Chapter 455: Round Trip to Spring City
Just as Sheng Yulin opened her mouth to speak.
The terrifying pressure suddenly vanished.
She instantly felt lighter, the pain gone.
The group of little girls got up with lingering fear.
They looked at each other, confusion in their eyes.
What just happened?
Only Sheng Bing'er gazed at Little Uncle Master with shining eyes.
Li Meng finished the last bite of his fish tail and looked up at the girls.
"I'm Li Meng, your instructor. You can call me 'Little Uncle Master.'"
Among the little girls, only Sheng Yulin and Sheng Bing'er knew him.
Introducing himself was necessary.
Little Uncle Master's serious yet childish voice made Sheng Yulin almost want to laugh.
But considering the situation, she held it in.
The other girls looked surprised.
Their instructor was a child.
And was that spiritual pressure just now released by him?
He was under ten years old, yet an eighth-tier professional?
"Little Uncle Master, let me test you! Beat me and I'll recognize you as my instructor!"
A girl stepped forward, clenching her fists.
She had a ponytail.
Her clothes were different from the others.
Designed for easy movement, covered in light armor at key points.
It looked like a skirt armor.
Li Meng glanced at her, surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Is that... Giant Spirit God's bloodline?"
He sensed something unusual from her.
No wonder she was a student at Dumb Lake Academy.
She was likely here for the Ice Marrow Liquid.
Even if she didn't know, her family surely did.
The Ice Marrow Liquid would be most effective for her.
"Here I come!"
The girl shouted.
She stepped forward, dashing toward him at high speed.
In an instant, she was right in front of him.
Without hesitation, she threw a punch.
But at that moment, terrifying pressure descended again.
This time, it targeted only her.
Before she could throw the punch, she stumbled and fell.
Her hands pressed hard against the ground.
The space around her visibly distorted.
Currents of light element energy slammed into her.
"You... you're cheating!"
The girl glared at Little Uncle Master in defiance.
Li Meng flicked her forehead lightly.
The spiritual pressure vanished.
The girl slumped, clutching her forehead while kneeling.
She kept glaring at Li Meng.
Those little eyes were irresistibly cute.
"What's your name?" Li Meng asked.
She hesitated.
But remembering he was their Little Uncle Master.
And seemingly very strong.
"Zhou Liu!"
Li Meng turned to the others.
"And you?"
The girls exchanged glances.
One stepped forward.
"Little Uncle Master, I'm Sheng Shui'er, summoner!"
"Sheng Xiu'er, ice mage!"
"Sheng Wan'er, ice mage!"
"Sheng Ling'er, ice mage!"
"Sheng Jing'er, ice mage!"
"Sheng Zi'er, ice mage!"
"Sheng Yi'er, ice mage!"
Why were they all surnamed Sheng, except Zhou Liu?
And these names were a bit odd.
Li Meng scanned their faces.
The Sheng family's genes were impressive.
Maybe it was soaking in Ice Marrow Liquid?
None of the ten girls were ugly.
Each one was a beauty in the making.
"Dumb Lake Academy is over seventy kilometers from Spring City. Your mission today is to make a round trip there. Only one rule: your feet must not touch the ground. You must return before nightfall. If you fail, you'll lose your chance to cultivate in the Ice Spirit Cavern!"
A round trip to "Spring City"?
And feet can't touch the ground?
The girls exchanged looks.
Too difficult!
They could create ice paths to skate on.
But making ice paths consumed spiritual power.
Over a hundred kilometers round trip?
"Impossible. With our current spiritual power, we could skate maybe ten kilometers before exhausting ourselves!"
Zhou Liu glared.
Even though she was a warrior.
As an ice attribute user, she could still create ice paths.
Li Meng glanced at her and silently munched on another dried fish.
The other girls whispered among themselves.
Sheng Xiu'er glanced at Little Uncle Master.
She whispered to her companions.
"A hundred-plus kilometers, we can't do it."
Sheng Jing'er: "Yeah, my limit is around fifteen kilometers."
Sheng Wan'er: "Sheng Bing'er, you're the only one at Tier Four. What's your limit?"
Sheng Bing'er: "Around thirty kilometers."
Sheng Yi'er: "For ten of us, making the trip isn't impossible."
Her words caught everyone's attention.
Facing their gaze, Sheng Yi'er glanced at Little Uncle Master.
She lowered her voice.
"We can relay-create the ice path. That way, we save a lot of spiritual power. We have at least eight hours before sunset. Plenty of time."
Relay-create the ice path?
Hearing this, the girls' eyes lit up.
Right! Though making ice paths consumed a lot of energy.
They had ten people.
Only one needed to lead while others followed.
Sheng Zi'er smiled and raised her hand.
"Little Uncle Master, if we succeed, is there a reward?"
All the girls looked expectantly at Little Uncle Master.
Reward?
Li Meng thought for a moment and stood up.
He raised his right hand, palm facing the sky.
A frost-white beam of light shot up.
Rolling ice mist enveloped Li Meng.
The pure, extreme cold stunned the girls.
Wait, Little Uncle Master was an ice attribute professional too?
The beam formed a giant vortex hundreds of meters in the sky.
It was made of swirling ice mist.
Chilling energy radiated out.
The vortex grew visibly larger.
An overwhelming aura burst from it.
The girls on the plaza felt their hearts sink.
As if some powerful monster would burst forth.
Ruoshui, spying nearby, was also startled.
Was Little Junior Brother summoning some powerful creature?
Even she felt her scalp tingle at the aura.
The next moment, the frost-white beam vanished.
A massive shield fell from the vortex and crashed onto the plaza.
"Boom!"
The giant shield smashed into the ground.
A big crater appeared in front of Li Meng.
Powerful shockwaves swept over the girls.
"Ah!"
The girls cried out, hurriedly pressing down their skirts.
Seeing this, Li Meng pouted.
Didn't expect this world had things like safety shorts.
Otherwise, the scene would've been even prettier.