Qin Mo turned his gaze toward Bing'er, who stood quietly at one side, her temperament as cold as snow and a faint chill naturally lingering around her. As Qin Mo's earliest follower and maid alongside Yan'er, she possessed extraordinary talent and unwavering loyalty. Her Top-tier Martial Soul, Ultimate Ice: Ice Phoenix, had long since brought her strength to the level of a Soul Douluo.
"Bing'er," Qin Mo said gently, "your Ultimate Ice is the coldest power between heaven and earth—pure, biting, capable of freezing all things. The Ice Phoenix Martial Soul is the Esteemed Among Birds, standing proudly above frost and snow. Your path is the Path of Extreme Cold, the Path of Dominion of the Emperor of Ice."
Bing'er raised her icy-blue eyes, filled with absolute reverence and trust. She was a woman of few words, but all her determination lay within that steadfast gaze.
Ice-blue divine light flowed from Qin Mo's fingertips. Wherever it passed, the moisture in the air instantly condensed into tiny ice crystals, as though even space itself was about to freeze. The divine light enveloped Bing'er, and her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul let out a clear phoenix cry. Its phantom emerged, spreading its wings as endless cold radiated outward.
Qin Mo drew upon the authority of his Ice Snow Goddess Martial Soul, especially his profound understanding of Ultimate Ice. Combining it with the nobility and dominion inherent to the phoenix clan, he began constructing a Divine Trial for Bing'er.
He "saw" her accompanying him in cultivation since childhood, tempering herself upon the ice plains;
He "saw" her freezing powerful enemies on the battlefield, her valiant figure protecting her companions;
He "saw" the affinity and desire for control she held deep within her heart toward the world of ice and snow, as well as her