Million Year Soul Ring's Four Great Soul Skills, Lake Heart Island

Dormitory 102.

"Th-This... is it still not too late to leave?"

Xue Nianbing looked at the room's interior, the corner of his mouth twitching.

He had expected the dormitory conditions to be poor, but he had never imagined they would be this poor. The place was tiny, with one table, two iron lockers, and a single lamp.

What was more, that lamp was a Soul Tool that needed Soul Power to activate.

How should he put it? Shrek Academy was really stingy.

"Forget it. I lived in a twelve-person dorm for three years in my previous life. Shrek Academy's conditions aren't that bad."

Xue Nianbing shook his head and walked into the dormitory.

There were many academies on Douluo Continent, but only a handful were famous.

Shrek Academy was undoubtedly one of the better choices.

The academies of the three great Empires were mediocre at best, and the power struggles there were probably even worse than at Shrek.

As for the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineering Academy, that was even less worth considering. That place was practically a nest of Evil Soul Masters; going there would be seeking death.

"There's quite a bit of dust. I should clean up."

Xue Nianbing surveyed the dormitory and, seeing dust everywhere, began cleaning it himself.

He did not have a severe obsession with cleanliness, but he did have a slight one.

He was not excessively clean, but basic cleanliness was a must.

Half an hour later, the dormitory looked completely new.

Xue Nianbing spread out his bedding and other belongings, arranging everything neatly.

"I almost forgot. I still haven't checked the four soul skills Big-Brained Silkworm gave me."

Xue Nianbing suddenly remembered this matter.

He glanced at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who was snoring away in the Sea of Consciousness as though dead, then focused his thoughts on the Proud Snow Cold Bow Martial Soul.

After sensing it carefully, a hint of delight flashed across Xue Nianbing's face. "These four soul skills... aren't bad."

The four soul skills provided by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

The first, Proud Snow Cold Arrow, fired three arrows at once.

The second, Proud Snow Cold Mark, placed marks on three targets, allowing the arrows to track them.

The third, Proud Snow Cold String, produced a string sound that caused a certain degree of mental interference when drawing the bow.

The last, Proud Snow Cold Domain, was a domain-type soul skill capable of concealing all senses within the domain, while leaving himself unaffected.

These four great soul skills could be used together perfectly.

I'll have to test them when I get the chance.

Xue Nianbing thought to himself.

Afterward, he left the dormitory, intending to get something to eat at the cafeteria and see how Shrek Academy's food tasted.

What left him speechless was that there were no seats in the cafeteria, and food was not allowed to be taken out.

What a bizarre rule. Truly bizarre.

It was like saying a trash can could not contain trash.

However, Xue Nianbing directly ignored the rule against taking food out of the cafeteria.

He spent a few Gold Soul Coins on some food, stuffed it into the Ice Snow Ring, and swaggered out of the cafeteria.

Food could not be taken out of the cafeteria?

If no one saw him, no one stopped him, and no one cared, then what was the problem?

Sea God Lake.

On Lake Heart Island, inside a simple yet tasteful wooden cabin, a red-clad woman around twenty years old sat cross-legged in cultivation.

The flames around her were bright crimson, taking the shape of a phoenix. Those terrifying flames caused the temperature in the room to rise continuously.

Gradually, the flames around her body receded and slowly returned to calm.

The woman in red opened her eyes, revealing beautiful pale pink pupils.

At that moment, a trace of blood-red flashed through her eyes.

"It's getting harder and harder to suppress. Even increasing my Soul Power isn't as smooth as before." The woman in red frowned, looking troubled.

She was clearly Shrek Academy's genius, a Six Ring Soul Emperor not yet twenty years old.

With such talent, throughout the entire Inner Court, only one person could rival her.

Yet she had long been plagued by the flaws of her own Martial Soul. Cultivation was now becoming increasingly difficult, and her progress had slowed considerably.

"Xiaotao, why won't you listen? I told you to put your cultivation on hold, yet you secretly cultivated again. What am I supposed to say to you?"

At that moment, an angry voice sounded.

A middle-aged man dressed in white, with an elegant temperament, stood at the door. Anger appeared on his face before turning into heartache.

"Teacher, I... I think I can keep it under control..."

Ma Xiaotao spoke weakly, somewhat guilty.

"You said the same thing the last few times, but when did you ever manage to control it successfully?" The white-clad old man let out a long sigh, utterly helpless.

Ma Xiaotao immediately fell silent at those words.

Seeing this.

The white-clad old man had no choice but to soften his tone and advise her, "Xiaotao, although you are Shrek Academy's greatest genius in hundreds of years, you cannot ruin yourself for the academy."

"The more you suppress the Evil Fire, the worse its backlash will become. You are already a Six Ring Soul Emperor. If you do not find a solution before reaching Soul Saint, you will be finished."

"Do you want your teacher to see his black-haired disciple buried before him?"

"No, I won't." Ma Xiaotao shook her head and stubbornly said, "Teacher, I'll definitely suppress the Evil Fire!"

The white-clad old man: "..."

After all that, you didn't listen to a single word, did you?

If you could really control this Evil Fire, then with your talent, you would have reached Seven Ring Soul Saint long ago. Why would you still be stuck at Six Ring Soul Emperor?

"No discussion."

"Put your cultivation on hold immediately. Otherwise, you will no longer be my, Yan Shaozhe's, disciple!"

The white-clad old man decisively shook his head, his expression stern.

He was none other than the renowned Bright Phoenix Douluo, Yan Shaozhe.

A Level 95 Super Douluo and the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department.

Seeing Yan Shaozhe being so serious, clearly not joking, Ma Xiaotao panicked and hurriedly said, "Teacher, I understand. I'll put my cultivation on hold."

"Sigh..."

Yan Shaozhe sighed helplessly. "Xiaotao, don't blame your teacher. I'm doing this for your own good."

"Until we find a solution, you must slow down your cultivation. You absolutely cannot let your Soul Power Level reach Level 70."

As his voice fell.

Ma Xiaotao pursed her lips and said with frustration, "But... what solution could there possibly be?"

"There will definitely be one!"

Yan Shaozhe nodded heavily, his tone firm and resolute. "As long as we find a Soul Master with an Extreme Ice Martial Soul, preferably a man."

"Have him become your suitable match and resolve the negative effects of the Evil Fire Phoenix within your body. Then, you will be able to soar into the heavens."

Ma Xiaotao's pretty face instantly turned red. "I don't want to get married. I don't want to marry someone I don't like just because of my Martial Soul."

"The Evil Fire is already threatening your life. How can your teacher stand by and watch you be consumed by it?"

"You only have one life. Feelings can be cultivated. Besides, you are your teacher's pride. No matter what, I will find you a good home."

Yan Shaozhe understood his disciple's personality well.

She was the type who responded to gentleness, not force.

A harsher tone and verbal threats might work temporarily, but before long, Ma Xiaotao would toss them to the back of her mind again.

If he wanted her to listen, he had to use both soft and hard methods.

"Dean! Dean! Dean!"

Suddenly, a hurried shout came from outside the wooden cabin.

Yan Shaozhe and his disciple were immediately puzzled, then went outside.

They saw Director of Teaching Du Wilun looking tense, as though something unimaginably urgent had happened.