Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Ice Snow Withering

Every gaze in the training ground turned in unison toward Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.

Shui Qinghan stopped short. "What?"

Shui Bing'er rose from the ground and reached out to pull Xue Wu up as well.

"Wasn't I saving Xue Wu just now?" Shui Bing'er explained. "When my hand touched her waist, our soul power suddenly fused beyond our control."

Shui Qinghan's expression changed.

Ling Shuang hurried over as well, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two of them. Then she said excitedly, "Soul power intermingling, Martial Soul resonance... could this be a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

Xue Wu and Shui Bing'er looked at each other, both completely bewildered.

Of course, they had heard the term Martial Soul Fusion Skill before.

It was an exceptionally rare, profound compatibility between two soul masters, where their Martial Souls and soul power achieved perfect resonance in a single instant, giving rise to a fusion skill far surpassing the sum of their individual strengths.

But such occurrences were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns throughout the entire soul master world.

Just now, one of them had only lunged to save the other, while the other had been saved in a moment of urgency. How had that become related to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

Wu Changkong smiled. "That's wonderful. The two of you should try connecting your soul power and uniting your minds."

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu exchanged a glance.

"Try it?"

"Then let's give it a try."

Shui Bing'er extended her right hand, while Xue Wu extended her left at the same time. Their hands clasped tightly together.

At first, nothing happened. But after a few breaths, the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul behind Shui Bing'er suddenly let out a phoenix cry, and Xue Wu's snowflakes began spinning rapidly.

Icy-blue light and silvery-white light surged from their bodies at the same time, meeting, merging, and intertwining where their hands were clasped.

"Xue Wu, relax. Don't resist," Shui Bing'er said softly.

"You too." Xue Wu closed her eyes.

At that moment, snowflakes filled the air, appearing from nowhere around the two of them.

More and more snowflakes gathered, hundreds upon thousands spiraling through the sky above the training ground.

The Ice Phoenix above Shui Bing'er's head abruptly spread its wings, its body expanding several times over in an instant.

The originally three-meter-long Ice Phoenix rapidly swelled amid the swirling snowflakes, its phoenix crest rising high.

A terrifying chill swept outward with the Ice Phoenix at its center.

The students below hurriedly released their soul power to withstand the sudden extreme cold.

Shui Qinghan could barely contain her excitement. "It really is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

After so many years, Heavenwater Academy had finally produced a pair capable of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Her niece and her student had unexpectedly pushed open this door on the very first day of school, during a practical combat test, after a desperate rescue.

"Ling Shuang, go take a hit and test this fusion skill's practical combat power."

"Yes, Dean."

"Teacher, let me do it."

Ling Shuang turned her head and saw Wu Changkong approaching with the Skyfrost Sword in hand.

"You can't. Even a Soul Grandmaster might not dare take it head-on."

"The power of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill isn't as simple as adding two people's strength together. It multiplies it severalfold. The pressure from this Ice Phoenix is already approaching the level of a Soul King. You're only a Soul Elder..."

"Leave it to Changkong." Shui Qinghan raised a hand, cutting Ling Shuang off.

"Changkong, be careful."

"Alright."

Wu Changkong angled his sword tip toward the ground and raised his head to call upward, "Bing'er, Xue Wu, let's settle this with one move."

"Alright, come on."

Facing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Wu Changkong had no intention of holding back.

"Third Soul Skill, Skyfrost Slash."

He unleashed a sword strike without holding anything back.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu swung their arms down at the same time.

The enormous Ice Phoenix let out a cry that shook the heavens. Its wings folded in, and its entire body dived toward Wu Changkong's Skyfrost Slash.

Its beak was like a sword, its claws like hooks, and it finally collided head-on with the Skyfrost Slash.

Boom!

A deafening explosion erupted above the training ground.

White light burst from the point of impact, followed by a ring-shaped shockwave spreading through the air.

Shui Qinghan's gaze sharpened, and her right hand emerged from her sleeve. A completely silver-white Frost Luan Martial Soul spread its wings and rose behind her.

That Frost Luan was slightly smaller than Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix.

With a light flap of its wings, the Frost Luan formed an ice shield that covered the entire spectator area.

Several students who had shut their eyes and clutched their heads in terror cautiously opened them. When they realized they were unharmed, they finally let out long breaths of relief.

In midair, the Ice Phoenix and sword energy were still locked in a struggle.

The Ice Phoenix's beak clamped tightly onto the edge of the sword energy, while the storm around it constantly eroded the edges of the sword light.

The Ice Phoenix let out another cry and erupted with extreme cold, shattering the remaining sword energy along with itself.

Amid a thunderous crash, the Ice Phoenix transformed into icy-blue motes of light that blossomed above the training ground.

The soul fighting platform was already unrecognizable.

Several dozen seconds later, the cold gradually dispersed.

Wu Changkong stood at the edge of the soul fighting platform. Just moments ago, he had taken Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill head-on.

Although that collision had nearly drained seventy percent of the soul power in his body, he had ultimately withstood it.

Across from him, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu leaned against each other for support.

The audience below fell silent for three seconds, then applause erupted everywhere.

"My god, Wu Changkong really took it!"

"That was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill! The two of their soul powers combined and then multiplied, its power had definitely reached the Soul King level. Yet he, a Soul Elder, took it head-on. Is he even human?!"

"Not human. Absolutely not human."

Shui Qinghan raised her hand and announced, "The spar is over. Wu Changkong wins."

Wu Changkong recalled the Skyfrost Sword, turned toward the students below the platform, and gave a slight nod.

Then he turned around and walked across the uneven ice and rubble to Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.

The two were still leaning against each other, catching their breath. When they saw him approach, Shui Bing'er was the first to raise her head.

"You're much stronger than I imagined."

She had been praised as a genius for thirteen years, ever since childhood. Among her peers, no one had ever made her say the words, "You're stronger than me."

But today, facing this white-haired youth who had shattered her Ice Ring Armor with a single strike and taken her Martial Soul Fusion Skill head-on, she accepted her defeat wholeheartedly.

"We lost." Xue Wu smiled beside her. "But, Class Monitor, once we become more proficient with our fusion skill, it won't be so easy to take next time. Who wins and who loses then is still anyone's guess."

"Alright. Next time, let me experience your strength again."

With that, he extended his hand toward them.

Shui Bing'er glanced at his hand, then placed hers in his palm.

The two used each other's support to stand, quickly steadying themselves.

"Big Sister!"

Just then, Shui Yue'er rushed up from below the platform and wrapped herself around Shui Bing'er's arm.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"

"Why can Big Sister and Xue Wu use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but I can't?"

"I'm your actual little sister! Your real sister! We grew up together, so why did the two of you fuse the moment your hands touched?"