Soul Emperor Awakening

The Ice Sealed Palace had now become a Flame Palace. The entire palace was no longer filled with biting cold, but with a terrifyingly high temperature.

An unknown amount of time passed before Lin Xuan slowly awoke. He felt himself enveloped in something warm and soft. When he gradually opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Bingxin’s stunningly beautiful face. She was lying beside him with her eyes closed, fiery red hair partially obscuring her lovely features, giving her a hazy, dreamlike beauty.

Bingxin’s entire body was draped over his, leaving him dumbfounded. He had no idea what was happening.

"Wh-what is going on?" Lin Xuan was utterly shocked. At the same time, he sensed that the injuries inside his body had already healed completely. More importantly, his Cultivation had broken through to the Second Layer of the Spirit Refining Stage in one fell swoop!

The meridians in his body had expanded to twice their original size. If the Elemental Power flowing through them before was like a creek, now it was a small river. This degree of expansion was astounding. Under normal circumstances, one could not possibly achieve such a state without reaching at least the Fifth or Sixth Layer of the Spirit Refining Stage.

What was even more astonishing was that a stream of red Elemental Power now flowed within his own. It was scorching and fierce, containing a world-destroying force, as if it could incinerate everything in existence.

’Is this a Phoenix?’ He also saw the Phoenix feathers extending from Bingxin’s body, their red plumes looking so vibrant and beautiful.

Just then, Bingxin opened her eyes. Her fiery red irises met his, her gaze tinged with exhaustion. Seeing that he was awake, Bingxin sat up. The wings on her back retracted, and with a flash of red, a fiery red dress materialized, covering her completely.

"You’re awake. Are you feeling any better?" Bingxin’s tone was remarkably gentle, a world of difference from before.

Lin Xuan sat up as well. He felt perfectly fine and could even move about freely.

"All the meridians in my body have been repaired, and my Cultivation has soared. I imagine Senior must have helped me." Lin Xuan hadn’t expected this kind of treatment. ’It seems Bingxin isn’t a heartless person after all,’ he thought.

"You don’t have to call me Senior anymore. Just call me Sister." Bingxin’s attitude had undergone a dramatic shift. She had grown fond of Lin Xuan; how could one not like such a determined young man? However, her affection was purely familial, like that for a younger brother.

"Sister!" Lin Xuan accepted without a second thought. ’Being on familiar terms with such a beautiful and powerful expert is a pretty good deal,’ he mused.

"A single drop of my purest Phoenix Essence Blood now flows within you, though you have not yet fully absorbed it. Relying on this one drop of Phoenix Essence Blood, you can easily reach the Spirit Pill Stage Cultivation. Whether you can advance further will depend on your own destiny," Bingxin explained.

’Phoenix Essence Blood?’ Lin Xuan was reeling. Who hadn’t heard of the Divine Phoenix? He never imagined that Bingxin was a Phoenix in human form, let alone that she would give her most precious Essence Blood to him.

According to legend, obtaining even a single drop of a Phoenix’s Essence Blood guaranteed a meteoric rise in one’s Cultivation. Most importantly, the flame it contained was incredibly potent, allowing one’s future attacks to be imbued with the inextinguishable Phoenix Fire! One’s own healing capabilities would also improve by leaps and bounds.

To put it bluntly, as long as he didn’t lose a limb, he could heal from almost any injury with incredible speed. It was like carrying an infinite supply of countless Healing Elixirs, provided he had enough Elemental Power...

"But that must have caused you great harm!" Lin Xuan said, shaken. Expending Essence Blood always dealt a severe blow to one’s own Cultivation.

"What does it matter? I can recover in the future. To save your life, I wouldn’t have hesitated to give two drops, let alone one..." Bingxin smiled, not seeming to mind at all.

Though it was measured in drops, each one was, in fact, a concentration of an immense amount of blood. Two drops was nearly her limit; any more than that, and she would have been left half-dead.

"This..." Lin Xuan was deeply moved. It might have seemed like fair compensation, given that he had saved Bingxin’s life.

But a more selfish person could have just abandoned him there; they had no real connection, after all. The fact that Bingxin chose to do this proved she was a person who valued relationships and honor. It also proved that Lin Xuan had not saved the wrong person.

"By the way, Sister, if you’re of the Fire Attribute, why is your name Bingxin? And these physical changes... aren’t they a little drastic?" Lin Xuan was quite curious about this.

Her originally azure hair had suddenly turned red. Her name was the same; she was clearly a Fire Attribute, yet her family name was Bing, which means "Ice." Of course, that wasn’t really important. Plenty of people have names that don’t match their nature.

"Why don’t you take a guess?" Bingxin was in high spirits and couldn’t resist teasing Lin Xuan.

"I can’t figure it out... Now that you’re free from the seal, Sister, where will you go?" Lin Xuan asked.

"Alas, too much time has passed. If I stay here any longer, I’ll be discovered." Bingxin’s expression turned serious. She stood up, her previously good mood growing heavy.

"Is it your enemies?" Lin Xuan inquired. "Sister, can you tell me about it?"

Bingxin reached out and caressed his firm face, smiling faintly. "I still can’t tell you right now. In fact, it’s even more important that I don’t... This may be the last time we see each other. Whether we meet again will be up to fate."

The moment she finished speaking, she flew out of the Ice Sealed Palace with Lin Xuan, appearing outside in the blink of an eye. A massive Elemental Power Shield expanded around them, keeping the surrounding water completely at bay. She turned her head, fury rising in her eyes, and with a wave of her hand, flung out a plume of flame.

BOOM! The massive Ice Sealed Palace was blasted to dust. That such a colossal structure could be destroyed in an instant by Bingxin’s Flame was a testament to how astonishing her Cultivation was.

Bingxin flew him up out of the lake and landed on the shore. "It’s time for me to leave," she said. "With your powerful Control Power, you will definitely be able to control the Phoenix Power inside you. You must be cautious when using it, but under normal circumstances, it shouldn’t be a problem. They won’t suspect you..."

"I understand..." Lin Xuan sighed. "I just want to know one last thing. The place you’re going, Sister... is it a life-or-death situation?"

Bingxin froze for a moment, then sighed. "Yes. A one-in-ten chance of survival... It’s time for me to go back and settle the grudges of the past." She reached out and gently tapped Lin Xuan on the head. A ball of light seeped into his mind.

"This is a Celestial Level Martial Art, a Staff Technique. I came across it by chance a long time ago. I’m giving it to you now." She used her Spiritual Sense to transmit the memory directly to him.

Lin Xuan "saw" a dense flurry of images and text flood his mind, and he quickly committed it all to memory. This was a Celestial Level Martial Art; he absolutely couldn’t let it slip by.

At that moment, the Soul Pearl inside his body began to throb, helping him instantly commit the entire Celestial Level Martial Art to memory!

As Lin Xuan committed the Celestial Level Martial Art to memory, Bingxin gazed into the distance, her face filled with melancholy. A wave of emotion washed over her. ’Perhaps it would be nice if things could stay like this forever,’ she thought. But she was not fated to live such a peaceful life...

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