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Xu Sanshi chased after with all his might.
But Ma Xiaotao was much faster than him, heading straight towards the Sea God's Lake.
In the end, Ma Xiaotao was definitely going back to the inner court.
And after snatching the ice ball, Ma Xiaotao had already sped to the Sea God's Lake.
By the shores of the Sea God's Lake.
Ma Xiaotao held the ice ball, and the cold penetrated her skin, clashing with the evil fire within her body.
The evil fire instinctively resisted, and the cool sensation helped Ma Xiaotao regain some composure. But at the same time, she wanted to feel even cooler.
Driven by desire, she plunged into the Sea God's Lake.
The phantom of the Evil Fire Phoenix almost instantly enveloped Ma Xiaotao, the scorching temperature beginning to burn the lake water.
But at the same time, the ice ball in Ma Xiaotao's arms emitted a cold air, causing the lake water not to warm up, but instead to cool down.
This ice ball was the product of Shui Wuya's extreme ice, and no matter how powerful the evil fire was, it was still far from the pure extreme fire.
The cool lake water combined with the cold air rapidly eroded the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao.
This effect was much better than finding Huo Yuhao or temporarily using Xu Sanshi as a strongman.
"Phew..."
Ma Xiaotao emerged from the lake, with the help of the ice ball's cold air, the evil fire within her body had completely disappeared.
She was feeling quite good now, not anxious anymore. Walking to the shore, the scorching soul power on her body instantly evaporated the water on her clothes, concealing her figure.
"Stu... Sister Xiaotao..." Xu Sanshi gasped for breath, hands on his knees.
He was too anxious, running all the way, consuming quite a bit of stamina.
Just as he caught his breath, he eagerly looked at Ma Xiaotao, wanting to see how his ice ball was doing.
But when he looked closely, Xu Sanshi nearly fainted.
The ice ball in Ma Xiaotao's hand had shrunk by a whole circle compared to before!
"Here, your ice ball. It's quite useful." Ma Xiaotao smiled and walked over to Xu Sanshi, putting the ice ball back into his hand.
There were still droplets of water on the ice ball.
As soon as it left Ma Xiaotao's scorching hand, the droplets immediately turned into ice crystals.
Although the ice ball was back in his hand, Xu Sanshi couldn't feel any joy.
"It's ruined, all ruined, my opportunity..." Xu Sanshi knelt on the ground, unable to express his heartache.
"It's just an ice ball, isn't it fine?" Ma Xiaotao pretended not to care.
This ice ball could help her solve the problem of the evil fire, so it must be very valuable. But she took a glance at it and didn't use much of it.
"Ruined! The ice ball has melted because of you, and I've lost my chance..." Xu Sanshi seemed not to have heard Ma Xiaotao's words.
Shui Wuya's requirement was for Xu Sanshi to melt this ice ball, using the hands of an outsider, otherwise it wouldn't count as Xu Sanshi completing it.
"Alright, alright. Since you said it's ruined, then just give it to me. You don't want it, but it's very useful to me." Ma Xiaotao pouted, but Xu Sanshi didn't see this scene.
Taking the ice ball back from Xu Sanshi again, he remained silent without saying a word.
It was useless for the ice ball to stay in his hand anymore.
"Okay, blame me for this. If you need any help, you can come to the inner court directly, or if you want anything, as long as I can get it, I'll give it to you." Ma Xiaotao hurriedly comforted him.
Xu Sanshi remained silent, thinking to himself, what could be more precious than the opportunity to join the Shui family?
...
On the side of Shui Wuya.
"Oh, you're here now?" Shui Wuya thought that when he contacted Shui Bing'er this time, she should be at the Tian Shui Academy. But unexpectedly, he saw a completely unfamiliar scenery.
Within the pitch-black cave, there were faint yellow lights left by Shui Bing'er, as if she had reconstructed a piece of sky in the cave.
This was because the cave was just too large.
Looking through his own perspective, Shui Wuya felt that it was as big as a city.
"This should be a secret realm. What have you been busy with during this time? I haven't heard from you for a while." Shui Bing'er was delighted to hear Shui Wuya's voice after a long absence.
"A secret realm?" Shui Wuya suddenly thought of the Ice God Secret Realm where he was staying now.
Could it be that this secret realm was the prototype of the Ice God Secret Realm where he was staying now?
The disparity was just too great, and Shui Wuya himself was not very confident in this conjecture.
"Yeah, I don't know how I got in, but I've mastered the method of entering and leaving. Compared to the secret realm, I think this place is more like an alternate space on the continent."
Shui Bing'er said, "Secret realms and this space are not the same.
A secret realm is a completely independent small world, while this place is surrounded by caves. A regular secret realm wouldn't look like this."
"I plan to record this secret realm and, after figuring out the situation, use this place as a last refuge to hide from the Martial Soul Hall," Shui Bing'er said.
The Martial Soul Hall was very powerful. Within the Tian Dou Empire, considering the existence of the empire, the Martial Soul Hall probably wouldn't dare to directly attack the Tian Shui Academy.
Moreover, she had already discussed with the dean about promoting the Elemental Academy Alliance to prepare for any potential drastic changes in the environment.
So theoretically, there was no need to worry about the threat from the Martial Soul Hall anymore, but Shui Bing'er was just being cautious.
"What's the situation now?" Shui Wuya asked.
"The alliance is almost certain. Although I disappeared for a while, fortunately, the method to leave this place is quite simple, so it didn't worry the dean too much."
Shui Wuya chatted with Shui Bing'er for a while. So far, apart from the appearance of this secret realm, everything else was within their plans.
So the conversation didn't last long.
After telling Shui Bing'er that he would be busy with family matters for a while and wouldn't contact her often, Shui Wuya ended the call.
"I better send Shui Bing'er some support with a batch of soul tools," he thought after ending the conversation.
Shui Bing'er was still acting according to the plan they had discussed.
Defeating Shrek Academy, gaining prestige and status, and steadily improving her strength.
But Shui Wuya felt it wasn't enough.
He needed to find a way to quickly boost Shui Bing'er's strength.
Following the plan step by step, Shui Bing'er's situation in the divine realm was not very good...
A few days ago, the palpitations that lingered in his heart for a long time, he couldn't forget.
The enemy was a god in the divine realm. If something happened to Shui Bing'er, he would be in danger at any time.
Not knowing the specific strength of the enemy or the exact situation of Shui Bing'er, Shui Wuya clearly had a fear of being underpowered.
"Family head, I've broken through level 80."
While Shui Wuya was thinking about how to get powerful soul tools, Han Feng brought him some good news.
After taking the immortal grass, Han Feng's soul power level had also skyrocketed. Shui Wuya hadn't expected that in such a short time, he would break through to level 80.
As long as he obtained a soul ring, the Shui Family would have another Soul Douluo.
(End of chapter)