Chapter 113: The Adorable Frost Snow Woman
–Gray Shadow Mountain, within the Gray Valley
With the appearance of the Silverblade Fox, the previous incident became clear. The Wind Armored Beast hadn’t been disgusted by Shui Qingyue, but terrified by the aura of a high-rank spirit beast!
The Silverblade Fox, its tails like swords, its body like a sheath, its fur shimmering with silver light—a truly magnificent creature, a world apart from that clumsy, lumbering Wind Armored Beast.
This was the true bearing and aura of a high-rank spirit beast, far surpassing the low and mid-rank creatures they were accustomed to…
The appearance of a high-rank spirit beast stirred the hearts of everyone present, even the righteous girl feeling a surge of excitement.
As the girl watched expectantly, the Silverblade Fox approached her, its Dead Sea Stage aura almost overwhelming, but she bravely met its gaze, suppressing her fear.
Ptoo!
The next second, the Silverblade Fox spat a glob of phlegm, splattering the righteous girl’s dress.
Silence.
An awkward tension filled the air. The righteous girl, considered one of the most talented among them, was deeply humiliated by the high-rank spirit beast’s blatant display of disdain.
It was as if a hammer had struck her, tears welling up in her eyes, but she couldn’t speak.
No matter how much she dreamt of it, high-rank spirit beasts were simply too far out of reach.
After spitting, the fox turned and walked towards Shui Qingyue, the silver-haired girl.
Just as everyone expected it to repeat its previous action, it suddenly knelt, a gesture of subservience, like a loyal dog.
“…”
“…”
They were… the same!!!
Although humiliated and disgusted, after the initial shock, the righteous girl couldn’t help but think this.
This girl and the fox seemed to be cut from the same cloth, bullying the weak, fawning over the strong.
It wasn’t just her; everyone else felt the same.
However, despite her despicable personality, Shui Qingyue’s talent was undeniable, terrifying even. She had made a high-rank spirit beast kneel before her!
After offering a drop of its blood, the Silverblade Fox vanished like a burst bubble.
At the same time, a new entry appeared in the girl’s soul core.
[High-rank Dead Sea Stage: Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower]
Heh, congratulations on contracting with your own spirit beast, Gong Lianyue sneered inwardly.
A high-rank spirit beast, given away just like that… The others couldn’t help but feel disappointed, as if their goddess had been defiled by a pig.
Although Shui Qingyue looked more like a goddess than a pig, her actions were as despicable as any villain.
The outcome was inevitable. The righteous girl, after a moment of silence, pulled out ten spirit crystals, her body stiff.
She had been fighting for justice, yet she had been so thoroughly humiliated. Was talent truly everything in this world…?
Fighting back tears, she watched as the silver-haired girl took the spirit crystals with a disdainful smirk.
Ten spirit crystals weren’t much, but the psychological impact was devastating. This might break her spirit, crushing her hopes and dreams.
Gong Lianyue had won, albeit through shameless means. But a win was a win.
Soon, news of the new recruit Shui Qingyue contracting with a high-rank Silverblade Fox would spread throughout the Ten Citadels, reaching even the Gray Citadel.
Everyone would know of her terrifying talent. Ignoring her peers would become a trivial matter, forgotten.
“Phew~~”
Back in the quarters assigned to new recruits, Gong Lianyue exhaled nervously.
This was her first time playing the villain. Had she gone too far? What if she had traumatized that girl?
“Just consider it… eliminating a competitor for the Sea Region~~~”
Gong Lianyue consoled herself.
Although, someone so easily crushed by such a minor setback probably wouldn’t have posed much of a threat anyway.
Her first impression had been firmly established. Anyone who bothered to inquire would learn the truth.
The seeds of her plan had been sown. Now, all she had to do was wait.
Lost in thought, Gong Lianyue was suddenly startled by another development.
Bang!
The spirit energy within her soul core pulsed, and she quickly checked, her eyes widening in surprise.
The entry for the Frost Snow Woman within her core was glowing!
This was the first response since forming the contract.
Gong Lianyue quickly channeled her spirit energy, enveloping the entire room, and then summoned the Frost Snow Woman.
[??Frost Snow Woman??]
Swish!!!
A wave of chilling air, frost spreading across the room, ice flowers blooming.
Accompanied by a bone-chilling cold, a beautiful Snow Woman materialized, her long hair and wide shroud-like robe trailing on the floor.
Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful, petite Snow Woman, Gong Lianyue’s heart leaped with excitement. She was so adorable!!!
The previously massive, bus-sized figure had shrunk to the size of a toy car, her four to five-meter tall form now conforming to human standards of beauty, making her already stunning face even more captivating.
Her delicate features and pitiful expression made Gong Lianyue want to hold her close and shower her with affection. That was her intention, but she hesitated at the last moment.
She couldn’t bring herself to violate such a pure and holy being…
Sensing her master’s conflicting emotions, the Frost Snow Woman blinked, tilting her head and covering her mouth with her sleeve, a puzzled expression on her face.
“AWSL!!!!!” (T/N: internet slang roughly meaning “too cute, I’m dying”)
Gong Lianyue’s legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, almost dying from the cuteness overload.
She finally understood why so many Spirit Masters treated their humanoid spirit beasts like wives. They were simply irresistible!
The next second, the Frost Snow Woman pulled out a massive ice coffin and placed it on the floor.
This startled Gong Lianyue. Was it preparing her coffin?
Then, as she was getting up, she suddenly realized—the Ice Coffin, one of the Frost Snow Woman’s talents.
Wait, was the Frost Snow Woman planning to enhance another spirit beast?!
Chapter 114: The Hidden Spirit Beast Appears, the Ice Spirit!!
Wait, was the Frost Snow Woman planning to enhance another spirit beast?!
Seeing the Frost Snow Woman take out the ice coffin, Gong Lianyue was so excited she almost burst into tears.
She had thought Saint-rank spirit beasts would be arrogant and aloof, but this one was so considerate!
Unlike the scorpion, constantly practicing its punches and making a racket in her spirit space, or the Water Element Commander, whose stored spirit energy was constantly depleting her reserves, or the little fox, who enjoyed playing with her eyeballs…
The Frost Snow Woman was the best!!!
The Frost Snow Woman’s Ice Coffin had many special abilities, even capable of evolving other spirit beasts, like a miniature Serpentine Nether River.
No wonder the Nether River was ranked first among water-type Saint-ranks, while the Frost Snow Woman was eleventh.
By sealing other spirit beasts within the Ice Coffin, they might emerge significantly stronger.
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang!
Suddenly, the ice coffin in the room shook violently, startling Gong Lianyue, who quickly stepped back.
Was there something alive inside?
As the girl watched nervously, the coffin lid opened slightly, releasing a chilling mist.
The terrifying cold instantly covered the entire room in frost. If it weren’t for her spirit energy barrier, the chill would have spread throughout Gray Shadow Mountain.
So cold!!
Even Gong Lianyue, with her high cold resistance, could feel the chill piercing to the bone. She could soak in the icy sacred spring for three days and nights without feeling cold. What was inside that coffin?
A slender, crystalline arm, covered in intricate purple patterns, emerged from within.
The arm pushed the coffin lid open further, and a small figure tumbled out.
A crystalline, humanoid figure, its body shimmering with purple light, surrounded by sparkling snowflakes, its reflective surface like a prism.
Whoosh—
As the female elemental figure fully emerged from the Ice Coffin, a wave of deep purple, icy mist erupted like a waterfall.
Gong Lianyue’s breath hitched. T-This… this was… an Ice Spirit?!
The Ice Spirit, which had vanished after the Saintess selection, had returned!
She immediately checked her soul core. As expected, a significant change had occurred.
[Water Element Commander]
[Ice Spirit]
[Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower]
[Iron Jade Ice Scorpion]
[??Frost Snow Woman??]
It seemed the Frost Snow Woman’s arrival had finally convinced the Ice Spirit to reveal itself.
A total of five contracted spirit beasts now appeared in the Sorrowful Saintess’s soul core!
Ordinary Dead Sea Stage Spirit Masters could only contract with four spirit beasts, but due to Gong Lianyue’s Dual Soul Body, this Ice Spirit was essentially a bonus.
However, this Ice Spirit’s aura seemed unusual. Even the Frost Snow Woman hadn’t radiated such a chilling cold.
“Wait, why was the Ice Spirit inside the Frost Snow Woman’s Ice Coffin!?”
Gong Lianyue looked at the Frost Snow Woman, puzzled.
She hadn’t expected the Frost Snow Woman to start enhancing the Ice Spirit already, without even telling her, its master.
Wait, could it be… that, being both water-attribute and of the ice lineage, they had… developed feelings for each other?
A noble Saint-rank spirit beast and a lowly low-rank spirit beast, a rich heiress and a poor village girl…
As Gong Lianyue’s imagination ran wild, her eyes spun in their sockets, their speed indicating the extent of her fantastical thoughts.
A few seconds later, under the puzzled gazes of the Frost Snow Woman and the Ice Spirit, the girl’s mind returned to reality.
She nodded, as if approving of their relationship. After all, both were her spirit beasts, sharing the same fate, their lifespans linked, whether Saint-rank or low-rank.
“…”
“…”
“So… what kind of enhancement did the Ice Spirit receive?”
The awkward silence prompted Gong Lianyue to change the subject.
She remembered the Ice Coffin had several possible effects. She wondered which one had been randomly applied.
Hearing her master’s question, the Frost Snow Woman hesitated for a moment, then formed two V-signs with her hands, opening and closing them like scissors.
“The second one?”
The Frost Snow Woman shook her head.
“Number four?” Gong Lianyue asked again.
Still not it. The girl was confused. If it wasn’t two or four, what did the scissor hand gesture mean?
Just then, the snowflakes around the Ice Spirit began to converge, forming the number [7].
“What? The seventh one?”
After some further questioning, Gong Lianyue finally confirmed that the Ice Spirit had indeed received the seventh enhancement: [Battle Technique Enhancement].
Since this was essentially her first meeting with the Ice Spirit, she couldn’t judge the extent of the enhancement.
And what had that scissor hand gesture meant? It made no sense.
Perhaps it was modern spirit beast emoji~~~
“Alright, then go and rest. And no more hiding this time.”
Gong Lianyue patted the Ice Spirit’s head and, before it could protest, recalled it to her spirit space.
The Frost Snow Woman’s presence consumed a large amount of spirit energy, and she couldn’t replenish it in the Storm Realm. She only had a limited number of Life Fruits.
Therefore, to conserve energy, she had to decide which spirit beast to enhance next.
The Iron Jade Ice Scorpion or the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower…
If it were the mid-rank Water Element Commander, and it randomly received the ninth enhancement, Quality Evolution, it could become a high-rank spirit beast. But the Frost Snow Woman had warned her that the higher the number, the lower the probability, especially the ninth. The chances were slim.
Time was of the essence. She would give the enhancement opportunity to her existing high-rank spirit beasts.
It was decided. The little fox!
[Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower]
The little fox materialized, stretching languidly, then suddenly realized something was wrong.
It opened its eyes and found itself lying in a cold, dark coffin, the heavy lid slowly closing, its vision dimming.
“Chirp!!!!!”
With a bang, the lid slammed shut, its aura disappearing.
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