Lou Gao looked at the profound, settled light in his disciple's eyes, nodded heavily, and patted Lin Xia on the shoulder. His tone was more solemn than ever before.
"Brat, no matter what happened, surviving is the greatest fortune of all. This power… this opportunity… whether it turns out to be good or bad, blessing or calamity, we can only take things one step at a time!"
"And this imprint…"
Lin Xia gently rubbed the crimson-gold phoenix on his arm. The warm sensation was directly connected to his heart.
"It… seems to contain some kind of power. Some kind of… guidance?"
Larvitar also leaned in, rubbing its magma-armored head against Lin Xia and letting out a low, indistinct growl. The phoenix imprint on its armor grew slightly warm as well.
After a moment of silence, a sharp gleam appeared in Lin Xia's eyes.
Could this be the inheritance of the Phoenix God?
But then why would the other party try to stop him from obtaining power?!
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Lin Xia's mind. In the original storyline, Ma Hongjun seemed to have failed to inherit the Fire God's divine position due to issues with his talent and temperament, and could only settle for the Phoenix God's divine position, which better matched his martial soul.
This meant that the Extreme Southern Volcano Belt might very well still contain the inheritance of the Fire God. As this thought formed, Lin Xia's expression grew serious.
A god's inheritance
Even if he did not intend to obtain or inherit a divine position, the value brought by a divine trial was absolutely immeasurable!
Naturally, Lou Gao had no idea what Lin Xia was thinking. Seeing his expression, he subconsciously asked,
"Xiao Xia, how are you feeling now? What Level is your Soul Power at? Have you comprehended any new moves?"
Hearing this, Lin Xia carefully sensed his condition.
Before coming here, his Soul Power had already reached the peak of Level 18. After absorbing nearly one-third of the Sun Essence mineral vein, his Soul Power had smoothly advanced to Level 20. Moreover, once he obtained his Soul Ring, his Soul Power Level would definitely rise several more Levels.
But none of that was the most important part.
The most important thing was that he seemed to have comprehended several new fire-attribute moves!
"Teacher!"
Lin Xia's voice carried a trace of disbelief and excitement as he slowly raised his right hand, spreading his fingers.
"I feel… different. Completely different!"
Before his words had even finished, Lin Xia's thoughts shifted slightly as he attempted to guide the scorching energy within his body toward his fingertips.
Whoosh—!
Without any warning, a blazing mass of golden-red flames instantly wrapped around his fist!
The flames were not illusory but condensed like liquid magma, radiating terrifying heat that further distorted the already scorching air around him.
At the edges of the flames danced the pure golden light unique to Sun Essence, as if a miniature star were clenched in his palm.
"Fire Punch?!"
Lin Xia blurted out. This was precisely the signature physical Fire-type move of Fire-type Pokémon from the Pokémon world in his past-life memories!
This was a perfect fusion of intent and instinct, as if the move had long been engraved into his genes, merely awakened now by his newly reborn power.
Lin Xia threw a punch forward, striking nothing but the air.
Boom!
The air ignited, compressed, and detonated in an instant!
A golden-red wave of flame blasted forward amid a dull explosion, plowing ahead and smashing into a massive half-molten obsidian rock in the distance.
Crack! Bang!
That rock, something Lou Gao would need to use his martial soul to even shake—shattered instantly like brittle glass struck by a red-hot hammer. Fragments flew everywhere, their edges displaying a glassy texture formed by extreme heat melting and then rapidly solidifying them!
Its power far exceeded that of an ordinary Soul Elder's soul skill, and it carried the pure destructive nature of flame itself.
"T-This…!"
Lou Gao sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Igniting flames with bare hands, shaping fire, and unleashing such terrifying power?
This was simply… divine craftsmanship!
Lin Xia himself was startled by the power of that punch, which was immediately followed by overwhelming joy.
He then instantly looked at his teeth as an even crazier idea surfaced.
Imitating the biting motion of a ferocious beast from his memories, Lin Xia focused his thoughts on his mouth.
Buzz!
Between his upper and lower teeth, two rows of sharp fang-shaped phantoms formed entirely of pure golden-red flames suddenly appeared, condensed almost into solid form!
The flaming fangs emitted a more restrained yet even more bone-chilling aura of destruction than Fire Punch, as if they could bite through refined metal and incinerate Soul Power itself!
This was—
Fire Fang!
"Roar!"
Seeing this, Larvitar's crimson eyes lit up as the golden flame star core within them flared brilliantly, as if it had received intense resonance and inspiration.
It let out a low roar and suddenly opened its mouth.
Whoosh—!
The same scene appeared inside Larvitar's mouth!
Its already magma-like fangs were instantly wrapped in even more violent, even more solidified golden-red flames, forming a ferocious pair of flaming giant jaws!
It even instinctively bit down on a nearby piece of scattered mineral debris that still carried a dark-red residual heat.
Crack! Sizzle—!
The hard ore shattered as easily as a crisp biscuit, and the fracture instantly melted under the flames, dripping molten red magma! The power was astonishing!
"Good! Good boy!"
Seeing Larvitar's performance, Lou Gao excitedly slapped his thigh, but then immediately turned his gaze toward Lin Xia.
"Y-you… this body of yours…"
Lin Xia withdrew Fire Fang and sensed the ceaseless torrent of power surging within his body.
He walked over to a relatively intact, half-man-tall massive obsidian pillar nearby.
This rock had survived the previous explosions and extreme heat, making it exceptionally hard.
Lin Xia did not use Soul Power, nor did he deliberately gather strength. Relying solely on the power of his newly reborn body, he formed his fingers into claws and fiercely thrust them into the rock!
Pfft!
There was no imagined violent collision—only a teeth-gritting sound, like a hot knife slicing into butter.
Lin Xia's five fingers, wrapped in a faint, almost invisible golden-red halo, sank effortlessly into the obsidian harder than refined steel, plunging straight in up to his wrist!
"Hiss—!"
This time, Lou Gao was so shocked that he literally jumped.
He knew Lin Xia's physical body had become stronger but strong to this extent? Piercing obsidian barehanded?!
This required terrifying finger strength, penetration power, and… defensive capability!
One had to know that the hardness of obsidian meant that even a Soul Elder's full-power attack might not leave a deep mark!
Even Lin Xia himself was startled by the result. His arm muscles bulged as he let out a low shout.
"Up!"
Boom!
That half-man-tall massive obsidian pillar was forcibly ripped out of the ground by Lin Xia with a single arm!
The magma-like muscle lines covering Lin Xia's arm were clearly visible, veins slightly bulging like coiling dragons, brimming with explosive strength.
Lin Xia effortlessly lifted the stone pillar over his head, then violently slammed it down toward the ground!
Bang!!!
The earth shook and the mountains trembled!
Fragments of stone shot out like bullets!
The entire mine cavern seemed to shake.
The stone pillar was driven deep into the ground, with massive spiderweb-like cracks spreading out in all directions around it.
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