Ling Luochen Returns! Dai Huabin Gives Her Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow Essence

Ling Luochen withdrew his gaze and strode towards the academy.

What she didn't know was that a great deal had happened during the time she was away from the academy Soul Hunting.

Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire has been sublimated into the Ultimate Fire. Exchange students Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from the Sun Moon Empire have moved into Class One. Ning Tian publicly announced his engagement to Dai Huabin. After Dai Huabin came out of seclusion, his Soul Power broke through to level 59. He even defeated Ma Xiaotao, the level 64 Ultimate Fire Soul Emperor, in the Inner Academy 'Soul Fighting Arena with a level 59 soul power.

She knew nothing about any of these things.

By the time Ling Luochen reached the dormitory building of the Outer Academy, it was already completely dark.

She glanced habitually at the window of the dormitory at the far end of the first floor.

The lights are off.

Not here.

Ling Luochen stood there for a few seconds, then looked away and prepared to go upstairs.

As she passed by the bulletin board, she glanced at the newly posted notice.

One of them caught her attention...

"Notification regarding the enrollment of exchange students into classes at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy... Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen are to be assigned to Class One of the Outer Academy..."

Ling Luochen stopped in his tracks.

Class One

That was Dai Huabin's class.

Ling Luochen stared at the three characters "Meng Hongchen" on the notice for a while, and the image of Meng Hongchen appeared in his mind.

She shook her head, a strange smile on her face, and continued toward the Inner Academy.

Night fell over Sea God Island.

Ma Xiaotao had just come out of the bathroom, holding a dry towel and drying her wet red hair.

A soft knock came from outside the courtyard gate.

"The door's unlocked, come in."

Ma Xiaotao blurted it out casually.

The courtyard gate was pushed open, Ling Luochen stepped in.

Her dark, fitted outfit still had several scorch marks and tears, clearly indicating that she had just returned to the academy and hadn't had time to change.

Ma Xiaotao stopped what she was doing and looked her over with some surprise.

"You just came back from the Far North?"

"Yes, I just finished hunting my Sixth Soul Ring and stopped by to check on things."

Ling Luochen pulled out a chair and sat down at the stone table.

Ma Xiaotao draped a towel over her shoulder, went inside, and brought out a pot of warm tea and two cups.

She poured Ling Luochen a glass.

"He broke through to the Soul Emperor level?"

"Level 61."

Ling Luochen took the teacup, took a sip, and moistened his chapped lips.

Ma Xiaotao sat down opposite her and tapped her fingers on the table.

"You came all this way to see me, I'm afraid it wasn't just to say hello on the way."

Ling Luochen put down his teacup and did not deny it.

"Did Huabin resolve the Evil Fire in your Martial Soul?"

Ma Xiaotao opened her palm, and a ball of golden-red flame rose up.

The flames had lost their usual violent and malevolent aura, but the surrounding air was slightly distorted due to the high temperature.

"The Martial Soul has completely transformed; Ultimate Fire."

Ling Luochen stared at the ball of flame, remaining silent for a moment.

She was indeed somewhat envious.

Back in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Dai Huabin demonstrated terrifying control over ice attributes and even promised to help her find a chance to transform herself.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xiaotao completed this step first.

Ma Xiaotao extinguished the flames, her tone very calm.

"Luo Chen, you need to hurry up and work harder."

Ling Luochen looked up at her, somewhat puzzled.

Ma Xiaotao smiled and reached out to fiddle with the teacup on the table.

"Huabin has quite a few junior girls from the Outer Academy around him. Zhu Lu is inseparable from him all day long, Ning Tian the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect just got engaged to him, and there are also Cui Yajie, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er who are always hanging around him."

"Our senior students in the Inner Academy are already at a disadvantage. If they don't take the initiative, they won't even have a place to stand in the future."

Hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Ling Luochen's tense expression relaxed considerably.

Where is Wu Ming?

Ma Xiaotao rolled her eyes.

"Don't even mention her. She's always clamoring to go all in, but when it really comes down to it, she's as thin-skinned as a sheet of paper."

Ling Luochen chuckled softly.

So, whose side are you on now?

"Nonsense, of course it's the front line of our Inner Academy seniors."

Ma Xiaotao finished the tea in her cup.

"Huabin still has half of the Blazing Gel left. Although you are an ice-attribute user and don't need it, he has plenty of good stuff."

Ling Luochen stood up and dusted off the corner of his clothes.

Thank you for reminding me.

"Alright, go back and take a good shower and change your clothes. Go find him at the Outer Academy tomorrow."

Ma Xiaotao waved to her, then turned and went back inside.

Ling Luochen walked out of the courtyard and closed the wooden door behind him.

The night breeze rustled through the treetops, and ripples spread across the Sea God Lake.

She glanced in the direction of the Outer Academy dormitory, then walked towards her own place.

The morning sunlight shone on the bluestone path in the Outer Academy.

As Dai Huabin stepped out of the dormitory building, he was met by a tall, slender figure.

Ling Luochen changed into a clean light blue dress, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders.

She stood under the ancient tree in front of the dormitory building, her hands behind her back.

Dai Huabin stopped in his tracks.

"Luo Chen, it's been a long time."

Ling Luochen turned around and nodded.

"Haven't seen you for a long time."

Dai Huabin carefully sensed the aura around her; her Soul Power was calm and restrained.

"You've broken through to level sixty-one?"

"I just absorbed my Sixth Soul Ring the day before yesterday."

Ling Luochen spoke calmly, but with a hint of ease in his voice.

Dai Huabin nodded to himself.

Ling Luochen didn't have any special opportunities of his own, but he was able to reach the Soul Emperor level at this age through hard work, which truly shows his outstanding talent.

"Congratulations, you've become Soul Emperor at less than twenty years old. You're a top genius even on the entire continent."

"Compared to you, I'm nothing."

Ling Luochen looked Dai Huabin up and down.

"I heard you beat Xiaotao in the Inner Academy Soul Fighting Arena a few days ago?"

Dai Huabin smiled.

"It was just a friendly spar; nobody went all out."

"Xiaotao isn't the type to hold back in a sparring match."

Ling Luochen took two steps closer, standing only half a meter away from Dai Huabin.

A faint fragrance wafted out, accompanied by a slightly cool breeze.

"Her Martial Soul has transformed into the Ultimate Fire. Was it the opportunity you provided?"

Dai Huabin did not hide anything.

"I found her some treasures, which just happened to be the right remedy."

Ling Luochen stood still, waiting for him to finish his sentence.

Dai Huabin naturally understood her thoughts and took out a warm, smooth jade bottle from his Storage Soul Tool.

"For your Ice Element Martial Soul to transform, it needs the nourishment of extreme cold. Take this bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow first."

This Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow Essence was extracted from the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow by the combined efforts of the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress.

Ling Luochen took the jade bottle, her fingertips touching Dai Huabin's fingers.

The familiar, extreme chill traveled through her skin, causing her Martial Soul to involuntarily accelerate its circulation by a fraction.

"This is too valuable."

"Take it. When we hunt for the Seventh Soul Ring later, I'll take you to the Far North to find something more suitable for you."

Dai Huabin spoke with certainty.