Ice Phoenix Wings

Qian Xunqian looked over Bibi Dong's entire body with a playful gaze, a wicked smirk tugging at her lips.

"Though... with our Sister Bi's beauty and charm, if you put in a little effort, you might just capture the future Sect Master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. Once you've captured the Sect Master, you've effectively captured the entire Seven Treasures Glazed Sect!"

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Qian Xunqian and turned her head away. I don't want to talk.

"Alright, let's go get Sister Xiao her fifth soul ring. After absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and the Ice God Crystal, her physique has far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul King. Plus, with her cultivation in the Cold Pole Spirit Spring, her mental strength has reached a new level."

"I reckon the soul beast for this fifth ring needs to be at least twenty thousand years old."

Sky Crocodile nodded in agreement.

"Elder Ghost, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip back to Spirit Hall. Inform the Pope about the discovery of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave and ask him to send someone to take over—preferably a powerful Titled Douluo."

"Understood!"

The group had just leaped out of the ice cave when they heard a phoenix cry. Along with the cry, the willow-like snowflakes around them instantly transformed into massive hailstones.

"Such powerful area-of-effect ice control. Sister Xiao, your luck is truly incredible; someone brings a pillow the moment you get sleepy."

Bibi Dong shook her head, feeling that wasn't the case:

"I think it might be that faint, lingering fragrance on you that's doing the work. After all, in the eyes of a soul beast, you're currently about as appealing as a steaming, freshly baked meat bun..."

"Seventh Soul Skill: Golden Crocodile Avatar!"

Elder Sky Crocodile instantly transformed into a massive Golden Crocodile King, roaring toward the sky.

The deterrence of a Super Douluo caused the Ever-Frozen Ice Phoenix to tremble, losing its balance in the air and plummeting downward.

"The Seven Treasures has a glazed pagoda, the second is called Speed."

Ning Fengzhi also summoned his martial soul to grant the Golden Crocodile Douluo a speed boost.

Leveraging the acceleration, Elder Sky Crocodile lunged, his massive, blood-red maw instantly engulfing the Ever-Frozen Ice Phoenix.

By the time he landed again, the martial soul avatar had dissipated, leaving behind only an elderly man standing tall with his hands behind his back, eyes closed and chin held high.

Beside him lay a blood-stained, dying little blue bird.

Ning Fengzhi thought to himself: The Golden Crocodile Douluo and I just teamed up to take down a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

"This soul beast is at least twenty-five thousand years old. Little girl, are you sure you can handle it?"

Shui Xiaoer hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. Truth be told, her fourth soul ring was only eight thousand years old; jumping to twenty-five thousand for her fifth was daunting, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't afraid.

"I... I feel like I only have a fifty percent chance of success..."

Qian Xunqian pondered for a moment before saying:

"Why not absorb it while utilizing the Cold Pole Spirit Spring? The success rate will increase significantly. This Ice Phoenix is a top-tier soul beast, and my Angel Eye possesses the purification effect of a Six-Winged Angel, which can help alleviate your negative status effects."

"Let's gamble on it. Besides, we have Uncle Sky Crocodile here; if anything goes wrong, he can interrupt it. At worst, we just wait another three months!"

Shui Xiaoer's eyes turned resolute: "Alright!"

In the cold spring, with the assistance of Qian Xunqian's Angel Eye and Ning Fengzhi's third soul skill, "Soul Power Amplification," Shui Xiaoer spent four grueling hours successfully absorbing the Ever-Frozen Ice Phoenix's soul ring.

Her soul power jumped by seven levels in one go, though her cultivation speed had slowed significantly since her martial soul evolved into Ultimate Ice. Otherwise, if she had any other ice-type martial soul, she would already be preparing to hunt for her sixth soul ring.

Qian Xunqian yawned and asked Shui Xiaoer to list her skills:

"Sister Xiao, what is your fifth soul skill?"

"My fifth soul skill is called Ice Phoenix Burning Heaven Flame. It releases a large-scale area of eternal freezing flames, dealing massive ice-attribute damage to all enemies within range. The ice flames can freeze soul power and meridians, burning for 5 seconds. During this time, the target cannot use teleportation-type skills. The cooldown is 30 seconds."

"Hiss... that's a bit overbearing! Truly worthy of a top-tier soul beast's skill!" Qian Xunqian said, feeling envious.

Bibi Dong suddenly became interested, running over to the Ice Phoenix's carcass to observe it curiously before giving it a few kicks.

Then, a dazzling blue light flashed. Holy cow! A blue legend!

"This... this is an external soul bone!" Bibi Dong's mouth hung wide open.

"Good luck. While it's true that the higher the quality of the soul beast, the greater the chance of a soul bone drop, to get an external soul bone from a ten-thousand-year beast... this luck..."

Sky Crocodile gave Bibi Dong a meaningful look. This Holy Maiden seemed a bit uncanny; Shui Xiaoer hadn't triggered a drop after absorbing the ring, but the moment she gave it a few kicks, the soul bone appeared!

"Little girl, absorb it."

Sky Crocodile wasn't particularly jealous. After all, she had sworn loyalty to Spirit Hall by her martial soul; the stronger Shui Xiaoer became, the greater her future contribution to Spirit Hall would be.

Two hours later, Shui Xiaoer successfully absorbed the Ice Phoenix Wings, but she wobbled as she walked and crashed every time she tried to fly.

"The external soul bone hasn't fully fused with your body yet. Let this old man give you a hand!"

Sky Crocodile slowly exerted his pressure, and under the weight of this force, Shui Xiaoer was able to quickly fuse the Ice Phoenix Wings with her body.

"Many thanks, Second Consecrator!"

Shui Xiaoer felt conflicted. They say debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay, and she had no idea how many she owed by now. Even if she were split into two and worked day and night, she could never pay them back!

The group continued their quiet cultivation in the ice cave, waiting ten days before Ghost Douluo finally returned.

Ghost brought the Third Consecrator of the Consecration Hall—the level 96 Super Douluo, Qingluan Douluo—as well as Elder Lingyuan, who was currently a level 89 Soul Douluo.

The rest of the reinforcements were still on their way, but these two top-tier combatants were more than enough to secure this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave.

"I shall leave things here to the Third Elder and Elder Lingyuan. Furthermore, I wish Elder Lingyuan an early breakthrough to the Title Douluo rank!"

Qian Xunqian bid farewell to the two high-ranking members of Spirit Hall and departed the Far North with her group of six.

She could hardly wait to begin assembling the Innate Spirit Power Cultivation Device!

Watching the fat worm slowly gnawing on ice and snow inside the soul tool, Qian Xunqian shed tears of unearned frustration.

She stared at the ice silkworm for a full hour; anyone unaware might have thought Qian Xunqian had fallen in love with a silkworm.

Ugh... the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was, after all, an ice-attribute soul beast that required a cold environment to survive, while the Star Dou Silkworm in the Star Dou Forest, though not demanding of its environment, was far too jumpy and unstable.

If she could crossbreed these two types of silkworms to create one that was both lazy and capable of adapting to almost any environment, that would be perfect!

However, it had yet to be proven that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was compatible with the device; if she succeeded, the crossbreeding of soul beasts would also need to be put on the agenda.

Stir-fried ice silkworm! Ice silkworm hotpot! No, she couldn't think about these things; these ice silkworms were meant for her experiments!

With an excited heart, Qian Xunqian finally returned to the Spirit City she had been longing for. The moment she stepped through the city gates, she ran toward her laboratory as if she had gone mad.

"Slow down! Slow down! Damn you, Xunqian, are you in such a rush to be reincarnated?" Bibi Dong complained.