Ice and Fire

**Chapter 189: The Fusion of Ice and Fire**

After returning to the Martial Soul Hall, Xue Di was imprisoned in a secret chamber by Gu Ziyi.

As a trophy, he naturally wouldn't forget to appreciate her.

The first thing he did was use Xue Di to test how much benefit dual cultivation could bring him when performed with her.

Buzz—

The advantage was that Gu Ziyi's Soul Power level directly increased by 2 levels, rising from Level 86 to Level 88.

As expected, she was a Snow Empress with 500,000 years of cultivation and possessed the supreme ice attribute. The help she provided through dual cultivation was incomparable to that of Ling Yuanfei and Ning Shuangjiang.

Of course, Gu Ziyi also greatly assisted Xue Di in this process.

Although her Soul Power was still sealed, she could feel her cultivation soaring by tens of thousands of years.

"What the hell did you do to me?"

Xue Di was not only ashamed and furious but also extremely shocked.

Gu Ziyi had killed her sworn sister, the Ice Jade Scorpion, and now he had defiled her. The Snow Empress hated him to the core.

"Isn't it obvious?"

"I've mastered a soul ability called dual cultivation. You have the supreme ice attribute, and I have the supreme fire attribute. Through dual cultivation, we both benefit!"

"That's why I said earlier that you can assist in my cultivation!"

"Stay here, and I'll let you go once you're willing to acknowledge me as your master!"

After Gu Ziyi finished explaining, he put on his clothes and left.

While appreciating the body of the Snow Empress, he also explained to her that the Ice Jade Scorpion was not actually dead, but she refused to believe him.

Thus, he had no intention of explaining further for now. He would wait until Xiao Bing could successfully transform!

For now, he would keep Xue Di as his prisoner.

["Idiot, you really did that to Sister Xue..."]

["I'm so angry. You're a beast, definitely not a human. Sister Xue is a Soul Beast!"]

["Despicable..."]

Xiao Bing, within the Ice Sword, witnessed everything that her sister Xue Di had experienced. She was relieved that Gu Ziyi didn't kill her.

However, the humiliation that Xue Di suffered still left her furious.

Her sister Xue had actually been...

"If you don't want your sister Xue to remain a prisoner, then work hard to master the transformation that a Horcrux allows!"

"Only then will your sister Xue believe that what I said before was true!"

Gu Ziyi didn't care at all about Xiao Bing's curses and merely offered her some casual advice in her mind.

["..."]

["But even if Sister Xue knew the truth, she would never forgive you for your vile act!"]

Xiao Bing replied angrily.

"That depends on your ability. If you can persuade her to acknowledge me as her master, then everything will be simple. I will definitely treat her as my own woman, and I will also find a way to help her ascend to the Divine Realm in the future. You can even continue to accompany your sister Xue in the future!"

"If she refuses, then she will have to remain a prisoner forever and serve as a cauldron for my cultivation!"

"Finally, if you fail to convince your sister to acknowledge me as her master, then my previous promise to help you resurrect in the future will be void. Just consider it a punishment for bringing the Snow Empress to us!"

After Gu Ziyi finished speaking with Xiao Bing, he ignored her.

She remained there, stunned. This time, she truly didn't know what decision to make.

She definitely wasn't willing to help Gu Ziyi persuade her sister to his side. Wouldn't that betray Xue Di?

But if she didn't do as Gu Ziyi said, her sister Xue would live a fate worse than death.

["...Master, please rest assured. I will persuade Sister Xue when the time comes!"]

In the end, she had no choice but to make her decision.

Compared to making Xue Di acknowledge Gu Ziyi as her master, she couldn't bear to see her sister become this bastard's training tool, which would be a fate worse than death.

Either way, her current situation wasn't ideal, so she might as well persuade Xue Di to acknowledge him as her master.

That way, she could continue staying by Xue Di's side.

…

To help her sister escape imprisonment as soon as possible, Xiao Bing worked even harder to learn Xiao Tao's transformation ability in the following days.

Finally, after half a year of training, she successfully mastered the Horcrux transformation ability.

Just as Gu Ziyi had speculated, after mastering the transformation ability, she still took the form of an Ice Jade Scorpion rather than a human form.

"Sister Xue..."

After mastering the transformation ability, Xiao Bing rushed to find Xue Di as quickly as possible.

"Bingbing, you're still alive?"

Xue Di was extremely shocked. What Gu Ziyi had said before was actually true.

"Sister Xue, *sob* *sob* *sob*, Sister Xue, I'm sorry..."

"If it weren't for me, Sister Xue wouldn't have been captured by that scoundrel..."

Xiao Bing first cried and apologized to the Snow Empress, then began persuading her.

With Xiao Bing's persuasion and the fact that Xue Di was unwilling to remain imprisoned and serve as Gu Ziyi's training tool, she was finally forced to acknowledge him as her master.

"Master!"

Xue Di, who was as cold as ice and snow, blushed immediately after calling Gu Ziyi "Master."

"Good, from now on, you will stay by my side!"

"Follow me, and you won't suffer any losses. If I break through and become a god in the future, I will definitely take you to the Divine Realm with me!"

He nodded in satisfaction and then made a promise to Xue Di.

Gu Ziyi was very pleased with this soul beast woman. He could never get enough of such a top-quality woman!

The combination of his supreme fire and her supreme ice was simply incredible.

He believed that Xue Di felt the same and was addicted to it.

Before, she was unwilling to submit to him because she believed that her sister had been killed by him. Now that she knew the truth, she naturally no longer resisted his 'advances.'

So, even without Xiao Bing's persuasion, knowing that she was still alive, Xue Di chose to submit to Gu Ziyi.

Even so, after freeing Xue Di from the secret chamber, he did not immediately remove all of her seals.

"Your identity must not be exposed for now, so I need to seal a portion of your Soul Power temporarily in order to conceal your Soul Beast aura!"

That was how Gu Ziyi explained it to Xue Di.

"Yes, Master!"

She naturally had no objections and followed her master's arrangements.

…

Haotian Sect.

"In three days, it will be your wedding day with Yang Wunian!"

"Don't worry, Father will certainly ensure that you have a grand wedding!"

The leader of the Haotian Sect, Tang Wei, said to his daughter, Tang Yuehua, with a smile.

Over the years, Tang Wei had found many candidates for Tang Yuehua, but his daughter was never satisfied with any of them.

At first, Tang Wei truly thought that his daughter was simply unhappy with the suitors.

However, later, he discovered that his daughter had never forgotten her first love, Gu Ziyi, and that was why she refused to marry anyone.

If Tang Yuehua had still been unable to cultivate like in her childhood, or if her Martial Soul was just an ordinary Clear Sky Hammer, he would not have forced his daughter into marriage.

However, her Martial Soul – Noble Ring was capable of surpassing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the greatest auxiliary Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent, so he could not simply allow his daughter's wishes to dictate her fate.

The Martial Soul – Noble Ring must be passed down to future generations of the Haotian Sect.

So, last month, Tang Wei disregarded whether his daughter agreed or not and directly arranged a fiancé for her. The chosen one was a young master from the Poyi Sect, who was the same age as her and had already reached the Soul King rank.

Although he was not as talented as she was, he was still quite capable.

If Tang Wei wanted to find someone from the younger generation with a higher Soul Power level than his daughter, it would be impossible.

"…I understand!"

When Tang Yuehua heard her father's announcement, she finally lowered her head and answered with resignation.

"Good, that's my wonderful daughter!"

Seeing his daughter's compliance, Tang Wei finally smiled.

"Yue'er, you have to believe that your father would never harm you. Yang Wunian is truly a very good person..."

He then said a few words to comfort his daughter before finally leaving.

"In three days?"

"Father, since you do not care about your daughter's happiness, please forgive her for being unfilial!"

Tang Yuehua only lifted her head after Tang Wei left the room.

During this time, she had frequently argued with her father, refusing to marry.

The reason she agreed now was that she knew no matter what she said, it would be useless, so she simply pretended to comply.

She had already made up her mind and was prepared to leave the Haotian Sect.

In the following days, the Haotian Sect was filled with excitement.

All the disciples of the Haotian Sect were summoned to attend Tang Yuehua's wedding.

The day of her wedding with Yang Wunian soon arrived.

"Have all the people of the Haotian Sect returned?"

"Good, that's perfect!"

Tang San was just as excited as Tang Wei.

He had been waiting for the opportunity to wipe out the Haotian Sect in one fell swoop.

He knew that currently, only the disciples of the Haotian Sect had mastered the sect's techniques, while those from affiliated sects were not qualified to practice them.

This time, Tang Yuehua's wedding had gathered all the disciples of the Haotian Sect in one place. Was this not the perfect opportunity to capture them all at once?

…

(End of this chapter)

N/E: Good evening, my dear readers,

I know I left you hanging for over a week, and many of you saw my warning chapter, but as I said there, I had a severe migraine attack. I thought it would get better on Wednesday, but apparently I was very optimistic. It got so bad that I could barely get up.

So that was the main reason I didn't post. The other reason was that I started going to the gym this week and my schedule got really messed up. My headache got better on Monday, so I took the opportunity to exercise, which made it impossible for me to write for two days. I have a lot of muscle pain.

So I thank you and apologize to those who are still following me here.

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