stonecrandall 457. Different Approaches
457. Different Approaches
The newcomer was Wei Jiangyuan, a contestant recruited by the Pill Tower to participate in the Pill Gathering. Seeing Su Huo's actions, Wei Jiangyuan raised an eyebrow, showing the same keen interest as Xiao Yan before, and began to observe.
Just as Su Huo was caught in a dilemma, Wei Jiangyuan smiled confidently, and with a swift movement, forcefully snatched the two balls of beast fire from Su Huo's hands.
Su Huo was about to erupt in anger when he saw the tiger-toothed youth in front of him smile confidently: "Watch closely, Elder Ugly, this is how flame fusion should be done!"
Upon hearing this, Su Huo was about to erupt in anger, but stopped before he could utter a word. Because from Wei Jiangyuan's slender hands, specks of green light flowed out, and Su Huo discovered that the green light had directly altered the flames' violent nature; the two balls of beastly fire had actually lost their inherent bestiality.
"Hehe, not bad, very well-behaved."
Subsequently, under Wei Jiangyuan's manipulation, the two flames drew closer. As the strange fire approached, a change occurred that Su Huo never expected: the two flames began to grow branches and leaves, and finally gradually transformed into a two-colored flame flower.
Su Huo, standing to the side, completely forgot about Wei Jiangyuan's act of stealing the beast fire, and stared in shock, dumbfounded: "How... how could this be? Something's not right!"
After doing all that, Wei Jiangyuan casually tossed the Flame Flower to Su Huo and then lectured him, "Since you want to fuse two kinds of beast fire, how can you only think about suppressing its explosive characteristics? That won't last long, okay? Only growth is the way to fuse fire."
Su Huo's brows furrowed deeply. Two completely different ideas, presented in a single day, stirred up a tidal wave in his mind: "Growth? How can flames grow?"
"Why not?" Wei Jiangyuan explained, "Everything in the world needs to grow, and life is the beginning of everything."
"Seeing how slow you are to think, let me give you a simpler example. You should know that humans and magical beasts can also have offspring, and they will almost certainly inherit the characteristics of both parents. Flame itself is also a spiritual substance of heaven and earth. Since you want the two to merge into one, then just let it grow and bear fruit."
As Su Huo fell into deep thought, Wei Jiangyuan jokingly asked, "Well, have you learned it?"
"While beast fire is indeed a spiritual object, it cannot grow into a living being!" Su Huo pondered for a moment before tentatively asking, "Could this also be a secret of your cultivation technique?"
Wei Jiangyuan asked curiously, "It's true that intelligence is a secret of my cultivation technique, but why did you reveal it?"
Su Huo gritted his teeth and said, "As expected, may I then become your disciple and learn the key points of your technique?"
Wei Jiangyuan shook his head decisively, indicating his refusal.
"Why are you embarrassed?"
"No, no, no." Wei Jiangyuan raised a right finger and waved it in front of Su Huo: "I have very high standards for my disciples. You have wasted more than a hundred years and you are still only a Dou Zun with the strength of a mere Dou Zun. Your soul is only at the Spirit Realm. You are too weak. If word gets out that I am going to take you in, it will ruin my reputation."
Upon hearing this, Su Huo instinctively widened his eyes, feeling a surge of anger. However, Wei Jiangyuan's attack was too intense, and he was momentarily speechless due to his anger.
"What are you looking at? I'm just telling the truth. Oh, and also, you're really ugly, that's important too."
"X, XXX, who do you think you are? I'll teach you a lesson!" Su Huo immediately unleashed his full power.
"Hey, my name is Wei Jiangyuan. Xuan Kongzi should have told you how to treat me, right?" Wei Jiangyuan looked at Su Huo with a smile, but Su Huo, who was furious at the moment, just wanted to slap Wei Jiangyuan's handsome face.
"You little brat, you're absolutely infuriating!"
"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment~" After saying that, Wei Jiangyuan also headed towards the display stand.
After letting out several long sighs, Su Huo finally calmed down his agitated heart. He glared angrily at Wei Jiangyuan's back, but Xuan Kongzi had indeed given him serious instructions to cooperate with the person in front of him if he made any requests.
Moreover, Su Huo had a vague feeling that even with his five-star Dou Zun strength, he was probably no match for the person in front of him.
"Kid, I'll be waiting for you to come begging to me!" Su Huo thought bitterly.
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Wei Jiangyuan was much faster than Xiao Yan in selecting soul skills, and within an hour he came out with two scrolls. Su Huo also noticed that, unlike Xiao Yan's cautious and serious approach, Wei Jiangyuan mostly just skimmed over them, his attitude frivolous as if he were picking up trash.
Seeing the latter's choice, Su Huo didn't make things difficult for him. While helping Wei Jiangyuan remove the scroll restriction, he smiled inwardly. The best choice had already been taken by Xiao Yan. Without his guidance, no matter what Wei Jiangyuan chose, it would be wrong. Although Wei Jiangyuan obtained high-level Earth-rank soul skills, he still suffered a loss in secret.
"Why did you only take two portions?" Su Huo asked subconsciously, remembering that Xuan Kongzi had given the latter three portions.
"Something I was interested in has already been taken."
Upon hearing this, Su Huo had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Then he heard Wei Jiangyuan add, "When the borrowed items are returned, remember to let me know... Elder Ugly~"
"There are quite a few high-level Earth-rank soul skills, are you really waiting for that one?"
"No, no." Wei Jiangyuan smiled leisurely: "It's the one that's missing from the Yellow Rank."
"You shouldn't need a Yellow Rank weapon!" Su Huo felt utterly hopeless at this moment.
"Of course I don't want the regular one, but the one that's missing, I feel is a good thing."
"Are you so sure? If not, wouldn't we be missing out on a valuable spot?"
"I wasn't so sure at first, but judging from your performance now, I'm 80% certain." Wei Jiangyuan said nonchalantly, "There's one missing scroll each for the high-level Earth Rank and the Yellow Rank. I have a feeling something's not right. So what if I guessed wrong? It's just a high-level Earth Rank soul skill; who would treasure it?"
After Wei Jiangyuan finished speaking, he looked at Su Huo with a smile in his eyes. Su Huo felt that he had been mocked by the young man in front of him.
Su Huo gritted his teeth and said, "Get out! Grab your things and get out of here!"
"Don't get angry, Elder Ugly, you'll only look uglier." Wei Jiangyuan waved to Su Huo as he went out with his things, "Like me, smile more, and your luck will improve!"
Watching Wei Jiangyuan's retreating figure, Su Huo felt an overwhelming longing for the composed Xiao Yan. This man in front of him could infuriate anyone at any moment. If he weren't incapable of attacking him, even though he was no match for Su Huo, he would have loved to give him a good beating.
However, Xiao Yan was no longer aware of Su Huo's longing, because the news that the young master of Xingyun Pavilion was going to challenge the Heavenly Talent Ranking had spread throughout the entire Saint Pill City.