Master of Nine Stars

Rong Yang: "..."

Li Lie sighed. "It’s not just you. In all my years of teaching, I’ve seen countless geniuses pass through Songjiang Soul Martial University, but I’ve never seen students like those two.

"Perhaps a once-in-sixteen-years blizzard also brings with it once-in-sixteen-years students."

Thinking about it, Rong Taotao’s rise had indeed begun on the night of the Battle of the Three Cities, when he obtained a Lotus petal.

Chen Bingxun changed the subject. "Sheep, you keep an eye on things. You two teachers should take a break. I brought plenty of food. Come, come, come~"

As he spoke, Chen Bingxun put an arm around each of the teachers’ shoulders and led them toward a tent, leaving a silent Rong Yang to stare fixedly at the bloody battle at the bottom of the canyon.

"Haha, has it gotten this big already?" Behind them, Chen Bingxun had just pulled open the tent flap when he saw the Snow General Candle standing quietly inside. "What’s it doing standing in here?"

"Gao Lingwei put it in confinement," Xia Fangran said with a chuckle.

Chen Bingxun: "Huh?"

Xia Fangran shrugged. "It was being too mischievous, kicking up a fuss about wanting to go down and fight with the two of them. The sentiment is good, but its perception of its own strength is a little off.

"Rong Taotao tried to talk it down for a while, but it wouldn’t listen no matter what. It just kept making a racket, so Gao Lingwei put it in confinement. It’s not even allowed to leave the tent."

Chen Bingxun: "Let’s go to another tent."

Xia Fangran: "Why?"

Chen Bingxun: "The three of us will be in here eating and drinking while this little fatty is standing guard as punishment... A Snow General Candle isn’t your average Soul Pet. It might hold a grudge against us for the rest of its life..."

Xia Fangran said nonchalantly, "Let it. It’s fine, Gao Lingwei’s here to handle it... Oho? Roast chicken? And it’s still hot?

"You really know how to take care of people. No wonder you’re the captain of the Twelve~"

Xia Fangran pulled a small insulated box out of a bag. The moment he peeled back the paper and saw the roast chicken, his eyes went wide!

Xia Fangran’s eyes were wide, and Li Lie was no different. As for Rong Ling, its pair of Ice Candle Eyes flickered brightly...

"I take back what I said. The potential for a grudge is actually pretty high," Xia Fangran said, quickly wrapping the roast chicken back up. "Let’s go. To the other tent."

A dignified Pine Soul instructor, yet he didn’t even have the authority to tell Rong Ling to go be punished somewhere else. He didn’t even bring it up.

It was unclear whether Xia Fangran couldn’t command Rong Ling or simply didn’t want to interfere with Gao Lingwei’s training of her Soul Pet. In any case, the three bigwigs hastily departed.

The thoughtful Xia Fangran even remembered to pull the tent flap closed behind him as he left...

This left Rong Ling standing silently, its pair of candle-like eyes flickering between light and shadow, obediently rooted to the spot, perfectly still.

At the cliff’s edge, Rong Yang quietly watched the scene below. As a battle-hardened soldier, he saw not only the seamless coordination and ruthless methods of Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei, but also read their tactical thinking in their movements.

By now, Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei, who had been fighting while retreating, had already shattered the Corpse Tide’s formation.

Ice Pillar, Snow Trap, Snow Burst, Star-Stepping Split, Snow Wind Charge, Frost Fearful Face, Ice Crystal Evil Face...

Their use of Soul Skills could be described as masterful. Not a single move was wasted; every action served their tactical goal of splitting up the Corpse Tide.

And ever since acquiring a Divine Skill like Snow Wind Charge, with a single stomp from Gao Lingwei, all creatures in a line before her would be sent flying, clearing out an entire area!

A Soul Skill like that gave them the capital to fight against the Corpse Tide, to say nothing of the Wind and Snow Blades that appeared constantly.

Talk about cutting through them like melons and vegetables! Talk about mowing them down like dead wood!

The only drawback was that the Wind and Snow Blade’s level was relatively low—only Elite Level—so it could only chop downward.

If it were Master Level or higher and the Wind and Snow Blade could slash horizontally, the difficulty of this training exercise would probably drop another notch for the pair.

Finally, after fighting on the retreat, Gao Lingwei and Rong Taotao began to charge forward!

"Has it reached Elite Level?" Rong Yang muttered to himself. In his line of sight, the Snow Burst Ball gathering in Rong Taotao’s hand was clearly no longer at the Ordinary or Excellent Level.

Rong Yang, extremely experienced and sharp in battle, could tell at a glance that his little brother was using an Elite Level Snow Burst.

Faster, bigger, and longer-lasting!

Uh... doesn’t that sound a bit contradictory?

The Snow Burst Ball was indeed spinning faster, and it was also a bit larger.

Rong Taotao’s way of using Snow Burst was also unique. He didn’t unleash it immediately, instead letting the Snow Burst Ball hover and spin in his palm.

Because of this, the Snow Ghost in front of Rong Taotao didn’t dare dissolve into frost mist, terrified that this one Snow Burst Ball would tear its body to shreds.

’Since you don’t dare to dissolve into a frost mist, willingly giving up your greatest trump card...’

...the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in Rong Taotao’s hand was not to be trifled with!

If the Snow Ghost facing Rong Taotao was too afraid to dissolve into a frost mist because of the continuously spinning Snow Burst Ball, then the Snow Ghosts facing Gao Lingwei were rendered completely powerless by her repeated Snow Wind Charges.

"Wind and Snow Blade, directly ahead," Rong Taotao said. Gao Lingwei immediately fell back half a step, swinging one hand from back to front in a semicircular arc.

WHOOSH!

A thin yet massive Wind and Snow Blade silently formed and descended from the sky. It blasted open the snowy ground ahead, and the resulting shockwave sent countless Snow Corpses and Ghosts flying, clearing a path for the two of them to advance.

"Snow Wind Charge, front left," Rong Taotao continued to command. Positioned on the right, he suddenly thrust his palm forward.

The Snow Ghost roaring toward them from the front right came to an abrupt halt!