The white flame hesitated for a moment, then cautiously floated over, retreating three steps with each step forward. It circled around Huo Yuhao's body, then sensed his aura, emitting a few joyful buzzing sounds.
"Are you willing to enter into a master-servant contract with him, to serve loyally and stay together through life and death?" Electrolux asked again.
This time, without any hesitation, the white flame bobbed up and down, as if nodding.
"Very well. Since you are formed from the extreme cold power of the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave, from now on, your name will be Profound Ice Cold Flame!" As Electrolux chanted the names of Huo Yuhao and the Profound Ice Cold Flame, he also uttered an incantation in a language difficult to understand.
Suddenly, Electrolux's tone became exceptionally high-pitched, and he raised his staff high into the air. Golden runes began to be drawn slowly and steadily by him.
One by one, the golden runes floated toward the Profound Ice Cold Flame and quickly merged into it, causing its size to gradually decrease.
"Yuhao, blood!" Electrolux commanded in a deep voice.
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened as he spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed directly on the Profound Ice Cold Flame. The flame instantly turned into a small white fire and slowly flew toward Huo Yuhao, merging into his eyes.
At the same time, all the clothes on Huo Yuhao's body were instantly burned to ashes.
Even though the Mysterious Ice Cold Flame had entered into a master-servant contract with Huo Yuhao, it was still a wild and uncontrollable force of nature. Even a slight leak of its power was something Huo Yuhao could not withstand at this stage.
"Yuhao, take the Blood Lotus Pill!" Yao Lao stretched out his hand, and a small jade bottle flew out from a black, ancient ring. Tilting slightly, a round pill the size of a dragon's eye, with a faint glow, rolled out.
Yao Lao flicked the Blood Lotus Pill towards Huo Yuhao, who opened his mouth just in time to catch and swallow it. The pill turned into a slightly chilly energy, quickly penetrating into Huo Yuhao's meridians, muscles, and bones.
As the medicinal power of the Blood Lotus Pill seeped in, Huo Yuhao's body suddenly trembled violently, and threads of fresh blood sprayed out from his pores.
In just a blink of an eye, Huo Yuhao's body was covered in a layer of crimson blood, making him look extremely terrifying.
The blood rapidly congealed into a blood-red crust. This crust covered not only Huo Yuhao's skin but also completely sealed off his eyes.
At the same time, a lotus seat beneath Huo Yuhao channeled an icy blue extreme cold power into his body, covering his meridians and blood vessels with a protective layer of ice crystals, insulating him from the burning power of the Mysterious Ice Cold Flame. This power came from the Ice God's inheritance and was the result of the cold power painstakingly gathered by the Mysterious Ice Cold Flame over the years.
Inside Huo Yuhao, the Burning Technique was running at full capacity. He extended his right hand slightly, and a thread of ice-white, magma-like liquid appeared in his palm.
"Is this the Profound Ice Cold Flame's seed? It's so small," Huo Yuhao remarked in surprise.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's comment, the Mysterious Ice Cold Flame seed twisted, as if sulking and wanting to slip out of his hand.
Huo Yuhao quickly sent out a mental wave to soothe the somewhat agitated Profound Ice Cold Flame.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry. Being small isn't a problem. Small things can be very cute too," Huo Yuhao said soothingly.
Yao Lao's face twitched slightly at Huo Yuhao's words. He coughed lightly and said, "This is the original seed of the exotic flame. Don't underestimate its size. When it initially formed, it should have been as big as half a mountain. After thousands of years of refinement and condensation, its size has become smaller and smaller. Only when it's compressed to about the size of a palm can it form a fire spirit. At this point, it can truly be called an strange flame."
"Imagine the terrifying amount of energy it has absorbed over thousands of years, compressed into a thumb-sized magma thread. If it fully unleashed its power, the destructive force would be catastrophic, enough to annihilate even the so-called Title Douluo experts in this world."
"So, what do I do next?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Swallow it!" Yao Lao chuckled. "You're a lucky one, having such powerful forces helping you resist the flame's burning and protect your body. When I absorbed an strange flame, I foolishly sat holding the seed for almost an hour. Finally, trembling with fear, I swallowed the seed, thinking I was going to die."
Huo Yuhao laughed heartily, raised his hand, and tossed the flame seed into his mouth.
He then guided the flame seed to follow the Burning Technique's path through his meridians. Since it had already contracted with him, recognizing him as its master, the Profound Ice Cold Flame obediently followed Huo Yuhao's mental commands.
The ice-white magma flowed through a major meridian, perfectly completing its circulations. At this moment, Huo Yuhao could clearly feel the connection between his mind and the Profound Ice Cold Flame becoming more harmonious.
Meanwhile, the dark, inky soul power of the Firing Technique surged within him. Under Huo Yuhao's guidance, strands of black soul power flowed out, wrapping around the ice-white magma.
Though each contact between the black soul power and the ice-white magma resulted in the soul power being instantly incinerated, the continuous supply of soul power managed to keep the Mysterious Ice Cold Flame moving through Huo Yuhao's meridians.
When nearly all of his Burning Technique soul power was exhausted, the flame seed finally completed its journey through the Burning Technique's final meridian path.
As the ice-white magma exited the last meridian, a faint sense of cool warmth spread through Huo Yuhao's mind, making him feel even more calm and composed.
At this point, the Burning Ice Cold Flame's violent and destructive energy suddenly started to subside.
"Could it be... that I've succeeded?" Huo Yuhao wondered aloud.
In the room, Yao Lao looked at the naked, blood-crusted Huo Yuhao and let out a deep sigh of relief, a smile of satisfaction spreading across his face.
He nodded slightly, flicked his finger, and a small, prepared artifact shot into Huo Yuhao's body.
As the artifact entered Huo Yuhao's body, an ice-white flame shield instantly erupted from within him, enveloping him entirely. The shield's icy white flames, tinged with a hint of heat, isolated everything outside.
Gazing at the sudden flame shield, Yao Lao smiled gently and muttered, "What a fortuitous young man, blessed with extraordinary luck."