242: Goodbye Ice Phoenix

Lin Feng raised a hand, covering his face with a hint of helplessness.

That girl, Silver Moon, had somehow seen through his deepest, most secret preferences and laid them bare so directly. Even with his thick skin, he felt a small pang of awkwardness at being so thoroughly seen.

However, he quickly composed himself, his expression returning to calm. He looked at the charming, graceful silver-haired beauty before him, who was smiling sweetly, and said seriously, "You’ve just transformed into human form. Your Divine Soul and Physical Body are not yet fully integrated, your Foundation is unstable, and you're still a bit weak."

As his words fell, he flipped his palm, and a section of jet-black wood, exuding a warm aura and a peculiar fragrance, appeared in his hand.

"Take this. It will be of great benefit to nourishing your Divine Soul."

Silver Moon blinked her expressive silver eyes, curiously leaning closer, her gaze fixed on the dark wood. At first, she seemed unsure.

But when she carefully sensed the comfortable warmth that seeped into her Divine Soul, her pretty face instantly became filled with intense shock, and her voice even rose a few octaves.

"Master! This... this is Soul Nurturing Wood!"

She followed behind Lin Feng like a little fox who had found a treasure, circling him joyfully, her skirt swirling. With a hint of uncertainty and anticipation, she asked, "Is... is it really for me?"

Lin Feng couldn't help but smile at her money-grubbing demeanor.

"If you like it, it's yours," he said indifferently, as if he wasn't giving away some rare treasure. "It's just Soul Nurturing Wood; I have plenty more."

After speaking, he ignored the eyes behind him that were practically glowing and walked forward, leading Silver Moon to a Spirit Pool shrouded in milky-white mist.

The pool water was crystal clear, and the Spiritual Qi it emitted was exceptionally pure. Just standing there made one feel refreshed.

"This Spirit Spring, if you soak in it, also has the effect of nourishing your Divine Soul," Lin Feng pointed to the Spirit Pool. "Once your Divine Soul and Physical Body are completely stable, I have some things I need you to do."

Silver Moon carefully tucked away the Soul Nurturing Wood close to her body. Only then did she look up, scratching her smooth silver hair, and tilted her head, asking with some confusion, "Master, you trust me this much? Aren't you going to place some Restriction on me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng turned around and carefully scrutinized her.

Stripped of the initial allure, Silver Moon, now dressed in a fitted palace gown, resembled a playful, adorable, and mischievous girl next door, making people feel an involuntary sense of closeness.

He thought for a moment, then, with a flick of his wrist, an exquisitely crafted black collar appeared in his hand. A small silver bell hung from the collar.

He gave Silver Moon a meaningful smile: "Since you wish it, then wear this."

"Oh?"

Silver Moon curiously took the collar, turning it over and over in her hands, examining it.

Was this the legendary Restriction Magic Treasure that could bind a Primordial Spirit and control life and death? It looked... more like an ordinary ornament.

She didn't hesitate, placing the collar around her fair, slender neck. The cool touch made her shiver slightly.

However, the expected feeling of her Divine Soul being bound didn't appear. She tried to circulate the demonic Qi within her body, and it flowed unimpeded, without any stagnation.

Just as she was about to ask in confusion, she realized that Lin Feng's figure had disappeared from before her at some point.

Only a gentle voice transmission echoed softly above the Spirit Pool.

"Once you've recovered, shake the bell on the collar, and I will come."

Upon hearing this, Silver Moon stood rooted to the spot, her beautiful silver eyes filled with disbelief.

This Master... he really just left?

Was he not afraid that she would take the Soul Nurturing Wood, drain the Spirit Pool, and then just run away?

The Spiritual Qi here was so abundant, and exotic flowers and plants were everywhere; it was truly a Holy Land for Cultivation.

Yet, in her heart, she couldn't conjure even a hint of betrayal.

The sense of closeness and trust that originated from the depths of her Divine Soul made her feel that staying by her Master's side was far more reassuring than obtaining these Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Silver Moon shook her head, no longer overthinking it.

At least, this mysterious Master made her feel incredibly comfortable.

A sweet smile curved her lips. She shed her palace gown, revealing her flawless, alluring body, and with bare, snow-white feet, she slowly stepped into the Spirit Spring.

As the spring water enveloped her body, a warm current instantly embraced her. The weakness and fatigue caused by her forceful transformation were rapidly being healed.

She comfortably closed her eyes, leaned against the edge of the pool, and began to concentrate on nourishing her Divine Soul... Meanwhile, Lin Feng had not actually left his Inner Universe.

His figure appeared above the boundless desert tailored for Ice Phoenix.

Looking down, he saw the once incredibly proud woman in the blue dress now curled up in the leeward side of a sand dune, no longer running about with the same initial defiance.

The continuous sandstorms, like the sharpest blades, had torn her magnificent palace gown to shreds, revealing large expanses of her fair, delicate skin.

The exposed skin was now covered in fine red marks from the abrasive sand, causing a burning, stinging pain in the scorching air.

Ice Phoenix was curled up, her head buried between her knees. In the depths of her eyes, only an unyielding resentment and numbness remained.

Lin Feng, seeing that the time was ripe, flashed his figure and descended directly before her.

With his appearance, the terrifying sandstorm, which had raged for an unknown number of days, instantly subsided.

The scorching air became cool, and the entire world fell silent.

Sensing this sudden change, Ice Phoenix slowly raised her head.

When she saw his handsome face with a faint smile, her ice-blue Phoenix eyes were instantly filled with overwhelming resentment and chilling killing intent.

Lin Feng looked at her, at how she wished she could devour him alive, and merely chuckled, leisurely saying, "Daoist Friend Bing Feng, are you accustomed to living here?"

"Shameless wretch!"

Ice Phoenix gritted her teeth, squeezing out these four words, her voice hoarse and filled with bone-deep hatred.

Lin Feng's gaze, however, indifferently shifted from her face, falling upon the alluring curves that were faintly visible beneath her tattered palace gown.

Noticing his aggressive gaze, Ice Phoenix's delicate body trembled like a startled rabbit. She instinctively curled her body tighter, attempting to conceal the exposed skin.

Lin Feng, however, seemed not to notice her humiliated expression, and continued unhurriedly, "The Cultivation world has always respected strength. Since you were defeated by me, it is only reasonable that I now demand your submission."

"Hmph!" Ice Phoenix let out a cold snort, her eyes full of disdain. "If not for your despicable Formation sneak attack, how could you have trapped me? How laughable! This Queen only regrets that before I could Ascend to the Spirit Realm, I was ambushed by a rat like you!"

"Oh?" Lin Feng heard this and, instead of getting angry, he laughed. His laughter echoed in the vast desert. "Daoist Friend Bing Feng means that if I were to capture you fair and square, without relying on a Formation, you would be willing to submit?"

Ice Phoenix froze, then a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

She raised her head, looking directly at Lin Feng, and said word by word, "If you dare to capture me without any underhanded methods, then this Queen... will naturally be convinced!"

In her opinion, the other party would absolutely not agree.

Without the Formation, relying on her innate Divine Abilities, how could there be anywhere in the Human Realm she couldn't go? This man before her, no matter how strong, was only a Nascent Soul Cultivator. How could he keep her?

"Good."

However, to her surprise, Lin Feng agreed without hesitation.

He smiled and uttered a single word.

The next moment, Ice Phoenix felt the scene before her twist.

The boundless golden desert and the scorching air instantly vanished without a trace.

What shocked her even more was that she could clearly feel that the two Restriction halos, which had been suppressing her demonic Qi and Bloodline like maggots, had disappeared.

The long-lost, immense demonic Qi surged anew within her body like a bursting river.

The Bloodline Power, capable of tearing space, also became active again.

Ice Phoenix showed a look of wild joy, looking at Lin Feng with some disbelief.

This man... he actually dared to release her!

Although she didn't know where this was, Ice Phoenix was confident that once she was prepared, it was absolutely impossible for anyone in the Human Realm to capture her.