Shui Yue'er's First Soul Ring

"There's truth and lies in that? Then tell me, what's the lie?" Shui Qinghan asked with interest.

"The lie is that there's a huge amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow in that Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave, far more than we could ever use. Even if I kept all that Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow for myself, it would still take me more than a decade to cultivate to Title Rank. But if Teacher took the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, you could attempt to break through to Title Rank within a year. By then, I'd be the only disciple of a Titled Douluo like you. That's much faster than cultivating on my own." Jiang Lan closed his eyes and let Shui Qinghan wash his hair, speaking with a cheeky grin.

"You little rascal. What about the truth?" Shui Qinghan lightly tapped Jiang Lan on the head and smiled.

"The truth is that Teacher treats me like her own child, and I see Teacher as family. Of course I want to repay you," Jiang Lan said seriously.

He had been born into the spring breeze and raised beneath the red flag, a fine young man with all five virtues. He was not some feudal warrior like Tang San, who believed that a favor as great as a spring must be repaid with a drop of water, while a drop of water's favor warranted death.

Shui Qinghan treated him like her own son. How could he possibly keep all these benefits for himself and become an ungrateful wretch?

"You child..." Shui Qinghan wiped at the corner of her eye, her heart full of emotion. The look she gave Jiang Lan grew ever gentler.

Got little Teacher wrapped around my finger!

Jiang Lan admitted that he had indeed said those things partly to improve Shui Qinghan's opinion of him.

But honestly, that was truly what he thought.

Or rather, every word he had said was true.

He genuinely wanted to repay Shui Qinghan, and he genuinely hoped she would break through to Title Rank.

Shui Qinghan reaching Title Rank would bring him nothing but benefits.

As long as Shui Qinghan broke through to Title Rank, both the Immortal Herbs of the Icefire Yin Yang Well and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud—two great opportunities from the first Douluo era—would be within easy reach.

Why wouldn't he do it?

After bathing, Jiang Lan sat on the sofa, drying his wet hair with a towel.

At that moment, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er also ran out of the bathroom. They carried a faint floral fragrance, their little faces flushed pink and utterly adorable.

"Little Junior Brother, I've gotten so much stronger!" Shui Yue'er immediately rushed over to share the changes she had experienced.

"Not just stronger. My Soul Power has increased by half a level too," Shui Bing'er said excitedly.

Her Soul Power Level had now reached sixteen and a half. She would probably cultivate to level twenty before long.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister~" Jiang Lan said with a smile.

In the original story, Huo Yuhao had gained half a level of Soul Power after consuming weathered Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

Although what Shui Bing'er had consumed was only Thousand-Year Whale Glue, the quality of this piece was extremely high. It was more than five thousand years old, nearly six thousand.

Furthermore, Shui Bing'er's current Soul Power Level was far lower than Huo Yuhao's, so it was hardly strange for this Thousand-Year Whale Glue to raise her Soul Power by half a level.

"Ah~ I wonder how much my Soul Power has increased." Shui Yue'er looked envious.

"Senior Sister Yue'er simply hasn't absorbed a Soul Ring yet, but the increased Soul Power will accumulate. Once you undergo Limit-Break Absorption and absorb your Soul Ring, your Soul Power Level will probably catch up to ours," Jiang Lan comforted her gently.

"Hehe~" Shui Yue'er immediately beamed.

"Sis, I'll take Yue'er out to hunt for a Soul Ring, then." Shui Qingrou took Shui Yue'er's hand and spoke.

"Qingrou, after you leave, make a stop in Dragon City and ask whether there are any Cold Springs or places with unusual temperatures near Dragon City," Shui Qinghan instructed.

"Dragon City? All right, I understand." Shui Qingrou nodded, then led Shui Yue'er out of the courtyard and toward the Frozen Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring.

"Keep training. Let your bodies fully digest the effects of the Whale Rubber," Shui Qinghan said after withdrawing her gaze.

"Yes~" Jiang Lan and Shui Bing'er exchanged a glance, then grimaced as they threw themselves into physical training.

Time flew by, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, just as Jiang Lan and Shui Bing'er finished their physical training, Shui Yue'er's voice drifted over from afar.

"Big Sister, Little Junior Brother!"

The two turned around and saw Shui Yue'er waving excitedly at them from a distance.

"Yue'er!" A smile unconsciously appeared on Shui Bing'er's pretty face when she saw Shui Yue'er.

"Senior Sister Yue'er."

Shui Yue'er ran over with an excited expression and asked with a grin,

"Big Sister, Little Junior Brother, guess how many years my First Soul Ring is!"

"Six hundred years?" Shui Bing'er guessed.

"No, no. Guess again."

"Could it be seven hundred years?" Jiang Lan guessed.

"Hehe~ Still too low. It's exactly eight hundred years!" Shui Yue'er showed off proudly.

"Eight hundred years! That's already beyond the maximum age for a Second Soul Ring, isn't it?" Shui Bing'er cried out.

An eight-hundred-year First Soul Ring was exactly twice the age of her own First Soul Ring.

"Senior Sister Yue'er, your Soul Power must have increased quite a bit too, right?" Jiang Lan asked.

"Mm. The eight-hundred-year First Ring raised me two levels at once, and the Thousand-Year Whale Glue gave me another level of Soul Power. I'm already a level-thirteen Soul Master now!" Shui Yue'er said with a giggle.

"Level thirteen!" Shui Bing'er was stunned.

After all, her own Soul Power Level was only sixteen and a half, and she was even a year older than Shui Yue'er.

After just one session of Limit-Break Absorption, the gap in their Soul Power had narrowed by so much.

"Senior Sister Yue'er is amazing. You're almost catching up to me," Jiang Lan praised with a smile.

His own Soul Power Level was only fifteen and a half. Shui Yue'er was merely two and a half levels away from matching him.

"Hehe~"

"Yue'er, what is your First Soul Skill?" Shui Bing'er asked curiously.

"My First Soul Skill is Water Blade. It's a growth-type Soul Skill. Mom said that the deeper my control over the water element becomes, the stronger my First Soul Skill will be." Shui Yue'er giggled, eager to show off in front of the two of them.

As she spoke, Shui Yue'er activated Martial Soul Possession, and a dark yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath her feet.

"First Soul Skill, Water Blade!" The only Soul Ring on Shui Yue'er's body flashed. She raised her hand and swung it forward, sending a crescent-shaped Water Blade made entirely of flowing water shooting toward a distant tree.

The sharp Water Blade sliced through the tree trunk as smoothly as a hot knife through butter. It did not pause in the slightest and passed straight through the trunk.

Creak!

The next moment, the tree pierced by the Water Blade crashed to the ground, its cut smooth and even.

"What incredible power. This Soul Skill is already no weaker than the Soul Skills of Assault System Soul Masters, is it?" Shui Bing'er exclaimed.

"Senior Sister Yue'er, can you change the way you release the Soul Skill? For example, turn the Water Blade into Water Arrows or Water Spears?" Jiang Lan asked, rubbing his chin.

The moment he saw the Water Blade Soul Skill, all kinds of ideas sprang into Jiang Lan's mind.

"I think so? My control over the water element is still too weak, though. I can't change the release method of my Soul Skill for now," Shui Yue'er said uncertainly.

She had truly never imagined that her Soul Skill could be developed in such a way.

Shui Bing'er suppressed the envy in her heart and secretly made up her mind that her Second Ring had to be a Millennium Soul Ring.

Limit-Break Absorption offered far too many benefits. Not only could it greatly increase Soul Power, but even the Soul Skills obtained would be top-tier.

The effect of her First Soul Skill could only be considered decent. Its growth potential was far inferior to Shui Yue'er's First Soul Skill.

Unless her Martial Soul could evolve and become a true Ice Phoenix.