Ultimate Ice: Ice Jade Scorpion Left Leg Bone?! Ice Jade Emperor Drill, Polar Penetration?

"So from now on, don't be prejudiced against Yan anymore.

He's my beloved, and the greatest benefactor Skywater Academy has ever had."

Hearing Shui Bing'er's almost-confessional words, the people of Skywater Academy glanced at one another.

Their suspicion and hostility vanished in an instant, replaced by deep shock and envy.

Shui Yue'er stood frozen, looking at her sister's happy, resolute expression. Most of the resentment in her heart melted away.

Though the beginning of their relationship had indeed been a little "forceful"...

Seeing that her sister's strength was now heaven-defying and her bearing had become so exceptional, she knew Huang Yan truly treated her sister well.

"Um... Huang Yan, I'm sorry."

Shui Yue'er walked up to Huang Yan, blushing and fidgeting, her head bowed in apology.

"I was just too worried about my sister. I spoke without thinking. Don't take it to heart."

Huang Yan smiled casually and waved his hand.

"It's fine. You're Bing'er's younger sister, so it's only natural that you'd worry about her.

"From now on, I'll look after Skywater Academy just as I look after Bing'er. We're family now."

Skywater Dean was overjoyed to hear this.

To receive a promise from a peerless genius like him—and even use it to forge closer ties with Spirit Hall—

This was nothing short of a tremendous stroke of fortune for Skywater Academy.

"Thank you, my lord!

"It's an honor for Skywater Academy to have ties with Spirit Hall."

The dean hurried to make her position clear.

Shui Bing'er took Shui Yue'er's hand and asked softly,

"Yue'er, why did you venture so deep into the inner region of the Far North this time?

"Had one of the girls hit a bottleneck?"

Xue Wu stepped forward, her face full of remorse. She sighed softly.

"Bing'er, it was me.

"I'd just broken through to level forty. Everyone came in to help me hunt a Soul Beast for my Soul Ring.

"I never expected to run into this Ice Jade Scorpion. I nearly got everyone hurt. I feel awful..."

"Xue Wu, don't say that."

Shui Bing'er comforted her gently.

"I have Ultimate Ice now, so the Far North is like a fish in water to me.

"I'll help you find the perfect Soul Beast. I promise you'll be satisfied."

Just then, Azure Luan Douluo walked over to the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse.

He stared at it, his brows knitted tight. A rare look of shock showed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Huang Yan walked over, puzzled, and teased him.

"Teacher, what's with that expression?

"Don't tell me this little twenty-thousand-year-old scorpion really dropped a Spirit Bone for Bing'er?"

Azure Luan Douluo didn't answer. He brought his fingers together like a blade and sliced open the Ice Jade Scorpion's charred remains.

A crystal-clear bone, glowing with a faint jade-green light, stood out against the snow and wind.

A twenty-five-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Left Leg Bone!

And it was imbued with Ultimate Ice!

Huang Yan couldn't help thinking of the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone from the Douluo II story he'd read before transmigrating, the one that granted the Ice Explosion Soul Skill.

It had Ultimate Ice too, but that Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone had been seven thousand years old.

"A... a Spirit Bone?!"

Skywater Dean staggered back three steps, her voice trembling.

"And it's a left leg bone."

Azure Luan Douluo picked it up. A moment later, a voice transmission rang directly in Huang Yan's mind, edged with a strange, indescribable suspicion.

"Yan'er, tell your teacher the truth. Have you been secretly practicing some kind of 'hundred-percent Spirit Bone drop' divine skill?"

Hearing the amused disbelief in his teacher's voice, Huang Yan was stunned too.

"Three Soul Beasts in a row. The Blazing Flying Luan dropped an External Soul Bone, and the Man Faced Demon Spider dropped an External Soul Bone too.

"Now this twenty-five-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion has dropped an Ultimate Ice Left Leg Bone..."

Azure Luan Douluo's voice transmission even carried a hint of alarm.

"That's three drops in a row!

"Since when have Spirit Bones become as common as cabbages?

"Your luck is so outrageous that even I'm afraid of it."

Huang Yan rubbed his nose, feeling helpless too.

He'd only meant it as a joke. Who could've guessed the Soul Beasts in the Far North would be so "courteous"?

"Teacher, maybe it's just... good karma?"

Huang Yan sent back a timid reply in his mind.

"With karma that good, you'd better watch out when you go out. You might get struck by lightning."

Azure Luan Douluo laughed and chided him, then withdrew the voice transmission. Looking toward the stunned members of Skywater Academy, he said calmly,

"Looks like Bing'er's luck really is extraordinary.

"This Spirit Bone comes from the same source as her fifth Soul Ring.

"After she absorbs it, her Ultimate Ice will likely reach an even higher level."

Shui Yue'er had lost the power of speech completely. She just stared blankly at the Spirit Bone.

Absorbing a Soul Ring beyond her level was one thing. But to get a Spirit Bone with an Ultimate Attribute on the spot, too?

This was challenging the very limits of her understanding!

Huang Yan looked at the Spirit Bone, then turned toward Shui Bing'er, who had just gotten to her feet, and smiled.

"Bing'er, don't get distracted by the Spirit Bone yet.

"Tell me, what kind of fifth Soul Skill did this twenty-five-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion give you?"

A hint of excitement flashed through Shui Bing'er's eyes. She lifted her slender hand, and the aura of Ultimate Ice danced at her fingertips.

"Yan, my fifth Soul Skill is called 'Ice Jade Emperor Drill.'

"It instantly gathers my Ultimate Ice Soul Power at a single point, forming a spiraling ice drill with immense penetrating power.

"Combined with my Ultimate Ice, it can ignore fifty percent of an opponent's defense and unleash a burst of cold poison the moment it hits.

"With my current Soul Power, its might can absolutely rival a Soul Saint's full-powered attack!"

"Hiss—"

Shui Yue'er drew in a sharp breath.

"You're level fifty and can fight a Soul Saint?

"Sister, you're practically defying the heavens!"

Skywater Dean could only smile wryly. She had once been the academy's strongest.

Now, it seemed that before long, even she would be surpassed by her own student.

Ultimate Ice was terrifying indeed!

"Not bad. Penetration and cold poison really are the Ice Jade Scorpion's signature abilities."

Huang Yan nodded in satisfaction. Then he bent down, picked up the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Leg Bone, and held it out to Shui Bing'er.

"If the Soul Skill is that strong, then keep going.

"Absorb this Ice Jade Scorpion Left Leg Bone too.

"It'll make your Ultimate Ice purer and fully stabilize the foundation you've just established."

"Yan, this is too precious..."

Shui Bing'er looked at the Spirit Bone countless Soul Masters dreamed of and hesitated.

"Silly girl, why are you being so polite with me?"

Without giving her a chance to refuse, Huang Yan pressed the Spirit Bone into her hand and teased her.

"This was your own good fortune. If you don't take it, my teacher might suspect I have some 'Spirit Bone drop skill' and drag me out hunting every day."

Azure Luan Douluo shot Huang Yan an exasperated glare from beside them, then nodded.

"Take it, Bing'er.

"This Spirit Bone comes from the same source as the Soul Ring you just absorbed, so now is the best time to absorb it.

"Yan'er and I will protect you. You can relax."

Shui Bing'er took a deep breath and nodded firmly. Her eyes brimmed with tenderness as she looked at Huang Yan.

"All right, Yan. I'll do as you say."

With that, Shui Bing'er sat cross-legged once more and began fusing with the bone beneath the envious, astonished gazes of Shui Yue'er and the others.