Frozen Forest

The next day, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er arrived at the small house by Calm Heart Lake early.

After having breakfast with Li Jiuxuan, the three prepared to set off for the Frozen Forest.

Upon reaching the entrance of Skywater Academy, a short-haired instructor in blue clothing was waiting for them.

"Little Jiuxuan, this is our academy's senior instructor, Tutor Xue Furong. She's a level 67 Agile Attack Soul Emperor. Say hello to her," Shui Bing'er introduced Li Jiuxuan.

Xue Furong glanced down at Li Jiuxuan with a neutral expression. "You are Li Jiuxuan, that special student..."

Like Shui Yuerong, Xue Furong was a stern and aloof woman, but her eyes lacked the deliberate disdain and hostility.

Perhaps it was the nature of being an instructor that easily fostered a serious demeanor.

"Hello, Tutor," Li Jiuxuan greeted politely.

How to put it, Skywater Academy was indeed full of beauties.

However, Li Jiuxuan felt that the girls at Skywater Academy generally shared a trait.

That was being well-endowed.

The soul masters on the Douluo Continent were indeed generally well-developed. Shui Bing'er, at twelve years old, already looked like an adult and stood at 1.83 meters tall.

Shui Yue'er was slightly shorter, eleven years old, and about 1.8 meters tall.

Xue Furong before them was even more imposing, standing a full 1.95 meters tall. Coupled with her ample bosom, she was a particularly tall woman even on the Douluo Continent.

Li Jiuxuan often had to look up when talking to them; he was only 1.35 meters tall.

"Teacher Fu, we'll be troubling you today, heehee!"

Shui Yue'er livelily hopped in front of Xue Furong and hugged her arm, acting spoiled.

Xue Furong sighed with a cool expression, looking at Shui Yue'er with a hint of indulgence. "The Dean said that Li Jiuxuan is only temporarily staying here and is guaranteed safety within the academy grounds. However, outside the grounds, we are not responsible and will not interfere! His cultivation is his own responsibility, and no instructor from Skywater Academy can help him obtain a spirit ring."

"Oh, Auntie Fu Fu, please help him! It's too dangerous for a six-year-old child to hunt spirit beasts alone!" Shui Yue'er, afraid Xue Furong would go back on her word, immediately nuzzled her tender cheek against Xue Furong's shoulder.

Xue Furong had no choice but to rub Shui Yue'er's head and say, "I will go with him to the Frozen Forest today, but I will not participate in hunting spirit beasts or obtaining spirit rings. I will only be responsible for his safety."

"Mhm, Auntie Fu Fu is the best!"

Shui Yue'er grinned triumphantly.

Li Jiuxuan only needed to find his first spirit ring, which meant dealing with some hundred-year spirit beasts.

With her sister at level thirty-one and herself at level twenty-eight, it was more than enough to help the little guy get a good spirit ring!

She was just worried about unexpected events.

Li Jiuxuan looked silently at Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er. Shui Yuerong had warned him at the beginning that he wouldn't receive much help from the Skywater Academy instructors.

He hadn't expected these two sisters to use their connections for him to smoothly obtain his first spirit ring.

"Let's go, Auntie Fu, Yue'er, Jiuxuan. It's getting late,"

Shui Bing'er wasn't as sentimental and simply smiled faintly.

When Li Jiuxuan passed the snowy area where he had been chased the previous day, he noticed that the bodies and bloodstains were gone.

Li Jiuxuan looked up at the sky. The cold wind howled, and blizzards danced.

"They've probably been covered by the snow..."

"I wasn't captured by the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan. I wonder if they'll let this go."

"But now that I have Skywater Academy's protection, as long as I'm within the academy grounds, even the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan probably wouldn't openly commit genocide..."

The Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan had a Titled Douluo at level ninety-five and a Super Soul Douluo at level eighty-nine.

If only considering top-tier combat power, the Upper Three Sects were undoubtedly beyond any academy's reach.

Li Jiuxuan wondered, if they found Skywater Academy and cruelly attacked, would Shui Yuerong hand him over?

"It's okay, don't be nervous."

Shui Bing'er patted his back at this moment, comforting him.

Seeing Li Jiuxuan's solemn expression, she thought he was just nervous about facing spirit beasts for the first time.

Li Jiuxuan knew Shui Bing'er had misunderstood. He looked up and smiled at her. "I'm fine, Sister. I was just thinking about what kind of spirit ring I should aim for."

Shui Bing'er instinctively took Li Jiuxuan's hand and thought carefully. "Generally speaking, ice-type soul masters would prioritize adding control-type spirit skills to enhance their restrictive abilities. But isn't your Ice Dragon King Martial Soul an attack-type?"

Li Jiuxuan nodded. "It's an attack-type martial soul."

The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul's attribute was ice, but dragons were the rulers of all beings, naturally domineering and possessing innate divine strength.

The bloodline power it brought was incomparable to ordinary martial souls, making its strength, defense, and control extremely formidable!

It had no weaknesses.

"In that case, it would be best to hunt a spirit beast that excels in offense to amplify your strength," Shui Bing'er suggested.

"Power-type spirit beast..."

Li Jiuxuan pondered for a moment, then nodded. That was indeed a good choice.

He had thought the same at the beginning, because in many cases, raw power was the most intuitive form of combat strength.

Furthermore, the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul possessed an inherent ice attribute, naturally carrying extreme control and slowing effects.

If he maximized his power amplification, there would be almost no rivals within his domain.

"Mm, I'll take a power-type Soul Skill!"

Li Jiuxuan smiled. Since things had reached this point, he stopped overthinking it. He would take it one step at a time, focus on improving his strength, and secure his first Soul Ring before worrying about anything else.

Half a day later, the four of them arrived at the Frozen Forest.

Xue Furong slowed her pace to follow behind them. According to academy rules, she would not intervene and was only responsible for ensuring the safety of these three children.

At the same time, she concealed her aura; after all, as a level 67 Soul Emperor, even a trace of her presence would scare the Soul Beasts in this outer perimeter into fleeing toward the inner circle.

Li Jiuxuan and the others mobilized their soul power, walking through the bone-chilling snow of the forest as they began searching for a suitable Soul Beast to hunt.

"The Soul Beasts in this outer perimeter are truly timid. We've been walking for so long and haven't even seen a shadow."

Shui Yue'er pouted. Heavy snow was falling all around them, yet she hadn't seen a single Soul Beast moving about.

"Don't be careless. Most Soul Beasts in the Frozen Forest like to use the terrain to hide. The quieter the place, the more dangerous it is!" Shui Bing'er warned her to be careful.

"Awoo!"

No sooner had the three finished speaking than a snowdrift not far ahead suddenly shifted violently. A black shadow wrapped in white frost lunged out, moving as fast as lightning!

It was an Ice-Patterned Wolf, its body entirely snow-white and shaped like a hound. With green pupils, the saliva dripping from its jaws froze into ice crystals the moment it hit the snow.

"It's finally here, but it's only an Ice-Patterned Wolf of about a hundred years. It excels in speed, but it's far from worthy of little Jiuxuan."

Shui Yue'er sighed, then gave a mischievous smile. "First Soul Skill, Agile Cold Cone!"

She raised her palm, and as cold air spread, her soul power condensed instantly. A large array of ice cones formed behind her, shimmering with a blinding, frigid light.

Whoosh!

The ice cones surged forth, covering the sky and raining down directly onto the Ice-Patterned Wolf.

No matter how fast the Ice-Patterned Wolf was, it had no chance of dodging such an all-encompassing attack.

"Awoo!"

The Ice-Patterned Wolf was pierced through its body, countless bloody wounds appearing as it breathed its last.