Chapter 215: The Application of Soul Skills

"Oh..."

Qin Jian responded casually, then let go of Huo Wu's hand and slowly wrapped his arm around her waist: "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of her."

Guarantee not to take advantage?

That is impossible; I can only guarantee she won't be pregnant when she comes out...

"You!"

Huo Wushuang watched him holding Huo Wu's waist, and he couldn't help but have veins popping on his forehead.

Sensing that Huo Wu was also a bit shy and resistant, Qin Jian leaned closer to her and whispered: "Don't forget my condition, this isn't too much to ask, right?"

Given a way out, Huo Wu went along with it; she awkwardly turned her head away, not even looking at the strange gazes of the surrounding team members.

"What are you looking at? This is a condition I agreed to," Huo Wu said with her head held high.

But these words did not dispel the gossiping gazes of her teammates and the lead teacher; who would let someone just hold them for the sake of hiring an outside helper, unless they liked it themselves? It was just self-deception...

The eight of them walked into the Mimicry Cultivation Ground together.

"Pfft... pfft..."

It was worthy of being called the Fire Prison; this Mimicry Cultivation Ground was built right on top of a volcano, and hundreds of meters below those crisscrossing stone arch bridges was bubbling magma.

And Qin Jian, Huo Wu, and the group of eight were standing on these crisscrossing downward arch bridges.

"This is too hot."

Qin Jian started sweating on his forehead the moment he entered.

Huo Wushuang glanced at him and said indifferently: "This is a place suitable for us to cultivate our martial souls; it is indeed too much for you."

Qin Jian looked around and, sure enough, discovered that Huo Wu and the others didn't feel a thing.

"Are you okay?"

Huo Wu moved a few steps closer to him, and the rope between their waists automatically shortened.

"I didn't want to show off, sigh..."

Qin Jian spread his hands helplessly: "But I also want to be more comfortable, there's no other way..."

Hum, hum, hum, hum.

Four soul rings lit up on his body, the Third Soul Ring flew out first, and with his Martial Soul Sword in hand, it instantly transformed into an Ice Snow Long Sword.

"Soul Ancestor! Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

Sure enough, gasps of surprise rose one after another. Qin Jian calmly put away his soul rings, leaving only the Third Soul Skill to maintain the state of the Ice Snow Long Sword.

This was also a clever use he had learned through long-term research on soul skills; as his control increased, his application of skills became more effortless.

"Without realizing it, your soul power level has even surpassed mine..."

Huo Wu hung her head, looking very disappointed.

Thinking back to when they first met, her level was a full ten levels higher than Qin Jian's, but now she had just reached the 40th Level and hadn't even obtained her Fourth Soul Ring, yet Qin Jian had already obtained a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Always extremely competitive, the sense of frustration she felt at this moment was indescribable.

It wasn't just her; in fact, almost all members of the Blazing Fire Team were in the 40th or 39th Level range, which was why they entered the Fire Prison, as Flame Beasts—a type of extremely special fire-type Soul Beast—would be born in the magma here.

"You monster... it's really hard to be jealous of you, sigh..."

Huo Wushuang shook his head, not wanting to say anything more, and went straight to choose an arch bridge with Huo Lie, heading downwards.

Seeing this, the others also chose their own directions.

Initially, they all had a tacit understanding not to choose paths that were too close; if there was to be competition, it would be at the very end before the magma, where fighting over Flame Beasts would be inevitable.

"Come."

Qin Jian reached out his hand to Huo Wu.

Huo Wu subconsciously placed her hand into his, and only then was she somewhat surprised that she had become so resistant-free to holding hands so quickly.

As Qin Jian's hand grabbed hers, a cool sensation was transmitted, which immediately made Huo Wu feel much more comfortable.

"Using your soul power continuously like this, the consumption must be huge, right?" Huo Wu asked with some concern.

Qin Jian smiled and said: "This kind of subtle soul skill operation also counts as a form of cultivation; it only has benefits and no drawbacks for me."

He wasn't just comforting Huo Wu; it was indeed the truth.

Maintaining the martial soul ice state in this Fire Prison was difficult, and doing it persistently was indeed a test for him, but if he could do it, he could better control every bit of soul power and the intensity of his soul skill execution.

This point was especially important for his Fourth Soul Skill; he had been trying to control the output intensity of the Nether Extreme Sword to avoid the flaw where every execution was a fight to the death. That meant he couldn't be led by the soul skill, but had to actively control it to the point where he could use exactly as much soul power as he wanted.

Now, this kind of subtle soul power control was exactly that; if he could perfectly master the Third Soul Skill, he could apply the same principle to control the Fourth Soul Skill.

"That's good, that's good."

Huo Wu let out a long sigh of relief; she didn't want the half-year here to be of no benefit to Qin Jian, as that would make her feel extremely guilty.

"Let's go this way."

Choosing an arch bridge path far away from the other three groups, the two walked down hand in hand.

Qin Jian felt it was very special.

He had experienced days of walking hand in hand like this with Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing'er, and Zhu Zhuqing; although the girls were different each time, the warmth was the same.

Only with Huo Wu, she was like a flame that could never be calm; even when holding hands, she always wanted to walk ahead and take the lead, and even when pulled back by Qin Jian, she would unconsciously walk ahead again after a while.

Actually, this wasn't intentional; it was just a subconscious action.

From this small detail, Qin Jian knew that this girl had a very strong desire for control, and her domineering and competitive nature was almost ingrained in her bones.

A girl like this joining the Asura Field would probably turn into a spark, making the Asura Field, which originally only had a fuse, explode in minutes...

Not to mention that she was also best friends with Shui Bing'er; the future was worrying...

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Just as Qin Jian's mind was wandering, his hand suddenly felt empty, and then he discovered that Huo Wu had rushed out, blasting several fireballs from her hands to scatter the balls of light floating up from below.

A few wisps of strange Fire Spirit drifted over and merged into the Fire Shadow martial soul behind her.

Huo Wu tilted her head slightly and narrowed her eyes, looking very comfortable.

"What was that just now?" Qin Jian asked curiously.

Huo Wu turned back and gave a bright smile, saying: "This is a Fire Spirit, formed from the unique fire-type soul power in the Fire Prison mixed with the aura of magma. Absorbing it can not only increase soul power but also temper the martial soul and enhance one's own strength."

"But its side effects are also great; every time one is absorbed, irritable factors will surge into the body, and once they accumulate to a certain degree, one will lose control..."

Huo Wu pointed to the retractable red rope connecting their waists and said: "This is its greatest use; when one person cannot control themselves, it binds the two together until that irritable state is exhausted."

Qin Jian looked her up and down and said: "I am very curious about what you look like when you go into a frenzy."

Huo Wu pursed her lips and said: "Then you probably wouldn't want to see it... After all, being tied together, you'll have to endure whatever I do at that time."

"Oh? How will this rope bind us at that time?" Qin Jian asked.

Huo Wu's cheeks felt a little hot as she turned her head away: "You'll know when the time comes."

Thanks to book friend 【Amogul】 for the tip!

Thanks to book friend 【Hao de Mao Ye】 for tipping Qin Jian!

(End of this chapter)