Out to sea

"Sixth Soul Skill, Lingering Ice Curse Seal: Kill."

Qiu Wanxi formed a peculiar hand seal with both hands.

The instant the seal was complete, a sword of profound ice suddenly appeared above the two-headed Wolf Bandit's heads. Before his four terrified, disbelieving eyes, it plunged straight down, ending his life.

The pitiful two-headed Wolf Bandit, an extremely rare mutated demonic wolf whose combat strength rivaled a Titan Giant Ape of the same level, had died so humiliatingly beneath a Soul Saint's sword without even unleashing a single attack.

After dealing with the two-headed Wolf Bandit, Qiu Wanxi did not pause, turning her sights on the other Wolf Bandits.

"First Soul Skill, Lingering Ice Curse Seal: Condense."

"Second Soul Skill, Lingering Ice Curse Seal: Invade."

"Third Soul Skill, Lingering Ice Curse Seal: Shatter."

As the first hand seal formed, snow began falling across the sky.

These snowflakes had no unusual effect when they landed on Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er, but the Wolf Bandits who touched them slowed drastically. As more and more snowflakes touched them, they were even frozen in place, unable to move.

As the second hand seal formed, the snowflakes shattered into icy Qi that seeped into the Wolf Bandits' marrow. Their eyes lost their luster, and even the breath from their nostrils turned to cold mist. They looked about to lose their lives.

As the third hand seal formed, the Wolf Bandits' bodies, already nearly ice sculptures, shattered completely, leaving neither corpses nor bones.

Seeing Qiu Wanxi's power and eerie methods, Xiao Yao sucked in a cold breath.

He seemed to understand why the Ice-Overriding Curse-Mark Demon Fox had incurred heaven's jealousy.

No matter how Xiao Yao probed indirectly, Qiu Wanxi did not reveal the slightest information about her Martial Soul.

Shui Bing'er did reveal something, however: Qiu Wanxi's Martial Soul seemed to be unique. Her family's inherited Martial Soul was a spirit fox called the "Lord of Water." This was also true of her daughter, Qiu Ruoshui-the girl whose pride Xiao Yao had wounded on registration day.

Xiao Yao was even more puzzled.

But he had no time to keep getting to the bottom of Qiu Wanxi's secrets, because they had to continue their journey.

Before they left, the Heaven Dou Empire's military took over the village and the small lake where the final battle had taken place.

Seeing the corpses and remains strewn everywhere, as well as enough Wolf Bandit corpses to fill the lake's surface, the Heaven Dou general was utterly stunned, then ecstatic.

Such an achievement was enough to earn him three successive promotions and get him out of this impoverished backwater. For this, he wanted to treat the three of them to a meal to express his gratitude.

But Xiao Yao and the others had no interest. They could not exchange another word with someone who cared only about power and status, without the slightest concern for common people's lives.

Because one more word would make them vomit.

Watching the three graceful figures leave, a trace of coldness appeared in the general's eyes:

"Three bitches, daring to look down on me. I'll make you pay."

Vast Sea City, coastal waters.

Three graceful figures stood on the deck of a large ship.

Upon arriving in Vast Sea City, Qiu Wanxi had simply waved her hand and bought an entire large ship, along with its sailors.

However, those sailors could only move about in the cabins below deck. The deck was a world belonging exclusively to the three of them.

After their last crisis, Xiao Yao felt that Shui Bing'er's combat strength needed to improve further, which would also help her hunt a Soul Beast and obtain a Soul Ring this time.

As it happened, he had yet to give away the "Martial Soul Evolution Set: Together Always, a Fish and Bird's Love" and the "Breath of Ice" obtained from the two affection rewards, because with Shui Bing'er's personality, she would never accept such precious gifts.

But now, Shui Bing'er's intimacy had reached 70. Not only could he give her the items, he could also ask her to keep them secret.

There was no other reason: compared with Xiao Wu's "Martial Soul Evolution Set: Tender Charm Bunny Girl," the effects of the "Martial Soul Evolution Set: Together Always, a Fish and Bird's Love" were simply too frightening, and far too eye-catching.

On deck, Shui Bing'er braced herself against the railing and stretched in an extremely alluring manner.

What she wore now was precisely the "Martial Soul Evolution Set: Together Always, a Fish and Bird's Love," an outfit similar to Sailor Moon's.

Her upper body was clad in a blue-and-white sailor uniform, while the miniskirt below extended only twenty centimeters past her buttocks. Her bare feet wore a pair of pale blue crystal high heels.

Smack!

"Ouch!" Shui Bing'er cried out at the pain in her buttocks and turned to see Xiao Yao:

"Junior sister, why did you hit me?"

"Who told you to be so alluring, senior sister?"

"Director Qiu is even more alluring. Why don't you dare go smack her?"

To keep Shui Bing'er from looking too out of place, the "considerate" Xiao Yao had prepared sailor uniforms for everyone, even making them exactly the same size.

The results were obvious. Shui Bing'er had a well-proportioned figure, and the outfit looked sexy on her without losing its purity.

But "Shui Lingji," with her even better figure, was a different story. A perfectly good one-piece sailor uniform became a midriff-baring outfit on her, with the miniskirt barely extending past her buttocks.

As for Qiu Wanxi, a voluptuous married woman over thirty, there was even less need to say anything. The sailor uniform on her could only be described as "lewd."

The sailor uniform had become a bra, and her black panties were directly exposed.

This was also why Qiu Wanxi strictly forbade the sailors from coming up. If anyone else saw her like this, she would not need to return to Skywater Academy.

Shui Bing'er looked toward the side away from shore. "We've been at sea for several days now. Why haven't we encountered a suitable Soul Beast yet?"

Xiao Yao was just about to comfort her when Qiu Wanxi walked over:

"Don't be anxious. Finding a Soul Beast isn't something accomplished in a single leap. Besides, we're still in coastal waters. Even Soul Beasts rarely appear here, let alone one suitable for you."

"Thank you for the reassurance, Director."

Xiao Yao also wanted to speak, but received a sharp rap on the head:

"Shut up. Just seeing you makes me angry. If I hadn't agreed to your request, how could I be wearing such embarrassing clothes?"

Xiao Yao grinned foolishly. When they had been surrounded by the Wolf Bandits earlier, Qiu Wanxi's mistake had left the two of them trapped deep within the encirclement, so she had agreed to do one thing that did not violate her principles.

This was a Soul Saint's promise! What normal person would not treasure it and save it to use at a critical moment to save their life?

Yet he had gone straight ahead and pulled this stunt.

Xiao Yao did not regret it. Never mind being able to see Qiu Wanxi's perfect, voluptuous figure-just seeing such a bashful expression on her frost-cold face was a pleasure in itself.

Seeing Xiao Yao still grinning foolishly, Qiu Wanxi's anger flared. She was just about to teach him another lesson when she suddenly stopped.

She took out a crystal ball. Because the sailors were forbidden from coming on deck, they used this voice-transmission crystal ball to communicate.

"My lady, we're about to enter the open sea. We may encounter Sea Soul Beasts and all manner of severe weather at any time. Would you esteemed passengers like to take shelter in the cabins?"

"No need. Just steer your ship properly. I'll contact you if necessary." Qiu Wanxi was as cold as frost as ever.

Then she looked angrily at Xiao Yao. "No more fooling around. What comes next is real danger."