Ice Staff Siblings

"Not bad, not bad. These kids are really impressive!"

The Spirit Pagoda staff stood in the monitoring room, repeatedly praising Long Yuan and the others after watching their performance.

"Teacher Wu, have these children considered joining the Spirit Pagoda? I think if the footage of that battle is submitted, they might be admitted as special exceptions. They have far too much potential!"

Although the battle had been somewhat difficult, not a single person had been lost.

It could be called a complete victory.

"We'll see. But from what I know of them, their goal is Shrek Academy!"

Wu Zhangkong said indifferently.

Back when Eastsea Academy had established Class Zero for first-years, its purpose had been to cultivate geniuses capable of entering Shrek Academy.

Not to have them join the Spirit Pagoda.

"Alright!"

The Spirit Pagoda staff member sighed, a trace of regret appearing on his face.

So these children wanted to get into Shrek Academy.

"We've completed the Final Exam. We can rest here for a while!"

After absorbing the spiritual energy produced by the Man Faced Demon Spider, Long Yuan instructed everyone to rest for the time being.

Without realizing it, they had already completed the Final Exam.

"Really? That's great!"

Upon hearing Long Yuan's words, everyone checked the time. Sure enough, more than an hour had passed.

Their main objective had been completed.

Next, they just needed to hunt as many Soul Beasts as possible and strengthen themselves.

Long Yuan looked around. In the original story, the Man Faced Demon Spider had left behind quite a few poisonous spiderwebs.

Just now, he and Gu Yue had worked together and used the Fire Element, reducing the Man Faced Demon Spider to ashes and burning away its venom as well.

Thus, they had not encountered the dangerous situation from the original story involving dripping venom.

"Everyone should act according to the limits of your Spiritual Power. Absorbing too much may be more than your bodies can handle!"

Long Yuan reminded them again.

Gu Yue's and his Spiritual Power had long since reached the Spirit Connection Realm. They could bear two yellow Soul Spirits or one purple Soul Spirit.

In here, raising a Soul Spirit to the purple Thousand-Year Level would not be a problem.

The others were different. Including Tang Wulin, their Spiritual Power had only reached the Spirit Origin Realm—just over sixty points—and they could only fuse with one Soul Spirit at yellow or below.

"Alright!"

Hearing Long Yuan's words, everyone nodded.

After passing the Final Exam, they were all visibly relaxed. They had not rested for long before setting out again.

Their next objective was to hunt Soul Beasts and undergo Spirit Ascension.

Roar!

Before they had gone far, a low growl came from the woods beside them.

"Careful!"

Long Yuan hurriedly warned them, and everyone swiftly released their martial souls and Soul Rings.

Immediately afterward, a strange python covered in flames, with six arms, appeared in their line of sight.

"A Hundred-Year Six-Armed Fire Serpent. Prepare for battle!"

Xie Xie growled, but at that moment, a flash of white light streaked through the air ahead.

The Six-Armed Fire Serpent was instantly riddled with holes.

Then, under the slicing of several ice wheels, it collapsed dead.

A figure with three Soul Rings rising beneath his feet emerged from the forest.

All the spiritual energy emanating from the Six-Armed Fire Serpent was drawn into his body.

He was a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth, a Three-Ring Soul Elder.

In his right hand, he held a long staff that was snow-white from end to end, with a blue crystal at its tip.

His expression was cold and arrogant.

The Ice Staff Siblings?

Long Yuan frowned as he looked at the young man before him.

At that moment, a little girl emerged from behind him.

Her light-blue hair was tied into two braids. Delicately pretty and adorable, she was like a doll.

She also held an ice staff, while a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring flickered beneath her feet.

"Leave the Spirit Ascension Platform on your own and leave behind the Spirit Energy Halo. Then I won't make you suffer!"

The Ice Staff Youth glanced at them, speaking coldly.

Long Yuan frowned. Just like in the original story, the Ice Staff Siblings had come to seize their Spirit Energy Halo.

He was no longer the Tang Wulin from the original story. With him here, he would never allow that scene from the original story to happen.

"Who the hell are you?"

Xie Xie's expression darkened. They actually wanted to steal their Spirit Energy Halo.

The Ice Staff Youth's gaze turned cold, and he pointed the ice staff in his hand toward Xie Xie.

A pale blue Ice Wheel floated out and flew toward Xie Xie.

Xie Xie swiftly counterattacked. The Light Dragon Dagger appeared in his hand, and he slashed at the Ice Wheel.

The Ice Wheel spun through the air, tracing a strange arc as it easily dodged the Light Dragon Blade and continued hurtling toward Xie Xie.

In an instant, it arrived before him.

"I'll do it!"

Seeing this, Gu Yue fired a crystalline Ice Cone. Under the control of her powerful Spiritual Power, it struck the Ice Wheel's core with perfect accuracy.

The Ice Wheel trembled in midair before falling to the ground.

At that moment, two Soul Rings rose beneath Gu Yue's feet.

She had clearly advanced successfully to the Soul Grandmaster realm.

During the earlier battle against the Man Faced Demon Spider, Gu Yue had already broken through her bottleneck.

Her Soul Spirit had granted her a second Soul Ring.

Two yellow Soul Rings flickered, and Gu Yue's aura rose.

"Ice attribute?"

The Ice Staff Youth frowned. She could actually wield an ice attribute similar to his own.

"You'll find out soon enough!"

Gu Yue waved her slender jade-like hand, sending Ice Cones shooting toward him one after another.

At the same time, Gu Yue raised her Left Hand again. A ball of intense light condensed there before she hurled it at him.

She did this to temporarily rob the Ice Staff Youth of his vision, allowing the Ice Cones to inflict the greatest possible damage with pinpoint accuracy.

Boom! His vision blurred, and he could no longer see.

The Ice Staff Youth's Soul Power erupted at once as he raised the ice staff high.

A mass of blue light instantly burst from the tip of the ice staff.

It formed a blue barrier that enveloped both himself and the little girl beside him.

Gu Yue's Ice Cones struck the blue light barrier with soft pops, rapidly melting away without piercing it in the slightest.

Silver light flashed, and Gu Yue darted forward, appearing behind the Ice Staff Youth.

Rays of different colors burst forth.

Fireballs, Wind Blades, Ice Cones, and rocks filled the air.

She displayed her control over the four elemental attributes of water, fire, earth, and wind to the fullest.

"Brother, I can't see!"

The little girl had lost her vision at that moment!

"Don't be afraid. Close your eyes. It'll be over soon!"

The Ice Staff Youth's vision had already recovered. He stood where he was, calm and composed.

Gu Yue raised both hands, and a cyan tornado rapidly took shape. Ice Cones continuously merged into the tornado.

Long Yuan frowned. Was she about to use Ice and Snow Storm? He did not intervene for the moment, wanting to see whether Gu Yue could defeat them.

Although she had been unable to defeat them in the original story, this was reality. For now, he wanted to see.

As the tornado combined with the Ice Cones, Gu Yue's aura surged madly.

Boom! The Ice Staff Youth reacted swiftly, and the purple Soul Ring on his body shone brilliantly.

A dense mass of ice-attribute energy erupted wildly from the tip of the ice staff.

A long spear swiftly condensed into existence.

Ice Fury! It was a powerful single-target attacking Soul Skill.

Once the Ice Spear had formed, it was about two meters long, with demonic patterns flickering across its surface.

"Stop now. There's still time to hand over the Spirit Energy Halo!"

The Ice Staff Youth spoke coldly, issuing a warning.