Teacher, I Want to Bring This Little Brother Back to Tianshui Academy!

"Watch closely, this sword strike is going to be cool!"

For some reason, a line Lin Tian had seen before he transmigrated suddenly flashed through his mind.

Although it was a bit cringe, in his current situation, packaging himself as someone with a bit more prestige would be safer.

"What kind of sword is that? It looks so sharp!"

The moment Lin Tian drew the Ganjiang Sword, Shui Bing'er's eyes were filled with shock.

She hadn't expected the Ganjiang Sword in this little brother's hand to be so sharp that it made one's soul tremble.

"Kid, you were the one who used this sword to kill the Ice Demon Spider?"

Shui Lanlan looked astonished.

As a soul master who had walked the world for many years, she had seen many divine weapons, but this was the first time she had seen anything like the blade in Lin Tian's hand.

The sword body was pure white, the hilt was engraved with dragon patterns, and the edge shimmered with a cold light.

Facing Shui Lanlan's questioning, Lin Tian didn't speak. He simply waved the sword, and as a cold gleam flashed, a massive tree nearby that would take several people to encircle was instantly reduced to powder!

"Good lad, just who are you? Why do you have such a divine weapon on you?"

Facing the beautiful young woman's inquiry, Lin Tian sheathed the Ganjiang Sword and replied with a candid expression:

"I won't hide it from you two sisters; I'm just an ordinary sect disciple. My father, Lin Erhe, is a master blacksmith who forges excellent swords!"

Hearing this, Shui Lanlan looked him up and down with suspicion. This fellow was dressed in fine silks and belts; he must be a disciple of some reclusive sect.

Since he didn't want to reveal his identity, there was no need for her to keep pressing him.

"Good lad, you have great talent. Given time, you will surely become a renowned figure on the Douluo Continent!"

Just from watching Lin Tian cut down that towering tree, she knew he wasn't telling the truth; this kid was definitely hiding something.

Seeing that his explanation failed to convince the group, Lin Tian sighed helplessly:

"I'm just a nobody in my sect; no one cares about me. The only person who looked after me, my mother, is confined by the sect to a deep courtyard, having completely lost her freedom!"

"I came out to train just to get stronger quickly, so I can return to the sect and save my mother..."

Before Lin Tian could finish, Shui Lanlan frowned, a strange look appearing on her face.

She hadn't expected such a reclusive sect to be so cold-blooded and terrifying!

"Kid, you... your fate seems quite miserable."

She had wanted to say his life was bitter, but upon reflection, Lin Tian was dressed in fine robes and looked dignified; he seemed much better off than the truly destitute people on the Douluo Continent.

"Teacher, why don't we help him? The Star Dou Forest is so treacherous; it's very dangerous for him to be here all alone."

Shui Bing'er was at an age where her heart was just beginning to stir, and she couldn't bear to see the suffering of others.

Hearing Lin Tian's tragic story, she naturally wanted to help him.

"Teacher, let's help him, please?"

Shui Bing'er's eyes reddened, a sense of sorrow rising in her heart as she began to shake Shui Lanlan's arm, pleading.

Shui Lanlan was speechless.

Help?

How could they help?

If this kid wasn't lying, and someone wielding a divine weapon was still being bullied by his sect, then if they, as ordinary people, stepped in, wouldn't they just be throwing their lives away?

Thinking of this, Shui Lanlan sighed and turned her gaze to Lin Tian.

"Fine, I will guard you. Go ahead and absorb this Ice Demon Spider soul ring."

"As for other matters, we'll talk after you've finished absorbing it."

Lin Tian bowed to Shui Lanlan.

"Many thanks for your help, sister."

After expressing his gratitude, he looked at Shui Bing'er. Seeing the young girl's eyes rimmed with red for a complete stranger, he couldn't help but feel a bit guilty.

"Big sister, my name is Lin Tian. What's yours?"

Hearing her teacher agree to help, the sadness in Shui Bing'er's heart quickly dissipated, replaced by a sweet smile.

"Little brother, my name is Shui Bing'er. You can call me Sister Bing'er!"

Shui Bing'er?

Was this young girl the future captain of the Tianshui Team, the Ice Phoenix girl who would completely freeze Tang San during the Elite Soul Master Tournament?

He hadn't expected to run into her here.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lin Tian sat cross-legged beside the carcass of the Ice Demon Spider and began to absorb the purple soul ring.

Shui Bing'er stood obediently to the side, waiting quietly for Lin Tian to finish.

Originally, this Ice Demon Spider was meant to be her third soul ring, but who would have thought it would be snatched away by Lin Tian?

If this had happened before, she certainly would have been angry.

However, seeing how pitiful the little brother before her was, Shui Bing'er felt too embarrassed to say anything more.

At most, she would just have to work a little harder and go find another suitable ice-type soul beast to serve as her third soul ring.

"Bing'er, be steady."

Noticing that Shui Bing'er was acting a bit unusual, Shui Lanlan, who was standing not far away, gave a soft cough.

As a genius soul master of Tianshui Academy, the academy had placed high hopes on her.

Shui Lanlan had brought her to the Star Dou Forest this time to hunt for souls specifically to find a suitable ice-type soul beast to serve as her third soul ring.

Who would have thought that the thousand-year soul beast they had searched so hard for would be snatched up by Lin Tian? It was truly infuriating.

If it weren't for the fact that the boy looked so pitiful, Shui Lanlan would have wanted to freeze him into an ice sculpture and hang him from a tree for the entire day.

It was just too maddening!

"Teacher, don't be angry. Didn't Dean Liu Ruyan instruct us that if we encounter a genius, we should try to befriend them? Lin Tian has reached the level of a three-ring Soul Venerable at such a young age; isn't this exactly the kind of genius the Dean was talking about?"

"You girl, you certainly know how to make excuses for yourself."

Shui Lanlan glanced at Lin Tian, who was sitting cross-legged and absorbing his soul ring, then looked at Shui Bing'er's flushed face, and couldn't help but realize something.

"Once this boy finishes absorbing his soul ring, we'll ask him what his plans are. If he wants to leave this place, we'll take him back to Tianshui Academy."

Shui Lanlan's words made Shui Bing'er feel exceptionally excited.

If she could bring this little brother back to the academy, then her trip to the Star Dou Forest wouldn't have been in vain.

After a while.

Lin Tian opened his eyes, his black pupils seemingly holding a hint of chill that wasn't there before.

With every movement, a frigid frost permeated the surroundings.

After absorbing this soul ring, his soul power reached level 32, taking a significant step closer to the level 50 promised to his mother, the Pope.

"You're awake? You absorbed a thousand-year Ice Demon Spider without any resistance; it seems your physical constitution is quite impressive."

"Kid, what is your third soul skill?"

Shui Lanlan's cold voice drifted into his ears.

Lin Tian stood up and bowed to Shui Lanlan in gratitude.

"Thank you for guarding me, Big Sister."

Then, Lin Tian raised his hand toward an empty patch of ground and released his soul skill.

"Third soul skill, Ice Age."

A giant Ice Demon Spider was seen roaring as it burst from the ground, and countless icy forces permeated the area. In the blink of an eye, the entire surroundings were covered in ice and snow.

And that wasn't all; countless frozen spears hovered in mid-air. As Lin Tian pointed his finger, a large group of Soft Bone Rabbits, which had been fleeing in a panic, were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.

This method was simply heaven-defying!