The next moment!
Shui Bing'er unleashed the Repelling Ice Ring again.
This time, her target shifted from Yu Hairou to Xue Wu.
An icy-blue ring exploded beneath Xue Wu's feet. An irresistible force hurled her dozens of meters sideways.
And that shove...
Interrupted Xue Wu's Fourth Soul Skill.
But...
Before Xue Wu could even feel as frustrated as Yu Hairou had...
A wave of freezing energy was already waiting where she would land.
"First Soul Skill—Ice Seal!"
Bitter cold surged from the ground.
Before Xue Wu could find her footing, a freezing current enveloped her completely.
Ice raced up her calves to her waist, freezing her where she landed. She became an ice sculpture caught in a pose beyond description.
Dance?
Xue Wu had clearly lost the ability to move her body.
At that moment...
Shui Bing'er suddenly remembered a scene from when she and Lin Ye had been out together.
She had asked Lin Ye to evaluate the members of Skywater Academy.
Lin Ye's assessment of Xue Wu had been: her skills took too long to cast, and fighting as if she were dancing looked like a mating display.
At the time, Shui Bing'er had defended Xue Wu.
Now, though...
Lin Ye had been right.
Xue Wu's fighting style really was riddled with openings.
As Shui Bing'er considered this...
Yu Hairou quietly rushed in from the other side.
She refused to believe she could not even touch Shui Bing'er today.
Yu Hairou deliberately kept her footsteps light.
But...
How could a Soul Elder's movements escape a Soul King's spiritual perception?
Besides, Shui Bing'er was no ordinary Soul King now.
During her year of training in the Soul Beast Forest, Shui Bing'er had spent nearly every day on high alert. She had even kept part of her attention on her