Not long after the news was released from Skywater Academy, after settling all affairs, the pitiful seven little ones, along with the innocent-looking Lan Fozi, were all driven out of Skywater Academy's gates and officially began their training journey.
Through Shui Ningbing's behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Lan Fozi had already become the hidden eighth member of the Tianshui team.
With Lan Fozi's fifty-thousand-year cultivation, she was indeed extremely young among the Deep Sea Demonic Whale clan. In terms of age equivalence, she was roughly equivalent to a human in her teens. Whether in terms of talent, appearance, or martial soul attribute, joining the Tianshui team posed no problem at all.
After making the appropriate conversions, it was perfectly reasonable.
As for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, after a series of deliberations, he ultimately had no choice but to become the seventh soul ring, the golden one of Shen Hanyu's second martial soul, due to reality.
The Demon Empress silently supported her husband's decision. In recent years, she had no fixed arrangements; she could either go out for a walk or stay in Element City. Shen Hanyu and the others had no intention of restricting her. After all, a Demon Empress who wasn't going mad was truly a dutiful mother and a perfect wife.
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Recently, Qin Yi and Shen Junhe had been living extremely comfortably. Both of them already preferred staying at home; nowadays, apart from strolling around the outskirts of Element City, they spent their days in seclusion… making babies. Although so many years had passed without any solid news, the exhaustion on Shen Junhe's face definitely wasn't an act…
Before leaving, after obtaining Snow Empress's consent, Shen Hanyu took Snow Empress to visit his parents for the first time together.
The result was predictable: Qin Yi held Snow Empress's slightly stiff hand and looked at Shen Hanyu with the same gentle gaze she had when he was little.
Shen Junhe also grinned from ear to ear. After personally cooking a family dinner for the four of them, they parted ways.
Before leaving, Qin Yi pulled Snow Empress aside and whispered something. Snow Empress's pretty face flushed slightly, but she still gave a small nod.
On the way back to the small courtyard, Shen Hanyu leaned close to Snow Empress and asked curiously,
"What did my mom just say to you?"
Snow Empress glanced at Shen Hanyu, then said softly,
"Our mom told us… that is… she wants to hold a grandchild soon…"
Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Snow Empress's hand and started running while laughing,
"Then we definitely can't let our mom down…"
…
A peaceful night passed.
When the first ray of morning glow shone upon the earth, dewdrops dripped from the green leaves along the roadside. The air still carried a faint fragrance of soil, very enchanting.
The figures of Shui Bing'er and the other girls appeared about fifty li away from Element City. The direction they were heading was not toward the Far North, but toward the south.
On each of them hung an ice-blue pendant, with flowing energy inside that shimmered like countless intoxicating stars.
Shen Liuyu kicked a pebble on the ground somewhat boredly, a blade of grass in her mouth, looking at the road that stretched endlessly ahead, and said,
"What on earth is that big idiot Shen Hanyu thinking? He actually chased us out for training. Clearly cultivating inside the academy is faster and better…"
The girls behind her covered their mouths and chuckled lightly. Shui Bing'er cleared her throat and said somewhat helplessly,
"A-Yu, you also know that we've been living too comfortably in the academy. We lack real coordination and combat experience. Actually, going out isn't entirely a bad thing…"
The other girls nodded one after another. Shui Yue'er stepped forward, hugged Shen Liuyu's arm, and teased with a smile,
"Liuyu-jie, don't slack off~ Otherwise we'll catch up to you very quickly…"
Shen Liuyu curled her lip, but deep down she genuinely felt the pressure…
Several kilometers away, Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress were sweetly sharing candied hawthorns, one bite each. If the situation allowed, Shen Hanyu would even take Snow Empress along to eat, drink, and play all the way, as long as they didn't go beyond a certain range from the girls.
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The relaxed and comfortable atmosphere on Shen Hanyu's side did not reach the girls.
Just after they entered a field, four burly middle-aged soul masters suddenly appeared around them.
All four middle-aged soul masters had white, yellow, yellow, and purple soul rings glowing under their feet. Beast roars, and the sound of weapons cutting through the air suddenly rang out.
Shen Liuyu was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the six girls behind her and said,
"You guys or me?"
Shui Bing'er pursed her lips and said softly,
"You go ahead. We'll take the next ones…"
"Fine…"
Shen Liuyu replied casually, too lazy to waste words with those four people. Five soul rings slowly rose around her. A terrifying wave of deep blue soul power suddenly surged from her right leg. The phantom of a massive rhinoceros with blood-red eyes appeared behind Shen Liuyu. Before the four men could even react, they were directly crushed to the ground by the terrifying soul power.
Thirty-thousand-year Single-horned Ice Demonic Rhinoceros right leg bone attached skill: Ice Demonic Swamp.
Although Shen Liuyu had rarely used this soul skill from her thirty-thousand-year right leg bone, there was no denying that the attribute of this soul skill was extremely compatible with her martial soul, it was just that the year limit was a bit low…
Shen Liuyu kicked each of the four unconscious men to the side one by one, then clapped her hands and said with a smile,
"Done."
Shui Bing'er and the others slowly walked over. They didn't pay much attention to the four unconscious men, people like this, who clearly had no organization or preparation, and just came to try their luck, didn't deserve much concern.
After the girls had walked far away, Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress finally arrived leisurely. They casually glanced at the four people on the ground before slowly following behind.
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Until dusk.
Shen Liuyu irritably kicked aside the last reckless soul master who blocked their way. The girls behind her gathered around with amused yet helpless expressions.
Shui Yue'er handed her water pouch to Shen Liuyu. Shen Liuyu didn't stand on ceremony, grabbed it, and gulped down two big mouthfuls. Then she suddenly deflated and said,
"Seriously, are we playing some kind of level-clearing game? Just one day, look how many times this has happened already…"
The corner of Shui Bing'er's mouth curved into a shallow smile. She then said,
"See? This is exactly the purpose behind your brother and my aunt releasing the news: to make us fight continuously and grow. If I guessed correctly, the ones at the beginning are just cannon fodder. The truly strong opponents will be waiting for us later in the journey. From now on, I'm afraid we'll rarely have any free time…"
Shen Liuyu let out a miserable sigh. In just one day, her mentality had already gone through several strange changes.
First encounter, rubbing her hands together, eager to try.
Second encounter, full of disdain, kicked flying with one foot.
Third encounter, a little annoyed, front teeth sent flying.
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The nth encounter, utterly irritated, "You're courting death…"
…
As the sky filled with twinkling stars, Shen Liuyu stared blankly at the night sky with lifeless eyes. Several tents had already been set up around her. The campfire crackled, its orange-red flames barely illuminating a small area nearby.
In the distance, Snow Empress was leaning on Shen Hanyu's shoulder, admiring the starry sky together…
At night, some felt confused, some felt exhausted, while others kissed their beloved under the night sky, watching fireflies dance in the air. Finally, a shooting star streaked across the sky, and everything returned to silence…
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