Chapter 166: Entering Tiandou Imperial Palace, Sneaking into Qian Renxue's Bedroom
But soon, Ye Wen and the others noticed something different—a soul beast, obviously distinct, hidden among the Ice Sky Birds.
Shui Bing'er, seeing it, was quite excited. "Ye Wen, Xue Di, Zhuqing, that... that's the Ice Xuan Phoenix!"
"Ice Xuan Phoenix?" Ye Wen was slightly puzzled.
Xue Di explained, "It's one of the top bloodlines among ice-type bird soul beasts. Its bloodline is even stronger than Bing'er's Ice Phoenix. This kind of ice-type bird soul beast is very rare. Even though I've been in the Extreme North for a long time, I've only seen a few."
"Well, there's a rumor that my ancestor once absorbed the Ice Xuan Phoenix's martial spirit and eventually evolved the Ice Phoenix to a higher level of quality."
"Unexpectedly, today, I'm lucky enough to encounter an Ice Xuan Phoenix, and its age happens to be just under 20,000 years!" Shui Bing'er said, her eyes filled with strong desire.
The evolution of a martial spirit wasn't uncommon, as there were many examples across the continent. But Ye Wen thought about it—Bing'er's Ice Phoenix was already of top-tier beast martial spirit quality, and if it were to evolve, to what extent would it reach?
"Bing'er, stay here. I'll bring it to you," Ye Wen said, switching to his semi-human form before soaring into the air.
His appearance immediately startled the bird flock, causing the Ice Sky Birds to scatter in a panic, and Ye Wen directly locked onto the Ice Xuan Phoenix.
The Ice Xuan Phoenix, only 18,000 years old, was actually stronger than the 50,000-year-old Ice Sky Birds.
However, under Ye Wen's immense power, it still couldn't withstand a single blow.
With one punch, Ye Wen sent it crashing to the ground, heavily injured.
"Bing'er, give it the final blow."
"Okay!" Shui Bing'er nodded and quickly charged at the Ice Xuan Phoenix, landing the finishing strike.
She then sat down and began absorbing its soul ring.
Moments later, a black 10,000-year soul ring enveloped Shui Bing'er, and she absorbed it, directly breaking through to level 52.
At that moment, something surprising happened.
The Ice Phoenix martial spirit on Shui Bing'er's back was mutating! No, to be more precise, it was evolving!
Three ice phoenix tails grew into six, and its size became much larger. Its appearance changed slightly, but overall, its aura was much stronger than before!
"Bing'er's martial spirit actually evolved! Ye Wen, this is the Extreme Ice Phoenix!" Xue Di exclaimed.
"Extreme Ice Phoenix?" Ye Wen was puzzled but impressed.
"Yes, the Extreme Ice Phoenix has a higher bloodline than the Ice Xuan Phoenix. It's an ancient soul beast, and its martial spirit quality is already at a semi-divine level," Xue Di explained.
"A semi-divine level? Bing'er's current martial spirit is exuding an aura that even slightly suppresses me," Ye Wen smiled with joy. "That means Bing'er's strength has increased significantly. Heh."
His woman, in the future, would naturally have a place in his divine realm, and with the talent she had shown now, becoming a god would not be a problem.
"My martial spirit... has evolved," Shui Bing'er said, feeling extremely excited, overwhelmed with happiness. She never imagined she'd have such an opportunity today.
"Ye Wen, Xue Di, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have encountered the Ice Xuan Phoenix, and my martial spirit wouldn't have evolved into the Extreme Ice Phoenix," Shui Bing'er said gratefully.
"Silly, there's no need to thank us," Ye Wen smiled and then asked, "So, Bing'er, what's your fifth soul skill?"
"My fifth soul skill is called Extreme Ice Phoenix. It condenses my martial spirit into a physical form to attack. It still focuses on control, but the difference is that it also carries significant damage."
"And it's a large-range area control attack skill. While dealing damage to enemies, the extreme ice will instantly freeze all opponents in the area!"
"Very nice. While it has control, it also deals a high amount of area damage. With this skill, Bing'er, you now have a trump card for finishing blows," Ye Wen nodded approvingly.
Bing'er's first soul ring was an ice-sealing control, her second ring was a defensive armor, the third a defense-based control, and her fourth soul skill was also a large-range area soul skill, though its damage wasn't that great. Now, with the fifth ring, it finally had powerful offensive capability.
"Alright, now let's leave the Extreme North and head to Tiandou City."
"Mm, okay~"
The group quickly decided to leave the Extreme North and head toward Tiandou City.
The purpose of their visit to Tiandou City was to go directly to Tiandou Imperial Palace and retrieve the treasure known as the Ocean's Heart from Qian Renxue's possession. They would then guide Tang San toward it.
The Ocean's Heart, also known as the Han Hai Qiankun Zha, was an artifact with multiple abilities and was essential for the Sea God Trials. Without it, Tang San wouldn't be able to complete the seventh trial to pull the Sea God Trident out.
If Tang San couldn't finish the Sea God's Seventh Trial, Ye Wen wouldn't be able to confront him in their fated battle during the Sea God's Eighth Trial.
Thus, Ye Wen needed to guide Tang San to Sea God Island and make sure he had the Ocean's Heart.
Ye Wen couldn't get close to the Ocean's Heart because it contained a fragment of Sea God's divine consciousness, so he needed to use Qian Renxue's hand to pass it to Tang San.
Helping Tang San get an opportunity and then later killing him was part of the fun.
A few days later, Ye Wen, Xue Di, Shui Bing'er, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Tiandou City. By the time they arrived, it was already midnight.
"Bing'er, Xue Di, Zhuqing, you three find a hotel and rest. I'll head to Tiandou Imperial Palace."
"Okay."
Since Ye Wen had previously infiltrated the Pope's Hall on his own and came out unharmed, they didn't worry about him going alone to Tiandou Imperial Palace. There was no one there who could stop him.
So, Shui Bing'er and the others went to find a hotel, and Ye Wen headed to Tiandou Imperial Palace alone.
On the palace's high walls, a shadow quickly flashed by. Ye Wen silently infiltrated the palace.
At this moment, inside the prince's chambers, Qian Renxue had returned to Tiandou Imperial Palace after the Soul Master Tournament and had resumed her disguise as the Tiandou Prince, Xue Qinghe.
It was late at night, and Qian Renxue had long since fallen asleep.
Ye Wen quietly entered Qian Renxue's bedroom, silently standing by her bed, watching the person sleeping in front of him.
Ye Wen shook his head and smiled.
Qian Renxue still maintained the male disguise even while sleeping, which made Ye Wen feel a bit regretful since he hadn't seen her true appearance.
(END CHAPTER)
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