Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 22 Beast Fire

After the battle, Gu He walked over, still shaken. He saw that Huo Yuhao and the other two were almost unharmed, except for Xiao Yan's right hand, which was slightly red and swollen. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his voice serious, tinged with lingering fear.

"Are you guys out of your minds? That's a fourth-tier magical beast! We might not even have time to dodge, and you still dare to charge at it?"

As she spoke, she took out a bottle of ointment from her storage ring and handed it to Xiao Yan, still scolding them.

"You should have retreated immediately. My fire net could have locked it in time and prevented it from hurting you."

"Thank you very much, Senior Guhe!" Xiao Yan smiled.

"Sigh!" Gu He shook his head helplessly, then exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect you to have such talent in combat. A fourth-tier magical beast is comparable to a Battle Spirit, and you are just Battle Warriors and Battle Masters, yet you were able to injure it." Gu He paused, then continued.

"It's also thanks to the Fire Cloud Leopard's speed, but its strength is actually at the bottom among fourth-tier magical beasts."

Hearing Gu He's praise, Xiao Yan made no attempt to hide his pride, while Huo Yuhao and Little Fairy Doctor showed no reaction.

At this moment, Xiao Yan, noticing the Fire Cloud Leopard being scorched by flames, realized his mistake and suddenly asked, "Senior Gu He, why is your fire pink? Could it be...?"

"Ahem!" Xiao Yan had only asked half a question when Gu He coughed several times in succession. His usually stern face began to crack, revealing a clear hint of embarrassment.

"You guessed right, this is indeed a kind of beast fire." With a brief reply, Guhe clearly wasn't going to explain further. He raised his hand and waved, extinguishing the pink flames on the Fire Cloud Leopard.

"I never expected Senior Guhe to have such a girlish heart! Such unique taste..." Before Xiao Yan's teasing had even stopped, Huo Yuhao covered his mouth from behind and pulled him away from Guhe without saying a word.

"We should still show some respect to Senior Guhe," Little Fairy Doctor whispered to Xiao Yan from behind Huo Yuhao.

Looking at Huo Yuhao, who was pressing Gu He for detailed information about his beast fire, Xiao Yan curled his lips.

"Yuhao didn't show much respect either."

"Senior Guhe, what rank is your beast fire? What kind of magical beast did you take it from?" Pulling Xiao Yan behind him to make sure that Yao Chen was close enough to react to Guhe's possible anger, Huo Yuhao also asked. He was indeed quite curious about beast fire. In the past, when Huo Yuhao was training alone, he had never ventured deep into the core area of ​​the Magical Beast Mountain Range. When he occasionally encountered magical beasts of the fourth rank or above, he would use simulation to avoid them. Therefore, he had never seen anything like beast fire.

"Heh!" Veins throbbed on Gu He's forehead. As a Dou Wang, he could naturally hear what Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan were saying. At this moment, he deeply suspected that the reason these little guys were sent out for training wasn't entirely their teacher's fault.

In the end, Gu He swallowed his anger, pretending not to see the smiles in their eyes, and introduced somewhat stiffly, "This beast fire is a fifth-tier beast fire, taken from the magical beast 'Kuimu Beast.' It is a relatively easy fire to control."

"Since you already have the beast fire, why did you come to retrieve it this time? Is it for your disciple?" Huo Yuhao continued to ask.

"That's not the case. I haven't taken on any apprentices yet," Gu He explained. "While Peach Blossom Flame has the advantage of being easy to control, it lacks both temperature and power. It's helpful for low-level alchemists, but once they reach the fifth level or above, they should switch to a different flame."

"I think the color might also be a factor," Xiao Yan continued whispering.

Veins bulged on Gu He's forehead again. He took a deep breath and silently chanted, "Don't get angry, don't get angry," finally suppressing the urge to punch Xiao Yan in the back.

"Perfect timing. This Fire Cloud Leopard has beast fire, and a fourth-tier beast fire is enough for Xiao Yan to use in the early stages of alchemy." As he spoke, Gu He took out a fine steel longsword inlaid with a magic core from his storage ring, pierced it through the wound on the back of the Fire Cloud Leopard's head, cut open its body, and took out a white sphere that looked like an inner core.

The moment Gu He drew his longsword, Huo Yuhao stared intently at it, scrutinizing it from head to toe. He quickly looked away and stepped forward to help Gu He dissect the Fire Cloud Leopard's body.

"Senior, what is this?" Huo Yuhao asked upon seeing the ball in Gu He's hand.

"The beast fire of the Fire Cloud Leopard is called 'Cloud Flame.' This Cloud Flame condenses into a fire bead within its body. Refining this fire bead will allow you to obtain the beast fire of the Fire Cloud Leopard."

After the introduction, Gu He tossed the Fire Pearl to Xiao Yan. Seeing Xiao Yan clutching the Fire Pearl with obvious delight, Gu He smiled slightly.

Noticing Gu He's smile, Huo Yuhao stopped dismantling the Fire Cloud Leopard's hands and asked, "Senior Gu He, is there anything we need to be careful about when refining the Cloud Flame?"

"No need for any prior preparation, just refine it directly." Gu He's smile grew even wider. "With his current strength, he can refine it without any danger."

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen in his mind, "Master, may I refine this beast fire?"

"Okay," Yao Chen's voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Isn't a fourth-tier beast fire a bit too low-level?"

"Don't worry, we can exchange for better beast fire if we come across it. Isn't that why Gu He came here to exchange for beast fire?"

Hearing Yao Chen's affirmation, Xiao Yan felt relieved. He couldn't wait any longer and immediately sat down to begin refining the fire seed.

At this moment, Yao Chen's voice and Gu He's voice rang out simultaneously, both carrying a similar smile.

"Although there's no danger, the refining process isn't very pleasant."

Instantly, cold sweat poured down Xiao Yan's forehead, only to be evaporated by his rapidly rising body temperature. Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of being burned alive by the intense heat.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao frowned, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared beside Xiao Yan. Cold energy surged in his palm as he was about to strike Xiao Yan.

"There's no need to interfere." Gu He stopped him. "The seed of this fourth-order beast fire cannot harm alchemists who cultivate fire-attribute techniques."

Yao Chen's voice also echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao stopped what he was doing, carefully observed Xiao Yan's condition for a while, and after finding that there was indeed no danger, he returned to the Fire Cloud Leopard and dismembered its body with Little Fairy Doctor.

Gu He observed Xiao Yan's condition for a while and determined that he didn't need to help. He turned around and saw Huo Yuhao and Little Fairy Doctor dealing with the Fire Cloud Leopard, so he went over to offer some guidance.

"The piece you cut off isn't very valuable. Besides the magic core, you can also collect its claws, bones, and fur from the Fire Cloud Leopard..."

"Thank you, senior," Huo Yuhao replied.

Seeing that the two had not only taken the parts he had mentioned, but also some other parts, Guhe shook his head inwardly.

Did I guess wrong before? Aren't they from powerful families? Why should I keep something so worthless?

After glancing at Xiao Yan's condition, Gu He instructed, "It looks like he'll need a while longer to refine the beast fire. It's getting dark, so let's set up camp here. I'll go hunt some food nearby."

"Huh?" Huo Yuhao was about to speak when Gu He vanished in a flash.

"Why bother hunting when we can just eat monster meat?" Huo Yuhao froze the animal bones and other materials and tossed them aside without paying attention. He carefully cut up the parts that Gu He considered useless, such as ribs, tenderloin, and hind legs.

When Gu He returned to the camp with some game and medicinal herbs, he saw Huo Yuhao surrounded by various cooking utensils, pouring rice into a pot.

"???"

Gu He stared blankly at Huo Yuhao setting up the steamer, rinsing the rice and steaming it, his movements as practiced as if he were in his own kitchen. Finally, he couldn't help but blurt out.

"Why did you bring rice?"

"You can't eat meat all the time; you need a balanced diet."

"That's not what I'm asking!"