Chapter 1687 - 1002: Ring, Formation

Though it was an ordinary face, Sui Yi’s smile exuded charm, causing both Seo Xinyan and Han Feigong, who were surrounded by admirers yet stood watching the fight from the railing, to pause in surprise.

How could someone look so handsome just by smiling like that?

All right, so there’s a kind of beauty that truly has nothing to do with appearance.

The battle ended with Sui Yi’s smile, and the few chief students below had their meridians severed when the Energy Potion left their bodies in a bloody mess.

The scene looked particularly gruesome, like a group of people lying in a collective massacre. Usually, these people would be loud and boastful, but now, lying there, many couldn’t bear to watch.

Such emotions of admiration arise quickly and can dissipate just as fast.

Yi flipped her wrist to sheath her sword and looked up, not paying attention to Chang Jun and the other senior chief students, but rather watching Sui Yi.

Of course, she was waiting to go home with her.

However, at this moment, two people standing not far away quieted the noisy crowd.

One was the Snow Lord, and the other was Su Lingren.

These two had clearly witnessed the previous scene.

The Snow Lord’s gaze swept over the defeated ones on the ground and landed on Yi.

"Void-breaking Third Level Energy, with combat skills reaching the Fifth Level, surpassing two levels. In less than a month since enrolling, you’ve already mastered intermediate explosive Energy Potions."

His voice was calm, finally coming to a conclusion: "The slot for the chief student competition held by Purple Sky District in three months, you can choose to replace one of these people as your reward for this duel."

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An academy competition?

Sui Yi only now learned about this, but apparently others were already aware, hence the uproar.

Another three months later.

The timing lined up.

It seemed that the struggle between the Dragon and Ape Sects had already manifested in an academic showdown.

Three months... it’s quite long, enough time for many things to change.

Sui Yi raised her head to look at the sky and just happened to see the huge Levitating Ice Palace....

After class, Sui Yi handed the completed handwritten draft to Yaohua, along with the second edition of the Nation, causing Yaohua to be overjoyed. Meanwhile, Master of the Ice Heart Studio, in her usual graceful and grounded manner, took out a small box after receiving the manuscript.

"This is what a Noble Person asked me to give you as a token of thanks," she said.

Sui Yi arched her eyebrow slightly; this Noble Person... seemed different from the usual.

Nevertheless, Sui Yi, finding it grounding, accepted the small box and left.

She didn’t even ask the other person’s identity.

It really was liberating.

The Master of the Ice Heart Studio leaned against the railing, watching the figure of the elegant departing person, her expression slightly relaxed: "Such a woman, with such talent and temperament, and such poise and grace, it seems fair that the heavens took away her beauty...."

Yaohua laughed: "We care about this, but the Teacher doesn’t."

The Master of the Ice Heart Studio nodded with a smile: "Indeed."

Yet some stunningly beautiful and naturally noble people don’t care about this either, right?

Like that Ice Venerable.

These women... what can truly touch their hearts?

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Leaving the teahouse, Sui Yi suddenly received a message from the librarian saying that a batch of books she had inquired about earlier had arrived....

It wasn’t far, so Sui Yi returned to the academy and, upon entering the library, saw the familiar chief librarian smiling at her, though with a hint of apology.

"Teacher, please wait a moment; there are quite a few books. I need to organize them and pick them out for you," he said.

There were piles of books on the ground, and some students and staff were already helping organize them. Sui Yi casually placed the small box aside and crouched down to help sort through them.

The librarian, seeing this, tried to stop her but to no avail. He felt a deep sense of warmth; he had just heard about the trouble Meng Lang’s group had caused, and he was worried someone as brilliant as the Teacher might take it to heart. But now it seemed....

"Teacher, you’re such a good person. Those idiots like Meng Lang could never understand; don’t let them bother you. In the future, if they come to the library, I won’t let them in."

Eh?

Sui Yi laughed at this comment.

It was only later that she learned that this youthful-looking librarian with the innocent face wielded considerable power. He had the authority to ban students of poor conduct from entering without a channel for appeal—unless they had an exceptionally strong backing... But in truth, the library held a revered position within Ice Gleam Academy, answering directly to Ice Elder, and this young man was actually Ice Elder’s grandson, named Bing Yan, evidently born with remarkable talent to manage such a large library and often representing it for diplomatic endeavors with other academies....

Growing up in Ice Gleam Academy, he had been raised directly by the greats like Ice Elder, drawing from a wealth of knowledge.

Such a person, smiling shyly and emotionally expressive, repeatedly banning Meng Lang and his kind permanently....

"No need, they are just some kids," Sui Yi said with a faint smile, stacking the sorted books beside her. Bing Yan increasingly found Meng Lang’s group to be utter fools....

With many hands at work, the books were sorted quickly. As Sui Yi extended her hand for the last one, it coincided with another hand on top of it. She looked up to see a rather ordinary yet cold face across from her.

It was that woman.

They both let go simultaneously.

Uh....

Does this need to happen every time?

Sui Yi smiled faintly, "Me, or you?"

The woman stood up indifferently; Sui Yi didn’t mind and picked up the book...

Suddenly, someone bumped into the table. It teetered, and the box on top fell to the ground.

Clatter.

It fell right at the woman’s feet.

The box opened, and something fell out.

Such a simple box, without any mechanisms set, just fell open like that?

A very ancient and plain little wooden box. What could be inside?

A ring.

An ancient yet elegant silver band ring.

Sui Yi was taken aback; how could that Noble Person...

The woman glanced down, reached out, and both the box and ring were in her hand.

"A ring represents attachment, never to part. Anyone who says no one would like the Teacher is truly foolish."

"Moreover, this ring isn’t a small gesture."

She placed the ring back into the box and closed it with a click.

The box was returned to its original spot on the table, and she turned to leave.

Sui Yi picked up the box and looked back to see Bing Yan watching the woman... with eyes full of respect and awe.

Sui Yi suddenly had a flash of insight and then laughed.

So it was her.

No wonder she acted with such spontaneity.

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Back at home, Sui Yi took out the ring and realized as soon as she put it on why that person had said it was a grand gesture.

The space within the ring.

It was vast.

Even in the Main World, it was well-known, ranking alongside the Tianqu Flowing Boat as a treasure of its class.

Such a treasure, yet the Noble Person had given it to her in such a casual manner.

Just who... was this?

Sui Yi placed the ring back into the box and sighed softly, beginning her Ice Magic practice.

The previous battle with Flame Eagle had shown her the wonders of magical arts from later generations, with Ice Magic being the prima among them, incredibly effective in enhancing strength, thus deserving more dedication.

As night deepened, while practicing, an idea suddenly flashed in Sui Yi’s mind.

At their core, each of these Ice Magic principles is just a character, so... could the totems together form a Technique?

She immediately took out a sheet of paper, her pen flying rapidly to write down each character...

Until nine sheets were filled with 999 patterns.

Sui Yi spread out the nine sheets and watched them, her thoughts soaring as delicate golden patterns appeared in the air, each totem floating and rearranging with her mental influence, gradually forming a model.

A Formation model.

But it was only a model. To incorporate all of the totems was an exceedingly complex and challenging task.

However, Sui Yi grasped the intention behind the High Priest’s solemn reminder to her.

—This Formation is a supremely powerful weapon.