Evil Fire Can Be Saved? Fusing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Tail!

Inner Academy.

Back in her dorm, Ma Xiaotao lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, rolling aimlessly across the floor.

She twisted the blanket into a pretzel shape.

The Inner Academy dormitory has good soundproofing; 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 only an Outer Academy student, and she didn't want to injure him too severely.

But the woman named Xue Qingyao didn't give her any chance to react.

With one hand, just the right hand, it was pushed 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 Academy, Six-Ring Soul Emperor with the Evil Fire Phoenix, invincible among her peers.

Among the Inner Academy students, besides the Grandmaster, who can confidently say they are superior to me?

He was instantly defeated by a student from the Outer Academy, right in front of the blond guy and his group of women.

If word got out, where would she put her face in the Inner Academy?

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 wasn't the embarrassment.

It's the feeling of being Ice Seal.

The Evil Fire Phoenix within her had been tormenting her ever since it awakened.

Every so often, the Evil Fire would backfire, causing burning pain in the meridians, rampaging of the Soul Power, and blurred consciousness; in severe cases, one could not even recognize a person.

Over the years, Teacher Yan Shaozhe has tried countless methods for her, and she has consumed a whole host of rare and precious herbs, but these have only managed to suppress the symptoms and have not been able to cure the condition.

But when Xue Qingyao froze her with that palm Ice Seal 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 Evil Fire, 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 her Evil Fire isn't resolved, she'll eventually be consumed by its backlash.

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 Outer Academy.

Ning Tian sat cross-legged on the bed, but his mind was not on cultivation at all.

Wu Feng sat in the chair opposite him, having just finished recounting what happened at the Beast Arena that day, and was waiting for Ning Tian's reaction.

Ning Tian remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Is he already level 45?"

"Yes." Wu Feng nodded. "A ten-thousand-year-old fourth-ringed Martial Soul Evolution into the Ultimate Ice attribute, defeating a ten-thousand-year-old Iron Spine Rhino in one move. Two hundred points, the highest score 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 had his eye on the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's resources and the dowry.

But a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and I am still hovering in the thirties, while Dai Huabin is already forty-five.

Not only that, Dai Huabin's Martial Soul Evolution, his fiancée Zhu Lu's Martial Soul also evolved, and Xue Qingyao, who was at level 65, was also by his side.

No, who can I complain to about this?

"Fengmei."

"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 taken aback.

Ning Tian pursed his lips, his fingers unconsciously rubbing his index finger.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is a support-type Martial Soul, very strong, but its potential is also limited.

He was stuck at the Soul Sage level for life, with no further progress. If he could take advantage of this and evolve his Martial Soul, wouldn't his future be incredibly bright?

Once the thought pops into your head, you can't put it down.

But Ning Tian couldn't bring himself to ask.

When he lost the bet, Dai Huabin told her to become his assistant.

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 leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Sect, so she couldn't bring herself to say such a thing.

Wu Feng's lips twitched as he watched Ning Tian sitting on the bed in a daze.

He grew up with Ning Tian and was her personal bodyguard and butler, so he could guess a bit about his 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 Soul, and then wanting one for himself too.

Wu Feng swallowed hard.

Could it be that the young master has fallen?

A scene flashed through his mind: Ning Tian standing next to Dai Huabin, lined up with Zhu Lu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, while he, Wu Feng, stood in the distance, watching his young master being abducted, and people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Sect questioning him about why he hadn't kept a close eye on his 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, one hand resting on his arm, her breathing even.

Dai Huabin gently moved her hand away and sat up from the bed.

Zhu Lu stirred, mumbled something, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Dai Huabin put on his coat, walked to the window, and opened it a crack.

The cool morning air rushed in, instantly clearing my 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, Ice Jade Scorpion Tail.

He obtained this from the Ice Empress Palace in the Far North.

The Ice Empress said she doesn't accept junk, so the Ice Palace only contains Soul Bone with a lifespan of 100,000 years. This External Soul Bone is one of them.

However, the process of absorbing a 100,000-year- External Soul Bone will not be easy.

However, Dai Huabin had the confidence.

He possesses the Ultimate Ice essence left behind by the Ice Empress'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 Spiritual Sea, the Eye of Life can repair damage at any time, making its safety level significantly higher than that of ordinary Soul Master.

Dai Huabin placed the scorpion's tail on his knees, sat cross-legged, and adjusted his breathing.

"Elder Yi, I'm ready to begin."

In the Spiritual Sea, 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 purity of ice attribute, and its compatibility with the Ultimate Ice within your body should be over 90%. However, the most concentrated energy surge during the absorption process 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 my palm straight up my 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 of the same origin come into contact, the collision does not produce repulsion, but rather a natural affinity.

The energy in the scorpion's tail spread throughout the body along the meridians; although fierce, it showed no 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 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 is forming.

Zhu Lu rolled over on the bed and groggily opened her eyes.

The temperature in the dormitory was much lower than before; you 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 them. She quietly got out of bed, went to the door, checked the lock, and made sure it was locked from the inside.

Then he moved a chair and sat two meters behind Dai Huabin, quietly keeping watch.