First Attempt! Ling Luocheng's Ultimate Ice Experience Card

Ma Xiaotao was still somewhat immersed in that refreshing chill from earlier.

Now that she had angered Ling Luocheng, Ling Luocheng would probably be even less willing to help her in the future.

But...

She would enjoy herself today first!

All she wanted was for Ling Luocheng to hold out a little longer under her attacks!

Ma Xiaotao took a step forward. As her Phoenix Martial Soul possessed her body, six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—flashed alternately around her.

Ling Luocheng showed no mercy. Right from the start, she unleashed her third and fourth soul skills together!

"Third Soul Skill, Ice Prison."

"Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Mist Chill."

An icy-blue glow appeared above Ma Xiaotao's head. Ling Luocheng's ice staff gradually emitted dense frost mist, which spread around Ma Xiaotao at an astonishing speed and sealed off every route of retreat.

"Good!"

Faced with the inescapable net laid down by Ling Luocheng, a control-type expert, Ma Xiaotao merely released her second soul skill.

"Second Soul Skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix."

Flames blazed over Ma Xiaotao's entire body, yet she did not choose to attack. Instead, she used her soul power to shield herself, ensuring that she would not suffer too much damage.

Blue light descended, and the Ice Prison formed, trapping Ma Xiaotao in place as Ice Mist Chill continuously struck at her.

As the frost mist fell upon Ma Xiaotao, waves of stabbing pain shot through her, making her bare her teeth.

But this level of damage was ultimately insignificant. The gap in strength was not something technique could bridge.

Moreover, Ling Luocheng had not been completely blinded by rage. Though her attacks were swift, precise, and ruthless, she still held back.

As a result, although Ling Luocheng's control was highly effective, it did not inflict any real damage on Ma Xiaotao.

"Mmm, it hurts a little, but it feels so good—so satisfying!"

Ma Xiaotao savored the pain and pleasure, even pressing her body against the ice prison to further enjoy the comfort brought by the low temperature.

"She's actually enjoying getting hit..."

Seeing that her attacks had no effect on Ma Xiaotao at all, Ling Luocheng furrowed her brows. She gritted her teeth, yet could do nothing about it.

Was she really going to let it go like this?

But if she did not teach Ma Xiaotao a proper lesson, what would happen when Ma Xiaotao came to provoke her again in the future, or even used Ling Feng to threaten her?

I should have stayed with Xiaofeng first...

Just as Ling Luocheng was at a loss, a small warm hand took hold of hers.

As she looked at Ling Feng, Ling Luocheng's gaze gradually became resolute.

When she looked back at Ma Xiaotao, the hesitation in her eyes had been replaced by determination.

She had made up her mind.

Even if she was punished, she would make Ma Xiaotao pay the price!

"Xiaofeng, don't worry. With your sister here, I won't let anyone bully—"

Before Ling Luocheng could finish, an indescribably frigid aura continuously flowed from her palm into her body.

Her power was originally ice, yet what Ling Feng was now continuously sending into her body was ice of a far higher level than her own!

Ling Luocheng turned back again and met Ling Feng's gaze. Ling Feng merely smiled at her, as though he had done nothing at all.

"Ultimate Ice! It's actually Ultimate Ice!"

As an inner-court student of Shrek Academy and the eldest daughter of the Ling Family, Ling Luocheng possessed an exceptionally solid theoretical foundation. Her research into ice-attributed Martial Souls was among the best in the inner court.

It could be said that throughout the entire inner court, even some of the powerful elders might not understand Ultimate Ice better than she did!

"But how could you..."

"Your Martial Soul is clearly an Ice Scorpion. I'm certain of it!"

Ling Luocheng stared at Ling Feng in utter shock.

She had even helped conduct Ling Feng's awakening ceremony back then.

There was no way she could be mistaken about Ling Feng's Martial Soul.

Although the Ice Scorpion could barely be considered a top-tier soul beast among ice-attributed soul beasts, it was nowhere near the level of Ultimate Ice.

It was not even as good as her ice-element Martial Soul.

"Sis, beat that guy up first!"

Ling Feng gave her a reassuring smile, then turned to look at Ma Xiaotao.

At that moment, Ma Xiaotao was still immersed in pain and pleasure, completely unaware that Ling Luocheng's aura on the other side had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation.

Her ice element had become Ultimate Ice. To Ling Luocheng, the sensation was both incomparably miraculous and incomparably wonderful.

The soul power, cold to the absolute extreme, caused her entire temperament to change.

She had fantasized more than once about one day becoming an Ultimate Ice soul master.

Yet she had never expected that the person who helped her fulfill that dream would be her most beloved little brother!

Ling Luocheng slowly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her icy blue gaze had returned to its former indifference.

She raised her ice staff high. Without making any unnecessary movements, snow had already begun to fall from the sky.

At this moment, she felt like the princess of snow!

"Fifth Soul Skill, Ice Radiance Ring!"

As her fifth soul skill lit up, biting cold gradually gathered. The ultimate chill it radiated finally drew Ma Xiaotao's attention.

"This cold... How could you possibly unleash cold of this level?!"

Unease gradually filled Ma Xiaotao's heart.

Once one's strength reached a certain level, it was possible to see the gap between both sides.

Judging from the cold Ling Luocheng had condensed, in her current state, defeating her would be as easy as turning a hand!

And the fifth soul skill Ling Luocheng was using now made Ma Xiaotao feel an unprecedented sense of danger!

Her own fifth soul skill lit up as well, and Ma Xiaotao rammed herself against the ice prison restraining her without hesitation.

Even now, Ma Xiaotao still retained her pride.

She felt that using six rings against Ling Luocheng's five had already given her an advantage. If she used her sixth soul skill as well, wouldn't Ling Luocheng laugh at her?

However, the ice prison did not shatter as Ma Xiaotao had expected. It merely cracked, fissures spreading across its surface.

Ling Luocheng was still a five-ring powerhouse, after all!

Although her cultivation was weaker than Ma Xiaotao's, her control abilities were beyond question.

By failing to break the ice prison immediately, Ma Xiaotao had already missed the best opportunity to evade.

The ice ring shone, freezing her firmly within a dark-blue ice pillar!

This was a ten-thousand-year soul skill wielded by a Soul King-level Ultimate Ice!

After freezing Ma Xiaotao, the ice staff in Ling Luocheng's hand slowly vanished. She looked toward Ling Feng again, her gaze filled with delight and confusion, with a trace of lingering longing.

"Xiaofeng, your Ultimate Ice..."

"What's going on?"

Before Ling Luocheng could say another word to Ling Feng, an aged voice rang out. Immediately afterward, a white-bearded old man suddenly appeared beside Ling Feng and Ling Luocheng.

"Dean Yan."

Ling Luocheng stepped forward and greeted Yan Shaozhe.

Yan Shaozhe nodded in response.

He only glanced once at Ling Feng beside Ling Luocheng before his gaze was instantly drawn to Ma Xiaotao behind them.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao completely frozen within the ice pillar and unable to move, his eyes were full of shock.

"This... Luocheng, did you do this?"

"No." Ling Luocheng shook her head and pushed Ling Feng forward slightly, her face full of pride. "My little brother did."

"Your little brother?"

Yan Shaozhe looked at Ling Feng in disbelief. After pondering for a moment, he spoke with barely contained excitement.

"Could it be that your little brother possesses Ultimate Ice?!"