The one struggling in the water was Madame Halder.
At this moment, the Bloodflame Order's Lord Oblatum was no longer as calm as usual. She looked more like she was drowning. Her hands and feet twitched, and she curled up and rolled. The bubbles that came out of her mouth and nose indicated that a large amount of seawater had entered her lungs. It was as if her life could be taken at any time.
The surrounding seawater was boiling. Affected by the high temperature of Lady Halder's body, the seawater was constantly changing its form, going back and forth between liquid and gas. But at the same time, there was a coldness that never changed. It was like a prison, like a torture device. It constantly surrounded Mrs. Halder, lashing and torturing her, challenging her physical and psychological limits.
In the depths of the ocean, Yin Le seemed to be able to see the silhouette of a youth directing and controlling the current situation, changing it in the direction that he wished.
Yin Le didn't dare to take another look, nor did she dare to interfere. She could only stand stiffly by the shore.
About five minutes later, the rising tide pushed the rising and falling bubbles, and also pushed a naked body to the shore.
Purely from a visual point of view, this woman's body was mature, fit, and well-rounded. However, the most eye-catching thing was not her figure, but the heat radiating from her body, which seemed to be able to burn and distort the air. However, her skin was strangely pale, without the slightest hint of blood.
"Madam." Yin Le stepped on the seawater and ran forward. She draped a long scarf over the exhausted Mrs. Halder to cover her.
Mrs. Halder was still in a daze. She lifted her eyelids and saw that it was Yin Le, but she didn't say anything. She curled up under the fireproof towel, her body still twitching. After another minute, her body gradually calmed down, and she recovered a bit of her strength.
The first thing she said was, "Mr. Luo, what do you think?"
On the shoreline, part of the seawater that was pushed up by Lady Halder was still close to the boiling point. The corresponding water light and steam, under the influence of an invisible force, spiraled up and down. In the time of two or three breaths, a blurry human figure was formed.
The sea breeze blew, and the water vapor that formed the human figure fluctuated a few times. When it appeared again, it was already a relatively clear face of a young man.
It was Luo Nan.
He stood behind Lady Halder's curled body and looked down. He did not immediately respond.
Although he didn't say it out loud, he wasn't completely unperturbed.
Luo Nan had to admit: The woman in front of him was truly ruthless. She really did have the courage to break through the norm.
Right now, Madame Halder was very weak. She lay paralyzed on the rough rocky beach, practically motionless. Beneath the fireproof towel, cold sweat seeped out of her body before being dried by the high temperature. In such a physical condition, if it was a normal person, they would have died eight hundred times already. Only the body and soul structure of an ability user could withstand it.
Even though she was in an incomparably sorry state, Madame Halder was in a completely different state of mind.
In the depths of the lava lake in the stone forest of the Blood Soul Temple in the Abyss District, boiling emotions and desires accumulated layer by layer, and even provoked the restless heat from the deep space of the Polar Domain, forming a destructive and extreme environment. The so-called "lava" was no longer enough to describe it. It was more like the core of a planet, always maintaining a high-temperature and high-pressure environment. For Yin Le and the other higher-ups of the Bloodflame Order, this was a forbidden ground that they couldn't step into. Otherwise, they would only die.
However, in this forbidden zone of death, a bright light that was different from other emotions and desires was swimming in the chaotic and restless flames in an extremely intelligent manner. Every time there was a twist and a tremor, it revealed its ability to the fullest. It cut off all interference, and it absolutely wouldn't converge with external objects.
Such an intense contrast gave one a marvelous feeling.
Every time the muddle-headed Wraith Sign saw this bright light, it would reveal its greedy gluttonous nature. If Luo Nan hadn't restrained it, it would have long since charged over and gobbled it up.
Perhaps it was due to the Wraith Sign's influence. Luo Nan had seen it many times, and he felt that it had its own flavor. Naturally, Luo Nan felt a sense of respect for Madame Halder, who was able to nurture it, create it, and polish it. At the same time, he felt an intense interest and curiosity.
Luo Nan still didn't speak. He raised his arm and used this temporarily constructed hand of water vapor to touch the nape of Madame Halder's neck.
This area was still exposed to the air. It looked pale and exquisite, but it contained a high temperature. Even Yin Le didn't dare to touch it directly. Luo Nan's half-incorporeal hand made contact, and a hissing sound rang out. The front part of the hand turned blurry and turned into steam. Then it was restrained by an incorporeal force, maintaining its approximate structure. It only conducted heat backward, and soon Luo Nan's body of water vapor began to evaporate.
The undulating waves beneath Luo Nan's feet displayed its ability to conduct heat, and new seawater swirled up to replenish the heat. Not only did this temporarily constructed body not suffer any damage, the details became clearer and more discernible.
Madame Halder and Yin Le witnessed all of this. Yin Le felt that Luo Nan's methods were brilliant, like magic, but Madame Halder saw many more things.
From the configuration system that Luo Nan strongly promoted, she could see that this was a complex and vivid set of modules. It was constructed from different modules such as shaping, conducting heat, and so on. And under Luo Nan's will, fine adjustments could be made at any time. External resources and internal logic blended into one, forming a true and visible power.
This was true control power. It was a high-end, highly efficient, and highly difficult method.
Luo Nan could sense it from her body.
Madame Halder closed her eyes. It really did feel like someone was touching the nape of her neck with a slightly cold finger. The two bodies made contact, bringing forth a numbing itch, a slight pain, and other complex and subtle sensations.
She didn't mind this, just like how she didn't mind exposing her body in front of the opposite sex. But she wouldn't act as if she didn't care. She just maintained her natural posture under Luo Nan's touch, and she pondered the most crucial question.
Several seconds later, she asked once more, "Is there something wrong?"
Luo Nan finally spoke through telepathy, "The progress of strengthening the spinal nerves is much faster than expected. It's much stronger than I was back in the day."
"This is all thanks to the key to the Container of Formatting Theory provided by Mr. Luo."
"It's not that bad. The Bloodflame Order's body refinement technique is quite exquisite. Only by combining the two can there be this sort of effect …. But even so, the strength of your fleshly body is still disproportionate when compared to a sharp blade that has been tempered a hundred times. It's useless to have the Dragon Slaughtering Blade slash yourself first when you draw it. "
"There's no need for a direct attack. Just the residual energy that overflows and circulates is already extremely effective with a bit of control."
"Control? Is that the goal you're pursuing? "
Madame Halder's eyes remained closed. She felt the pain of her muscles twisting and tearing in every part of her body. She smiled without saying a word.
Luo Nan's temporarily condensed finger streaked across her back. The permeating water vapor became a medium for his mental senses, allowing him to probe deeper into the details of her body. But at the same time, most of his energy was placed on the lava lake in the stone forest of the Bloodsoul Temple in the Abyss District. This was because that was the essence of Madame Halder's goal.
Ever since the early hours of the morning of New Year's Day, Luo Nan had already confirmed that Mrs. Halder was the First Oblatum of the Bloodflame Order. She was the central axis that operated the entire Bloodsoul Temple system. However, what this woman pursued was never control over the system.
The Bloodsoul Temple in the Abyss District was nothing more than a tool to her. More accurately speaking, it was nothing more than a furnace. The extreme emotions poured in by her believers were the fuel for the furnace's flames. She continued to burn and grind, tempering it into a bright light. It did not belong to any system. It was a unique creation that belonged only to her.
Because of this, she remained indifferent when Luo Nan continued to throw pressure and negative emotions at her. Even when the sun wheel behind the Wraith Sign passed through the Polar Domain and Luo Nan to smash a terrifying extreme power into the Bloodsoul Temple in the Abyss District, turning it into a forbidden zone of death. In essence, Madame Halder was deprived of control over the system of the Bloodsoul Temple. She remained calm and composed.
All of this, from Madame Halder's perspective, was a furnace fire. They were all accelerants. Only she herself was a valuable material ….
This woman was very crazy, and she was even more interesting.
There was just one thing that Luo Nan didn't understand. "The grinded blade is a level higher than the user. This kind of technique …. You're saying that this originated from the Heart Searing Blade issued by Her Majesty Empress Wu? It doesn't look like it no matter how I look at it. "
"I'm afraid there aren't many people in this world who are equally proficient in the Dripping Sword, Mr. Luo."
"That's true." Luo Nan openly admitted. "In any case, this' core 'is quite high level. I'll study it a bit more later."
Luo Nan withdrew his hand. Today's homework was more or less over. Madame Halder sat up with her arms propped up. She focused on regulating her energy, and only now did Yin Le have the chance to speak. Aside from serving Madame Halder, she had another mission.
"Mr. Luo, we've already discovered the information you provided. We've locked onto the most likely areas. Please take a look."
The work area displayed a satellite image of another major maritime metropolis in the East Asian region, Banyan City. Three special areas had already been marked out. Right now, all of them appeared dark red, completely different from the other areas.
"Although the Order's influence in Banyan City isn't that great, Snake Tongue has always been independent. She doesn't have many old friends. It will be very difficult for her to transfer her soul to a second body. As long as we lock onto the location, we will be halfway to success. Today, I will rush to Banyan City to ensure that nothing goes wrong. "
"Oh, that's fine."
Madame Halder opened her eyes at this time. "Snake Tongue is an experienced Architect of the mental side. She is also world-famous for her curse techniques. All sorts of traps and ambushes can't be underestimated. We need to be prepared to lose personnel. The transfer plan after we succeed needs to be even more secure. After all, we aren't the only ones searching right now. "
"... Yes."
Luo Nan didn't mind too much. He wanted the Bloodflame Order to act. He just thought of it as looking for a logistics company. "I'll be watching when the time comes …."
Madame Halder's energy had recovered a bit. She was already able to make small talk. "Mr. Luo's ability to mentally travel ten thousand miles is truly enviable."
She gave her hand to Yin Le as she spoke. Yin Le slowly stood up with Yin Le's help. At the same time, she adjusted the position of the fireproof towel, allowing the exposed skin to rotate.
"There's only one international flight from Ti City to Banyan City. It leaves this morning. You can move at night or early tomorrow morning."
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