"..."
Seeing the expectation in Shui Yue'er's eyes, Jiang Lan called out without the slightest psychological burden,
"Senior Sister Yue'er~"
It was just calling her Senior Sister. So what if he had to call her loli mommy?
Right, right. Loli mommy was right.
"Hehe~" Shui Yue'er smiled even more happily. Patting her chest and putting on the airs of an older sister, she said in a childish voice, "Junior Brother, if anyone bullies you from now on, tell me. Your big sister will protect you!"
"Pfft~ Who protects whom is still uncertain. Lan'er is a genius with Innate Full Soul Power and has already obtained his First Soul Ring. His Soul Power is several levels higher than Yue'er's. Yue'er's little plan probably won't come true." Seeing Shui Yue'er's adorably confident look, Shui Qinghan burst out laughing.
"Ah~ How could this be..." Shui Yue'er's little face instantly fell, her cute features filled with dejection.
"It's fine. My Martial Soul has powerful auxiliary abilities. When the time comes, I can support Senior Sister Yue'er," Jiang Lan comforted her.
"Really?" Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up as she asked.
"Of course~"
"Junior Brother, are you an Auxiliary Soul Master?" Shui Bing'er asked curiously.
"No, I'm an Assault System Soul Master. It's just that my Martial Soul has very strong auxiliary abilities. Not only can it make my teammates immune to elemental attacks, it can also heal their injuries and restore their Soul Power. It can even grant them an additional fifty percent damage boost," Jiang Lan shook his head and replied.
"Big Sister, could this be a domain Soul Skill?!" Shui Qingrou subconsciously looked at Shui Qinghan and asked softly.
For a long-established Soul Master Academy like Skywater Academy, domain Soul Skills were no secret.
"Mhm." Shui Qinghan nodded slightly and explained, "This is Lan'er's Martial Soul's Innate Domain. We've truly found a treasure this time."
An Innate Domain was an ability possessed only by Martial Souls of exceptionally high quality.
To put it bluntly, Shui Bing'er's Innate Soul Power was rank nine because rank nine was the limit of her talent. Jiang Lan's Innate Soul Power was rank ten because Innate Full Soul Power only went up to rank ten.
Though the difference appeared to be only one rank of Innate Soul Power, the actual gap was worlds apart.
"An Innate Domain?! No wonder you took him as your disciple, Big Sister." Shui Qingrou sighed.
"What powerful auxiliary abilities! Little Junior Brother, are you really an Assault System Soul Master?" Shui Bing'er could not help asking.
Immunity to elemental attacks, healing injuries, restoring Soul Power, and an additional fifty percent damage boost.
Such auxiliary abilities far surpassed even disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at the same level.
"Genuine, without question. If Senior Sister Bing'er doesn't believe me, we can have a Soul Battle right now." Jiang Lan smiled.
"A Soul Battle? Sure!" A flicker of fighting spirit flashed through Shui Bing'er's eyes, and she immediately nodded.
"Then I'll be the referee." Shui Qinghan smiled.
Fortunately, the courtyard was spacious enough to serve as a Soul Battle arena for the two of them.
"Yue'er, come here." Shui Qingrou called to Shui Yue'er and pulled her to her side.
"Both sides, retreat ten meters," Shui Qinghan said.
The two obediently stepped back until each had retreated ten meters, then stopped.
"Both sides, release your Martial Souls!"
The moment Shui Qinghan finished speaking, Shui Bing'er immediately summoned her Water-Congealing Flying Luan Martial Soul. A bright yellow Soul Ring slowly rose beneath her feet. The air around her began to freeze at a visible rate, and even a thin layer of ice appeared over the grass in the courtyard.
Jiang Lan likewise activated Martial Soul Possession. His hands underwent Dragon Transformation directly, his black hair instantly lengthening and turning an almost white icy blue. His dark eyes became blood-red, an icy blue horn grew from his forehead, and as Martial Soul Possession took effect, his height increased by nearly a head, reaching almost one meter sixty. Muscles swelled all over his body, brimming with a beauty of raw power.
"Wow~ Junior Brother looks so handsome!" Shui Yue'er's eyes immediately sparkled as she looked at Jiang Lan after Martial Soul Possession, little stars filling her gaze.
"This is... Dragon Transformation?!" Shui Qingrou cried out as she looked at Jiang Lan's fully transformed hands.
Thunderclap Academy and Skywater Academy were both among the Five Elements Academies, so Skywater Academy was naturally familiar with Dragon Transformation.
After all, the backer behind Thunderclap Academy was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The collateral descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan generally studied at Thunderclap Academy, so Skywater Academy had naturally witnessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's secret Dragon Transformation technique.
Even with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation secret technique, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters could only use it after reaching rank forty. Even exceptionally gifted ones had to reach rank thirty before they could wield it.
Yet this was the first time she had seen someone like Jiang Lan, who could undergo Dragon Transformation with only one Soul Ring.
After Jiang Lan activated Martial Soul Possession, a noble and resplendent pale purple Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet, radiating intense Soul Power fluctuations.
"A... a Millennium Soul Ring?!" Shui Bing'er stared blankly at the Millennium Soul Ring rising beneath Jiang Lan's feet.
"A Millennium First Ring?! H-How is that possible?!" Shui Qingrou covered her red lips, her beautiful eyes widening as she cried out.
Seeing the astonished expression on her younger sister's face, Shui Qinghan nodded with a satisfied expression. She could not be the only one getting shocked.
"Junior Brother is amazing!" Shui Yue'er clapped, sincerely happy for Jiang Lan.
"The Soul Battle begins!" Shui Qinghan declared.
Hearing that, Shui Bing'er came back to her senses, a trace of determination flashing through her eyes.
So what if he had a Millennium First Ring?
She would not surrender so easily!
"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!" Shui Bing'er swept out her delicate hand, and a mass of icy blue Soul Power crashed onto the ground. Ice spikes immediately began sprouting from the grass, spreading toward Jiang Lan at tremendous speed.
Facing the ice spikes spreading toward him, Jiang Lan did not choose to dodge. Instead, he unleashed his Innate Domain—Sea of Tides—and allowed the ice spikes to strike him and seal him in ice.
As expected, Ice Seal only counts as an abnormal status, not an elemental attack. Instantly frozen by Shui Bing'er's First Soul Skill, Jiang Lan inwardly sighed. Then he violently shook both arms and shattered the ice, breaking free.
"What?! He broke free from Ice Seal so quickly!" Shui Bing'er's expression changed, and her First Soul Ring flashed again.
"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"
"First Soul Skill, Flash Strike!" Seeing this, Jiang Lan's Millennium Soul Ring flashed. He raised his hand and slammed a fist into the grass, applying the additional effect of Starlight Strike to himself.
Ground HP -1. If the opponent is not in an enhanced state, gain immunity to all abnormal statuses and ability-reduction statuses for two minutes. And the ground just so happened not to be in an enhanced state.
By then, a great number of ice spikes had already spread before Jiang Lan.
Yet before those ice spikes could touch Jiang Lan, they were blocked by an invisible force.
"My Soul Skill... failed?" Shui Bing'er stared at her First Soul Skill being neutralized, completely dumbfounded.
"So it works." The corners of Jiang Lan's lips lifted slightly.
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