A Sound Like Thunder Crashed Through the Sky! The Mu Family's Proud Daughter-in-Law Stunned Everyone with Her Ice Element! Mu Zhuoran, You're a Dragon!

"Wow, I actually managed to get the Demonic Law fusion technique right..."

"It's almost like I've got a natural talent for this."

Jiang Yu sighed with emotion.

After all, not everyone had the kind of heaven-defying talent he did.

That was how he'd become the first person ever to fuse two Demonic Laws.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yu glanced at the other high-level demon artifacts he'd acquired.

[Congratulations! You have obtained an A-grade innate talent: Elemental Fusion.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained an A-grade innate talent: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water... and Wind can all be fused.]

Jiang Yu smiled at the B-grade innate talents he'd already absorbed. Was the success rate for fusing high-level demon artifacts really that high?

He'd already managed to fuse all seven high-level demon artifacts!

[Fusion complete.]

Jiang Yu selected Fusion without hesitation. It was worth a shot.

[Fusion successful. You have obtained an A-grade innate talent: Elemental Control.]

[Trait: Increases the casting speed of Elemental spells and greatly improves the speed at which Elemental stars can be cultivated.]

"It looks like the talent that suits me best is still the one Mu Zhuoran gave me."

Jiang Yu pondered for a moment.

His Ice and Fire Element stars could now cultivate demonic energy nearly ten times faster!

And as his star constellation continued to grow, the increase would be even greater!

One had to know that, apart from breaking through to the next realm, cultivating magic was all about mastering the stars.

At the Initial Level, there were seven stars; at the Intermediate Level, forty-nine; at the Advanced Level, 343...

The higher the level, the more painstaking the cultivation became.

When Mu Zhuoran had first told him that he'd spent nearly half a year mastering the magic of a single element, Jiang Yu had been stunned.

Just as Jiang Yu was marveling at his own progress, someone suddenly knocked.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Jiang Yu hurriedly got up and opened the door to his dormitory.

A tall, graceful woman stood outside.

She wore a finely tailored white dress, cinched at the waist. Its elegant contours accentuated her striking figure.

Her face was as cold as porcelain, and her beautiful features gave her an air of icy aloofness, as if she were a pure white lotus blooming in a frozen pond.

Her long, flowing hair hung behind her shoulders like a silvery moonlit waterfall. The only touch of warmth was a crimson ribbon tied around her neck.

This beauty from the Ice Mountain was Mu Zhuoran.

But today, there was a smile on her face—a faint, gentle one...

"Didn't you say you'd come back with me to visit my father? What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

She spoke to Jiang Yu calmly.

Today, Mu Zhuoran wore a pair of pure white high-heeled boots.

She was already tall, nearly 1.8 meters, and the heels made her about the same height as Jiang Yu, who stood at 1.85 meters.

"Okay."

Jiang Yu calmly glanced at Mu Zhuoran's long, jade-white legs.

Inwardly, he marveled that Mu Zhuoran really did have a pair of stunning legs.

Still, he had come for a proper reason, so he collected himself and said,

"Let's go."

The two left the luxurious dormitory building at the Imperial Capital Academy.

The students here were all cultivators, so there were hardly any restrictions on men and women being in the same place. That was also why Mu Zhuoran could come straight to Jiang Yu.

"Has your father been doing well lately?"

Jiang Yu asked out of concern.

After all, the Mu family had taken him in and cared for him for sixteen years.

They had given him food and clothes, and never treated him badly.

So he'd always felt warmly toward the Mu family.

"My father's fine."

When Mu Zhuoran mentioned Mu Zhuoran, her expression became a little complicated.

She tucked her fair hand into her coat pocket and looked at the streets around them with a distant gaze.

"Ever since Bo City was destroyed, the Mu family hasn't lost many people."

"But the demon tide nearly wiped out the entire Mu clan living around the Mu estate. And then there's the reconstruction of Bo City..."

"So my father and I have had to rely on the head family. That is, the Mu family in the Imperial Capital."

"I don't know how they'll treat us, since they've brought us back from such a small place."

"My father's actually been pretty worried about this."

Jiang Yu nodded, understanding.

Mu Zhuoran was the young mistress of the Mu family, but in the Imperial Capital, she was still considered someone from a small town.

And the Mu family...

After the disaster, Bo City had nearly been wiped off the map, and the Mu estate had suffered heavy losses. Their strength had diminished considerably.

When Jiang Yu had gone to rescue Xia after the city fell, he'd heard that the Mu clan had lost almost half its people...

As they walked along the road, the mood between them grew quiet.

Mu Zhuoran looked at the young man beside her, who had already shed the immaturity of his early years.

She felt a little strange...

At the time, Jiang Yu had suddenly brought up the journey:

"It's been a while since I had a proper outing. I think I'll take a few days to go hiking and enjoy the scenery..."

Mu Zhuoran recalled that time and smiled as well. It was as if spring had finally melted the ice around her.

Jiang Yu looked deeply into her eyes and teased,

"You look really beautiful when you smile."

Mu Zhuoran gazed at Jiang Yu's handsome face, as if he were a shining star in the night sky.

She had no way of concealing her emotions, so she simply let them show.

Jiang Yu was the first to look away. He coughed awkwardly.

Mu Zhuoran saw how uncomfortable he was and smiled even more brightly.

He was still the same person, but something about him had changed...

They arrived at the Mu family estate in the Imperial Capital.

A small, three-story residence stood before them.

Being able to live in a place like this was already pretty good, but it was nothing compared to the Mu family's sprawling mountain estate back in Bo City...

Jiang Yu felt a little uneasy, and even more embarrassed to face Mu Zhuoran.

"My father's upstairs."

A voice called from the floor above.

"Is Young Master Jiang back? Is there someone else with him?"

An old man in a simple robe looked down from the second floor.

When he got a clear look at the visitor, Mu Zhuoran set down her teacup and hurriedly called out,

"You're... Jiang Yu!"

He hastened downstairs to greet him, his face brimming with delight.

Jiang Yu's remarkable achievements had spread like wildfire, so even the old man had heard of him.

A student who had mastered every element, with an innate talent for magic cultivation that made him seem like a demon, and who had topped the Dragon Ranking!...

In just three years, this young man had achieved what others couldn't accomplish in a lifetime.

As a refined man, Mu Zhuoran naturally understood the proper etiquette.

He immediately brought out the finest tea and poured it for them, treating his guests with the utmost courtesy.

At that moment, three people sat around the tea table.

Mu Zhuoran, Jiang Yu, and Mu Zhuoran.

"Ha ha! Jiang Yu, I knew you were extraordinary when you were little, but I never imagined you'd achieve so much—far beyond anything I could have dreamed of!"

Mu Zhuoran said with sincere admiration.

Back then, he'd thought Jiang Yu had a good appearance and came from a decent family. His parents had died, and he also had an innate talent for magic. He'd planned to take him in as a son-in-law.

When he learned Jiang Yu had been enslaved in Bo City, he hadn't been particularly concerned.

The family had been too strong, and he'd thought Jiang Yu had simply become their plaything.

But things had turned out differently. Jiang Yu was now the man who had risen to become Bo City's hero.

Mu Zhuoran fell silent.

He had looked down on the Mu family in Bo City, but he was nothing compared to Jiang Yu...

"Thank you for looking after me all those years, Uncle Mu. Please accept this small token of my gratitude."

Jiang Yu reached out and took a tea set from his spatial demon artifact.

It was the finest porcelain, wrapped in the finest brocade, and the tea was of excellent quality.

"Good, good, good!"

Mu Zhuoran laughed heartily, clearly delighted.

He looked at Jiang Yu's manner and could tell that he was a grateful and kindhearted young man.

And besides...

Mu Zhuoran glanced at his daughter from the corner of his eye.

Mu Zhuoran would now make a fine match for his daughter.

He'd have to act quickly before someone else took her away.

"Where's Mu Zhuoran? My daughter is getting married to Mu Zhuoran, and I'm here to make the arrangements!"

A short, thin, and unremarkable middle-aged man barged into the courtyard, shouting.

Mu Zhuoran looked at the newcomer, his expression turning cold.

"Master Zhou—Zhou Youhong!"