A crisp female voice rang out.
A flash of red light appeared on Lin Xiao, and a little red bird stood on his shoulder, exuding a sacred and noble aura. Its voice carried an undeniable pride.
"Lin Xiao is your master!"
With that, Feng Ye no longer hid.
Instead, she revealed her Phoenix True Body.
A magnificent and stunning Fire Phoenix appeared before the Ice Empress.
The Bloodline Suppression emanating from her made the Ice Empress feel both familiar and awestruck, involuntarily generating a desire to submit.
After revealing her Phoenix True Body, Feng Ye spat out a beam of red light, which shot into the Ice Empress's mind. This was a memory from the Dragon-Phoenix War, and also Feng Ye's own memories as the former Phoenix God King, serving as the best proof of her identity.
The Ice Empress seemed stunned.
She didn't recover for a long time.
After a while, having fully processed the information in her mind, she looked at Feng Ye with shock and reverence.
"Lord Phoenix God!"
Feng Ye said calmly, "Theoretically, you should call me Master, or My Lord."
The Ice Empress hesitated for a moment.
She vaguely knew that Feng Ye's current strength was not what it used to be.
But she ultimately said:
"Greetings, Master."
Feng Ye transformed, becoming a stunning young girl.
She appeared only slightly older than the Ice Empress.
Feng Ye said, "The plight of Soul Beasts should not be like this today. You all live difficult lives. It's a pity that I only recently began my Nirvana rebirth and have not yet recovered my strength."
"As you can see, I have chosen Lin Xiao."
"He is the successor I have chosen, the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts. I hope he can help me recover my strength and help the Soul Beasts escape their predicament."
"At the very least, the path to godhood for Soul Beasts should not be blocked!"
The Ice Empress believed Feng Ye.
After learning of her identity, she had no reason not to.
However, the Ice Empress only had one objection.
"Master, why do you think so highly of a human?"
"Even making this human the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts…"
This made the Ice Empress very resentful. She could accept Feng Ye's existence, but she could not tolerate a human lording over her.
Feng Ye chuckled.
"How strong do you think Lin Xiao is now?"
The Ice Empress pondered for a moment.
"Being able to venture deep into the Extreme North and resist my pressure, he should be a Titled Douluo among humans, but that is far from enough."
A mere Titled Douluo, the Ice Empress felt she could suppress with a flick of her finger.
Soul Beasts believed in strength as the ultimate principle.
Lin Xiao's strength clearly did not yet meet this standard.
Feng Ye's lips curved upwards, a hint of playfulness appearing on her exquisitely beautiful face.
"But what if I told you Lin Xiao has only cultivated for eleven years? He is only one Soul Ring away from becoming a Soul Douluo, and his current combat power can completely rival that of a Super Douluo at level 95."
The Ice Empress's face, which had been somewhat resentful, was instantly filled with shock.
Eleven years?!
Compared to the long lifespan of Soul Beasts, eleven years was merely the blink of an eye.
Even in the human world, it was incredibly unbelievable, almost miraculous.
But the Ice Empress's shock was far from over.
Feng Ye said seriously:
"Lin Xiao is the successor I have chosen. Whether it's his talent or his character, there are many times I feel he surpasses me. His future achievements are limitless."
"Actually, you don't necessarily have to become Lin Xiao's spirit soul."
"This seemingly binding arrangement, why can't it also be an opportunity? Can you guarantee godhood through your own cultivation? But you can definitely soar to great heights by riding on Lin Xiao's coattails."
"Everything depends on your own choice."
The Ice Empress fell into deep thought.
She put aside her prejudice and arrogance.
She seriously pondered Feng Yu's words.
Seizing the moment, Feng Yu continued:
"Lin Xiao has now received the inheritance of the Asura God, which is a God King level inheritance, but he will not be limited by it and will forge his own path."
"If you choose him."
"Your future potential will not only depend on you, but also on him."
"He is a true monstrous genius, so much so that even I find him astonishing."
Honestly, Feng Yu had said a string of things. Lin Xiao didn't know what Bing Di would think of him, but Lin Xiao himself felt incredibly awkward standing there.
Ugh, Feng Yu is hyping me up way too much.
Lin Xiao blushed listening to it...
After a long period of thought and consideration.
Bing Di looked at Lin Xiao and suddenly realized that this human before her was quite pleasing to the eye, at least not someone she found annoying.
She said, "Can I feel his bone age."
"And see what kind of potential he has?"
Lin Xiao readily extended his hand.
Bing Di's soft, boneless little hand touched him and discovered he was only 17. Moreover, his physical strength was astonishingly high, even giving the illusion of a human-shaped ferocious beast.
Next, Lin Xiao released the four types of Phoenix Fire he possessed.
Ultimate Phoenix Fire, Destruction Phoenix Fire, Great Sun Golden Flame, and Black Sun Purifying Fire, which corresponded to the attributes of flame, destruction, darkness, light, and soul that Lin Xiao mastered. What's more, each attribute had been pushed to its extreme.
Not to mention anything else, just the Ultimate Phoenix Fire alone.
The feeling it gave Bing Di was stronger than her Ultimate Ice.
Bing Di took a deep breath.
She knew it was time to make a decision.
Bing Di's gaze was complex.
"If I choose to become your soul spirit, I am essentially giving you my all. Wherever you go, I must follow. If you exist, I exist; if you perish, I perish."
"From another perspective, isn't that being your slave?"
Lin Xiao said, "I won't do that."
But he also knew.
For this kind of thing, everyone who says they won't do it cannot give a true guarantee.
"I agree to become your soul spirit."
Bing Di made her choice.
This surprised both Feng Yu and Lin Xiao.
After all, Bing Di still had ten thousand years left; her time was not yet critical. Who knew if there would be new variables in the future?
However.
Bing Di did not say.
The reason she made this choice was not entirely for herself.
It was with Xue Di in mind.
With only ten thousand years left until her four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, Bing Di could already feel a stinging pain on her back, as if a Sword of Judgment hung above her head, poised to strike.
She had a premonition that four hundred thousand years would be her limit.
And seven hundred thousand years would be Xue Di's limit.
The predicament she faced was also the predicament Xue Di faced. When she underwent her four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, Xue Di would likely help her, but this would inevitably have a severe impact on Xue Di.
And when Xue Di faced her seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, Who would help her then?
Therefore, Bing Di chose to become Lin Xiao's soul spirit.
She wanted to use herself to find a path for Xue Di to experiment with.
If this path was feasible, if Feng Yu hadn't lied to her, and if Lin Xiao was truly a good person... then Xue Di would undoubtedly have an additional option.
If she chose incorrectly.
Then it would be considered using her own life and freedom
To eliminate a wrong answer for Sister Xue.
Bing Di had no expectations of becoming Lin Xiao's soul spirit.
Instead, she felt a sense of heroic sacrifice for a righteous cause.
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