Soul Bone Fusion

Two beams of white light shot from Ji Lin's eyes and landed on the Snow Empress's true form. The Snow Empress's true form turned into a stream of white air once more, slowly drifting behind Ji Lin before suddenly surging into his body.

Ji Lin's body shuddered violently. Immediately afterward, he felt an extreme chill numb both his soul and body in an instant.

He only felt something flooding into his flesh and bones, and the unbearable pain nearly made him unable to breathe. It felt as though countless needles were piercing his body at once, every heartbeat bringing endless torment.

He tried to struggle, but his body would not obey him, as though some invisible force had bound it. Everything around him became blurred, with only that piercing pain remaining vividly clear.

At that moment, a speck of golden light suddenly lit up between Ji Lin's brows. Gentle golden radiance instantly covered his head, and his Sea of Consciousness turned golden once more. The soft, rhythmic golden light protected Ji Lin's violently churning Sea of Consciousness like a mother's hand, gently soothing his soul, which was suffering to its utmost limit.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm made his move. With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's help, Ji Lin's pain finally lessened somewhat. The Snow Empress also began the process of Soul Bone Fusion.

She could sense that although Ji Lin's body was trembling from pain and his Sea of Consciousness was surging violently, there was not the slightest sign of collapse. Even if Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had not intervened, he would not have been destroyed by this.

A trace of envy welled up in the Snow Empress's heart. Human talent and potential truly surpassed that of any soul beast with a noble bloodline. Of course, she merely envied them. If she had been given the choice to trade, she would never have agreed. Otherwise, when she reached one hundred thousand years of cultivation, she would not have chosen to break through her limit. She would have transformed into a human and cultivated anew instead.

After all, no matter how gifted humans were, their lifespans were fixed. Even the most powerful humans could not compare to soul beasts in longevity.

As the Snow Empress began controlling the fusion, Ji Lin felt a gentle warmth wrap around his entire body.

The intense pain from before immediately lessened considerably. Although the convulsive agony remained, compared to what he had endured earlier, he was much better off now.

As the pain suddenly decreased, his chest began heaving violently. He greedily gulped down mouthful after mouthful of air.

A great deal of sweat suddenly poured from his body. One could only imagine how terrible the pain had been moments ago.

Chi Yuan watched Ji Lin collapse to the ground in pain, her heart filled with worry and distress. Yet she did not disturb him, merely standing guard quietly at his side. She knew this was Ji Lin's own choice. With her protection and the Treasure Chest System's assistance, he could have grown steadily and smoothly without enduring much hardship.

But he had chosen to face pain head-on and overcome it. She supported every choice he made, and she was also gratified that Ji Lin had chosen to confront pain rather than flee from it.

The clothes on Ji Lin's body were torn apart by the white light emanating from within him. His body looked sturdy, but his skin was astonishingly pale at this moment, almost no different from ice and snow. Yet amid that deathly pallor, what was even more shocking was that his entire torso was radiating white light.

Every area covered by the white light brought Ji Lin intense pain. He gritted his teeth and endured it, refusing to let himself pass out from the pain. If he did, everything would be over.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked at Ji Lin in surprise. He had originally been prepared to use several spiritual protection abilities to help Ji Lin, but he had not expected Ji Lin to endure it on his own.

Seeing Ji Lin grit his teeth and persevere, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm quietly withdrew the Mental Power covering Ji Lin's entire body. Since Ji Lin could manage on his own, there was no need for him to interfere.

He had not expected Ji Lin to possess such willpower. This was an excellent thing.

Ji Lin had once greatly admired Huo Yuhao's willpower, believing that he himself could not reach that level. But in truth, he had underestimated himself.

Having withdrawn his Mental Power, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm silently stood guard nearby. It was naturally best if Ji Lin could withstand this pain himself. This was itself the finest tempering for his Mental Power. It would make his willpower even stronger and bring tremendous benefits to his future cultivation and growth.

Once the white light covered every bone in Ji Lin's torso, the stream of white air formed from the Snow Empress's true body had completely fused into Ji Lin's Torso Bone.

The Soul Bone formed from the Snow Empress's true body contained the most essential part of her power. Although this transformation process was painful, the role this Soul Bone would play for Ji Lin in the future far surpassed that of other Soul Bones. It would also bring enormous benefits to his growth.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was a Million-Year Soul Beast, the overall benefits he could bring Ji Lin certainly could not compare to the Snow Empress. The Snow Empress had been born noble, favored by the Far North, and had cultivated for so long. The enhancement she brought Ji Lin would undoubtedly be comprehensive. Of course, Ji Lin was currently only enduring a small portion of the Snow Empress's power. Most of it still needed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's help to seal away.

It would only be unsealed once Ji Lin's body became capable of bearing it. In that way, Ji Lin's potential would reach an astonishing level.

As for how far he would go in the future, neither Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nor the Snow Empress knew.

Their method of God Creation was unprecedented even on the Douluo Continent. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had spent a full hundred thousand years merely completing the preliminary preparations. Though his fusion with Ji Lin appeared easy, he had actually sealed and divided his own spiritual origin long ago. There had also been many other meticulous preparations.

When it came to the Snow Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would also guide and assist her throughout the subsequent fusion process, using his own powerful Mental Power to support her. Only then could the fusion succeed.

Ji Lin's body continued to tremble. A layer of ice beads had formed on the surface of his skin, all of them condensed from sweat. Blood had long seeped from his seven orifices, and the skin beneath that layer of ice beads had turned completely red. The speed at which his blood and qi circulated within his body had reached an appalling level. Had it been anyone else, they would have exploded and died long ago.

Yet at this moment, Ji Lin's body was protected by the spiritual origins of two great powers, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Snow Empress.

Accelerated blood and qi circulation was an inevitable occurrence when absorbing a Soul Bone Fusion, while what they protected were Ji Lin's internal organs, meridians, flesh, and bones. It was as though a protective membrane had been coated inside Ji Lin's body. No matter how fast his blood and qi circulated, it could not break through their defenses.

The dense fluctuations of blood and qi, his pale skin, and the white-glowing bones visible even from the outside painted a terrifying sight.

When the white light fully outlined his bones, Ji Lin's pain began to change once more. The earlier convulsive agony gradually shifted, and every bone in his torso began to experience alternating sensations of extreme cold and extreme heat.