"Mu Yang, I missed you so much."
As the two embraced tightly, Shui Bing'er spoke with deep longing.
"Bing'er, they say that one day apart feels like three autumns. We've been apart for decades now if we count that way."
Mu Yang gently stroked the girl's ice-blue hair, nodding as he spoke.
"You're such a sweet talker~."
Shui Bing'er chided him playfully.
A mischievous smile appeared on Mu Yang's lips. "Sweet talker? Bing'er, my lips are so dry. How about we—"
Before he could finish his sentence, the girl took the initiative and kissed him passionately.
Dry lips? Then let's moisten them~!
'Tsk~ Young people these days...'
Mu Xiyue shook her head and sighed inwardly.
After a while, Huo Wushuang, who was getting overwhelmed by the public display of affection at the hotel entrance, couldn't help but interject, "Hey, Mu Yang, Bing'er, if you two want to show off your love, could you at least not block the entrance?"
Mu Yang didn't care about his words. At this moment, a single guy's opinion was irrelevant to him, and the opinions of others didn't matter either. Ignoring them was enough.
But Shui Bing'er was different. After all, she was a girl, and her face wasn't as thick as Mu Yang's. Blushing, she gently pushed Mu Yang away.
"This hotel entrance is so wide. I don't think we're blocking your way, are we?"
Mu Yang, a little displeased at being interrupted, retorted.
He had a point. The Heaven Dou Grand Hotel was one of the most luxurious hotels in the city and even the continent. Its entrance was spacious. There was no way they were actually obstructing anyone.
"I was just telling you to be mindful of your public image!"
Huo Wushuang rolled his eyes.
Mu Yang shot him a disdainful look and countered, "Public image? In my opinion, a certain single guy is just jealous! Jealous that I have such a beautiful, gentle, and kind girlfriend like Bing'er!"
Huo Wushuang: "..."
Excuse me? How does being single offend you? Am I eating your rice?
Mu Yang continued, "Wushuang, not to sound mean, but—"
"Stop! Shut up! Don't say another word."
Huo Wushuang immediately covered Mu Yang's mouth.
Usually, when someone starts a sentence with 'not to sound mean,' it means they're about to start preaching.
Since nothing good was going to come from Mu Yang's mouth, Huo Wushuang decided it was best not to listen at all.
"Auntie, Huo Wu."
Shui Bing'er stepped forward and greeted Mu Xiyue and Huo Wu.
Mu Yang's family was her family too. However Mu Yang addressed them, she would follow suit.
"Now you see us, Bing'er? I thought you only saw Mu Yang and forgot we were here!"
Huo Wu teased with a smirk.
"Huo Wu, don't tease me..."
Shui Bing'er said, feeling a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Mu Xiyue chuckled and said, "We're all family. No need to be embarrassed, Bing'er. Come on, let's go inside and talk."
After checking in and settling into their rooms, the Blazing Fire Battle Team and the Sky Water Battle Team held another gathering.
In a private dining room large enough for over twenty people, Mu Yang pulled Shui Bing'er down beside him. To his left sat her younger sister, Shui Yue'er, who gazed at him with eyes filled with admiration.
At this moment, the dishes had not yet been fully served, and everyone was casually chatting.
Huo Wu scanned the members of the Heaven Water Battle Team and slightly raised an eyebrow.
Having also cultivated the "Lunar Refining Spirit" technique, her spiritual power was strong enough to see the soul power levels of everyone in the Sky Water Battle Team.
Two Soul Kings, five Soul Ancestors, and three Soul Elders. Judging by team composition alone, they seemed weaker than their Blazing Fire Academy counterparts. But in reality, the Sky Water Battle Team was no less formidable.
Huo Wu knew that not only did Shui Bing'er have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Mu Yang, but she also had one with Xue Wu.
A Level 59 Shui Bing'er and a Level 44 Xue Wu—the power of their fusion skill definitely reached the level of a newly advanced Soul Sage. Although they were only at the entry stage of the seventh ring, in a competition where participants were under 25, such strength would dominate.
Huo Wu could already foresee that unless something unexpected happened, the final match of this Soul Master Tournament would be between their Blazing Fire Battle Team and the Sky Water Battle Team.
If Huo Wu could see the Sky Water Battle Team's strength, then Mu Yang naturally could too.
Back when he left Sky Water Academy, three of their core members—Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui—were still at Level 39 Soul Elder.
The first two were already close to breaking through, so it wasn't surprising that they had reached four rings by now.
But the last one, Qiu Ruoshui, had barely just reached Level 39 back then. How did she not only accumulate the required soul power in under three months but also break through the bottleneck?
Even Dai Mubai, who had better talent, got stuck at Level 39 in the original work. Why didn't she?
After thinking for a moment, Mu Yang understood and realized that her family must have some resources.
A sudden boost in soul power and a breakthrough past a bottleneck usually meant only one thing—she had absorbed a soul bone.
With a team captain and vice-captain at five rings and all other members at four rings, yet she was still at three rings, she probably didn't want to drag her teammates down. If her family was wealthy enough, investing in a soul bone made sense.
And Mu Yang was right. About a month ago, Qiu Ruoshui had refined a soul bone with a lifespan of just over ten thousand years. Her soul power had surged directly to Level 40, making the Sky Water Battle Team's main lineup entirely composed of Soul Ancestors and above.
"Bing'er, how's your Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xue Wu coming along?"
Mu Yang asked Shui Bing'er.
Martial Soul Fusion Skills came in many forms. Ice Snow Drifting was a direct attack type fusion skill that could be executed in two different ways.
The first method involved summoning a snowstorm, controlling countless snowflakes sharp as blades to bombard enemies continuously.
The second method required Shui Bing'er to infuse her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul's essence, condensing an Ice Phoenix to attack opponents.
"It's the same as before."
Shui Bing'er shook her head regretfully.
While she could control Ice Flame Phoenix relatively well, she couldn't control Ice Snow Drifting completely. But this wasn't entirely because of her lack of control—it was due to the Ice Phoenix formed by Ice Snow Drifting having the ability to absorb surrounding ice energy to increase its power.
If she aimed for perfect control, then she would have to prevent the Ice Phoenix from absorbing too much ice energy. Otherwise, excessive energy absorption would inevitably lead to a loss of control.
But why do Soul Masters use Martial Soul Fusion Skills in the first place?
Because they encounter opponents they cannot defeat with their normal strength. So naturally, the more powerful the fusion skill, the better.
And therein lay the contradiction.
Greater power meant losing control, while control meant limiting power.
In the end, Ice Snow Drifting became a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that Shui Bing'er could never perfectly control.
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