"That's because you haven't reached the level of a Square Walker yet," Lu Yin said. "Although your ambush technique is quite formidable, you yourself haven't reached a certain level."
"So you're interested in my Snow Without Trace, then? Unfortunately, I can't teach it to you."
"Snow Without Trace?"
"The ambush technique I just used against you was created for me by the Time Master. It's called Emotionalized Time. Time can draw out emotions; emotions devour feelings; feelings bring life to an end. If you want it, I can explain everything, but you can't learn it."
Kou stared at the Snow Queen. She was an honest one, all right—she told them everything and tried to ingratiate herself after her first attack failed. But she was mistaken. The Time Dao was humanity's great enemy; how could they possibly tolerate her ambush technique? He hadn't even sensed that she was attacking him just now, and it had taken him by surprise.
Lu Yin patted Kou. Kou understood at once and charged toward the Snow Queen.
"Whether I can learn it isn't for you to decide."
Watching Kou charge at her, the Snow Queen's body melted into snowmelt. She became a white, icy ribbon that sped into the distance. Lu Yin watched her and raised his hand. The Time God Bow appeared, and he loosed an arrow. A tributary of the River of Time twisted through space, transforming into towering gray drops that rained down.
Each gray drop that landed on the white snowmelt froze time.
The Snow Queen turned back. "Snowbound World."
In an instant, white replaced the entire Dark Starry Sky, as if another world had opened up.
But the moment that world formed, Kou slammed into it. In Lu Yin's hand, Liu transformed into a sword. He struck once, and Active