The Twin Extremes of Ice and Fire! A Hidden Light Bloodline? Refining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Again!

"What is it?

Go ahead."

Shui Bing'er replied without hesitation.

"I want to compress all the Evil Fire in my body."

Huang Yan said in a low voice.

"Compress the Evil Fire?"

Shui Bing'er froze for a moment.

"Weren't you going to use the power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Ice Spring to purify it completely while you had the chance?"

"No. It would be a pity to purify it away."

Huang Yan gave a soft laugh, his voice brimming with confidence.

"Although the Evil Fire is a flaw in my Martial Soul and can easily turn on me, it contains terrifying destructive power.

Now that your Phoenix Ice can neutralize it, and the Immortal Herb can strengthen my foundation, why would I destroy it?"

"I understand."

Shui Bing'er was quick-witted and immediately grasped Huang Yan's intention.

"You want to fully control it and keep it, turning it into one of your own ways to attack?"

"Exactly!

I'll make this Evil Fire a true blade in my hands!"

Huang Yan gave a low shout and immediately began consciously guiding and compressing the raging Evil Fire within him.

"All right. I'll use the source of the Ice Phoenix to steady your meridians and maintain the balance!"

Shui Bing'er pushed her Soul Power to the limit, coordinating with Huang Yan.

On the bank,

Dugu Bo, who had been staring intently at the water, suddenly cried out in alarm:

"Third Offering, look!

Why is the scarlet flame around that kid growing dim?

And it's still contracting inward!

Can he not absorb the Yang Spring's energy? Is it going to turn on him?"

Azure Luan Douluo's brows lifted slightly. After carefully sensing the fluctuations beneath the water, a smile once again touched his lips.

"Don't make a fuss.

He isn't failing to absorb it. He's deliberately compressing that mutated Evil Fire."

"Deliberately compressing it?"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened in disbelief.

"That's Ultimate Fire Poison!

Instead of taking the chance to neutralize and expel it, he dares to compress it to the limit?

Does that kid have a death wish?!"

"What would you know?"

Azure Luan Douluo snorted, a hint of unmistakable approval flashing in his eyes.

"That kid's ambition is greater than I thought.

He's going to forcibly refine the flaw in his Martial Soul into his own trump card.

Just watch quietly. When they come out, they'll be completely transformed."

Half a day later, dusk fell.

Beneath the spring, the turbulent auras of Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er finally began to settle.

"Bing'er, I did it."

Huang Yan's voice rang in her mind, tinged with relieved laughter.

"I've completely suppressed the Evil Fire.

It's no longer a hidden threat that can turn on me. I'm in full control of it now, and can release it as pure energy whenever I want."

"That's wonderful!"

Shui Bing'er replied delightedly.

"I can feel that my Ice Phoenix bloodline has completely transformed, too. That pure chill...

My ice attribute has definitely reached the 'Ultimate Ice' you told me about!

And my Soul Power has broken through its bottleneck, reaching level fifty!"

"Ultimate Ice and level fifty. Perfect."

Huang Yan praised her, then sensed the changes within himself.

"My Martial Soul has also shed the impurities of the Evil Fire and evolved into a true Fire Phoenix. It has also gained 'Ultimate Fire.'"

"Then what level is your Soul Power now?"

Shui Bing'er asked curiously.

"Level fifty-eight,"

Huang Yan replied.

"From level fifty-three to fifty-eight... only five levels?"

Shui Bing'er sounded a little surprised.

"I thought your foundation was strong enough to take you straight to level sixty."

"That's what I expected."

Huang Yan gave a soft laugh and explained:

"To completely separate the Evil Fire and compress it into a controllable means of attack,

I spent most of the Immortal Herb's medicinal power and the Yang Spring's source energy on it.

Compared to simply increasing my Soul Power, the greatest gains were resolving the hidden danger in my Martial Soul and gaining control of both Ultimate Fire and the Evil Fire."

"Mm!

As long as that hidden danger is gone."

Shui Bing'er replied gently.

"Splash—"

The water burst apart as interwoven rays of icy blue and scarlet shot into the sky.

The two ended their Martial Soul Fusion and landed steadily on the bank.

Feeling the terrifying auras coming off them, Dugu Bo's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He pointed at them and stammered:

"T-this aura... so pure?!

They've each reached the ultimate of their respective attributes—fire and ice!

You two Little Monsters actually survived?!"

A note.

Although the concept of "Ultimate Attribute" did not yet exist in this era,

it wasn't hard to understand that an attribute taken to its limit could be called an "Ultimate Attribute."

Azure Luan Douluo stepped forward, his eyes full of warmth, and looked Huang Yan up and down.

"Yan'er, how do you feel?"

"I did not fail you, Teacher."

Huang Yan bowed slightly, a confident smile on his lips.

"The Evil Fire is completely under my control. My Martial Soul has officially transformed into a true Fire Phoenix, and gained Ultimate Fire.

My Soul Power is currently level fifty-eight."

"Good!

What a fine Ultimate Fire!"

Azure Luan Douluo laughed, saying "good" twice before turning to Shui Bing'er.

"And you, Bing'er?"

Shui Bing'er answered respectfully:

"Reporting to Senior, my Ice Phoenix bloodline has also been purified to its utmost, and I've gained Ultimate Ice.

My Soul Power rose from level forty-three straight to level fifty."

Dugu Bo, standing nearby, swallowed repeatedly as he stared at them like they were monsters. He couldn't help muttering:

"One went from level forty-three to fifty, the other from fifty-three to fifty-eight...

And both awakened Ultimate Attributes...

If word of this got out, the entire Soul Master World would go mad!"

After hearing their reports, Azure Luan Douluo could no longer hide his delight. He burst into laughter.

"Good!

Good!

Good!

As expected of my disciple!

With Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire, just these two Ultimate Attributes alone mean your future prospects are limitless!"

Huang Yan smiled slightly, then said something astonishing:

"Teacher, actually... my Martial Soul still has room to evolve."

At those words, the whole place fell silent.

Shui Bing'er, Azure Luan Douluo, and even Dugu Bo stared at Huang Yan in astonishment.

Dugu Bo couldn't help exclaiming:

"There's still room to evolve?!

Kid, you already have a true Fire Phoenix with Ultimate Fire. What kind of monster could you evolve into next?!"

Azure Luan Douluo's smile faded. His expression grew solemn, though a hint of anticipation remained.

"Yan'er, is that really true?"

"Absolutely."

Huang Yan nodded and explained seriously.

"Just now, when I completely separated and suppressed the Evil Fire and my Martial Soul finished transforming,

I clearly sensed that an incredibly pure light attribute was still hidden deep within my Phoenix bloodline."

"A light attribute?"

Azure Luan Douluo exclaimed.

"Yes."

Huang Yan continued.

"This light bloodline had always been suppressed by the raging Evil Fire, so it couldn't manifest.

Now that the Evil Fire has been cleared away, it's finally showing signs of awakening.

But something is still needed to fully awaken this light bloodline."

Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up. She asked softly:

"What do you need?"

Huang Yan didn't answer. Instead, he walked to a medicinal plot beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

His gaze fixed on an unusual Immortal Herb, red and quivering, shaped like a cockscomb.

"It's this one."

Without hesitation, Huang Yan reached out and plucked the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

"This Immortal Herb is the perfect catalyst to awaken the Radiant Phoenix bloodline within me!"

The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could purify the bloodline of a Fire Phoenix.

Huang Yan's fire attribute had already reached Ultimate Fire.

By refining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and stimulating his Fire Phoenix bloodline, he could awaken the dormant light bloodline.

With that, Huang Yan wasted no time. He sat cross-legged where he stood.

He placed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower in his mouth, closed his eyes, and immediately began refining its medicinal power.