“I don’t think I can even if I want to.

“I thought only the eight emperors would handle the Soans. I don’t have anything against the Soans as long as they don’t break the barrier.

“If Himmel Soan insists on opening it, the entire Stelladom Academy will stand up against him. We’re willing to die for it!” Eman sighed and showed his attitude. His resolve hadn’t changed.

Bandora and Emperor Shwa weren’t surprised. They had anticipated this.

“We don’t know if breaking the barrier is a good thing. Since you’ve made up his mind, we’ll respect your choice,” said Bandora.

They were all natives of Stelladom, and they were content that Eman wasn’t after Mr. Soan anymore.

Though even if Eman wanted to, he didn’t have the ability to do anything to Himmel Soan. The blood he spat out had proved it. Therefore, Bandora wasn’t concerned. She knew Mr. Soan would solve all problems.

“In that case, I’ll bid my farewell. My students will stay here. I’ll have someone pick them up after the competition.

“Goodbye.”

Eman left. He needed to take care of two things. First of all, he had to inform Emperor Oogh about Himmel Soan. As for what they would do after that, he wasn’t concerned.

The other thing was to get back to Stelladom Academy as soon as possible. For a moment, Himmel Soan wanted to kill him, and he spat out blood as a result.

He didn’t want to die yet.

…

The real competition was about to begin. The Elixir School students had finished fighting against one another. They would now compete against contestants from outside.

Himmel Soan paid no attention to the games. He needed to decide when to go to the Baih family.

He had to put it on hold when he hadn’t recovered enough strength, but now, he wasn’t afraid of anybody in Stelladom, including Emperor Tzi, the most mysterious one of the eight emperors.

“Master, let’s take a walk outside.” Firey tugged at Himmel Soan’s sleeve. She wanted to help him relax.

Himmel Soan knew what she was up to, but he didn’t say it aloud. He only rubbed her head and said, “Alright. Let’s take a walk.”

They strolled around the campus.

At this late hour, everything was quiet, and there was hardly anybody around. It was rather boring.

“Master, let’s catch some essence fish and roast it. I haven’t had it for a long time!” Firey was bored, but an idea soon hit her. She was craving some essence fish.

Himmel Soan smiled in resignation. The walk seemed to have become something else. But he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

Firey only tried to get him out of the room earlier, but she was actually enjoying herself now. The truth was: Himmel Soan did feel much better.

They headed for the river.

“There’s someone sitting by the waterfall!” Firey spotted a person.

A full moon was in the sky above the waterfall. The water glistened in the silver moonlight. The woman next to the waterfall was in a white dress and seemed to blend into the surrounding scenery.

Himmel Soan immediately recognized her. It was Frost.

She was born with freezing energy. Hence, she had this cold personality that made her unapproachable. She didn’t know what to make of this characteristic.

“Shall we have a look?” asked Himmel Soan.

Firey hesitated. She had met Frost before and didn’t really like the girl. She was the heart of the volcano and had the natural heat about her. Frost was the polar opposite of her.

The two girls were incompatible. Therefore, Firey didn’t want to go near Frost.

“You can stay here and fish. I’ll talk to her. Maybe there’s a similarity between the two of you,” said Himmel Soan.

He had been intrigued by Frost ever since he heard her story. Maybe he could learn something about the barrier from her.

Gina was still missing, so he needed to look for her somewhere else. It meant he had to go beyond the barrier, maybe breaking it in the process.

He needed to find Gina in other parts of this world. Because of that, he needed to get to know Frost.

“I’m coming with you!” Firey hesitated at first but still decided to go with him.

He took her hand and walked toward Frost. He slowed down when he was five meters away from the girl.

“Miss Frost, is there something on your mind? You’re sitting here alone at such a late hour,” Himmel Soan said mildly.

“Mr. Soan?” Frost’s voice was as cold as ever.

She was filled with guilt when she saw him. She had talked to him in such a cold voice that she felt she had offended him.

However, Himmel Soan wasn’t angry, even answering her question. It was still bothering her.

When other people understood and showed sympathy toward her unconcerned attitude, she would feel quite guilty.

It was the case with Himmel Soan. She wanted to apologize but couldn’t bring herself to say it. She didn’t know how to face him.

She didn’t need to do anything because her attitude had already revealed her emotions.

“Yes, it’s me. My daughter, Firey, is with me, too. Didn’t you want to know who was in the tower earlier? You’re looking at her right now,” Himmel Soan introduced Firey to Frost.

Firey felt so awkward that she remained silent. Frost didn’t want to say anything, but she couldn’t control her personality.

“I see. So what?” Her voice was still cold.