Blocking the Ice Phoenix was not difficult for him; in fact, if he wanted to, he could shatter it with a single slap.
After all, his control over ice elements was incomparable to Shui Bing'er's.
However, he first stabilized the Ice Phoenix by infusing it with a large amount of ice energy, and then forcibly took control of it. This operation consumed a great deal of his Divine Power.
Because of the dragon bone and the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, his Soul Power recovered very quickly, but his Divine Power recovery remained at a normal level.
This was the first time in all these years that he had expended so much Divine Power in such a short period of time.
My mind is completely blank; I feel a little out of sorts...
Knock knock!
I had barely lain down when there was a knock on the door.
"I'm sleeping."
As he spoke, Xuan Ming covered his head with a pillow.
"It's me."
Shui Bing'er's cool voice came from outside the door.
Xuan Ming sighed and got up to open the door.
The door opened, Shui Bing'er stood there, her face still somewhat pale. She looked up at Xuan Ming, who seemed to have just woken up, opened her mouth, and hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say, "Um, I..."
Xuan Ming squinted at Shui Bing'er, paused, then turned back to the sofa, slumped down, and buried his head in the large soft pillow.
"If you need anything, come in and talk. Please close the door."
"???"
Seeing Xuan Ming's lazy demeanor, which was remarkably similar to that of her younger sister at home, Shui Bing'er was stunned, a little bewildered.
Why are you acting like a child?
Shui Bing'er hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked into the room, closing the door behind her.
"Sit wherever you like." Xuan Ming kept his head buried in the pillow, while the two Black Dragon behind him watched Shui Bing'er intently, Black Dragon gazes following her every step she took.
"Um... sorry to bother you." Shui Bing'er felt a little flustered by his gaze.
"Is something the matter?" Xuan Ming asked in a muffled voice.
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath and said softly, "I came to thank you in person."
"Thank you for not being too harsh on us on stage just now."
At that time, her Ice Phoenix had completely gone out of control, but Xuan Ming was able to forcibly stabilize it and even take away control of the ice and snow. Putting aside the fact that Xuan Ming did not let them suffer the consequences of their own actions, even without the Ice Phoenix, Xuan Ming had the strength to severely damage Skywater Academy.
She acted impulsively today and almost caused this year's Soul Master Tournament at the Skywater Academy to come to an end.
"No need to thank me, I just couldn't bring myself to do it." Xuan Ming finally lifted his head from under the pillow, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Shui Bing'er.
"Besides, you didn't intend to kill me back then, so naturally I had no need to kill you."
"I don't... can I really bring myself to do it?" Shui Bing'er was slightly taken aback.
Xuan Ming looked at Shui Bing'er with a puzzled expression. "Is this so hard to understand?"
Shui Bing'er lowered her head slightly, her expression somewhat unnatural. "But I still don't understand why you chose to inject ice energy to stabilize the Ice Phoenix instead of directly destroying it? With your abilities, wouldn't that have been easier?"
Xuan Ming sat up straight and stretched. "A direct defeat would damage the Soul Fighting and affect the later matches. Besides, I wanted to test whether my control over ice energy was stable enough; I'd never had this opportunity before."
Shui Bing'er raised her head, "Then... how did you seize control of the Ice Phoenix?"
Although the Ice Phoenix at that time was an effect produced by Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was infused with the power of her Martial Soul Origin! That was practically her Martial Soul itself!
Her Martial Soul has been controlled!
This plunged her into unprecedented panic!
Xuan Ming picked up the teapot on the table and began brewing tea again. "This is related to the characteristics of your Martial Soul and your perception and control of energy. During the fusion process of your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the flow of energy was not without flaws. I found those subtle gaps, injected a large amount of ice energy, changed the direction of energy flow, and thus seized control."
" Martial Soul Fusion Skill is ultimately a fusion of two forces, and your fusion level isn't particularly high. If you were to activate the Martial Soul Possession yourself, it would be perfectly fused with your own body, and I wouldn't be able to control it. You don't need to worry."
Shui Bing'er was slightly taken aback, a faint blush rising on her cheeks, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the match, she disregarded her exhausted body and rushed over after only a short recovery, all because of the fact that the Ice Phoenix had been taken over.
If Xuan Ming can easily seize control of her Martial Soul, wouldn't that mean Xuan Ming can control her actions?
This is absolutely terrifying!
"Then... is this ability very difficult to cultivate?" Shui Bing'er couldn't help but ask. A strong desire to know welled up in her heart. If she could also master such exquisite control over energy, her strength would definitely reach a higher level.
"Difficulty..." Xuan Ming paused, "I don't know. I've been practicing for so many years, and I haven't felt it was too difficult."
His Black Dragon Martial Soul simply lacked an attached Soul Ring, but his cultivation of power control had never stopped, not only in terms of domain but also in his control over ice and fire abilities.
He learned almost everything the Ice Dragon King taught him, and didn't find anything particularly difficult.
"It's not difficult at all..." Shui Bing'er's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Xuan Ming's nonchalant appearance. She was speechless, but more than that, she felt envy and admiration.
She knew that behind these seemingly casual words lay countless days and nights of diligent training and in-depth exploration of her own Martial Soul.
"Can... you teach me?" Shui Bing'er hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to ask the question.
She knew this request was somewhat abrupt, after all, the two belonged to different teams and were opponents on the field, but her desire to improve her strength made her disregard all that.
"I'm not talking about now, I mean after the competition ends," Shui Bing'er added.
Xuan Ming paused slightly, not answering immediately, but instead poured two cups of tea. "I won't be available after the competition ends."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Shui Bing'er's eyes, but she quickly cheered up. "I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."
"Now I can teach you." Xuan Ming took a sip of tea.
Shui Bing'er was slightly taken aback. "Ah?"
"I can teach you, but you have to do me a favor," Xuan Ming said.
Shui Bing'er's heart tightened, and she subconsciously asked, "What kind of help?"
She was a little worried that Xuan Ming might make some unreasonable demands, but then she thought that Xuan Ming's performance on the field was upright and honest, and he probably wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for her.
"Your next opponent seems to be Shrek Academy?" Xuan Ming said.
Shui Bing'er nodded. "It's them."
"There's a guy at Shrek named Tang San. He's also Control System Soul Master. Use as much force as you can, and try to make him depressed," Xuan Ming said.
Shui Bing'er was slightly taken aback. "You have a grudge against him?"
"He made my little rabbit cry." Xuan Ming finished his tea.
"I can't very well do it myself. Aside from the fact that it would be bullying, he wouldn't fight me anyway."
"But if the Skywater Team encounters the Shrek Team, it would be perfectly justifiable for them to fight. I hope you will go all out then and make him depressed once in terms of his Martial Soul. Later, when the Blazing Fire Academy encounters Shrek again, Huo Wu can make him depressed again. That should be enough to make him depressed."
Shui Bing'er hesitated for a moment, but then nodded, "Okay."
Giving your all in a match is a sign of respect for your opponent, as long as you control your strength and don't actually injure them.
"But why are you so determined to make him depressed?" Shui Bing'er couldn't help but ask.
"It's not that we necessarily want to make him depressed, it's just to force someone to come out," Xuan Ming said.
The inheritance of Martial Soul usually comes from one's parents, but sometimes there are unexpected events. It is neither Martial Soul Mutation nor a bloodline reversion, but the sudden awakening of a powerful Martial Soul. This situation is not uncommon.
However, Twin Martial Souls are different. They must originate from the parents, and the quality of the Martial Soul of both parents must be extremely similar, otherwise Twin Martial Souls cannot be formed.
His situation is special. Both of his parents have Trash Martial Soul, but both of his Martial Soul have mutated, making them mutated Twin Martial Souls.
A normal Twin Martial Souls Soul Master is like Bibi Dong, whose two top-tier Beast Martial Soul, Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, came from her parents, both of whom were high-level Soul Master, which is why she was able to possess twin top-tier Martial Soul.
But Yu Xiaogang didn't know that the guy still thought Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was just ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
In the past, most of the Soul Master Soul Master Tang San encountered were commoners, and their Martial Soul were of average quality. Therefore, Tang San never had any negative emotions because of his weak Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
However, in the Soul Master Tournament, when a low-level Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass collides with other high- Martial Soul or even top-level Martial Soul, Tang San will inevitably have the idea of giving up due to the absolute difference between the Martial Soul.
After all, he had better options. The Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was the number one Tool Martial Soul in the world, and its quality was extremely high. Otherwise, it would not have been able to compete with a super Martial Soul like the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't persuade Tang San about this matter; Tang Hao, who was hiding in the shadows, would surely reveal himself.
Ah Yin's matter can't be delayed any longer; he needs to resolve it as soon as possible, before the competition ends.
Chapter 251 Playing with Ice Like Playing with Poison
"Alright, now tell me your question." Xuan Ming put down his teacup, picked up two more cups, and filled them with water.
"When you activate your Martial Soul, you must be able to clearly perceive the direction and intensity changes of every strand of ice energy." Xuan Ming said, condensing a small ice ball in his hand. The ice ball slowly rotated in his palm, its surface shimmering with a crystal-clear light.
"Like this, I can sense the distribution of ice energy in every part of this ice ball. I can change its shape and temperature at will, and even cause tiny explosions inside it."
Shui Bing'er's eyes widened. She could sense the terrifying power contained within that seemingly ordinary ice ball, and Xuan Ming's control over it was simply divine.
"Give it a try." Xuan Ming handed the ice ball to Shui Bing'er.
Shui Bing'er carefully took the ice ball. As soon as she held it, she felt a cold and powerful force surging in her hand. She tried to use her Soul Power to sense the energy inside the ice ball, but as soon as she made contact, she felt that the energy was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, almost out of control.
"Take your time. When I say you're overestimating yourselves, it means you don't have a clear understanding of your own abilities and lack self-awareness," Xuan Ming said.
"Use your Soul Power to envelop the ice puck, and feel its every change."
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, closed her eyes, concentrated, and did as Xuan Ming instructed.
Gradually, with Xuan Ming's assistance, she could feel the energy flow inside the ice ball becoming clearer, although it was still very weak, but it was a good start.
"This is just the most basic. Once you can clearly sense every subtle change in ice energy, you can try to guide its flow with your own Soul Power. Don't try to achieve miracles through brute force; you don't have that ability yet." Xuan Ming condensed another ice ball.
"Once you can guide the flow of ice energy, you can start trying this. Use your Soul Power to guide the energy inside the ice ball to flow dramatically, changing the shape of the ice ball, like this."
As he spoke, the ice ball in Xuan Ming's palm changed rapidly like flowing liquid, condensing into a small Ice Phoenix.
"That's one way too." Xuan Ming condensed another ice ball, guided the flow of ice energy, and it quickly transformed into the shape of Shui Bing'er.
Shui Bing'er watched intently; it was the first time she had ever seen someone control ice like water, something that required an extremely strong grasp of the ice element.
"When... when will I be able to do that?" Shui Bing'er's voice was filled with a hint of urgency and expectation.
"I don't know, it's up to you." Xuan Ming placed both ice sculptures on the table.
"Your own ice energy isn't strong enough. Don't think about using brute force to create miracles. You don't have that much power to squander. You should focus on controlling every bit of your power to the extreme. That's the fundamental issue you should be considering. However, I don't see that you all seem to pay much attention to this aspect. You're basically just blindly pursuing power."
Shui Bing'er's expression was somewhat unnatural. "Isn't the ability to control a higher level of one's Martial Soul something that can only be developed gradually as the Martial Soul grows?"
"Really?" Xuan Ming looked puzzled.
How come I didn't know?
"..." Shui Bing'er.
"How long did you practice that move just now?"
Xuan Ming thought for a moment, "It's been almost a month. Ning Rongrong was so annoying back then. She insisted on chasing me to take her out to play even in the sweltering heat. I couldn't stand it, so I tried making a few ice sculptures for her to play with by herself."
"As a result, she stuffed the ice sculpture into her pocket, got a fever, and almost got chopped down by Sword Douluo."
Shui Bing'er looked puzzled.
Before she came, she actually thought Xuan Ming was a very aloof person, but he's not aloof at all.
"What kind of look is that?" Xuan Ming asked.
"It's nothing, I just feel... you seem a little different from the rumors," Shui Bing'er said.
"Or rather, completely different."
Since the opening ceremony of the competition, all the rumors they had heard about Xuan Ming were negative.
Ruthless, merciless, cold-blooded, and heartless.
"You know that's just a rumor." Xuan Ming poured another cup of tea.
"Did you offend someone? I feel that someone in Heaven Dou City has been deliberately manipulating public opinion lately, trying to change your image in everyone's eyes..." Shui Bing'er hesitated, then stopped herself from speaking.
"This has nothing to do with you, so don't ask any more questions." Xuan Ming finished his tea in one gulp.
"There's another training method besides what I just mentioned."
Xuan Ming pointed to one of the two glasses of water that had been poured on the table from the beginning, "Freeze this one."