Dual Cultivation in Both Departments! The Ice Empress Didn't Sacrifice Herself? Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Was Stunned

Xian Lin'er looked at Snow Empress, her tone filled with anticipation:

"I hope to see the answer in you."

Snow Empress nodded slightly. "Thank you."

Ice Empress sat beside her, resting her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes darting around.

She didn't say anything, but she was already thinking to herself, what's the difference between these humans fighting over each other and the Soul Beast in the Far North?

Seeing that both Snow Empress and Cui Yajie favored the Soul Guidance Department, Yan Shaozhe knew that further arguing was pointless.

He quickly gathered the remaining people together.

"Huabin, then you and Zhu Lu will officially join the core disciple sequence of the Martial Soul Department."

"No problem."

Yan Shaozhe then looked at Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.

"Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, where are you two?"

Wang Dong'er leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed, and spoke upon hearing this:

"I'm joining the Martial Soul Department. Thank you, Dean."

Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement, "I'll also choose the Martial Soul Department. Thank you, Dean."

Yan Shaozhe breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to preserve his core support.

The four people are Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao. Among them, two are of the Ultimate Ice, one is the Light Goddess Butterfly and a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, and the other has Twin Martial Souls. In the Martial Soul Department, the quality of this year's group is simply heaven-defying.

Cai Mei'er watched as Yan Shaozhe finally showed a slight smile, thinking to herself, "You can finally relax. His old face was almost green just now."

Although Xian Lin'er didn't get Dai Huabin, she did get a level 65 Ultimate Ice Soul Emperor and a Spirit-type Nine-Tailed Fox, so it wasn't a wasted trip.

Qian Duoduo stood quietly behind her, seemingly unnoticed, but in his mind he was already planning what kind of laboratory to arrange for Xue Qingyao.

Just when everyone thought the matter was settled, Xuan Zi, who had been mostly silent in the corner, suddenly put down his wine pot.

"Wait a moment."

Everyone's eyes turned to that direction at once.

Xuan Zi put his legs down and leaned forward slightly.

"Mu En once told me that one shouldn't be too rigid or petty; Soul Tool are the future trend."

Xuan Zi paused for a moment, letting the words linger in everyone's minds.

"So, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Xue Qingyao."

Xuan Zi called out names one by one.

"Would the three of you be willing to become students who practice both systems simultaneously?"

There was a moment of silence in the lounge.

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er exchanged a glance but remained silent.

Xuan Zi continued:

"The academy will not force you to learn how to make Soul Tool, but you need to master how to use them."

Simply put, it's about making you Soul Grandmaster capable of using powerful Soul Tool.

Dai Huabin quickly went through it in his mind.

Both systems are practiced simultaneously.

This suggestion is actually quite good; it's essentially equivalent to having a combat-ready Soul Engineer for the Sun Moon Empire.

He had originally planned to find an opportunity to work with Soul Tool, but he didn't want to spend his energy on making them.

If all you need to do is learn how to use it, the time cost is much lower.

Moreover, these words were spoken by Xuan Zi, and it is quite obvious that Xuan Zi said these words to Mu En.

Mu En's words carried more weight at the Shrek Academy than those of Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er combined.

The fact that he brought it up means it wasn't just a casual remark, but a well-thought-out arrangement.

"Thank you, Academy." Dai Huabin nodded.

Zhu Lu echoed, "Thank you, Academy."

Snow Empress nodded, "Okay, thank you."

Xuan Zi grunted in satisfaction and took another swig from the wine jug.

"Alright. As for the meditation slots for the Golden Tree..."

"You'll find out once you enter the Inner Academy."

The rest is simple.

Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er left first. Yan Shaozhe patted Dai Huabin on the shoulder and told him to go to the Martial Soul Department Academic Affairs Office tomorrow to complete the procedures for becoming a core disciple.

Xuan Zi also left, carrying a wine jug and swaying as he disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Qian Duoduo followed behind Xian Lin'er and finally spoke her first words of the day:

"Dean Xian, what are the arrangements for the laboratory...?"

"We'll talk about it when we get back," Xian Lin'er interrupted him.

Then, she turned to Dai Huabin and the others, her expression changing to one of enthusiasm.

"Since the three of you are all going to cultivate two departments simultaneously, why don't you come with me to the Soul Guidance Department now? Get familiar with the environment so you won't be lost later."

Dai Huabin wanted to refuse, but then he glanced at Snow Empress.

Snow Empress's expression remained indifferent, but she nodded slightly. "Okay."

"Okay, let's go take a look around."

The group left the lounge and headed towards the Soul Guidance Department.

Xian Lin'er walked ahead, explaining the layout and curriculum of the Soul Guidance Department to Snow Empress and Cui Yajie as they went.

Qian Duoduo followed behind her, occasionally adding a few words.

Zhu Lu walked close to Dai Huabin, her voice very low.

"Huabin, didn't you say there weren't any powerful Soul Engineer in the Soul Guidance Department? Why did you agree to go?"

"There's no harm in going to take a look."

"Oh. Then why did you send Sister Xue'er and Yajie to the Soul Guidance Department just now?"

"Xue'er is curious about Soul Tool, and her cultivation speed is already faster than that of ordinary geniuses, so she has more time to learn about Soul Tool. Yajie's Nine-Tailed Fox does need offensive methods. Soul Tool are indeed a good fit for Yajie."

Zhu Lu thought about it and felt it made sense.

Ice Empress walked beside Snow Empress, her twin ponytails swaying with each step.

She had absolutely no interest in any Soul Guidance Department; she was simply following Snow Empress.

Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Cui Yajie walked at the very back.

"Yajie, are you really going to the Soul Guidance Department?" Xiao Xiao asked softly.

"It's not like we're transferring over; we're just going to learn how to use Soul Tool."

Cui Yajie brushed her long pink hair aside.

"Besides, don't you think Dean Xian is a nice person? At least he seems much more approachable than Dean Cai."

"That's true."

Wang Dong'er remained silent, her attention focused on Dai Huabin's retreating figure walking ahead.

She didn't get any of those things: dual cultivation, core disciple, or the Golden Tree.

The gap between level 34 and level 45 cannot be bridged by a few snow lotuses.

She suppressed the thought and quickened her pace to catch up with the group.

When she returns to the Clear Sky Sect next time, she will become even stronger!

The Soul Guidance Department's teaching building is separated from the Martial Soul Department by half a campus. Its exterior walls are made of gray-white stone bricks, and its architectural style is more square and cold than that of the Martial Soul Department.

Xian Lin'er pushed open the side door and led everyone through a corridor.

Several students carrying parts and blueprints hurried past in the corridor, and greeted Xian Lin'er as they saw her.

Dai Huabin glanced around, his gaze casually sweeping across the end of the corridor.

At that very moment, he paused slightly.

At the corner of the corridor, a burly young man was walking over from the other side.

With broad shoulders and a muscular build, his demeanor was completely different from that of ordinary trainees, exuding a heavy and oppressive aura.

Huo Yuhao?

Dai Huabin silently repeated the name in his mind.

He recognized him. Although Huo Yuhao's appearance had changed a lot since last semester, when he was a thin boy, he now looked like a completely different person.

But the contours of that face remained unchanged, and coupled with that icy aura, it was the Titan Snow Demon.

Dai Huabin didn't make a sound. He looked away and continued walking forward with Xian Lin'er as if nothing had happened.

But his mind was already working.

In the original novel, Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul should be the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion given to him by the Ice Empress.

But Ice Empress is walking right beside him now, transformed into a haughty little girl with pigtails.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao did not obtain the Ice Empress, but instead fused with the Titan Snow Demon.

This also means that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm should now know that the Ice Empress is no longer in the Far North.

The commotion surrounding today's Class Promotion Assessment was so great that the aura of Ultimate Ice permeated half of the Beast Arena. It was impossible for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, with its million-year-old spiritual power, not to have sensed it.

Dai Huabin walked forward calmly, his heartbeat steady.

He brushed past Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao kept his head down, seemingly lost in thought, and didn't pay much attention to the group.

But Dai Huabin knew that even if Huo Yuhao didn't notice, the worm in his brain definitely did.

Sure enough, Huo Yuhao's steps suddenly froze when he reached the corner.

In his Spiritual Sea, the voice of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly rose in pitch.

"Wait! Stop!"

Huo Yuhao stopped instinctively.

"What's wrong, Brother Sky Dream?"

"Among that group of people who just walked past..."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice trembled.

"There are two... two people whose auras are off."

"What aura?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not answer immediately.

It frantically recalls and analyzes the information it captured in that brief moment.

It sensed the presence of Ice Empress.

It wasn't the residual fluctuations of Ultimate Ice, but a living, vivid, breathing aura of the Ice Empress's original essence.

But that's impossible.

It already analyzed that back in the Beast Arena.

The Ultimate Ice on Dai Huabin's body was mixed with human Soul Power, suppressing the Soul Beast attributes. Its judgment was that the Ice Empress had sacrificed himself.

But just now, among the group of people who brushed past us, there was a girl with bright green twin ponytails—that was Ice Empress's human form.

The living Ice Empress.

It's not a remnant of the sacrifice, nor a mark within the Martial Soul; it's the Ice Empress's true form.

She lives on, walking in human form on human campuses.

And it's not just Ice Empress.

Although the aura of the white-haired woman beside her was largely concealed by some means, the chilling aura emanating from the depths, the oppressive presence of the highest echelons of the Far North, still remained.

She is the Heavenly Snow Woman and Snow Empress.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's thoughts almost froze for a moment.

Ice Empress didn't die.

The Snow Empress was also there.

Both of them were alive and appeared beside Dai Huabin in human form.

However, they did not possess the aura of Soul Beast.

This is what Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finds most perplexing.

Before a transformed Soul Beast reaches maturity, Soul Beast aura cannot be concealed.

No matter how well it's disguised, it's impossible for it to be completely flawless under its million-year-old spiritual perception.

But neither Ice Empress nor Snow Empress had any trace of Soul Beast scent.

It was as if I had become a real human being.

"Brother Sky Dream?" Huo Yuhao's voice came from afar, "What exactly did you sense?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm remained silent for a long time.

"Yuhao," its voice lowered, "Brother's previous judgment may have been wrong."

"Wrong? What do you mean?"

"Ice Empress did not make a sacrifice."

Huo Yuhao was stunned.

"She's still alive. And she was among that group of people who just walked past you."

Huo Yuhao suddenly turned around and stared at the direction where the group of people had disappeared at the end of the corridor.

But the corridor was empty, with only faint footsteps and voices coming from afar.

Those people are Dai Huabin!

Huo Yuhao had been suppressing his anger because he was afraid of exposing himself.

But Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said that Ice Empress appeared next to Dai Huabin?

"And the Snow Empress." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice grew softer and softer, as if she were talking to herself.

"They are all with Dai Huabin. They are all alive. None of them have the aura of Soul Beast."

"What exactly is going on?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao became even more puzzled.