Freezing Sea God Lake! Ma Xiaotao Actually Came to Meet Them Herself?

After Mu Jin finished speaking, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Does the teacher mean we have to cross Sea God Lake by ourselves?"

Xiao Xiao peeked out and asked.

Mu Jin nodded. "Sea God Lake is the first hurdle for the Inner Academy. Now that you've secured your spots in the reserve force, you have to cross that hurdle yourselves."

"How are we going to get across? Swim across?" Cui Yajie took a half step back, her long pink hair blowing in the lake breeze. "I don't want to be soaking wet first thing in the morning."

Mu Jin smiled. "The method doesn't matter, as long as we get to the other side."

Wang Dong'er didn't waste any words.

Three Soul Ring, one yellow and two purple, lit up behind her, and blue butterfly wings unfurled behind her.

With the fluttering of the Light Goddess Butterfly, Wang Dong'er's body lightly took to the air and flew straight towards Sea God Island.

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, "Dong'er just flew away like that?"

Cui Yajie crossed her arms and watched Wang Dong'er's retreating figure grow smaller and smaller. "Fine, so what if you have wings?"

Snow Empress took it even simpler, stepping directly onto the lake.

The moment her shoe touched the water's surface, a patch of ice, about the size of a step, silently froze. Snow Empress stepped onto it, then took another step. A second patch of ice froze.

One step, one ice.

Snow Empress walked out unhurriedly, her white dress swaying gently in the wind, as if she were strolling in her own backyard.

Cui Yajie watched for a few seconds, then muttered under her breath, "Xue'er always has this kind of style when she appears; I'm used to it."

Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously beside her.

Ning Tian took out a small silver disc from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist, preparing to activate the Flying Soul Tool.

"No need."

Dai Huabin took two steps forward and stood on the edge of the lake.

He raised his right hand, and the moment he released his Soul Power, a chilling aura spread from his palm.

A series of soft "click" sounds came from the lake.

Starting from Dai Huabin's palm, the ice layer rapidly spread forward, forming a three-meter-wide ice path that stretched straight out, crossing the morning mist and leading towards Sea God Island.

The ice was thick and had a pale blue sheen; it felt solid and stable underfoot.

Ning Tian's hand, which was holding the Flying Soul Tool, stopped in mid-air, and he silently put it back.

"Sharp!"

Xiao Xiao patted Ning Tian on the shoulder, "You'll get used to it. Once you've been around the class monitor for a while, you'll realize what it means to be superfluous."

Ning Tian his eyes.

Dai Huabin glanced back at the group, "Let's go."

Zhu Lu was the first to catch up, stepping steadily on the icy path, the hem of her black outfit swaying slightly in the cold air.

Xiao Xiao followed closely behind, while Cui Yajie pulled Ning Tian along at the very back.

The ice road leads to Sea God Island.

Wang Dong'er had already landed on the shore, folded her butterfly wings, and was combing her slightly messy pinkish-blue hair with her fingers.

She glanced at the group of people walking towards her on the icy road and frowned slightly.

Flying over took a lot of her Soul Power, but this guy just paved a path and walked over.

Snow Empress had also arrived, standing on the other side of the pier, her white dress completely dry.

Dai Huabin led the group across the icy path and onto the boardwalk. Behind them, the ice slowly melted away, the broken ice sinking into the lake without a trace.

Sea God Island is much quieter than the Outer Academy.

The trees are towering, and the air is filled with an indescribable freshness, as if it has been purified by some powerful force.

The stone path underfoot was swept clean, and the shrubs on both sides were neatly trimmed.

As the group walked onto the main road, a person stood at the fork in the road ahead.

Red hair, strikingly red.

She had long, fiery red hair cascading over her shoulders, and wore a dark red fitted top and black trousers, with a thin gold belt around her waist.

Tall and slender with defined curves, she exuded an imposing aura despite her casual posture.

It was Ma Xiaotao.

Snow Empress was the first to see her, and her steps faltered slightly.

Ma Xiaotao also saw Snow Empress.

The two locked eyes for a moment.

Both sides remembered the incident clearly. Ma Xiaotao provoked Snow Empress and was defeated in one move. That was one of the few times Ma Xiaotao had suffered a complete defeat since entering the Inner Academy.

Ma Xiaotao spoke first, "Hello."

His tone was much calmer than last time.

Snow Empress nodded slightly, said nothing more, and walked past Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao wasn't in a hurry to chase after them.

She knew in her heart that she was indeed in the wrong last time, and it was normal for others to ignore her.

However, it wasn't that Snow Empress was deliberately ignoring Ma Xiaotao; rather, she treated everyone except Ice Empress, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu the same way.

As Wang Dong'er approached, her pace slowed.

She knew Ma Xiaotao.

That day, when Ma Xiaotao forcibly challenged Sister Xue'er, she, Cui Yajie, and Xiao Xiao were all present.

At that time, Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix spread across the sky with terrifying momentum, but it was frozen into an ice block by the Snow Empress.

Cui Yajie leaned close to Wang Dong'er's ear and whispered, "Isn't this the Inner Academy senior who got slapped down by Sister Xue'er last time?"

Wang Dong'er gave a soft "hmm".

Xiao Xiao whispered from behind, "What's she doing here? She can't be here for revenge, can she?"

Cui Yajie glanced at her. "Do you think she looks like she's here to fight?"

All three of them looked at Ma Xiaotao at the same time.

It doesn't seem like it.

Because Ma Xiaotao was dressed noticeably more elegantly than usual today.

Her dark red outfit accentuated her sleek figure, and the gold belt was perfectly tied. Although her hair was still loose, it was neatly combed, unlike her usual casual look after training.

Xiao Xiao squeezed closer to Cui Yajie, "Did she... dress up?"

Cui Yajie nodded slightly.

Ma Xiaotao's attention was not on the three little girls at all.

She was waiting for the people behind her.

On the icy road, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu walked side by side, with Ning Tian following behind.

Ma Xiaotao has been standing here for almost twenty minutes.

She arrived earlier than anyone else.

Originally, Xixi was supposed to pick up this group of students from the Outer Academy, Ma Xiaotao insisted on taking the job herself.

Xixi was puzzled for a long time, "Xiaotao, when did you become so enthusiastic about the juniors from the Outer Academy?"

Ma Xiaotao glared at Xixi and said, "Stop talking nonsense and go do your thing."

Xixi shrugged and walked away.

Actually, besides what Yan Shaozhe said yesterday, there was another reason why Ma Xiaotao arrived so early: she wanted to see with her own eyes how these people crossed the Sea God Lake.

For ordinary Outer Academy students, crossing the lake requires either Flying Soul Tool or a high-level flying Soul Skill; it's not an easy task.

What did Ma Xiaotao see in the end?

Xue Qingyao walked over step by step, her feet frozen, her demeanor as composed as if she were strolling through a garden.

Ma Xiaotao cursed under her breath.

This woman is truly strong.

However, it's normal for someone to be strong if they can defeat you in one blow.

Then Ma Xiaotao saw Dai Huabin raise his hand, and an icy path was laid directly to the other side.

The surface of Sea God Lake froze instantly, without even a moment's hesitation.