Wilds Overlord! The Signal to Find Luo Li!

Bing Tianxiao flashed several times before leaping down from the Reception Platform, landing lightly on the soft layer of fallen leaves.

He reined in his aura and used Tread Snow Without Trace, becoming a weightless azure shadow.

He moved silently through the dense primeval forest.

"The Northern Cang Realm has plenty of spiritual energy, but I wonder if there are any decent 'wild monsters.'"

As he muttered, he released his perception and carefully scanned the movements around him.

Yes, Bing Tianxiao had already begun treating this place like a jungle in a game.

And he himself was level fifteen and maxed out, while spirit beasts and students were just wild monsters for him to kill...

However, after wandering for roughly half an hour, Bing Tianxiao's brows furrowed slightly.

He had encountered quite a few spirit beasts, but...

Most of these spirit beasts ranged from the Spirit Wheel Realm to the Divine Soul Realm. There were barely any in the Heaven Integration Realm.

Killing them was simply too boring...

Bing Tianxiao was kicking a pebble by his foot out of boredom, wondering whether he should continue being the "ruler of the wilds" and clear out the monsters.

Or take the initiative, "invade the enemy jungle," and hunt people down.

Just then—

Whoosh—bang!

A brilliant crimson flare suddenly exploded in the distant sky. Even through layer upon layer of dense forest, its dazzling trail and lingering spiritual-energy aftershock could be seen clearly.

"Hm? A signal flare?"

Bing Tianxiao's eyes lit up. He immediately slapped his forehead.

"How could I forget? That girl Luo Li must be looking for me too. I can use this trick as well!"

The more he thought about it, the more reliable it seemed.

Although he had no idea which part of the Northern Cang Realm Luo Li was in, what if she happened to be nearby?

If she was close and saw this unique ice-type signal, perhaps she could follow it over!

"Let's do it!"

Bing Tianxiao flashed away and used Tread Snow Without Trace.

Within a few breaths, he climbed to the peak of a solitary mountain with a wide-open view.

He flipped his right hand, and the crystalline longbow Ice Crystal Annihilation, radiating icy air, appeared in his grasp.

He did not nock an arrow. Instead, he directly drew the empty bowstring.

Hum!

As the bowstring was slowly drawn, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and a layer of frost instantly formed over the rocks at the summit.

The enormous amount of Ice Attribute Spirit Energy within Bing Tianxiao's body was compressed wildly, condensing along the bowstring.

An arrow composed entirely of Azure Spiritual Energy slowly took shape.

"Hopefully, this will work..."

Bing Tianxiao's gaze sharpened, and he abruptly released the bowstring!

Twang!

The arrow of Azure Spiritual Energy let out a sharp whistle as it tore through the air and shot straight into the sky!

When it climbed to an altitude of several hundred meters, the extremely unstable structure within the arrow finally reached its limit.

Boom!

There was no earth-shaking explosion. Instead, an extraordinarily gorgeous and unique display of "ice crystal fireworks" unfolded!

The arrow exploded, transforming into countless tiny, brilliant ice-blue points of light.

The points did not scatter randomly. Under the control of some exquisitely precise spiritual energy, they rapidly sketched and assembled themselves in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, a huge, clear pattern formed entirely from crystalline spiritual energy appeared suspended above the heavens!

The pattern was not writing, but an extremely abstract symbol—a simple ice sword slanting toward the sky, with a drop of icy dew dripping from its tip.

This symbol was a secret code understood only by Bing Tianxiao and Luo Li.

The enormous ice-sword pattern shimmered with a dreamlike azure radiance in the sunlight, visible throughout a radius of a hundred miles.

Anyone who looked up could see it clearly!

"Done!"

Bing Tianxiao put away the longbow and clapped his hands, gazing at his "masterpiece" with satisfaction.

"This should be eye-catching enough, right? If Luo Li sees it, she'll definitely know it's me."

"As for now..."

He chose the tallest ancient tree, lightly leaped onto its crown, and found a comfortable branch to lie on.

He folded his hands behind his head and crossed his legs.

"I'll take a nap first."

Sunlight streamed through the gaps between the leaves and fell across his face, warm and soothing.

At the same time, the enormous ice-sword pattern stretching across the sky and lingering for a long time drew the attention of nearly everyone in the Northern Cang Realm who looked up.

"What is that...? Such a powerful Ice Attribute Spirit Energy fluctuation!"

"Is someone using this method to send a signal? How precise must their control over spiritual energy be?"

"Looking at the pattern, it seems to be a sword..."

"Whoever it is, their ability to cause such a huge disturbance means their strength is absolutely terrifying. They're at least in the Heaven Integration Realm! Stay away from that area!"

Countless students who witnessed the scene felt deep wariness and curiosity well up in their hearts.

Most of them chose to stay away.

After all, in the Northern Cang Realm, where the strong preyed on the weak, such a high-profile display often meant trouble.

However, at the edge of a tranquil bamboo grove several hundred miles from the ice-sword pattern,

a young woman in a simple, elegant dress, with peerless and icy features, stood quietly gazing at the sky.

Her black hair flowed like a waterfall, and her graceful figure seemed to be surrounded by an aura that kept strangers at a distance, making the air around her exceptionally quiet.

It was Luo Li.

When the ice-sword pattern entered her clear, glasslike eyes,

her face, seemingly frozen for ten thousand years, first showed a faint hint of surprise.

Then a smile so faint yet capable of making a hundred flowers lose their color quietly spread across her lips.

"This idiot... He still loves showing off just as much as ever."

She murmured softly, her voice clear and cold as a spring, yet carrying a trace of imperceptible gentleness.

She recognized the secret code.

Luo Li no longer hesitated. With a light tap of her jade foot against the ground, her figure transformed into a streak of white light.

She shot straight toward the direction where the ice-sword pattern had risen.

Wherever she passed, bamboo leaves trembled lightly, yet not a speck of dust was disturbed.

She did not deliberately conceal her movements. On her forehead, an equally dazzling golden "Five" mark shone brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

Along the way, some students who had also been drawn by the ice sword, or who happened to encounter her, sensed the powerful aura emanating from Luo Li.

Especially when they saw the Level Five mark on her forehead, they all turned pale with shock and hurriedly stepped aside.

"Another Level Five mark!"

"Are all the newcomers this year monsters?"

"Hurry up and leave. Don't provoke her!"

Luo Li paid no attention to them.

Her gaze was fixed solely on the ice-blue radiance in the distant sky that was gradually beginning to fade.

Luo Li moved extremely quickly. The several-hundred-mile distance took her less than half an hour to cross.

She followed the trail of the fading ice-blue light, still able to sense its unique icy spiritual energy.

In the end, she locked onto that solitary peak.

However, when she landed lightly atop the peak and looked around, she did not find that familiar figure.

Only traces of frost remained on the summit, along with Bing Tianxiao's spiritual-energy fluctuations, which had not yet completely dispersed from the air.

Luo Li's cold eyes shifted slightly as her gaze swept over the dense forest below.

Based on her understanding of that fellow, he would never foolishly wait in the same place for someone to come.

Most likely, he had found somewhere to slack off.

Her gaze eventually settled on the tallest and most luxuriantly branched ancient tree in the forest.

Its crown spread like a canopy, and its position was excellent. It offered a view of the surroundings while remaining sufficiently concealed.

It was that fellow's favorite "watchtower" and "resting spot."

The faint smile returned to Luo Li's lips.

She moved and drifted toward the ancient tree.

Deep within the crown, Bing Tianxiao lay sprawled on his back across a thick branch, sleeping soundly. He was even letting out a faint snore.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows across his face.

Luo Li landed lightly on another branch and quietly watched him.

This fellow was still just like he had been on the Spirit Road. Even in a perilous place, he could sleep so carefreely.

She did not wake him immediately. She simply stood there quietly, as if even her breathing had merged with the wind.

The Level Five mark on her forehead radiated a gentle golden glow beneath the shade of the tree, complementing her cold aura perfectly.

After a while, perhaps because he sensed that familiar gaze, or perhaps because he had slept enough,

Bing Tianxiao's snoring paused. His eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes in a daze.

The first thing he saw was a pair of eyes as clear as a cold pool, quietly gazing at him.

"Hm? Luo Li?"

Bing Tianxiao blinked. He did not seem to be fully awake yet, and muttered instinctively, "Am I dreaming? Or did the signal flare really bring you here?"