Fusing Once More, Xiao Wu's Envy

Fang Fan pressed a hand to Shui Bing'er's back, and the Netherworld Saint Tiger Emperor's Soul Power flowed into her like a warm current,

forcibly suppressing, guiding, and smoothing out the violent power of extreme cold.

Under Fang Fan's guidance, the Ice Crystal Bird's Soul Power gradually fused with her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul,

and the extreme cold no longer lashed back at her. It flowed gently through her entire body instead.

An hour later, Shui Bing'er opened her eyes. A sharp icy glint flashed through her ice-blue pupils.

Her aura had grown more refined. Behind her, the phantom Ice Phoenix spread its wings, every feather more dazzling than before.

Her fourth soul skill, Ice Crystal Phoenix Guardian, combined offense and defense. It could form an ice-crystal shield around her to withstand heavy damage, then shatter into countless shards for an area attack. It was a powerful soul skill perfectly suited to her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

Even more exciting, the Ice Crystal Bird had dropped an External Soul Bone—

a pair of ice-crystal wings that fused with her back.

At a thought, a pair of crystal-clear ice wings unfurled behind her,

spanning nearly three meters. Their crystalline feathers refracted sunlight into rainbow-colored flecks.

"Let's head back."

Fang Fan held out his hand to her.

Shui Bing'er took it and gave her ice wings a gentle beat, rising lightly off the ground.

She flew beside Fang Fan over the ancient treetops of the Star Dou Great Forest, then over the vast Ice Lake outside Skywater City. A thin trail of ice crystals streamed behind her wings, glittering in the sun like a river of stars.

She glanced at the white-clad young man beside her. Her heart held more than gratitude now; there was something deeper, a feeling she could not