Shui Qingrou, the head of the Shui Family, rushed over to Bing Yekong and swept him into her arms.
"Yekong, you're amazing!"
Her smile was radiant, her pride nearly overflowing.
Shui Qingrou spun around while holding Bing Yekong, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
"Aunt Shui, I'm dizzy! Put me down!"
Only then did Shui Qingrou notice his pale little face. Embarrassed, she put him down.
"Haha, Auntie was just too excited."
Then Shui Qingrou proudly looked at the head of the Feng Family. "Well, Old Feng? Our Shui Family has an Innate Full Soul Power too!"
The Feng Family's head was named Feng Tianlin, and he was Feng Xiaotian's father.
His eyes were full of admiration as he looked at Bing Yekong. He showed none of the ruthless intent to eliminate a prodigy that had emerged from another power.
After all, the Feng, Shui, and Huo Families were like siblings. They would not grow jealous just because one family had produced a genius.
"Then congratulations, Qingrou. With Yekong in the Shui Family, producing a Titled Douluo is just around the corner!"
"Your Xiaotian isn't bad either. He'll become a Titled Douluo someday too!"
While the three family heads chatted merrily, the younger generation gathered together.
Huo Wu hooked an arm around Bing Yekong's neck. "Not bad, Yekong. Innate Full Soul Power, just like Xiaotian!" Though Huo Wu was only around ten years old, she had developed quickly, and her figure was already beginning to take shape.
Held tightly by her, Bing Yekong only felt the pressure squeezing him until he could barely breathe.
"Sister Huo Wu, let me go!"
Bing Yekong had only just awakened his Martial Soul. How could he possibly break free from the embrace of a Soul Grandmaster like Huo Wu? He could only shout.
"Oh, what are you embarrassed about? We grew up together. Now that you've awakened Innate Full Soul Power, you won't even let Sister Huo Wu hug you?"
Unable to resist, Bing Yekong could only let Huo Wu hold him.
Feng Xiaotian watched the scene and unconsciously clenched his fists.
By then, he had already fallen for Huo Wu.
So seeing Huo Wu acting so intimately with Bing Yekong naturally made him angry.
After fooling around for a while and agreeing to celebrate after Bing Yekong obtained his Soul Ring, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and the others went home with their elders.
Now, only members of the Shui Family remained in the hall.
News that Bing Yekong had awakened Innate Full Soul Power quickly spread throughout the Shui Family.
In her delight, Shui Qingrou handed out quite a bit of money.
"Yekong, you're incredible."
Compared with her younger sister Shui Yue'er, the elder sister Shui Bing'er was much gentler.
Speaking of which, Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er were not full sisters, only half-sisters with the same father.
For some unknown reason, their father had died, and Shui Yue'er's mother had also passed away, leaving only Shui Qingrou to care for the two of them.
However, Shui Qingrou had never mistreated Shui Yue'er. Instead, she treated her as her own daughter.
"Thank you, Sister Bing'er!"
Faced with Shui Bing'er's praise, Bing Yekong gave her a bright smile in return.
His increasingly handsome face made Shui Bing'er feel as though she had been struck by lightning when their eyes met. She quickly looked away, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.
"You should go back and rest early. Mother will take you to obtain your Soul Ring tomorrow."
After saying that, Shui Bing'er quickly pulled Shui Yue'er away, leaving Bing Yekong standing there alone.
He smiled helplessly and returned to his own residence as well.
Shui Qingrou had watched everything. "These little ones... It seems it's time to move them somewhere else."
After returning to his room, Bing Yekong eagerly examined his second Martial Soul.
He was very curious about what his second Martial Soul actually was.
Since it had appeared alongside the Tianshuang Sword Martial Soul, it was surely no ordinary Martial Soul.
But Bing Yekong had clearly been wrong. It was not merely good—it was unbelievably good.
When the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul appeared before him, Bing Yekong's jaw nearly dropped.
That was the Ice Dragon King—the Ice Dragon King! It had become his Martial Soul just like that?
What puzzled Bing Yekong now was that while the Tianshuang Sword Martial Soul was of high quality, it was still nowhere near comparable to the Ice Dragon King. How had these two Martial Souls appeared together?
With that question in mind, Bing Yekong released the Tianshuang Sword Martial Soul again. The instant it appeared, he understood the reason.
The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul was undoubtedly of the Ultimate Ice attribute.
When he had released the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul just now, Bing Yekong had clearly felt that extreme icy chill.
But now, after withdrawing the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul and releasing the Tianshuang Sword Martial Soul instead, the cold emitted by the blade was no weaker than before.
That left only one possibility.
Bing Yekong's Tianshuang Sword Martial Soul, like his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, possessed the Ultimate Ice attribute.
That explained why the two Martial Souls had appeared at the same time.
The Tianshuang Sword's quality had been upgraded, granting it Ultimate Ice.
Having figured it out, Bing Yekong stopped dwelling on it.
He sat cross-legged on his bed and began cultivating according to the meditation method Shui Qingrou had given him.
Although he had yet to obtain a Soul Ring, so cultivation would not increase his Soul Power, the Soul Power he cultivated would not disappear. It would naturally emerge once he absorbed a Soul Ring.
The next morning.
Bing Yekong rose early. After washing up and getting dressed, he headed to the Shui Family's main hall.
Shui Qingrou was already waiting there.
"Aunt Shui."
Bing Yekong politely bowed.
"Oh, Yekong, we're family now. Why are you bowing? You're not allowed to do that next time, or Auntie will get angry!"
Shui Qingrou said, pretending to be angry.
Understanding what she meant, Bing Yekong obediently nodded, his heart filled with warmth.
"Here, this is for you. Consider it a small reward from Auntie for your Innate Full Soul Power."
An exquisite bracelet rested in Shui Qingrou's hand.
"It has twenty cubic meters of storage space. That should be enough for you."
The bracelet in Shui Qingrou's hand was a Storage Soul Guidance Device.
Bing Yekong happily accepted it. "Thank you, Aunt Shui!"
Now that he had Soul Power, he truly did need a Storage Soul Guidance Device.
He poured Soul Power into it, and the twenty-cubic-meter space was revealed in full.
It was not empty. Shui Qingrou had also prepared some daily necessities for him, along with several thousand Gold Soul Coins.
Bing Yekong put the bracelet on his wrist, cherishing it greatly.
"I'm glad you like it. Come on, Auntie will take you to obtain your first Soul Ring."
Bing Yekong followed Shui Qingrou outside the Shui Family estate and headed beyond Element City.
Their destination for this trip was the Great Star Dou Forest.
After all, ice-attributed soul beasts were difficult to find. It was far too hard to find one in an ordinary Soul Hunting Forest; only the Great Star Dou Forest offered greater chances.
After leaving Element City, Shui Qingrou released her Martial Soul.
Her Martial Soul was also an Ice Phoenix. Shui Bing'er had inherited her Martial Soul from her.
However, Shui Qingrou's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul had a lower bloodline purity, making its quality inferior to Shui Bing'er's.
Eight Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—appeared beneath Shui Qingrou's feet.
Though she looked only middle-aged, Shui Qingrou was already a powerful Soul Douluo.
The Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, combined with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, granted her the ability to fly.
Shui Qingrou grabbed Bing Yekong and flew with him toward the Great Star Dou Forest.
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