Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Three days! Do you have any idea how Lin Yun had spent these three days?!
A massive block of ultimate ice containing hundreds of ice silkworms—nearly all devoured by Bing Di in just three days. One crunch after another.
Lin Yun finally understood why Snow Empress hadn't batted an eye when he asked for Fierce Beasts from the Extreme North. To the creatures of the Extreme North, ice silkworms were literally just food!
He had originally thought that a few hundred ice silkworms—grilling a few dozen skewers every now and then—would last Bing Di for months. But at this rate, they'd be gone by tomorrow.
Just a few days' worth of snacks for Bing Di—why would Snow Empress care?
A bunch of food-grade ice silkworms could never compare to the combined importance of Lin Yun, the Fierce Beasts' sovereign, and Bing Di, one of the Extreme North's rulers!
That said, deep-fried ice silkworms were delicious. Unlike silkworms from other regions, those living in the Extreme North fed almost exclusively on ice, making their flesh tender, fresh, and free of impurities or odd flavors.
As ingredients, this species had truly raised themselves well.
The remaining silkworms could be given to Xiao Xiao to try.
For some reason, despite saying she'd wait for Lin Yun at Shrek, the girl hadn't returned until the very last day of registration. As a result, she only got to taste the final few ice silkworms.
But when Lin Yun saw the three shining soul rings around her, he understood why she was so late.
The little girl must have been desperately cultivating during the break, afraid of falling too far behind Lin Yun. She had actually broken through to Soul Elder during the vacation.
Of course, part of the credit went to all the good stuff Lin Yun had fed her before.
"Mmm… so good!" Xiao Xiao held a skewer of roasted ice silkworms in each hand, her cheeks puffed out adorably as she chewed, making her already round, baby-faced features even chubbier.
Heh. Serves you right for coming back so late, little girl. Most of these ice silkworms went straight into this Emperor's stomach! Bing Di didn't feel the slightest bit jealous—if anything, she was a little smug.
Clearly, I'm the most important one in the Great One's heart!
Since tomorrow was registration and the advancement exam, Lin Yun gave Xiao Xiao the Radiant Fragrance Fairy he had brought back from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, allowing her to boost her strength even further.
An immortal herb! A real immortal herb!
After Tang San's ascension, spirit masters across Douluo Continent had become obsessed with these herbs. There were even rumors that consuming one could grant the potential to become a god.
Though Xiao Xiao had never seen the Radiant Fragrance Fairy before, its name was legendary—the very herb that had helped the Nine-Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda ten thousand years ago.
This herb was far more suited to Ning Tian, yet Lin Yun had given it to her.
Beyond the herb's inherent value, Lin Yun's gesture made Xiao Xiao's heart melt entirely. Her love-struck brain practically screamed at her to throw herself into his arms right then and there.
Thirteen was the perfect age to consume an immortal herb. Under Lin Yun's watchful gaze—and Xiao Xiao's very enthusiastic stare—she swallowed the herb, with Lin Yun standing guard by Sea God Lake as she absorbed it.
Crimson and silver-white light pulsed around Xiao Xiao's body as she held a small object in each hand—the Nine Phoenix Soul Calling Flute in her left, the Triple Soul Suppressing Cauldron in her right.
The herb's effects didn't just enhance her body—they also transformed her two martial souls.
She had consumed a 100,000-year Radiant Fragrance Fairy, ingesting both the plant itself and its condensed essence. The sun and moon energies infused her youthful, adorable face with a noble, sacred aura. After circulating through her body, the red and white energies flowed into her two martial souls.
Her meridians were already top-tier to begin with.
As a twin-souled spirit master with innate full soul power, Xiao Xiao's talent was exceptional. The immortal herb made her meridians even more resilient and unobstructed. In the foreseeable future, her cultivation speed would skyrocket.
But the biggest changes were in her martial souls.
The originally bronze-colored Triple Soul Suppressing Cauldron seemed to shed its outer layer, transforming into a dazzling golden vessel. Nine majestic crimson fire dragons coiled around it, their movements wild and domineering.
Meanwhile, the emerald-green Nine Phoenix Soul Calling Flute gradually shifted to an icy blue hue, as if carved from ten-thousand-year Profound Ice Essence, with streams of frosty light swirling along its surface.
Most strikingly, the phoenix patterns on the flute seemed to come alive.
Lin Yun could even hear the two martial souls emitting their own sounds—a mighty dragon's roar from the cauldron and a clear, resonant phoenix cry from the flute.
Just by observing this, Lin Yun was certain: Both of Xiao Xiao's martial souls had evolved.
The Triple Soul Suppressing Cauldron had absorbed the Radiant Fragrance Fairy's solar energy, while the Nine Phoenix Soul Calling Flute had taken in its lunar essence.
No—perhaps it was more accurate to call them the Nine Dragon Cauldron and the Frost Phoenix Flute now.
By dawn, the evolution of Xiao Xiao's martial souls had reached its final stages. The intense soul power fluctuations around her gradually subsided as she slowly opened her eyes.
Her originally jade-green hair had turned silver-white like moonlight, while her eyes now gleamed with a noble, authoritative crimson.
White hair, red eyes!
Perfect, perfect! White-hair enthusiasts rejoice—the white-haired harem grows by one!
Lin Yun would never have guessed that absorbing a single immortal herb could cause such a transformation in Xiao Xiao. Not only had her martial souls evolved, but even her appearance had changed.
Her current aura was paradoxical. Though her facial features and figure remained those of a young girl, her presence was undeniably regal. That noble, sacred, untouchable demeanor—how could a mere loli possess such majesty?
"Here, take a look at yourself now." Lin Yun grinned mischievously, pulling out a full-length mirror from his storage device and placing it in front of Xiao Xiao.
The newly awakened girl, still processing her changes, turned her attention to the mirror at his words.
What greeted her was the image of a white-haired, red-eyed loli empress—her gaze so dignified and imposing that it was almost blinding.
Not surprising.
Dragons and phoenixes were universal symbols of royalty and prestige, no matter the world. And Xiao Xiao now embodied both. Such a transformation was only natural.
The little girl froze.
This… is me?
(End of Chapter)
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