In the Extreme North, goose-feather snow drifted through the air. After being affected by the Ice Empress's power spreading earlier, the cold had become far more terrifying than before.
Yet this frigid chill, enough to freeze an ordinary soul master solid in an instant, was nothing to Lin Yao now that he had undergone his transformation.
Lin Yao's will flowed through his limbs and bones like a thin stream. In an instant, the howling wind and snow around him seemed to have been paused.
The cold quietly transformed into gentle streams that circled his body. It was the ice and snow submitting to their new master.
Lin Yao slowly opened his eyes. A trace of surprise flashed through them before being replaced by joy.
Everything had gone smoothly. He had finally mastered the Ultimate Ice power of the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor.
Lin Yao then lowered his head and stared at his raised hands.
His well-defined palms glimmered faintly beneath the reflected light of the snow and ice.
With only a light clench, his muscles and bones let out a dull creak. Enormous force gathered in his palm, making even the air tremble slightly under his grip.
Lin Yao slowly stretched his body, every flex of his joints carrying steady strength.
At the same time, warmth spread from his waist through his meridians. It was a sign that the Nine Yin Manual was circulating within him.
Lin Yao could clearly sense that the Soul Power in his body had grown several times more abundant than before, like a dried riverbed flooded with rushing waters. Every surge carried a deafening roar.
Even more astonishingly, the faintly starlit Soul Power formed specks of jade-green radiance across the surfaces of his breastbone, ribs, and spine as it flowed through them. The glow flickered