"Provoking a being like the Titan Snow Demon King? There's no way we would dare."
After hearing Xiao Lin's words, Shui Bing'er forced out an awkward smile.
She was honestly a bit speechless.
The Titan Snow Demon King wasn't alone—it commanded an entire race. And as their leader, its strength was terrifying.
In Shui Bing'er's eyes, even if three Title Douluo joined forces, they might still not be able to defeat such a being.
"The soul beast is called the Frozen Ice Phoenix. It has a trace of phoenix bloodline. Because the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow lies beneath the ice layer, it can't reach it. So it simply occupies that entire area."
After Shui Bing'er finished speaking, Xiao Lin suddenly understood.
Isn't this basically the same situation as the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?
That creature also couldn't enter the cave where the opportunity lay, which was why it never obtained the same fortune as the Dream Ice Silkworm.
"Alright then. It's settled. When the time comes, we'll go obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow together."
Xiao Lin didn't have any special thoughts about the Frozen Ice Phoenix. If a soul beast wasn't suitable for his martial soul, he preferred not to take it.
After all, without considering a second martial soul, he only had one ice-attribute soul-ring slot left.
Even in the best scenario—if he condensed one ice-attribute ring himself—he would still only have one slot.
But self-condensed soul rings required divine power. Xiao Lin obviously wouldn't place resources somewhere the two Dragon Kings could easily obtain them.
Wouldn't it be much better to condense a Supreme Gold attribute ring instead?
The moment Xiao Lin agreed, Shui Bing'er immediately made a martial-soul oath to show her sincerity.
She swore upon her Ice Phoenix martial soul, which possessed the supreme ice attribute. From this alone, one could clearly see her sincerity.
Her action also earned Xiao Lin's goodwill.
This person could make a good friend.
More importantly, she had enough potential. In the future, she could very well become a god.
Xiao Lin thought for a moment. Among the three overlords of the Extreme North, he personally preferred the Titan Snow Demon King's power and supreme ice attribute.
If the other two overlords—the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress—were sacrificed to Shui Bing'er in the future, then a God of Ice could truly appear in the divine realm.
And if Xiao Lin helped a little more, his own divine faction would gain another powerful ally.
Of course, Xiao Lin wasn't anyone's caretaker.
Although Shui Bing'er had the potential, everything would still depend on how her relationship with him developed.
"If you don't know where the Titan Snow Demon King is, I can help you find it."
Right after completing her martial-soul oath, Shui Bing'er suddenly said this.
Xiao Lin was momentarily stunned. Then he saw the serious expression on her face and immediately understood.
She was trying to build a good relationship with him.
The Titan Snow Demon King was one of the rulers of the Extreme North, so it definitely lived in the core region of that land. Even if Xiao Lin searched for it himself, it wouldn't take very long.
But since Shui Bing'er had shown such goodwill, there was no reason for him to refuse.
She had saved him the trouble of searching.
And Xiao Lin wasn't a stingy person.
He decided that he would go to the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well and find a derivative of the Octagonal Ice Crystal Herb—Ice Crystal Dew—for Shui Bing'er.
This treasure could allow ordinary ice-attribute soul masters to obtain supreme ice.
For Shui Bing'er, who already possessed the supreme ice attribute, it would still greatly enhance her abilities.
Of course, Xiao Lin couldn't openly mention anything related to the Octagonal Ice Crystal Herb.
"When you need a soul ring in the future, you can come find me. I'll help you locate the most suitable soul beast."
"Oh, and from now on, train your physical strength and spiritual power properly. The soul beasts I choose for you will have very high cultivation levels."
"And stay here for now. I'll prepare a gift for you."
After finishing his words, Xiao Lin nodded lightly to Shui Bing'er and the others, then rushed toward the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well.
In the blink of an eye, he turned into a blur and disappeared.
Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Shen Liuyu, and the others stared at the direction he vanished in for a long time without regaining their senses.
So… by forming a connection with Xiao Lin, could they even seek guidance from Master Xiao Yan in the future?
Soon, Shui Yue'er looked at Shui Bing'er with a shocked expression.
"Ohhh—I get it. Bing'er has caught Xiao Lin's attention."
"As expected of Bing'er. She accomplished something we couldn't."
"Could this be a token of affection next?"
"So fast? They've only met a few times!"
The girls teased one another nonstop.
But Shui Bing'er remained calm.
"Stop joking. That's definitely not what Xiao Lin meant."
She was very rational. In fact, she felt that the way Xiao Lin looked at her was more like someone evaluating a useful tool.
"Oh? Then does that mean you have that intention?"
Shui Yue'er continued teasing.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Embarrassed and annoyed, Shui Bing'er suddenly grabbed Shui Yue'er and placed her hands on Shui Yue'er's most ticklish spots, clearly preparing to start tickling.
"That's really nice… having Xiao Lin help Bing'er choose soul-beast soul rings."
Shen Liuyu said with a hint of envy in her eyes.
"When Xiao Lin comes back, I'll ask him for you."
Shui Bing'er replied casually.
Although she felt Xiao Lin might see her as some sort of tool, she could also tell that he wasn't the kind of person who held grudges over trivial matters.
Perhaps the greedy persona Xiao Lin showed at the beginning was only a disguise.
Maybe he was simply giving himself an excuse to help others.
The more Shui Bing'er thought about it, the more convinced she became.
Meanwhile, unlike the lively group around Shui Bing'er, Yu Hairou and the others looked gloomy.
They had never expected that Shui Bing'er's group would actually receive soul-ring recommendations from Xiao Lin.
And who was Xiao Lin?
He was the grandson of Master Xiao Yan.
His theoretical knowledge must be extraordinarily rich.
Unfortunately, when the earlier choice was made, Yu Hairou's group had chosen the wrong side.
About an hour later, Xiao Lin returned.
Shui Bing'er and the others stared at him in shock.
Or rather—
They were staring at the object in his hand.
It was a small metallic bottle radiating endless cold energy.
Tiny droplets of water on its surface had already frozen into ice.
Even more astonishing, the air around the bottle was producing tiny particles of falling ice, almost like miniature hail.
As students of Tianshui Academy, all of them were water-attribute soul masters. They instantly understood the incredible value of the substance inside that bottle.
"Supreme ice…"
Xue Wu murmured softly.
Everyone had been staring at the bottle Xiao Lin brought, so the area was extremely quiet. Every single person heard her clearly.
Xue Wu was someone who could perform a martial-soul fusion technique with Shui Bing'er.
Her martial soul itself was already close to the supreme ice attribute. If she said it was supreme ice, then it absolutely had to be correct.
Everyone involuntarily gasped.
Especially Yu Hairou and the others—their eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment.
"Shui Bing'er, this is for you. This supreme-ice dew will benefit your martial soul."
"Of course, the others can use it too. How you distribute it is up to you."
Xiao Lin placed the metal bottle into Shui Bing'er's hands.
She was still staring blankly at him.
Only when she felt the bone-chilling cold of the bottle did she snap out of it.
"I can't accept this."
She tried to return the bottle to Xiao Lin.
But by then, Xiao Lin had already retreated three meters away.