Dragon Slaying Emblem!

Hearing the words of Ying Chengfeng, Shui Bing'er began to ponder very seriously.

After a moment, she said, "I cannot satisfy this condition of yours at the moment."

Hearing this, Ying Chengfeng nodded, "I understand."

Ying Chengfeng looked at Shui Bing'er with a half-smile.

The latter felt somewhat embarrassed under his gaze.

"What do you understand?" Shui Bing'er's tone became somewhat unnatural.

Ying Chengfeng smiled speechlessly and said, "So, the deal is that I can propose any condition, but if you agree, you lose, is that it?"

"No." Shui Bing'er panicked slightly, waving her hands, "You can try proposing other, more excessive conditions. What if I agree to one?"

Ying Chengfeng looked at her with a strange expression and said, "The conditions I propose are naturally a bit excessive, but why do I feel like you keep pushing me to propose excessive conditions?"

"Are conditions that aren't excessive not worth proposing?"

Ying Chengfeng thought for a moment and said, "How about this: I want a Soul Bone today as a condition for the exchange, and you can also propose a condition you consider excessive."

However, Shui Bing'er was clearly not satisfied with this proposal from Ying Chengfeng.

"Is there nothing else you want besides a Soul Bone?" Shui Bing'er said with a hint of annoyance, "And, am I the type of person who can't afford to lose?"

Shui Bing'er continued, "As long as it doesn't harm Skywater Academy, I can agree to anything."

Hearing this, Ying Chengfeng sighed slightly.

It seemed that getting the Soul Bone in advance was not going to happen.

Seeing him fall silent, Shui Bing'er thought for a moment and said, "What you mentioned before about joining you—that would require me to be in power, which would take about ten years at the earliest."

"Ten years?" Ying Chengfeng pondered to himself.

Shui Bing'er then asked, "May I ask, is it joining you, or joining Martial Soul Hall?"

Ying Chengfeng did not answer directly, only saying, "Martial Soul Hall is not a monolith."

Having said that, Ying Chengfeng said no more, and Shui Bing'er did not press the matter.

After a long while, Shui Bing'er turned her head to the side and whispered, "If you want to be the Dean of Skywater Academy, you would need to marry into the Shui Family."

Shui Bing'er spoke with a calm, indifferent air, yet the tips of her ears were turning red enough to smoke.

She continued, "Currently, the only direct descendants of the Shui Family are myself and my sister, Shui Yue'er."

"But you probably wouldn't marry into the family, would you?"

Shui Bing'er bit her lip and looked up at Ying Chengfeng.

Ying Chengfeng looked at her calmly and sighed, "Forget it, it makes it seem like I'm bullying you."

He did not propose any further conditions and turned to walk toward his own courtyard.

Behind him, Shui Bing'er just watched the back of Ying Chengfeng as he walked away.

She watched until Ying Chengfeng had completely disappeared from her sight.

After a good while, Shui Bing'er said faintly, "Was I not being obvious enough?"

Xuewu walked to her side and said softly, "You cannot wake someone who is pretending to be asleep."

In truth, Xuewu understood Shui Bing'er's feelings very well.

Living from childhood in Skywater Academy, which consisted only of women, it was easy to develop curiosity upon seeing an exceptionally outstanding man.

And this curiosity could easily transform into a special kind of affection.

Ying Chengfeng was like a seed planted somewhere in Shui Bing'er's heart, its location untraceable.

If this seed did not sprout, it could never be found.

Yet, it still made Shui Bing'er feel an itch in her heart.

Shui Bing'er remained silent for a long time before saying, "Xuewu, do me a favor."

"What is it?" Xuewu asked.

"Help me take those two Soul Bones."

"Are you sure?"

Shui Bing'er tilted her head slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as no one can defeat our team in three days, I can decide the fate of those two Soul Bones."

Seeing this determined posture from Shui Bing'er, Xuewu shook her head helplessly.

"There is a very strong team in this Soul Master Challenge, all of them are Soul Ancestor level. Are you confident?"

Shui Bing'er shook her head and said, "No confidence."

"Then why..." Xuewu frowned slightly.

"But I believe in him."

Xuewu naturally knew who the 'him' Shui Bing'er was referring to.

"But if he takes the Soul Bone, will he still compete honestly?"

Shui Bing'er replied, "We'll know once we have the Soul Bone."

"You really are..." Xuewu shook her head helplessly.

In all of Skywater Academy, perhaps only Xuewu truly understood Shui Bing'er.

Otherwise, they would never have been able to master their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Night fell.

The temperature at Skywater Academy dropped even further in the evening.

In a small courtyard to the east, Ying Chengfeng sat on a chair, gazing at the cold moon in the sky.

At this moment, Ying Chengfeng couldn't help but think of Shui Bing'er from earlier that day.

He didn't know Shui Bing'er very well as a person.

In his impression, Shui Bing'er was very composed and seemed quite precocious for her age.

Of course, he could also discern a bit of what was on Shui Bing'er's mind.

These feelings had shown some signs as early as three years ago.

It was just that they hadn't been as obvious back then.

It wasn't that Ying Chengfeng was indifferent to women.

It was just that he couldn't respond to Shui Bing'er; he already had a mountain of romantic debts to settle.

Well, perhaps not a mountain.

Qian Renxue counted as one.

Yu Feiyan had also started acting a bit strange over the past year.

Just as Ying Chengfeng's thoughts were in disarray, Shui Bing'er, dressed in a white dress, slowly walked into the courtyard.

She walked toward him.

In her hand, Shui Bing'er held a box.

Ying Chengfeng found this box somewhat familiar; it was the very one that held the Soul Bone.

Shui Bing'er placed the box on the stone table in front of Ying Chengfeng.

She then turned and walked away.

Stopping at the entrance of the small courtyard, she didn't turn back, but asked softly:

"You will participate in the Soul Master Challenge in three days, right?"

Ying Chengfeng stared directly at Shui Bing'er's back and replied, "I will."

"Good." Shui Bing'er responded, leaving without looking back.

After a long while, Ying Chengfeng stood up and picked up the box from the stone table.

He walked out of the courtyard, heading toward where Yu Feiyan resided.

Ten minutes later, Ying Chengfeng arrived at Yu Feiyan's living quarters.

At this moment, Ji Qingyi and Qian Renxue were also there.

Ying Chengfeng walked up to Yu Feiyan with the box and took out the Soul Bone.

"Try it and see if you can absorb these two Soul Bones."

No sooner had Ying Chengfeng finished speaking than the two Soul Bones seemed to have some kind of reaction.

As if possessing consciousness, the two Soul Bones flew toward Yu Feiyan's arms of their own accord.

In the blink of an eye, the Soul Bones merged into Yu Feiyan's arms.

Yu Feiyan immediately sat down cross-legged.

Suddenly, a large amount of blood gushed from her fingers, and the pain was so intense she couldn't help but cry out.

The flesh on her fingers began to slough off, revealing the stark white bone beneath.

Her fingernails felt as if they had been forcibly ripped out.

Yu Feiyan bit her lip hard, struggling to maintain the last shred of her consciousness.

She found even the act of screaming strenuous, and eventually, the pain became so great she couldn't make a sound.

Even breathing became a difficult task.

The flesh on her fingers continued to fall away, only to grow back again.

The newly grown flesh was white—unnaturally white.

Her long fingernails were gone, and a strange pattern appeared on the back of her left hand.

The pattern was of a dragon with a blade plunged into its body.

At this moment, an unsheathed blade inexplicably appeared in Yu Feiyan's hand.

The blade was entirely blue and white, appearing as if it were made of transparent ice crystals.

Just then, a figure appeared in the courtyard.

The person who arrived was none other than Shui Qinghan.

Her voice was devoid of emotion, "You took two Soul Bones from our academy; give us an explanation for this."