Displaying the Martial Soul

Skywater City is located to the north of the Four Elements City, covering a vast and boundless area.

Li Jiuxuan followed Shui Bing'er as they wove through the prosperous city, taking in the bustling traffic and magnificent architecture.

Compared to his small mountain gully, Skywater City was prosperous, orderly, and peaceful—a true picture of stability and flourishing life.

Eventually, he and Shui Bing'er arrived at Skywater Academy, situated in the very heart of the city.

Looking up, the entire academy was built against the mountains and by the water, with layers of grand halls and spiritual arrays surrounding it; even the air felt refreshing to breathe.

Shui Bing'er led Li Jiuxuan directly toward the headmistress's office, the place where Shui Yuerong handled official business.

Along the way, many beautiful students caught sight of Li Jiuxuan and immediately cast looks of astonishment!

"Oh my god, it's a man!"

From the headmistress down to every single student, there wasn't a single male in the entire academy!

Everyone knew the academy's rules: the entire institution had to be composed of beauties with water-type martial souls; it was impossible for them to recruit male students!

However, it was no wonder they were so shocked to see Li Jiuxuan.

Aside from the trips to the Frozen Forest every few years to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings, the students never saw a shadow of a male within the academy grounds.

And now, a living, breathing member of the opposite sex had suddenly appeared in the academy!

"Master, it's Bing'er."

Arriving before the headmistress's office, Shui Bing'er politely knocked on the door first.

A moment later, a clear, stern voice came from within: "Enter."

Shui Bing'er pulled Li Jiuxuan along as she pushed the door open and walked inside.

Shui Yuerong, seated at the large main desk in front, was organizing some documents. Knowing it was her most cherished disciple, a subconscious smile appeared on her face.

But when she looked up and saw two people, she froze for a second, then immediately furrowed her brows: "A man?"

"Master, his name is Li Jiuxuan. He is a child from a small gully outside our Skywater City..."

Shui Bing'er had learned about Li Jiuxuan on the way, including his background and family situation.

She felt this little boy was both pitiful and resilient. Before they set off for Skywater Academy, the little guy had even asked her if he could return to his small mountain village to bury the villagers who had died.

"Bing'er, Skywater Academy has strict rules, and it has been clearly stated that no male is allowed to set foot here. Are you now blatantly ignoring the academy rules right in front of me?"

Shui Yuerong's expression turned stern to the extreme; she was clearly very repulsed by Li Jiuxuan.

She was the type of headmistress who naturally kept people at a distance with her severity. Now, with her arms crossed over her prominent chest, she appeared even more imposing.

It made her look at him with a hint of...

Disdain.

"Master, please listen to me..."

Seeing that Shui Yuerong was somewhat angry, Shui Bing'er hurriedly explained, recounting everything Li Jiuxuan had just experienced.

"So what? Skywater Academy still does not welcome any males, yet you, of all people, brought him directly into my office."

Shui Yuerong turned her gaze toward Li Jiuxuan, clearly still unwilling to accept this boy. There were countless miserable and suffering children in the world; was their academy supposed to take in every single one they saw?

"Bing'er, it's not that I want to lecture you, but your nature is too soft-hearted. In terms of cultivation..."

"Master, but he has a top-tier beast martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power..."

Shui Bing'er pursed her lips. She felt she hadn't done anything wrong by saving a life. Li Jiuxuan was now homeless and had no one to rely on; leaving such a child to wander the icy wilderness would be no different than ending his life.

Especially since his situation was unique, making him an easy target for those with ill intentions.

"He has a top-tier beast martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power?"

Shui Yuerong was stunned, her gaze toward Li Jiuxuan turning into one of shock.

Even Shui Bing'er only had Innate Level 9 soul power!

Her pride and joy of a disciple was already a super genius, a once-in-a-century talent that countless top academies fought to recruit!

The Upper Three Sects were no exception!

And Shui Yuerong herself, relying on her Innate Level 7 soul power, had now reached the 86th rank as a high-level Soul Douluo!

This Innate Full Soul Power—among the young generation of geniuses she knew of—perhaps only Martial Soul Hall possessed such talent!

"Yes, Headmistress. Just like Big Sister Shui Bing'er, he is also of the ice attribute..."

Li Jiuxuan nodded at this moment. He could feel Shui Yuerong's vigilance toward males; this beautiful, busty auntie seemed to have a story of her own...

"Summon your martial soul and let me see," Shui Yuerong said, still staring at Li Jiuxuan with suspicion.

Li Jiuxuan subconsciously looked back at Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er smiled and nodded.

"Alright."

Following this, Li Jiuxuan let go of the hand Shui Bing'er had been holding, closed his eyes, and focused his mind.

In an instant, even before his martial soul had manifested, the temperature inside the large office began to plummet.

A dense, surging wave of ice-attribute soul power erupted from Li Jiuxuan as the center, shaking the entire towering academic building.

Shui Yuerong stared at Li Jiuxuan without blinking, eager to see the extent of the changes his body would undergo.

With a top-tier beast martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power, the characteristics manifested after summoning his martial soul should involve a particularly high degree of dragonification.

However, after a while, Shui Yuerong frowned; no dragonification features had appeared on Li Jiuxuan's body.

Just as she was about to voice her doubts:

"BOOM!" A roar shook the heavens!

Li Jiuxuan indeed showed no signs of dragonification.

Instead, behind him, a true blue dragon, trailing a storm of frigid currents, slowly emerged!

The instant the dragon roared, the dean's office turned into an ice cellar, freezing everything in its path.

From the outside, students could see that the middle floors of the tall academic building had been frozen solid, faintly emitting an aura of extreme cold that sent bone-chilling shivers to anyone standing a hundred meters away.

"Is this... a real dragon?!"

Even the stern and aloof Shui Yuerong wore a look of shock on her face.

The Dragon King was massive, nearly filling the entire office, and with every breath from its nostrils, it exhaled a frigid current capable of freezing anything it touched!

"This is the Ice Dragon King martial soul!"

Beside them, Shui Bing'er subconsciously mobilized her soul power to resist the biting cold.

Her lips parted slightly in disbelief; she had only heard little Jiuxuan mention it on the road and had never seen it for real. Now that the martial soul had manifested, she felt nothing but awe!

If not for the geographical restrictions and the protective arrays shielding the academic building, this absolute zero temperature would have swept across the entire region!

And this was merely the momentum triggered by summoning his martial soul!

"Alright, withdraw it!"

Shui Yuerong was a dean, after all, and had seen her fair share of major events; she quickly regained her composure.

Li Jiuxuan obediently withdrew his martial soul, and the Ice Dragon King, acting like an independent entity, dove back into his body to slumber once more.

"S-sorry, Dean, I couldn't control it just now..."

Li Jiuxuan looked with some guilt at this cold, aloof aunt who often looked at him with a hint of disdain.

The martial soul had vanished, but the environment of the office could not be changed; it was thoroughly frozen, and it was hard to say how long it would take to thaw.