Douluo Continent: I am the Ice Archer, my ice power is invincible.

Chapter 31: The Showdown Begins, Time to Pick the Immortal Herb

After a month of practical training, everyone on the Tianshui team has made significant progress.

They improved their combat skills, gained more practical experience, and developed a better understanding and teamwork with each other.

During this month, Xiao Han participated in the most battles and won the most matches, achieving victory in all one hundred matches in the Great Soul Arena.

This grueling training also allowed his soul power to break through again, reaching level thirty-five.

Besides Xiao Han, Shui Bing'er participated in the most battles, and she broke through to level 34.

Snow Dance, Level 33.

Yu Hairou is at level thirty-one.

Gu Qingbo, Class of 28.

Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui are both at level 27.

Shuiyue'er is at level 26.

With Xiao Han's reminder, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu comprehended another form of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, transforming the snowflakes into snowflake blades, forming an ice and snow vortex to continuously cut and attack their opponents.

This martial soul fusion skill is extremely powerful and is regarded by Lin Zhiruo as the team's trump card, so it is forbidden to use it on the arena stage.

They gained not only increased strength, but also money.

Although the odds offered to them by the Soul Arena were getting lower and lower, Xiao Han still managed to earn 30,000 gold soul coins by placing bets and winning matches, thanks to his extraordinary courage and sufficient confidence.

The arena manager breathed a sigh of relief when they left.

Although Xiao Han has an impressive record of 100 wins in 100 battles, the number of matches he participates in, whether team battles or duo battles, is not fixed, and he has not entered the main Soul Arena.

Therefore, the major families did not place heavy bets on Xiao Han, otherwise the Soul Arena would have suffered heavy losses.

Although Xiao Han did not enter the main arena to compete, he was fully capable of doing so.

The Soto Arena is destined to leave behind a legend about him.

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This was Xiao Han and his group's last night at the hotel.

Tomorrow, they will set off back to Tianshui City.

Xiao Han went to the girls' room and shared the money with them.

"Senior sisters, in this past month, I used the initial principal you lent me to earn more than 20,000 gold soul coins. Adding the prize money we won together in the competition, we have a total of 30,000."

"Thirty thousand? That many?"

The girls stared in shock.

They devoted themselves entirely to the competition, leaving the betting and prize collection to Xiao Han.

I never expected there to be so much money.

"If the Arena hadn't deliberately lowered our odds, we could have earned even more."

"Xiao Han, don't be so greedy, this is already a lot."

"Yes. I never expected that we could earn so much money while training here."

For the girls, this was an unexpected surprise.

Xiao Han smiled and suggested:

"Let's divide these 30,000 gold soul coins equally among the eight of us."

Shui Bing'er shook her head.

"No! You've been the one worrying about this all along. It's not fair to split it equally with us; you should get more than us."

"The captain is right. Without Xiaohan, we wouldn't have won so much money."

"Yes. Xiaohan spent quite a bit of money buying clothes for us."

The girls politely declined.

Shui Bing'er suggested:

"How about we each take two thousand, and give the rest to Xiaohan?"

"Okay, I agree."

Xiao Han shook his head.

"No! This start-up capital is all yours. We agreed to split it equally, and I feel bad taking too much. How about this, I'll give each of you three thousand, and the remaining nine thousand is mine."

The girls no longer refused.

"Okay, then let's do it this way."

"Before you go back tomorrow, you can take this money and buy whatever you like. Since you won it all, you might as well spend it."

"Great, haha~"

After Xiao Han and the girls divided the money, they went to Lin Zhiruo's room.

"Mom, here's eight thousand gold soul coins for you."

Lin Zhiruo was somewhat surprised to see those large denomination banknotes.

"Where did you get so much money?"

"I won. Didn't I tell you before that the Soul Arena is a good place to make money? Actually, I earned 30,000, and I split some with Bing'er and the others."

"What?! Thirty thousand?!"

Lin Zhiruo found it hard to believe.

To prevent Xiao Han from betting in the Soul Arena, Lin Zhiruo had already emptied his wallet, but she never expected him to make so much money.

Afterwards, Xiao Han told Lin Zhiruo what had happened.

Lin Zhiruo said with a doting expression:

"You little rascal, you've grown up, your wings are getting stronger, and you're becoming more and more disobedient. I'll let it slide this month since you've worked so hard."

"Mom, you're the best."

"Alright, we'll go back tomorrow morning after we finish shopping."

"Okay, I understand."

The next day, Xiao Han and his group went shopping happily, and after lunch they left Soto City.

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Time flies, and it's already late September.

In the past three or four months, Xiao Han's soul power has increased by one level, reaching level thirty-six.

In the past few days, Xiao Han has been planning how to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to pick the immortal herbs.

October 6th is the day Prince Xuexing will hold his birthday banquet.

As a guest advisor to Prince Xuexing, Dugu Bo will likely also be present at that birthday banquet.

That day was the perfect opportunity to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to pick the immortal herbs.

With his superb medical skills, Xiao Han has developed an antidote that can resist the venom of the Jade Scale Snake.

However, he knew that it would be quite difficult for him to enter and exit the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and successfully pick the immortal herbs there within a day by himself.

One wrong move and you could lose your life there.

Therefore, Lin Zhiruo needs to go with us.

After several years of cultivation, Lin Zhiruo's soul power has also increased by several levels, and it has now reached level seventy-eight.

She is an agility-type Soul Master, so with her there, this operation will be much more secure.

However, Xiao Han didn't know how to bring it up with her.

After hesitating for several days, Xiao Han decided to tell her his thoughts.

After training that day, Lin Zhiruo said to everyone:

"I've seen all your hard work during this time. Qingbo has broken through to level 29, Liuyu and Ruoshui have both broken through to level 28, and Yue'er has also broken through to level 27, not far from level 30. Strive to break through as soon as possible, and then we'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest together to find suitable soul beasts to help you obtain your third soul rings."

"good!"

Everyone was very excited.

Looking at her teammates in front of her, Lin Zhiruo's eyes were full of anticipation.

The eight members of the Tianshui team are stronger overall than any previous team.

Lin Zhiruo believed that they would definitely create even more brilliant achievements for Tianshui Academy.

After the training camp ended, Xiao Han stayed behind.

"Mom, I want to go to Tiandou City to see Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Could you come with me?"

"Why go see him? Did he send you?"

"Yes. I made an appointment with him last time to meet in early October this year."

(End of this chapter)