"Classmate Ye Ziyun, we meet again," Nie Li said with a faint smile.
There was a calm confidence about Nie Li that other boys their age simply couldn't match. For now, though, Ye Ziyun didn't have any particular fondness for him — just a bit of curiosity and genuine admiration.
Nie Li really was extraordinarily knowledgeable. Even Aunt Xue had thought he was a runic inscription master.
That rune — she'd already had Aunt Xue turn it into a scroll. Sure enough, it was a Silver-tier runic inscription. The shock it had dealt her mentally was enormous. Nie Li even understood Silver-tier inscriptions!
"Nie Li, I went back and verified it yesterday — it really is a complete 'Fierce Wind and Snow' runic inscription!" Ye Ziyun looked at Nie Li and said.
But Nie Li showed no trace of pride on his face. He just gave a casual "oh." To him, this wasn't exactly something worth showing off.
As the cherished daughter of the Wind Snow Family, Ye Ziyun didn't usually let it show, but deep down she carried a certain pride. Looking back now, though, she realized that despite Nie Li's remarkable talent, he'd always been completely low-key in class. He never showed off — not until Instructor
At this point, Ye Ziyun was starting to appreciate Nie Li a little. It hadn't yet reached the level of affection, but Nie Li was the first boy she'd been willing to get close to in her entire life.
For Nie Li, that was already enormous progress.
"Nie Li, this is the Soul Crystal you asked me to get," Ye Ziyun said, taking out the Soul Crystal.
"Pour your Soul Power into the Soul Crystal!" Nie Li looked at Ye Ziyun and said. She had been his woman in the previous life — naturally, he wouldn't hold anything back.
Ye Ziyun nodded and began channeling her Soul Power into the crystal. It gradually lit up, blazing with a dazzling white glow.
When Nie Li saw Ye Ziyun's soul form, he drew a sharp breath. He hadn't expected that her talent was actually a notch above
This was the legendary Ice Phoenix soul form — one of the most powerful soul forms in existence.
Below the Black Gold tier, the Ice Phoenix form cultivated at roughly the same pace as the Wing Dragon form. But once it reached Black Gold tier and the phoenix hatched, cultivation speed would skyrocket. In his previous life, Ye Ziyun had never had the chance to reach Black Gold tier before she died in battle. Otherwise, she could very well have become the pillar of the
"The Wind Snow Element, and an Ice Phoenix soul form!" Nie Li looked up at Ye Ziyun, his eyes brimming with deep excitement. "Let me teach you a cultivation technique!"
"Teach me a technique? What technique?" Ye Ziyun asked in surprise. The technique she already practiced was the most profound Wind Snow technique in the Wind Snow Family. Could Nie Li possibly have something even better?
The Wind Snow Family was the number-one family in all of the City of Radiance. Not even the Sacred Family or the Sacred Nether Family could compare, because the Wind Snow Family had a Legendary Demon Spirit Master watching over them — the legendary
"The Nine Revolutions Ice Phoenix Art!" Nie Li passed the incantation and technique on to Ye Ziyun. While the Nine Revolutions Ice Phoenix Art wasn't the most powerful technique Ye Ziyun could practice, it was the most mysterious. If mastered, it granted nine lives — so long as the soul wasn't destroyed, she could revive.
In this life, Nie Li would absolutely not let Ye Ziyun leave his side!
After murmuring the incantation just a few times, Ye Ziyun was stunned by the Nine Revolutions Ice Phoenix Art's power. It was absolutely incomparable to anything in the Wind Snow Family's collection!
"Thank you, Nie Li!" Ye Ziyun thanked him sincerely, a little surprised that he would teach her such a precious technique. After all, they had only just met.
In Ye Ziyun's eyes, they had only recently become acquainted. But in Nie Li's eyes, he had known her for far, far too long — and in his heart, she was already his woman. A single technique like the Nine Revolutions Ice Phoenix Art? That was nothing.
Ye Ziyun tried running the technique for a brief moment. The Soul Power within her Soul Sea surged and roared to life. This technique was practically tailor-made for her!
Just as Nie Li and Ye Ziyun were chatting, a figure approached from the distance —
Seeing Nie Li and Ye Ziyun deep in happy conversation, seeing that beautiful, radiant smile on Ye Ziyun's face, Shen Yue could no longer contain the jealousy boiling inside him. He walked over from afar.
"Ziyun!" Shen Yue looked at Ye Ziyun with a slight smile.
"Mm," Ye Ziyun replied flatly. She no longer had even a shred of good feeling toward Shen Yue.
Shen Yue sat down in the seat beside them, glanced at Nie Li, and a cold gleam flashed through his eyes.