A Promise with the Sister Blossoms

After receiving Shui Lingyun's permission, Shui Bing'er gathered all the Soul Power in her body.

"Ice Phoenix, possess me!"

In an instant, a deep blue light burst from her slender body. Surging Soul Power rippled outward, blasting away the snow at her feet.

Shui Bing'er's hair and eyes turned icy blue. Her entire presence became cold and sharp, lofty and untouchable.

Two yellow Soul Rings, carrying an eerie chill, slowly rose beneath her feet.

"Come on!"

With a flick of his right hand, Jiang Liang gripped the Cold Moon Sword.

Two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings slowly rose as well, forming a striking contrast with Shui Bing'er's yellow Soul Rings.

"First Soul Skill, Blade of Ice."

"Second Soul Skill, Frost Feather Ice Blade!"

The two activated their Soul Rings at the same time.

But Jiang Liang only activated his first Soul Ring, while Shui Bing'er immediately used her second.

Sharp ice blades gathered above Shui Bing'er's head, poised to strike. Deep blue frost light crackled around them.

"Jiang Liang, be careful," Shui Bing'er called softly, then raised her right hand toward him.

The instant her words fell, thirty-six ice blades carrying bone-piercing cold rained down upon Jiang Liang's position in a dense barrage, shrieking through the air!

Jiang Liang tapped the ground with his foot and instantly slid several meters backward. Like a weightless falling leaf, he evaded the torrent of ice blades head-on.

He casually held the Cold Moon Sword behind his back without even turning its blade.

His figure moved like Ghost, weaving back and forth through the ice blade barrage and precisely dodging every attack.

Eventually, he found all that dodging too boring. He simply stopped and raised the Cold Moon Sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With a slight flick of his wrist, he spun the Cold Moon Sword into a blur, knocking away every remaining ice blade.

His sword danced so fast that even its shadow could not be seen. All that remained was a sky full of sword light, dazzling beneath the sun until it was impossible to keep one's eyes open.

By the time all thirty-six ice blades had fallen, the ground was covered in dense, massive ice spikes. Frosty air surged and spread, as if even the air itself were about to freeze.

Yet when they looked at Jiang Liang again, he remained perfectly calm.

There was not even a mark on the corner of his clothes.

The enormous gap in strength left Shui Lingyun staring in stunned disbelief.

Both of them were two-ring Soul Grandmasters.

Although Jiang Liang's Soul Rings were all Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, it should not have been this easy, right?

Jiang Liang spun his sword in a flourish and struck a dashing pose, his little face full of pride.

"Well? Was that cool?"

Shui Yue'er giggled. "Big brother is so cool!"

Shui Bing'er looked at the ice spikes scattered across the ground and sighed helplessly.

"You're far too strong. Even when I used my Soul Skill with everything I had, I couldn't even touch your clothes."

Jiang Liang let out a deep breath and smiled. "Actually, Bing'er, you're already very strong. If it had been any other two-ring Soul Grandmaster just now, they would've been riddled with holes."

"I'm different. My first Soul Ring doubles both my movement speed and attack speed, which is why I was able to block all your attacks."

"And don't think I was relaxed just now. If you made me block another round now, I wouldn't be able to."

As he spoke, he gave a bitter smile. "The effects of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring are powerful, but the consumption is huge too."

It really was huge. Each time he used a Soul Ring, seventy percent of the Sword Qi in his Qi Sea was consumed.

If he had used two Soul Rings in a row just now, he would probably be too weak to even crawl.

But as soon as Shui Bing'er heard that, she anxiously ran over and held his arm.

"Then... are you all right now?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Jiang Liang smiled and waved his hand. "I'll sit and rest for a while, and I'll recover soon."

Shui Lingyun walked over holding a green potion and said with a smile, "Little Jiang Liang, stop forcing yourself. The consumption of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring is still too much for you right now. Hurry and sit down to rest."

"Drink this Soul Power Recovery Potion while you're at it. It can help you recover your Soul Power quickly."

"Thank you, Aunt Shui."

Jiang Liang chuckled, casually accepted the Soul Power Recovery Potion, and sat down.

After drinking the recovery potion, he indeed felt the Sword Qi in his body slowly beginning to recover.

However, the recovery rate was very slow, and he still needed to continuously refine it into pure Sword Qi.

As time passed,

About half an hour later, he had completely recovered.

Once Jiang Liang recovered, he immediately jumped up from the ground. "Aunt Shui, I'm all better now."

Shui Lingyun nodded with a smile. "Good. Now that Bing'er's Soul Ring has been settled, we should go hunt Yue'er's first Soul Ring next."

"Little Jiang Liang, are you still coming with us?"

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both looked at him expectantly from the side.

But Jiang Liang smiled and waved his hand. "I won't be going, Aunt Shui. I've been away for quite some time already, so I need to hurry back to Heaven Dou City and cultivate."

"Big brother, are you leaving?"

Shui Yue'er hugged his waist and lifted her little tear-filled face. She looked so pitiful that it softened one's heart.

Shui Bing'er also looked at Jiang Liang with great reluctance.

Jiang Liang raised a hand and gently rubbed Shui Yue'er's head. Smiling, he said, "Yue'er, don't cry. Big brother is only leaving temporarily. We'll meet again in the future."

"Really?"

Shui Yue'er's eyes were red as she sniffled softly. Her little hand still tightly clutched his clothes, unwilling to let go.

"Of course it's true. Yue'er is so cute—how could I bear to leave Yue'er behind?"

Jiang Liang smiled and pinched Shui Yue'er's chubby little cheek.

Upon hearing that, Shui Bing'er immediately asked, "Then... when will we be able to meet again?"

Jiang Liang thought for a moment before replying, "How about this? Once we all enter an advanced Soul Master Academy, I'll go to Skywater Academy to find you two, all right?"

An advanced Soul Master Academy.

Shui Bing'er carefully calculated it in her heart.

Jiang Liang was only six years old now. He still had to spend six full years at a junior Soul Master Academy before he could enter an advanced Soul Master Academy.

So, they would need to wait another six years before seeing Jiang Liang again.

Although Shui Bing'er felt somewhat disappointed, she still nodded in agreement.

"Okay! Then six years from now, you must come to Skywater Academy and find us!"

"During this time, I'll work hard and try to become as strong as you!"

"Okay! Let's all work hard together."

"Mhm, mhm! I'll work as hard as my sister too!"

Jiang Liang looked at the adorable Shui Yue'er and laughed heartily before pulling both sisters into his arms.

The sister blossoms were both stunned, but their reactions could not have been more different.

Shui Yue'er let out a tinkling laugh.

Shui Bing'er's cheeks, on the other hand, turned bright red, and she was even a little at a loss.

Shui Lingyun watched from the side without speaking. Seeing the three little ones all hugging together, she revealed a fond smile.

Oh my, these three children really got along well.

Maybe they could even end up together someday.

Afterward, everyone packed up briefly and left the Extreme North.

After leaving the Extreme North, the weather was no longer so cold.

By the time they returned to a nearby town, it was already completely dark.

Thus, Shui Lingyun took the three little ones to stay at an inn in town for the night.

The next day, she left Jiang Liang one hundred Gold Soul Coins so that he could eat and drink well on his way back and not mistreat himself.

"Big brother, we're leaving first."

Shui Yue'er threw herself into Jiang Liang's arms, her soft little arms tightly wrapping around him.

Then she stood on tiptoe and planted a loud kiss on his left cheek before turning her head and giving his right cheek another loud kiss.

Jiang Liang smiled and rubbed her head, then bent down and gently returned the kiss on Shui Yue'er's forehead.

After doing all that, the two of them turned to look at Shui Bing'er beside them at the same time.

Shui Bing'er's cheeks instantly flushed scarlet. She helplessly gripped the hem of her clothes, her gaze darting away.

Shui Yue'er immediately bounced over, grabbed her hand, and cheerfully pulled her toward Jiang Liang. "Sister, you should kiss big brother too!"

Unable to resist her younger sister's tugging, Shui Bing'er lowered her head, her cheeks burning hot.

After hesitating for a moment, she quickly brushed her lips against Jiang Liang's cheek, then immediately stepped back half a step, too embarrassed to lift her head.

Shui Lingyun smiled gently from the side and softly bid him farewell. "Little Jiang Liang, take care on your journey. You must come to Skywater Academy in the future."

Jiang Liang waved as he watched the mother and two daughters turn and leave, feeling somewhat wistful.

Just then, Sword Mother's voice came over, sour with jealousy. "Xiao Liang, you can't bear to part with them already? Well, those sister blossoms are indeed so cute and pretty."

"You've been playing around with them all these days. You're practically forgetting your sister."

Jiang Liang's heart immediately skipped a beat upon hearing that.

Oh no, Fairy Sister was jealous again!

He hurriedly said, "Not at all! Sister has always been first in my heart!"

"Oh? Really?"

"Really, truer than gold!"

"Mm... then Sister will reluctantly believe you this once."

"Let's go. We're returning to that treasured place from before."

Jiang Liang nodded slightly at her words, then turned and headed toward Heaven Dou City.