Uncle-Master's words startled both Old Mo and me.
Our gazes turned towards Xiao Yao.
It turned out Xiao Yao truly possessed some formidable innate ability.
For a moment, Old Mo and I found ourselves eagerly anticipating what she could do.
Not far away, Xiao Yao also showed a look of pleasant surprise.
She responded loudly:
"Master, rest assured, your disciple will not disappoint you!"
With that, Xiao Yao's hands began to form seals rapidly. I had never seen these hand seals before, and judging by Xiao Yao's technique, they were highly arcane.
Therefore, her sealing speed was not very fast.
Through the hand seals, I realized Xiao Yao was using the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper stars as a basis, creating constantly evolving seals.
However, I could only grasp the general outline; I couldn't comprehend the rest.
The surrounding specters, seeing Xiao Yao forming seals, surged forward to attack her.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Rat, brandishing her black iron ruler, swiftly moved to shield Xiao Yao on both sides, buying her time.
Meanwhile, I couldn't stop either.
As various specters and demonic entities were once again "woo-woo-wooing" and lunging at us.
I could only continue to fight within the temple, holding my peach wood sword.
Yet, with my peripheral vision, I kept observing Xiao Yao's direction.
Besides forming seals, Xiao Yao was also murmuring incantations.
As her hand seals continued to change, I could clearly feel her body undergoing a rapid transformation.
Her complexion turned flushed, and a scorching aura began to emanate from her body.
Waves of heat rippled outwards like a tide, propagating with each surge.
While not violent, this scorching aura was undoubtedly connected to Xiao Yao's Heavenly Dipper Fire Destiny.
After about a minute, Xiao Yao brought her hands together in a final, unfamiliar seal at her chest.
She then let out a clear, sharp cry:
"Treading the Heavenly Dipper, breaking forth in all directions.
Invoking my vital blood, awakening spirit and opening light.
Heavenly Dipper Fire Blood Technique; Swiftly as the decree, invoke the light!"
As Xiao Yao uttered the final incantation, her hand seals shifted again, and she suddenly pointed towards her brow.
In an instant, a crimson light flashed at Xiao Yao's brow, and a fiery character seal appeared there.
The next second, Xiao Yao's entire body trembled.
With a "buzz," a tidal wave of fire-attribute energy surged from her body.
Instantly, Xiao Yao became incredibly hot.
Her body glowed with a faint red light, like burning flames, or like red steam constantly radiating from within her.
Xiao Yao's eyes also turned an intense crimson.
Even from a distance, I could feel the powerful fire-attribute energy.
It billowed outwards like surging waves, constantly rippling around her.
I watched in astonishment:
"Such potent fire-attribute energy!"
As soon as I spoke, Xiao Yao, holding her peach wood sword, slashed at a white-clothed fierce ghost at the early Soul Palace stage that was lunging at her.
With this sword strike, a "buzz" sounded, and flames appeared out of thin air.
Real flames, not just energy.
The flames followed the sword's path, striking the white-clothed fierce ghost's claws and instantly sending him flying back.
But as he was repelled, the flames spread across his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, the white-clothed fierce ghost was engulfed in crimson flames.
"Ah, ah..."
Screams erupted from the white-clothed fierce ghost's mouth. He writhed and cried out like a figure of fire, desperately trying to extinguish the flames with his Yin energy.
However, strangely, the more the ghost released his chilling Yin energy to combat the flames, the more fiercely they blazed.
With a continuous "buzzing," the flames burned intensely.
In just two seconds, he was reduced to nothingness by the fire.
Witnessing this, Old Mo, Aunt Rat, and I all drew a sharp breath.
Such a powerful technique and ability.
To be able to unleash actual flames with a mere sword strike.
In just two seconds, she had incinerated a...
Considering Xiao Yao was only at the mid-Qi Nurturing stage.
Yet, with one sword, she had eliminated a Soul Palace-level fierce ghost; this ability astonished us all.
"Junior Sister, impressive!"
"Well done, Xiao Yao!"
Old Mo and I both smiled and offered encouragement.
Xiao Yao looked at us, her face breaking into a sweet smile:
"Second Senior Brothers, this time, I am no mere vase!"
As she finished speaking, Xiao Yao, with a "whoosh," surged forward. Her speed was so great that she became a red blur, leaving trails of crimson flame in the air.
This speed had already reached the level of a mid-Soul Palace stage cultivator.
And when she reappeared, she had already engaged a renegade rat demon.
The rat demon roared, swinging its large tail.
Xiao Yao advanced instead of retreating, delivering another sword strike.
With a "buzz" of exploding flames, the flaming sword was instantly unleashed.
It not only severed the rat demon's tail but also sent crimson flames "whoosh-whoosh-whooshing" up the demon's body.
The rat demon, realizing this, turned pale with shock. It hastily channeled its demonic energy to extinguish the flames, thrashing its severed tail on the ground, ignoring the pain.
However, the flames unleashed by Xiao Yao were clearly different from ordinary mortal fire.
These flames could not be put out by anything – neither Yin energy nor demonic energy.
The flames could even devour demonic energy, making them even more vigorous.
In the blink of an eye, the rat demon was completely engulfed.
The rat demon cried out "ao ao" in agony, writhing on the ground in immense pain.
But the flames were fierce and the temperature high.
Within seconds, the rat demon was burned to a crisp, its flesh peeling away, and the aroma of scorched meat filled the air.
The rat demon died in great agony within the raging inferno, ultimately becoming a charred corpse...