Three Years

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

That year, Ying Chengfeng was ten, and Qian Renxue was nine.

Mm... biologically speaking.

They had both obtained their third Soul Rings.

Ying Chengfeng's Soul Ring came from an unknown ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

This Soul Beast possessed an extremely pure, ultimate wind attribute energy.

In a place like the Far North, it was extraordinarily precious.

After absorbing this Soul Beast's Soul Ring energy, Ying Chengfeng's Wind Domain was greatly enhanced.

Now, when he unleashed his Wind Domain at full strength, it could spread out to a radius of eight hundred meters!

His Super-God Grade Martial Soul had also unlocked some of its power.

The Super-God armor on his gauntlets had completely merged with his body.

It was as if he had gained both a Left Arm Soul Bone and a Right Arm Soul Bone.

But Ying Chengfeng had fused with it completely; it had truly become part of his body.

Even if he were killed, the Soul Bone wouldn't "explode" out of him.

The key was that his "Soul Bone Super-God armor" could continue to grow stronger.

His arm strength was now roughly ten times greater than before.

He used to have a hundred jin of strength in one hand; now he had nearly a thousand.

Qian Renxue's third Soul Ring, meanwhile, came from a six-thousand-year-old Prism Beast.

As for Yu Feiyan, she was nine now, too.

Compared with three years ago, Yu Feiyan had filled out a little and wasn't so thin anymore.

Her Soul Power Level had also reached level 20.

Although her Innate Soul Power was only level 2,

after being transformed by two Immortal Herbs, her cultivation speed was almost equal to that of someone with Innate Full Soul Power.

On top of that, she had been tempered by a weakened version of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well,

and had fused with her Martial Soul when obtaining her first Soul Ring.

Her cultivation speed was already no weaker than that of a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power.

However, Yu Feiyan still hadn't obtained her second Soul Ring.

There simply weren't any suitable Soul Rings to be found in the Far North.

At least, in the past three years, Ying Chengfeng hadn't encountered a Soul Beast suitable for Yu Feiyan.

Ying Chengfeng planned to search other outer regions of the Far North in a few days.

If they still couldn't find one, they might have to end their cultivation in the Far North early.

Only three years remained of his six-year agreement with Bibi Dong.

In those three years, he planned to help Yu Feiyan reach the Soul Elder rank.

That would make the slap in the face all the more satisfying!

But right now, Ying Chengfeng and the two girls were tending to a barbecue.

Their meal was a whole Ice Plain Wolf.

It was a thousand-year Soul Beast that had been injured and blundered onto their territory, its fate unknown.

The aroma of roasting meat drifted through the air.

Qian Renxue and Yu Feiyan were crouched on either side of Ying Chengfeng.

Both wore eager expressions as they waited for the food to finish cooking.

Just then, Yu Feiyan suddenly said, "This Soul Beast was injured and ran over here. Could it have been the target of some Soul Master's hunt?"

"Possibly." Ying Chengfeng didn't seem to care much. "Whoever it belonged to, if it dares wreck our house, it can only end up as food."

As he spoke, the distant sound of footsteps crunching through the snow approached.

A group made up entirely of women was heading their way.

"There are people up ahead!" a girl with short, dark-green hair exclaimed in surprise.

She quickened her pace and headed toward them.

The others hurried to pick up their pace, too.

Once they got closer, they saw three children—a boy and two girls—who looked quite young.

The short-haired girl stared at Ying Chengfeng, who was roasting meat, her round eyes widening.

Ying Chengfeng had long, flowing white hair and a gaze that held a faint, sharp edge.

His brows sat close to his eyes, giving him a unique air of youthful spirit and coolness.

The girl couldn't help blurting out, "What a beautiful boy."

Instantly, she put on a lovestruck expression and walked over to the fire in front of Ying Chengfeng.

Ying Chengfeng looked up at her.

She had an oval face and was rather cute, with a petite figure.

Judging by her expression, you'd think she'd never seen a boy before.

To Ying Chengfeng, she seemed like a middle schooler from an all-girls boarding school.

"What are you doing?" the girl asked.

"Are you blind?" Ying Chengfeng shot back.

The girl didn't get angry at his response. Instead, she continued, "My name's Shui Yue'er. What's yours?"

Before Ying Chengfeng could answer, Qian Renxue beside him took offense.

"What's his name got to do with you? Go away. Don't bother us while we're grilling meat."

Only then did Shui Yue'er take a careful look around.

She suddenly spotted a wolf pelt not far away. It looked a little familiar...

At that moment, Shui Yue'er's companions also came over.

A beautiful woman who looked to be around thirty asked Ying Chengfeng and the two girls, "Where are your parents?"

"If you have something to say, tell me. I can make the decisions." Ying Chengfeng kept fiddling with the meat before him without looking up.

The beautiful woman pondered for a few seconds before asking, "Have you seen an Ice Plain Wolf?"

"I have." Ying Chengfeng answered.

He wasn't about to pretend she was blind.

There were Ice Plain Wolf tracks all over the snow.

Ying Chengfeng's voice was flat. "It's roasting right now."

"You killed it?" The beautiful woman frowned slightly, her tone turning more somber.

"Was I not allowed to?" Ying Chengfeng's voice remained calm.

"Little friend, that Soul Beast was one we had our eyes on, and we chased it for half a day." The beautiful woman did her best to keep her tone even.

"I see." Ying Chengfeng finally looked up at her, then said flatly, "So it took you half a day just to chase down a thousand-year Soul Beast?"

"Or... were you trying to redirect the danger, deliberately letting it wreck our house?"

"If that's the case, I'm afraid you won't be leaving so easily."

With that, Ying Chengfeng turned to look inside the house.

"Mom, someone's trying to bully your son."

As soon as Ying Chengfeng finished speaking, a beautiful figure flew out of the house.

Ji Qingyi stood before the beautiful woman, her gaze sharp and her voice icy. "You're the one trying to bully my son?"

The beautiful woman jolted in surprise when she saw eight Soul Rings appear around Ji Qingyi.

Her legs nearly gave way.

"Miss, I wasn't bullying your son. I was just talking with him," the beautiful woman hastily explained.

Ji Qingyi snorted. "I didn't ask so you could explain yourself. I asked so you could think about how to apologize."

The beautiful woman's eyelids twitched wildly. "I really wasn't bullying your son."

She looked at Ying Chengfeng and said anxiously, "Kid, explain to your mother that I wasn't bullying you."

"You just said you had your eyes on my barbecue. And you still dare say you weren't bullying me?" Ying Chengfeng looked at her with a faint smile.

The beautiful woman stared at Ying Chengfeng blankly for two seconds, then took a deep breath.

"What do you want, then?" She could see what was going on now. They wouldn't let this go without making her pay some price.

Ying Chengfeng replied calmly, "Our house needs renovating. It'd be great if you were willing to stay and help."