First Meeting Shui Bing'er

Her fingers lightly hooked the end of the scorpion braid behind her back.

She turned and hugged Lu Chen, her eyes holding a hint of scrutiny.

Lu Chen patted Xiao Wu's head and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Not satisfied?"

Xiao Wu hooked her arms around Lu Chen's neck, her toes lightly tipping as she pouted.

She leaned close to Lu Chen's ear and whispered, "Lu Chen, you... you haven't braided anyone else's hair before, have you?"

Lu Chen's left arm naturally wrapped around Xiao Wu's slender waist, and his right hand gently pinched her nose.

He said with a smile, "Xiao Wu, you're being suspicious again. Zhuqing and Yanzi don't have hair as long as yours."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu lightly bit Lu Chen's neck and then said angrily, "Lu Chen, you really are a big pervert!"

Xiao Wu squirmed in Lu Chen's arms for a while, her head resting on his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat. Her voice softened.

"Lu Chen, Dean Grandpa told me that you're destined to have more than one woman in the future..."

After seven years together, Xiao Wu was convinced that Lu Chen was not a promiscuous person.

Xiao Wu looked up at Lu Chen and asked seriously, "Will you always like me?"

Lu Chen leaned down and gently kissed Xiao Wu's forehead, saying slowly, "Yes, always."

Xiao Wu playfully nuzzled into Lu Chen's embrace, "Let's go for a walk outside. I've been in the human world for so long, and I haven't really gone shopping yet!"

"En."

As Lu Chen took her hand and they stepped outside, the morning light spilled over the bluestone slab road, feeling warm and comfortable.

Although it was a small town, its proximity to Heaven Dou City made the streets especially lively.

The shouts of tanghulu vendors, the greetings of restaurant waiters, the laughter of children chasing each other... all mixed together, filling the air with a worldly vibe.

Xiao Wu held Lu Chen's hand, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Lu Chen, look at this hair tie, it's so pretty."

Xiao Wu held a pink hair tie in her hand, adorned with two cute white little rabbits.

Lu Chen glanced at the price and took out five copper soul coins to hand to the stall owner, "Boss, we'll take it."

The stall owner was a kind old woman. Seeing how intimate Lu Chen and Xiao Wu were, she praised, "A talented man and a beautiful woman, you two are truly a perfect match."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu's pretty face instantly flushed crimson.

After Lu Chen paid, a middle-aged man in black, carrying a sack, suddenly brushed past him.

Lu Chen pulled Xiao Wu into his embrace, steadying her protectively.

"How can this person just walk without looking? Is he blind?" Xiao Wu peeked out from Lu Chen's embrace, looking at the black-clad man with indignation.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Chen's eyes. He sensed a bloody aura from the man, an aura only possessed by desperate criminals.

Just then, six girls in ice blue school uniforms swept past Lu Chen, bringing with them a faint chill.

Every one of these six girls was a beauty.

Lu Chen looked at their uniforms and wondered, "These must be from Skywater Academy. They seem to be chasing that black-clad man."

A tall, beautiful girl with gray-blue short hair looked at the black-clad man who was running away.

She said angrily, "How detestable! This evil soul master actually took our eldest sister away while our teacher was away..."

Lu Chen and Xiao Wu exchanged a look.

Lu Chen naturally knew Xiao Wu's personality and said, "Let's go take a look too."

Lu Chen and Xiao Wu walked side-by-side, chasing in the direction of the black-clad man.

Their speed was remarkable.

In just a few minutes, Lu Chen and Xiao Wu had overtaken the Skywater Academy group and followed the black-clad man into a forest.

The black-clad man was cautious, circling several times in the woods and looking back frequently. After confirming he wasn't being followed, he stopped under a large tree.

The black-clad man threw the sack he was carrying against the tree trunk. A muffled groan came from inside the sack.

Then, the black-clad man drew a dagger from his waist and, with a shing, sliced the sack open from the middle.

A comatose girl fell out of the sack.

The girl had a very well-proportioned figure, neither exaggeratedly plump nor overly thin.

A head of water blue long hair was scattered behind her. Her skin was fair, and her features were exquisite. Although she couldn't quite compare to Xiao Wu or Zhu Zhuqing, she possessed a hazy beauty.

Lu Chen and Xiao Wu hid behind a large tree. Lu Chen looked at the girl and thought to himself, This must be Shui Bing'er, the captain of the Skywater Team.

The black-clad man removed his hood, revealing his horrifying appearance. His skin was as pale as a skeleton, his cheeks sunken deep, clinging tightly to his jawbone.

Most terrifying were his hollow eyes, empty sockets with only a faint deep azure light spot flickering within, like ghost fire in the dark night.

The black-clad man looked at Shui Bing'er, his voice filled with greed, "As expected of the owner of the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul. The cold energy within you is so pure. I wonder how much my cultivation will increase if I devour you."

The black-clad man formed a hand seal, and a sinister cold wind howled past.

In the cold wind, a semi-transparent deep azure ghost shadow slowly condensed.

Its head was a skull pieced together from ice shards, two clusters of ghost fire burning in its hollow eye sockets, its limbs like withered bones wrapped in thin ice.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings appeared on the black clad man.

A hint of solemnity flashed in Lu Chen's eyes: A five-ring evil soul master with an optimal soul ring configuration. His martial soul should be a frost wraith that relies on devouring souls to increase its cultivation.

The black clad man controlled the frost wraith and slowly approached Shui Bing'er. Xiao Wu was about to make a move.

Lu Chen pressed Xiao Wu's right hand down and said softly by her ear, "Stay here. Evil soul masters have many tricks!"

Xiao Wu looked at Lu Chen's undeniable gaze and nodded, "Lu Chen, be careful."

Lu Chen nodded. A flash of blood light appeared in his hand, and the Asura Demon Sword materialized.

Flipping his wrist, a sharp Asura Sword Qi shot directly towards the frost wraith behind the black clad man.

"Who's there?"

The black clad man's third soul ring lit up. The frost wraith behind him let out a beast's roar and released a ghost shadow that collided with the Asura Sword Qi.

"Asura Berserk Devour!"

"Blood Fiend Power!"

On the Asura Demon Sword, the fourth and first soul rings lit up one after another.

Blood Flames surged on the Asura Demon Sword.

A rich slaughter aura emerged from inside his body, as if forming a suit of blood crystal armor on Lu Chen.

"So it's just a little rat!"

The evil soul master saw the two yellow, one purple, and two black soul rings on Lu Chen's Asura Demon Sword. Although surprised, disdain still showed in his eyes.

He had killed Soul Emperors, let alone this kid who hadn't even grown his hair yet.

The evil soul master's fourth soul ring lit up. The deep azure flames in the frost wraith's eyes instantly turned scarlet.

Countless wraiths lunged towards Lu Chen. Among these wraiths were various soul beasts, as well as humans, and even several infants.

Lu Chen looked at this scene, his heart filled with rage. He swung the Asura Demon Sword in his hand.