Primordial Phoenix; Invited to Compete in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament Two Years Later?

"So strong!"

Hand in hand with Li Qinglian, Shui Bing'er felt the power of this Martial Soul fusion skill, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

She and Xue Wu also had a Martial Soul fusion skill, but its power was nowhere near comparable to the one before her.

She and Xue Wu were the fusion of ice and snow, but with Li Qinglian, it was the fusion of feng and huang—even ice and fire as well.

Phoenixes were different from other divine beasts.

The Dragon Clan was an extremely powerful race from birth, but phoenixes were different.

Phoenixes needed nirvana before they could gradually unlock the power within their bloodline. That was probably also why the Phoenix Clan was no match for the Dragon Clan. But in terms of potential, phoenixes were not inferior to dragons.

The phoenix Martial Souls of Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er were both not pure-blooded.

But after their Martial Souls fused, the Ice-Fire Phoenix received the support of both of their Martial Soul bloodlines and was purified, giving it an extremely powerful bloodline strength!

"Sister Bing'er, do you still remember the legends about the Primordial Phoenix on Douluo Continent?"

Li Qinglian smiled as he looked at the young girl's porcelain-white face before him.

"Legend says that in ancient times, the Phoenix Clan was extremely powerful, and at its peak, it was no weaker than the Dragon Clan. But compared to the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan was innately much weaker, though its growth potential was no less than the Dragon Clan's. The Dragon Clan feared them, and in the end, they fell into decline."

Shui Bing'er spoke softly.

On the continent, traces of the Dragon Clan could still occasionally be seen, but true phoenixes could no longer be found.

"That's not what I meant."

"In the legends, the Primordial Phoenix was both female and male in one. It was only its descendants that later split into feng and huang."

"Doesn't our Martial Soul fusion skill look a lot like a lower-spec version of the Primordial Phoenix?"

Li Qinglian raised his swordlike brows.

"It really does."

Shui Bing'er was shocked inside.

That was right! The Primordial Phoenix was both female and male in one.

And when Li Qinglian's Martial Soul fused with hers, feng and huang merged together. Wasn't that female and male in one?

"Although we call our Martial Souls Fire Phoenix and Ice Phoenix, in truth, I'm only a fire feng, and you're only an ice huang. It's just that people have gotten used to saying it that way, so we followed along. But actually, our Martial Soul fusion form is the true phoenix!"

Li Qinglian sat on the ground and laughed freely.

The Martial Soul fusion between him and Shui Bing'er was absolutely the most powerful Martial Soul fusion entity in this world.

The Martial Soul fusion entity of the Dai and Zhu families was the Nether White Tiger, but it was not even worthy of carrying a phoenix's shoes.

Putting aside the strength of the Martial Soul fusion skill itself for the moment, this Martial Soul fusion form was equivalent to recreating the original phoenix form.

That was pretty damn amazing.

In Douluo's worldview, if one wanted to find a Martial Soul fusion form even stronger than this, it could only be the fusion of a Soul Master with a Golden Dragon Martial Soul and a Soul Master with a Silver Dragon Martial Soul, achieving the original dragon form—that is, the form of the Dragon God.

Only that could compare with the Primordial Phoenix of Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er.

And clearly, that was almost impossible.

"Little Lian, if we join forces, even if we run into a Soul Ancestor, we should be able to handle them, right?"

Shui Bing'er recalled the performance they had shown when they used their Martial Soul fusion just now, and even now, she was still a little dazed.

It was too powerful!

Compared with the Martial Soul fusion skill between her and Xue Wu, it was stronger by two whole levels.

"It should be no problem."

Li Qinglian thought of Kahn.

If he and Shui Bing'er ran into Kahn now, they would absolutely be able to work together and kill him.

"The only flaw is that it consumes soul power too quickly. Even when the two of us work together, using it once is already a bit hard to bear."

Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes looked at the young man before her, her smile full of warmth.

At this moment, she completely understood her own heart.

She and Li Qinglian had a Martial Soul fusion skill. In this lifetime, she could no longer possibly fall for any other man.

For a man and woman who had a Martial Soul fusion skill, as the number of times they used the soul skill increased, their feelings would only grow better and better.

"Right. Little Qinglian, why don't we team up and take part in the next Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament?"

"Our Martial Soul fusion skill is a large-scale explosive soul skill. It would have a huge effect on the stage of the Advanced Academy Tournament."

Shui Bing'er sat beside Li Qinglian.

The burst of power from her and Li Qinglian working together was comparable to a Soul Ancestor expert.

In any team, they would be a force that could not be ignored.

Most importantly, a soul skill with such a wide range and such explosive power was worth several levels more than a single-target attack soul skill.

"The next Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament?"

Li Qinglian was stunned.

"That's right. It happens to be two years from now. If we spend two years getting used to working together, we'll definitely be much stronger than we are now."

Shui Bing'er spoke earnestly.

Originally, as the captain of Tianshui Team's reserve squad, she would only represent the academy seven years later.

But now that this had happened, Shui Bing'er changed her mind.

"Two years from now..."

"What's the reward for the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament?"

Li Qinglian asked curiously.

"It should be the chance to choose a soul bone from Spirit Hall's treasury."

"But in past years, Spirit Hall Academy has always won the championship. So that top-tier reward has always gone to Spirit Hall's own people."

Shui Bing'er curled her lip.

"All right. I agree. When the time comes, maybe we can bring back a soul bone."

Li Qinglian smiled.

If he absorbed the Blazing Apricot Delicate Herb, then two years from now, no matter what, he should be able to cultivate to Soul Elder.

The same went for Shui Bing'er. After absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, her cultivation in two years should rise above rank thirty-six.

At that time, if the two of them used their martial soul fusion skill, they would be able to threaten a Soul King!

If they were a little lucky, they really would have a chance to win the championship.

The Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament could be considered one of this world's special features. If I don't experience it, I'd always feel like I'd missed something.

Joining forces with Shui Bing'er two years from now is just right. If it were seven years from now, I wouldn't have that thought anymore.

Li Qinglian thought to himself.

Seven years later, Li Qinglian's cultivation might already be at the Soul King level. Taking part in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament then would not be much of a challenge.

"Yanyan. Li Qinglian is far too monstrous."

"His future may be even more formidable than you or I can imagine. That boy is already so popular with women at such a young age. In the future, I'm afraid he won't lack women at all."

"Are you sure you still want to be with him?"

Dugu Bo's gaze was complicated.

Seeing Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er's martial soul fusion form had shocked him deeply.

He felt that this martial soul fusion form was more powerful than any martial soul fusion he had ever seen.

Li Qinglian's two great martial souls: one was a tool martial soul, the other a beast martial soul.

The tool martial soul possessed supreme Sword Intent, while the beast martial soul was itself extremely powerful and even possessed such a terrifying martial soul fusion skill.

"What I want, I must obtain, no matter the cost."

"So what if Li Qinglian is popular? If he were a man nobody wanted, I wouldn't even bother with him."

Dugu Yan lifted her neck proudly.

The appearance of Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er had stirred her competitive spirit.

After Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan left.

Only Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er remained.

Shui Bing'er simply built a campfire, and the two sat around it together.

The environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was very suitable for them to cultivate their martial soul fusion skill here.

With Shui Bing'er at his side, Li Qinglian finally took out the Red Flame Golden Roc's wing bones.

The two soul bones shimmered with golden light, looking quite extraordinary.

"The reason I was injured by the Red Flame Golden Roc's feathers back then was probably because its wings were its strongest part to begin with."