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

Chapter 2 Little Fairy Doctor

As dusk fell and the sun slowly set, Huo Yuhao did not stop to rest, but continued to leap across the sea of ​​trees.

"I've collected almost all the medicinal herbs. Once I get back, I can make a temperature-controlled cauldron and start refining medicine," Huo Yuhao thought to himself. "After I repair my Sea of ​​Spirit, my missing memories should be mostly restored."

Thinking about the materials needed to make the medicine cauldron, Huo Yuhao sighed again, secretly grumbling to himself. Alchemists are clearly the most prestigious profession on the Dou Qi Continent, so why hasn't anyone thought of improving the medicine cauldron? Those without fire and wood attribute Dou Qi simply can't use it!

"roar!!!"

Suddenly, a familiar roar interrupted his thoughts. Huo Yuhao stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. At present, his mental detection range in a single direction is only five or six hundred meters, which is not as far as he can see directly with his spiritual eyes.

"The Snow Demon Ape from earlier? Let's go take a look!" Huo Yuhao made his decision after thinking for a moment.

Upon arriving at the location, a strong stench of blood assaulted his senses. Huo Yuhao frowned, about to carefully observe the situation, when he suddenly saw the Snow Demon Ape leap up and pounce on a purple-haired girl at the edge of the battlefield.

"Don't move!" Without time to think, Huo Yuhao shouted, stomped his feet on the tree trunk, and fell like a falcon, grabbing Little Fairy Doctor and dodging the Snow Demon Ape's landing spot.

boom--!

Rock fragments flew everywhere, and a large crater, about half a person deep, appeared beneath the Snow Demon Ape. Seeing that it had been tricked once again, the Snow Demon Ape's already dwindling rationality completely vanished. It condensed ice spikes in its right hand and began throwing them around randomly.

Ignoring the girl's expression, Huo Yuhao put her down and immediately turned around. He took out a spare dagger from his storage ring, instantly merging his spiritual power and battle qi into the dagger. An icy blue light appeared, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth resonated and converged with it.

【Peerless Ice Warrior】!

From the moment Huo Yuhao activated his battle qi to the moment he threw the short sword, only a snap of the fingers passed. In the Snow Demon Ape's eyes, time seemed to slow down. The short sword flew towards him inch by inch, and even the surrounding snowflakes were clearly visible in every detail. But it seemed as if it had stopped thinking; its body was completely unable to move, and it couldn't even close its eyes.

The dagger pierced the snow demon ape's injured eye, exited through the back of its head, and embedded itself in the tree trunk behind it, without drawing a drop of blood. The snow demon ape seemed to be asleep, no longer making a sound or any movement.

Ignoring the already dead Snow Demon Ape, Huo Yuhao pressed his finger to his brow, channeling his mental energy to precisely strike each of the demonic beasts.

Soul Blast!

The mercenaries, who had been struggling to stay afloat, were surprised to find that the monsters in front of them suddenly let out mournful cries and their bodies trembled uncontrollably as if they were having a seizure.

The mercenaries present were mostly veterans, and none of them let this golden opportunity slip by. They all used their best skills to wipe out the monsters. After the battle, the mercenaries were either sitting or lying down; not one of them could stand up again.

When Mr. Yao fell to the ground, he thought it was all over, but unexpectedly, the situation changed dramatically in an instant. However, unlike the other mercenaries, he did not lower his guard. Instead, he struggled to his feet, limped towards Huo Yuhao, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for saving my life, senior."

Huo Yuhao lowered his hand, clasped his hands in return, and said, "It was nothing, no need to thank me." After saying that, he prepared to leave.

Little Fairy Doctor, who had been sitting on the ground with her mouth wide open, staring blankly at Huo Yuhao, hurriedly stood up when she saw him preparing to leave. For some reason, she blurted out, "Wait a minute!" Seeing Huo Yuhao and Mr. Yao turn around together, she blushed, patted the dirt off her clothes, and said, "Thanks to you for saving us just now, senior. Why don't you rest at our camp for the night?"

Huo Yuhao glanced around at the mercenaries, most of whom had lost their fighting ability, pondered for a few seconds, and then nodded.

"Alright, then I'll take my leave."

"Not at all! Xian'er, you should take the senior back to the camp first," Mr. Yao hurriedly replied.

"Okay, this way, senior."

"No need to call them seniors, let's wait for them to come together."

Huo Yuhao silently watched as the mercenaries, who had regained some strength, carried the wounded towards the camp. Seeing this, Little Fairy Doctor's expression also darkened, and she followed them with Huo Yuhao.

……

The campfire was still burning, crackling occasionally. Huo Yuhao sat by the fire, his mind searching his storage ring to tally his spoils from this trip into the Monster Mountain Range. In the distance, Mr. Yao was discussing some matters with several mercenaries.

"We can't go any deeper, Mr. Yao. We've suffered heavy losses this time, and if we go any further into the Monster Mountain Range, we might not be able to come back."

Mr. Yao nodded and said, "We'll return to Qingshan Town tomorrow morning. Wan Yao Zhai will cover all the losses our brothers suffered this time!"

After calming the mercenaries down, Mr. Yao walked over to Huo Yuhao and asked, "Brother Huo, we're planning to set off back to Qingshan Town tomorrow morning. Are you planning to come back with us, or do you have other plans?"

Huo Yuhao replied, "I'm also preparing to go back. I'll leave with you all tomorrow."

"That's wonderful." Mr. Yao was quite pleased. Having such a formidable companion on the way back would surely make things much safer. "Once we reach Qingshan Town, just let me know if you need anything, and I'll do whatever it takes."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Little Fairy Doctor walking over and said, "I won't disturb your rest any longer. Please excuse me." With that, he went to help treat the mercenaries' injuries.

"Brother Yuhao, thank you so much for what you did earlier. Here are some medicinal herbs I've collected for you." After learning Huo Yuhao's age, Little Fairy Doctor immediately changed her address from "senior" to "brother" and started to hang around him whenever she could.

Huo Yuhao hesitated slightly before accepting it.

Seeing Huo Yuhao accept the medicinal herbs, Little Fairy Doctor was quite happy. She started chatting with him about all sorts of things.

While dealing with her, Huo Yuhao continued to tally up his gains.

……

Nothing unexpected happened on the return journey, and the group arrived back in Qingshan Town safely. In front of Wan Yao Zhai, Mr. Yao stopped Huo Yuhao, who was about to leave, and took a small box from the shop and handed it to him.

"This is a Soul-Nourishing Grass, which I obtained by chance. Xian'er said that Brother Huo, you may need medicinal herbs related to the soul."

Huo Yuhao looked at Little Fairy Doctor in surprise, a hint of doubt in his mind. "I don't think I mentioned this, did I?"

Little Fairy Doctor blushed slightly and explained, "I noticed that Brother Yuhao kept pressing his temples the whole way, and he seemed to have a headache. Thinking back to the monsters he encountered that night, I guessed that Brother Yuhao probably overused his soul power, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded: "I do need this herb." He took the box and then said, "I didn't bring many gold coins, so I'll use these magic cores as an exchange." With that, he took out a bag and handed it to Mr. Yao. It was filled with magic cores from various magical beasts.

Mr. Yao resolutely refused to accept it, claiming that the medicinal herb was to express his gratitude to Huo Yuhao for saving his life, not for a transaction.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, tossed the bag in his hand lightly, and hung it on the door of Wan Yao Zhai. He then turned and left.

Until we meet again.

"Goodbye, Brother Yuhao!" Little Fairy Doctor watched Huo Yuhao leave until his figure disappeared from sight. Mr. Yao teased from the side, "Fairy, have you fallen for him? Girls really are hard to keep at home now!"

"No, that's not it." Little Fairy Doctor blushed as she explained, "I'm just thanking Brother Yuhao for saving my life."

"Ha ha!"

"Father is annoying, I'm ignoring you." Little Fairy Doctor turned her head away, looking again in the direction Huo Yuhao had left, thinking to herself, "At most, it's because it's more comfortable to circulate my battle qi next to Brother Yuhao, there's no other reason, hmph!"