Shui Bing'er

Boom!

A woman's voice, clear and crisp as ice striking jade, suddenly shattered the wind and snow. A huge ice ring, glowing with a ghostly blue chill, erupted from its source.

Fine patterns of Ice Phoenix feathers covered the ring. Wherever it passed, even the air froze solid and crystallized.

The three members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect hadn't even reacted before the peerless force of ice slammed into their chests.

The blue lightning surging around them froze instantly under the biting cold. Their crackling arcs shattered inch by inch!

The three of them were sent flying, crashing into the snow several yards away!

Beneath the wind and snow, a tall, graceful girl with long, water-blue hair appeared behind Li Jiuxuan.

"A bunch of Soul Elders, and you're willing to use such vicious force against a child of only a few years? Aren't you ashamed?"

Shui Bing'er stared coldly at the three men. She had only recently broken through level thirty and, accompanied by an instructor from the academy, had obtained her third Soul Ring.

Now, alone in the snow and ice outside Tianshui City, she was combining her cultivation with the bitter winter to temper her cold energy.

She was close to Tianshui City. She hadn't expected anyone to dare hunt down a young boy in broad daylight!

Sensing the commotion, Li Jiuxuan opened his eyes where he lay on the ground and slowly turned his gaze behind him.

A beautiful older sister with a cool, delicate face and lovely long hair was reflected in his eyes, standing less than a meter behind him.

"A-a fairy...?"

Li Jiuxuan's head throbbed, and his consciousness was hazy. But he knew this beautiful older sister had saved him; the icy power from just now had come from her!

"Are you all right?"

Shui Bing'er hurriedly bent down and helped Li Jiuxuan, battered and covered in wounds, sit up. The hostility vanished from her cold eyes, and they trembled despite herself.

He was hurt so badly, covered in wounds. The mark across his chest was especially shocking: long and deep, it still spilled blood with every breath.

His face was so young and delicate, yet someone had wounded him this badly! It was an outrage against heaven and humanity!

"Who are you to interfere with my hunt? Do you mean to incur a grave debt with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"

Yu Qingquan was the first to rise. His chest was frozen, and cold spread through his body. Seeing what Shui Bing'er had done, his expression darkened.

The two tool-weapon Soul Masters behind him slowly got to their feet as well. Blood trickled from their mouths, and their bodies were stiff, the cold having invaded their hearts and veins.

They marveled at the power of that strike. They were both level thirty-two Soul Elders, yet one attack from her had suppressed all three of them!

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect? Heh. You're no Yu Tianxin or Yu Tianheng. You're probably just an illegitimate branch descendant. And you still dare to make such wild claims?"

Shui Bing'er said coldly. She was the top disciple of Skywater Academy, a core genius of the academy. Even if a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had come, she wouldn't necessarily have been any weaker than them.

Her goal had always been to make her mark at the Soul Master Elite Tournament three years from now and surpass all those sect prodigies!

Why would she be intimidated by illegitimate branch descendants with low status in their clan and mediocre talent?

"How dare you insult me like that?"

Yu Qingquan flew into a rage, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He was indeed an illegitimate branch descendant. The clan's hierarchy was strict, and he had often been bullied and suppressed by those with higher status.

But he had always taken pride in being a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Countless people revered him outside the clan, and his status was beyond question. Yet this woman had the audacity to speak to him so insolently!

"Here, eat this first."

Shui Bing'er ignored the three men. She reached into her clothes, took out a blue pill, and put it in Li Jiuxuan's mouth.

It was a healing pill the dean, Shui Yuerong, had personally given her. It could restore half the Soul Power of a Soul Elder.

It should be able to stabilize Li Jiuxuan's injuries for now.

"T-thank you..."

Li Jiuxuan breathed weakly, staring fixedly at Shui Bing'er, the benefactor who had saved his life, as he swallowed the pill.

A soft smile appeared on Shui Bing'er's naturally cool face, and she gently shook her head.

As expected, the pill from the dean of Skywater Academy was no ordinary medicine. Li Jiuxuan's wounds soon clotted and stopped bleeding, then began to heal slowly. His breathing, however, was still weak.

"Go! Kill both of them. I'll make them pay for what they said today!"

Yu Qingquan angrily ordered the two tool-weapon Soul Masters to attack. Today, he would make sure blood was spilled—and he would kill that beautiful woman too!

"Master, that woman's strength is probably that of a high-level Soul Elder. We may not be her match!"

The two Soul Masters hesitated. That one strike had nearly drained their Soul Power. How could they hope to beat her?

Besides, the woman wasn't even afraid of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's name. She must have an extraordinary background!

"You dare defy me too? Shouldn't you think about what will happen to your families?" Yu Qingquan said, his eyes cold as he stared at them.

At his words, the two tool-weapon Soul Masters gritted their teeth in secret. But they had no choice. They were outmatched, with nowhere to run.

"Yes, Master..."

The two of them forced themselves to muster their Soul Power, raised their swords, and lit their Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, yellow—as they charged at Shui Bing'er!

They each unleashed their third Soul Skill, striking with all their might amid flashing blades and swords.

Boom!

Seeing them still dare to commit violence right in front of her, Shui Bing'er's lovely face turned icily cold.

The three Soul Rings at her feet blazed to life—yellow, yellow, purple—stirring the surrounding world of ice and snow. She spoke in a detached voice: "First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"

In an instant, she suppressed the two Soul Elders rushing toward her. Ice and snow froze them solid, completely binding them and leaving them unable to move.

They remained frozen in mid-leap, like two statues that would never perish, unable to break free.

Li Jiuxuan, leaning against Shui Bing'er's slender arm, couldn't help feeling amazed.

Just one skill had completely robbed two level-thirty-two Soul Elders of their ability to fight back.

She had just called out her third Soul Skill, so she must have reached the Soul Elder rank too.

"Useless trash..."

Seeing this, Yu Qingquan narrowed his eyes. It seemed he would have to act himself!

He revealed his Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple.

His Soul Power surged, and lightning roared.

He had only been caught off guard by the girl's sneak attack. Now his fighting spirit surged, and he would use all his Soul Power. He refused to believe he couldn't defeat this woman!

"I'm warning you: leave now. Otherwise, my next strike could take your life!" Shui Bing'er said, her gaze already as sharp as a blade. After giving him chance after chance, she wouldn't offer him another.

Against this kind of arrogant scum who treated human life like grass, there was no need to hold back!

"Good! Let's see what you can do to kill me!"

With that, the young man from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan stepped forward. Lightning flickered around him as he charged straight at her!

Shui Bing'er didn't change the way she held Li Jiuxuan. Blue light suddenly glimmered in her pupils as she drove her Soul Power to its absolute limit. Ice and snow rained down around them, and fierce winds tore open the way!

In an instant, the whole frozen world trembled violently!