Rescuing Shui Bing'er

As Shui Bing'er walked at the front, she suddenly noticed movement in the grass not far away. Her face turned deathly pale with fright, and two Soul Rings, both yellow, appeared around her.

"Sister, why did you stop?"

Shui Yue'er looked at Shui Bing'er, who was leading the way, her face full of confusion and her big eyes sparkling as she asked the question.

"Little sister, sisters, there seem to be signs of a Soul Beast in the grass ahead. Everyone, prepare for battle at once."

Shui Bing'er stared gravely at the rapidly shaking grass ahead and spoke without looking back.

"W-what? There are signs of a Soul Beast? What are we going to do? The strongest of the five of us is only a Soul Elder, and she only just obtained her third Soul Ring. She can't possibly deal with a Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a powerful bloodline. We're done for! We're all going to die on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest!"

When Shui Yue'er heard that a Soul Beast was nearby, terror flashed in her eyes. Her fair, delicate, oval face turned deathly pale with fright, and she stammered in a trembling voice.

"Little Yue'er, prepare for battle!"

The three slightly older girls behind them quickly came to Shui Bing'er's side. One of them spoke softly to Shui Yue'er, trying to calm her.

"Oh!"

Shui Yue'er answered instinctively. Soul Power surged from her body, and two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath her feet.

"Sisters, we're all in danger now. We need to drive the Soul Beast back together so we can leave the Star Dou Great Forest and return to Skywater Academy as soon as possible."

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen spoke to the sisters beside her, and three Soul Rings appeared around her: yellow, yellow, and purple. The other two girls were no slower to react. Two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath each of their feet at the same time, proof of their strength as Soul Grandmasters.

The grass not far away suddenly stopped shaking. Before long, a Soul Beast covered in pink fur appeared. It had a pointed snout and a pair of narrow, almond-shaped eyes full of cunning and deceit. A piercing sound came from its pointed mouth as it squealed and roared at the five young girls.

"It's a Pink Fox with about four thousand years of cultivation. This is bad."

Shui Bing'er and the girl with the cultivation of a Soul Elder exchanged a glance, and both blurted it out instinctively. They had recognized everything about the damned Soul Beast blocking their path.

The Pink Fox's innate Soul Skill could release a pink mist with an aphrodisiac effect. Many Soul Masters had suffered greatly in this pink mist when fighting a Pink Fox. Once a Soul Master inhaled the mist produced by a Pink Fox, it would kindle the flames of desire within them. They would then experience visual and auditory hallucinations, until the Pink Fox finally killed them.

The Pink Fox cried out at them, then sprang forward on its four slender fox legs, bounding swiftly toward them.

The five saw the Pink Fox pouncing toward them, and a trace of panic flashed in their eyes. Still, all five were students Skywater Academy had focused on nurturing. They might not have had much combat experience, but they did have some experience fighting Soul Beasts.

The panic only appeared in their eyes at first. The girls quickly regained their composure, then used their Soul Ring skills one after another, attacking the Pink Fox as it came at them.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"

"First Soul Skill, Ice Cone Technique!"

"First Soul Skill, Ice Blade!"

"First Soul Skill, Chains of Ice!"

"First Soul Skill, Ice Rain!"

The five girls cried out, and their first yellow Soul Rings lit up in quick succession. Five Soul Skills carrying the power of ice and cold attacked the Pink Fox not far away.

The Pink Fox was left dizzy and disoriented by the five sudden Soul Skills as it bounded forward. Its body was instantly frozen in a block of ice, revealing the beast's body firmly bound by chains of ice beneath it. Its narrow fox eyes were still blinking.

"Yay! We froze the Pink Fox!"

Seeing that their Soul Skills had frozen the Pink Fox, Shui Yue'er let out a delighted cheer.

"Yue'er, we've only frozen the Pink Fox for now. We're not out of danger yet, and there's still a hard fight ahead."

Shui Bing'er looked helplessly at Shui Yue'er, who was jumping for joy beside her.

"What? Sister, are you saying our Soul Skills didn't freeze this Soul Beast to death? How is this Pink Fox so strong?"

Shui Yue'er widened her lively eyes, disbelief written in them, as if asking, Sister, are you lying?

Shui Bing'er was just about to explain why to her little sister when a burst of pink light suddenly erupted from the frozen Pink Fox not far away. It easily broke through the control Soul Skills the five of them had used together.

The four girls at the front exchanged glances, each seeing the unwavering resolve in the others' eyes. They nodded, and all four immediately lit up their second yellow Soul Rings. Four distinct cries rang out.

"Second Soul Skill, Blade of Ice Feathers!"

"Second Soul Skill, Ice Crystal Blast!"

"Second Soul Skill, Ice Ring Armor!"

"Second Soul Skill, Cage of Ice!"

Behind the four girls, Shui Yue'er was a beat too slow. She stared dumbfounded as all four of her sisters released their second Soul Skills while she was still standing there in a daze. Her face reddened, and she cursed herself inwardly, Shui Yue'er, look at what you're doing! You still dare to lose focus and drag your teammates down in the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest? Have you no shame?

When the Pink Fox saw the glowing yellow Soul Rings on the humans not far away, it sensed a trace of danger. A great mass of pink mist surged from its body toward the four girls opposite it, while a pink shield rose to protect it.

"Boom! Boom!"

After a series of explosions, the Pink Fox's figure emerged not far away, smiling. There was not a single wound on its body. The pink shield around it vanished into its body, and its narrow fox eyes looked at the girls mockingly as a strange "hee-hee, cackle-cackle" laugh came from its mouth.

"That Soul Beast bastard is laughing at us."

Shui Yue'er watched the Pink Fox opposite her open its mouth and let out that strange laugh. Her face immediately turned red with anger as she spoke.

Shui Bing'er and the other three girls also looked furious as they watched the Pink Fox open its mouth and laugh strangely. Each of them was seething, their fair, smooth faces turning alternately pale and red.

Not far away, Su Tianyu, hidden among the treetops, watched the girls struggle helplessly against the Pink Fox. It was time for him to make his entrance. He immediately let out a shout and rebuked the Pink Fox near the girls.

"Bastard, don't be so arrogant! Watch how this young master deals with an ungrateful Soul Beast like you!"