The Storage Ring Was Touchingly Poor, the Queen Lost It on the Spot, Holy Shit Profound Ice Dragon Soaring

Back at the Crown Prince's Residence.

Qian Renxue did not linger.

After straightening her clothes, she headed toward the imperial palace without pause.

If she was posing as the crown prince, she had to do what a crown prince was supposed to do.

Those old foxes at court were sharper than the last. Missing even one appearance could invite unnecessary suspicion.

She Long followed close behind, continuing his duty as a hidden guard.

Once those two imposing figures had left, She Xian finally relaxed.

He shook out his wrist, shut the door behind him, and could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

"Finally, it's time to open the loot!"

"Little White, Your Majesty, come on out."

Silver light flashed from his left hand.

Bai Suzhen appeared gracefully in her white dress.

Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Smiling with her almond-shaped eyes, she looked at She Xian and casually straightened his collar.

Purple light surged from his right hand, and the Medusa Queen materialized out of thin air.

Her arms were folded across her chest, her snake tail lazily coiled on the floor, and her pale violet phoenix eyes were full of impatience.

Rubbing his hands together, She Xian got straight to the point. "Your Majesty, where's the storage ring?"

His eyes shone brightly enough to serve as light bulbs.

Medusa glanced at him.

She opened her mouth.

A small dark-gold ring flew out and landed in her palm.

She Xian stared at the ring, his breathing quickening.

This was the entire fortune of the Snake-People Tribe's queen.

How much wealth could a peak Dou Emperor powerhouse have accumulated over half a lifetime? He was beyond excited!

"It won't open."

Medusa coldly shattered his fantasy.

Frowning, she tried to activate the storage ring.

The dark-gold patterns flickered faintly, then dimmed.

There was no response at all!

"I am currently a martial soul body. I cannot activate the mark on the storage ring."

Medusa's tone was calm, but the fleeting irritation in her phoenix eyes could not deceive anyone.

"Huh?"

She Xian's expression immediately fell.

"What? It won't open?"

So after going through all that trouble, spinning all those lies, they were just going to stare helplessly at a safe they could not open?

Disappointment instantly engulfed him.

Just as the mood began to sink, a cool, soft little hand gently covered the back of his hand.

Tilting her head, Bai Suzhen said softly, "Husband, I think perhaps you should try it yourself."

She Xian froze. "Me?"

Little White said seriously, "Sister and I are now Husband's martial souls, and Husband is the main body of the three of us."

"Since Sister cannot open it, perhaps Husband can."

The Medusa Queen narrowed her phoenix eyes. "Say that again. Don't call me Sister."

But she did not refute Little White's guess.

"Then I'll give it a try."

She Xian took the ring, drew a deep breath, and slowly poured his soul power into it.

The dark-gold patterns lit up again.

This time, they did not go out.

The patterns spread along the ring, extending and expanding. A faint spatial ripple flowed out from within it.

"It opened!"

She Xian's pupils brightened sharply.

His consciousness entered the storage ring's inner space, and he was instantly enveloped by a rich medicinal fragrance.

"There's stuff in here!"

His voice rose with excitement. "So much stuff!"

The storage space was not large, but it was stuffed to the brim.

All kinds of oddly shaped herbs had been neatly arranged inside.

Some had purplish leaves, some had crimson roots, some had petals glimmering with dew-like fluorescence, and some vines emitted a faint sweet fragrance.

She Xian swept his gaze across them, and some of his excitement faded.

He did not recognize a single one.

These herbs came from the Dou Qi Continent and were completely different from the spiritual medicine system of the Douluo Continent.

Even if he racked his brain, he could not match them to anything he knew.

"Medusa Queen, could I trouble you to tell me what these are and whether any of them are useful to me?"

He took everything out of the storage ring.

Though Medusa looked thoroughly unwilling.

Since they were items from her own storage ring, she still dutifully identified them one by one.

"Bone-Washing Flower. First tier. Cleanses the marrow and reforges the bones, strengthening the muscles and skeleton."

"Snake Saliva Fruit. First tier. A specialty of the Snake-People Tribe. It works better when used with Bone-Washing Flowers."

The more She Xian listened, the more excited he became.

As Medusa introduced them, he took out several first-tier herbs.

Purple-Leaf Orchid Grass, Bone-Washing Flower, Snake Saliva Fruit, Body-Tempering Grass, Scarlet Fire Root.

Though these first-tier spiritual herbs were not high-grade, their effects were gentle and directly targeted one's foundation.

They nourished the meridians, tempered the body, and strengthened the muscles and bones.

For a six-year-old who had only just awakened his martial soul and still had a weak physical foundation, they were practically tailor-made.

With these things, he would not even need to eat that whale glue anymore.

Little White crouched beside him, counting the herbs and obediently helping him sort them, a gentle smile hanging on her lips.

"What else is there?" She Xian asked.

Medusa continued identifying them, and her phoenix eyes suddenly brightened slightly.

She held a single herb in her hand.

"This is Soul-Gathering Grass."

Her tone carried an unusual degree of solemnity.

"A third-tier spiritual herb. It can increase soul power and is exceptionally effective for stabilizing and strengthening soul bodies."

Third tier!

Among a pile of first-tier spiritual herbs, this Soul-Gathering Grass stood out like a crane among chickens.

"Increasing soul power... that should be equivalent to increasing spiritual power, right?"

"Then this really is good stuff!"

She Xian carefully took it out and placed it to one side.

Then he searched through the storage ring again.

"That's it?"

He looked up at the Medusa Queen, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Th-that's all?"

The Medusa Queen's brows shot up. "What do you mean, 'that's all'?"

She Xian scratched his head, trying to phrase it as tactfully as possible. "I mean... Your Majesty, there isn't even a single decent pill in your storage ring? No combat techniques either?"

He really could not help but complain, "It's a little too plain."

The Medusa Queen's phoenix eyes instantly narrowed into a dangerous curve.

"What did you say?"

"No, no, no, what I mean is—"

"I live in the Tagore Desert!"

Medusa gritted her teeth and slammed her snake tail fiercely against the ground.

"That place is barren. Everything within a thousand li is nothing but sand."

She took a deep breath, trying to maintain the dignity of a queen.

"The Snake-People Tribe cultivates through bloodline talents. We don't need pills, and we don't have any combat techniques."

"My people even have to rob humans for decent clothes."

"You little brat who knows nothing of the world, what right do you have to call me poor?!"

Little White timidly raised her hand at the side. "Sister, don't be angry. Husband didn't mean it that way..."

"Who are you calling Sister?!"

She Xian hurriedly raised both hands in surrender. "My mistake."

"Your Majesty has a vast estate and hides wealth among the people. Low-key luxury, refined taste."

Medusa glared at him fiercely, but the frequency with which her tail slapped the floor noticeably decreased.

Knowing when to stop, She Xian prepared to put the herbs he did not need for the moment back into the storage ring.

But just as his consciousness swept over a corner of the storage space,

he froze.

At the very bottom of the pile of herbs lay a thin booklet.

It had been buried beneath the herbs before, and he had not noticed it while searching earlier.

She Xian took out the booklet.

On the yellowed cover, four vigorous characters came into view—Profound Ice Dragon Soaring.

"Holy shit!!!"

She Xian's pupils abruptly contracted.

Pro—found—I—ce—Drag—on—Soar—ing!

Those four words detonated like a nuclear bomb in his mind.

The signature ultimate technique of Hai Bo Dong, the Ice Emperor from Battle Through the Heavens!