Chapter 516: The Unimaginable Blood Link

"Is... is this our daughter?!"

Staring at the infant remaining in a state of slumber within the ice coffin, Xiao Han's eyes were filled with astonishment, his tone slightly trembling; which nerve in his brain had gone wrong back then, making him so impatient to go and barge into some Imperial ruin—wouldn't it have been better to just wait honestly?

With a beautiful woman by his side and children around his knees, basking in the sun, sleeping on a lounge chair, cracking melon seeds...

Isn't a life of an immortal far better than braving the winds and rains in the Da Qian World, laboring and worrying all day long?

"How is it, is there a way?"

Yi Huang looked at the infant in the ice coffin with deep worry, feeling anxious and fearful, terrified that some bad answer might come from Xiao Han's lips.

"No problem."

After only a slight sensing, Xiao Han revealed a relaxed smile.

"The Bloodline Power is too strong, and the innate constitution is weak, resulting in an inability to bear her own cultivation; the meridians throughout her body are frozen by Cold Ice Dou Qi. If it were someone else, it might truly be a bit troublesome, but to me, it is just a piece of cake."

"It is only necessary to strip away and seal that uncontrollable Dou Qi within her body."

Pausing slightly, Xiao Han continued with a joyful expression:

"The Bloodline Power within her body is so strong, and it reveals a strong ice-attribute tendency; even compared to the Ice Spirit Physique of the Da Qian World, it is not inferior in the slightest."

"Huang'er, our daughter can be considered the best candidate for my inheritance!"

"How long will it take to complete?"

Yi Huang asked with concern.

"One hour."

"One hour? So fast?"

Xiao Han's answer took Yi Huang by surprise.

"Heh~"

Xiao Han chuckled, a flickering light of Spirit Power leaping from his fingertips.

"If I used Dou Qi, it might be a bit more troublesome, but now my body is full of Spirit Power."

"Spirit Power is more refined than Dou Qi, and it has an irreversible assimilation effect on other lower-level powers."

"It only takes a tiny bit of Spirit Power to circulate through Mu Er's meridians for one cycle, and those materialized Dou Qi that are freezing her meridians will automatically transform into liquid or even gaseous Spirit Power, gathering at one point under my control."

"Perhaps our daughter will become the first person in the current Dou Qi Continent to successfully convert to Spirit Power?"

Speaking to the end, Xiao Han could not help but laugh:

"A natural Supreme; if people from the Da Qian World heard this, they would probably be jealous to the point of madness."

No sooner said than done; the facts were just as Xiao Han had expected. As the Spirit Power circulated, the cold ice attached to the infant's body and surface gradually melted. In Yi Huang's soul perception, a terrifying power gathered at the dantian, sealed by another, even more powerful force.

With the end of the sealing, the infant in the ice coffin revealed her form. Before Xiao Han could heave a sigh of relief, a green silhouette instantly appeared in front, snatching the child away and wrapping her in the swaddling clothes prepared in advance.

The force seemed a bit tight, and the infant in her sleep moved her little hands restlessly, causing Yi Huang to become flustered.

Watching his wife, who was entirely focused on the child, Xiao Han felt a bit jealous while also feeling at ease. Isn't such a quiet and peaceful moment exactly what he pursues?

"I have applied a total of five layers of seals. Each time a layer is broken, a portion of power can be recovered, and she will absorb the Spirit Power I left behind in the seal. Once all three layers of seals are broken, Mu Er's strength will be able to reach roughly the Earth Sovereign realm."

Xiao Han explained from the side.

"Having just been released from the frozen state, Mu Er will probably need to sleep for another two to three days."

"Also..."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Han looked up and asked:

"Huang'er, has any other creature been to this secret chamber?"

"I am referring to creatures like Magic Beasts."

"Magic Beasts?"

Xiao Han's question attracted Yi Huang's attention; the latter's first impression was that it was absolutely impossible!

The secret chamber was inside her room, and her courtyard was in the deepest part of Langya Pavilion, surrounded by the most core Elders of Langya Pavilion, which could be called stars surrounding the moon. Which Magic Beast could have such supernatural powers to be able to get in like this?

Subsequently, her pupils dilated suddenly, and a certain round, tiger-headed, tiger-brained creature rushed into her mind.

"Why do you say that?"

Yi Huang's tone changed subtly.

"Rest assured, this shouldn't be a bad thing for Mu Er."

Xiao Han heard the change in her tone and hurriedly explained.

"Hmm?"

"Probably... maybe... perhaps..."

"Our daughter might have one more Magic Beast comrade to live and die with in the future?"

A smile appeared on the corners of Xiao Han's mouth.

During the period of melting the Dou Qi in the child's body, he had already sensed it. Deep within the soul of the young, innocent, and isolated child, a Blood Pact was buried. In the Da Qian World, it has a resounding name—Blood Link.

This method, which can only be performed by arrogant Divine Beasts, is simply something ordinary people dream of.

Although the name of the Blood Pact is loud enough, few people have seen it, and those who do not understand it in detail find it hard to identify it at once. In the Dou Qi Continent, records about the Blood Pact have even vanished from written texts, appearing only in fragments in oral legends.

If it weren't for Xiao Han maintaining a tireless learning attitude at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, he probably would have found it hard to recognize it.

Furthermore, who would be able to notice the depths of a tiny infant's soul?

Learning of the existence of the Blood Link from Xiao Han's mouth, Yi Huang was first stunned, and then suddenly realized.

"Could it be that the little fellow's condition is related to this Blood Link?"

She vaguely remembered that it seemed to be precisely after following her into the secret chamber once that the Sixth-Tier big tiger began to degenerate into a Fifth-Tier little tiger.

"What condition?"

Xiao Han became curious.

Subsequently, Yi Huang described in detail to the former the situation where the little tiger's strength had been stagnant for many years.

Xiao Han nodded in realization; he had seen Little Tiger before, but having only caught a fleeting glimpse, he had paid no mind to its low cultivation level. He had not expected there to be such intricacies involved, and he could not help but speculate:

"The Blood Link has a massive impact on the state of the contracting parties; I fear that little tiger has been dragged down by our daughter."

It might even have saved the child's life!

According to his wife's description, the Medicinal Pills the little tiger had consumed over the years were fully sufficient for it to break through to an Eighth-Rank Magical Beast; however, it remained confined to the peak of the fifth rank to this day, and the vast energy lost in secret was likely transferred via the Blood Pact to his daughter to sustain her life.

And this peak of the fifth rank was likely the optimal balance maintained by the Blood Pact.

"However, how did Little Tiger perform the Blood Link with Mu Er?"

Immediately after, Yi Huang asked a question that left Xiao Han speechless; the latter could only shake his head, sigh, and spread his hands.

"I don't know."

His understanding of the Blood Link was merely superficial; he knew it was initiated by a Divine Beast and could only succeed if the contracting parties were in perfect communion of heart and mind.

But the situation between the little tiger and his daughter clearly did not fit this meaning. As a Saint Wing Heavenly Tiger, the little tiger could be explained by the inheritance of Divine Beast bloodlines, but could one expect a baby who hadn't even opened her eyes to be in communion of heart and mind with a little tiger separated by a thick ice coffin?

Did she forget to drink the Meng Po soup during her soul reincarnation?

Unable to fathom it after much thought, Xiao Han stopped dwelling on it and comforted his wife:

"This is a good thing after all, isn't it?"

Yi Huang nodded: "That is true."

The two parties of a Blood Link are practically one; whether it is the little tiger's top-tier bloodline as a Saint Wing Heavenly Tiger or his daughter's super-strong talent, the future will surely be a union of the strong, defeating all under heaven without a rival, just ask this...

Who else is there?!