It wasn't until Cirrus screamed that the focus shifted back to her.
"Keep talking." Stelle gestured.
"Before you speak... can I ask a question first?" Huohuo raised her hand weakly. "Was General Tengxiao really... on par with [Ignamar]?"
Stelle turned into a repeater: "Was it really a fifty-fifty split?"
"Mmh! Absolutely!"
"According to the records of the Ten-Lords Commission, Ignamar should have been... disastrously defeated by that General named Tengxiao?"
Cirrus snorted very unhappily: "Of course, human records only boast about the General's military exploits!"
"What a pity. Although the Great Heliobus Ignamar absorbed the power of countless Heliobus compatriots, he still underestimated human treachery and narrowly lost to that General."
"After the decisive battle, Ignamar could no longer merge into a form and scattered into different [Fragment Spirits], which were sealed into the Creation Furnace."
Stelle understood. This Great Heliobus [Ignamar] seemed to have been beaten to pieces by the previous Luofu General. And it didn't feel like a narrow defeat, but rather being pressed down and hammered by the Lightning Lord...
Whatever, as long as she's happy.
"However, there are always exceptions to everything. I thought Mr. Tail, you escaped and went to live carefree..." Cirrus started mocking Tail again.
"But didn't expect that you were actually subdued by this little Foxian girl! Ahahahaha~ Really laughable."
"Subdued my ass! This great master fell into a trap and met this little fox. Truly bloody bad luck!"
Huohuo tried to refute and told Stelle and Bertnis a story from her childhood.
"Mmh... are we holding a storytelling convention?" Bertnis couldn't help but complain.
"When I was still young, I saw a dying ball of fire in a corner of the Luofu... I was soft-hearted for a moment and put it on my tail..."
"The result... didn't expect Mr. Tail actually wanted to eat me! Thanks to the timely appearance of the Judges, I escaped a disaster."
"Just a small snack that can't even fill the gaps between teeth, saying 'eat' seems too forceful, right?"
"The... the tears I wiped away when regretting over these years must be the water that entered my brain when I made the decision back then..."
"Golden quotes galore, Miss Huohuo!"
For some reason, hearing Huohuo's words gave Stelle a feeling of both amusement and heartache.
Make one mistake, regret for a lifetime.
Ah... don't know if Adrian would have this kind of situation. Will ask HIM when there's a chance.
"Really interesting. Pity Mr. Tail didn't succeed, otherwise borrowing this little girl's body, he might have been able to make a comeback and turn the Xianzhou upside down like [Ignamar]!"
Stelle was curious, "Why do Heliobi want to challenge the General?"
"Reason? Is a reason absolutely necessary?"
"If you want a high-sounding one—the Xianzhou imprisoned the ancestor of Heliobi in a cage to provide power for the Xianzhou. Is this reason enough? Want a simple and straightforward one—we just want to fight the General and see the weight of the Xianzhou people."
"We Heliobi were originally carefree beings. It's only because we came into contact with humans that we were infected with the [Disease of Humanity]."
"Blame humans for having such strong emotions and desires, causing us to never be able to return to the pure and unstained state of mind of the past."
According to the records of ancient classics, the actions of Heliobi are like a swarm of bees—these essences of fire can split and aggregate, exchange information and experience gained with each other, and enhance their strength to resist enemies.
Although aggregated Heliobi can be regarded as individual entities, they still have primary and secondary divisions internally, just as ancient Xianzhou superstition believes humans possess the so-called three souls and seven spirits.
Some Heliobi are responsible for dealing with combat, some participate more in thinking and debate, and the strongest Heliobi are responsible for command and coordination.
Most Heliobi, because they are tainted with humanity, cannot cooperate well with each other at all. Of course, there are also some powerful individual Heliobi—such as the [Flint Emperor] and Phantylia, who possess extremely strong self-will.
Unfortunately, the former was sealed, and the latter was promoted to a night light in a milk tea shop... strictly speaking, the [Eternity] Aeon's exclusive night light, which is quite an honor.
Back to the topic. If such Heliobi exist for a long time, they will erase internal differences and merge into an unbreakable whole. Heliobi call this process [Fusion].
Weaker Heliobi are extremely afraid of approaching these elders, because once sucked into them, it equals losing oneself and dying.
Through parasitism, Heliobi absorb and experience the host's emotions, seizing their free will to act recklessly.
Heliobi parasitizing humans will be tainted with the host's personality and way of doing things—this allows individual Heliobi to quickly gain stronger individual will, making it difficult to connect and merge with other Heliobi again.
Cirrus could be considered a relatively honest Heliobus. She revealed her purpose in front of everyone, not forgetting to rope in Tail, who was of the same kind.
"So, I want to regain freedom! I want to go back to the sky beyond. Mr. Tail, you don't want to reunite with the fragments, nor do you want to be a tail for a lifetime. Why not return to the sky beyond with me?"
"...Said better than sung."
"Bad guy, don't even think about any crooked ideas. Mr. Tail is sealed by the Ten-Lords Commission Judges and can't escape... You don't think about slipping away either."
Hearing Huohuo say this, Cirrus got angry for some reason. "This isn't right, is it? I've been getting beaten up inside her body all this time! Even now!"
"Blame me?" Stelle looked innocent.
"As expected, from the perspective of life classification, you are closer to the word [Beast] than I am."
"Hiss... are you Heliobi always this aggressive?" Bertnis picked up Cirrus. "A piece of advice: having a foul mouth will bring retribution."
Cirrus: "Ha?"
Is there a mistake! She is the victim right now!
"Sigh~ Silly child, that bottle of milk tea is obviously saving you! This bottle of milk tea is actually her body's automatic defense system."
"You possessed others wantonly and even thought about exploring further secrets. It's already good that this Milk Tea Guardian didn't beat you to death."
"Mmh... as for the mask you mentioned, maybe it's your conscience condemning you."
As rare formless creatures, energy beings without fixed forms, Heliobi possess endless lifespans and are immortal and indestructible in a sense. This is very close to [Eternity].
Bertnis tried to fool Cirrus. It would be a pity not to catch this big-eyed monster and use it as an ornament in the warehouse... Mmh, maybe consider letting it be a night light?
Not only very distinctive, but could also attract more tourists to visit the Church.
Unexpectedly, what Bertnis said made some sense. Cirrus clearly hesitated, thinking about calming down and thinking properly...
Bang clang!
The combo skills of milk tea and the mask hit Cirrus one after another. In this situation, she couldn't stop to think at all!
Stelle looked at Cirrus, who flashed from time to time, then lowered her head to glance at the hourglass necklace. A bold idea was born!