Shui Bing'er's Cold Syndrome Was Completely Cured

At that moment, the Blue Silver King immediately called upon all the Blue Silver Grass within the Blue Silver Forest, gathering the power of their faith and directing it toward the Blue Silver Grass in the core area and throughout the entire forest that possessed thousand-year cultivation.

In an instant, the entire Blue Silver Forest was sealed off by a vast net of Blue Silver Grass. Beyond that, thousands upon thousands of Blue Silver Vines blotted out the sky as they charged toward Shui Bing'er and the others in the core area.

"There's no time!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Dean Shui immediately unleashed his soul skill, knocking out and freezing the blue bird that had lost the protection of the Blue Silver Grass before taking it away along with the Phoenix Bird.

Li Xianyue cleared the way, Old Li brought up the rear, and several Soul Kings guarded their flanks. All they left behind along the way was a trail scorched by flames. Nearly one-sixth of the entire Blue Silver Forest had been burned away.

After finally breaking through the last Blue Silver blockade, they managed to escape, though they had lost several Soul Kings and two Soul Ancestors.

They were all in a miserable state, especially Li Xianyue and Old Li, whose faces were covered in sweat and whose Soul Power had been severely depleted. If not for their repeated use of fire-element soul skills, they would certainly have perished here today.

Looking at the scorched Blue Silver Forest behind them, Dean Shui said with lingering relief,

"Fortunately, we had the help of you and Xianyue, two fire-element Soul Masters. Otherwise, it truly would have been difficult to leave this rather strange forest!"

"It's nothing. As long as the younger ones are safe, that is all that matters!"

Supported by someone else, Old Li had never expected a Blue Silver Forest to be even more dangerous than the Star Dou Great Forest in some respects.

Especially the Blue Silver Grass inside—it was like an unkillable pest, attacking them endlessly. It had even caused them to lose four mid- to high-level combatants. The losses suffered by the family during this Soul Hunting Operation were truly enormous.

When Old Li looked at the intact ice sculpture of the Phoenix Bird before him, his eyes filled with delight.

"Young Patriarch, with this Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix Bird, once you reach level 60 and absorb its Soul Ring—"

Before he could finish, Dean Shui waved his hand in refusal.

"This hard-won Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix Bird should naturally be reserved for the exceptionally gifted juniors of the clan. Only then can the Shui Family become stronger. That was also the long-cherished wish of my late father."

Dean Shui immediately handed the frozen blue bird to Shui Bing'er.

"Bing'er, take it and go with your Aunt Yue to somewhere quiet to absorb the Soul Ring!"

"Mm!"

Shui Bing'er took the frozen little blue bird and, led by Li Xianyue, arrived at a relatively quiet place. Once all the preparations had been completed,

"Bing'er, kill it!"

As the ice was gradually melted by Li Xianyue's First Soul Skill, Shui Bing'er grabbed a dagger and stabbed it into the little blue bird's abdomen. A yellow Soul Ring slowly emerged.

"This type of Soul Ring is highly compatible with your Martial Soul. Just as Kid Ji said, it can make up for the phoenix origin of your Ice Phoenix. You must endure the pain involved."

According to Li Xianyue's estimation, Bing'er's Cold Syndrome would completely erupt while she absorbed this Soul Ring. However, after it erupted, there was a strong possibility that the syndrome would be completely cured.

"Aunt Xian, I understand!"

Shui Bing'er immediately stepped naked into the steaming bathtub. Guided by her Soul Power, the Soul Ring hovered above her head as vast energy poured into her body.

Sure enough, not long after she began absorbing it, an intense chill rapidly spread from Shui Bing'er's body. The hot water in the bath froze solid, frost filled the entire tent, and Shui Bing'er's face turned as pale as a corpse.

Li Xianyue immediately activated her First and Second Soul Skills, forcefully igniting great flames around Shui Bing'er to lessen the freezing effects of the Cold Syndrome.

"If I had known, I should have had her consume a piece of Whale Rubber before absorbing the Soul Ring. Perhaps that would have made Bing'er feel better."

Finally, three hours later, as the effects unleashed by the Cold Syndrome grew weaker and weaker, Shui Bing'er's complexion regained the healthy flush of an ordinary person. She felt lighter than ever before. She threw her arms around Li Xianyue and said excitedly,

"Aunt Yue, I'm better! My illness is cured! I'm already a level 23 Soul Grandmaster now!"

"Good, good, good! Big Brother truly had an eye for people. That Kid Ji seems quite remarkable! It's just that—"

Li Xianyue pointed at Shui Bing'er's body, instantly making Shui Bing'er blush furiously. Even during the previous treatments for her Cold Syndrome, she had never been so improper. Yet today, she had acted like this.

This is so embarrassing! She sank back into the water, her thoughts fixed on Ji Wuming in the west.

How is Brother Ji doing now? He hasn't even written me a letter. What an unreliable man.

Meanwhile, not far away, Dean Shui was looking at the frozen Phoenix Bird before him. Though it was not ice-elemental, its powerful Soul Beast bloodline had caused cracks to appear in the ice seal.

"I must trouble everyone to continue reinforcing the Phoenix Bird's seal. It was not easy to find one with such suitable attributes. If it escapes, all our efforts these past days will have been wasted."

"Understood, Young Patriarch."

Dean Shui and the other ice-element Soul Masters continued reinforcing the Phoenix Bird's seal. The powerful force of ice prevented the severely wounded Phoenix Bird's injuries from healing quickly.

According to his assessment, it would be most suitable for Bing'er or Yue'er to absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast when they reached level 50. There would also be a great chance of obtaining a Soul Bone.

Her child had died, and as its mother, the Phoenix Bird had been severely wounded and imprisoned here by the same group of people. How could she not be resentful? How could she not be enraged? If they killed her at that very moment, how could she possibly fail to produce a Soul Bone?

After resting for the night, they covered the frozen Phoenix Bird with red cloth and carefully transported it back to the clan.

The moment he returned to Skywater City, Dean Shui received news from Vast Sea City. He lost his footing and staggered before collapsing onto the ground.

"Dean, Sea Soul Beasts have recently surged ashore in unrest. Kid Ji went out to sea and has yet to return. I have already sent people to search desperately for news of him, but there has been no word at all."

Upon reading this message and recalling everything that had happened before, Dean Shui suddenly imagined Ji Wuming dying beneath the siege of countless Soul Beasts.

But he also felt that was impossible. Ji Wuming was extremely steady by nature and deeply calculating. He would never do anything without confidence. He must have hidden away on some Small Island, waiting for the beast tide to end.

"Ji Wuming... that name sounds so familiar. Uncle, why are you sighing here?"

Shui Yue'er, who happened to be passing by, suddenly poked her head out from behind Dean Shui with a smile on her face. She nearly scared him into having a heart attack.

Dean Shui hurriedly put away the letter in his hand, then held Shui Bing'er in both arms and said gently, "It's nothing. Why aren't you off looking for Bing'er? What are you doing here?"

"Aunt Xian and Second Uncle asked me to notify you to head to the clan's Council Hall for a discussion."

"I understand. Go play with your sister."

After teasing Shui Yue'er for a while, Dean Shui headed toward the Council Hall.