novelhk Chapter 348 Shui Bing'er Takes the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass
Chapter 348 Shui Bing'er Takes the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass
Chapter 348 Shui Bing'er Takes the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass
Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up; while she was surprised, she was also somewhat puzzled.
"Just agree to one condition? Is it really that simple? Is there really such a good deal? This condition must be quite complex, right?"
"Could it be that I have to do what Sister Huowu did and give myself to him? Sister Huowu said before that she gave herself to him in exchange for a celestial herb. I wonder if it's true or not?"
"But... this Holy Son of the Spirit Hall named Ye Qifeng doesn't seem like a lecherous person at all."
"On the contrary, he remained gentle and upright throughout, and his gaze was pure and clear, without a trace of evil."
"From his eyes, I could actually sense that he seemed to admire me extremely? Yes, that's right, it was admiration, I'm absolutely not mistaken."
"Someone like him wouldn't make such an unreasonable demand of me, would he?"
Shui Bing'er's mind raced, and after a moment of silence, she asked:
"What are the conditions?"
Ye Qifeng was unaware of Shui Bing'er's inner thoughts. His smile remained unchanged, but his expression turned serious as he stated his conditions:
"As long as you agree to do things for me."
"To do things for you?"
Shui Bing'er was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood:
"Does His Highness mean I should acknowledge you as my master?"
Shui Bing'er frowned slightly.
This Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, Ye Qifeng, actually wants me to acknowledge him as my master?
How is that possible?
How can I say that I am the heir of the prestigious Tianshui City, Tianshui Academy, and Shui family?
Asking me to acknowledge him as my master and work for him—if word got out, where would I put my face? Uh, okay, people would just say I'm trying to climb the social ladder.
This Ye Qifeng is, after all, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall. In terms of both status and position, he is far beyond my reach. Moreover, someone who can become the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall is no ordinary person. His talent and strength must be extremely terrifying.
Just think about Bibi Dong, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, and you'll understand.
Back then, she was also the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. With her terrifying talent and strength, she overwhelmed countless geniuses and trampled them underfoot.
Now, as a woman, she holds the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall, enjoying unparalleled honor and boundless glory. She is truly the most dazzling woman in the entire Douluo Continent, and it's enviable just to think about it.
Thinking about it this way, recognizing the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall as one's master, submitting to him, and working for him doesn't seem like such a big deal.
Pshaw, pshaw, pshaw. I don't want to acknowledge him as my master.
If I acknowledge him as my master, wouldn't I have to call Sister Huowu "Mistress"?
Huo Wu said before that she gave herself to Ye Qifeng. I wonder if the two of them are already together?
Or was it just that they did some indescribable things together?
Seriously? That can't be right, can it? They're both so young, isn't this a bit too hasty?
Thinking of this, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but glance at Huo Wu beside her out of the corner of her eye.
But Huo Wu stood there, her eyes fixed on Ye Qifeng, never looking away, as if she were looking at her lover. Her eyes were full of tenderness and love, and a happy smile graced her bright and beautiful face.
Clearly, although Huo Wu was still standing beside him, her entire mind was focused on Ye Qifeng. Her eyes and heart were filled with nothing but Ye Qifeng's image.
Upon seeing this, Shui Bing'er was shocked, but also almost realized what was happening.
His gaze shifted, landing on the silver ring on Huo Wu's left ring finger. Recalling Huo Wu's earlier, somewhat audacious statement, he finally became certain—
It's highly likely that Huo Wu and Ye Qifeng are already together.
Ye Qifeng was unaware that Shui Bing'er had thought so much in that short moment. After hearing her question, he simply shook his head slowly.
His voice was warm and gentle, with a pleasant magnetism, entering Shui Bing'er's ears like warm sunshine:
"I don't require you to acknowledge me as your master."
"Of course, if you're willing, that would be best; if not, it's fine too."
Making Shui Bing'er submit is not a simple matter, unlike the ease with which Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling did.
The reason why Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were willing to follow me as their master was because both girls had flaws in their martial souls that urgently needed to be addressed.
After receiving the poison technique and celestial herbs from me, Dugu Yan resolved the flaws in her martial soul and enhanced her talent and strength, naturally feeling grateful.
Furthermore, given her grandfather Dugu Bo's influence, it's perfectly normal for Dugu Yan to fall for him.
After receiving the celestial herbs he gifted, Ye Lingling also resolved her martial soul defect and enhanced her talent and strength, for which she was deeply grateful.
Furthermore, with her mother Ye Huiyin and the Ye family of the Nine Heart Begonia having submitted to the Spirit Hall, it was natural that Ye Lingling would also be willing to submit to him.
Of course, although Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were willing to obey him as their master, Ye Qifeng did not really treat them as servants, but rather as equals and treated them with courtesy.
After all, those two girls seemed to have developed some unusual feelings for him. It would be too much and too heartless to treat them like servants.
Closer to home.
Shui Bing'er's martial soul has no flaws that need to be addressed; what she urgently seeks is simply strength.
For her, rare medicinal herbs were not necessities.
Furthermore, she and I have no real relationship. It's impossible that she would submit to me the moment we meet, just because of my words, for the sake of an eight-cornered ice grass.
This is not realistic.
Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future, but it's impossible right now.
Shui Bing'er is a determined, resilient, independent, and very intelligent girl.
It's almost impossible to make a girl like this submit or surrender; it's much easier to negotiate terms and make demands.
"You don't need me to acknowledge you as my master?"
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er looked up immediately, seemingly somewhat surprised.
"unnecessary."
Ye Qifeng smiled as he looked at her, then changed the subject and said:
"However, I need you to do some things for me, and you can't refuse to do them."
"If you agree, then this celestial herb, the Eight-Starred Mystic Ice Grass, is yours. How about it?"
After speaking, Ye Qifeng activated his spiritual power and handed the octagonal Xuanbing Grass, which emitted a faint white light, to Shui Bing'er.
"All I need to do is some tasks? It's that simple?"
Shui Bing'er murmured softly, her heart filled with both surprise and doubt.
Looking at the snow-white herb floating in mid-air in front of him, and feeling the pure ice-attribute aura contained within it, a feeling of longing arose in his heart. He subconsciously reached out to take it, but the next moment, he suddenly stopped himself.
She hesitated.
Although he really wanted to get the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, he didn't know what Ye Qifeng wanted him to do.
If it were something terrible that crossed her bottom line or made her lose her dignity, she would absolutely not agree to it.
Ye Qifeng noticed her worry:
"Miss Shui Bing'er, you can rest assured that what I need you to do is neither something that will put you in a difficult position nor something that will cross your bottom line."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er looked at Ye Qifeng with her light blue eyes. Seeing his sincere expression and earnest eyes, she didn't think he was lying.
After a moment of silence, she bit her lower lip and finally reached out her jade-like hand to accept the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass.
The eight-cornered ice grass landed in his hand.
Shui Bing'er instantly felt an extremely cold ice-attribute aura travel through her jade-like hands to her delicate body, causing the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul within her to throb even more violently.
In that instant, Shui Bing'er almost couldn't resist the urge to eat the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass in one bite.
Fortunately, she managed to suppress this sudden surge of impulse.
Her clear, aquamarine eyes lifted slightly as she looked at Ye Qifeng, a complex emotion in them. Her icy white lips moved gently, uttering a clear, melodious voice:
"What does His Highness need me to do?"
Watching Shui Bing'er take the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass into her hands.
Huo Wu, whose eyes were completely fixed on Ye Qifeng, turned her head to look at Shui Bing'er, a smile appearing on her pretty face, as if she was happy for Ye Qifeng, and also as if she was happy for Shui Bing'er.
Or rather, both.
Ye Qifeng's smile brightened a bit as he looked at the somewhat nervous Shui Bing'er and said gently:
"It's nothing, I just hope you can stay by Huo Wu's side in the future and cultivate with her."
"Huh??"
Upon hearing Ye Qifeng's words, Shui Bing'er was visibly stunned, momentarily doubting whether she had misheard:
"Your Highness, did I hear that right? You said I can cultivate with Sister Huowu?"
Yes, you heard me right.
Ye Qifeng nodded to her.
"No, no, no, that won't do!"
Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes widened immediately, and she shook her head repeatedly:
"Your Highness, you should know this."
"My sister Huo Wu and I are born with incompatible constitutions. I have an ice attribute constitution, while Huo Wu has a fire attribute constitution. Our attributes are completely opposite, and ice and fire are incompatible."
"Normally, we feel extremely uncomfortable whenever we are near each other, let alone cultivate together."
"You're making me train with Sister Huowu, which might cause our soul power to stagnate, making no progress, or even regress."
"You don't need to worry about the issue of attribute counters."
Ye Qifeng was well aware of Shui Bing'er's concerns, and before she could finish speaking, he waved his hand to interrupt her.
Meeting her surprised gaze, I pointed to the octagonal ice grass in her hand:
"Once you consume this Eight-Starred Ice Grass, your worries will be resolved."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass in your hand and the Fiery Apricot Blossom that Huo Wu took are actually two celestial herbs that can be described as twin lotus blossoms."
"They counter each other, support each other, and coexist. Wherever the Fiery Apricot grows, there will surely be an Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass."
"In addition, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom are at the same level among the immortal herbs. Apart from their opposite attributes, their quality, effects and efficacy are almost identical."
Then, Ye Qifeng explained the effects of the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass to Shui Bing'er in detail.
"Miss Shui Bing'er, believe me, as long as you consume this Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and cultivate with Huo Wu, it will only benefit you and Huo Wu, and there will be no harm."
After hearing this, Shui Bing'er was stunned, shocked, and incredulous. She turned to look at Huo Wu:
"Fire Dance Sister, do you believe it?"
Huo Wu blinked at her:
"Of course I believe it. How else would I have suddenly become so strong?"
Shui Bing'er's breath hitched. She glanced down at the snow-white herbs in her hand, then, after a moment, composed herself and looked up at Ye Qifeng:
"If consuming this Eight-Cornered Ice Grass can resolve the attribute conflict between me and Sister Huo Wu, then I have no problem with it, I agree."
"That's good."
Ye Qifeng smiled slightly, and after speaking, he seemed to think of something and asked again:
"By the way, Miss Shui Bing'er, I heard you've mastered a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, is that right?"
"Yes."
Shui Bing'er nodded slightly.
"Are you in a group with a student from your Tianshui Academy named Xuewu, or with your younger sister Shuiyue'er?"
Night Wind asked again.
"It will be all right."
Shui Bing'er hesitated for a moment, then replied:
"Xue Wu's martial soul, the Delicate Snow Satin, and my sister Shui Yue'er's martial soul, the Jade Dolphin, are both ice-attribute martial souls, just like my own Ice Phoenix."
"Perhaps it's because my martial soul is quite special. Both of them and I can combine martial soul fusion skills, and the skill forms and attack methods of martial soul fusion skills are exactly the same, but I need to take the lead."
"Your Highness, what is this question about?"
Her greatest trump card is her Martial Soul Fusion Skill – Falling Ice and Snow. Not many people know that she possesses this skill. This Holy Son Ye Qifeng knows about it, probably because Huo Wu told him.
Shui Bing'er secretly guessed.
However, she did not blame Huo Wu for revealing her trump card.
After all, given the Spirit Hall's capabilities, if they wanted to investigate, Ye Qifeng could find out about this matter at any time.
"It's nothing, I was just a little curious, you don't need to go into details."
Night Wind explained.
He was just a little curious.
Originally, the person who was supposed to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er was Xue Wu from the Tianshui team, but for some reason, it was suddenly changed to her younger sister Shui Yue'er.
So both of them are suitable.
It seems that Shui Bing'er's talent and comprehension are even stronger than expected.
Then, Ye Qifeng didn't think much of it and looked at Shui Bing'er:
"Also, Miss Shui Bing'er, before that, I need to remind you that taking the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass will have a very high probability of causing your Martial Soul to evolve."
"Once your martial soul evolves, your existing martial soul fusion skills may disappear and become impossible to combine again."
"However, judging from Huo Wu's reaction to taking the Fiery Apricot Dew, your Martial Soul Fusion Skill should not be affected."
"But we'll have to wait for the final result to know for sure."
Will consuming the Eight-Starred Ice Grass affect one's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
Shui Bing'er frowned slightly, but after a moment, her brows relaxed, the hesitation in her eyes disappearing and replaced by determination:
"Even if it affects the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it doesn't matter."
"For a Soul Master, the most important thing is still their own strength. As long as I am strong enough, whether I have a Soul Fusion Skill or not has little impact."
Looking at Shui Bing'er's resolute expression, Ye Qifeng's eyes flashed with admiration:
"Actually, there's no need to worry about the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After you take the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and refine its medicinal power, you can try it out and combine a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Wu. You might be pleasantly surprised."
Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Huo Wu, standing beside her, wasn't surprised, as Ye Qifeng had already mentioned this to her.
"Alright, Miss Shui Bing'er, let's consume the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass first. After you've absorbed it, there's something else I need to tell you."
Ye Qifeng pointed to the flat boulder beside the hot spring and said to Shui Bing'er:
"You can take it right here."
"There's no need to worry about the fire-attribute energy here. The extreme cold aura of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass will protect you from its attack."
"OK."
Shui Bing'er looked at Huo Wu and saw Huo Wu nod at her, so she agreed.
He immediately followed the instructions, stretched out his body, and lightly leaped down onto the flat boulder, where he sat cross-legged.
Then.
Following the instructions of Night Seven Winds.
Consume the Eight-Starred Ice Grass and meditate to refine its medicinal power.
(End of this chapter)