The Man Shui Bing'er Looks Up To

The middle-aged man continued, "The Weavile Beast is an ice-attribute soul beast, but it seems to possess more than just that."

"It appears to have a very strange attribute, one that might not even qualify as an attribute at all."

"No one can absorb these two soul bones from Skywater Academy."

Having said this, the middle-aged man fell silent.

He simply gave Ying Chengfeng a look that said, 'You know what I mean.'

"Then Skywater Academy is truly quite shrewd," Ying Chengfeng said with a smile.

The middle-aged man immediately straightened his face and said, "Little brother, that's not something you should say out loud."

"Heh." Ying Chengfeng chuckled, waved his hand to bid the middle-aged man farewell, and said, "I'm heading back."

Ying Chengfeng returned to Yu Feiyan's side and said, "It must be that your External Soul Bone has resonated with those two soul bones."

Yu Feiyan nodded, though she became somewhat bashful.

Ying Chengfeng looked at her, shook his head, and laughed, "I will retrieve them for you."

"Okay," Yu Feiyan replied softly.

However, her voice was completely drowned out by the surrounding clamor.

Ying Chengfeng told his mother, Ji Qingyi, about his plan.

"You want to help Feiyan win those two soul bones? That's fine," Ji Qingyi said, then added, "Feiyan is a good girl."

"Hmm?" Ying Chengfeng looked at his mother in confusion, only to find her wearing a 'motherly smile.'

Ying Chengfeng let out a laugh and said, "She is indeed quite good."

By this time, quite a few soul masters had already stepped onto the Melee Arena.

The lowest cultivation level among these soul masters was that of a Soul Elder.

There were even a few Soul Ancestors present.

Reaching the level of a Soul Elder before the age of 30 was not uncommon, and reaching the level of a Soul Ancestor could be considered quite impressive.

Ying Chengfeng remembered that the eligibility requirement for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was being under 25 years of age.

However, it was clear that the Skywater Academy team was very confident.

After all, that was a tournament where the elite academies from across the entire continent gathered.

If Skywater Academy were to hold their challenge matches based on the 25-year-old requirement to hone their students, it wouldn't hold much significance.

Just then, Ying Chengfeng flashed forward and arrived on the Melee Arena.

The referee's voice rang out at that moment.

"The melee begins in three minutes. Anyone else wishing to take the stage, please hurry."

Within the crowd, someone spotted Ying Chengfeng.

"Why did a young boy go up there?"

"He doesn't look very old, does he?"

"Is he even 15 yet?"

"Looks about that age."

A group of onlookers immediately began to discuss.

"At that age, he couldn't be a student from an intermediate soul master academy just coming to join the fun, could he?"

"Who knows."

Ying Chengfeng ignored the chatter of these people and paid no mind to the opponents surrounding him.

He waited quietly.

Come to think of it, the system of Soul Master Academy had its own nuances.

A primary soul master academy was generally a six-year program, after which one would advance to an intermediate soul master academy.

Of course, if one could not graduate in six years, they would be held back.

Generally, if a student could not graduate by the age of 15, they would be advised to withdraw.

Then came the intermediate soul master academy, a three-year program; those who could not graduate by age 20 were advised to withdraw.

Finally, there was the advanced soul master academy, a three-year program; those who could not graduate by age 25 were also advised to withdraw.

In other words, following this process, it would take at least twelve years to graduate.

However, there was no lack of genius students who could skip grades.

At this moment, Ying Chengfeng looked toward the Skywater Academy team; there was only one student among them who had skipped grades.

That was Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er was 14 years old this year.

There was also another young girl who looked quite young as well.

Xuewu, who had met Ying Chengfeng once before, was 16 years old.

The two women also saw Ying Chengfeng and spoke in unison: "It's him?!"

After speaking, Shui Bing'er and Xuewu looked at each other and said in unison again: "You know him too?"

These two were the captain and vice-captain of the Skywater Academy team, respectively.

Shui Bing'er said slowly: "We spent some time together three years ago."

"Oh?" Xuewu said: "Then I knew him earlier than you; it was six years ago for me."

"You spent time together too?" Shui Bing'er asked, pressing for details.

Hearing this, Xuewu coughed lightly: "Something like that."

While the two women were talking, the melee match had already begun.

They then turned their attention seriously to the arena.

"How long do you think it will take to end?" Shui Bing'er suddenly asked Xuewu.

"Very soon." Xuewu replied with only two words.

She would always remember the first time she saw Ying Chengfeng.

At that time, Ying Chengfeng was already a Soul Grand Master with two purple soul rings.

Now that six years had passed, he should have reached the level of a Soul Ancestor.

Hearing Xuewu's answer, Shui Bing'er pursed her lips and said: "It seems you have a lot of confidence in him."

"Mm." Xuewu's answer remained concise.

Shui Bing'er suddenly gave a bitter smile and said: "The opponents we are going to face next will be very strong."

Xuewu also nodded and said: "It's a pity that our Martial Soul Fusion Skill hasn't been perfected yet."

Just at this moment, the situation on the melee arena changed.

A handsome youth was seen standing in the very center of the arena.

Strangely, no one actually attacked him.

"No, it's that no one can attack him." Shui Bing'er saw the clue at a glance.

However, the next moment, she finally saw what she most wanted to see:

Ying Chengfeng's soul rings.

"Purple, purple, black—a three-ring Soul Elder?!" Shui Bing'er gasped sharply.

Xuewu was equally surprised, but not because of the color of the soul rings.

Is he actually only a three-ring Soul Elder? Xuewu thought he should be a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

Could it be that he has slacked off over these years?

If that were the case, it seemed they might not be unable to defeat him.

Just as Xuewu and Shui Bing'er had this thought, reality slapped them hard in the face.

Ying Chengfeng's soul power spread outward.

Numerous Soul Elders could not withstand the impact and fell off the arena one by one.

Even some Soul Ancestors with slightly weaker strength were knocked off the arena.

At this moment, only Ying Chengfeng and a few Soul Ancestors with decent strength remained standing on the arena.

There were only five people in total.

Ying Chengfeng scanned the other four and said indifferently:

"My goal is the soul bone. If your goals are the same, please step down."

Hearing Ying Chengfeng's words, a man frowned and said: "Do you still want to fight the Skywater Academy team all by yourself?"

Another person spoke up: "The soul bone can be yours, but we want some benefits too."

"You want benefits? Are you worthy?" Ying Chengfeng glanced at him and released fifty percent of his Wind Domain, instantly blowing the opponent away to hang from a roof over two hundred meters away.

"It seems you are not worthy." Ying Chengfeng withdrew his gaze and looked at the last three people again.

"If you can withstand one of my moves, I will give you benefits."

This scene immediately made countless people around widen their eyes.

"This youth has such strong power."

"Is this really the strength a Soul Elder can display?"

"I feel like even a Soul King would be no better than this, right?"

The discussions of the crowd even reached the ears of the members of the Skywater Academy team.

A Soul King? I'm afraid it's even more than that! A sense of powerlessness suddenly surged in Shui Bing'er's heart.

Was this man only destined to be someone she could look up to?