Chapter 139: The Ultimate Ice Phoenix Martial Soul!
Shui Miaomiao returned to her seat, a monstrous wave surging in her heart. Has such a significant change happened in the outside world in less than a month since she stopped paying attention?
The Extreme North is located in the northern part of the Douluo Continent, and its environment is harsh. Unless there is a need to hunt specific Soul Beasts, no one would come here to suffer.
Of course, she could see the carrot-and-stick approach in Chrysanthemum Douluo's words. His words revealed a few points:
First, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had submitted, and the Heaven Dou Empire no longer had the support of a major sect.
Second, their Spirit Hall actually didn't value Sky Water Academy very much; whether they joined or not was irrelevant. They only valued Shui Binger's talent and didn't want it to be buried.
Third, if Tianshui City were brought under the jurisdiction of Spirit Hall, he could recommend her to the Worship Hall, finding her a suitable teacher.
Regarding the Worship Hall within Spirit Hall, her understanding at her level was limited, but she knew one thing: the rumored Hall Master of the Worship Hall was Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, a figure at the apex of the Douluo Continent!
Moreover, some time ago, news spread throughout the Douluo Continent that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had broken through in their cultivation, becoming newly appointed Elders of the Worship Hall.
And what was the strength that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had previously revealed?
Rank ninety-five!
Does this mean that to enter the Worship Hall, one's strength must be at least rank ninety-six?
To have Bing'er possess a Super Douluo as a teacher, she felt a little excited just thinking about it!
Furthermore, Elder Chrysanthemum also said that by joining Spirit Hall, they could not only help Shui Binger resolve the hidden danger but also allow her to advance further.
Originally, Shui Binger already possessed a top-grade innate level-nine Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, with immeasurable potential. If she were to advance further...
At this point, Shui Miaomiao had already made her decision.
Meanwhile, Hu Bai recalled everything related to Shui Binger in his mind.
Although the original work did not specify Shui Binger's exact age during the Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, it did state that she was younger than Huo Wu and not the oldest on the Sky Water team.
Many inferred that Shui Binger's age at that time should have been around sixteen or seventeen, not yet twenty.
A rank forty-four Soul Ancestor at sixteen or seventeen—this talent was already very good!
You should know that Dai Mubai, after consuming an Immortal Herb, was only at this soul power level during the Soul Master Elite Tournament. The key was that Dai Mubai was even older than Shui Bing'er.
Of course, Dai Mubai's innate soul power was not higher than Shui Binger's. His talent among the Shrek Seven Devils could only be considered average, around innate level eight and a half.
Among the team, only Ning Rongrong had the innate soul power of level nine.
His purpose in coming to the Extreme North this time was to gain the recognition of the Ice God and undergo the Ice God's trial.
And if it weren't for him, perhaps Shui Binger would have been the most qualified person to inherit this Ice God position.
Of course, Hu Bai was referring to Shui Binger after her Martial Spirit's hidden danger was completely resolved, not her current state.
Although this hidden danger would gradually disappear as her cultivation improved, it was precisely because the power was too violent in the early stages that she couldn't fully unleash the might of her Martial Soul, which was a bit regrettable.
After dinner.
Shui Miaomiao led Shui Binger by her small hand and came before Hu Bai and the others. Shui Miaomiao lowered her head and said respectfully:
"Your Highness Holy Son, elders, after I return this time, I will announce to the outside world that Sky Water Academy has joined Spirit Hall. I will also explain to my husband, asking him to announce that Tianshui City will henceforth be incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Spirit Empire."
Hu Bai nodded slightly, then looked at Shui Binger and softly said, "What are your soul skills now? Tell me."
Shui Binger first glanced at her mother, then said, "I came here with my mother this time to obtain my second soul ring. I only have one soul ring right now. My first skill is Ice Seal, an instant-cast soul skill that can track and lock onto enemies, freezing them."
"For the second soul ring, my mother originally wanted me to acquire a defensive type. Our target this time was also the relatively common ice-attribute Spirit Beast in the outer regions of the Extreme North—the Ice Armor Beast."
As if noticing the strange expression on Hu Bai's face, Shui Miaomiao's face flushed slightly, and she sighed, explaining: "Your Highness Holy Son, the reason for this is precisely because we are afraid Binger cannot control the cold power of her Martial Soul. This is unavoidable."
A majestic Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, yet it had to absorb a defensive soul ring? How could one not laugh at that?
"It's fine."
Hu Bai responded, looking at Shui Binger and saying, "Release your Martial Soul. I can suppress that power for now, allowing you to confidently hunt the most suitable Soul Beast."
Shui Binger nodded and released her Martial Soul. A surge of ice power instantly erupted from within her body.
The moment her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul appeared, it immediately drew the attention of the Soul Masters in the tavern. Just as the waiter thought the tavern was about to be destroyed, the erupted cold power did not continue to spread outward, only circling within a one-meter radius around Shui Binger.
"Wow, what's going on?" Shui Binger looked around with a surprised expression.
Because her Martial Soul was too powerful, she never used Martial Soul possession when battling others, only activating her soul skills.
This could actually be seen in the original work: Shui Binger's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul only appeared when she and Xue Wu performed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Drifting Snow.
But even with Xue Wu helping to strengthen her control, she still felt very strained at that time.
The Drifting Snow Martial Soul Fusion Skill relied on the Ice Phoenix for its execution, so the Ice Phoenix had to appear at that time.
With Hu Bai's control over elements, achieving this was incredibly simple.
Shui Miaomiao's face also showed a hint of shock. Even with her cultivation, controlling the cold power emitted by the Ice Phoenix within such a range was not an easy task.
After all, activating soul skills is easy, and using soul skills to destroy things is also easy. But suppressing them in reverse is not an easy task, as it is considered acting against the flow.
Yue Guan: "Indeed, it's impressive. This ice-attribute power feels even superior to Guang Ling's."
Gui Mei: "As expected of a top-grade Ice Phoenix Martial Soul."
Ling Yuan: "I feel that my own attributes show signs of being suppressed."
Ling Yuan's Martial Soul is the Blazing Spirit Kite, a fire-attributed Martial Spirit. The Ice Phoenix is also an avian type, but its level is much higher than her Martial Soul, so it would naturally be suppressed—or rather, countered.
Shui Binger's ice was even above her fire.
Hu Bai took Shui Binger's soft, cool little hand, injecting ice elemental power into her body. Then, he pressed his forehead against Shui Binger's.
In the form of a mental power imprint, he transmitted his self-created Elemental Breathing Method's Ice Elemental Breathing into Shui Binger's Spiritual Sea.
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