Phoenix, Oh Phoenix, Seek Your Mate, Martial Soul Fusion

In truth, Shui Bing'er's consciousness still retained a trace of clarity.

At the very least, she was only pressed against Li Qinglian and had not torn at her own clothes.

Even so, the scene was still rather alluring.

Li Qinglian had a headache. He simply did not understand what had happened to Shui Bing'er.

In theory, his Evil Fire could not possibly have affected Shui Bing'er.

"So strange. But even with Shui Bing'er like this... I don't seem to be affected either."

"The Evil Fire seems to have been suppressed quite a bit too."

Li Qinglian frowned.

Logically speaking, when the Evil Fire was raging, with a stunningly beautiful young girl with a delicate, curvaceous figure pressed against him like this, he should have lost control long ago.

"When something abnormal happens, there must be something strange behind it."

"But it probably isn't anything bad."

Li Qinglian closed his eyes.

He stopped thinking about anything else.

"That shouldn't be right. Little Brother Qinglian's Evil Fire shouldn't be able to transmit to Bing'er."

"How could this happen?"

Huo Wu looked at Shui Bing'er with some jealousy.

She knew that Li Qinglian's Evil Fire could easily transmit to Soul Masters who shared the fire attribute.

That was also why Huo Wu had not dared to approach directly when Li Qinglian's Evil Fire erupted.

She was afraid that Li Qinglian might endure it, only for her to end up bringing trouble upon herself instead. At that point, she might make many indecent moves.

"But Shui Bing'er is a water-attribute Soul Master. How could she possibly be affected by the Evil Fire? Strange."

"Unless..."

Huo Wu clenched her fists and looked ahead, watching even more carefully.

"What the hell. My sister told me not to like Li Qinglian and made it sound so serious."

"Then she turns around and hugs Li Qinglian in such a seductive way, like she can't wait to offer herself to him."

"So the waters are too deep for me to handle, and she'll do it instead, huh?"

Shui Yue'er complained inwardly.

Looking at Shui Bing'er, she could not help but fantasize.

If she had been the first one to go in just now, would it have been her turn...

And it was at that moment.

A sudden change occurred!

Ice-blue light and crimson-gold flames shot into the sky at the same time!

Behind Shui Bing'er, the phantom of an Ice Phoenix, entirely ice-blue with wings like frost, abruptly spread its wings.

And behind Li Qinglian, that phantom Fire Phoenix also soared into the air amid wild cries.

The two phoenixes actually spiraled around each other uncontrollably, intertwining and entangling. Ice and fire collided in the air, yet they did not annihilate each other. Instead, they fused into one, transforming into a dazzling pillar of ice-and-fire light that shot straight into the clouds!

"This... this is..."

Huo Lie, who had long since been waiting outside the courtyard wall, suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with shock.

Martial Soul fusion!

The Ice Phoenix and the Fire Phoenix could actually perform Martial Soul fusion?

In the Phoenix Clan, the feng was male, and the huang was female.

The Fire Phoenix behind Li Qinglian and the Ice Phoenix behind Shui Bing'er were originally a pair; they did indeed possess the basic conditions for Martial Soul fusion.

Flender, one of the Golden Iron Triangle, had an eagle as his Martial Soul, yet he still had a Martial Soul fusion skill with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang.

Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er's Martial Souls were far more suitable than the Golden Iron Triangle's.

But the problem was!

Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul attributes countered each other!

One was ice attribute!

The other was fire attribute!

How could this be possible?

"Martial Soul fusion! This is Martial Soul fusion!"

"No wonder Shui Bing'er was affected by Little Brother Qinglian."

"The prerequisite for Martial Soul fusion is soul power fusion. She must have been directly affected by the Evil Fire soul power transmitted from Brother Qinglian, instantly stirring up her lust."

"And on Brother Qinglian's side, because Shui Bing'er bore half the pressure, the Evil Fire was greatly reduced."

Huo Wu opened her mouth. Everything made sense now.

But!

That was Martial Soul fusion!

Li Qinglian could actually enter a Martial Soul fusion state with Shui Bing'er!

"This is..."

From Shui Bing'er's body, a unique aura flowed into Li Qinglian.

He could clearly sense that his and Shui Bing'er's two completely different streams of soul power had, at this moment, somehow merged together perfectly.

The fused soul power was neither pure fire nor pure ice, but an entirely new force he had never felt before.

Scorching heat surged within icy cold, while coolness settled within blazing heat, like a bonfire on a winter night, or molten lava rushing beneath a glacier.

Li Qinglian's heart shook.

He tried guiding this power and discovered that it could switch between ice and fire at will. It could even release two utterly opposing attributes at the same time, yet they did not clash at all. Instead, they complemented each other.

"This is... the power of Martial Soul fusion?"

Li Qinglian murmured to himself.

He could feel that the restless Evil Fire inside him had completely quieted down.

"I never thought I'd actually play out a scene of the Phoenix seeking the Phoenix."

Li Qinglian's brows tightened slightly.

At the same time, Shui Bing'er gradually woke from that dazed state as well.

"Mmm..."

When she realized she was pressed tightly against Li Qinglian, a blush instantly spread across her pretty face.

She wanted to let go at once.

But the next second, she also sensed the fused soul power inside her body, and her whole body froze on the spot.

"This... this is..."

Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes widened. She was more shocked than anyone present.

She herself could use a Martial Soul fusion skill with Xue Wu—Ice and Snow Fluttering.

She knew what her current state meant.

She could clearly feel that her ice-attribute soul power had actually intertwined perfectly with Li Qinglian's fire-attribute soul power, as if they had been meant to be one from the very beginning.

Her Martial Soul.

That Ice Phoenix was now crying out joyfully deep in her heart, like a mate it had searched for across a thousand years had finally been reunited with it.

"How is this possible... Our Martial Soul attributes are clearly opposed..."

Shui Bing'er's mind went blank.

She was ice-attribute, and Li Qinglian was fire-attribute.

Water and fire could not coexist. That was a principle of heaven and earth.

Yet at this moment, the Ice Phoenix inside her was echoing the Fire Phoenix in the distance. The fused soul power flowed through her meridians, not rejecting her in the slightest. Instead, it made her feel an unprecedented comfort and strength.

More importantly...

"Martial Soul fusion... is the resonance between two Soul Masters' souls and Martial Souls."

"That means Li Qinglian's soul and mine... are compatible?"

Shui Bing'er murmured inwardly.

The moment that thought surfaced, her cheeks burned completely red.

She secretly lifted her eyes to look at Li Qinglian.

The youth had his eyes closed, his brows relaxed.

Under the glow of ice and fire, his handsome face looked especially serene.

Shui Bing'er's heartbeat suddenly sped up.

"Li Qinglian and I actually have a two-person Martial Soul fusion skill..."

Shui Bing'er's expression was complicated.

She knew how important a Martial Soul fusion skill was. She and Li Qinglian were two top-tier beast Martial Souls—Phoenixes—undergoing Martial Soul fusion.

Across the entire continent, this was probably no weaker than the Martial Soul fusion form of the Star Luo Empire's Dai Clan and Zhu Clan, the Nether White Tiger.

In other words, her fate and his were already firmly bound together.

Generally speaking, if both parties in a Martial Soul fusion were of opposite sexes, they would ultimately become lovers.

"Li Qinglian... Could it be that I also..."

Shui Bing'er bit her teeth lightly. Her mind was complete mush, and she could not think at all.