Chapter 62

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Chapter 62: Call Me Master

The Ice Spirit Stone trembled violently, but that was all.

Zhang Yang retracted his fist.

A faint fist mark was left on the Ice Spirit Stone, with fine cracks spreading within a half-meter radius.

He truly could not break it.

Bing Yuyan, who had been watching with amusement, felt her pupils contract. She nearly gasped in surprise but swallowed it back. Instead, she said, “Ah, so even the invincible Zhang the Monster has something he can’t deal with. Tsk, tsk, what a marvel. I thought you, Zhang the Monster, were undefeated and could solve anything.”

Zhang Yang asked, “Are you sure this is just an Ice Spirit Stone with hidden mysteries?”

He was well aware of his own strength.

As long as it didn’t involve holy weapons, holy treasures, or sages, he could suppress any force up to Level Six of the Returning to Origin Realm in the Vast Forest. Yet, with his unique Level Seven of the Returning to Origin Realm, he surpassed even that.

It shouldn’t have been like this.

Unless it was the Underworld Spirit Forbidden Law from the era of the Divine Forbidden Gate—something that ignored brute force and used specific Soul Binding Power to restrain it.

“Oh, right, I remembered incorrectly. This should be the Ice Spirit Holy Stone,” Bing Yuyan said, feigning realization. “Sorry, sorry, it’s just a long-forgotten memory. But even if this is the Ice Spirit Holy Stone, it shouldn’t matter, right? After all, you’re invincible.”

Zhang Yang’s lips twitched. This woman was doing it on purpose.

Bing Yuyan, ever perceptive, immediately saw through Zhang Yang’s thoughts. Without speaking, she gave a charming smile and nodded vigorously, clearly signaling: I’m doing it on purpose. Did you think you could bully me without me retaliating?

Their silent confrontation continued.

Finally, Bing Yuyan stretched comfortably and said, “After being stifled for so long, I can finally breathe easy. It’s so liberating. I’ve never felt this free in my life.”

Zhang Yang scoffed. “You’re a woman aiming to become a sage. You should pay attention to your image.”

“Are there any others here? Are there?” Bing Yuyan looked around. “No one’s here. Since no one knows, why can’t I enjoy myself?”

She joyfully swayed her hips, even dancing a few steps.

Though beautiful beyond compare, Zhang Yang felt infuriated. He had actually been countered by this woman.

No. He had to break her pride even further. Otherwise, she would climb over his head in the future.

“You said the Ice Spirit Power can unlock it?” Zhang Yang asked.

Bing Yuyan replied, “Of course. That’s the only way to unlock it.”

“You haven’t cultivated it,” Zhang Yang pointed out directly.

Bing Yuyan gritted her teeth. “That’s because I don’t care to cultivate it.”

“I can cultivate it,” Zhang Yang said.

Bing Yuyan didn’t believe him. She looked at him with even more disdain.

That was Ice Spirit Power—one of the top martial arts techniques of the Ice and Snow Divine Palace. It definitely ranked among the top ten divine powers in the world.

She had once tried cultivating it herself, but the requirements were too harsh, and she had never been able to fully meet them. How could this man, out of nowhere, dare claim he could succeed?

“If you can’t cultivate it, then deduct ten times from the count of how many times I’ve saved your life,” Zhang Yang said.

Bing Yuyan instantly exploded with rage. There it was again—this shameless man bringing up his so-called “saving grace.” He made the notion of saving her life feel absolutely worthless.

“Fine!”

She agreed, knowing that cultivating Ice Spirit Power was nearly impossible. The conditions were so harsh that anyone unaware of them would never believe it. Moreover, the prerequisite was to practice the Ice Snow Divine Art from the Ice and Snow Divine Palace. There was no way Zhang Yang could succeed.

Zhang Yang spoke slowly. “And what if I can?”

Bing Yuyan was confident he couldn’t. “Go ahead and say it.”

“If I succeed, you’ll have to call me Master from now on,” Zhang Yang said.

“What!”

Bing Yuyan lost her usual composure as the first beauty of the Southern Region, becoming genuinely furious.

“Stop messing around. You can’t defeat me here,” Zhang Yang said calmly.

Bing Yuyan’s beautiful face twisted with rage. She wanted to bite this scoundrel to death.

Zhang Yang continued, “How about this: if I fail, I’ll deduct fifty times from the number of times I’ve saved your life.”

“Pah!” Bing Yuyan spat. “You call that saving my life? At least a hundred times!”

This was her pride speaking, proving to herself that Zhang Yang had, at the very least, saved her twice.

“Fine,” Zhang Yang agreed.

Bing Yuyan angrily took out the book on soul power martial arts techniques for the Ice Spirit Power and threw it at him.

She sneered. “Cultivating takes time, right? You’re not expecting me to wait a year for you to succeed, are you?”

“One day.” Zhang Yang raised a finger. “If I can’t master it within a day, I’ll admit defeat.”

Bing Yuyan laughed out of sheer anger. It was absurd! How dare he claim he could master the Ice Spirit Power in just one day? Ridiculous! Absolutely laughable!

Throughout the entire history of the Ice and Snow Divine Palace, only a handful had succeeded in mastering the Ice Spirit Power. Even she, at this very moment, still lacked full confidence in her ability to do so. After all, she was already at the Great Boundless Realm and aiming to become a sage, which only emphasized how difficult cultivating the Ice Spirit Power truly was.

She looked at Zhang Yang with cold laughter and didn’t hold back. In her mind, she thought of all the ways to mock him. She intended to unleash a lifetime’s worth of sarcasm on Zhang Yang today.

Image?

She didn’t care!

This scoundrel! If she didn’t make him feel miserable, she would lose her mind.

Bing Yuyan even set aside her Ice Spirit Holy Sword, determined to teach this audacious man a lesson. Every time she thought about him wanting her to call him Master, she felt her fury boil over.

Lost in her thoughts, Bing Yuyan failed to notice Zhang Yang’s calm demeanor.

The conditions for cultivating the Ice Spirit Power were emphasized at the very beginning of the book; there were as many as eleven requirements.

However, Zhang Yang did not even glance at them. When it came to cultivating divine powers, he had never bothered with such things.

He focused solely on the content.

The Ice Spirit Power, like the Baxiang Power, Slaughter Thunder Power, and Diamond Dragon Divine Power, also possessed external benefits, carrying the chilling aura of freezing cold.

After flipping through the book, he carefully examined the details.

Once finished, he closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Bing Yuyan immediately mocked, “See? You realize it’s impossible now, don’t you? Regretting it already?”

Zhang Yang remained silent.

Growing even more pleased, she continued, “Just admit defeat. You can’t cultivate it at all! Hehe, you really think you’re something special? Let me tell you, even in the Southern Region, there’s so much you don’t understand. How dare you underestimate everyone else!”

Still, Zhang Yang said nothing.

Bing Yuyan reached out to snatch the martial arts book back, saying, “Hurry up and admit defeat!”

At last, Zhang Yang opened his eyes and exhaled slowly.

“Wow, not bad. Your mental adjustment is quite impressive; you adapted so quickly. I’ll give you that! But you still have to admit defeat. That part won’t change.”

She was practically giddy with excitement.

Without replying, Zhang Yang walked toward the Ice Spirit Holy Stone and reached out to feel its cold surface.

This was indeed a holy treasure. Even within the Vast Forest, where everything was under immense pressure, it remained unmatched by any other treasure.

“What a pity,” he muttered to himself before striking it with his fist.

A wave of freezing cold erupted from him—then instantly vanished.

“Crack, crack, crack…”

The Ice Spirit Holy Stone emitted a series of cracking sounds. It did not actually shatter, but the mysterious power within it was triggered. It fully activated, instantly extracting the essence of the Ice Spirit Holy Stone and infusing it into the Ice Spirit Holy Sword.

Bing Yuyan stared wide-eyed, her mind going completely blank. Her stunned expression looked incredibly adorable.

“You, you, you…”

Zhang Yang raised his hand and playfully patted her soft, curvy figure.

Her body quivered at the touch, leaving one momentarily dazed and igniting heated desires.

“What are you so surprised about? Call me Master.”