Night fell.
Wei Fan tipped a large, white, eight-pointed flower out of his Storage Soul Tool.
A chill immediately spread from it, coating the entire room in a thin layer of white frost. The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted.
"Too cold!"
Wei Fan shivered involuntarily, feeling a layer of ice crystals form over his hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
He desperately wanted to eat this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, because an immortal herb with such an extreme cold attribute was perfectly suited to his martial soul.
But the thing was lethally poisonous. Never mind him-even a Titled Douluo would die on the spot after consuming it.
Just as the temptation became unbearable, a dazzling blue light suddenly flared between his brows, followed by the appearance of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
Its brilliant light instantly enveloped the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Layer upon layer of rippling light radiated from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, washing over the herb in waves.
"It really is a divine artifact!"
Wei Fan exclaimed in amazement. He noticed that those oceanlike waves of light were continuously cleansing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, each surge weakening its deadly poison by a tiny fraction.
That sight delighted him. Although the poison was fading very slowly, he had all the time he needed to wait. Once the herb's toxicity vanished completely, it would be the perfect moment to consume it.
Under the cleansing power of the Vast Sea Divine Light, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's toxicity gradually dissipated, while its extreme chill grew even purer.
Wei Fan had no choice but to activate his five soul rings, wrapping himself in soul power to resist the bitter cold.
Three hours passed...
Once the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud purified the final trace of poisonous energy from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the blue light filling the room slowly faded.
"My little treasure, here I come!"
Wei Fan rubbed his hands together and unleashed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's first skill-Vast Sea Protective Shroud!
Although the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was no longer poisonous, one careless move could still let its terrifying cold attribute take his life.
Back at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, even Yue Guan had not dared let his guard down while picking it, let alone someone like him.
Since the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could keep it under control, he naturally had to make full use of it.
"Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, I'm counting entirely on you this time."
"Too bad you're an object, or I'd definitely treat you to a meal!"
With that, Wei Fan poked the immortal herb with a finger on his right hand, which was bathed in blue light.
No problem!
Under the effects of the Vast Sea Divine Light, the immortal herb was no longer as overbearing as it had been at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Without another thought, he picked up the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and stuffed it into his mouth in great mouthfuls.
"Mmm... tastes pretty good!"
It melted the moment it entered his mouth, turning into liquid that flowed down his throat. Saliva welled beneath his tongue, and a fresh fragrance filled his mouth.
Before even three breaths had passed, a layer of icy blue rose from beneath his feet, expanding continuously before contracting again...
Wei Fan released his first martial soul. A stream of sea-blue water surged from his palm, and the temperature throughout the room abruptly dropped several more degrees.
Consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had not turned his water martial soul into ice, but it had bestowed an extreme chill upon it!
He closed his eyes and focused on sensing his three soul skills.
A moment later...
When he opened his eyes, he could not suppress his smile. All three soul skills had undergone enormous changes.
Hmm... I'll try them out on Huyan Li tomorrow!
He withdrew his first martial soul and released his second...
When the trident landed in his hand, he almost failed to recognize it.
Was this still his martial soul?
The trident had changed from its original bright silver to icy blue, and a distinct eight-pointed mark now adorned its body.
The trident looked even more beautiful than before, and this martial soul had gained an extreme cold attribute as well.
He checked his soul power level too...
Level fifty-four!
Not bad!
Looking out the window, Wei Fan saw that dawn was already breaking and decided not to sleep.
Time to prepare today's breakfast!!!
The advanced class.
"Fuck!"
"What the hell is up with this weather? I nearly froze to death last night."
"Tell me about it. I had two blankets over me last night, and I was still too fucking cold to sleep."
"It's June, and there was ice forming in my room."
"Same here. Even the water froze. I couldn't wash my face!"
"I wanted to get up for a piss in the middle of the night, but I didn't dare. What if the damn thing froze..."
"Has someone suffered some injustice lately?"
"If we're talking injustice, there's only that idiot Feng Xiaotian falsely accusing Wei Fan from our class."
"That bastard Feng Xiaotian must be behind this. How else could things freeze over in June?"
"Feng Xiaotian, that fucking moron!"
"..."
Early that morning, the students of Elephant Armor Academy gathered to discuss the sudden drop in temperature the previous night.
None of them could understand what could possibly make a June night so terrifyingly cold. Even the dead of winter couldn't be this fucking bad.
What a fucking shitshow!
"Li, I heard the Imperial Fighting Team has arrived in our Elephant Armor City."
"Should we fight them?"
Many advanced soul master academies already knew that the Imperial Fighting Team was traveling to gain experience.
As the top seed of the Heaven Dou Division in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, they received a guaranteed place in the finals every tournament.
Many academies scoffed at that!
"It's just the Imperial Fighting Team. What's so great about them?"
"A team made up of spoiled rich brats!"
"Every tournament, they get a free trial pass, then go home after the first round."
"If they didn't have the Heaven Dou Imperial Family backing them, and that guaranteed place in the finals, they'd have to dance to the tune of our Five Elemental Academies just to qualify."
The members of the Elephant Armor Team stepped forward.
When it came to discussing the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, their Elephant Armor Team had every right to speak with authority.
Why?
Because Elephant Armor had won the previous tournament!
"You can't quite put it that way. The Imperial Fighting Teams from the previous tournaments really were worse than draft animals, but this year they have Yu Tianheng, a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul master, and their vice-captain, Dugu Yan. She's Dugu Bo's granddaughter."
"We can't underestimate those two. I heard they fought Godwind Academy a few days ago."
Huyan Li spoke.
"How did it turn out?"
A teammate asked impatiently.
"Feng Xiaotian injured Yu Tianheng, and then Dugu Yan lost her temper. She unleashed her terrifying Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and poisoned Feng Xiaotian until he dropped."
"The Imperial Fighting Team won by a hair!"
After hearing Huyan Li's account, the Elephant Armor Team's members finally realized that this year's Imperial Fighting Team had some real ability.
"Then we have even more reason to fight them."
"Of course we have to fight. That goes without saying!"
"Isn't challenging us on our own turf the whole reason they came to Elephant Armor City?"
"If we don't accept, won't that make us a bunch of fucking cowards?"
The Elephant Armor Team's members were already rubbing their fists and flexing their hands in anticipation. The Imperial Fighting Team had defeated Godwind Academy, so they would defeat the Imperial Fighting Team in turn.
Wouldn't that let them show off big-time among the Five Elemental Academies again?
"We fight!"
Huyan Li slammed his fist heavily onto the table.
"Shouldn't we ask our captain what he thinks first?"
One of the teammates spoke up.
"We're not bringing him this time!"
"If we bring him, he'll hog all the glory. All those pretty girls will only look at him, and we might as well not exist."
"This time, we're going to shine in the Great Soul Arena too."
As vice-captain, Huyan Li made the decision.
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