Chapter 125 Is the Evil Flame Saved? Fusion with a 100,000-Year-Old Ice Jade Scorpion Tail!
Inner courtyard.
Back in her dorm, Ma Xiaotao lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling and rolling around aimlessly.
She twisted the blanket into a pretzel shape.
The inner courtyard dormitory has good soundproofing, and the corridors are quiet, with the occasional rustling of leaves in the wind in the distance.
But Ma Xiaotao just couldn't fall asleep.
My mind keeps replaying that scene from the evening.
When she unleashed the Phoenix Fire Line, she held back, after all, her opponent was just an outer court student, and she didn't want to hurt him too badly.
But the woman named Xue Qingyao didn't give her any chance to react at all.
With one hand, just the right hand, she pushed it forward lightly.
The fire was blown out, and she was frozen solid.
Ma Xiaotao buried her face in the pillow and muttered a curse.
That's so embarrassing.
Ma Xiaotao was a prominent figure in the inner courtyard, a sixth-ring Soul Emperor of the Evil Fire Phoenix, invincible among her peers.
Among the inner court students, besides the senior sisters, who can say they are definitely superior to her?
As a result, she was defeated in one move by a student from another department, right in front of the blond guy and his group of women.
If word gets out, where will she put her face in the inner courtyard?
Ma Xiaotao turned over again, turning the pillow so that the cool side was pressed against her face.
But what kept her up even more was not the embarrassment.
It's the feeling of being frozen.
The evil phoenix within her has been tormenting her ever since it awakened.
Every so often, the evil fire would backfire, causing burning pain in the meridians, rampage of soul power, and blurred consciousness; in severe cases, she could not even recognize a person.
Over the years, Teacher Yan Shaozhe has tried countless methods for her, and she has consumed a lot of rare and precious herbs, but it has only managed to suppress the symptoms and has not been able to cure the disease.
But when Xue Qingyao froze her with that palm strike today, the restless evil fire within her suddenly calmed down.
That kind of quiet was so comforting.
It has been a full six years since she awakened her martial soul, and this is the first time she has felt a refreshing and clear sensation in her meridians, without any burning or pain.
It's like when you've had a toothache for six years and suddenly one day it stops hurting; that feeling of relief can make you cry on the spot.
Ma Xiaotao almost cried, which made her even more irritable.
They had clearly found a way to suppress their anger, but they ended up offending someone.
Teacher Yan Shaozhe said he would take her to see that blond-haired Dai Huabin tomorrow.
But...
Ma Xiaotao pulled the blanket over her head.
When has Ma Xiaotao ever bowed her head?
But if the problem of the evil fire isn't resolved, she'll be devoured by it sooner or later.
If this continues, the next attack might really be out of control.
Ma Xiaotao pulled the blanket off her head and gasped for breath.
"Fine, I'll just have to back down," Ma Xiaotao muttered to herself.
"It's not like I'll lose a piece of flesh anyway."
...
At the same time, in the dormitory of the Foreign Languages Department.
Ning Tian sat cross-legged on the bed, but her mind was not on cultivation at all.
Wu Feng sat in the chair opposite her, having just finished recounting what happened at the arena that day, and was waiting for Ning Tian's reaction.
Ning Tian remained silent for a long time before speaking: "He's already level 45?"
"Yes." Wu Feng nodded. "The fourth ring of the ten-thousand-year-old martial soul has evolved into the ultimate ice attribute, and he defeated the ten-thousand-year-old Iron-Spine Rhinoceros in one move. Two hundred points, the highest in the history of the outer academy."
Upon hearing this, Ning Tian looked down at her hands. She remembered the bet she made with Dai Huabin when she enrolled last year.
Later, Dai Huabin won the bet and made Ning Tian his woman. Ning Tian knew that Dai Huabin was after the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources and the dowry.
But a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and she was still hovering in the thirties, while Dai Huabin was already level 45.
Not only that, Dai Huabin's martial soul evolved, his fiancée Zhu Lu's martial soul also evolved, and Xue Qingyao, who was at level 65, was added to their side.
No, who can I complain to about this?
"Feng Mei".
"Young Master?"
"You said Dai Huabin helped Zhu Lu evolve her martial soul, is it possible that... he can also help others evolve theirs?"
Wu Feng was stunned for a moment.
Ning Tian pursed her lips, her fingers unconsciously rubbing her index finger.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's martial soul is a support-type martial soul, which is very strong, but its upper limit is also limited.
She would be stuck at the Soul Sage level for life, with no further progress. If she could use this opportunity to evolve her Martial Soul, wouldn't her future be incredibly bright?
Once the thought pops into your head, you can't put it down.
But Ning Tian couldn't bring herself to ask.
When she lost the bet, Dai Huabin told her to become his helper.
From then on, their relationship was neither close nor distant. Dai Huabin would occasionally give her pointers on cultivation, but that was all.
Now, going to Dai Huabin and asking, "Can you help me evolve my martial soul?", what kind of nonsense is that?
Ning Tian is the young Sect Master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so she couldn't bring herself to say such a thing.
Wu Feng's lips twitched as she watched Ning Tian sitting on the bed in a daze.
She grew up with Ning Tian and was her personal bodyguard and butler, so she could guess a bit about her young master's thoughts.
But at this moment, Wu Feng was thinking about something completely different.
The young master has been mentioning Dai Huabin more and more frequently lately.
It used to be "What happened to that guy again?", then it became "What did Dai Huabin say today?", and now it's like this: sitting on the bed thinking about how Dai Huabin helped others evolve their martial souls, and then wanting to do it herself.
Wu Feng swallowed hard.
Could it be that the young master has fallen?
A scene flashed through her mind: Ning Tian stood next to Dai Huabin, lined up with Zhu Lu, Xue Di, and Bing Di, while she, Wu Feng, stood in the distance, watching her young master being abducted, and people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect questioning her about why she hadn't kept a close eye on her young master.
No.
Absolutely not.
...
The next morning, before dawn.
When Dai Huabin opened his eyes, the light outside the window had just changed from gray-blue to pale white.
Zhu Lu was still asleep, curled up on her side, with one hand on his arm, breathing evenly.
Dai Huabin gently moved her hand away and sat up from the bed.
Zhu Lu stirred, mumbled something, turned over, and continued sleeping.
Dai Huabin put on his coat, walked to the window, and opened it a crack.
The cool morning air rushed in, instantly clearing his head.
He took something out of his storage artifact.
A section of emerald green scorpion tail, about a foot long, was covered with fine, emerald green scales, each scale gleaming with an icy blue sheen.
The tip of the tail hook is silvery-white, reflecting a cold, sharp light in the morning light.
A 100,000-year-old external soul bone, an Ice Jade Scorpion Tail.
He obtained this from the Ice Emperor's Palace in the far north.
The Ice Emperor said she doesn't accept junk, so the Ice Palace only contains soul bones with a lifespan of 100,000 years. And this external soul bone is one of them.
However, the process of absorbing a 100,000-year-old external soul bone will not be easy.
However, Dai Huabin had the confidence.
He possesses the ultimate ice essence left behind by the Ice Emperor's blood pact, which is of the same origin and belongs to the same category as this piece of Ice Jade Scorpion Tail, so the rejection reaction will be minimized.
Furthermore, with Electrolux stationed in the Sea of Spirit, the Eye of Life can repair damage at any time, making its safety level much higher than that of ordinary Soul Masters.
Dai Huabin placed the scorpion tail on his knees, sat cross-legged, and adjusted his breathing.
"Elder Yi, I'm ready to begin."
In the sea of consciousness, that ancient yet gentle wave of awareness responded to him.
"Don't worry, I'll help you stabilize your spiritual sea. This soul bone is of very high quality, with excellent ice attribute purity, and its compatibility with the ultimate ice within your body should be over 90%. However, during the absorption process, the most concentrated energy impact phase will last for about two hours, so be prepared."
"Clear."
Dai Huabin reached out and pressed the scorpion tail under his spine, then activated his soul power.
Emerald green light burst forth from the scorpion's tail, flowing down his spine and into his meridians.
A chill shot from his palm straight up his arm at an abnormally fast speed.
Dai Huabin was prepared and immediately mobilized the ultimate ice source within his body to meet the attack.
When two ice-related energies from the same source came into contact, the collision did not produce repulsion, but rather a natural affinity.
The energy in the scorpion's tail spread throughout the body along the meridians. Although it was fierce, it did not show any signs of going berserk.
Dai Huabin's back was soon covered in a layer of cold sweat, not because of the pain, but because the soul bone's bloodline was too powerful. Fortunately, Dai Huabin soon got through it.
Before long, Dai Huabin's spine began to feel hot.
The fusion point of the external soul bone was forming.
Zhu Lu rolled over on the bed and groggily opened her eyes.
The temperature in the dormitory was much lower than before; she could see white mist in her breath.
Zhu Lu suddenly snapped out of her daze and turned to look out the window.
Dai Huabin sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by a pale blue icy mist.
A faint green light emanated from his lower back, spreading down his spine segment by segment.
The moment Zhu Lu saw what it was, she didn't make a sound to disturb him. She quietly got out of bed, went to the door, checked the lock, and made sure it was locked from the inside.
Then she moved a chair and sat two meters behind Dai Huabin, quietly keeping watch.
[end of the chapter ]