After the class monitor dispute ended, no one dared to provoke them again. Of course, Dai Huabin was still unconvinced. He was now diligently cultivating, planning to take revenge after breaking through to the fourth ring.
Jiang Bai, Huo Yuhao, and the others now spent their days attending classes, eating, and sleeping.
During this period, Jiang Bai would occasionally bring a Soul Beast guidebook to ask Wang Yan questions. Over time, the two became acquainted.
Even Zhou Yi, who had wanted to make trouble for him, was somewhat wary of Wang Yan.
After all, Wang Yan was the homeroom teacher, and his mind was normal.
"Jiang Bai, what Soul Beast are you planning to absorb for your third ring?"
In the library, Wang Yan adjusted his glasses and asked Jiang Bai across a table.
Jiang Bai was already Rank 29. He only needed one more step to break through to three rings and become a Soul Elder.
Wang Yan knew Jiang Bai's second ring had already been a thousand-year one, so his third ring naturally could not be ordinary. It had to be around four thousand years at the very least. In the future, Jiang Bai might even break through to become a Soul Saint.
"I've already made my choice. I'll go obtain my Soul Ring after the holiday."
Jiang Bai replied. As for the Soul Ring, he only needed to go to the Far North and condense one there. The ice element there was rich and suitable for condensing an ice Soul Ring.
"That's good."
Hearing Jiang Bai's words, Wang Yan nodded.
He trusted Jiang Bai's judgment. After spending so much time together, he had learned that Jiang Bai was an extremely steady and reliable person.
After leaving the library, Jiang Bai made his way to the entrance of the Soul Engineering Department.
Jiang Bai had come to wait for Huo Yuhao, but while waiting, he spotted someone who should not have been here—someone who hated Soul Tools.
Wang Dong?
Sure enough, Wang Dong was standing not far away. The two of them were both waiting for Huo Yuhao to finish class.
Leaning against a tree, Wang Dong also noticed Jiang Bai approaching.
Looking at Jiang Bai nearby, Wang Dong wanted to greet him, but after thinking about it, she decided against it.
Because Jiang Bai had deliberately kept his distance, she and Wang Dong had barely interacted, much less spoken.
Why should she be the one to greet him first?
Wang Dong thought as she turned her face away. Just looking at the Soul Engineering Department made her uncomfortable.
Why did Huo Yuhao have to come here to study? So annoying.
After the class monitor competition ended, Huo Yuhao had discussed things with Wang Yan. Huo Yuhao wanted to come here to study Soul Tools and attend classes as an ordinary student.
He also promised that his Martial Soul cultivation would not fall behind.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's determined gaze, Wang Yan agreed.
Wang Yan also felt that cultivation in the Martial Soul Department was of little help to Huo Yuhao, and the department did not pay much attention to him anyway.
In the end, aside from weekends, Huo Yuhao spent most of his time in the laboratory.
Because of this, even Wang Dong rarely saw Huo Yuhao.
Previously, because Wang Dong hated the Soul Engineering Department, she never came here to wait for Huo Yuhao.
Usually, Jiang Bai was the one who waited here. Xiao Xiao came sometimes too.
This was the first time Jiang Bai had seen Wang Dong come here to wait for Huo Yuhao.
Was Miss Wang Dong about to break through her underlying programming?
"Brother Jiang, Wang Dong, you're both here?"
Huo Yuhao walked out of the Soul Engineering Department. He first saw Jiang Bai, then Wang Dong in the distance.
He knew Jiang Bai would come, but he truly had not expected Wang Dong to come as well.
"What? I'm not allowed to come?"
Hearing Huo Yuhao's surprise, Wang Dong raised her brows, looking irritated. Why shouldn't she be allowed to come?!
"No, that's not what I meant."
Huo Yuhao hurriedly waved his hands. That was not what he meant. He was happy that Wang Dong had come too.
Huo Yuhao quickly walked over and took Wang Dong's hand.
Feeling her hand being held, Wang Dong did not shake him off. It just felt strange.
The three sat by the roadside. Now that Huo Yuhao had the resources of the Core Academy, he no longer needed to sell grilled fish to support himself. He devoted all his time to cultivation.
"I'm going to the Far North to obtain a Soul Ring. I'll be leaving in a few days."
Jiang Bai said. He planned to give Huo Yuhao a heads-up first, so he would have an excuse in case they ran into each other later.
"So soon? You're not waiting until you reach Rank 30?"
Hearing "Far North," Huo Yuhao froze for a moment before asking with concern.
The Far North was extremely dangerous. If he did not need to sneak there later, he would have wanted to go with Jiang Bai.
"Mm. I can break through to Rank 30 on the way. Then I can absorb the Soul Ring sooner."
"Alright."
Huo Yuhao nodded in understanding. Although one could still cultivate without obtaining a Soul Ring, the speed was far too slow. It was better to absorb one as soon as possible.
"Alright, I'm going back to prepare."
Waving his hand, Jiang Bai left. Wang Dong seemed to have something she wanted to say to Huo Yuhao, so he should not play the third wheel.
The days passed slowly like this.
"Why haven't we seen Jiang Bai these past few days? Yuhao, where did he go?"
During Wang Yan's class, Xiao Xiao realized she had not seen Jiang Bai for days and looked confused.
"Him? Didn't he go obtain a Soul Ring?"
Huo Yuhao lay sprawled across his desk. Learning about Soul Tools lately had been somewhat exhausting, and he had already studied Wang Yan's lesson, so he could take the chance to rest.
"What?!"
Xiao Xiao was utterly shocked. She had not known?
On the outskirts of the Far North, within the Frozen Forest...
"Young friend, we discovered this Ice Tiger first."
Su Jianghe of the Su Clan, a Soul Emperor, watched the white-robed figure ahead warily.
"The Su Clan?"
The white-robed person spoke in a voice that sounded neither male nor female, neither old nor young.
The white-robed person was Jiang Bai, who had arrived in the Far North. The moment he arrived, he encountered these people.
But the Su Clan?
Upon hearing the name Su Clan, Jiang Bai raised his eyes and looked at the five people ahead, along with two more behind them.
One Soul Emperor and four Soul Kings. Of them, the Soul Emperor in front possessed the densest Soul Power.
Surrounded by them were a Rank 30 girl and a Rank 40 man. The girl was about Jiang Bai's age and possessed Ultimate Ice.
Su Tong? The Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul. I didn't expect to encounter her here.
"Mm, but this Ice Tiger isn't suitable as her Soul Ring. There's a two-thousand-year Snow Owl over there. The flames surrounding it are gathered from ice elements, so it should suit her quite well."
An ultimate Martial Soul might still prove useful in the future. He could make a simple investment.
"A Snow Owl?"
Upon hearing of that Soul Beast, Su Jianghe's eyes lit up. Compared to this Ice Tiger, a Snow Owl was more suitable for Su Tong. However, Snow Owls were elusive. He did know the location of a five-thousand-year Snow Owl, but that one had been intended as Su Tong's fourth Soul Ring.
Now that there was a suitable one, he naturally could not let it go.
As for whether the person before him was lying, Su Jianghe was not worried. As long as they did not venture too deep, their strength would keep them safe in the outer regions.
"Thank you, young friend."
Su Jianghe gave a slight bow in thanks.
Watching Jiang Bai leave, the Rank 40 man in the group looked puzzled.
"This guy's aura is only around Rank 30. Uncle, why were you so respectful toward him?"
"Shut up."
Su Jianghe frowned and interrupted him. Although that person's strength seemed to be only around Rank 30, that aura had made even him, a Soul Emperor, hesitate to attack.
Either the other party had powerful elders nearby, or he had concealed his strength.
No matter which possibility it was, they could not afford to provoke him.
"Keep your temper in check when you're outside. Don't make enemies so casually, or even I won't be able to save you!"
Hearing his uncle's warning, the man lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
Su Tong, within the group, only felt a strange stirring in her heart when she saw that person, as though she had seen one of her own kind.
I should have had Second Uncle say more and see whether he could keep him here.
White clothes... It seemed like she had heard of them somewhere before?
Su Tong recalled a rumor from a town outside. It said that a white-robed Soul Master would occasionally help others awaken their Martial Souls without asking for anything in return.
But then she thought about it again. Who would do something so thankless?
After Jiang Bai moved away from the group, Xue Ying leaped out from his arms.
"Ying, ying, ying."
"You like her? That's true. A Heavenly Snow Woman seems somewhat similar to you." Jiang Bai thought for a moment before continuing.
But could something like a Heavenly Snow Woman really become a Martial Soul? What a strange world.
Removing his hood, Jiang Bai's hair turned pink, his originally black eyes became emerald green, and his entire aura changed into that of another person.
Martial Soul Possession, Ultimate Ice.
The Soul Power he had previously suppressed using Golden Orb was all released.
The accumulation of Soul Power within Jiang Bai now surpassed even that of ordinary Soul Kings.
"It's been a long time since I came here."
He looked around at his surroundings, then toward the mountain peak in the distance. It was still as he remembered it.
His cave dwelling should be nearby.
He just did not know whether any Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had taken over his nest.
His first Soul Ring lit up, and the frost aura of Frost Descent swirled around him, directly lifting Jiang Bai into the air.
If he were outside, Jiang Bai's Soul Power could at most support several dozen meters of flight.
But Jiang Bai was now in the Far North, where ice elements were inexhaustible. As long as he used his full strength, his Soul Power would never run dry.
After flying for roughly ten minutes, Jiang Bai saw the cave where he had once stayed.
"Roar..."
An Icefield Wolf nearly eight thousand years old sensed an outsider's aura and emerged from the cave dwelling.
The Icefield Wolf looked up at Jiang Bai, its imposing aura surging forth.
To it, Jiang Bai was the intruder.
"Mm, it really was occupied."
Jiang Bai raised his hand, and his first and second Soul Rings lit up.
Slow Freeze, enhanced by Ultimate Ice, directly froze the Icefield Wolf that had been about to lash out.
"Wuu—"
The Icefield Wolf wanted to resist, but the tyranny of Ultimate Ice was not something an ordinary Soul Beast like it could withstand.
"Come, sword."
Jiang Bai raised his hand, and frost condensed into dozens of ice swords.
Jiang Bai lightly pointed at the Icefield Wolf below. The ice swords shot out, impaling the Icefield Wolf in place, while a dense purple Soul Ring appeared above the ice swords.
"Xue Ying."
After landing, Jiang Bai called softly. Xue Ying ran out from his arms and was delighted to see the familiar surroundings.
"This is... a Soul Bone?"
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