Yi Hongchen returned quickly with the three little ones. They journeyed all the way from the vast snowy plains of the Extreme North, crossed the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, swept over the mountains and rivers of the Sun Moon Empire, and finally landed steadily in an open area of the back garden of Hongchen Duke's Estate.
Their trip to the Extreme North had lasted roughly ten days. Including the four or five days spent traveling there and back, it had been over twenty days in total. There were only a few days left until the academy holiday ended.
When Meng Hongchen landed, her right leg glimmered faintly with an icy blue radiance—the lingering aura of the newly absorbed Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad right leg bone had yet to fully subside. She took two steps, her footsteps as light as though she were walking on clouds, then smiled. "Dad, Brother, Little Brother, I'm going to cultivate for a while. I feel like I should be able to break through."
She had absorbed her soul bone very smoothly. Her third soul ring had exceeded the standard age limit by quite a bit. Though the absorption had been somewhat difficult, she had ultimately endured it and reached level thirty-two.
The Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad right leg bone, which shared the same origin as her martial soul, complemented it perfectly. After absorbing it, she had broken through five levels in succession, reaching level thirty-seven.
Part of that power was unstable, however. It had been unleashed by her martial soul's origin and required a period of quiet cultivation to fully stabilize.
Xiao Hongchen followed behind her. His steps were not as light as Meng Hongchen's, but he was equally impatient. His third soul ring had likewise pushed him to level thirty-two. Though he lagged far