Ice and Fire Skills, Impressive Power

Under the expectant gazes of Yu Qingfeng and the other two, Yu Yan raised his hand and summoned the slightly altered Ice and Fire Twin Fish, guiding the yellow Soul Ring onto his Martial Soul.

After absorbing a Soul Ring, a Martial Soul would more or less undergo some changes. That was perfectly normal.

A faint glow shimmered over the Ice Fish within the Ice and Fire Twin Fish as the Ice Fish's First Spirit Skill, Frost Scale Armor, activated.

Chilling air spread out, condensing into a seamless suit of Frost Armor around Yu Yan. The armor was icy white throughout and bore obvious traits of the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard.

"This is Frost Armor cast through the Ice Fish. It can enhance my physical defense and resistance to cold. When used at full strength, it can freeze anyone fighting me at close range."

"Besides forming a full set of armor, I can also control the Frost Armor to appear as individual components."

Yu Yan altered his Spirit Skill. The Frost Armor dissolved into cold air before condensing into a separate Ice Scale Arm Guard over his arm for Yu Qingfeng and the others to inspect.

"As expected of a Spirit Skill produced by a Soul Beast close to the limit in age. It really is formidable."

Looking at the Spirit Skill Yu Yan had displayed, then thinking of the skill from his own first Soul Ring, Yu Qingfeng sighed, regret appearing on his face.

At that moment, he genuinely wished he could replace his first Soul Ring with a yellow hundred-year Soul Ring as well.

People were always troubled by the things they could not have.

Yu Qingfeng was not the only one feeling emotional. Li Rong and Ma Zhiyu were equally envious and awed when they saw this.

"Little Yan, how strong is the defense of your Frost Scale Armor?"

Attentive as ever, Li Rong always managed to ask the crucial questions Yu Qingfeng and Ma Zhiyu overlooked.

"The defense should be pretty strong."

Yu Yan took out the dagger he had used to kill the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard. He removed the Ice Scale Arm Guard from his arm, placed it on the ground, and stabbed down at it with all his strength.

The dagger pierced into the Ice Scale Arm Guard, but only halfway. It did not completely break through its defense.

"Let me try."

Also curious about the defensive power of the Ice Scale Armor, Yu Qingfeng stepped up to the Ice Scale Arm Guard on the ground and activated his First Spirit Skill before throwing a punch.

The first punch only left a few cracks on the Ice Scale Arm Guard.

The second punch created more cracks, but the Ice Scale Arm Guard still did not shatter.

The third punch shattered the Ice Scale Arm Guard, reducing it to a pile of ice chunks.

"This defense is no joke. I used the strength of a Soul Grandmaster in that second punch, yet I still couldn't shatter it outright."

Hearing Yu Qingfeng's conclusion, everyone present was somewhat shocked.

Ma Zhiyu walked over to the fragments of the shattered Ice Scale Arm Guard, picked up a chunk of ice, and began exerting force to test its toughness.

"At the Soul Master stage, few people could break through the defense of the Ice Scale Arm Guard."

After successfully crushing the ice chunk in his hand, Ma Zhiyu gave his own assessment.

"Little Yan, didn't you say you had another Spirit Skill? Show it to us."

Now that he understood this skill, Yu Qingfeng wanted to know exactly what Yu Yan's other Spirit Skill was.

"My other Spirit Skill is called Scorching Breath. It lets me breathe a small stream of flame from my mouth or from the Fire Fish's mouth, dealing burning damage."

After explaining it, Yu Yan activated the Fire Fish Skill from his first Soul Ring. A small ball of flame emerged from the Fire Fish's mouth and landed on an ice chunk on the ground.

The instant the flame touched the ice, the two held against each other for a second before the ice melted into water.

No explanation was needed. The visible effect of melting the Frost Scale Armor was enough to demonstrate the power of Scorching Breath.

One Soul Ring, one offensive skill and one defensive skill—both with impressive power. It was practically perfect.

Yu Yan was very satisfied with these two Spirit Skills. Besides, he still had an even more powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill yet to develop.

"These two Spirit Skills produced by the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard are both excellent. Once you master them, Little Yan, you'll probably have few rivals among one-ring Soul Masters."

After witnessing the two forms of the Ice and Fire Twin Fish's Spirit Skills, Yu Qingfeng recalled every one-ring Soul Master he had encountered. In all his memories, he had never seen a Soul Master as outrageous as Yu Yan.

One Soul Ring gave him two Spirit Skills, so he naturally had one more skill than everyone else. The higher his cultivation became, the more extra skills he would have compared with others.

If Little Yan could cultivate to the Soul King level, he would have five more Spirit Skills than Soul Kings of the same rank. Just thinking about it was terrifying.

The more Yu Qingfeng thought about it, the more envious—and fortunate—he felt.

As for levels above Soul King, he did not dare think that far ahead.

"These two Spirit Skills really are powerful. Thank you, Brother Yu, Sister Li, Brother Ma. Without your full support, I couldn't have absorbed the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard's Soul Ring."

Following their lead and acknowledging that the two Spirit Skills were indeed formidable, Yu Yan thanked Yu Qingfeng and the other two yet again.

"Enough with the pleasantries. Let's talk after we leave Sunset Forest."

Li Rong stepped forward and interrupted the group, who seemed ready to keep talking, pointing out what they should be doing now.

Yu Yan had already been thinking the same thing, so he nodded in agreement with Li Rong.

Carrying the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard's corpse, the group left Sunset Forest along the route they had taken in.

When they sold the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard's corpse in the small town outside Sunset Forest, Yu Yan took the initiative to ask for the horn on its head.

He wanted the horn so he could take it back and measure its length, thereby determining the Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard's exact age.

He always felt that there was something off about this Ice and Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard's age.

After resting up, Yu Yan and the other three left Sunset Forest and set off for home.

Three days later, the carriage driven by Yu Qingfeng appeared outside Balaque City.

Sitting at the front of the carriage, Yu Qingfeng's eyes brightened considerably the moment he saw Balaque City. He had been away from Balaque City for a full week, and he missed his son dearly.

"Brother Yu, you can let me off here."

After entering Balaque City, Yu Yan proposed getting out of the carriage.

"Why get out? I'll take you straight back to Balak Junior Soul Master Academy. It'll save trouble."

Yu Qingfeng continued driving the carriage, with no intention of letting Yu Yan off.

"I want to go to Spirit Hall to certify my Soul Master rank before returning to Balak Junior Soul Master Academy. It's not on your way, so there's no need to take me."

After explaining why he wanted to get off, Yu Yan added, "You've been away for so long. You should hurry home and see Little Yu."

At the mention of his son, Yu Qingfeng's eyes flickered. He truly missed Little Yu and had mentioned him several times along the road.

That was also one reason Yu Yan had suggested getting out here. He wanted Little Yu to see his parents as soon as possible.

After thinking it over, Yu Qingfeng stopped the carriage. "All right. You're a Soul Master now, so this little matter shouldn't trouble you."

"Don't worry. Even if I weren't a Soul Master, these little things wouldn't trouble me."

"Bye, Brother Yu. I'm off first."

Having grown familiar with Yu Qingfeng, Yu Yan made a small joke, then waved goodbye to Yu Qingfeng and the other two.

Walking through Balaque City once again, Yu Yan could not help feeling somewhat wistful. A change in identity always brought a change in mindset.

It's been so many days. I wonder if that girl Xiao Wu has missed me?

When he spotted a skewer of candied hawthorn, Yu Yan could not help thinking of Xiao Wu.