Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 24: The Gift of a Defensive Soul Tool, Dean Shui's Secret

Ji Wuming didn't hold back, telling Li Xianyue in detail what he knew about the soul beast that resembled a phoenix.

"I see. There's another possibility: it's in a place where Blue Silver Grass grows extremely abundantly, which is that Blue Silver Forest."

Dean Shui was very pleased to see that a perfect solution had been found for the Martial Soul Awakening. He glanced at Ji Wuming and Shui Bing'er, then spoke to Li Xian Yue.

"Xianmei, sending a message and hunting that soul beast will both take time, and Bing'er's cold illness could flare up again at any time. Why don't you stay in Hanhai City for the time being?"

Dean Shui stopped mid-sentence and pulled Ji Wuming to his side, continuing, "We can show you the scenery of the sea. You can go back after we receive a letter from the clan."

"That's exactly what we were thinking. It's been a long time since I've been to this seaside city."

Li Xianyue said that, but in her heart she didn't want Shui Bing'er to be subjected to excessive surveillance by the elders of the clan anymore.

Moreover, Bing'er is not in Tianshui Academy, which may cause her to neglect her studies. However, I am, after all, the director of the external affairs department of Tianshui Academy. Even if it is only temporary, I have some knowledge of ice attribute martial soul cultivation.

Li Xian Yue turned to Shui Bing'er and asked, "Bing'er, how about we stay in Han Hai City for now?"

"Auntie, I'll listen to you."

Shui Bing'er said happily, saying that she hadn't felt so relaxed in a long time.

Subsequently, Dean Shui sent someone back to his clan to deliver a message, and he took the initiative to invite the four people to a banquet to celebrate Shui Bing'er's imminent recovery from her cold illness.

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Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, seemingly due to the deliberate matchmaking of Dean Shui and Li Xianyue, the relationship between Ji Wuming and Shui Bing'er began to improve, and the two became close friends who could talk about anything.

Just as Ji Wuming finished crafting the outer shell of a soul tool, he heard faint footsteps lingering at the door, along with some indistinct words.

"Brother Ji, why aren't you coming out yet? Didn't we agree that you would accompany me shopping every three days for proper martial spirit training?"

"What is he doing in there? If he doesn't come out soon, then I'm leaving."

Shui Bing'er lingered in front of the blacksmith's shop, muttering to herself. It had been two or three days since she arrived in Blue Fish Village.

During this time, Ji Wuming went straight into the blacksmith shop. Apart from eating her daily meals and checking on her every now and then, he rarely came out. He was nowhere near as enthusiastic towards her as before.

Was it that their feelings for each other had faded, or that she lacked any charm that made Ji Wuming tired of her?

She peered through the crack in the door, when suddenly the door swung open from the inside. She lost her balance and fell onto Ji Wuming. At that moment, both of their hearts pounded fiercely.

Despite his robust physique, Ji Wuming was not knocked to the ground by the sudden force of the tackle. He remained standing and said jokingly,

"Bing'er, look at you, you're getting impatient again. Get up!"

Shui Bing'er blushed, quickly regained her balance, and said with a slightly evasive look in her eyes, "I was just worried about you. If something happens to you, what will become of you in the future?"

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, her face turning even redder.

"What will the future hold?"

Ji Wuming feigned ignorance and asked curiously.

"I'm ignoring you now!"

Shui Bing'er turned her back to Ji Wuming. Not knowing what to say, her face turned even redder, and she wished she could find a place to crawl into right now.

Ji Wuming was also surprised to see her behavior. Wasn't Shui Bing'er the aloof and cold beauty he remembered? How come she has become like this now?

But then he thought again, Shui Bing'er is only seven years old! How much aloofness can she possibly have?

Ji Wuming immediately placed his hand on his shoulder, making him turn around again to face him.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. This is a soul tool I recently developed. It has excellent protective properties and can withstand the third soul skill of an ordinary Soul Master. I'm giving it to you. If you encounter danger, it can provide a certain degree of protection."

Shui Bing'er looked curiously at the defensive soul tool in Ji Wuming's hand and asked, "Did you spend three days tinkering with this soul tool?"

"good!"

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"

Just as ice rapidly formed beneath Ji Wuming's feet and up to his upper body, he immediately activated his defensive soul tool by channeling his soul power. A blue energy barrier enveloped him.

This prevented him from being completely frozen. Ji Wuming said somewhat displeasedly, "You have no martial ethics. Have you forgotten what Aunt Yue said? Don't use your first soul skill casually. If the cold disease flares up again, I won't be able to save you."

"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded."

Just as Shui Bing'er finished speaking, Ji Wuming broke free of the ice, quickly ran to Shui Bing'er, handed her the defensive soul tool, and then, without looking back, pretended to be angry and walked forward.

"Brother Ji, are you angry?"

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"Before Bing'er absorbs that phoenix-type soul ring, she won't use her first soul skill casually. Will you come shopping with me?"

Ji Wuming nodded silently, and Shui Bing'er was very happy to see this, but inwardly she was cursing wildly.

"Brother Ji is just prone to anger."

Meanwhile, Li Xian Yue and Dean Shui, who had been watching this scene from the shadows, exchanged a glance and then followed closely behind them.

"Big brother, is what you're doing really okay?"

For the past three months, Li Xianyue has been following Dean Shui's advice to let Ji Wuming and Shui Bing'er get to know each other and develop feelings for one another. Even if they don't get Ji Wuming to join the Shui family, the Shui family can still indirectly gain this kid.

"I've always had a good eye for people. Xiao Ji has a lot of ideas and acts quite boldly. Even though he was born with only level three soul power, in just four or five years, his soul power has already broken through to the level of a Great Soul Master!"

Dean Shui had already conceived this idea when he wrote his letter earlier. How many Soul Masters on the continent could there be at the second ring level after a thousand years?

He will be the first in history, and even if his talent is lacking later, how bad can his overall strength be? Bing'er and Xiao Ming are a perfect match.

"But Bing'er is best suited to be a Beast Soul Master!"

Dean Shui only considered Li Xian Yue's hesitation for a moment before directly rejecting the idea. Although pairing two Beast Martial Soul Masters would be beneficial for their offspring to awaken a Beast Martial Soul or a powerful mutated Beast Martial Soul,

But these are not problems. Who can say for sure what the future holds? And there are very few opportunities to take in Ji Wuming right now!

Dean Shui replied confidently, "Xianmei, if those stubborn elders have any objections, let them come to me. Do you think I'm afraid of them?"

"That's excellent. With you backing Bing'er up, those elders won't dare to be too presumptuous. Why don't you come back with us tomorrow?"

I'm not very good at writing romance scenes. I wrote and deleted, deleted and wrote again today. It was so tedious. I'm really sorry to all the readers who have been following my updates late.

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