Ice and Fire Twin Beauties Advance, Martial Souls Transform

After each defeating a powerful enemy, Bing'er and Yan'er began absorbing Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings far beyond the usual limits under Qin Mo's protection.

By the cold pool, Bing'er sat cross-legged beside the corpse of the Extreme Cold Ice Luan. The profound black Spirit Ring, glimmering with icy crystalline light, slowly merged into her body. In an instant, a vast and pure surge of extreme cold energy flooded her limbs and bones, washing through her Meridians and nourishing her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

The process was far from easy. The energy impact of a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring far surpassed that of a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, especially one originating from a Top-Tier Soul Beast like the Extreme Cold Ice Luan. A thick layer of frost rapidly covered Bing'er's body, turning even her brows and hair snow-white, as though she were about to become an ice sculpture.

Yet her will was exceptionally firm. Qin Mo's guidance about "life within extreme cold" and "the majesty of a king" echoed continuously in her mind, along with the embryonic domain she had comprehended in battle. Rather than forcibly resisting this extreme cold energy, she regarded it as her subjects, using the sovereign intent of her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul to command, absorb, and refine it.

Her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul underwent visible changes during the absorption. Its already magnificent ice-blue feathers became even more crystalline and translucent, its tail feathers grew longer and more elegant, and its overall form became increasingly divine and majestic. The cold it emitted was no longer merely frigid; it carried an air of regal authority that commanded all beneath heaven. In particular, a faint imprint of an icy crystal crown appeared upon her forehead.

Several hours later, Bing'er's aura finally stabilized and began to soar rapidly! Level 39... Level 40! The barrier to her Soul Power breakthrough was pierced as easily as thin paper, and her cultivation officially entered the Soul Ancestor realm! Moreover, her Soul Power Growth did not stop, continuing until it slowly stabilized at Level 42.

She slowly opened her eyes, icy blue radiance flowing within them as though they contained two miniature worlds of snow and ice. She had successfully absorbed this eighteen-thousand-year Extreme Cold Ice Luan Spirit Ring!

"Headmaster, I succeeded." Bing'er's voice remained cool and clear, yet it now carried an indescribable confidence and majesty. Two yellow, one purple, and one black Spirit Rings rose beneath her feet. That profound black Spirit Ring symbolized the qualitative leap in her strength.

"Very good." Sensing the purer, more powerful aura of Ultimate Ice surrounding Bing'er, as well as the faintly taking shape power of her domain, Qin Mo nodded in satisfaction. "Feel out your Fourth Spirit Skill."

Bing'er nodded, and black light flashed from her Fourth Soul Ring. She raised a hand and pointed ahead. The temperature within dozens of meters abruptly plummeted, the air seeming to freeze solid. Countless sharp ice crystal thorns instantly grew from the ground, forming a massive frozen domain. Within it, all movement became exceptionally sluggish, while its targets suffered constant extreme cold erosion and attacks from ice spikes.

"Fourth Spirit Skill, Ice Phoenix Thorn Domain," Bing'er introduced. "It greatly restricts enemies within the domain and comes with continuous damage and control effects."

This Spirit Skill perfectly combined with the embryonic domain she had comprehended, and its potential was enormous.

Meanwhile, beside the volcano crater, Yan'er's absorption process appeared far more violent.

The energy of the Earth Core Fire Lizard's twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring was as scorching and wild as magma. Once it surged into Yan'er's body, it nearly ignited her Meridians. Her entire body turned crimson, radiating intense heat. Her hair fluttered without wind like burning flames.

But Yan'er's temperament was like fire itself. The more violent the energy, the more it stirred her fighting spirit. She kept Qin Mo's guidance about "the resilience of a prairie fire" and "creation through nirvana" firmly in mind, along with the fleeting true meaning of nirvana she had glimpsed. She treated the violent fire-element energy entering her body as a furnace to temper herself, guiding it through her Meridians to surge, temper, and continuously purify her Ultimate Fire.

Her Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was also transforming. The color of its flames gradually shifted from crimson to golden red. Their temperature rose higher, yet they lost some of their restlessness and gained a measure of restraint and nobility. The flames became more solid, faintly taking on the outline of a phoenix and radiating a unique artistic conception of burning all things to ash while still giving birth to new life.

After several equally grueling hours of refinement, the violent aura around Yan'er finally subsided, transforming into a deeper, more restrained heat. Level 39... Level 40! Her Soul Power barrier was likewise broken through with ease, and she too officially advanced to the Soul Ancestor realm! Her Soul Power ultimately stabilized at Level 41.

"Hahaha! This young lady is a Soul Ancestor too!" Yan'er opened her eyes and leaped up excitedly. Golden-red flames flashed around her body before vanishing, her aura imposing. Two yellow, one purple, and one black Spirit Rings likewise rose beneath her feet.

"Headmaster, hurry and look at my Fourth Spirit Skill!" Yan'er eagerly demonstrated it. Black light surged from her Fourth Soul Ring as she gave a sharp cry. "Fourth Spirit Skill, Fire Phoenix Prairie Break!"

She thrust both palms forward, firing an incomparably condensed golden-red line of fire. Though seemingly thin, it contained terrifyingly high heat and piercing power. When it struck a massive volcanic rock in the distance, the stone was instantly vaporized, leaving a round hole straight through it, its edges melted! Moreover, after the fireline passed, it left behind a path of flames that continued burning for a long time without extinguishing.

It was a powerful offensive Spirit Skill that combined extreme penetration with sustained area-burning damage.

Watching the two women undergo such complete transformations, Qin Mo felt greatly gratified. The Ice and Fire Twin Beauties had successfully advanced to Soul Ancestors and obtained such powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings. Their strength had undergone earth-shaking changes. Even against ordinary Soul Kings now, they had the power to fight. The top combat strength of Myriad Manifestations Academy had been greatly bolstered.

Seeing her two older sisters become so powerful, Zhu Zhuqing's cool eyes were filled with envy and determined fighting spirit. She secretly vowed to work even harder and catch up as soon as possible.

"This journey has ended perfectly," Qin Mo said with a smile. "It is time for us to return. I fear quite a few matters have piled up at the academy waiting for us."

In particular, the developments on Spirit Hall's side and the registration for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had likely already been put on the agenda.

Myriad Manifestations Academy was about to take the stage upon Douluo Continent in an entirely new form.