Snow Empress Slays Tang Hao, the Heavenly Water Maidens Prepare to Strike Back!

Tang Hao, already burdened with old injuries, used Nine Ring Detonation and only worsened his condition. He had hoped to make a desperate final stand, but he was ultimately no match for the Snow Empress. His organs were utterly ruined, and her Emperor Sword cleaved him in two.

Coldness filled the Snow Empress's beautiful eyes. Seeing that Tang Hao was dead, her Soul Body returned to the Chaos Bead, and Shui Bing'er's body immediately began plummeting from the sky.

She felt as though she had been drained dry. Her limbs were limp and powerless, and she could not even gather enough Soul Power to remain suspended.

Shui Bing'er's long hair scattered wildly in the night wind, her robes snapping loudly as her eyes fluttered half-open, her vision blurred.

Her consciousness struggled through the haze.

Shui Bing'er knew she was falling, but there was nothing she could do.

The Snow Empress's possession had drained too much from her. Her entire body ached, and she had no strength left.

Fortunately, she soon felt herself being steadily supported, her descent slowing.

Shui Bing'er looked around with difficulty. Before long, she saw Meng Chen floating beside her beneath the moonlight.

Meng Chen was strikingly handsome, a Chaos Mark imprinted between his brows. Sun, Moon, and Stars emerged and vanished around him, while Beautiful Mountains and Rivers appeared and faded away, making him seem otherworldly, like a banished immortal.

"It's all right now. You're safe."

Meng Chen's voice was not loud, but it was clear and gentle, like a clear spring flowing through Shui Bing'er's heart.

Shui Bing'er opened her mouth. Though the chill left behind by the Snow Emperor's Three Absolutes still lingered around them, warmth nevertheless surged through her entire body.

She wanted to say, "Master, it feels so warm."

But her throat was dry, and no sound came out.

Meng Chen continued supporting her as they slowly descended.

Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shui Yue'er, Gu Qingbo, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui—the six maidens stared at Meng Chen beside Shui Bing'er and abruptly stopped in their tracks, as though someone had cast a binding spell on them.

Their pretty faces all flushed red, and none of them dared look directly at Meng Chen's somewhat illusory figure.

How could he be this handsome?!

Meng Chen paid no attention to Xue Wu and the others' reactions. He merely took out a medicinal pill from the Chaos Bead and fed it to Shui Bing'er, asking gently, "How is it? Do you feel better?"

Once the pill entered her stomach, it quickly turned into a warm current that coursed through her body, immediately driving away the grogginess.

Shui Bing'er nodded and said somewhat bashfully, "I feel much better, Master. Please put me down."

Meng Chen nodded and set her down.

Shui Bing'er turned to look at her six sisters.

Xue Wu and the others finally snapped back to their senses. They rushed forward and nervously checked Shui Bing'er over.

"All right, I'm fine."

Shui Bing'er pushed their hands away.

Only then did Xue Wu and the others relax. Then, unable to help themselves, they looked at Meng Chen with admiration.

They did not know about the Snow Empress, so they attributed Shui Bing'er's transformation just now to Meng Chen.

Without taking action himself, he had used some unfathomable method to let his disciple unleash the power to kill a Titled Douluo, all to give his disciple experience fighting powerful enemies?

As expected of Lord God!

Once they confirmed that Shui Bing'er was unharmed, their worry retreated, and anger seized the high ground once more.

Yu Hairou said furiously, "Sister Bing'er, that Tang Hao was one of Shrek's people too!"

"First, that Flender came to threaten us, and now they've sent another Titled Douluo!" Yu Hairou's voice grew louder and louder. "What are they trying to do? Get revenge? Do they even have the nerve to seek revenge? Their people were clearly the ones who came looking for trouble first!"

Even the usually quiet Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui could not help saying angrily, "First they launched a sneak attack, then they used the strong to bully the weak. A Titled Douluo actually came to attack a group of young girls like us!"

"They first sent a Soul Saint to kill us, and now a Titled Douluo has come to join in. Then let's fight!"

After the six of them finished speaking, they all turned to look at Meng Chen.

In the past, Shui Bing'er had always made decisions like this, but after Meng Chen appeared, Xue Wu and the others instinctively felt that their decision should receive Meng Chen's approval.

"Master..."

Shui Bing'er spoke hesitantly. Though she did not finish her sentence, her meaning was obvious.

Meng Chen smiled. "You can decide for yourselves. But if you want revenge, wait until you've had time to recover. Don't worry, Master will be right behind you."

The Seven Maidens' eyes lit up at the same time.

Shui Bing'er clenched her fist. "All right. Since Shrek Academy keeps sending us targets, we should return the favor and send them some targets too!"

Xue Wu and the others immediately cheered with delight.

After all, they had only defeated Shrek once, yet Shrek's elders had held a grudge and come looking for trouble twice in a row.

The feud had been completely forged. They had to retaliate.

While Shui Bing'er and the others were recovering, the people of Shrek returned to the little village the next day.

Though the battle had been earth-shattering, Yu Xiao Gang had absolute confidence in Tang Hao.

After all, when the Clear Sky Douluo took action, what could possibly remain unresolved?

Thus, Yu Xiao Gang patted his chest and guaranteed that the Seven Warlords of the Sea team would be left with not a single chicken or dog left, with even earthworms split lengthwise.

Only then did Ma Hongjun and the others obediently return to the village.

That night, inside the Shrek Academy dormitory, Xiao Wu lay on her bed, bored out of her mind.

Yu Xiao Gang had taken Tang San somewhere unknown, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were keeping vigil. The academy's teachers, aside from Zhao Wuji, seemed to have packed up and fled.

In the blink of an eye, Shrek Academy had scattered like monkeys from a fallen tree.

Ma Hongjun would not let women keep vigil, leaving Xiao Wu intensely bored.

She took a deep breath and suddenly sat up.

She did not want to keep quietly waiting like this.

Xiao Wu turned toward the bed beside hers and softly asked Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhuqing, are you asleep?"

Zhu Zhuqing turned over. As expected, she was not asleep.

"Zhuqing, you can't sleep either?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "I can't."

"I can't sleep either." Xiao Wu lowered her head and looked at her fingers. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "I want to find Ning Rongrong."

A trace of surprise flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Xiao Wu said seriously, "Let's bring her back. Rongrong is our sister. We can't just fall out with her like this."

"Although she refused to help avenge Principal Flender, she had her own difficulties. We can't ignore her just because she made a choice we don't agree with."

Zhu Zhuqing was silent for only a moment before calmly agreeing, "Let's go."

Xiao Wu froze for a moment. "Now?"

Zhu Zhuqing had already gotten out of bed and started dressing.

After they were fully dressed and had just stepped out of the dormitory, a voice sounded behind them.

"Hey, where are you two going?"

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stopped at the same time and turned around.

It was Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun walked up to them, his voice hoarse. "I'm asking you, where are you going?"

Xiao Wu answered honestly, "To find Ning Rongrong."

Ma Hongjun's expression immediately changed.

His voice rose, filled with resentment. "Find her? What are you looking for that ungrateful little wretch for?!"

Xiao Wu looked at Ma Hongjun, disappointment flashing in her eyes. But she did not lose her temper. She simply said calmly, "Rongrong is our sister."

Ma Hongjun retorted, "Sister? Her? What, are you matching keys? How many locks does she even fit?"

Hearing Ma Hongjun speak like that, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu no longer wanted to argue with him. They left without looking back.

Ma Hongjun snorted angrily and turned toward the kitchen.

He had only come out to find something to eat because keeping vigil had made him hungry. He had not expected to run into Xiao Wu and the others.