The 'Nonexistent' Martial Soul

Inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Azure Luan Elder suddenly felt two streams of energy, one cold and one hot.

They formed a marvelous resonance with the two immortal herbs he had consumed earlier.

Very quickly, he began to utilize these two streams of energy to cleanse his meridians.

Bit by bit, the pure energy merged into his Martial Soul.

His Azure Luan Martial Soul became even more vibrant.

It emitted an azure light beneath the night sky.

As time passed bit by bit, the Azure Luan Martial Soul had completely shielded Azure Luan Elder.

Azure Luan Elder also entered a marvelous state.

Until dawn arrived.

Azure Luan Elder flew out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and a more powerful energy spread outward.

"Level 98! I never expected that I would still have room for improvement in my lifetime!"

Azure Luan Elder looked at his grandson with a grateful expression.

This brat had always been impulsive and reckless, but one had to admit, he was incredibly capable!

"Congratulations, Grandfather. Your divine might is peerless, and you shall dominate the world!" Ying Chengfeng offered his congratulations before looking at Yu Feiyan.

"How is it? Even if you wanted to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate now, you wouldn't have the chance."

Yu Feiyan nodded silently, still holding the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower in her hand.

She had a strong premonition.

Even with the assistance of an immortal herb, entering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would be almost certain death for her.

But by consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, it might be a fifty-fifty chance.

"Have you decided?" Ying Chengfeng asked, then added, "If you don't want to try, I will think of another way."

On the other side, Azure Luan Elder realized that for such an important matter as reaching Level 98, he had only received a perfunctory remark.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he silently began to stand guard in the surrounding area.

He sensed that Poison Douluo was just two miles away.

However, he did not intend to pay him any mind.

At the same time, Yu Feiyan finally made her decision.

She consumed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

Almost simultaneously, Ying Chengfeng took action.

He activated his Wind Domain to its full extent, drawing a tiny fraction of the ice and fire energy directly from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The two streams of energy formed a weakened version of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well around Yu Feiyan.

"Combine Yin and Yang, move toward the extreme to find life!" Ying Chengfeng reminded her, "The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower possesses a trace of the fire of rebirth; use your Martial Soul and soul power to irrigate it."

"Do not fear death; embrace your rebirth!"

After Ying Chengfeng finished speaking, he remained silent, focusing intently on controlling his domain.

At this moment, an extremely painful expression appeared on Yu Feiyan's face.

With only Level 9 soul power, she was indeed unable to withstand the fiery power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

Fortunately, however, the dense life energy was repairing her meridians and internal organs.

These meridians grew stronger bit by bit, becoming more resilient.

The surfaces of those internal organs showed signs of being scorched, only to then slough off.

Under the high temperature, wisps of purple-red flames actually appeared.

These purple-red flames gradually emerged all over her body.

Meanwhile, Yu Feiyan's appearance also underwent changes.

Her long, straight black hair turned a pale purple-red and became slightly wavy.

The curls were subtle, and at six years old, she gave off a unique charm.

Time passed from morning until afternoon.

Yu Feiyan's condition had completely stabilized.

She opened her eyes, revealing a pair of pale purple pupils with light red eyeshadow.

"I think I succeeded," Yu Feiyan said uncertainly.

Ying Chengfeng said with a joyful expression, "Release your Martial Soul and let me see."

Yu Feiyan did not make any extra movements, but instead looked quietly at Ying Chengfeng and said:

"Look into my eyes; do you notice anything?"

Ying Chengfeng looked into her eyes, tilted his head, and frowned. "It looks quite nice, and then?"

Yu Feiyan fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure what's going on, but you actually can't see my martial soul."

Hearing this, Ying Chengfeng was stunned. "Don't tell me your martial soul has become your eyes."

Yu Feiyan shook her head. "No, but it seems that only I can see my martial soul."

Upon hearing this, Ying Chengfeng was a bit bewildered. A non-existent martial soul?

Things were starting to get... interesting.

Then he heard Yu Feiyan say, "Could this be different from what you wanted? Was I wrong?"

Ying Chengfeng shook his head and said, "You weren't wrong."

He tilted his head at a forty-five-degree angle and said, "A true teacher allows their students to step upon their own theories to progress."

"Teacher? Student?" Yu Feiyan looked at him in confusion. "Aren't I your younger sister?"

"We don't have to be anymore," Ying Chengfeng said.

"Oh~" Yu Feiyan replied, then muttered softly, "Then we could also be~"

Ying Chengfeng added, "Tell me, is there anything special about this martial soul of yours?"

Yu Feiyan replied, "My martial soul still has no offensive capabilities, but it seems to have come alive."

Ying Chengfeng frowned again, muttering to himself, "Alive, but no offensive capabilities? Still no presence. Anything else?"

Yu Feiyan thought for a moment and answered, "Close your eyes and try to see if you can sense where I am."

Ying Chengfeng closed his eyes upon hearing this, using his Wind Domain to sense Yu Feiyan's presence.

Strangely, he found he could no longer sense her existence at all.

Wait!

Having no presence could also be a good thing!

A martial soul with no presence—wouldn't that make for an excellent 'assassin'?

As for the martial soul lacking offensive power, isn't it enough for the Soul Master to have it?

Who said a Soul Master must rely on their martial soul to attack?

Immediately, Ying Chengfeng looked at Yu Feiyan and said, "You're at level 10 now, right? It's time for the second step of defying fate: obtaining a soul ring."

After saying this, Ying Chengfeng turned to look at Azure Luan Elder and said, "Grandfather, we can go now. We'll come back to restock when we have the chance."

"Restock?" Azure Luan Elder was slightly puzzled.

Ying Chengfeng explained, "This treasure land breeds immortal herbs very quickly; new ones will grow back in a few years."

Hearing this, Azure Luan Elder nodded and said, "Then shouldn't we find someone to guard this place?"

Ying Chengfeng revealed an enigmatic smile. "Isn't Poison Douluo the best candidate?"

Azure Luan Elder couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. "You really don't want to let him off, do you?"

However, Azure Luan Elder didn't say anything more, instead pondering where to go next.

When he was young, he had also traveled across the continent.

He planned to have Ying Chengfeng take Qian Renxue to a region where Martial Soul Hall's influence had not yet reached.

This way, the risk of them being exposed would be significantly reduced.

After some thought, only one place came to mind: the Far North!

Having decided, Azure Luan Elder made up his mind and said, "I will take you all to a place to train for a few years."

With that, he grabbed Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan and flew toward the northeast.

Ying Chengfeng could only follow helplessly.

Less than half an hour after they left, Dugu Bo returned to the scene.

Dugu Bo first checked the herbs he had been tending to.

"The herbs rich in energy have all been taken, but fortunately, they left plenty for me."

He muttered to himself before setting up a new layer of poisonous mist, shrouding the entire small valley once more.

This time, his poisonous mist was even stronger.

Dugu Yan walked to his side and said, "Grandfather, who were those people? I will definitely defeat that little brat in the future!"

A flash of embarrassment crossed Dugu Bo's face; how would he know who they were?

However, to maintain his imposing image, he opened his mouth and said:

"They were just rivals from when your grandfather traveled the continent. Don't worry, you'll meet again in the future."

After saying this, Dugu Bo thought of something and added, "How about I send you to a Soul Master Academy to study?"