The gentle breeze drifted through the window cracks, swirling inside the room. On the bed, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling for several seconds.
Suddenly, his peripheral vision was caught by a faint light outside the window. He instinctively looked over and saw that the sky outside was no longer covered by thick clouds, as if it was about to clear up.
He got out of bed and walked to the window, finding the Falling Maple Courtyard quiet, unsure of the time.
"Creak."
Opening the window, a cool, refreshing air immediately brushed against Huo Yuhao's face. He greedily took a deep breath, and his mind cleared.
Looking up at the sky, he saw a sliver of white appear on the distant horizon. The sunlight seemed to be emerging from there, ready to spill onto the earth.
But as he watched, Huo Yuhao suddenly seemed to be possessed, standing still while gazing at the horizon.
Time flowed, and in just over a dozen minutes, the first light of dawn visibly expanded across the sky. When the first ray of sunlight completely touched the earth, everything seemed to be draped in a golden veil.
The sunlight also fell on Huo Yuhao. A glint of gold flashed in his eyes, which were as bright as stars. At that instant, he inexplicably felt as if a shackle on his body had been unlocked.
But before he could examine it closely, a very peculiar sense of rhythm appeared again, exactly like the feeling that had suddenly disappeared the previous night.
Huo Yuhao was exceptionally sensitive. He reacted instantly. He closed his eyes and focused his entire being, attempting to summon the Heavenly Eye once more.
"Heavenly Eye!"
Bathed in the sunlight, Huo Yuhao felt warm all over. The mental power within his mental sea was released very slowly, surrounding his Soul Eye Martial Soul. Although his soul power was weak, in terms of mental power strength, even soul masters of the middle and lower ranks couldn't match him.
The next moment, a strange scene emerged. Under the sunlight, a subtle crack slowly opened at Huo Yuhao's brow, and a pale golden light emanated from it.
A hint of joy appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes. He had succeeded. Using the method to activate his Soul Eye Martial Soul, he activated the Heavenly Eye.
"But why did this method fail before, and succeed this time?"
It was certainly worth celebrating that he had successfully activated the Heavenly Eye, especially since Huo Yuhao had done it himself, rather than it activating on its own. However, a question immediately arose.
Before Huo Yuhao could ponder this further, he suddenly realized the world around him had become incredibly detailed. His eyesight had also increased nearly threefold. What delighted him most was that activating the Heavenly Eye didn't seem to consume any of his soul power or mental power, as the sunlight provided the necessary energy. But it seemed to only provide the energy for the Heavenly Eye's activation, nothing more.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao felt as though he'd grasped something, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.
"That feeling is back."
Just as Huo Yuhao vaguely guessed the Heavenly Eye's uniqueness, that rhythmic sensation appeared in his mind once more. Huo Yuhao almost instinctively uttered a word: "Release!"
As the word fell, a faint spark of fire shot out from between his eyebrows. Huo Yuhao stared intently, and his heart was shaken. Before him, suspended in mid-air, was a presence identical to the flames he had seen surging within the countless plants before.
"Could this be Life Fire?"
Huo Yuhao was, after all, a transmigrator. Having read countless novels in his previous life, he quickly had an idea.
"It's Chai San's Life Fire."
Huo Yuhao's gaze was deep as he looked at the Life Fire. Just last night, after the golden light from his Heavenly Eye struck Chai San and he fell, a special energy surged into his body. If he wasn't mistaken, that energy was most likely Chai San's Life Fire.
This also explained why Chai San had suddenly collapsed. After all, his life force had been stripped away. It would be strange if he wasn't affected.
Feeling completely drained, perhaps that was the best way to describe it.
"Bang!"
A crisp cracking sound echoed. The Life Fire in front of Huo Yuhao quietly exploded, but it didn't scatter. Instead, it transformed into countless light particles. Finally, under Huo Yuhao's focused observation, these numerous light particles collectively merged into his entire body.
Huo Yuhao didn't show any signs of panic. He simply observed silently. When the last light particle entered his body, everything returned to calm.
"Huh???" Huo Yuhao was silent for several seconds before instinctively asking, "What changed?"
He raised his hands to look at them, and Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded. After the light spots transformed from the Life Fire entered his body, he didn't feel a thing. It was as if everything was just a dream.
Soul power? No increase.
Spiritual power? No increase either.
The last time he was this bewildered was the last time.
Well, if there was no change, then there was no change.
Huo Yuhao quickly changed his mindset. Currently, the most important thing for him was what the Heavenly Eye actually meant.
Summarizing his previous observations, he had come to a few conclusions.
First: The Heavenly Eye seemed only able to be released directly when the sun appeared, just as easy as releasing his Soul Eye Martial Soul in daily life.
Question: If the sun is obscured by clouds, or at night, can the Heavenly Eye still be released directly? The situation is unknown and requires future observation.
After all, manually releasing the Heavenly Eye and the Heavenly Eye activating on its own are different.
Second: The Heavenly Eye's energy source seems to be the sun.
Question: After activating the Heavenly Eye, neither soul power nor mental power show any signs of depletion. Can it be assumed that the sun is the energy source for the Heavenly Eye?
Third: The Heavenly Eye can release a golden light, varying in size. The golden light's function appears to be attacking the enemy's Life Fire, and even after a successful attack, it seems able to strip the enemy's Life Fire and absorb it for one's own use. However, releasing the golden light consumes mental power, and the stronger the released golden light, the greater the consumption.
Question: What is the upper limit of this golden light? What level of enemy can ignore the golden light's stripping and attack? The function of the Life Fire absorbed for one's own use is unclear.
Fourth: Activating the Heavenly Eye while the Soul Eye Martial Soul is active increases vision by a factor of three compared to normal, allowing the user to perceive more subtle details.
Question: Can the Heavenly Eye and the Soul Eye Martial Soul be combined in other ways, similar to the development of martial soul fusion skills between martial souls?
Fifth: Will the Heavenly Eye activate on its own in the future?
Huo Yuhao knew very well that if his Heavenly Eye hadn't activated automatically when he was dealing with Chai San, he might have been finished.
The question was: Did the Heavenly Eye possess any other abilities, such as firing lasers or gathering solar energy? If such abilities existed, how could he discover them?
Five conclusions for now, and five questions.
Huo Yuhao understood that his Heavenly Eye wasn't the same as the one in the mythical stories; the two were vastly different.
The Heavenly Eye he possessed was unique, and he would have to explore all its effects in the future.
The Heavenly Eye had shown too little so far, and even with his sharp mind, he found it difficult to fully understand.
"Right."
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao thought of something, and his expression immediately changed.
Would the Heavenly Eye truly begin to show its capabilities once he became a Soul Master?
That is, after obtaining his first soul ring.
Tang San was a perfect example. Didn't his Mysterious Heaven Skill break through only after becoming a Soul Master? Because, as it was now, the Heavenly Eye seemed to be in its initial stage, not yet fully unlocked.
It was like a sealed piece of equipment. You could obtain its initial attributes just by equipping it, but you needed to unlock the powerful, sealed attributes before you could use them.
Of course, all of this was just conjecture; Huo Yuhao himself couldn't be certain.
But no matter what, the Heavenly Eye couldn't be this simple.
Huo Yuhao looked up at the glaring sun, his mind filled with thoughts.
(End of Chapter)