Chapter 398: The Frostbite Winter Wolf Pack Attacks, Shui Bing'er's Wrong Development Path
In the dark forest.
By the campfire where Lin Yu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er were sitting, chatting and finishing off their roasted snow rabbits, something strange started to happen.
Perhaps it was the warmth of the campfire, or maybe it was the smell of the roasted snow rabbits that attracted some uninvited guests.
With a wolf's howl coming from afar, the sound of snow crunching and low growls could be heard, and soon, pairs of crimson eyes began to glow in the night as they gradually drew closer from the dense snow pine forest.
"Master, wolves are coming!"
Shui Bing'er noticed the glowing crimson eyes around them and immediately became tense.
It was night, so her vision was somewhat restricted. To make things worse, the incoming threat wasn't a single wolf soul beast but a whole pack of them, making her even more concerned.
However, compared to her sister Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er wasn't afraid at all, because she knew that standing beside her was Lin Yu, who could defeat even the titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall.
With Lin Yu around, even if a ten-thousand-year soul beast from the Extreme North attacked, Shui Yue'er was confident that Lin Yu could easily protect both her and Shui Bing'er.
"Mm… This is a pack of Frostbite Winter Wolves. The lead wolf's cultivation is about two to three thousand years, while the rest of them are only around a hundred years."
Upon noticing the approaching pack, Lin Yu stood up, activated his Double Pupils martial soul, and began assessing the situation with a glance. After a few moments, he nodded.
"Bing'er, you've been practicing the Changsheng Sutra with me, and you've also learned techniques like the Bone Dragon Claw, Fierce Leg Absolute, Swift Water Movement, and Plum Blossom Stride. You've greatly improved in combat," he said, looking at her with a smile.
"Do you remember what I told you? With your martial soul, if you manage to tame the Snow Emperor and become a Soul Master of Spirits, your Water Condensation Phoenix martial soul could very likely evolve into an Ice Phoenix martial soul."
"At that point, you should no longer follow the control-type Soul Master path but switch to a strong attack-type Soul Master route. That's why I made you train in these four techniques in advance."
"However, despite all your training, you haven't had the chance to use these techniques in battle. Now that the Frostbite Winter Wolf pack has arrived, it's the perfect opportunity to practice!"
After confirming the situation of the attacking Frostbite Winter Wolf pack, Lin Yu turned to Shui Bing'er, his expression filled with interest.
"Ah! Do I drive off these Frostbite Winter Wolves?" Shui Bing'er was surprised by Lin Yu's words.
"Don't you have confidence?" Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Of course I do!" Shui Bing'er paused for a moment but then nodded.
Earlier, when the Frostbite Winter Wolf pack had first appeared, she was worried because she didn't know the strength of the enemy. But now that she knew the pack's strongest wolf was only a thousand-year soul beast and the rest were only hundred-year level, she didn't feel as scared.
After all, her cultivation was already close to a 40th-level Soul Master.
For most Soul Masters, even at the Soul Master level, defeating a thousand-year soul beast wasn't easy.
But Shui Bing'er wasn't just an ordinary Soul Master. With the techniques Lin Yu had taught her, defeating these Frostbite Winter Wolves shouldn't be a problem.
Previously, she had fought as a control-type Soul Master, but as per Lin Yu's request, she would now need to fight as a strong attack-type Soul Master.
"Alright, we'll wait here. You should solve this or drive away the Frostbite Winter Wolf pack quickly!"
After hearing Shui Bing'er's response, Lin Yu smiled and said.
With that, Lin Yu immediately summoned his Chaos Qinglian martial soul, activated his second soul technique, and used it to create the Pure World White Lotus martial soul.
Then, he infused his inner Qi into the White Lotus, making it float in the air and shine brightly, illuminating the surrounding snow pine forest and providing light for Shui Bing'er.
"Master…"
As she saw Lin Yu's light shine, Shui Bing'er felt a warmth in her heart.
At first, she had been anxious about fighting the Frostbite Winter Wolves as a strong attack-type Soul Master. But with the light Lin Yu had summoned, her anxiety quickly vanished.
To her surprise, Lin Yu cared so much about her, and she couldn't disappoint him now!
With that thought, Shui Bing'er's heart became firm.
She then turned to face the Frostbite Winter Wolves that were beginning to reveal themselves from the forest. Shui Bing'er's expression became determined as she activated her Swift Water Movement technique and dashed forward.
"Howl!"
Seeing Shui Bing'er charge forward, the Frostbite Winter Wolves tensed, showing their sharp teeth and snarling, their massive jaws opening wide as they unleashed a blast of frost-breathing cold air toward Shui Bing'er.
Though the Frostbite Winter Wolves were mostly hundred-year level soul beasts, and their frost breath wasn't very strong, when dozens of them unleashed their frost breath at once, the combined attack had the power of a thousand-year Frostbite Winter Wolf's breath.
Unfortunately for the wolves, Shui Bing'er moved like a blur, her figure shifting to the side to avoid the combined frost breath attack, swiftly dodging the oncoming danger.
After avoiding the wolves' attack, Shui Bing'er felt the distance was just right. She let out a cry, summoned her Water Condensation Phoenix martial soul, and entered her martial soul possession state before activating her third soul skill: Resist Ice Ring!
"Third soul skill: Resist Ice Ring!"
In an instant, the third soul ring around her glowed, and a violent fluctuation of soul power sent an ice-blue ring expanding rapidly from Shui Bing'er's body toward the surrounding Frostbite Winter Wolves.
Watching the powerful Resist Ice Ring rush toward the wolves, Lin Yu smiled, knowing that the battle would soon be over.
Regarding Shui Bing'er, Lin Yu had always believed that her development path and choice of soul skills in his previous life were problematic.
In the original story, Shui Bing'er's martial soul, the Ice Phoenix, was considered to have a higher potential than Ma Hongjun's.
But while Ma Hongjun was developing as a strong attack-type Soul Master, Shui Bing'er was heading toward becoming a control-type Soul Master.
Lin Yu believed that with her Ice Phoenix martial soul, Shui Bing'er should have been developed as a strong attack-type Soul Master, and her soul skills should have included flight-type techniques.
Flight-type soul skills would give Shui Bing'er air superiority, which would grant her initiative in battle, and her ice-type skills would offer control.
By starting the battle in the air, Shui Bing'er could take control of the skies, then descend to control the enemy and attack. This would make her nearly invincible in battle.
(END CHAPTER)
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