Chapter 21: Meeting Su Baizhou for the first time; Ning Ye becomes a father?
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The moment Ning Ye's palm touched the ice coffin, the surface emitted a sizzling sound, as if flames were scorching ice. The milky-white cold Qi rose like steam, almost solidifying in the air. In just a few breaths, the ten-thousand-year profound ice coffin already showed signs of melting.
"It has begun!"
Ning Ye looked at the cold Qi constantly rising from the ice coffin, and the Ghost Fire in his palm grew a third hotter.
Clang!!!
The Ghost Fire instantly enveloped the entire ice coffin.
The steaming cold Qi before him.
The cold water gathering at his feet.
All of this told Ning Ye that he was about to succeed.
"Just a little bit more!"
Ning Ye murmured softly, then began to focus intently on precise fire control.
Crack!!!
A shattering sound echoed.
Ning Ye looked at the crack that appeared on the ice coffin, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
"It's starting to break!"
Ning Ye transformed his palm into a finger, and Ghost Fire danced on his fingertip. He drew a cross on the ice coffin.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
At this moment, the surface of the ice coffin, following the trajectory of Ning Ye's finger, suddenly cracked into a web-like pattern.
The next second!
Boom!!!
The lid of the ice coffin completely shattered!
Extremely sharp pieces of profound ice scattered like ice blades, creating invisible ripples in the void!
Pfft!!!
The ice blades cut through the void and also cut Ning Ye's palm!
Drip! Drip! Drip!
Blood dripped from Ning Ye's palm, down into the ice coffin, and onto her face and lips... And Ning Ye finally saw the true face of the legendary Ghost Spirit Girl amidst the flying shattered ice.
She wore a red dress, had silver hair, and a crimson-gold crown on her head. This crown was the symbol of her Ghost Spirit Royal Clan!
Her face was like white jade, her features extremely delicate; combined, they were exquisitely beautiful and enchanting. At only sixteen years old, she was already this beautiful. It was hard to imagine how devastatingly alluring she would be in the future, astounding the Nine Heavens!
At this moment, her eyes were tightly closed, her breathing somewhat rapid, and her long eyelashes trembled gently like cicada wings. Ning Ye knew this was a sign of the girl's awakening. For some reason, he felt a little nervous at this moment.
In Against the Nine Heavens, this red-dressed girl, Su Baizhou, was incredibly popular!
After sleeping for ten thousand years, she awoke to find no living relatives in the world. After being rescued by Xiao Tu, she protected this Child of Destiny all the way to the peak of the Nine Heavens. Later, she died at the hands of the great villain Jun Qianyue while protecting Xiao Tu!
Who could refuse such a beautiful, broken, and tragically fated girl who, if given just a little love, would be willing to sacrifice her life for you?
Just as Ning Ye's thoughts were racing, a System prompt echoed in his ears.
[Ding! System Prompt: Host and Su Baizhou have successfully formed a {Netherworld Bond}.]
Hearing this, Ning Ye was momentarily stunned, then he immediately thought of the Netherworld Ghost Fire he had purchased.
Netherworld Ghost Fire: A Nine Heavens Ghost Flame born in the Netherworld, possessing the Netherworld's mysterious power—Netherworld Power.
Netherworld Bond: A bond formed with Netherworld Power. The stronger the Soul Power of the bonded individual, the faster the Netherworld Ghost Fire's evolution process.
Netherworld Sacred Flame: 50% {Heavenly Flame Evolution Progress}.
[System Prompt: The evolution progress of the Netherworld Sacred Flame will increase as Su Baizhou's Divine Soul Power recovers.]
"What a misunderstanding!"
Ning Ye looked at the description of the Netherworld Ghost Fire and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Initially, he just wanted to buy the most expensive and powerful exotic flame.
But he didn't expect that what he bought was a high-potential asset that could evolve into a Heavenly Flame.
In the Ancient History of the Nine Heavens, hundreds of powerful exotic flames were recorded, but in ten thousand years, there were only seventeen Heavenly Flames, making them extremely rare and precious!
Exotic flames were strong, but Heavenly Flames were an existence above exotic flames!
In the Nine Heavens World, exotic flames would gradually fade with time, but Heavenly Flames existed as long as heaven and earth. The power they contained was truly capable of destroying heaven and earth!
"If... my Netherworld Ghost Fire can evolve into a Heavenly Flame... that would truly be a huge profit!"
Ning Ye's inner delight reached its peak at this moment. Not only did he buy an exotic flame that could evolve, but he also formed a bond with Su Baizhou. At this time, he couldn't help but feel the pleasure of investing three thousand and earning a small fortune in the future.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, he opened Su Baizhou's panel, with whom he had formed a bond.
Name: Su Baizhou Age: Sixteen Cultivation: Legend Seven Realms Relationship: Netherworld Bond Affection: 80
"Wait, what does this Affection 80 mean?"
Just as Ning Ye was a bit puzzled...
Su Baizhou slowly opened her eyes. Her crimson pupils were enchanting, like two scarlet abysses, possessing a strange allure that seemed capable of making countless beings willingly leap into them.
"You're awake!"
Ning Ye spoke softly.
Hearing this, Su Baizhou looked at Ning Ye. Her eyes were a bit dull and somewhat confused. She raised her slender finger and pointed at Ning Ye, her red lips parting to utter a single word.
"You!"
"Me?"
Ning Ye was stunned, not understanding what Su Baizhou meant.
And Su Baizhou's next sentence completely made Ning Ye lose his composure.
"Are you... my daddy?!"
'????'
Ning Ye was full of question marks, but he quickly realized that Su Baizhou had been sleeping in the ice coffin for ten thousand years, her soul damaged. Now that she had just woken up, she had some after-effects; her mind was a bit off, or rather, a blank slate. It was normal for her emotions or consciousness to be somewhat sluggish.
Hoo!
Ning Ye took a deep breath and said, "Call me Ning Ye!"
"Ning... Ye?!"
Su Baizhou repeated the name, shook her head, and then spoke to Ning Ye again.
"Daddy!"
"I'm so cold!"
With that, she ignored Ning Ye's reaction, extended her jade arms, and tightly embraced Ning Ye.
"This..."
Ning Ye looked at Su Baizhou, who was clinging to his chest like a docile kitten, and was momentarily speechless.
I, Ning Ye, became Su Baizhou's daddy?
Or rather, I gave Su Baizhou the feeling of a father?!
Could this be the true meaning of Affection 80?
His thoughts stopped there.
Ning Ye couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed that whatever he said now was useless; this Ghost Spirit Girl had decided that he was her daddy!
However, the sudden joy of becoming a father didn't matter. In his opinion, Su Baizhou, who had just awakened from the ice coffin, was like a blank slate. Coupled with the power of the Netherworld Bond, it was completely normal for Su Baizhou to consider him the closest person to her.
"So be it!"
"If I'm a dad, then I'm a dad!"
Ning Ye sighed, then reached out and stroked Su Baizhou's back, saying softly, "Are you feeling better now?"
"Mm!"
Su Baizhou nodded, vigorously inhaling Ning Ye's scent, a look of contentment on her pretty face.
"Let's go!"
"I'll take you away!"
Ning Ye gently ruffled Su Baizhou's silver hair and said softly.
"Okay!"
"Wherever Daddy goes..."
"I'll go there too."
Su Baizhou responded very obediently, and her jade hands naturally wrapped around Ning Ye's neck.
"Haha!"
Ning Ye couldn't help but smile helplessly at her words. He then picked up Su Baizhou and walked out of the underground palace.
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