of Simulating Soul Skills

After a quick packing, Hai Bodong and the three others embarked on their journey to Stone Desert City.

In the desert, sandstorms raged. Several people in long robes slowly made their way forward against the wind and sand. Behind them, rows of footprints were deeply embedded in the yellow sand. Moments later, the sandstorms covered them all, hiding all traces beneath the desert.

They thought they would have to go through some trials, but as soon as they entered the desert, a cool breeze quietly enveloped Little Fairy Doctor and Hai Bodong, blocking the scorching sun.

"It's so hot!" Xiao Yan, slinging the Xuan Heavy Ruler over his shoulder again, opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, trying to cool off. But this only made his mouth dry. "Yuhao, get me a bottle of ice water...wait, why aren't you guys sweating at all!"

"You're too weak." Huo Yuhao suppressed a smile.

"Something's not right!" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, staring at the slightly distorted air around Huo Yuhao and the others, and noticed a problem. He strode over, reached out, and it was as if he had instantly entered an air-conditioned room.

"Huo Yuhao!"

"There's no other way, you're the only one with the fire attribute, and the desert environment is suitable for your cultivation. Good luck!" Huo Yuhao explained earnestly with a smile on his face. Then, he manipulated the surrounding air, creating a gust of hot wind that blew Xiao Yan out of the Eternal Frozen Domain, not letting him feel even a bit of coolness.

"Brother Yuhao, I want to eat ice cream!" This is the snack that Xiao Yan was responsible for providing the idea for, and Huo Yuhao was responsible for making it happen.

"Young Huo, if you'd like, let this old man have a taste too." This seemed to confirm Xiao Yan's saying that "no fight, no friendship." Despite being the one who had been tricked by Huo Yuhao, the other two, and Hai Bodong, he didn't treat himself like an outsider at all along the way.

"Here you go." Huo Yuhao quickly made two ice creams and handed them to Xiao Yixian and Hai Bodong respectively.

"Yu Hao Hao~ I'm dying of thirst!" Xiao Yan wanted to curse, but looking at the two ice creams, he immediately realized that the idea of ​​quenching thirst by looking at plums was a lie. He seemed to have no strength left to speak. He squeezed out the last bit of saliva, trying to achieve his goal by disgusting Huo Yu Hao.

"Wow, this young man! He's really playing tricks!" Looking at Huo Yuhao and then at Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong's old face began to wrinkle.

"I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it." Huo Yuhao carefully searched through his storage ring, took out a jade bottle, and handed it to Xiao Yan. He had specially chilled the liquid beforehand to keep it at a suitable temperature for drinking.

Taking the medicine bottle, Xiao Yan couldn't wait and drank it all in one gulp. Feeling a cool sensation spreading through his body, Xiao Yan felt as if he had come back to life.

"I mean, you guys are so unfair! You left me to suffer all by myself without even telling me..."

He suddenly stopped mid-sentence, feeling as if a flame was rising within him. A surge of restlessness filled his body and mind.

"Huo Yuhao!!! What did you give me to drink?" Xiao Yan's face instantly turned red, his voice changed, and his finger pointing at Huo Yuhao trembled.

Seeing Xiao Yan's condition, Huo Yuhao nodded in satisfaction.

"The thing you made when you first tried to concoct medicine."

"You, you, you!" Xiao Yan's face turned from red to green, his voice trembling, "You really didn't have good intentions, you've had designs on me all along, haven't you!"

*Thud!* The half-eaten ice cream fell to the ground. Little Fairy Doctor and Hai Bodong stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan.

"Brother Yuhao, you guys..."

"I was just joking..."

Extending his finger, Huo Yuhao released a wisp of cold air to suppress the fire within Xiao Yan's body. He explained, "This is just a modified version of the Blood Burning Technique; you threw away your medicine a long time ago."

Whew! All three of them let out a long breath at the same time.

Huo Yuhao continued, "So from now on, Xiao Yan, you must maintain the circulation of your Dou Qi continuously, and the speed cannot be too slow, otherwise your meridians will be burned."

"You just wait!" Xiao Yan didn't say another word. He knew that this must have been Yao Chen's idea.

Hai Bodong, standing to the side, frowned, intending to stop him: "You just take such dangerous medicine so casually? You shouldn't be so aggressive in improving your strength."

"Senior, don't worry," Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice. "The effects of the medicine aren't that strong. If Xiao Yan can't withstand it, I can neutralize it."

"What am I worried about..." Hai Bodong muttered.

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As night fell, the desert temperature plummeted, and Huo Yuhao and his group lit a fire and began to rest.

"How are you feeling?" Huo Yuhao asked, looking at Xiao Yan, who was sprawled on the ground like a salted fish.

"Thanks to you, I've been promoted one star."

"I'm asking if you still have the energy. If you do, come and help me cook."

"Huo Yuhao, are you a dog?! No, don't call me before the food is ready!"

After a hearty meal, another man on the Dou Qi Continent was conquered by Huo Yuhao.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiao Yan was fully recharged: "Yuhao, how did you manage to beat Senior Hai Bodong? Even if Senior Hai Bodong is only a Dou Ling now, he was once a Dou Huang!"

"What do you mean you're just a mere Battle Spirit!" Hai Bodong clenched his fist. "I can slap any Battle Spirit like you one slap away!"

"Actually, Senior Hai Bodong is very strong. If we were to fight him head-on, I wouldn't be a match for him." Huo Yuhao was studying the incomplete array manual when he heard Xiao Yan's words and made a comment to help Hai Bodong.

"If it weren't for the fact that I can't use ice-attribute fighting techniques in front of Huo... we could have another match later!" Judging from Hai Bodong's expression, it was clear that Huo Yuhao's attempt to salvage the situation hadn't worked.

"How about I give it a try?" Xiao Yan was somewhat eager to try.

"You should probably give up," Little Fairy Doctor said to Xiao Yan. "Don't make us carry you around tomorrow."

"You wait! I'm already an eight-star Dou Zhe, and soon I'll break through to Dou Shi. Don't underestimate me..."

"Here we go again." Little Fairy Doctor was speechless.

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Huo Yuhao began to explain the details of his battle to the others.

"Besides the ability to control ice elements, the most important difference is in mental strength. Senior Hai Bodong couldn't detect my true location..."

"So you were still lying to me with that last trick!" Hai Bodong was speechless.

"Wow, Yuhao! Your simulation skills are amazing! It's almost as good as 'Illusory Flower in a Water'."

"A mirage? What's that?"

"That's Aizen's ability; it allows him to manipulate the five senses..." Xiao Yan said excitedly.

"Ahem!" Huo Yuhao coughed softly, reminding Xiao Yan, who seemed to have a tendency to self-destruct.

"Uh!" Xiao Yan realized what was happening and looked at Hai Bodong, who was pondering whether there was a powerful figure named "Aizen" in the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Yan chuckled and asked, "Senior Hai Bodong, have you heard of this person? He is said to be one of the top ten powerful figures in the Jia Ma Empire in the same era as you."

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong shook his head: "There is no such person in the Jia Ma Empire. It must be a rumor."

After listening to Xiao Yan's explanation, Huo Yuhao said, "My simulation can't control the five senses; it mainly affects vision. I deceived Senior Hai Bodong's hearing and touch by using Qi control techniques, but simulation can affect the sixth sense to some extent..."

Huo Yuhao's voice grew softer and softer as he stared at the fire, his thoughts drifting away.