Breakthrough to Soul Elder!

Boom!

Thunderclouds exploded above the Star Dou Great Forest, purple lightning streaking across the sky as the entire ancient forest trembled violently.

A peerless maiden with silver hair and purple eyes broke through the forest canopy and appeared in midair.

Her beauty could topple cities, and her bearing was unearthly, like an immortal beneath the moon, untouched by the dust and smoke of the mortal world.

She raised her eyes toward the distant horizon, her gaze deep.

"Primordial Ancient Crystal..."

Her figure flickered, turning into a streak of silver light that tore through the air and vanished into the distance.

At the same time, outside Spirit City.

A meteor from beyond the heavens, blazing with fierce flames, crashed into the earth!

With the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament approaching, Soul Masters from across the land, sects of every sort, and countless young geniuses had gathered in Spirit City. The crowds were at their peak.

The spectacle of the falling meteor instantly set the entire city abuzz. Voices rose and fell everywhere as everyone marveled at the strange omen from the heavens.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Above the Ice and Snow Divine Temple in the forbidden lands of the Far North.

A pillar of pitch-black light burst through ice that had stood for ten thousand years and pierced the clouds, shaking the entire snowy expanse of the Far North!

The raging wind stopped abruptly, and the swirling snow froze in place.

Qian Lingye floated in midair, surrounded by vast, overbearing black energy. Evil radiated from him, and his might surged to the heavens.

Three pitch-black Soul Rings, shimmering faintly, circled silently and slowly around him.

The first Soul Ring bore flowing patterns as crimson as molten lava. Heat lay hidden within it, and it gave off the presence of eighty thousand years.

The second Soul Ring was wrapped in thick, earthy-yellow patterns, steady and majestic, bearing the presence of one hundred and twenty thousand years!

Most shocking of all was the third Soul Ring floating around him!

Seven-colored light flowed around the black ring. It was ancient and primordial, suffused with the presence of the great Dao. It was unmistakably an unprecedented Million-Year Soul Ring!

A terrifying tide of Soul Power swept outward in every direction with him at its center.

In just over a month, starting from level zero, Qian Lingye had swept forward without obstruction. Now his Soul Power had fully stabilized, and he had broken through to become a level thirty-five Soul Elder!

This was thanks both to the Ice and Snow Goddess's power and to the power of faith.

With the Kyrieloids constantly recruiting believers for him, his Soul Power would grow on its own even if he did not cultivate!

What was more, he could feel that a portion of the Power of Ice and Snow within him remained undigested, and his Soul Power was still growing. What realm would he reach once he had fully absorbed it?

Qian Lingye closed his eyes and felt the ceaselessly surging, overbearing power within him, countless times greater than that of others at his level. A smile slowly rose to his lips.

The feeling of controlling everything and wielding such power was exhilarating!

With a raise of his hand, it seemed he could grasp heaven and earth and suppress all eight directions!

[**Ding!** System notification: third Soul Ring fused successfully!]

[Congratulations, host. Five Soul Skills unlocked.]

[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: four innate spiritual Soul Skills unlocked:]

[**Spiritual Detection:** An omniscient perspective that detects the form, trajectory, Soul Power, and spiritual fluctuations of all things. It can predict every opponent's movements, and its range continues to grow with spiritual power.]

[**Spiritual Sharing:** Shares sight, sound, perception, and battlefield information in real time, allowing everyone to communicate through their minds. At higher levels, it can cover hundreds of thousands of people.]

[**Mental Interference:** Distorts an opponent's vision, disrupts spiritual perception, interrupts the activation of Soul Skills, and creates illusions.]

[**Soul Shock:** A pure spiritual killing strike that hits the core of an enemy's soul directly. Its destructive power is terrifying and impossible to counter.]

They were worthy of being the innate divine abilities of the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

They were the pinnacle of purely spiritual abilities, supreme beneath the heavens!

On the Douluo Continent, aside from true gods, no one could surpass the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm on a spiritual level.

From now on, anyone's spiritual illusions or sneak attacks on his soul would be ineffective against him.

A thought stirred in Qian Lingye's mind, and he called softly, "Tian Meng?"

The only response was a faint ripple of consciousness and the soft sound of utterly peaceful snoring.

Qian Lingye smiled helplessly.

This million-year-old Soul Beast really was extraordinarily lazy.

Even after his own master had given him away, he was still in the mood to sleep soundly.

That was fine too. Keeping him around was no trouble.

He continued on to the remaining skill.

[Dark Origin Soul Skill: **Eternal Night's Sigh**]

[Effect: Ignores level, cultivation, and grade! Blocks any single attack, even a divine strike. All damage, secret techniques, and soul attacks can be kept out. Can only trigger once per day.]

At the sight of this Soul Skill, towering waves surged in Qian Lingye's heart.

Absolute defense!

No matter the difference in realm or power!

Even a full-powered strike from a Limit Douluo or a terrifying attack from a deity could be blocked in its entirety as long as this shield was triggered!

That single instance of protection was enough to keep him safe in a desperate struggle between life and death, letting him take a killing blow that others simply could not withstand.

It was simply a heaven-defying divine skill for preserving his life!

The last thing was an object the Ice and Snow Goddess had left behind before she dissipated.

[Evil God's exclusive divine artifact—the Evil God Mask]

[Effect 1: When worn, it conceals all traces of the wearer's presence. No one can probe him, and even gods cannot see through it.]

[Effect 2: The Evil God's might is both righteous and evil, ever-changing and impossible to predict. Activated by the Evil God's power, it consumes none of the host's Soul Power. While the mask is worn, all of the host's active offensive Soul Skills automatically trigger twice!]

Qian Lingye's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart pounded so hard it nearly burst from his chest.

A divine artifact!

This was actually an exclusive divine artifact left behind by the Evil God!

The first effect needed no explanation. Concealment that even gods could not see through was practically impossible to counter in this world.

The second ability was an even more terrifying skill than any he had seen in his life.

Every active offensive Soul Skill was unleashed twice!

If he used the Snow Empress's ninth Soul Skill, Emperor's Palm, one strike would become two!

Even the Snow Empress herself would struggle to accomplish such a feat. Across the entire continent, no one could replicate it.

This was completely BUG-level power!

The Ice and Snow Goddess had once said that this object had belonged to him all along.

Could his origins be connected to the legendary Evil God?

Seven million years of waiting, an obscure and inscrutable cycle of fate...

What earth-shattering secrets lay buried in the distant, boundless past life she had spoken of?

With a thought, Qian Lingye brought up his complete personal panel.

[Name: Qian Lingye]

[Soul Power Level: 35]

[Tokens collected: 3/7]

[Soul Bones: None]

[Special divine item: Evil God Mask]

[Soul Spirit: Sky Dream Ice Silkworm]

[Summoned beasts: Golza, Gagi, Kyrieloid]

[Advanced draws remaining: 1]

[Authorities activated, 2/7: Authority of Wrath, Authority of Pride]

[Soul Skills mastered: 22]

[Darkness]: Dark Contract, Evil God Authority, Eternal Night's Sigh

[Hell Spirit Cat]: Hell Stab, Netherworld Hundred Claws, Netherworld Slash

[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile amplification]: Strength Amplification, Agility Amplification, Soul Power Amplification

[Ice and Snow God]: Ice and Snow's Sigh, Snow Dance Rainbow Dress, Ice Heaven Snow Shadow, Ice Heaven Snow Domain, Absolute Zero, Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless, Snow Empress Avatar, Light of Ice and Snow, Emperor's Palm: Great Cold Without Snow

[Spiritual]: Spiritual Detection, Spiritual Sharing, Mental Interference, Soul Shock.