Early the next morning, the outer Spirit Ring around Xiao Huo's body completely enveloped her two yellow, two purple, moving in harmony.
She opened her eyes and looked at Xiao Zhan, revealing a smile, excitedly saying, "Dad, it's a success!"
As she said this, Su Wen, Gu Rong, and the others who were originally curious about her Spirit Skill became even more curious.
Because the way she mentioned success seemed to have a certain purpose from the beginning.
"It's good that it's successful." Xiao Zhan also felt relieved.
"Sister Huo'er, what's going on? What is your fifth Spirit Skill?" Su Wen asked curiously.
Xiao Huo smiled and said, "My fifth Spirit Skill is Jade Spirit Fire Seed."
Jade Spirit Fire Seed?
Su Wen frowned, uncertainly saying, "Could it be that it not only has the ability to unleash the Jade Fire of the Jade Fire Spirit Beast but also condense it into a seed of fire?"
"That's right, that's probably the effect," Xiao Huo nodded, acknowledging Su Wen's explanation.
Su Wen looked at Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan nodded, saying, "This involves another secret technique I developed. I never really held hope of breaking through to Spirit Douluo before, so the practical implementation of this secret technique was mainly carried out by Huo'er."
"Oh?"
When it came to secret techniques, Su Wen and the others perked up their ears.
However, they didn't expect Xiao Zhan to fully explain the principles involved. After all, secret techniques were very private things, belonging to the fundamental secrets of a Spirit Master.
However, Xiao Zhan didn't completely conceal it and began to explain.
"As for Spirit Skills, Xiaowen has also summarized them," he looked at Su Wen and said, "I tend to agree with Xiaowen's classification."
Su Wen was cued in and felt somewhat helpless.
He had conducted a lot of research and drawn many conclusions, and with his own understanding and in-depth research, these conclusions had been continuously updated and refined.
For example, regarding Spirit Skills, initially, when he was still in Nuoding City, he understood the abilities of Spirit Skills as the inherent power of Martial Spirits themselves, merely guided out by Spirit Rings.
There wasn't really a problem with this interpretation. Even though many abilities were clearly brought about by Spirit Rings, they were actually potentials of the Martial Spirit itself, with the "hidden power" being unearthed by the Spirit Ring.
But in the end, it could be considered sophistry.
More so, it was Su Wen's summarizing ability that was lacking. Initially, he had thought in this way, but the theories he had summarized didn't clearly encompass everything.
Later, with further research and after obtaining several Spirit Rings himself, Su Wen refined this theory and also discussed it with Xiao Zhan.
"According to Xiaowen's classification, the sources of Spirit Skills can be divided into two aspects: one comes from Spirit Rings, and the other comes from Martial Spirits," Xiao Zhan explained.
"When a Martial Spirit naturally matches a certain Spirit Skill of the acquired Spirit Beast, it can develop similar abilities. Through the modification of Spirit Rings, there is hope to inherit this Spirit Skill of the Spirit Beast. This is a Spirit Skill that comes from Spirit Rings. As for Martial Spirits like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, regardless of which Spirit Beast's Spirit Ring they obtain, they will produce the same seven Spirit Skills and the Martial Spirit True Body that all Spirit Masters obtain at the seventh ring. These belong to Spirit Skills from Martial Spirits, representing the abilities of the Martial Spirit itself. However, Spirit Rings, in turn, match this ability. Guided by Spirit Rings, they form corresponding Spirit Skills."
"One comes from Spirit Rings, and Martial Spirits happen to be able to match with Spirit Rings. Through the modification of Spirit Rings, they possess this Spirit Skill. The other comes from the Martial Spirit itself, and Spirit Rings have specific channels to guide the Martial Spirit's abilities into Spirit Skills."
The crowd nodded in apparent understanding.
"So, Uncle Zhan, are you trying to guide the abilities of the Martial Spirit into Spirit Skills?"
Xiao Zhan nodded and shook his head.
"It's more like referencing this direction, but I'm attempting to turn my own development of Martial Spirit into Spirit Skills."
In fact, it's also the inherent ability of the Martial Spirit, developed by the Spirit Master, forming Spirit Skills in specific forms.
"So, for the next Flame Master Spirit Ring, Uncle Zhan, are you also trying to find a way to make your eighth Spirit Skill similar to the ability to condense fire seeds?" Su Wen seemed to understand Xiao Zhan's thoughts.
While others were still digesting Xiao Zhan's previous explanation of Spirit Skill classification, Su Wen had already begun pondering Xiao Zhan's intentions, the direction of his secret techniques.
Looking at Su Wen, Xiao Zhan smiled helplessly and said, "It seems Xiaowen, you also know the direction I want to develop."
Su Wen nodded but didn't continue to inquire. He would wait until Xiao Zhan developed it further.
"Let's go hunt that Flame Master first," Xiao Zhan said.
Deep within the Flame Mountain Range.
This was a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with flames that never extinguished swirling within.
The scorching flames tinted the entire valley red.
On the surrounding rock walls, streaks of red magma flowed down.
In the center of the valley, a giant beast, its body seemingly composed of magma and engulfed in flames, crawled. It undulated continuously, emitting hot air from its body, forming a formidable pressure.
As the beast rose, its body, resembling molten lava, stood a staggering ten meters tall, robust in stature, resembling a lava giant.
Those crimson eyes stared at the exit of the valley.
Over there, the figures of Su Wen and his companions emerged.
Roar!
Upon seeing human Spirit Masters disturbing its rest, the Flame Master immediately let out a roar, erupting like flames, and flames soared into the sky from him as the center.
The entire valley was in turmoil, the flames burning more fiercely, and the magma flowing on the rock walls seemed even hotter.
"Yan'er, Rongrong, you two, and Xiao Huo and Xiaowen, don't act on your own here," Dugu Bo's expression turned serious as he felt the pressure.
Facing an eighty-thousand-year-old Flame Master, even he had to be cautious.
Gu Rong also had a solemn expression at this moment.
He realized that this Flame Master was vastly different from the Flame Lords he knew, evident from the oppressive aura.
"His strength is probably comparable to some hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts," Gu Rong said in a solemn tone.
Su Wen, at the exit of the valley, also gazed at the distant Flame Master, holding his breath and focusing his mind.
"Such a terrifying aura, no wonder it's called the master."
Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, along with Xiao Zhan, and Ning Rongrong, from a distance, applied enhancements to their strength, speed, and Soul Power.
With the combined efforts of the three, battling the Flame Master also took some effort before they finally killed it.
Even in death, its corpse still emitted an oppressive feeling.
Su Wen and his group arrived at the center of the valley.
"Let's absorb it directly here. With the deterrence of the Flame Master, no Spirit Beasts dare to approach nearby," Su Wen suggested.
Despite the intense battle, no Spirit Beasts dared to approach the valley in a short time.
Suppressing his excitement, Xiao Zhan took a deep breath and sat cross-legged in front of the Flame Master's corpse.
Two yellow, two purple, three black.
Seven Spirit Rings emerged, and a Fire Demon Book, brimming with domineering flame aura and entirely constructed of flames, floated above Xiao Zhan's head.
The Spirit Ring of the Flame Master was then drawn by him and landed outside the Fire Demon Book.
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