Thought He Was Saving Damsels, Only to Find Out He Was the Culprit?

Jiang Liang was indeed excited.

He had finally obtained a Soul Ring, and already some blind fools had come knocking.

How could he pass up such a great chance to test his skills?

He immediately summoned the Cold Moon Sword Martial Soul and sprinted toward the source of the wolf howls.

He was incredibly fast, and with his sharp hearing, he quickly found the wolf pack.

But the sight before him left him stunned.

On an open stretch of snow ahead, five or six wild wolves covered in ice spikes, even around their joints, were attacking two adorable little girls!

If he remembered correctly, these wolves were called Ice Wolves, pack-dwelling creatures of the Extreme North.

The larger Ice Wolf among them was their wolf king.

It looked like it had several hundred years of cultivation too.

Jiang Liang gritted his teeth in fury.

What a degenerate world!

These Ice Wolves even bullied girls this young. They were worse than beasts!

The two little girls did not look very old. The older one was probably under ten, while the younger one was not much older than him.

The older girl radiated an icy aura, with a yellow Soul Ring around her.

The younger girl, who had short blue hair, was trembling as she hid behind the long-haired blue-haired girl, relying entirely on her sister's Soul Skill to fend off the wolf pack's attacks.

Who knew how the two little girls had ended up here.

All he could say was that their family was awfully careless.

But it was better that no adults were around.

If adults had come, would that not have ruined his chance to play the hero and save the beauties?

He loved this kind of cliché scenario most!

Just then, he saw one Ice Wolf circle behind the girls and pounce toward the short-haired girl.

The girl turned around and immediately screamed in terror.

"Ah! No!"

The long-haired girl's pupils contracted sharply. She hurriedly abandoned the Ice Wolf in front of her, turned, and raised her right hand at the Ice Wolf behind her.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"

The yellow century-old Soul Ring suddenly lit up. A piercingly cold aura surged from the long-haired girl's palm, instantly freezing the Ice Wolf that had leaped at her from behind in midair.

A crystalline shell of ice swiftly spread across the Ice Wolf's entire body, locking it into a lifelike ice sculpture that could no longer move forward even an inch.

But the danger had not yet passed.

In saving the girl behind her, she had exposed a huge opening.

The other Ice Wolves took advantage of the moment she turned and lunged at her with bared fangs and claws.

"Big Sister, watch out!" the short-haired girl screamed.

The blue-haired girl's expression changed abruptly. It was already too late for her to turn and defend herself, and she could only watch helplessly as the Ice Wolf's claws came at her!

At that critical moment, Jiang Liang rushed in front of them with his sword in hand.

A cold flash streaked through the air.

The sharp blade of the Cold Moon Sword Martial Soul sliced through the air with a piercing whistle.

The Ice Wolf did not even have time to let out a cry before its head rolled onto the ground. Even the blood was frozen by the terrifying chill, leaving only a yellow Soul Ring floating above the snow.

The sudden turn of events startled the attacking Ice Wolves. They watched this human who had abruptly intruded upon their hunt with wary eyes.

The two little girls also stood frozen in place, looking at Jiang Liang in confusion.

Jiang Liang flicked his sword into a flourish, struck a dashing pose, and smiled. "Did I scare you two little sisters?"

The girls blankly shook their heads.

"Good, as long as you're not scared." Jiang Liang chuckled, then turned toward the wolf pack. "Don't worry. Big Brother will take you through them now."

The wolves sensed the threat from him. They lowered their centers of gravity slightly, bared their sharp fangs, and let out deep, muffled growls.

"You dare bare your teeth at me!" Jiang Liang suddenly shouted. He roused the Sword Qi within his body and immediately swung his sword, releasing it.

The Sword Qi shot through the air from the blade, kicking up sheets of snow.

The nearest Ice Wolf let out an "Awoo!" as the Sword Qi struck it, sending it flying backward, drenched in blood.

The other Ice Wolves immediately stirred in unrest.

Their vicious eyes now held a measure of fear, yet they still refused to retreat.

But Jiang Liang did not care whether they wished to retreat or not. He directly activated his first Soul Ring.

"First Soul Ring, Blade of Ice!"

Empowered by the Soul Ring's energy, both his movement speed and attack speed doubled at once!

Jiang Liang flicked his sword and charged straight into the wolf pack.

He moved like lightning, too fast for the naked eye to follow.

Brilliant sword flashes filled the air, accompanied by the anguished howls of Ice Wolves.

In less than ten breaths, three Ice Wolf corpses were already lying on the ground, along with their pale yellow Soul Rings.

Of the two Ice Wolves remaining, aside from the wolf king, the other was badly injured, its abdomen still bleeding.

"Big Sister, he's so amazing!"

The short-haired girl finally came to her senses. As she watched Jiang Liang slaughter his way through the wolves, her little face was full of excitement.

"He really is... so strong!"

The long-haired girl also stared fixedly at Jiang Liang's back, her heart filled with disbelief and shock.

Although Ice Wolves were merely ordinary century-old Soul Beasts, they usually hunted in packs.

Even a three-ring Soul Elder would gain no advantage against a pack of these Soul Beasts.

Yet that boy had killed four or five Ice Wolves in such a short time. His strength was obvious.

Wait!

The long-haired girl's pupils suddenly trembled as she stared hard at the Soul Ring around Jiang Liang.

If she was not mistaken, that Soul Ring's color... was black!

A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring!

By then, Jiang Liang had already killed all the other Ice Wolves, leaving only the massive wolf king.

Seeing that things had gone wrong, the wolf king did not dare continue fighting Jiang Liang head-on and turned to flee.

Jiang Liang immediately moved to chase after it.

But at that moment, Sword Mother suddenly spoke and stopped him.

"Xiao Liang, do not chase a desperate enemy."

Hearing that, Jiang Liang gave up on pursuing it and watched helplessly as the wolf king fled in panic, quickly disappearing from sight.

"That beast got lucky."

He snorted disdainfully. After flicking the blood from his sword, he turned and walked back with a carefree air.

"It's fine now. I chased that beast away."

"Thank you." Shui Bing'er nodded gratefully.

Behind her, Shui Yue'er had stars in her eyes as she looked at him with a face full of admiration.

"Big Brother, you're really amazing!"

Jiang Liang spun his sword in a flourish and laughed. "Only moderately amazing!"

"By the way, what are your names? How did you end up here?"

The short-haired girl smiled. "My name is Shui Yue'er. You have to remember it, Big Brother. This is my sister, Shui Bing'er."

Shui Bing'er?

Shui Yue'er!

They were actually the famed sister beauties of Skywater Academy?

Jiang Liang looked at the two in surprise.

Shui Bing'er softly said, "My younger sister and I came here with our aunt to Hunt Soul Rings, but six days ago, violent tremors suddenly came from the Ice God Mountain Range, causing the Soul Beasts there to flee."

"In the chaos, we became separated from our aunt. We've been hiding these past few days, never expecting to run into this pack of Ice Wolves."

Jiang Liang nodded slightly, but then froze.

Wait.

Violent tremors had come from the Ice God Mountain Range six days ago?

At that time, he had been in the mountain range hunting that ten-thousand-year Ice Blade Mantis, and he had activated a strand of the Sword Qi Sword Mother had given him.

Could those tremors have been caused by the strand of Sword Qi he released?

Oh no!

He had wanted to play the hero and save the beauties.

Who would have thought he was actually the culprit!

Jiang Liang's mouth twitched as he fell into awkward silence.

Fortunately, Shui Yue'er's stomach suddenly growled, easing the awkwardness for him.

"Big Sister, I'm so hungry."

Shui Bing'er also became troubled.

They had originally brought dried provisions, but after being separated from their aunt, they had eaten it all over the past few days. The two of them had not eaten anything for an entire day.

Seeing this, Jiang Liang immediately raised a hand, took out the provisions he had prepared from his storage Soul Tool, and handed them over.

"I still have some. Eat this first."