Qian Xunji's Death, Bibi Dong's Ruthlessness!

Qian Xunji finally understood her purpose.

"I am the Pope of Spirit Hall!"

"I am your teacher!"

"Without me, Yu Xiaogang would have ruined you long ago!"

Bibi Dong raised her jade-like hand, and the Dark Purple Spider Spear extended from her palm.

"It was because of you that I lost everything."

The spider spear instantly pierced through Qian Xunji's heart.

Qian Xunji's eyes widened as the aura of life rapidly faded from him.

Bibi Dong leaned close to his ear.

"There is one more thing you never knew, even until your death."

"What I gave birth to back then was a pair of twins."

"Besides Qian Renxue, you have another son."

Qian Xunji's eyes turned with difficulty.

Bibi Dong continued:

"I took him to the Far North and abandoned him alone on the snowfields."

"He should be dead by now."

Qian Xunji opened his mouth, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence.

Despair filled his face.

A dark purple glow spread from the spider spear.

Qian Xunji's remaining Soul Power was continuously devoured by the Death Spider Emperor, all of it pouring into Bibi Dong's body.

A moment later, he completely lost all signs of life.

Bibi Dong straightened up.

The hatred that had weighed on her heart for years was finally released.

"Qian Xunji."

"This is what you deserved."

Another six years passed.

Far North Core Region.

Qian Chen stood atop a snow-covered peak.

At twelve years old, he stood tall and straight, already much taller than he had been six years ago.

His snow-white brocade robe fluttered lightly in the cold wind, while his long black hair was tied behind his head, faint purple-gold radiance flowing through it.

His face was strikingly handsome and unworldly, with a little more calm composure between his brows.

The Profound Frost Star Spear stood at his side.

The spearhead reflected the sunlight on the horizon, deep-blue patterns running all the way to its butt.

The Ice Empress and Snow Empress stood not far away.

The Ice Empress wore her familiar dark green short dress, her fair, slender legs stepping upon the snow as her emerald hair fell to her waist.

She looked at Qian Chen's back, her eyes full of affection.

"Time passes so quickly."

"That little guy who couldn't even walk back then has grown so tall now."

The Snow Empress nodded gently.

Her pristine white dress blended into the snowy plains, and her silver-white hair draped down along her slender waist.

"Chen'er has grown up."

"I only hope he stays safe and well."

Qian Chen put away the Profound Frost Star Spear and turned to walk toward them.

The Ice Empress immediately went up to him.

She reached out and hugged Qian Chen, rubbing her cheek against his forehead.

"Chen'er, in two more years, you'll be taller than me."

Qian Chen looked at her pretty face so close before him.

"Bing'er Sister, I'm not that much shorter than you now."

The Ice Empress stood on tiptoe and pressed a hand against his head.

"You still have to call me Sister."

Her emerald hair fell over Qian Chen's shoulder, crystalline ice ornaments lightly brushing against his collar.

The Snow Empress came to stand beside them.

She raised her slender, fair hand and helped Qian Chen straighten the long hair that the wind had tousled.

Qian Chen took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her waist.

The Snow Empress lowered her head to look at the person in her embrace, her gaze softening.

Her white skirt clung to her long legs, while silver-white hair slid over her shoulder, obscuring part of their figures.

She reached out and gently patted Qian Chen's back.

"You are not allowed to go find Soul Beasts to spar with again today."

Qian Chen did not answer.

The Snow Empress looked down, only to find that her arms were already empty.

Below the snow peak, a large herd of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts was migrating.

Qian Chen ran across the ice wall, charging straight toward the Soul Beast herd.

"Don't run!"

"Train with me for a while!"

The Soul Beast herd immediately erupted into chaos.

Watching Qian Chen sprint away, the Ice Empress raised a hand to her forehead.

"Snow Sister, what did you just say?"

The Snow Empress sighed softly.

"The Soul Beasts of the Far North are going to suffer again."

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere in the Far North.

The cold wind swept snowflakes across the uneven ice plains.

Several graceful figures pushed through the blizzard, advancing with difficulty.

They all wore Skywater Academy's light-blue uniforms.

The fitted fabric hugged their slender waists, while a layer of white gauze covered their skirts.

Water droplets intertwined with snowflakes were embroidered on their shoulders.

That was Skywater Academy's emblem.

The woman walking at the front was named Shui Xinlian.

She was an instructor at Skywater Academy.

Shui Xinlian looked to be in her twenties, with delicate features and light-blue hair coiled behind her head.

A dark-blue long dress wrapped around her mature figure, its waist cinched just right.

Silver-white ripples were embroidered along both sides of the dress, and beneath its hem, her well-proportioned calves in long boots were visible.

Shui Xinlian held a map in her hand, occasionally studying the surrounding terrain.

The girl following behind her was only eleven or twelve years old.

She had water-blue hair tied behind her head with a blue ribbon.

Snowflakes fell upon her delicate brows and eyes, making her fair little face appear even more beautiful.

Her figure had not fully developed yet, but her waist was already slender and graceful.

Her water-blue short skirt swayed with her steps as her legs, wrapped in white stockings, trod over the snow.

The girl was named Shui Bing'er.

She was the most outstanding genius of Skywater Academy's generation.

Among a group of peers, her appearance and temperament stood out especially clearly.

Her quiet, cool demeanor already revealed the bearing of a future beauty.

A short-haired girl walked beside Shui Bing'er.

Her name was Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er resembled Shui Bing'er quite a bit around the eyes and brows, but her personality was completely different.

Her short blue hair reached her ears, and her fair face radiated lively energy.

Her skirt was slightly shorter, making her long legs, wrapped in white stockings, appear even more slender and delicate.

The other Skywater Academy students were also quite beautiful.

However, after traveling for so long, none of them looked very well.

One student hugged her arms.

"It's far too cold here."

"My fingers are almost numb."

The girl beside her stopped walking.

"How much farther do we have to go?"

"If this keeps up, I really can't hold on."

Shui Yue'er tucked both hands into her sleeves.

Her lips had already turned pale from the cold.

"Sister, I feel like my feet don't even belong to me anymore."

Shui Bing'er was not faring much better either.

Tiny ice crystals had formed on her eyelashes, and the warm breath she exhaled was torn apart by the freezing wind as soon as it appeared.

Shui Bing'er still gritted her teeth and pressed onward.

As the leader of the group, she could not be the first to show weakness.

Shui Xinlian turned around.

"Hold on a little longer."

"According to the map, the Extreme Cold Nether Lotus is nearby."

"As long as we find the Extreme Cold Nether Lotus, this trial will be complete."

Hearing those words, the students regained their spirits.

"We're finally close!"

"Once we get the Extreme Cold Nether Lotus, we'll leave this damned place immediately."

Shui Yue'er quickly walked to her sister's side.

"The academy is still much more comfortable."

"Once I get back, I'm going to soak in warm water for an entire day."

Shui Bing'er glanced at her.

"Find the Extreme Cold Nether Lotus first."

Shui Yue'er nodded.

The group continued onward.

But before they had gone very far, a violent tremor suddenly came from beneath the snow ahead.

Great swathes of snow surged to both sides.

A serpent tail covered in frost scales burst from the ground, throwing up a wave of snow more than ten meters high.

Immediately after that.

A ferocious serpent head emerged from beneath the snow.

This snake-like Soul Beast was nearly twenty meters long.

Its entire body was covered in interwoven greenish-white scales, each one bristling with sharp ice spikes.

A crimson pattern ran along its belly and tail, extending all the way to its flat, triangular head.

Two fangs hung from its upper jaw, pale-blue cold air continuously seeping from them.

A pair of vertical pupils locked onto the people from Skywater Academy.