"Nice~"
"Perverted human."
On the ice and snow throne, the Ice Empress, with her dark green twin ponytails, crossed her slender, beautiful legs, propped her exquisite and pretty little face with her small hand, and looked disdainfully at the young man lying on the ground, her snow-white feet, as if covered in a layer of ice crystals, like flawless works of art, stepping on the young man's cheek.
Despite such a humiliating action, the young man's face showed no sign of humiliation; instead, there was a smile of enjoyment.
The Ice Empress had always been puzzled. Logically, a young prodigy like An Zhen should be very proud, but why would he enjoy such humiliating behavior?
Reality.
A beautiful girl, one red and one gold, each with their own charm, lay in An Zhen's arms, her strong, shapely black-stockinged legs and delicate, small white-stockinged jade feet.
"So wonderful."
Dual-wielding.
...
Third day of the elimination rounds.
Wang Yan went out to watch the elimination rounds; he was performing his current task. Except for the academy that was lucky enough to get a bye, all academies had to participate in battles, and because it was an elimination round, everyone would basically give their best, making it a great opportunity to understand the abilities of their main members.
Dai Yueheng was in seclusion, while An Zhen and the girls were looking at the intelligence Wang Yan had compiled over the past few days, mainly from previous top sixteen teams.
"Where's Ma Xiaotao?"
Ling Luochen frowned slightly.
In such an important competition, she didn't even bother to look at the intelligence. It was already past lunch, and she still hadn't come out. As a vice-captain, she wasn't being responsible at all.
"In seclusion."
An Zhen replied.
The young man lazily rested his head on Huo Yutong's soft, fragrant lap.
"In seclusion?"
"Yes, I just happened to have a treasure that could enhance the attribute of Phoenix Fire, so I let her absorb it."
Biting her cherry lips lightly, Ling Luochen withdrew her gaze, her expression somewhat complex.
That fellow was getting stronger again.
And she was even dating her Martial Uncle, shameless.
Afternoon.
"Boom!"
The scorching Phoenix Fire once again burned down a room. Unlike last time when the door was blasted open, this time, to everyone's surprise, the metal door, which could absorb sound and spirit power fluctuations, was directly melted into molten iron by a golden-red Phoenix Fire. The scorching temperature made everyone instinctively move closer to Huo Yutong, who had activated her Ice Dragon King Spirit.
"Sorry about that!"
A tall figure walked out of the room, her words filled with an unconcealed excitement and thrill, "I just broke through, too excited, couldn't control it for a moment."
The golden-red flames were noble and scorching.
"Extreme Fire?"
Ling Luochen's voice was filled with shock, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
Compared to Ma Xiaotao's previous breakthrough, this seclusion didn't seem to bring any changes in her appearance or temperament. However, everyone vaguely felt that if the previous Ma Xiaotao was a blazing fire, now she seemed to have transformed into a great sun in the sky, a scorching sun. Ling Luochen, whose cultivation was higher and whose Spirit was pure elemental ice, felt it most clearly. The previous Ma Xiaotao only surpassed her in cultivation, and melting her ice would have been far from easy. However, now, just the aura from her breakthrough made Ling Luochen feel as if she was about to melt. That was definitely not a level the original Phoenix Fire could achieve.
"Oh~"
A teasing voice sounded.
Everyone only felt a flash of fire before their eyes, and the next moment, the tall red-haired older sister had already moved close to Ling Luochen, her fair fingers gently lifting the chin of that cold, delicate face. "Good insight, aren't you?"
Ma Xiaotao smiled brightly.
Ling Luochen's fists were tightly clenched.
If it were before, facing Ma Xiaotao's behavior, the two would have already started fighting.
But now...
"Hmph!"
Swallowing her anger, Ling Luochen took a step back.
Couldn't win.
Previously, even the Pole Ice Spirit Ancestor An Zhen had to exert some effort to suppress Ma Xiaotao. Now, Ma Xiaotao, whose cultivation had already reached level sixty-nine, and quite possibly even level seventy, and possessed Extreme Fire, could easily bully her, an elemental ice Spirit King.
"What's there to be proud of? You didn't get it through your own effort."
Ling Luochen was unconvinced.
Very unconvinced, even jealous.
That was an Extreme attribute!
Across the entire continent, besides Huo Yutong, Ma Xiaotao, and An Zhen, there wasn't a single one outside. It was rare to see one for many years.
But this Ma Xiaotao merely wiggled her butt at An Zhen and actually achieved Extreme Fire!
"How do you know I didn't put in effort~"
Ma Xiaotao's face showed a playful smile, with a hint of joy. "I worked very hard sitting on Martial Uncle's lap at the time."
"You... you're shameless!"
Ling Luochen's cold face flushed with an alluring blush, and she pointed a finger at Ma Xiaotao, accusing her.
"This girl..."
An Zhen put a hand to his forehead.
However, besides Ling Luochen, everyone else present was his woman, so it didn't matter much. Wang Yan was out, and Dai Yueheng was fully focused on resting.
The other girls' faces flushed, as if they couldn't help but recall some embarrassing scenes.
"Is it shameful for men and women to combine, to roll in bed with someone you like?" The carefree Ma Xiaotao didn't care at all; she and An Zhen played even wilder in private.
"What's wrong~"
Flames flickered, and Ma Xiaotao suddenly appeared beside Ling Luochen, like a female hooligan, touching the ice princess's arrogance. "Junior Sister Ling, don't you have a man? Are you jealous~"
"You... you..."
Ling Luochen, holding her arms across her chest, was so angry she couldn't speak.
The two, who were already at odds on a daily basis, now with Ma Xiaotao's great improvement in cultivation, she completely dominated Ling Luochen.
Spirit, cultivation, even height, she suppressed her completely.
"Alright, stop bullying Senior Sister Ling. How's your progress?"
"That half-level of spirit power has been raised. Level seventy, Extreme Fire." Ma Xiaotao was very happy.
These past few days had been like a dream for her.
First, the evil fire was removed, making her a true Fire Phoenix.
Now, her attribute was enhanced, achieving Extreme Fire.
And she also had a boyfriend.
Tsk, if only I had known, I would have gotten on Martial Uncle earlier.
By the way, where did Martial Uncle get these treasures from? Martial Uncle's master? Isn't that her grand-master? But if he had these things, her grand-master shouldn't be stingy with her, right? But these aren't important, it's normal to have some secrets.
"Not bad."
An Zhen nodded slightly in satisfaction, reaching out, and a golden-red flame appeared in his palm.
Another Extreme attribute template.
For him, to a certain extent, it was even better than the Light Holy Dragon; it could be considered the most powerful Spirit Master template for him. Although Huo Yutong's Ice Dragon King was good, it couldn't be over-loaded for Reflection, after all, Huo Yutong's spirit power was only Spirit Elder now. As for the Ice Fire Dragon King, they were divine beasts, or rather, beast-type Divinities, not human Spirit Masters.
"Congratulations."
Huo Yutong congratulated her.
"Thanks to Martial Uncle."
After some celebratory words, Ma Xiaotao glanced at the fuming Ling Luochen out of the corner of her eye, winked at An Zhen, and said, "By the way, Martial Uncle, I just broke through and can't control it very well. Let me use that ice attribute treasure to suppress it, otherwise, anything I touch will be burned."
This was a lie.
Ma Xiaotao was indeed a bit out of control when she first broke through, after all, her Extreme Fire evolved from Phoenix Fire, but she was a level seventy quasi-Spirit Saint. As the most talented person in the Inner Courtyard besides Zhang Lexuan, she would at most need some time to adapt and then be able to control it as before.
"!"
Ling Luochen's ears twitched; she seemed to have just heard the words "ice attribute treasure." The girl's clear eyes looked at An Zhen, curious, expectant, eager.
"Let me find it."
An Zhen understood Ma Xiaotao's meaning.
Temptation.
In the Virtual World, An Zhen's consciousness entered the space where the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Ball was located. The plants instinctively trembled a bit. Although they lived well here and their cultivation speed was faster than before, every time this guy came, they would lose something, like fish on a chopping board, at his mercy.
"An Zhen An Zhen, did you bring any interesting comic books~" Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product's cheerful voice sounded.
She was probably the only one who welcomed An Zhen here.
"Youyou, have you finished the previous ones?"
Having bothered her companions here for many years, the inherently lonely Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product was instantly bought over when An Zhen first brought out novels and comic books, becoming completely immersed and unable to extricate herself.
"No, but I've read most of them."
"I'll get some more later."
"Hehe, An Zhen, you're so nice." A cheerful and excited female voice sounded, making the other Immortal Herbs speechless for a moment. Blazing Apricot,嬌疏 tightly hugged its crimson gel that was only half left.
"Octagonal."
An Zhen stopped in front of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. The ice-crystal-like octagonal Immortal Herb gently swayed its body, seemingly not uneasy because An Zhen had chosen it.
"All the octagonal mysterious ice crystal, I'll return it to you later."
"No."
A cold voice sounded.
The other conscious Immortal Herbs looked at the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Was there finally going to be a brave warrior among them who dared to resist!
"Oh?"
Resistance?
The next moment, from the core of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, an ice-blue rhomboid crystal slowly rose. It had seven corners, with a very obvious missing corner.
"It's not a loan. In your human words, this behavior should be called an investment." The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's cold voice sounded, unable to hide the weakness within it, and even the ice-blue spiritual light of its main body dimmed significantly.
"Interesting." An Zhen held the octagonal mysterious ice crystal; the missing corner had been taken by him before. His voice became a bit more serious. "In the future, you will not regret today's action."
An Zhen left.
"Octagonal, are you crazy? Giving him the essence of your hundred-thousand-year cultivation?" Blazing Apricot,嬌疏's voice sounded.
"He could have taken it by force anyway. This way, I've gained a favor in return." The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's cold voice sounded. "If it weren't for dying to become a spirit ring, I would even want to follow him."
"You're truly insane!" The first sentence was fine, but the latter, Blazing Apricot,嬌疏 truly didn't understand.
"This strange space, such miraculous abilities, and that very powerful human from before. And An Zhen can even threaten those two Dragon Kings, making them compromise. The person from ten thousand years ago could become a Divinity, I think An Zhen can too."
"Our being at his mercy only further proves his ability, and he looks so young. This is a crisis, but also an opportunity."
After speaking, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass entered a state of slumber. With such a sudden massive consumption, it would need to recover for a while.
The other plants remained silent.