「Ice Phoenix Martial Soul」 “She’s actually here,” Meng Tao thought to himself.
Shui Bing’er, the captain of Tianshui Academy, possesses an Ice Phoenix that is not inferior to Ma Hongjun’s Fire Phoenix, and she also has very strong control over soul skills and soul power.
Meng Tao recalled a post he had seen in his previous life: the underestimated genius Shui Bing’er.
At 16 years old during the National Advanced Soul Master Tournament, she had 43rd rank soul power.
This data doesn’t seem like much, but if we compare her with Dai Mubai, the boss Dai was 17 years old with the 44th rank.
Clearly, her talent was a bit stronger, but later on she couldn’t compare to the Shrek Seven Monsters who had eaten immortal herbs.
In the end, she appeared as a Soul King.
Meng Tao collected his thoughts.
Silver-gray light quality attached to his body, two yellow and one purple, a perfect combination.
His soul rings appeared around him.
“Martial Soul Possession!” “Zhu Xian!” Zhu Xian raised its head and let out a long howl.
“Hum~~” Standing in front of Meng Tao, looking at Shui Bing’er more than ten meters away.
Shui Bing’er’s voice, like that of a lark, spoke: “Martial Soul Possession!” Her entire body was enveloped in a layer of hazy blue light.
A brilliant blue halo with some dazzling fuzziness floated behind her back, giving people the feeling that it was an extremely powerful aura.
Meng Tao looked around.
He was standing on an ice plain about 10 li inside the Icebound Forest.
More than 20 meters to the northwest was the immobilized Treading Ice Mammoth.
He, Shui Bing’er, and the soul beast formed an isosceles triangle.
Except for the area occupied by Meng Tao and Elder Zhang’s soul skills earlier, the ground elsewhere was covered with a layer of ice.
“This place is not suitable for Zhu Xian to fight.
I can only use the third soul skill first to consume and stall the opponent, then approach from the side myself.
Once I get within 5 meters, I’ll resummon Zhu Xian for a surprise attack,” Meng Tao formulated this battle plan due to Zhu Xian’s maximum release distance being five meters.
“Third Soul Skill: Brave Arrow!” The purple soul ring on his body lit up and flew toward Zhu Xian.
Several one-meter-long flying spikes surged toward Shui Bing’er.
“Whoosh whoosh!” The bristles rubbed against the air, producing whooshing sounds.
Shui Bing’er’s second soul ring lit up.
An ice ring was released, enveloping her surroundings.
It blocked the first flying spikes that arrived.
At the same time, the body covered by the ice ring instantly gained a layer of crystalline blue armor.
The blue light behind her suddenly released and merged with the ice armor on Shui Bing’er’s body.
“Bang!” An ice mist exploded from Shui Bing’er’s side.
Meng Tao stared closely, one part of his mind approaching the opponent while another part remained on the wild boar.
Divided Mind Control, Three Apertures Governing Heart.
Not long after becoming a disciple, Meng Tao had learned this technique from Ning Fengzhi.
Due to the special nature of his martial soul leaving the body, in previous battles Meng Tao had to pay attention to both himself and Zhu Xian.
Sometimes when others charged in, he felt overwhelmed and couldn’t take care of Zhu Xian, so he learned this skill.
On one hand, the meaning of Three Apertures Governing Heart is to generate three apertures in the heart for control.
Don’t be too eager to control; first perceive.
Perceive everything around you, and use your heart to grasp the changes in the surrounding environment.
All living beings must survive in the same environment.
Use your heart to experience it.
Whether it is air, smell, color, sound, or feeling, they will tell you many things.
When you can fully understand what these changes represent, then controlling them becomes much easier.
Make the use of every soul skill a conditioned reflex.
In this way, even if your heart may not actually be divided into three parts, the effect produced is almost the same.
First reach the same effect, then slowly experience the feeling of the heart having three apertures, which will be easier.
When he first started practicing, Meng Tao divided his attention into three aspects: Zhu Xian, himself, and the enemy.
Over the years, he had formed his own unique Three Apertures Governing Heart.
The battle continued.
The bristles increased their attack range, continuing to attack around the ice mist.
From time to time, the sounds of “ding ding ding” came from inside.
Inside, Shui Bing’er’s first soul skill lit up.
A flash of ice-blue light.
Meng Tao suddenly felt his whole body turn cold.
His advancing body immediately stopped, and his entire person was frozen in a block of solid ice.
At the same time, Zhu Xian was also frozen.
“Hum!” Zhu Xian snorted.
Its whole body shook violently.
“Pong!” The solid ice cracked open.
Zhu Xian shook its body, flinging away the remaining ice shards.
Due to the Starlight Sparkle effect, it had not been invaded by the cold air.
At the same time, Meng Tao also gathered his soul power and shook his entire body.
“Ha!” The ice flew in all directions.
The ice mist dispersed.
Looking forward, Shui Bing’er’s ice armor was now tattered, but fortunately she had not been injured, at least on the surface it appeared so.
“It really hurts.
If the ice armor hadn’t deflected most of the force just now, my shoulder might have been pierced,” Shui Bing’er thought with a resolute expression.
Feeling the pain in her left shoulder, thanks to the ice armor’s protection, she had only suffered from the powerful impact.
Clearly, she did not show her pain.
This strong girl.
However, Meng Tao didn’t know this.
He only thought the opponent’s defense was too strong.
Continuing, Meng Tao kept advancing.
Shui Bing’er watched Meng Tao charging over and thought to herself, “Since he’s charging over himself, does that mean he has some powerful close-range attack ability?” She became a few degrees more cautious.
Shui Bing’er added another layer of ice armor to herself while keeping her third soul skill ready to release at any moment.
Shui Bing’er’s first soul skill activated again.
Both Zhu Xian and Meng Tao were frozen once more.
“Pong!” Meng Tao broke free again and continued charging over.
The scene repeated itself once more.
“Pong!” “Zhu Xian, Brave Arrow!” Meng Tao said after breaking free from the ice.
Seeing Zhu Xian about to launch its attack, Shui Bing’er promptly used her first soul skill, Ice Seal, to block and interrupt the attack.
On Meng Tao’s fourth breakthrough, his internal soul power had already been greatly consumed, but he finally charged within 5 meters of Shui Bing’er.
4 meters.
3 meters.
“Although I don’t know what you’re trying to do, it seems better to keep you farther away,” Shui Bing’er said.
Her purple soul ring flashed.
Third Soul Skill: Repelling Ice Ring.
A powerful repulsive force came through, flinging Meng Tao away.
At the same time, powerful cold air froze Meng Tao.
“What Repelling Ice Ring?
I think it’s more like ‘how many floors does a bag of rice have to carry’?” In the air, Meng Tao said, “Operation successful.” “What does that mean!” Shui Bing’er asked in confusion.
Suddenly, she sensed a surge of soul power fluctuation from behind.
She felt something suddenly pressing against her back.
Zhu Xian appeared behind her, its two large tusks pressed against Shui Bing’er’s body.
“You lost,” Meng Tao, who had fallen to the ground and was frozen in ice, said.
“I lost,” Shui Bing’er said calmly.
“But I want to ask you, after my third soul skill Repelling Ice Ring knocks you away, you shouldn’t be able to use soul skills.
Why could this big guy get close to me?” Her face was full of curiosity.
“Bang!” Meng Tao broke free from the ice, propped himself up with both hands, sat up, and struck a pose he considered very handsome.
“This isn’t a soul skill, it’s just a little trick!” Meng Tao said coolly.
Shui Bing’er covered her mouth and smiled.
“This guy is probably an idiot,” she thought to herself.
“I got close to you just to trick out your third skill, then let Zhu Xian successfully get in.” “Then I concede.
I’ll take this soul beast.” He Wei’s face turned deathly pale.
She hadn’t expected Bing’er to lose.
She cupped her hands toward Elder Zhang and said, “The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School truly lives up to its reputation.
We have lost.” Then she said to Shui Bing’er, “Bing’er, let’s go.” “If you’re not in a hurry, you can leave later.
After I finish absorbing it, Elder Zhang and I can help you look for suitable soul beasts?” Meng Tao said.
This shameless Meng Tao wanted to spend more time with Shui Bing’er.
“Little Meng, isn’t that inappropriate?
Don’t disturb others while they’re looking for soul beasts,” Elder Zhang said, squinting his eyes and slapping Meng Tao’s shoulder hard with his large hand.
“Hiss!” Meng Tao winced in pain.
Elder Zhang thought to himself, “Shameless brat, flirting right in front of this old man.
Do you still have any respect for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School?
So young and already daring to chase flowers and provoke grass.
Just wait, I’ll have something good for you later.
See if I don’t tell the Sect Master.” Clearly, the other party, He Wei, also didn’t want to have contact.
So they cupped their hands and took their leave.
“Ah, my peach blossom was cut short by Elder Zhang just like that,” Meng Tao thought.
Then he said to Elder Zhang, “Elder Zhang, I’ll trouble you.” “Stinky brat, weren’t you acting all mighty just now?
Figure it out yourself.
I’ll only guard you.
Kill it yourself,” Elder Zhang said.
“???” “Elder Zhang, what’s going on?
Why are you so angry?” Meng Tao wondered in confusion.
“But I can’t get it out!
Elder Zhang, please,” Meng Tao said with tears streaming down his face.
In the direction ahead, the Treading Ice Mammoth still had the soul skill cast by a Soul Saint on it, and the ice seal had not yet been lifted.
“Humph, troublesome.
Fourth Soul Skill: Furious Iron Fist!” Elder Zhang smashed the ice with one punch.
At the same time, another soul ring lit up.
With one step, the mammoth that had been pinned to the ground was freed.
The Treading Ice Mammoth couldn’t move and looked frozen stupid.
“Go, Zhu Xian, use Tusk Charge!” Light flashed on its tusks, and the Treading Ice Mammoth was thus killed.
A purple soul ring appeared.
Then, one person and one beast began absorbing the soul ring beside the Treading Ice Mammoth.
At the same time, Meng Tao thought that it seemed only soul beasts of the same type would allow Zhu Xian to absorb them that way from inside the belly.
Thus, he began the absorption.
While absorbing, he also heard clanging and banging sounds coming from outside.
“Never mind, I’ll focus on absorbing my soul ring.” Outside, Elder Zhang looked at the other party.
The scene was extremely awkward.
It was actually the two people from Tianshui Academy who had left earlier.
An injured Ice Kite Bird was flapping around on the ice plain.
He Wei said, “Sorry, we found this soul beast earlier and were hunting it.
We didn’t expect it to run over here!” “It’s fine,” Elder Zhang said, though he secretly gathered his soul power, guarding beside Meng Tao.
He Wei held an ice mirror in her hand and shone it on the soul beast.
“Fifth Soul Skill: Freezing Light Beam!” Except for its head, the rest of the Ice Kite Bird was frozen by the light beam.
Clearly, this Teacher He’s soul power control was also very good.
She said, “Bing’er, make your move!” Shui Bing’er held a knife in her hand and stabbed toward the Ice Kite Bird.
Before long, A purple soul ring also emerged.
Shui Bing’er sat cross-legged and began absorbing it as well.
One hour later, Meng Tao woke up.
He opened his eyes and felt the powerful strength within himself.
He had finally become a Soul Ancestor.
A 14-year-old, almost 15-year-old Soul Ancestor.
Looking at the additional soul power in his body, “I feel full of power now,” Meng Tao said.
“Stinky brat, what is the soul skill?” Elder Zhang asked curiously.
“My fourth soul skill?
Elder Zhang, I’ll trouble you.
I want to test my soul skill,” Meng Tao said sincerely to Elder Zhang.
“Come on.” At this time, Zhu Xian didn’t look much different from before, except that its four hooves had turned into blue crystal color, and Meng Tao’s feet also had faint blue soul power.
“Fourth Soul Skill: Icebound Thousand Mile!” On the ground, ice surfaces gradually formed and spread outward from around Zhu Xian’s four legs.
Within ten meters, an icebound plain formed.
Suddenly, ice climbed onto Elder Zhang’s legs and froze them.
Elder Zhang used his soul power to shake the ice off.
“This move looks pretty good!” Elder Zhang said.
“Elder Zhang, walk a few steps!
Walk a few steps!” Meng Tao said with a smile.
“Alright, I’ll walk then.” Elder Zhang walked on the ice surface.
At first he didn’t feel anything, but on the seventh step, he felt a trace of cold air inside his body, hindering his legs and obstructing the circulation of his soul power.
“So!
So that’s how it is,” Elder Zhang suddenly understood.
Meng Tao smiled and said, “My fourth soul skill, when someone steps on it, will cause a leg-freezing effect on the opponent.
Afterward, it will leave a mark on their body.
When they move within the range of my skill again, the cold air will slowly enter their body, slowing their speed and reducing the release speed of their soul power.” “What a sinister soul skill,” Elder Zhang praised.
“Although releasing this soul skill currently consumes half of my soul power, I am very satisfied with it.
Moreover, on the soul skill ice surface, Zhu Xian and I have increased movement speed,” Meng Tao said.
Meng Tao really liked this soul skill because it had very strong plasticity.
After training, he should be able to change the release direction of the soul skill so it doesn’t spread in all directions but releases in a specific direction.
Maybe he could even stack soul power to form an ice wall in front of him…
This soul skill was really too great for him!!!
On the other side, Shui Bing’er also opened her eyes.
The corners of her mouth carried a faint smile.
Clearly, the soul skill she obtained also satisfied her greatly.
“Huh?
Why are Elder Zhang and the others here?
Didn’t they leave?” Meng Tao asked curiously.
“Ah, it’s nothing.
Since the other party has woken up, let’s walk together!
Otherwise, people will look down on our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.” …
On the way back, Meng Tao and Shui Bing’er discussed their battle insights from earlier.
Meng Tao suddenly asked, “Why didn’t you use your first soul skill to block my bristles?” Shui Bing’er’s wise eyes looked at Meng Tao as she said, “My first soul skill requires mental locking on the enemy to release.” “Can’t it be released without locking onto a person?” Meng Tao asked.
“??” Shui Bing’er seemed a bit confused.
“I mean, can it be released on flowers, on grass, things like that?” Meng Tao explained.
“My soul skill locks onto the opponent.
Why would I use it on flowers and grass?” Shui Bing’er asked with a smile.
Meng Tao shook his head.
The people in this world rarely modify and train their skills as he did.
That is to say, they had limitations in their use of soul skills.
For example, his third soul skill could originally only be released forward, but after cultivation it could scatter.
“I mean using your first soul skill as a defensive soul skill.
For example, during the earlier fight, using my bristles as the target of the skill, so they would be frozen in mid-air and fall,” Meng Tao said.
“Can it be used like that?” Shui Bing’er fell into thought.
Using a control skill as a defensive skill was very unscientific, but full of feasibility.
Then she raised her right hand.
A soul ring lit up, and solid ice appeared on a tree ahead.
“It really seems possible,” Shui Bing’er’s eyelashes quivered slightly, showing the unrest in her heart.
She looked at the other party again.
This guy who smiles like an idiot actually has such a profound understanding of soul skills.
Finally, they left the Icebound Forest.
Both sides bid farewell to each other.
“Meng Tao, thank you.
We’ll meet again if there’s a chance,” Shui Bing’er said.
“Meet again if there’s a chance,” Meng Tao said somewhat reluctantly.
Then the two groups left in different directions.
“Feeling good having a beauty accompany you, huh?” Elder Zhang asked coldly.
“Yes, ah…” The tone suddenly felt wrong.
After hearing Elder Zhang’s question, Meng Tao suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
“I only said a few words.
What did I do?” Meng Tao thought, wanting to cry but having no tears.