Azure Luan Elder: Am I a test subject?

Ying Chengfeng stepped forward to pluck the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, immediately feeling a wave of warmth in his palm.

He then handed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Yu Feiyan and said, "This immortal herb might be the thing that allows you to defy fate, but whether you consume it or not is up to you."

"You still have a choice now: do you want to take a gamble and ascend to the heavens in one step, or would you rather cultivate slowly and build a steady foundation?"

Yu Feiyan looked down at the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower in her hands, her expression turning hesitant.

After a moment, she looked up at Ying Chengfeng and said:

"You took me to see the Pope; you want me to prove something to her, don't you?"

"You don't seem like the type of person who would go to such lengths just to prove yourself."

Yu Feiyan truly could not understand.

After pondering for a few seconds, she looked closely at Ying Chengfeng and asked, "If I fail, will I die?"

Ying Chengfeng lowered his eyelids, thought for a moment, and replied, "Probably not."

He could not be certain either.

This Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower contained rich vitality, but it also held a special fiery power.

With Yu Feiyan's current Soul Power Level of 2, it was hard to say if something might go wrong.

Thinking of this, Ying Chengfeng scanned his surroundings once more.

He remembered that in the original story, Yu Xiaogang had also consumed an immortal herb.

That herb was nothing special; its greatest difference was:

It possessed no attributes, only pure vitality.

Based on this characteristic, Ying Chengfeng found an immortal herb that met the criteria.

He handed the herb to Yu Feiyan again and said, "Eat this one first."

Yu Feiyan reached out to take it, looking into Ying Chengfeng's eyes.

This time, there was no hesitation or worry in Ying Chengfeng's gaze.

Yu Feiyan chose to trust her judgment, and she chose to trust him.

She swallowed the herb in one gulp.

Instantly, an indescribable energy surged within her body.

Yu Feiyan entered a state of passive cultivation.

An hour passed.

Her Soul Power Level actually began to rise.

Level 3...

Another two hours passed.

Level 4...

By the time night fell, Yu Feiyan's level had reached 9.

She was just a tiny bit away from the threshold required to obtain a spirit ring.

"Check your Martial Soul." Ying Chengfeng had been guarding her the entire time.

Hearing Ying Chengfeng's words, Yu Feiyan immediately released her Martial Soul, Ghost Fire.

The Ghost Fire was still the same Ghost Fire, but its color seemed to have changed.

The original Ghost Fire had been blue-green.

But now, the Ghost Fire had turned blue-purple.

Ying Chengfeng reached out to touch it, but his fingers passed straight through; nothing happened.

"Your soul power still lacks any offensive capability, and it barely even has a presence."

Yu Feiyan pursed her lips, feeling somewhat dejected as she said, "Is it still impossible?"

She did not mean to blame Ying Chengfeng; she simply felt that she should accept her fate.

Ying Chengfeng had already done enough for her.

"No!" Ying Chengfeng suddenly thought of something.

"Soul power is soul power, and a Martial Soul is a Martial Soul. While the two are closely related, they are not inseparable."

Ying Chengfeng looked at Yu Feiyan again and said, "Now you have two more choices."

"First: consume the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and try to bring the Ghost Fire back to life!"

"Second: since the Ghost Fire is dead, you can be dead too!"

Upon hearing Ying Chengfeng's second sentence, Yu Feiyan's body trembled slightly.

After all, she was still a six-year-old girl and could not grasp the deeper meaning behind his words.

Ying Chengfeng immediately realized that Yu Feiyan had not understood what he meant.

He explained, "I am asking you to enter a state similar to the Ghost Fire."

"It is equivalent to you becoming the Ghost Fire; in this way, you are alive, and the Ghost Fire is alive."

Yu Feiyan stared at him blankly, still not understanding.

Ying Chengfeng frowned and said, "If you cannot understand this, there is no way to use it."

Yu Feiyan replied, "I understand what you mean, but how am I supposed to become the Ghost Fire?"

Ying Chengfeng thought for a moment and said, "You must face death to find life!"

Yu Feiyan followed Ying Chengfeng's gaze.

There lay a lake of a most peculiar nature.

One side of the lake was red, and the other was blue.

The two combined to form a Yin-Yang pattern.

At this moment, Ying Chengfeng fell into deep thought.

During his nine years in the Dream Space, the thing he contemplated most was the Martial Soul.

Its form, structure, mode of existence, and so on...

Ying Chengfeng began, "Martial Souls are divided into Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls, and their existence can be traced across the continent."

"The most common are Beast Martial Souls, all of which have corresponding Spirit Beasts."

"Your Ghost Fire is the same; it was born by relying on a certain aura of the continent."

"I know of a Spirit Beast whose birth also originated from a certain energy field."

"She is the rarest form of spirit-type Spirit Beast, yet she possesses a physical body."

"I am thinking that your Ghost Fire also counts as a type of spirit form."

"If you can achieve complete synchronous evolution with the Ghost Fire, perhaps you can transform it into a Body Martial Soul."

"By that time, even if your Martial Soul still lacks offensive capabilities, it will not matter."

Finally, Ying Chengfeng pointed to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well ahead and asked, "What do you see from that lake?"

Yu Feiyan was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Spectacular, beautiful, and... dangerous."

"Do you dare to jump in?" Ying Chengfeng asked.

Yu Feiyan shook her head, "I'm afraid."

As a young girl, how could she not be afraid?

Ying Chengfeng felt somewhat helpless; he desperately wanted Yu Feiyan to prove his theory.

But he had also promised Yu Feiyan's parents that he would help their daughter become a Spirit Master.

He had also promised to bring Yu Feiyan back to see her parents.

In the end, Ying Chengfeng sighed, "If you're afraid, then just watch obediently."

Saying this, Ying Chengfeng went to pick a few more immortal herbs.

It didn't matter if he didn't recognize them; he just needed to sense the life energy.

He picked the dozen or so with the highest energy and stored them in his Soul Tool.

Afterward, Ying Chengfeng took out two immortal herbs that clearly contained ice and fire energy.

He walked over to his grandfather, the Azure Luan Elder, and handed the herbs to him.

"Grandfather, if you consume these two herbs and then enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate, you can increase the strength of your bloodline and Martial Soul."

The Azure Luan Elder squinted at Ying Chengfeng and took the two immortal herbs.

However, the Azure Luan Elder did not consume them immediately, instead saying, "Is it my turn to become a research subject now?"

A flash of embarrassment crossed Ying Chengfeng's face, and he said righteously, "What kind of talk is that? What kind of talk is that?! Am I that kind of person?"

The Azure Luan Elder watched his performance quietly, only speaking after a few seconds, "Why don't you increase your own bloodline and Martial Soul strength?"

Hearing this, Ying Chengfeng transformed into the Crooked-Mouth Dragon King and said, "Because these things are useless to me; my bloodline and Martial Soul cannot be improved by such things."

The Azure Luan Elder shook his head helplessly; his grandson had managed to show off after all.

However...

"Can it really improve my bloodline and Martial Soul?" the Azure Luan Elder asked.

"Rest assured, there is absolutely no problem," Ying Chengfeng said with absolute certainty.

He believed that even if there were a problem, with his grandfather's level as a Level 97 Peak Douluo, he would be able to handle it.

The Azure Luan Elder pondered for a few seconds, then consumed the two immortal herbs and jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.