After a period of rest.
The group sat leaning against each other in the clearing, their faces glowing with indescribable excitement.
"Aunt Shui, you have no idea. Yue'er nearly got slapped into a Yue'er pancake by that big guy once. Luckily, I dragged her away fast enough..."
Shen Liuyu joked with a smile.
Shui Ningbing did not get angry either, merely smiling as she looked at Shui Yue'er, who was almost collapsed from exhaustion.
Shui Yue'er stubbornly straightened up and shouted:
"What do you mean? Clearly, it was Sister Liuyu, that big idiot, who tripped over a rock. I was going to run left, but she dragged me down with her to the right..."
Everyone burst out laughing. Shen Liuyu shot Shui Yue'er a fierce glare.
Shui Yue'er glared back without backing down, but the next second, her strength gave out and she slumped back into Shui Bing'er's arms.
"Everyone did very well this time."
Shen Hanyu also smiled and praised them. Although that Titan Snow Demon had been injured, and was only seven thousand years old, it was still comparable in strength to many Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.
Three girls—a Soul Grandmaster, a Soul Elder, and a Soul Ancestor—had worked together to hold out for so long before taking it down. That was already an outstanding achievement.
Shui Bing'er covered her mouth and giggled, then unusually took the initiative to speak with Shen Hanyu.
"Your Soul Ring configuration..."
Shen Hanyu waved a hand and said helplessly:
"I'm such a genius that I can help you absorb Soul Rings beyond your level. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to absorb a few more Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings?"
The four girls looked at one another, staring at Shen Hanyu as though he were a monster.
"Brother, then why is