Chapter 140: Ice Element Breathing Technique, Hu Bai's Token
"Wow, this Ice Phoenix Martial Soul is truly Heaven-Defying. It's a pity its Bloodline isn't very pure; otherwise, it would definitely possess the Extreme Ice attribute. What a shame."
In Hu Bai's Spiritual Sea, Tianmeng Iceworm also sensed the powerful ice attribute of Shui Binger's Martial Soul up close.
"If only her Phoenix bloodline could be purer, or if the ice power she possessed could surpass Bingbing."
The one Tianmeng Iceworm referred to was naturally the Ice Empress, Ice Jade Scorpion, one of the three great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North!
With Shui Binger's current Bloodline Power, she couldn't even compare to the Ice Empress, let alone her own clansmen.
After all, the Ice Empress's clan all possess the Extreme Ice attribute, and the Extreme Ice attribute possessed by the Ice Empress is second only to the Snow Empress in terms of power.
Shui Binger's Martial Soul isn't even Extreme Ice, so how could she compare to the Ice Empress?
Hu Bai heard Tianmeng Iceworm's surprise and said lightly, "It is a bit of a shame, but this is actually reasonable. A Martial Soul is ultimately just a Martial Soul, and there is still a difference from a real Soul Beast."
"Just like the Ice Jade Scorpion clan—they would not appear in the form of a human Martial Soul, let alone a Phoenix. The Phoenix Martial Souls appearing on the continent today are more like birds with a trace of Phoenix Bloodline than actual Phoenixes."
How could a pure-blooded Phoenix Martial Soul be willing to reside in a human body and be a Martial Soul?
In terms of the biological food chain, the Phoenix is the natural enemy of the Ice Jade Scorpion. But if a Soul Master with a Phoenix Martial Soul appeared before the Ice Empress, you'd see who would eat whom.
Tianmeng Iceworm chuckled. "Xiao Bai, your Martial Soul insights are truly unique, but what you said makes a lot of sense. For such a top-grade Soul Beast, unless under special circumstances, why would it be willing to transform into a human's Martial Soul?"
However, Tianmeng didn't say one thing.
He still had a bit of a selfish motive: by bringing Hu Bai to the Extreme North, he wanted to see if he could persuade the Ice Empress to become Hu Bai's second Martial Soul.
Originally, he wasn't very confident, but upon reawakening this time, he found that Hu Bai already had a divine test, which would greatly increase the probability of persuading the Ice Empress!
But how could Hu Bai not know about this little plan in Tianmeng Iceworm's heart?
One could only say Tianmeng Iceworm thought too much; even if he wanted a second ice-attribute Martial Soul, his first choice would be the Snow Empress, who has the highest cultivation.
Compared to lolis, he still preferred older, more mature women.
Moreover, the Snow Empress's next Heavenly Tribulation would occur earlier than the Ice Empress's, so with his current leverage, approaching the Snow Empress was more suitable.
Of course, all of this would have to wait until after he obtained the Ice God's trial.
Shui Binger, whose hand was initially taken, struggled slightly, a blush appearing on her face. But after that cool sensation entered her body, she felt very comfortable, and the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul behind her also calmed down and settled.
Then she watched as Hu Bai's face got closer and closer to hers, until their foreheads touched.
This made her shyly close her eyes, only smelling a faint, special fragrance.
This fragrance must have come from Hu Bai himself; it wasn't pungent, very gentle, with a hint of woody freshness.
Immediately after, she could clearly sense something appearing in her mind, and a voice entered her ears: "This is an ice element breathing method I created—a very special meditation method."
"From now on, you will cultivate this Cultivation Technique. It can strengthen your control over your Martial Soul and also allow you to better change the form of ice."
"Come, let go of your body's defenses. I will first use my mental power to guide you through one round of meditation. You must remember this meditation route."
With Hu Bai's current cultivation, it was actually very easy to invade Shui Binger's body. But if Shui Binger resisted, she herself would easily get injured, even causing a backlash.
Shui Binger didn't hesitate and simply let go of herself, allowing Hu Bai to enter.
She only felt a bit itchy, tingly—as if a current was flowing through her body.
A moment later, Hu Bai released Shui Binger's small hand and said with a faint smile, "Alright, I've left a mark on you. This mental imprint will help you suppress your Martial Soul and will last for about three months."
"During these three months, you must try your best to master the breathing method I just gave you, and then have your mother take you to Spirit Hall to see the Third Elder and Fifth Elder. See if they are willing to accept you as a disciple—just say I told you to."
As he spoke, a token appeared in Hu Bai's hand, which he placed in Shui Binger's palm.
"This token has no practical use; it merely represents my identity. With this token, you can enter Spirit Hall unimpeded. Go to the Supreme Pontiff Palace first, explain the situation, and someone should take you to the Worship Hall."
Shui Binger looked at the token in her hand. It was made of gilded gold, and on it was a lifelike nine-tailed white fox—precisely Hu Bai's Martial Soul!
Shui Miaomiao was shocked by Hu Bai's generous gesture; this was truly 'feeding' them directly.
This token seemed to have no use, but it actually had great significance!
She was also a shrewd person.
This token might not have any power, but the person behind it did!
If others knew this was a token given by His Highness the Holy Son to curry favor with the person behind the token, they would certainly not do anything annoying!
Could it be that some people truly only recognize the token?
That would be pure foolishness.
The effectiveness of a token still depends on whether the person and the power behind it are useful!
In fact, Shui Miaomiao guessed correctly. In the original work, the people of Spirit Hall truly only recognized tokens. Yu Xiaogang, who was clearly not an honorary Elder, could directly rush into the Supreme Pontiff Palace with a token, which was truly laughable.
So this time, Spirit Hall also canceled all honorary tokens and re-forged them.
After all, they were already about to establish an empire, so the original old Elder tokens had to be discarded.
The original Elder tokens were ordered by Qian Xunji. They had six patterns: sword, hammer, dragon, chrysanthemum, incomplete human figure, and crown.
They respectively represented the six powerful Titled Douluo of Qian Xunji's generation: Sword Dao Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword, Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer, Yu Yuanzhen's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon,
Yue Guan's Singular Velvet Sky Reaching Chrysanthemum, Gui Mei's Ghost Demon, and Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu's Seraphim!
Besides the Elders within Spirit Hall, the Sect Masters of the Upper Three Sects also each possessed a token, allowing them to exercise power just like the Elders of Spirit Hall!
In Qian Xunji's era, the relationship between Spirit Hall and the Upper Three Sects was quite good, especially since Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen were both level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo at that time, suppressing an entire era.
Spirit Hall's ambition to dominate the continent naturally didn't show, and to maintain friendly relations, such a ridiculous token appeared!
That's right, in Hu Bai's eyes, this token was extremely ridiculous!
The Upper Three Sects were not subordinate forces of Spirit Hall, and might even be enemies; yet, they allowed their Clan Chief to become an honorary Elder of Spirit Hall. What were they thinking?!
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