All-Soul Ancestor Team, Shocking the Crowd!

"Bing'er, come out. I spotted you!"

Upon hearing that, Shui Bing'er dejectedly stepped out from behind a large tree and walked over to Shui Wuchen.

Shui Wuchen looked at her in confusion. "Bing'er, why didn't you go back to the inn? Why have you been following me all this way?"

"I... I wanted to see why you were leaving the city. You've been going out often lately."

Shui Bing'er lowered her head and twisted her fingers together, speaking softly like a child caught doing something wrong by an elder.

Shui Wuchen immediately smiled when he heard that. So that was what this was about.

"Then how about I take you along to have a look today?"

Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up at once. "Really?"

"It's nothing difficult!"

As he spoke, blue light flashed before Shui Wuchen. A beautiful large bird appeared before him, with three dark-blue diamond-shaped crests atop its head, translucent blue feathers, and blue ribbon-like tail feathers.

After Articuno appeared, Shui Wuchen said to her, "Articuno, same as usual!"

"Woo~~"

The next moment, Articuno's body expanded once more. Shui Wuchen took Shui Bing'er by the hand, and the two climbed onto her back.

Articuno then flapped her wings, and amid the howling wind, they rapidly rose higher into the sky.

Before long, as the surrounding temperature gradually grew colder, Articuno brought the siblings to the place where Shui Wuchen usually cultivated.

Shui Wuchen pointed around them and said to Shui Bing'er, "This is where I usually come. Cultivating in the city is too slow; it's a little faster here."

Shui Bing'er looked down, and her legs immediately went weak. Shocked and somewhat anxious, she said, "Brother, you usually meditate and cultivate in a place like this? It's too dangerous! If you fell..."

Shui Bing'er did not finish the rest. Even though they were Soul Masters, with bodies far stronger than ordinary people's, Shui Wuchen's cultivation spot was simply too high. One careless mistake could genuinely result in death from the fall.

"Woo~~ Ooh~"

However, before Shui Wuchen could speak, Articuno cried out at Shui Bing'er in displeasure.

What did she mean, Shui Wuchen falling? Was she questioning her flying skills?

Could one of the Three Sacred Birds fall to her death? That was far too insulting!

Facing the worried Shui Bing'er, Shui Wuchen rubbed her head and comforted her. "Don't worry. That won't happen. You need to trust your brother. Don't forget, your brother can fly."

In truth, Shui Bing'er was simply overly worried. Shui Wuchen was not one of those Soul Masters who could not fly. Even if Articuno truly made a mistake, he could use Ice Wings to correct himself.

Moreover, Articuno was genuinely very steady in this regard. She had never made any mistakes, and there was rarely even the slightest fluctuation while she flew.

Only after hearing Shui Wuchen's reassurance did Shui Bing'er gradually relax.

Indeed, given her brother's personality, he would not do anything he was not confident about. Though several thousand meters in the air looked terrifying, as long as one's Soul Power was not exhausted or one did not lose consciousness, accidents were basically impossible.

At that moment, Shui Wuchen suddenly said, "Since you're here, little sister, don't go back. Cultivate here with me instead!"

The reason Shui Wuchen had not brought Shui Bing'er along before was because he felt it would be better for her to spend time with girls like Xuewu and Shui Yuer. After all, for ordinary students, the Elite Tournament was basically a once-in-a-lifetime experience—perhaps a beautiful time they would cherish in the future.

As for cultivating a little more slowly, so be it. His way of cultivating was not suitable for everyone.

The most obvious example was that when he had only been around level ten, he could already cultivate all night without interruption for twenty-four hours. Yet other Soul Masters, even those with talent close to Innate Full Soul Power like Shui Bing'er, could cultivate for at most ten hours a day at that level.

Perhaps it was because he was a transmigrator, so his spiritual power had been naturally stronger.

However, after reaching the rank of Soul Elder, as their spiritual power increased, ordinary Soul Masters could also cultivate for twenty-four hours a day despite some strain. Shui Wuchen's advantage in this regard was no longer so apparent.

"Alright!"

Shui Bing'er nodded, then sat cross-legged beside Shui Wuchen and began cultivating.

Time passed unnoticed during cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had already set.

At that moment, Shui Wuchen opened his eyes and said to Shui Bing'er before him, "Bing'er, it's time for us to head back. Tomorrow is Skywater Academy's first battle. We need to rest well tonight and conserve our energy."

"Mm! I'll listen to you, Brother."

Shui Bing'er opened her eyes and nodded.

Articuno then carried the two of them swiftly downward, landing in the forest from before.

Many cities on the Douluo Continent enforced curfews, but Heaven Dou City, as the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire and its most prosperous commercial hub, naturally had no such rule.

After all, nightlife was an important source of consumer spending.

Shui Wuchen took Shui Bing'er around to experience Heaven Dou City's prosperity, and only then did the siblings finally return to the inn.

Seeing Shui Wuchen and Shui Bing'er return with some items in hand, Shui Yueruo breathed a sigh of relief. She then smiled at Shui Bing'er. "Did you have a pleasant time together today?"

"Very pleasant!"

The corners of Shui Bing'er's lips lifted slightly. Today might have been the happiest day she had had in a long while.

Shui Yueruo continued, "Then do you have any thoughts about tomorrow's battle?"

"Against an ordinary team like this, there's no need for any tactics. We only need to use the least effort possible and crush them head-on!"

Shui Bing'er smiled faintly, her tone brimming with confidence.

North Academy was a lower-middle-tier academy among the advanced Soul Master Academies. Based on the intelligence they had received, its team was even slightly inferior to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy reserve team they had seen today.

How could a team formed by such an academy possibly compare to a long-established powerhouse like Skywater Academy, unless it had somehow recruited several peerless geniuses in succession?

The next day, Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

When Skywater Academy's team, led by Shui Bing'er, revealed their Soul Ancestor spirit rings on the Soul Arena stage, the atmosphere instantly froze.

Immediately afterward, overwhelming cheers erupted from the stands.

"Skywater Academy!!!!"

"Skywater Academy!!!!"

"Skywater Academy!!!!"

Meanwhile, the members of North Academy opposite Skywater Academy looked ashen, their hearts turning cold.

If there had only been one Soul Ancestor on the other side, they could have barely tried to fight. After all, perhaps their opponent might make a mistake.

But now, every member of the opposing team was a Soul Ancestor, while their average level was only thirty-five. How were they supposed to fight this battle?

One had to know that even a difference of two or three levels between Soul Masters represented a considerable gap in strength. Their opponents now surpassed them by an average of seven levels, with an entire spirit ring separating them as well. It was an utterly insurmountable gulf!