Sparring, Azure Thunder Tyrant Body's Extremely High Resistance to Control

Seeing Yu Tianchen strike a combat stance, Shui Bing'er had no choice but to suppress her shock regarding his thousand-year first soul ring and adopt a serious expression.

The yellow soul ring circling her body suddenly flared with light.

"First Soul Skill!"

She stepped forward, and frost began to condense on the ground beneath her at a speed visible to the naked eye. Simultaneously, a cold light flickered in her hand, which she swung violently toward Yu Tianchen.

"Ice Seal!"

The leaping cold light struck Yu Tianchen, and countless ice crystals began to solidify from his feet upward at an incredible speed, intending to seal him completely.

But at that moment, the pale purple patterns on Yu Tianchen's body lit up, and a faint aura of lightning began to emanate from them.

The ice crystals climbing up his body were shattered before they could even stabilize their form.

Yu Tianchen carefully sensed his current state.

Shui Bing'er's soul skill had already taken effect on him, but aside from feeling the cold, he was completely unaffected.

Is this the high resistance that Azure Thunder Tyrant Body provides against opponents of the same or lower rank?

Damn it!

On the other side, seeing that her soul skill had no effect on Yu Tianchen, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"This... you... this..."

"No way."

"Why does my soul skill have no effect on you?"

If the opponent were a Soul Elder or a Soul Ancestor with a level far higher than hers, she would accept that her soul skill failing was normal.

But he is only three levels higher than me; how is this possible?

Even if a thousand-year first ring is a bit monstrous, it shouldn't render her soul skill completely useless!

"It's not good to talk during a fight."

Yu Tianchen opened his eyes, the Five Thunder Shock Drums behind him connected by lightning, and he smiled slightly at Shui Bing'er:

"Be careful."

"I might be a bit fast."

With that, Yu Tianchen's figure flashed as he charged rapidly toward Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er's expression shifted in alarm. Without hesitation, she flapped the wings behind her and took to the sky, putting distance between herself and Yu Tianchen while gathering frost in her hands.

"I refuse to believe that my soul skill really has no effect on you!"

She gave a soft cry, her hands dancing as she hurled two consecutive blasts of cold light at Yu Tianchen.

Yu Tianchen had no intention of dodging, crashing straight into the two beams of cold light.

Ice crystals condensed at his feet, but they did not hinder his speed in the slightest.

Seeing that her soul skill still failed to have any effect on Yu Tianchen, Shui Bing'er was clearly starting to panic.

She wanted to use another soul skill, but having already unleashed her skills three times, her internal soul power was nearly exhausted, and even her Martial Soul Possession began to flicker, leaving her swaying unsteadily in the air.

Wait, it seems her soul power can't hold up.

Noticing the abnormality in Shui Bing'er's state, Yu Tianchen frowned.

Without hesitation, he decisively channeled the lightning from the Five Thunder Shock Drums and leaped toward her.

With the aid of the lightning, he reached her altitude with ease.

Looking at Yu Tianchen charging toward her, wreathed in thunder, Shui Bing'er, who was already struggling to stabilize herself, panicked even more.

As a result, after a flurry of frantic movements, her Martial Soul Possession, already unstable due to her depleted soul power, completely retracted.

Shui Bing'er's face turned pale, and she squeezed her eyes shut in nervousness.

But the next moment, she seemed to collide with something warm. The expected sensation of weightlessness never came; instead, she felt an inexplicable tingling sensation throughout her body.

She tentatively opened her eyes.

She was met face-to-face with Yu Tianchen's handsome, sunny countenance.

Shui Bing'er was stunned for a moment.

Then, she heard Yu Tianchen's somewhat helpless voice by her ear:

"I say, how long do you plan on staring?"

Shui Bing'er snapped back to reality, realizing that they had already returned to the ground.

Furthermore, she was currently being held in a bridal carry by Yu Tianchen.

A blush rapidly climbed up her pretty face, and she hurriedly scrambled out of his embrace.

However, as soon as her feet touched the ground, the lingering tingling sensation hadn't faded, causing her legs to go weak.

Yu Tianchen reached out with quick reflexes to steady her.

"Are you alright?"

He asked Shui Bing'er, a look of confusion crossing his face.

Even if her soul power was exhausted, she shouldn't be this weak, right?

Could it be that he had injured her when he landed?

That shouldn't be the case either; his landing had been rock solid, so there was no way Shui Bing'er could have been hurt.

"I'm fine, it's just that my body feels a bit numb..."

Shui Bing'er didn't know what was happening to her either, and a look of confusion appeared on her face as well.

"Numb?"

Yu Tianchen paused for a moment.

Could it be because he still had his first soul skill activated?

After a moment of thought, he silently deactivated his soul skill and martial soul, then said with a straight face:

"Let's not worry about that for now. You should sit down and recover your soul power."

"Mm."

Shui Bing'er nodded, not giving it any further thought.

Just as she prepared to sit cross-legged, she heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground not far away.

Hearing the commotion, Yu Tianchen and Shui Bing'er both looked toward the direction of the sound.

They saw Shui Wusheng standing at the edge of the woods, staring blankly at the two of them.

Beside him lay a small calf with horn-like protrusions shaped like the moon.

"Father!"

Seeing her father had returned, Shui Bing'er called out happily.

Shui Bing'er's mood was wonderful.

But Shui Wusheng's mood was anything but.

"You... you two..."

He pointed at them, his hand trembling slightly.

At this moment, a cough sounded.

Yu Yuanzhen, who had been watching the whole scene from the sidelines, walked over.

"I just had your daughter absorb the soul ring of that Ice Bird."

"My little grandson was a bit curious, so the two of them had a little spar."

"City Lord Shui shouldn't mind, right?"

Having received Yu Yuanzhen's explanation, Shui Wusheng's expression finally improved.

So it was just a spar.

Thank goodness.

He had almost thought his precious daughter had been ruined.

"Many thanks to the Old Sect Master for watching over my daughter while she absorbed her soul ring. As for the spar, naturally, I have no objections."

Shui Wusheng bowed to Yu Yuanzhen, then picked up the bovine soul beast he had dropped on the ground and handed it to him.

"Your Excellency, I have completed the task you requested."

"This soul beast is called a Thunder Great Horned Ox. Its meat is delicious, firm, and chewy, and it provides certain benefits to lightning-attribute soul masters. It perfectly meets your requirements."

"Since my daughter has already absorbed her soul ring under your supervision, may we take our leave now?"

Yu Yuanzhen looked down to inspect the Thunder Great Horned Ox, which was about the same size as the Ice Bird, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, this soul beast is indeed very suitable."

He hoisted the Thunder Great Horned Ox up and looked at Shui Wusheng:

"If you want to leave, then leave. However, I think she and my grandson get along quite well."

"Why not stay and have a meal before you go?"