LRAB Chapter 41 The Saintess's Temptation
Chapter 41 The Saintess's Temptation
Chapter 41 The Saintess's Temptation
"So, how do you plan to obtain your fifth spirit ring? Do you need my help?"
Tang Ya raised her head, her eyes still glistening with tears, her voice filled with concern, but also with a barely perceptible sadness at her own inability to do anything about it.
"Don't worry, I have everything planned out," Lin Feng said calmly, with a reassuring confidence. "You can focus on packing your luggage these next few days. Leave the rest to me."
"Mmm." Tang Ya nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and just hugged him quietly for a while before slowly letting go of his arms.
The embrace may be gone, but the warmth remains. However, that familiar sense of powerlessness born from one's own lack of strength quietly creeps into one's heart again.
Standing beside the ever-shining Raymond Lam, she always felt so insignificant, and that there was so little she could do for him.
If only she had the legendary bloodline and power of the Blue Silver Emperor.
Lin Feng sat with Tang Ya in the small shop for a while, and only got up after a cup of tea was finished.
"I have some things to take care of in the inner courtyard. You should get some rest."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
After saying goodbye to Tang Ya, Lin Feng took out the list of fire-attribute soul masters from his storage device.
He had already visited the outer courtyards one by one, so now his target naturally turned to the inner courtyard, which had a deeper history.
My fingertip swiped across the list and finally landed on a name.
"Wu Ming, 26 years old, Martial Soul: Golden Crow. Level 65 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Emperor, known as the Golden Crow Saintess —"
After successfully devouring Yan Shaozhe's Bright Phoenix Flame Origin, Lin Feng had gained considerable confidence in devouring the flames of experts at the Soul Emperor level and above.
Wu Ming's martial spirit, the Golden Crow, is a divine bird, born alongside the sun, and said to be a close relative of the phoenix. Although the Golden Crow True Fire it nurtures has not yet reached the level of the ultimate fire, it is not far off, comparable to Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix.
Lin Feng quickly arrived at the inner courtyard and, after making a few inquiries, learned that Senior Sister Wu Ming had gone to a secluded spot on Poseidon Island.
He followed the trail and finally, in a secluded corner of Poseidon Island, hidden by trees, he sensed a strong fluctuation of fire-attribute soul power, as well as—the faint sound of water.
The mental probe unconsciously spread over—
In a clear lake nestled in the forest, a figure was immersed in the water.
Beneath the water's surface, curves are hazy, and long, golden hair spreads out like seaweed, shimmering in the sunlight.
Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized something was wrong. He was about to withdraw the mental detection.
However, the man in the lake seemed to react faster than him.
"Splash—!"
With a soft splash, a figure gracefully emerged from the lake, leaving behind glistening water droplets.
The next moment, a pair of golden wings suddenly unfolded behind her, and with a gentle flap, they evaporated all the water vapor around her.
Lin Feng's gaze inevitably fell upon that unadorned, alluring body, and he felt a surge of heat rush to his head and nose.
Although this Golden Crow Saintess was over twenty-five years old, she looked like a woman in her early twenties, about the same age as Ma Xiaotao.
Although her appearance was not as bright and stunning as Ma Xiaotao's, she had her own elegant and heroic spirit, with picturesque features, and definitely deserved to be called a beauty.
However, Wu Ming calmly took the clothes from the shore and put them on one by one with a composed demeanor, each movement natural and fluid.
However, her gaze seemed to casually sweep over the direction from which Lin Feng's mental detection was faintly transmitted, and the corner of her lips curled up slightly—an elusive, slightly playful arc.
After dressing, she glanced in that direction one last time, then flapped her golden wings and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Junior, is it good-looking?"
A woman's voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, came from behind him, startling Lin Feng.
"Oh my god—I'm so sorry, senior! I really didn't mean it. My name is Lin Feng, and I have something important to tell you."
Lin Feng hurriedly turned around to explain, inwardly realizing something was wrong.
Senior Wu Ming had already appeared silently behind him, her face still bearing that seemingly gentle but actually unsettling smile.
Lin Feng's intuition told him that the woman in front of him was definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing.
In fact, when Lin Feng was inquiring about her whereabouts earlier, he noticed the fear in the eyes of the senior students in the inner academy when they mentioned her name, just like when the guards at the academy gate saw Ma Xiaotao.
"Oh? Serious business?" Wu Ming raised an eyebrow, her tone still light, but her words sent a chill down Lin Feng's spine. "Then I'll give you a chance. Give me a reason that will satisfy me, otherwise—"
Her smile deepened, and her fingertips brushed against Lin Feng's face: "I can't guarantee that your restless eyes will still be able to fully appreciate the scenery."
Lin Feng was right after all. This senior's level of danger was probably no less than that of Ma Xiaotao, who was consumed by evil spirits and had unpredictable tempers back then.
It seems that few high-level female fire-attribute soul masters are easy to deal with, from Ma Xiaotao and Zhou Yi to this Wu Ming.
The only option is to subdue them by force.
Lin Feng said no more and quietly began to activate the Burning Technique.
A wisp of dark red, almost black flame rose from his palm, radiating a chilling ferocity.
"This is—Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Origin?!" Wu Ming's smile vanished instantly, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes as he stared intently at the flame. "You—you also have the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul? No, your aura is wrong—"
"Senior, look at this one too." Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged.
The dark red evil fire in his palm suddenly turned into a pure crimson gold, its previous violence vanished, leaving only the pure and sacred aura of phoenix flames.
"This—this is pure Phoenix True Fire?! You—how did you do that?" Wu Ming's pupils suddenly contracted, her surprise even greater this time, even tinged with horror.
Her mind was racing. How could one person control and transform these two top-tier flames, which were completely opposite in nature but originated from the same source, so freely?
Seeing the constantly changing expression on Wu Ming's face, Lin Feng knew the time was right and slowly said, "I said that I helped Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao completely purify the Phoenix Evil Flame that was entangled in her body, and also helped her martial soul evolve into a pure fire phoenix with ultimate fire attributes. Do you believe me?"
Strength and undeniable facts are always more convincing than empty talk.
Wu Ming stared intently at the pure phoenix fire, her shock and doubt eventually turning into acceptance.
The smile on her face vanished, replaced by a solemn expression, the look of a Soul Master's instinctive yearning for higher levels of power.
Her Golden Crow Martial Soul is a top-tier fire-attribute beast Martial Soul, and a legendary divine bird comparable to the Phoenix. It is only a few steps away from the legendary ultimate fire, but those are also the most difficult steps.
If what this young man said is true, since he was able to purify Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Evil Fire, does that mean that he might also be able to help me purify the Golden Crow True Fire, or even touch that legendary level—the ultimate fire of the Three-Legged Golden Crow?
The thought made her heart race.
"Tell me, what do you need me to do, or what are your terms?"
Wu Ming took a deep breath, suppressed her turbulent thoughts, and looked sharply at Lin Feng, getting straight to the point.