Water Mage in the Flame Realm

Chapter 452 428: Seed of Life

"——You're Tier Nine now?"

This was the first thing Andrew sensed and the first words he said the moment Barbara saved him, the two of them holding hands.

Indeed, Barbara had reached Tier Nine, far surpassing her strength during the Royal Court negotiations.

If not for this, she wouldn't have been able to surpass everyone present in terms of speed.

Andrew had seen Barbara's movement just now.

If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the strength of Tier Nine, combined with the Strange Fire "Orange Flame Warm Fire," along with the Pupil Magic from the "Heart Fire Series," finally forming a technique: marking a space with eye power and then teleporting directly to that marked space.

"But... how did you improve so fast in your cultivation? How long has it been, and you're already Tier Nine?" Andrew still found it unbelievable.

Barbara led him back to the ground, temporarily distancing themselves from the core battlefield.

She seemed prepared as she took out a magic artifact like a magic barrier and temporarily concealed their figures.

Just after she finished, she heard Andrew's question and rolled her eyes, "The last person in the world qualified to ask others 'Why is your cultivation speed so fast?' is you! You're asking me how I reached Tier Nine? I should ask you why you're in the Magic Guide Realm!"

"Uh, this..." Andrew opened his mouth but found himself speechless because Barbara was indeed right.

"Alright, I'm not in a hurry to ask what happened on the Outer Battlefield. There's plenty of time for that later."

Barbara smiled, speaking softly, "For now, the focus is on my side. After my father heard you returned... no, actually, he had been planning this ever since you went to the Outer Battlefield. Now listen carefully, it's like this..." She succinctly explained.

Andrew listened closely, gradually understanding what was going on.

In simple terms, after the Royal Court negotiations, he went to the Outer Battlefield to carry out the task assigned by President Beiru, and Barbara wasn't idle either.

"My father immediately sent me back to Warm Fire City because during the Royal Court negotiations—in fact, while we were in the Royal Court, during the time of Water and Fire United—the progress of Warm Fire City's 'Creation Plan' skyrocketed and was quickly completed."

"What?" Andrew was shocked, "You mean this happened while we were at the Royal Court doing Water and Fire United? At that time?"

Barbara blushed, then composed herself and said solemnly, "Yes."

Andrew was both surprised and puzzled, "Why is that?"

If he remembered correctly, the prodigy Leia had once explained to him: the Creation Plan aimed to create the most mysterious "Eighth Fire" among the Eight Strange Fires.

In essence, this was somewhat similar to his Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method. His partnership with the Warm Fire Commerce Association was built on this basis.

However, what relation did the Creation Plan have to his and Barbara's Water and Fire United?

Barbara said, "I've talked it over with Leia, and she couldn't really explain it. It wasn't until I fused with the Eighth Fire that I understood what was going on."

Saying this, Barbara opened her small hand before Andrew.

In her palm, a silent, warm, reassuring orange-red flame appeared.

Andrew naturally recognized it as the Strange Fire that Barbara originally possessed: Orange Flame Warm Fire.

But then, in her palm, a mist quietly appeared!

This mist gently enveloped the Orange Flame Warm Fire. The mist wrapped around the fire, which heated the water from within, evaporating some of it into more mist.

Ultimately, in Barbara's palm, it became an existence that seemed both like water and fire, existing between the two, exuding an endless vitality!

"This... This is—" Andrew guessed but could hardly believe it.

Barbara nodded, "Yes, you're not wrong. This is the Eighth Fire, or, the Fire of Life."

"The Eighth Fire is called the Fire of Life?"

"Yes."

"This Fire of Life is actually mist wrapping around the Strange Fire you inherently had to form this?" Andrew was still incredulous, "The Creation Plan was to produce that mist? The Creation Plan created... water?!"

"Yes," Barbara nodded, "That's the truth behind the Creation Plan, and the real secret of the Eighth Fire, the Fire of Life. A mist capable of being compatible with fire, enveloping any kind-hearted Strange Fire, is the Eighth Fire.

In other words, the Eighth Fire is essentially the ultimate form of the concept of 'Water and Fire United.' So when we were cultivating Water and Fire United at the Royal Court, the Creation Plan in Warm Fire City responded, and its progress bar skyrocketed."

Barbara paused at this point, saying no more.

She knew this would take time to digest.

And Andrew, after the initial shock and surprise, had actually quickly accepted the fact that the Eighth Fire was the product of water enveloping fire.

Because Andrew suddenly remembered: In that Water God Realm, he had rapidly reached the Magic Guide Realm precisely because he realized the true inheritance of the Water God.

The ultimate inheritance left by the Water God, Liezmat, was also to use water to envelop fire and then create a world, wasn't it?

This parallels the Creation Plan—the inheritance left by the Fire God Xue—not exactly the same!

"Lord Water God and Lord Fire God both comprehended the highest secret technique of Water and Fire United back then, but the difference was that Lord Water God focused more on using Water and Fire United to create a world, while Lord Fire God emphasized life creation and soul reincarnation?"

Andrew thought to himself, "That 'Heart Fire Reincarnation Technique' has such miraculous effects, allowing Lord Liang to be reborn so many times. Now it seems this definitely has ties to Lord Fire God's understanding of the Fire of Life!"

Barbara asked, "How about it? Can you accept? I know this is a bit hard to understand..."

Before Barbara could finish, Andrew directly grabbed her hand, sharing his gains from the Water God Realm, especially the ultimate inheritance from Water God Leia, with her.

Barbara slowly widened her eyes and exclaimed after a moment, "So the insights of Water God and Fire God are interconnected? While I have inherited the 'Fire of Life' here, you have received similar inheritance over there in the Water God Realm?"

Andrew nodded, barely containing his excitement and joy.

Because with this, matters became much simpler: the Water God's inheritance he received and the Fire God's inheritance Barbara received represented the utmost peaks achieved by Water God and Fire God back then.

Leia and Xu, previously due to Lidzmat, never had the chance to reunite their peak insights through the harmonious union of water and fire.

For example, although the Water God created the Water God Realm, it never birthed particularly powerful, completely native life forms (Water Mages were born in the Fire God Realm and only migrated to the Water God Realm), something the Fire God inheritance and the Fire of Life could further perfect.

Conversely, at the Fire God's side, if it could have verified its peak insights with the Water God's insights back then, the human race might never have lost to Lidzmat!

In conclusion, the Water God and Fire God never managed to combine their peak states.

This great regret now had the chance to be amended by Andrew and Barbara!

Quite naturally, Andrew and Barbara held hands, sharing all their insights and gains over this period with each other, without any concern of them not being comprehended.

During this process, Andrew understood why he previously felt he could not perceive Barbara's presence.

Because Barbara, having mastered the Fire of Life, could either release her life aura to the extreme or completely retract it.

The reason for this retraction was to avoid being targeted by any enemy before reuniting with Andrew.

Their union, with the harmonious union of water and fire, was the ultimate trump card in President Beiru's third combat strategy!

At this moment, finally reunited, both had become better versions of themselves, and their harmonious union immediately sparked new transformations.

Barbara's tier was slightly below Andrew's, so Andrew's tier also fell back, retreating to the same Tier Nine as Barbara.

Then…

Their tiers began moving forward together.

They charged together into the Magic Guide Realm…

They surged together to the pinnacle of the Magic Guide Realm…

Together, they touched the "rule storm," and then… they controlled the storm!

"I see."

Holigar nodded, grinning cruelly at Andrew and Barbara, "You two little ones didn't each break through to Divine Level alone, but achieved Divine Level as a united whole, am I wrong? You think such a half-baked Divine Level can challenge me?"

He was right, Andrew and Barbara each had not reached Divine Level, but in their united state, with the harmonious union of water and fire, they achieved Divine Level as a single entity.

Only Divine Level can see through Divine Level.

As Holigar saw the way Andrew and Barbara reached Divine Level, Andrew and Barbara could also clearly observe Holigar's current state—

Though Holigar was indeed Divine Level, his combat power did not fully align with his true tier due to his unfamiliarity with Divine Level power.

More importantly:

"This Holigar, it turned out that his internal condition, like that of Catherine, is extremely unstable! He has internal hidden dangers!" Andrew immediately noticed.

Catherine houses two kinds of Strange Fires, with conflicting attributes, barely reconciled through the Royal Court's inheritance.

Holigar, on the other hand? He too has two kinds of Strange Fires within him.

Necromancy Purple Fire and Molten Rock Fire.

Both Strange Fires have evil attributes, with a conflict even stronger than a conflict between one good and one evil Strange Fire!

Holigar relied on his Divine Level strength to forcibly suppress the two Strange Fires, preventing their conflict.

This, in a sense, indeed reduced his combat power by a notch!

Holigar himself felt there was nothing wrong with his power and combat strength.

Even with flaws, he was definitely stronger than these "patched-together deity" kids in front of him!

He tapped his foot, charging again, this time forming a wall of Necromancy Purple Fire centered on his body to firmly isolate President Beiru and others outside.

Holigar himself ignited with Molten Rock Fire, rushing straight towards Andrew and Barbara, "Originally, my Dragon-Swallowing Plan was to consume that girl Catherine, now with one of you a better supplement, and the other Catherine's sister, perfect! I'll devour you both!"

There was a loud boom!

Faced with Holigar's attack, Andrew and Barbara's bodies suddenly exploded, transforming into intertwining water and fire twin fishes, appearing seemingly slow but actually arriving before Holigar in an instant.

Swoosh! The water and fire twin fishes, in a frontal assault, penetrated through Holigar's body and then reconsolidated into human forms behind him.