Chapter 266: Chance Encounter

Hearing this, a look of astonishment also appeared in Xuedi's eyes; possessing such a Shiji martial soul, and being Twin Spirits at that, it was no wonder she was so confident about attaining the position of a god.

For Ye Lingling, the pressure from the evolution of a Soul Ring was naturally much smaller, as this was more of a requirement for physical constitution.

However, the fusion of a Soul Spirit required powerful Mental Power, which was the main reason why Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were in such pain when fusing with their Soul Spirits.

With the appearance of every Soul Ring, Shi Quan could clearly feel the soul power growing within Ye Lingling's body.

One week later.

After four blue-gold Soul Rings quietly settled into place, Ye Lingling slowly opened her beautiful eyes. The delicate figure of Bingdi, having taken human form, also appeared beside her. On both sides of her moving, fair, and delicate face were four emerald Magic Patterns, and a head of ink-green long hair was draped behind her. Yet, her skin was as white as ice and snow, possessing a translucent quality, with emerald light faintly flowing beneath the surface. Even though she was only a spirit body, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped sharply after she appeared, and she was dressed in an emerald green dress.

"Big Sister." Bingdi looked at Xuedi with excitement.

"How does it feel?" Xuedi asked.

"Big Sister, this feeling is very wondrous. Lingling's spirit sea possesses extremely strong life, and there is also a vast aura that is of great benefit to my origin..." Bingdi excitedly shared her perceptions with Xuedi.

Ye Lingling's soul power had now broken through level 60. Her specific soul power was above level 60, but since she had not yet absorbed a sixth Soul Ring for either her first or second martial soul, it was not yet apparent.

Ye Lingling's beautiful cheeks appeared even more noble and stunning. Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she slowly opened them.

After Xuedi and Bingdi chatted for a moment, their gazes turned to Shi Quan. "Master, I am ready."

After a brief moment of recovery, Ye Lingling said excitedly: "My soul power is already at level 68. The soul bone Xuedi brought me is very special; to be precise, it doesn't even count as a soul bone, but rather an organ inside my body."

Six blue-gold Soul Rings floated quietly above the Nine Nether Begonia.

The only pity was the matter regarding the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow; Shi Quan had already asked Tian Meng about this when he arrived.

The ice marrow it had encountered back then had already been eaten clean by him.

"This Ice Heart should count as an External Spirit Bone." Shi Quan nodded.

Bingfeng Forest.

Time passed quietly, and another half month went by.

Shi Quan sat to the side, meditating and contemplating the various martial arts and the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities divine ability in his mind.

Upon hearing this, Shi Quan immediately released his martial soul and began to extract Xuedi's Life Origin and Spirit Origin.

"How is it?" Shi Quan asked softly.

As a powerful, ice-blue chill erupted from within Ye Lingling's body, Shi Quan also awoke from his meditation, his gaze falling upon Ye Lingling.

Having finished absorbing the Soul Spirits transformed from the Bingxue Erdi, the trip to the Extreme North could be considered a perfect conclusion.

The Ice Heart transformed from Xuedi was not an isolated case; after the Evil Emperor among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts was killed by Huo Yuhao, the soul bone it yielded was an eyeball.

Half an hour later, Xuedi successfully transformed into a Soul Spirit and began the fusion with Ye Lingling.

Shi Quan followed the finger Ye Lingling raised. "A heart?"

As for the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow that appeared in the second volume, Shi Quan had no idea where it was; otherwise, how could Shi Quan have easily let such a treasure go?

Bingfeng Forest was a coniferous forest best suited for growth in the frigid zone. It was sparsely populated, bordering the northern end of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Extreme North.

"Mm." Ye Lingling nodded. "Ice Heart."

This was also a Soul Beast Forest, which was safer compared to the Extreme North. Therefore, many Spirit Masters possessing ice-attribute martial souls would mostly choose to come here to hunt the Spirit Beasts they needed.

"Pangzi, have a sausage to recover."

A tall man with messy hair whose age was impossible to tell handed a sausage to a fat man whose body was burning with flames.

"Thanks, Little Ao."

These two were none other than Ma Hongjun and Oscar.

"Little Ao, we've been searching for a month now. Do we still need to continue?" Ma Hongjun ate the sausage in large bites, his gaze sweeping over the group not far away.

Oscar sighed. "If it really doesn't work, then we can only wait for the sixth Soul Ring."

"Is this Mirror Shadow Beast really that special?"

"When Zhuang Zhou was at the academy, he specifically told me that a ten-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast could grant me the ability to fight. I believe him."

Ma Hongjun's sausage-eating motion paused. "Little Ao, isn't the relationship between Zhuang Zhou and Shi Quan quite good?"

"Pangzi, I understand what you mean." Oscar shook his head. "I only spent a few short days with Zhuang Zhou. With just that bit of friendship from these few days, do you think Zhuang Zhou would help me beg Shi Quan?"

"It's all that damned Yu Xiaogang." Ma Hongjun bit down fiercely on the sausage in his hand, his eyes full of hatred. The pain he had experienced over these past few years was all thanks to Yu Xiaogang.

"There's a Spirit Beast, prepare for battle!" A sharp shout came.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar both sat up abruptly. As Ma Hongjun stuffed the big sausage in his hand into his mouth in three or four bites, purple flames also rose from his body. Beneath his feet, four Soul Rings—two yellow and two purple—flickered and swayed.

The scorching aura and the cold aura of the forest formed a stark contrast.

At this moment, a huge ice-blue crocodile rushed out from the forest.

The battle on the scene unfolded instantly.

Just as they were fighting, high in the sky in the distance, three figures were also speeding from the north toward the south.

"Hm?"

"What's wrong?"

A cold, clear voice rang out in the high sky.

It was none other than Shi Quan and the others returning from the Extreme North.

Shi Quan's gaze fell on the forest below, and he said, "I saw two acquaintances."

"Do you want to go take a look?" Gu Yuena asked.

"Gu Yuena, you take Lingling, and come down with me to take a look." Shi Quan nodded after a moment of contemplation. Silver light flickered on his face, and his appearance changed accordingly; at the same time, a long, thin cloth strip covered his eyes.

The battle on the ground was still continuing when suddenly, a man responsible for scouting said in horror: "Someone is flying down from the sky."

Hearing this, the people in the middle of the battle couldn't help but look up at the sky, only to see several black dots in the sky continuously enlarging.

"Steady, deal with the Spirit Beast first!" The Spirit Master in charge of the main attack roared.

"That is?" Oscar looked at Shi Quan in mid-air, his expression changing slightly, and he called out bitterly: "Zhuang Zhou."

"Oscar, long time no see." Shi Quan's voice was slightly indifferent; he turned his head slightly, looked at the ice-blue crocodile, and spat out a single word calmly, "Scram!"

The voice transformed into rolling sound waves, gushing forth with immense Mental Power.

One could see the look of terror in the ice-blue crocodile's pupils as it turned around and fled directly toward the depths of the forest.

"Many thanks for your help, Senior." Seeing this, the group hurriedly bowed to Shi Quan to express their gratitude.

Ma Hongjun's figure also landed beside Oscar, looking at Shi Quan with a surprised expression; they had just been talking about him, and yet in the blink of an eye, they had actually met—this was clearly fate.

After Shi Quan nodded slightly, he turned back toward Oscar's direction, "Oscar, what are you doing here in the Extreme North?"

"The Extreme North? This is Bingfeng Forest; I wouldn't dare go to a brutal place like the Extreme North." Oscar shook his head and continued, "Didn't you say before that a ten-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast could help me gain combat power? So I came here to try."

Shi Quan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this; he had only mentioned it casually back then, yet Oscar had remembered it until now. "Do you need my help?"

Oscar looked at Ye Lingling and Gu Yuena beside Shi Quan and shook his head. "No need. Did you just come from the Extreme North?"

"I went to the Extreme North to handle some trivial matters." Shi Quan nodded, paused for a moment, and said, "Oscar, if you have any issues, you can come find me or Shi Quan at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. You are my brother, and I can help you."

Upon hearing this, Oscar could not help but feel moved, and he nodded in response, saying, "Thank you for treating me as a brother."

Shi Quan smiled, stepped forward, and patted Oscar on the shoulder. "The past has nothing to do with you all; you don't need to think so much. By the way, Oscar, if you want to hunt a Mirror Shadow Beast, it is best to wait for your Sixth Soul Ring; for your Fifth Soul Ring, it is more appropriate to choose a Spirit Beast with amplification effects."

"Sixth Soul Ring?" Oscar nodded and asked, "Then what type of Spirit Beast do you think is suitable for me to look for for this Fifth Soul Ring?"

"Something to enhance soul power. That way, you will have combat power and can also catch up on the gap in soul power."

"Alright."

"On my way here, I happened to see a Snow Spirit Flower in the northwest; it is quite suitable for you in every aspect."

Oscar's eyes lit up, and he said, "Really? Zhuang Zhou, do you have a more specific location?"

"It's about four or five thousand meters in this direction. The Snow Spirit Flower doesn't have strong combat power, so it won't be troublesome for you to resolve it with your strength. I still have things to do, so I will head back to Heaven Dou City first. If you have time, come find me in Heaven Dou City."

"Alright." Oscar nodded in response. "Then I won't delay you; let's meet in Heaven Dou City."

"See you in Heaven Dou City." Shi Quan nodded toward Gu Yuena, and the three of them rose into the air once more to continue their return journey.

Watching the three of them head off into the distance, Ma Hongjun could not help but sigh, "This Zhuang Zhou's strength is about the same as ours, but now, compared to him, we are truly like one in the sky and one on the ground."

Oscar patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder and said, "Consider yourself lucky, kid. Zhuang Zhou still treats me as a friend. Once I obtain my Fifth Soul Ring, we will return to Heaven Dou City and see if we can get Zhuang Zhou to help us plead with the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family to let the Dean and the others go."

"That bastard Yu Xiaogang, if it weren't for him, would the Dean and the others have ended up in this state? He ran away quietly by himself, leaving the Dean and the others behind, and there hasn't been a word from him to this day." Speaking of this, Ma Hongjun was so angry he gritted his teeth.

"It's okay, everything will get better." Oscar seemed to see hope for the future again, and his weary eyes gained a little more light...