Xu Tiance enveloped the blazing gel in ultimate ice soul power with one hand, then picked up the octagonal mysterious ice crystal with the other and slowly held it out to Meng Hongchen.
"Take these two treasures at the same time. Their medicinal effects will balance each other out, helping you absorb all their potency. Of course, attaining both ultimate ice and ultimate fire is only my conjecture. There's no guarantee it will happen. So... the final outcome will depend on you."
Meng Hongchen blinked and nodded firmly. Then, without the slightest hesitation, she put the blazing gel and octagonal mysterious ice crystal into her mouth together.
In an instant, Meng Hongchen's expression shifted slightly, and she hurriedly sat down cross-legged.
Seeing both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen begin absorbing the immortal herbs' medicinal power, Xu Tiance breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the soft sofa.
Ye Guyi immediately moved beside Xu Tiance. Looking at Meng Hongchen, she asked quietly, "Tiance, if her martial soul really evolves and gains both ultimate fire and ultimate ice, then... could she achieve martial soul fusion with you too?"
Xu Tiance froze for a moment at her question.
He really hadn't given that question much thought.
His Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul now possessed five attributes: ultimate light, ultimate fire, ultimate ice, space, and spiritual power. After Meng Hongchen's martial soul evolved, it could likewise possess ultimate fire and ultimate ice... so martial soul fusion might actually be possible.
Of course, martial soul fusion wasn't something as commonplace as cabbages. Nor did he have God King Tang's ability to automatically tweak the parameters and force a martial soul fusion. If they could achieve it, all the better; if they couldn't, he still wouldn't lose anything.
Just then, Xiao Hongchen let out a long breath, a look of delighted surprise appearing in his eyes.
The Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul already belonged to the metal attribute and could use metal to aid cultivation. Now, after he had consumed the immortal herb, his martial soul had evolved again, and its affinity for metal had clearly reached the pinnacle.
Xiao Hongchen was currently possessed by his Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul. At a glance, Xu Tiance could see golden patterns appearing on all three of its legs.
"Your Highness, this immortal herb's effects are simply miraculous!"
Standing before Xu Tiance, Xiao Hongchen looked visibly excited. "I can feel it! If I use metal to aid my cultivation now, my soul power will grow much faster. And my soul power level has risen by five whole levels!"
Xu Tiance nodded thoughtfully.
Five levels of soul power in the stretch between levels twenty and thirty?
The effect was somewhat weaker than Xu Tiance had expected, but the considerable increase in Xiao Hongchen's future cultivation speed with metal made up for that minor shortcoming.
That meant Xiao Hongchen's soul power level had already reached thirty, and he could go hunt for his third soul ring.
"Your Highness, I, Xiao Hongchen, will follow you from now on!"
Listening to Xiao Hongchen's chest-thumping pledge, Xu Tiance's eyes flickered slightly. With a soft chuckle, he said, "In that case, come with me to hunt for soul rings in a few days. I happen to need my third soul ring as well. If you have any questions about soul tools, you can ask my teacher while we're there."
Xu Tiance's soul power had now reached level twenty-nine. Although he was still some distance from level thirty, a few more nights of blending soul power with Ye Guyi should allow him to break through smoothly.
He could take Xiao Hongchen along to hunt for soul rings.
At those words, Xiao Hongchen abruptly raised his head, delight shining in his eyes.
Although his grandfather was the renowned master of Mingde Hall, the Level 9 Soul Engineer Jing Hongchen, and he could simply ask him whenever he had any questions, Xu Tiance's teacher was Elder Kong-the Sea-Calming Divine Needle of the Sun Moon Empire!
Even his grandfather would benefit greatly from a few words of instruction from Elder Kong, let alone him! Even a single casual pointer from Elder Kong might spare him countless detours in the future!
Moreover... if he could use his connection with the Crown Prince to seize this opportunity and earn Elder Kong's appreciation, he might even have a chance to become Elder Kong's disciple!
Although Xiao Hongchen considered himself quite talented, Elder Kong had not accepted any disciples for many years, so he hadn't really had a chance. The only exception had been the Crown Prince standing before him.
But with the Crown Prince's recommendation, he could already see a glimmer of hope!
An immortal herb as a gift... an introduction to Elder Kong...
Without exaggeration, Xiao Hongchen now even wanted to be Xu Tiance's dog!
"Hooo-"
Just as Xiao Hongchen was going wild with joy inwardly, Meng Hongchen suddenly let out a long breath.
A wisp of frigid air surged out. In no more than an instant, the temperature throughout the room plummeted.
Immediately afterward, however, Meng Hongchen took another deep breath, as though drawing that frigid air back into her belly. With each breath she took, the room's temperature seemed to gradually turn scorching again.
And the changes in Meng Hongchen did not end there.
After the alternating heat and cold, two faint patterns actually appeared on Meng Hongchen's fair, delicate cheeks. One was ice blue, while the other was dark red. The two intertwined, forming a rather eerily alluring design.
But soon, the two patterns gradually faded and disappeared.
Xu Tiance felt reassured.
Just as expected.
The blazing gel and octagonal mysterious ice crystal truly lived up to their status as essences condensed over ten thousand years by the infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass. Under the influence of these two treasures, the ice and fire attributes of Meng Hongchen's Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad martial soul had clearly transformed into ultimate attributes.
And the deadly poison formed by the interweaving of these two ultimate attributes was an ice-and-fire poison that likewise rivaled the ultimate!
"Little Meng, she's..."
Xiao Hongchen stared in astonishment at the changes in Meng Hongchen, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.
After receiving his immortal herb, he had immediately gone aside to consume it and refine its medicinal power. He had no idea what kind of immortal herb Meng Hongchen had taken, so naturally, her changes left him somewhat stunned.
"Don't worry. The immortal herbs I chose for you were the ones best suited to you. Once your sister has refined all their medicinal power, her Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad martial soul will even surpass your Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul in quality."
Xu Tiance patted Xiao Hongchen's shoulder and said earnestly, "In the future, your little sister might just overtake you."
At those words, the corners of Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched twice despite himself.
Little Meng overtaking me in cultivation?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
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