Chapter 454: Igniting the Ice and Fire Duo

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Finally, it turned into a stream of fire coursing through the body, like a hundred birds returning to the forest, all converging into a single point of light in the mouth.

It was blood-red like jade, yet burning fiercely, carrying scorching energy.

"It looks like this is the Fire Essence..."

Qin Jian tried his best to control himself, shifting his focus from their intimate contact to the task at hand.

At the same time, his previous confusion welled up again; why could he be so intimate with Huo Wu now? Shouldn't the rules forbid it?

But before he could think too much, Huo Wu had already wrapped herself around him.

Never having been ignited like this before, she naturally lacked the self-control Qin Jian possessed.

"Mmm..."

Qin Jian felt helpless; a cold radiance rose from his body, and with the help of his ability to manipulate Ice, he lowered the temperature for both of them simultaneously.

The scorching flames showed clear signs of suppression under the invasion of the ice flow.

"Huo Wu... stay clear-headed..."

Qin Jian touched his forehead to hers and said softly, "Bing'er and I have tried it; this essence can only be transferred when both you and I are willing."

"Hoo, hoo..."

Huo Wu panted slightly, her breath scorching and hot.

"I... I'm ready..." she whispered.

So Qin Jian bowed his head, gently took her in, and slowly began to absorb.

"Hum!"

It was as if diesel had been ignited; scorching red light erupted from his lips, suffusing his entire body and turning him into a man of fire.

"Qin Jian!"

Seeing this, Huo Wu was startled and frightened, subconsciously raising her head, wanting to take the Fire Essence back.

But Qin Jian turned his head slightly, letting her kiss only his cheek.

"It's okay... just endure this moment... you'll adapt soon..."

Sweat slid down from his forehead, but his expression remained gentle, as if the blazing red light were not scorching him at all.

Huo Wu stared blankly, speechless.

Regardless of whether Qin Jian was a philanderer, even among men, he was a very special person.

Few people valued emotions as he did; even when he was suffering, he was unwilling to let his women worry.

"Hum!"

Finally, the red glow slowly weakened.

Flames were no longer burning on Qin Jian's body; instead, like Huo Wu just now, a stream of fire spread throughout his body, and his whole person looked as if he had gained a network of fire veins.

"Huo Wu... I need to go over immediately now..." he said, gently touching Huo Wu's lips.

Huo Wu urged him in a low voice: "Go quickly, the burden of the Fire Essence remaining in your body will be very great."

A strange look flashed across Qin Jian's face.

In fact, apart from being difficult at the beginning, he felt no burden at all now.

Because he already had insights into the fire element, coupled with the strengthening effect of the Silver Dragon Spear within him, the Fire Essence was simply being analyzed inside his body.

Every second now, his understanding of the fire element was advancing by leaps and bounds.

In a while, he presumed that even Huo Wu would not be stronger than him in fire manipulation...

But he didn't say these things at the moment; after all, the situation was urgent, and their Assessment had a time limit.

He got up quickly, didn't even put on clothes, and walked straight out to the next room.

When he opened the door, he saw Shui Bing'er leaning against the head of the bed, her icy eyes filled with affection.

"Qin Jian... come and hold me..."

She stretched out her arms, which were like Ice Jade, and opened them toward Qin Jian.

"Swish..."

With such a lovely woman silently inviting him, how could Qin Jian resist? He arrived before her with the speed of Teleportation and pulled her soft body into his arms.

"Hum, hum."

As if the Fire Essence and Water Essence within their bodies had been triggered, two lights, one red and one blue, shone from them simultaneously, reflecting off each other and looking beautiful and moving.

"Mmm..."

Shui Bing'er couldn't help but press herself closer to Qin Jian, a look of intoxication flashing across her face: "So comfortable... so warm..."

"So that's how it is..."

Na'er's voice flowed in quietly.

Qin Jian was slightly startled: "What?"

Na'er said calmly: "No wonder the two of them needed to Exchange the Fire Essence and Water Essence; it turns out the fire and ice elements within their bodies had already begun to erode their bodies, and they had to obtain the opposing power to protect their heart meridians."

"Oh..."

Qin Jian was thoughtful: "In other words, no matter who it is, they cannot cultivate a single power alone, otherwise an imbalance will occur."

He looked down at Shui Bing'er, who was squinting her eyes in comfort, and a strange look flashed across his face.

He always felt that this Assessment of theirs was designed for couples, or perhaps for the Son of the Plane and the Daughter of the Plane.

The two must be in opposing factions, but when they reached a bottleneck in their cultivation, they had to do this to Exchange.

What a perfect template for love-hate entanglement...

"It's a good thing you're here, otherwise if it were anyone else, without the rule analysis, without the Dragon Spear's assistance, without our Fusion-based elemental manipulation ability..."

Na'er added: "Acting so recklessly as a conduit to transfer the Fire Essence and Water Essence, the final result would definitely be death by explosion!"

"Explode and die?!" Qin Jian was startled.

"Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that these two truly seem to have deep feelings for you, I would even suspect this is a conspiracy..."

Na'er said softly: "Of course, the possibility of using a borrowed knife to kill cannot be ruled out. In this matter... I always feel something is amiss. What do you think?"

Qin Jian pondered slightly and said: "There is too little information, and we cannot give up eating for fear of choking by leaving them be. Besides, this matter is also beneficial to me. So, we shall meet force with force and water with earth; we will wait until the existence behind this emerges. Thinking about it now is of little use and only adds to the trouble."

Na'er, who had been struggling with countermeasures and filling her head with conspiracy theories and counter-conspiracy theories, suddenly saw the light.

"Your line of thinking is still as incisive as ever; no need to struggle, just forge straight ahead..."

Her voice carried a sense of relief: "That's right, it's useless to think about it now. It's better to focus on improving our own strength. As for whether we end up being plotted to death or break through the shackles to counter the hidden hand, we will leave it to fate."

"Ugh..."

Very quickly, Shui Bing'er turned into a water-like beauty. Magnificent ice-blue light radiated from various parts of her body, gathered at high Speed, and was taken into her mouth, transforming into a crystal-clear water-blue crystal—the Essence of Water.

"Next, I will also integrate this Essence of Water into my body, then perform the fusion of water and fire, and then return them to you respectively, is that right?" Qin Jian asked in a low voice.

Shui Bing'er nodded.

Qin Jian then leaned in for a kiss.

The Essence of Water was quickly absorbed into his body, but it is common knowledge that water and fire are incompatible. He had originally thought the essence would be different, but as it turned out...

It was like a thunderbolt igniting a wildfire; they were fundamentally incompatible!

"Boom!"

The violent Ice Power exploded directly inside Qin Jian's body...

(End of this chapter)