The blue aurora passes through the ice cave entrance, casting changing light and shadow on the cave wall.
Shui Bing'er's eyelashes trembled, and her consciousness slowly emerged from the deep chaos.
The first thing to recover is the sense of touch. Behind you is the cold stone wall, but in front of you is a warm and solid chest. Through the clothes, you can clearly hear the steady and powerful heartbeat.
咚, 咚, 咚.
Like the most peaceful lullaby, it dispelled the cold and scorching heat that tore her soul in her memory.
She slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was Ning's sharply defined jaw.
He seemed to be asleep, breathing steadily, but his brows were still slightly furrowed, as if he was worried about something.
She did not move, just leaned quietly, coveting the peace of the rest of her life.
At this moment, the cold and majestic will of the gods sounded again in her spiritual sea.
【The second test, "Heart of Eternal Winter", completed. 】
【Divinity fusion degree: perfect. 】
【Reward: Soul power increased by five levels, martial soul evolved. 】
Boom!
An extremely pure energy emerged out of thin air in her limbs and bones, washing through her meridians.
The original seventy-third level soul power bottleneck was as thin as a cicada's wings in front of this force, and was instantly broken through.
Level seventy-four, level seventy-five...until the peak of level seventy-eight was reached.
At the same time, the ice phoenix spirit emerged uncontrollably behind her.
But this time, its shape has undergone surprising changes.
The body size did not become larger, but rather shrunk. The originally pure ice crystal body was now rendered with a layer of deep blue, and the edges of the feathers were outlined with mysterious silver lines.
Martial spirit, Jiu Lin Xuan Bingfeng!
This sudden energy fluctuation woke Ning Liu up.
He opened his eyes suddenly, lowered his head and met Shui Bing'er's clear and clear ice-blue eyes.
Humbling eyes met, the air in the cave instantly solidified.
"Bing'er, you're awake..."
Ning Liu's Adam's apple rolled. He had prepared a speech in his mind all night, but at this moment, he couldn't come up with a single word.
"That... thing before, I..."
How should he explain it?
Said that in order to save you, I told you...?
Just when Ning Liu was in great embarrassment and didn't know how to speak, the chaotic and fragmented memory fragments in Shui Bing'er's mind were finally pieced together as her mind became completely clear.
The pain of being backlashed by divine power, the despair of the body being torn apart by ice and fire, and...
In the boundless darkness, the instinctive desire for the only source of warmth.
She remembered how she clung to him like a life-saving straw, how she was torn randomly in his arms, and she remembered the trembling and peace that came from the depths of her soul when the two forces merged and subsided in her body.
Everything became clear.
Her cheeks suddenly turned red, but it was not shame and anger, but a burning embarrassment that even the roots of her ears were not immune to.
But when she looked at Ning Liu, who was hesitant to speak, full of guilt and bewilderment, the daughter's shyness in her heart was replaced by a more complex emotion.
Shui Bing'er suddenly sat up straight and straightened her clothes, which were still a little messy.
Then, with Ning Liu's stunned eyes, he solemnly bowed to him.
"Sect Master, there is no need to explain."
Her voice was hoarse with a hint of awakening, but her tone was unusually calm, even with an extraordinary calmness.
"It's because Bing'er was so lucky that she could hardly bear the gift of the gods, and she was doomed."
She raised her head, and her ice-blue eyes looked directly at Ning Liu. There was no resentment in her, only an insoluble recognition. Really,
"It is Bing'er's great fortune to have the sect master rescue him at all costs."
"Bing'er was the one who offended the sect leader about this matter."
Ning Liu was stunned on the spot.
He had imagined countless possibilities. She would cry, become angry, and avoid him like a snake or scorpion from now on.
I didn't expect that she would react like this.
Far from blaming him, she attributed everything to her "abruptness".
This made the guilt in his heart instantly turn into pity and touch.
He looked at the woman in front of him who was pretending to be strong. The calmer and more sensible she was, the more heartache he felt.
Ning Liu suddenly reached out his hand, pulled her into his arms again, and held her tightly.
He only said these three words, with a tenderness in his voice that he had not even noticed.
Shui Bing'er's body stiffened for a moment, then slowly relaxed, and gently buried her cheek in his chest.
This time, it is no longer an instinct for survival, but a willing reliance.
The atmosphere inside the cave became subtle again.
Under the reflection of the aurora, the woman's cold face was stained with a touching blush, and the man's eyes also had ripples.
Ning Liu looked down at the face so close to him in his arms, and by some strange mistake, he slowly leaned down.
At this moment, a thought, filled with extreme impatience, exploded in the minds of the two of them.
"Are you done?!"
The guardian beast's voice was full of frustration and anger.
"The second test is over, leave quickly!"
Before he could finish his words, the altar under the two of them suddenly shone brightly.
Before Ning Liu could react, an irresistible force of space enveloped them.
The ice cave, altar, and even the entire Eternal Silence Ice Field in front of me all turned into distorted light and shadow in an instant, and quickly moved away.
"I..."
Ning Liu only had time to curse out a word before he was forcibly teleported out.
Humbly, he seemed to hear the last cursed complaint from the guardian beast.
"This little girl must become a god quickly, otherwise when will I be able to leave to find my..."