Holding Snow Empress Tight, Qian Renxue's Tenderness

"Brother Tianyu, what level have you reached now? Can you tell me?"

Xue Tianyu was still contemplating the details of his revenge, so he did not react to Shui Bing'er's words at first.

To him, even if he ran into Tang San and the others, he had no time to bother with them. He only wanted revenge; nothing else mattered.

"Brother Tianyu?"

Seeing that Xue Tianyu did not respond, Shui Bing'er immediately wrapped both hands around his arm and shook it.

"Hmm?"

Xue Tianyu finally lowered his head to look at Shui Bing'er.

It had to be said that Shui Bing'er, now that she had developed, was quite pretty.

The soft sensation pressing against his arm also felt rather pleasant.

"I want to know how strong Brother Tianyu is..." Shui Bing'er obediently repeated her request.

Xue Tianyu smiled.

He did not mind displaying his cultivation.

A terrifying aura erupted from his body in an instant.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er widened their eyes. To them, Xue Tianyu, with his cultivation aura revealed, was like a bottomless abyss of Soul Power. They did not yet understand what that represented.

They only vaguely felt that Xue Tianyu was far stronger than them.

Yet none of them had any concrete conception of what that strength meant.

It was only when they heard the trembling exclamation of the Tianshui Academy Dean beside them that they gained some understanding of Xue Tianyu's power.

"A... a Titled Douluo?"

Hmm?

A Titled Douluo??

Almost all the girls who had come to welcome Xue Tianyu at the academy gates were shocked by their dean's exclamation.

Xue Tianyu had already reached the level of a Titled Douluo?

If someone else had said it, they might not have believed it.

But this was their dean.

"Then... wouldn't we win the championship easily?"

A girl immediately realized that this Soul Master Competition was merely a contest among the outstanding students of the major academies.

But aside from Xue Tianyu, it was impossible that another twenty-year-old Titled Douluo would appear, right?

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were even more stunned. They had already been cultivating as hard as they could just to be qualified to stand by Xue Tianyu's side.

Although they were not cultivation maniacs like Xue Tianyu, cultivating at every moment of every day, they had very little time to rest.

Yet they had not expected the distance between them and Xue Tianyu to only grow wider.

If unparalleled talent could take physical form, it would surely look like Xue Tianyu.

At this moment, the Tianshui Academy Dean also came to her senses. With a contestant like Xue Tianyu, who possessed the strength of a Titled Douluo, the championship could practically be considered theirs already.

Skywater Academy had not achieved good results in such an important competition for a long time.

"Shh... We need to keep a low profile." The Tianshui Academy Dean immediately told the other students around her, "Before the competition, we cannot let our opponents know Tianyu's strength."

Shui Yue'er covered her mouth and laughed. "Are you afraid our opponents will forfeit?"

"Haha..."

Shui Yue'er's words made all the girls present laugh.

Night fell.

Ice Empress had gone to sleep early.

When the academy dean saw the Ice and Snow Two Emperors arrive, she specifically added two beds to Xue Tianyu's dormitory.

Xue Tianyu had originally lived alone in a room, so this would not affect anyone else.

"Can't sleep?"

Snow Empress saw Xue Tianyu standing alone by the window, gazing at the moonlight outside, and sat up from her bed as well.

"Mm... I remembered some things." Xue Tianyu did not turn around.

Snow Empress could tell that Xue Tianyu harbored some unease over the uncertainty of the future. She slowly rose, walked to his side, took his hand, and placed it against her chest.

Xue Tianyu knew that Snow Empress was comforting him in her own way, so he turned and directly embraced her.

As for Snow Empress, aside from the debt he owed her for saving his life as an infant and raising him for the past twenty years, now that he had grown up, he had gradually developed some different feelings for her.

Whenever his heart was in turmoil, only by staying beside Snow Empress could he feel a moment of peace.

Perhaps he truly depended on Snow Empress.

Just holding Snow Empress like this made him feel comfortable. No matter how turbulent his emotions had been before, he would calm down at this moment.

Snow Empress wrapped an arm around Xue Tianyu in return and gently patted his back.

"Tianyu, don't worry."

"You have Ice Empress and me by your side now."

Snow Empress smiled gently. "If the people here threaten you, I will act."

As one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, once Snow Empress made a move, it would surely cause a commotion no less than that of a Limit Douluo.

"Mm..."

Xue Tianyu knew that she and Ice Empress were his most steadfast support.

His sense of security was overwhelming.

Thinking of this, Xue Tianyu let out a long breath and held Snow Empress in his arms even tighter.

Time passed, and the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.

Xue Tianyu led the members of the Skywater Team to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

There were still a few days before the competition. He brought the beauties of Skywater Academy to a hotel, then told the girls not to wander around aimlessly.

For the upcoming competition, they needed to seize every moment to cultivate.

As the vice-captain, Shui Bing'er naturally accepted Xue Tianyu's orders without question. She immediately led the beauties of Skywater Academy into cultivation.

As for Xue Tianyu, he leisurely made his way to the old tavern he had frequented over the past few years.

Sure enough, Qian Renxue, dressed as a woman, was there as well.

"Hmm? Why did you come so early today?" Qian Renxue looked at Xue Tianyu curiously.

She had indeed arranged to meet Xue Tianyu, but under normal circumstances, he would not arrive until quite late.

After all, it took time for the information to reach Skywater Academy.

"Isn't the Soul Master Competition about to start?" Xue Tianyu sat down and greeted the bartender. "I came here on behalf of Skywater Academy to participate in the competition. I'll be staying in the imperial city for the next few days."

Over the years, Xue Tianyu had become very familiar with the bartender at this old tavern, so the bartender knew what Xue Tianyu wanted to drink without even asking.

"This drink is on me. Consider it a wish for you to win your first battle." The bartender smiled faintly and gave Xue Tianyu an extra drink.

"Thanks." Xue Tianyu did not stand on ceremony. After all, they could be considered old friends.

After the bartender left, Qian Renxue nodded in understanding and teased, "With your strength, winning the championship definitely won't be a problem."

She had once gone with Xue Tianyu into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts, so she knew perfectly well how strong he was.

The experience that day remained vivid in her memory.

That terrifying pressure, along with the ice-attributed soul skill that froze everything, made Qian Renxue feel that no one could possibly be stronger than him when it came to ice and snow attributes.

Compared to him, the other contestants in this competition were practically infants in swaddling clothes.

Looking at Qian Renxue, whose eyes held a smile, Xue Tianyu very much wanted to protect that smile.

She was his biological older sister.

At that moment, Qian Renxue was slightly tipsy. The hair at her temples was somewhat disheveled, and her collar was not properly arranged either.

Xue Tianyu directly reached out and tucked her hair behind her ear, then casually helped straighten her collar.

Qian Renxue merely smiled at such an intimate gesture and did not refuse.