The Shui Sisters' Crisis

Star Dou Great Forest

Amid the lush forest, three women walked together.

The woman leading them looked to be around thirty. Mature and charming, with a slender figure, she was like a ripe peach, making people unable to resist the urge to take a bite.

Close behind her were two young girls, one steady and composed, the other lively and energetic.

"I've envied Binger for so long. Today, I can finally obtain my own First Soul Ring!"

Shui Yue'er's little face was brimming with excitement as she eagerly anticipated her First Soul Ring.

Though they were not far apart in age, Shui Binger was far more composed than Shui Yue'er.

She helplessly rubbed her forehead. "If you cultivated a little harder, you could have gotten it even earlier."

Shui Yue'er stuck out her pink little tongue. "No way. Cultivation is boring to death. I'm already at my limit."

[The Shui Sisters' ages follow the comic version: Shui Binger is the older sister, and Shui Yue'er is the younger sister.]

[Regarding the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, in the Original Work it was Shui Binger and Xue Wu during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, but when the Four Elements Academy later came to Shrek, it became Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er. The author has adopted the setting of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between the sisters.]

Watching the two sisters with such completely different personalities, Shui Qianrou felt somewhat helpless.

It was hard to imagine that they were biological sisters with barely any age difference between them.

"Yue'er, don't be so reckless. This is the Star Dou Great Forest, not the academy. Danger lurks everywhere," Shui Qianrou said sternly.

However, Shui Yue'er did not take it too seriously.

She waved her hand dismissively. "Teacher, it's fine. We haven't gone far in yet. Those high-level soul beasts won't appear in a place like this. With your cultivation as a Soul Saint, wouldn't you be invincible in the outer region?"

Shui Binger's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "Yue'er, that's not how it works."

"High-level soul beasts generally don't appear in the outer region, but that's only generally speaking. Special circumstances can't be ruled out. One careless mistake could cost us our lives."

"I know, I know!" Shui Yue'er covered her ears and shook her head.

Seriously, they were clearly about the same age. Why did her sister feel more like a mother to her?

"Let's go a little deeper."

There were quite a few soul beasts in the outer region with suitable cultivation ages, but they had yet to find one of a suitable type.

The three continued deeper into the forest.

Before long, a faint rustling sounded.

Shui Qianrou's expression changed. She reached out and held the Shui Sisters behind her, spreading her Mental Power as her eyes fixed tightly on the woods ahead.

The surrounding air began to flow noticeably faster, and the breeze swayed the thinner trees in every direction.

The temperature fell at a rate perceptible to the body, while white frost silently appeared upon the tender green branches.

"Roar..."

A low, muffled roar slowly rang out, carrying a terrifying might that shook the soul.

Enormous claws smashed the trees ahead to pieces in an instant.

The culprit behind all this finally revealed its true form.

It was a white tiger-shaped soul beast standing roughly five meters tall.

Its snow-white fur was covered in pale blue ice armor, and white mist drifted from its mouth with every breath.

"Profound Ice Tiger!"

Shui Binger recognized the soul beast.

"Binger, Yue'er, get behind me." Shui Qianrou's face was solemn as seven soul rings slowly rose around her. She stared warily at the Profound Ice Tiger before them.

Judging by the Profound Ice Tiger's size, aura, and the extent of the ice armor covering its body, Shui Qianrou could determine that it had cultivated for at least forty thousand years.

An ordinary forty-thousand-year soul beast already possessed the ability to contend with a Soul Saint-level soul master.

The Profound Ice Tiger was even among the finest of soul beasts.

Legend had it that it possessed the bloodline of an ancient frost dragon.

A forty-thousand-year Profound Ice Tiger could likely rival a high-level Soul Saint. It might even be capable of fighting a Soul Douluo!

"What the hell is this? Why would a soul beast of this level appear in a place like this?!"

Shui Qianrou muttered under her breath, her outlook far from optimistic.

She was not alone. The Shui Sisters, whose Soul Power cultivation was still low, were with her.

Getting away unscathed would probably be difficult...

Shui Qianrou did not attack. She merely focused all her attention on the Profound Ice Tiger before her.

She still did not know whether it bore any hostility toward them.

What if it was merely passing by? Attacking rashly and provoking its hostility would only bring trouble upon themselves.

She simply released her own aura, letting the Profound Ice Tiger know that the people before it were not easy targets.

Generally speaking, as long as they had not trespassed into its territory, soul beasts would not attack opponents of similar strength who showed no hostility.

Yet this Profound Ice Tiger did not leave as Shui Qianrou had expected.

It seemed exceptionally irritable, and its huge tiger eyes were faintly red.

Upon seeing the three of them, the Profound Ice Tiger roared furiously. Its thunderous roar sent the birds and soul beasts in the surrounding forest flapping away in panic.

It had been provoked?

Shui Qianrou's expression turned grave.

The worst-case scenario had happened.

They had encountered an enraged Profound Ice Tiger, which meant it could not possibly be without hostile intent.

"Binger, Yue'er, I'll hold it back. Run!"

Shui Qianrou instructed the two behind her, then activated her Martial Soul Possession. Her seventh soul ring lit up as her Martial Soul Avatar was unleashed.

Holding a blue spear, Shui Qianrou charged toward the Profound Ice Tiger.

Rings of water coiled around the spear like winding blue flood dragons.

Soft Water Dragon Spear—this was Shui Qianrou's Martial Soul.

It was also one of the high-grade weapon Martial Souls. Though it could not compare to the Clear Sky Hammer, its power was not to be underestimated.

However, to Shui Qianrou's surprise, the Profound Ice Tiger had no intention of fighting her.

Its enormous body twisted aside with uncanny agility, evading Shui Qianrou's spear. Then, it pounced straight at the Shui Sisters.

"Bastard!"

Shui Qianrou's pupils suddenly contracted.

She had no time to consider why the Profound Ice Tiger, which generally preferred crushing its opponents head-on, had avoided her to attack the harmless Shui Sisters instead.

She spun around frantically, trying to stop the Profound Ice Tiger.

But the Profound Ice Tiger's speed was extraordinary as well. In the span of a breath, it had already reached the Shui Sisters.

Shui Binger's face turned pale as she shielded Shui Yue'er behind her.

The Profound Ice Tiger's terrifying aura made the little girl's entire body tremble uncontrollably.

Its enormous tiger claw rose high, then swung down at the Shui Sisters with piercing glacial power.

"No!"

Shui Qianrou's eyes nearly split apart.

A strike from a forty-thousand-year Profound Ice Tiger was enough to instantly turn the still-weak Shui Sisters into a mist of blood!

"Ah, it's a misunderstanding. Little kitty, calm down..."

A gentle, ethereal voice rang out.

Just as the Profound Ice Tiger's claw was about to reach the Shui Sisters, golden Order Chains shot out from beneath it out of thin air, wrapping around and sealing it in place, leaving it unable to move.

The forty-thousand-year Profound Ice Tiger, comparable to a Soul Douluo, was bound without even the strength to resist!