130: Chapter 130 Lord Su! A 90-year-old goddess makes a stunning appearance.

To transfer the damage for Bing Xinghe without letting others discover it, Su Ling took out a High-Level Protection Array and set it up to block their view.

About the time it takes to burn an incense stick later, Su Ling dismantled the Formation.

Bing Xinghe felt his restored body.

The damage transfer had not only removed all his new injuries but also transferred away all the various hidden wounds and old illnesses that had accumulated in his body over so many years.

At this moment, Bing Xinghe looked as if he had become more than ten years younger; half of his originally graying temples had turned black.

Feeling the changes in his body, Bing Xinghe could not suppress the smile on his face, though he soon regained his composure.

"Su Ling, thank you!" Bing Xinghe bowed deeply to Su Ling.

"Elder Bing, there is no need for this! You must still be the one to preside over this Fengxue City," Su Ling said.

"No, I am no longer suitable, and it is even less suitable for our three Families to jointly preside over Fengxue City now."

"Fengxue City needs someone more powerful to preside over it."

After speaking, Bing Xinghe looked at Su Ling and said, "Su Ling, why don't you take the position of City Lord of Fengxue City? You are the best candidate for this position."

"Me?"

"Elder Bing, let's forget about that. I am not suitable, and I do not belong to the Extreme North," Su Ling said.

Even if he were to develop a faction, Su Ling would not do it in the Extreme North.

"Now is not the time to discuss this. Elder Bing, let's hurry over; Binger and Qilin are very worried about you."

"Alright, let's go over first," Bing Xinghe said.

He glanced at the Ice Flame Sect youth on the ground who had received his transferred damage. The other party was also a Spirit King of over Rank 50, but he could not bear the pain brought by the damage transfer and died on the spot.

Bing Xinghe waved one hand and put the corpse away.

Before long, the three of them returned to the front of Fengxue Pavilion.

When Shui Binger and Bing Qilin saw Bing Xinghe return safely, they both trotted over.

Bing Xinghe had been carried away on Bing Yuhuang's back, but he returned full of vigor.

"Grandfather!"

"Grandfather, are you already better?"

The two women spoke at the same time.

Bing Xinghe smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Su Ling, who healed me."

"You all stay here; I am going to deal with a few more people from the Ice Flame Sect." With his body fully recovered, Bing Xinghe naturally wanted to take the initiative to fight.

After speaking, Bing Xinghe took the initiative and headed to where the battle was taking place in Fengxue City.

After all, the Ice Flame Sect had brought hundreds of people, so they definitely had to be wiped out completely.

As for the subsequent battle, there was no need for Su Ling to participate.

After Bing Xinghe left, Shui Binger and Bing Qilin both looked at Su Ling.

[Ding... Affinity with Bing Qilin + 20, obtained white treasure chest * 7, yellow treasure chest * 3, purple treasure chest * 1]

[Ding... Affinity with Bing Qilin is greater than or equal to 60. Do you wish to bind the Goddess?]

"Bind!"

[Ding... Goddess Bing Qilin bound successfully!]

[Bound Goddess: Bing Qilin]

[Goddess Comprehensive Value: 93]

[Current Affinity: 61 (Quite fond)]

[Binding Effect: The host can obtain 10% of the bound Goddess's daily Cultivate results, without reducing the bound Goddess's Cultivate speed.]

[Bound Skill 1: Frost Arrow Rain (Active skill; the host can activate the skill to release a volley of Frost Arrow Rain with a wave of their hand without using a Spirit. The attack power is at the level of a century-level Spirit Ability.)]

A century-level Spirit Ability? That seems a bit low!

[Ding... Affinity with Shui Binger + 9, obtained white treasure chest * 2, yellow treasure chest * 3, purple treasure chest * 2]

[Ding... Affinity with Shui Binger is approximately equal to 70]

[Bound Goddess: Shui Binger]

[Goddess Comprehensive Value: 94]

[Current Affinity: 75 (A little fond)]

[Binding Effect: The host can obtain 20% of the bound Goddess's daily Cultivate results, without reducing the bound Goddess's Cultivate speed.]

[Bound Skill 1: Ice Attribute Bonus (Active skill; when the host uses the Ice attribute alone, the power effect is increased by 20%)]

[Bound Skill 2: Ice Shield (Active skill; can release an Ice Shield to resist attacks. The defense effect is that of a millennium-level spirit ring Spirit Ability.)]

"Huh, this defensive skill of Shui Binger is actually at the level of a millennium-level Spirit Ability! Could it be because it is the second bound skill?"

The affinity of both had increased significantly.

The time that followed was spent with the Ice Leopard Sect and the three Families of Fengxue City joining forces to deal with the Ice Flame Sect.

It was not until evening that the slaughter ended.

Afterward, the Ice Leopard Sect and the three Families gathered in front of Fengxue Pavilion.

In today's battle, the Ice Leopard Sect had thirty-two dead, eleven seriously injured, and sixty-nine lightly injured.

Counting those who died previously, the three Families had a total of two hundred and thirty-six deaths today, with forty-seven seriously injured and one hundred and ninety-three lightly injured.

For these three Families and the Ice Leopard Sect, today was a heavy day.

However, the Ice Flame Sect suffered the greatest loss, with all hundreds of its elite Sect members killed.

"Master, the elites of the Ice Flame Sect are all dead. We should take this opportunity to wipe out the Ice Flame Sect in one go," Ice Leopard Douluo said, also to maximize the benefits of this operation.

Su Ling glanced at the members of the three Families and asked, "Are you willing to go with the Ice Leopard Sect to wipe out the Ice Flame Sect?"

Although the Ice Leopard Sect had previously fought with the Spirit Masters of the three Families, both sides had suffered casualties.

Ice Leopard Douluo was very calculating. As the tail end of the four major Sects, he had always restrained his Sect Disciples from causing trouble.

After all, those three Sects were all stronger than his, and if they provoked the Ice Flame Sect, they would have a hard time.

Compared to the Ice Flame Sect Disciples, the Ice Leopard Sect Disciples had done far fewer bad things in Fengxue City.

Therefore, at this moment today, everyone seemed to have abandoned their previous hatred and set their sights on the Ice Flame Sect.

"Willing, we are willing!" On the plaza, seven or eight hundred Spirit Masters all said the word "willing."

...

Meanwhile, inside the Ice Flame Sect!

As the only remaining Spirit Douluo of the Ice Flame Sect, Yan Hua frowned deeply as he looked at the messenger Disciple who had fled back.

"Yan Luo, you are the fastest and have a flying Spirit Ability. Hurry to the Snow Dragon Sect to ask for help. Whatever conditions they set, agree to them. As long as they are willing to take action to save the Ice Flame Sect from being wiped out, you can agree to anything."

"Uncle Hua, what if they want our Ice Flame Cave?"

"Then give it to them!" Yan Hua said.

"Alright, I'll go immediately," Yan Luo said.

"Yan Song, take a few reliable Disciples and immediately select the young, promising Disciples of the Sect to leave the Sect first, you understand? You must leave the Sect within half an hour!" Yan Hua said.

"Uncle Hua, I understand!" Yan Song said.

"Wait, take this gold coin card; it contains five million gold coins. If the Sect really meets with disaster, this will be the capital for your comeback in the future," Yan Hua said.

"Uncle Hua, they might not necessarily come to attack our Ice Flame Sect. Is it appropriate to invite the Snow Dragon Sect?" Yan Song asked, puzzled.

Yan Hua said, "You do not understand Ice Leopard Douluo. He will definitely use this opportunity to attack us. If it were me, I would make the same choice."

"I understand, I will go make arrangements immediately!" Yan Song said.

"Also, you cannot tell anyone about the Sect's crisis. Find some excuse to take these young Disciples away. They cannot be told the specific situation either. You can only tell them the truth after you have reached a safe place," Yan Hua added.

"I understand!" Yan Song nodded and immediately ran out.

...

Meanwhile, on the Fengxue Plaza outside Fengxue Pavilion.

Seeing that everyone wanted to fight, Su Ling had no reason to stop them.

"Since you want to fight, then fight!"

"However, since you have just experienced a great battle, everyone rest for one hour. Those who need to treat their wounds, treat them; those who need to recover Soul Power, recover it," Su Ling said.

"We respectfully obey your command, Master!" the crowd of the Ice Flame Sect said in unison.

It must be said that this Ice Leopard Douluo was very thorough in this regard.

"My Lord, we request that you become our City Lord of Fengxue City. Our three Families are willing to serve you," Bing Xinghe said again.

"We are willing to serve you!" Clan Chief Xiong of the Ice Bear Clan and Clan Chief Xu of the Ice Armored Python Clan also said respectfully at the same time.

With the foundation laid by two battles, Su Ling was now the recognized strongest person here.

Making them submit to the Ice Leopard Sect was something they would never agree to even if they died, but they were certainly willing to submit to this young expert, Su Ling.

Moreover, they also knew that if they did not rely on the big tree that was Su Ling, they would not be able to defend Fengxue City.

Honestly speaking, Su Ling had never thought about establishing a faction; it was too much trouble.

Moreover, this Fengxue City was too far from Heaven Dou City, a distance of nearly ten thousand kilometers.

However, he could not resist the overwhelming enthusiasm of the people here in Fengxue City, as hundreds of Spirit Masters were kneeling on one knee.

Su Ling said, "I will temporarily take the position of City Lord, and when there is a suitable candidate in the future, I will pass it on to them."

Seeing Su Ling agree, the high-level members of the three Families breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, they felt their backs straighten.

The feeling of having a big tree to rely on was truly good.

During the one-hour rest, Fengxue Pavilion also proactively took out a large amount of medicine for treating wounds, and two healing Spirit Masters from the Ice Leopard Sect did not stop for a moment while treating everyone.

It was just that the Soul Power of these two Spirit Masters was not high; one was a Spirit King and the other a Spirit Ancestor.

It must be said that healing Spirit Masters were very scarce in the Extreme North.

After all, the attributes of the Spirit Masters here were too singular, and these healing Spirit Masters were basically all water-attributed.

"Ice Leopard, come here for a moment." Su Ling glanced at Ice Leopard Douluo; it was time to use the Contract Book.

"Yes, Master."

They found a room in Fengxue Pavilion.

Su Ling said, "Ice Leopard, from now on, I will call you by your original name, Lin Cong. You said you are willing to acknowledge me as your master, so I have a special item here that can test whether you are truly willing."

After speaking, Su Ling took out the Master-Servant Contract Book.

Su Ling had already placed the Master's mark on the Master-Servant Contract Book.

"What is this?" Ice Leopard Douluo did not know what Su Ling had taken out; it looked ordinary, yet he felt it was not simple.

"Master, what do I need to do?"

Su Ling said, "Cut your palm and place it on it, then relax your Soul; do not resist. If you resist, you should know the consequences."

This involved the Soul, and Ice Leopard Douluo was still a bit afraid.

For a moment, Ice Leopard Douluo hesitated.

Seeing this, Su Ling said again, "As long as you complete the contract, this sixty-thousand-year right arm bone will be yours."

"In addition, I will provide you with some resources in the future; reaching Rank 96 or above should not be a problem. I will give you the time it takes to burn an incense stick to consider."

The temptation was sufficient. Ice Leopard Douluo looked at the Spirit Bone in Su Ling's hand and naturally knew who it came from.

The only Spirit Bone in the Ice Flame Sect that was over fifty thousand years old and of excellent quality had been on Ice Flame Douluo.

Ice Flame Douluo had been killed by Su Ling, so that Spirit Bone naturally fell into Su Ling's hands.

Although their Ice Leopard Sect did have a Spirit Bone, it was not on him, so even though he was a Titled Douluo, he did not have a single Spirit Bone on him.

"My Lord, there is no need to wait for a stick of incense's time; I can do it right now." Ice Leopard Douluo had already made his decision.

"Good, then do as I say. Remember, you only have this one chance. Neither your body nor your Soul can show even the slightest hint of resistance," Su Ling said.

Ice Leopard Douluo nodded, then cut his palm and pressed it down.

Before long, the master-servant contract began to emit a faint glow, and Ice Leopard Douluo also felt a pain originating from his Soul.

After a while, Su Ling said, "You can take your hand off now."

"Very well, My Lord!" Ice Leopard Douluo removed his hand.

On the master-servant contract, a blood-red leopard pattern appeared, indicating that the master-servant contract had been successfully signed.

And Ice Leopard Douluo felt it too!

Su Ling said, "Not bad. This Spirit Bone is yours."

"Thank you, My Lord!" Ice Leopard Douluo said, happily accepting the Spirit Bone.

Su Ling said, "Previously, when we killed those two, Yan Xu and Yan Yi, they also had two Spirit Bones on them. However, their age is quite low, only twenty thousand years each, and one of them overlaps in position with the one you have."

"You can also tell all the Disciples in your Sect that the one who performs the best will be rewarded with a Spirit Bone," Su Ling said.

"Yes, My Lord!" Ice Leopard Douluo said joyfully.

Subsequently, Su Ling told the people from the three Families the same thing; those who performed well there would also be rewarded with an ice-attribute Spirit Bone.

Su Ling had no use for these three Spirit Bones.

He felt they were too low-grade to give to a Goddess; one had a low age, and the other was of average quality—they were just passable and barely usable.

Therefore, he decided to just give them out as rewards; it wouldn't be a waste of his position as City Lord.

An hour passed quietly.

Over six hundred Spirit Masters gathered and set off. Ice Leopard Douluo led over two hundred people from the Ice Leopard Sect, including three Spirit Douluo, six Spirit Saint, and the rest were Spirit Masters between the Rank of Spirit Ancestor and Spirit Emperor.

As for the three Families, their Clan Chiefs consisted of one Spirit Douluo and two Spirit Saint, plus another four Spirit Saint. The rest were also expert Spirit Masters between the Rank of Spirit Ancestor and Spirit Emperor.

The group of over six hundred quickly advanced toward the Ice Flame Sect.

Bing Yuluo remained to guard Fengxue City, preparing for post-war recovery.

Su Ling followed the six hundred-plus Spirit Masters.

Because there was a special place within the Ice Flame Sect: the Ice Flame Cave!

According to what Ice Leopard Douluo said after acknowledging him as his master, this Ice Flame Cave had been discovered by the people of the Ice Flame Sect over a hundred years ago.

At first, everyone thought it was just an ancient ruin.

But later, they discovered it was extremely special and mysterious, particularly suitable for the Cultivation of Spirit Masters with their Ice Flame Demon Lion Spirit.

Later, after countless explorations, they reached a conclusion: there might be an extraordinary Legacy inside.

And this Legacy seemed extremely difficult to inherit; even the Ice Flame Douluo of the Ice Flame Sect had not managed to inherit it.

In the middle of the night, Su Ling hadn't originally been that interested in going.

But this mysterious Legacy made Su Ling very interested. Su Ling wanted to go and see what the situation was, and explore it while he was at it.

Ancient ruins on this continent were rarely mentioned in the original work, and there was almost no description of them.

Su Ling had only been to the ruin where the crystals used for the Formation were found.

Following the team, they arrived quickly after covering the distance of several dozen kilometers.

The Ice Flame Sect was built around a mountain. The mountain was not high, only over three hundred meters!

It was built from the foot of the mountain all the way to the mountainside! Then it surrounded this small hill. The Ice Flame Sect occupied quite a large area, and the entire Sect added up to nearly two thousand people.

At this moment, they were about five hundred meters away from the Ice Flame Sect. Ice Leopard Douluo immediately said, "Each team will move separately. After a stick of incense's time, look for my signal and launch the attack together."

Although there were over a thousand people inside the Ice Flame Sect, less than half of them were Spirit Masters, and most were below the Rank of Spirit Ancestor.

All the Sect's elites had been sent out. Of the six hundred-plus people, besides the one hundred and twenty-plus Spirit Masters launching the frontal attack, they were divided into seventy teams, each with seven people, to attack the Ice Flame Sect from all directions.

...

Inside the Ice Flame Sect!

"Brother Hua, the enemy is here. The Ice Leopard Sect has indeed joined forces with Fengxue City, but why aren't we letting the Sect Disciples gather?" a middle-aged man asked.

Yan Hua said, "If we prepared in advance, would the Sect Disciples that Yan Song took away have any hope of survival?"

"You mean to give them a false impression! Make them think we are completely unprepared? So Yan Song and the others can escape disaster."

"That's right. The Ice Leopard Sect is attacking with full force, plus that expert who could kill the Clan Chief and the Spirit Masters from Fengxue City; we don't have a shred of chance of winning."

"Now we can only hope that the Snow Dragon Sect will help us with all their might. If the Snow Dragon Sect cannot come, we can only hope that the thirty-plus young Disciples Yan Song took away can get away completely. Our only hope for rebuilding the Ice Flame Sect in the future rests with them," Yan Hua said with a helpless expression.

He had no objection to annexing Fengxue City, but he had always raised the issue of restraining Sect Disciples with the Clan Chief, Ice Flame Douluo.

Unfortunately, Ice Flame Douluo was too indulgent with the Sect Disciples, and in the end, it brought about disaster.

...

Ice Leopard Douluo looked at the Ice Flame Sect's gate before him, his brows slightly furrowed. He then said to Su Ling, "My Lord, I feel something is wrong."

"What's wrong? Just say it directly," Su Ling said.

"Most of the Ice Flame experts are dead, but they still have one Spirit Douluo named Yan Hua. This man is known for his wisdom and is calm in his actions."

"In the previous battles, two or three Ice Flame Sect Disciples escaped. Logically, the Ice Flame Sect must have received the news, but right now, the Ice Flame Sect seems completely unprepared. There might be a trap."

"Brother Bing, Xiong Da, Xu Qiang, you three Families also sent away your young Sect Disciples earlier, right?" Ice Leopard Douluo glanced at Bing Xinghe and the other two.

Bing Xinghe was over a dozen years older than him, and the two had known each other when they were young. After acknowledging Su Ling as his master, Ice Leopard Douluo set aside his status and used an honorific for Bing Xinghe.

"You, how did you know?" Everyone looked at Ice Leopard Douluo.

Ice Leopard Douluo said, "Of course. No matter which Sect or force it is, they might do this at the last moment. Even if our Ice Leopard Sect reached that day, I might do the same."

"This task was handled by our Ice Leopard Sect. When I returned to Fengxue City, I ordered people to notify them. Fortunately, the notification was timely, and your people are all fine."

Phew...

The three Clan Chiefs also let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were okay.

"Lin Chuang, go and pursue the young Disciples who escaped. Take ten Spirit Emperor with you. Hmm... Lin Meng, you go too. You must eliminate them all; no future trouble can be left behind," Ice Leopard Douluo arranged.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

After making the arrangements, Ice Leopard Douluo came before Su Ling and said, "My Lord, Lin Chuang has Rank 73 Soul Power, but his Spirit has mutated. As a result, he has acquired a rather special tracking ability. In this place, the Extreme North, if he claims to be second in tracking ability, no one dares to claim to be first."

"Additionally, Lin Meng is one of the four Spirit Douluo of our Ice Leopard Sect, with Rank 83 Soul Power. With him going, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Su Ling said, "Well arranged, very good!"

One has to say, this Ice Leopard Douluo is just like his name, Lin Cong—very smart.

"My Lord, there is one more problem now, very troublesome," Ice Leopard Douluo continued.

Su Ling said, "Speak!"

"The Ice Flame Sect is very likely to go and invite the Snow Dragon Sect."

"This Snow Dragon Douluo has Rank 96 Soul Power and is the strongest in the entire Extreme North. Her strength is tyrannical; if I were to face her, I might not even be able to hold out for half a stick of incense's time."

"Snow Dragon Douluo has always coveted the Ice Flame Cave of the Ice Flame Sect; she comes to the Ice Flame Cave of the Ice Flame Sect to Cultivate for two months every year."

"If this Ice Flame Sect uses the Ice Flame Cave as a bargaining chip, then the Snow Dragon Sect might make a move, and by then we..."

Speaking of this, Ice Leopard Douluo looked at Su Ling.

Su Ling said, "Tell me about the situation of the Snow Dragon Sect. How many experts do they have, and if they come, from which direction will they come?"

Ice Leopard Douluo said, "From the west!"

"Besides Snow Dragon Douluo, the Snow Dragon Sect's experts include six Spirit Douluo, thirty-two Spirit Saint, and the number of Spirit Emperor is over one hundred."

"The west, huh?"

"Then what place in the west is suitable for an ambush?" Su Ling said.

Ice Leopard Douluo said, "My Lord, ten kilometers away from here there is a mountain pass. The terrain is perilous, and it is the fastest road to the Ice Flame Sect. If they are in a hurry to provide support, there is a ninety percent chance they will take this road."

"Since that is the case, you can go all out here; I will go and meet Snow Dragon Douluo," Su Ling said.

"My Lord, why don't I go with you?" Ice Leopard Douluo was still very worried about Su Ling.

"No need. They still can't do anything to me." After saying this, Su Ling left the team directly and headed west.

"My Lord, you must be careful," Ice Leopard Douluo said.

Ice Leopard Douluo checked the time. They needed to wait for all the teams to arrive at their designated positions, and then they would besiege the Ice Flame Sect together.

Time passed second by second, and a stick of incense's time soon arrived!

"Send the signal!"

"Kill for me toward the Ice Flame Sect, leave no one alive!" Ice Leopard Douluo said, immediately leading the charge.

At night, snowflakes drifted down, blood splattered seven feet. Shouts of killing were everywhere throughout the Ice Flame Sect. The six hundred-plus Spirit Masters were not low in Rank, and it was simply a slaughter in the Ice Flame Sect.

Especially the people from the three Families; many of their Family members had died at the hands of the Ice Flame Sect.

It was unrealistic to take revenge on the Ice Leopard Sect now, and there might not be many chances in the future, so they could only vent all their hatred on the Ice Flame Sect.

At this time, Su Ling had already arrived at the location Ice Leopard Douluo mentioned. Just after arriving, Su Ling discovered a clue.

"They're here! Looks like there are quite a few people!"

"This Ice Leopard is indeed not an ordinary person; he has a bit of the air of a leopard-headed military strategist. Very good!" Su Ling said in a low voice.

[Ding... Detected a Goddess with a comprehensive value exceeding 90 within five hundred meters of the host!]

[Goddess: Xue Muyan]

[Goddess comprehensive value: 93]

[Binding requirement: Favorability above 60]

[Current favorability: Unknown]

Damn, this is Xue Muyan—the pronunciation is the same as Snow Dragon Douluo, a Rank 96 Titled Douluo?

If I remember correctly, Bing Yuluo told me this Xue Muyan seems to be ninety years old already!

A ninety-year-old Goddess!

The System has detected it; it's not easy to maintain such a high Goddess comprehensive value at such an advanced age.

What about when she was young? Perhaps her Goddess comprehensive value was over ninety-six, or even higher!

Someone tell me, how am I supposed to make a move on this ninety-year-old Goddess?