A long time later, Shui Bing'er rubbed her temples, her head aching, and closed the book. This trip wasn't without its gains; at least she now knew that a Moonflow Empire once existed on the Sun Moon Continent, but it was destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire a few years ago, and since then, the Sun Moon Empire had unified the Sun Moon Continent.
"Shui Bing'er?" Just then, a gentle voice sounded in her ear.
Shui Bing'er turned around in surprise, the sunlight from outside the window falling on the young man's back. In a trance, a fragmented scroll of images flashed before her eyes.
Xu Tianyang gave her a very strange feeling. There was a subtle glow circulating around his body, and his every movement seemed perfectly fluid.
Shui Bing'er's feeling was not wrong; this was the result of Xu Tianyang's special training with the Snow Empress.
Compared to two years ago, his spirit power and mental force had perfectly merged, reaching a state of effortless fluidity and complete integration, where spirit power and mental force were indistinguishable, like a single entity.
Having reached this realm, he had already touched the threshold of a Super Douluo.
"It's you!" Coming back to her senses, Shui Bing'er looked at Xu Tianyang's gentle smile. In an instant, memories flooded back, reminding her of how she and her companions had been saved by him in the Far North.
"I didn't expect to meet you here. Are you also a student of Sun Moon Royal Academy?" Shui Bing'er looked at Xu Tianyang, an imperceptible hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"You could say that!"
"Why are you here?"
Xu Tianyang nodded, then looked at Shui Bing'er and asked. Her cool face was like a lotus emerging from water, and her blue dress with its cinched waist accentuated her waistline, making it as soft and beautiful as water.
"The Sun Moon Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire organized an academy exchange, and I came with my academy," Shui Bing'er said gracefully.
"There's such a thing?!" Xu Tianyang was a bit stunned. He had only returned to Ming City from the Far North the day before yesterday.
For the past two years, he had been cultivating in the Far North with the Snow Empress. Although he occasionally returned to report his safety and only paid attention to the general situation on the continent, he hadn't delved much into 'minor matters' like academy exchanges.
"Speaking of which, I still don't know your name?" Shui Bing'er looked at Xu Tianyang gracefully and asked.
"Xu Tianyang!"
Last time was just a fleeting glance. Today, Xu Tianyang carefully observed Shui Bing'er. She was indeed a prodigy who had nearly shattered Tang San's Dao heart.
With the Ice Phoenix Spirit as a top-tier Beast Spirit, Shui Bing'er's performance in the original story was astonishing. Not only was she not swayed by Tang San, but she almost forced him to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer prematurely.
This was a powerful and intelligent woman.
"You are the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire!" Shui Bing'er covered her mouth, looking at the man before her in surprise.
He was Xu Tianyang, the Sun Moon Empire's number one genius.
"What's wrong? Am I famous?" Noticing Shui Bing'er's gaze, Xu Tianyang touched his face in confusion and asked.
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er briefly explained the situation after arriving in the Sun Moon Empire.
"Hehe…" Xu Tianyang rubbed his forehead helplessly and whispered, "As expected of the Red Dust family lineage."
Looking at Shui Bing'er, Xu Tianyang didn't want to dwell on the topic. He glanced at the books beside her, then walked to a bookshelf, took out a book, and handed it to her.
"The one you have is for a second-rank Soul Engineer. Beginners should read this one instead." Xu Tianyang glanced at the books beside her, then walked to a bookshelf, took out a book, and handed it to her.
"Thank you!" Shui Bing'er looked at the "Elementary spirit tool Knowledge — Annotated by Xu Yunxiao" in surprise. She looked up at Xu Tianyang, thanked him softly, and reached out to take the book from his hand.
"You enjoy reading very much?" Xu Tianyang looked at Shui Bing'er with interest. People on the Douluo Continent generally didn't like reading; they preferred to achieve miracles through sheer power.
The current Supreme Pontiff suffered from being a poor student, easily taken in by the Grandmaster's plagiarized knowledge, believing him to be profoundly knowledgeable and unique.
Besides Bibi Dong, Flender and Liu Erlong were also deeply affected.
Shui Bing'er's eyes sparkled as she slowly said, "I believe books record the experiences of our predecessors and their blessings for future generations. Whether ordinary people or Spirit Masters, everyone should learn from them. Only by summarizing the experiences of those before us can we continuously progress."
"Indeed, the vast collection of books here is our most precious treasure. Spirit Masters must develop in all aspects, and the power of knowledge is indispensable." Xu Tianyang's gaze swept across the bookshelves.
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er opened the book Xu Tianyang had handed her, a slight smile gracing her lips.
"If you want to understand spirit tools, first understand the types of spirit tools. It's not easy to cultivate both as a Soul Engineer and a Spirit Master simultaneously. Even in the Sun Moon Empire, only one percent of people can do it," Xu Tianyang suggested, seeing Shui Bing'er eagerly opening the book to read.
"Does that one percent include you?" Shui Bing'er raised her beautiful eyes, staring unblinkingly at Xu Tianyang.
Xu Tianyang smiled and nodded. He pulled out a pure red book from the bookshelf and found a window seat to sit down.
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er also walked over and sat down not far from Xu Tianyang, a pile of books she had just found laid out on the table.
Subsequently, the library fell into a long silence. The setting sun outside the window shone on their hair, dazzling like gold, like comfortable silk.
"Tianyang, this girl's Spirit is of extremely high quality, and it carries an ice attribute, very close to ultimate ice."
In the sea of mental force, the Ice Empress looked at Shui Bing'er in the outside world, her eyes glinting as she said with interest.
"Hehe." In a corner, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled perversely and sidled up to the Ice Empress.
"Get lost!" Sensing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's little movements, a vein popped on the Ice Empress's forehead. She let out a delicate cry and sent the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm flying with a powerful kick.
"…"
Speechlessly, he watched the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, still foolishly happy after being kicked away. Ever since the Ice Empress moved in, this scene frequently played out in his sea of mental force.
Yet, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to never tire of it, and his previously quiet sea of mental force had suddenly become lively.
At a certain moment, Xu Tianyang's gaze fell on Shui Bing'er not far away. She was still immersed in her book, her jade hand propping up her fair chin.
Xu Tianyang had excellent eyesight and could see a few stray strands of hair on her head, gently following her slender neck, past her delicate collarbone, and disappearing deeper into her clothes.
As if sensing something, Shui Bing'er raised her hand to brush away a strand of hair that had fallen to the tip of her nose, then continued to immerse herself in the book. The soft sunlight fell on Shui Bing'er, as if draping her in a dazzling cloak of light.
Library, sunset, junior schoolmate?
For no reason, Xu Tianyang thought of certain scenes, and his expression began to become somewhat dazed.
A moment later, Xu Tianyang snapped out of it, smiled, closed the book in his hand, and quietly left without disturbing the engrossed Shui Bing'er.