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The surroundings resembled the reflection on a lake, rippling as if a stone had been dropped, creating ripples in the space.
The scene distorted in Ice's eyes as trees and earth changed their appearance.
She was startled, but forced herself to calm down and assess her surroundings. It seemed like a cave.
"Underground space?" Ice frowned in confusion.
In the dim cave, behind her lay a pool of water, while ahead was a dark tunnel whose destination was unknown.
Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Where was this? Why had she ended up here?
Numerous questions surfaced, but remained unanswered.
At this moment, no one could answer Ice's questions.
"Let me out!" Ice shouted loudly, but the next moment, the world spun, and she found herself back where she started.
The team's carriage moved slowly, everyone relaxed after completely evading the pursuit from the Hall of Martial Souls.
Gasping for breath, heart pounding, Ice was filled with confusion.
What just happened to her? It felt like she entered some kind of hidden realm. Was it within her body? That beam of light just now...
Ice stared in shock at her body, the dim cave vividly etched in her mind.
In the past few days, Shui Wuya had been busy settling the family affairs and hadn't noticed anything unusual about Ice.
His leave this time had been continuous, but Wang Yan, the instructor from Shrek Academy, didn't seem to mind at all. Compared to the eight months of leave he took last time, this was nothing.
In Class Two of the second grade, Huo Yuhao and his classmates were having a normal class, listening to Wang Yan lecturing on theoretical knowledge.
Little did they expect the classroom door to suddenly burst open, revealing a stunning figure in fiery red.
"Shui Wuya!" Ma Xiaotao shouted into the classroom, scanning around, but failing to find the familiar figure.
At this moment, all eyes in Class Two were on Ma Xiaotao.
They were all second graders now and knew this very famous senior sister.
"Sister, Shui Wuya has skipped grades," Huo Yuhao, who happened to be at the door, explained.
He was puzzled as to why this senior sister, who usually got along so well with Shui Wuya, didn't know about it.
"Skipped grades? How many grades did he skip?" Ma Xiaotao couldn't react for a moment.
She had been in seclusion for a while, so how did Shui Wuya manage to skip grades? She hadn't heard anything about it.
"Sixth grade," Huo Yuhao added, "Class Two."
"Got it, thank you." With the information, Ma Xiaotao vanished, and as Huo Yuhao stepped out of the classroom, the fiery red figure disappeared around the corner.
"She's accumulated a lot of evil fire again. Looks like she's looking for Shui Wuya to solve the problem of the evil fire," the voice of the Skydream Iceworm appeared in Huo Yuhao's spiritual world.
Compared to Huo Yuhao, it was much more sensitive to the evil fire, immediately realizing the dilemma Ma Xiaotao was facing.
If it wasn't for the fact that Huo Yuhao couldn't currently help Ma Xiaotao, it would insist he give it a try no matter what.
Helping others would earn you favors, and in Shrek Academy, it could also improve your standing.
What a pity.
Just as the Tianmeng Iceworm said, Ma Xiaotao was now extremely anxious, desperately needing to see Shui Wuya to purify her evil fire.
She knew Shui Wuya had returned to the academy at the beginning of the semester, so she could focus on her cultivation with peace of mind.
By opening up her cultivation speed, Ma Xiaotao's soul power had grown rapidly. However, at the same time, the evil fire was also growing at an alarming rate.
Until today, the evil fire had accumulated to a point where she could barely control it.
With no other choice, she ended her seclusion and sought out Shui Wuya to suppress the evil fire, allowing her to continue her cultivation.
At this rate, she felt she would become a Soul Sage in no time.
Although she knew Huo Yuhao could also help her with the problem of the evil fire.
But compared to Shui Wuya, asking Huo Yuhao for help was too much of a stretch.
The evil fire was becoming harder to contain, but she could hold out until she found Shui Wuya in Class Two of the sixth grade.
Bang!
Ma Xiaotao burst into the classroom of Class Two of the sixth grade.
The teacher had just started the class, and his face immediately darkened.
Seeing that it was Ma Xiaotao who entered, he suppressed his anger.
Ma Xiaotao was an inner-court student, and also the disciple of the dean. In terms of strength, she was superior to him, so he had to endure this humiliation.
"Is Shui Wuya here?" Ma Xiaotao got straight to the point, quickly scanning the classroom, but not finding Shui Wuya.
"Shui Wuya has taken leave and is no longer at the academy," the teacher stated.
For Ma Xiaotao, this statement was like a bolt from the blue!
"What!" She had just met Shui Wuya before going into seclusion. In just a few days, Shui Wuya had taken leave again!
Ma Xiaotao panicked immediately. Without Shui Wuya, what was she going to do about her evil fire? It was just her luck, neither too early nor too late, but precisely at this moment...
A sense of agitation built up in Ma Xiaotao's heart as she scanned the classroom again.
All the students remained quiet. Anyone could tell that Ma Xiaotao was in a very bad mood. Even the teacher didn't mention continuing the class, given Ma Xiaotao's demeanor.
However, there was one exception among these people.
Xu Sanshi sat at his desk as if unaware of the change in the atmosphere in the classroom, focusing on the ice ball that Shui Wuya had given him.
Once he melted this ice ball, he could enter the Shui family.
As a water-attributed individual, melting an ice ball made of extreme ice posed a considerable challenge.
For others, it would be deemed impossible.
Approaching such low temperatures, water would only freeze. How could it melt?
But Xu Sanshi didn't think Shui Wuya was being difficult. The difficulty of the assessment indicated that after joining the Shui family, he would not be underestimated.
It wouldn't be the kind of casual dismissal.
The evil fire continued to affect Ma Xiaotao's sanity. She could feel herself growing more and more impatient.
Outside, everyone could clearly see a faint red glow emanating from Ma Xiaotao.
At this moment, Ma Xiaotao noticed Xu Sanshi.
Or more precisely, her gaze was drawn to the ice ball in Xu Sanshi's hand!
Her intuition told her that the ice ball could help her solve the problem of the evil fire on her body!
With this thought in mind, Ma Xiaotao rushed straight to Xu Sanshi. "Give it to me."
Before her words had even finished, she snatched the ice ball from Xu Sanshi's hand and disappeared into the classroom.
Outside the window, a red blur was still visible.
"Huh?" Xu Sanshi's eyes widened, momentarily stunned.
After a few seconds of daze, he abruptly stood up, ignoring the teacher still in the classroom, and dashed out after Ma Xiaotao!
That ice ball was given to him by Shui Wuya; it was his opportunity!
Absolutely, he couldn't let anything happen to it!
(End of Chapter)