The most frightening thing was a sudden silence.
Lin had known from the beginning that Igor had taught him. Apart from him, no one else would have come up with such a deceptive scheme.
Fortunately, the unease in the Ice Emperor's heart finally settled completely.
At the very least, that brat was his disciple. Becoming a god was practically a certainty.
If it really was as he said, it did not seem impossible.
Even her 400,000 years of cultivation might not be enough to withstand it. Most likely, she would die beneath the heavenly tribulation.
She shuddered. A 100,000-year Soul Beast was terrifying indeed!
The Ice Emperor looked at Lin. "Human brat, can that Soul Body method really let my Soul Body survive?"
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao smiled faintly. "Ice Emperor, that Soul Body method was developed jointly by my master and another senior."
You should've said so earlier. It was Grandpa's work? Then there's nothing to worry about.
"Fine. Since that is the case, I agree to become your Soul Body."
After thinking it over, the Ice Emperor agreed. With several gods standing behind this human, this was probably her only chance.
"But... how should I do it?"
The Ice Emperor looked at Lin, unsure how she could become a Soul Body.
Lin replied, "Just become my Soul Ring."
"Hmph, isn't that just asking for my Soul Ring?" The Ice Emperor snorted disdainfully. After all that, wasn't he simply trying to take my Soul Ring?
Lin smiled awkwardly. "I never said I didn't need you to become a Soul Ring."
The Ice Emperor rolled her eyes at Lin. After all that, wasn't he still asking me to become a Soul Ring?
"You're only fifteen. I can't become your Soul Ring either."
The Ice Emperor spoke flatly. Even if she wanted to become a Soul Body, it would not be possible.
As soon as she finished speaking, a pale white flame appeared in Lin's hand. Its appearance resembled the Ice Emperor's Ultimate Ice, but its power was not even one percent of the latter's.
The Ice Emperor was startled. After sensing it, she realized that the brat's flame did not carry that terrifying pressure.
Nor did it possess any threat to her.
Letting out a breath, the Ice Emperor asked, "Are you a twin martial soul? Does this flame have anything to do with Grandpa's flame?"
Lin nodded. "I have twin martial souls. This flame was born after I received a trace of my master's divine aura."
The Ice Emperor nodded. No wonder it resembled that flame so much. It had inherited a trace of the other party's divine aura.
"Ultimate Ice."
"The flame of Ultimate Ice."
The Ice Emperor immediately understood. No wonder even Ultimate Ice could no longer threaten it.
It casually gained a second martial soul, the Ice of the Ice Emperor. No wonder the other party wanted her to become a Soul Body.
Such talent... human beings truly were favored by the heavens.
The Ice Emperor also believed Igor's identity even more. He was an existence even more terrifying than a god.
This brat's martial soul had merely been tainted by a trace of divine aura and had become the Ice of the Ice Emperor. No wonder she had found that flame so frightening.
He truly was no ordinary being.
"Brat, what should I do next?"
The Ice Emperor had already made up her mind. She was determined to cling to this thigh.
The other party could easily kill her and was now offering her a chance. If she refused, she would truly be beyond saving.
If that silly big scorpion became a god, while she remained only a Soul Beast, how humiliating would that be?
Immediately afterward, Igor told the Ice Emperor the method and precautions for becoming a Soul Body.
The Ice Emperor listened in a daze, feeling that her brain was not enough to process it. This method was simply too formidable.
The Ice Emperor swallowed and nodded as though she understood.
"Congratulations, little scorpion. I'll assist you when the time comes," Lao Yao said gently.
The Ice Emperor nodded in agreement. "Brat, what Soul Bone do you need? I can condense one for you."
Lin paused, then replied, "A torso bone."
It would conveniently strengthen the power of his original martial soul.
The Ice Emperor nodded slightly. "Prepare yourself, brat. I'm starting."
As soon as she spoke, the Ice Emperor released her terrifying 400,000-year Soul Power. An icy blue barrier enveloped Lin, and the air fell silent in an instant.
The pounding of his heartbeat reached Lin's ears. Igor stood to one side, watching closely. He was also very curious about such a powerful Soul Beast sacrifice and could not help studying it.
Following the research of Lao Yao and Igor, the Ice Emperor began to strip away her Soul Body.
"Little scorpion, seal your energy. It only needs to be enough to raise the brat to Level 20."
Lao Yao hurriedly spoke up, stopping the Ice Emperor's terrifying Soul Power from flooding recklessly into Lin's body.
The Ice Emperor began controlling her Soul Power, sealing it bit by bit within Lin's meridians.
Following Lao Yao's instructions, after finishing, the Ice Emperor abandoned her physical body, transformed into a Soul Body, and entered Lin's Soul Ring space.
Lin's entire body trembled. The Ice Emperor's power was too violent; even with twin martial souls, he could barely endure it.
Fortunately, the Ice Emperor had not followed the original method of sacrificing first and attaching the Soul Ring afterward. The pain Lin endured was much less.
But it was still extremely painful. Cold sweat continuously seeped from Lin's forehead.
The pain of Ultimate Ice kept assaulting Lin, its bone-piercing chill invading every limb and bone.
After a while, Lin's cold sweat gradually faded.
A 100,000-year Soul Bone condensed by the Ice Emperor also appeared before Lin.
"Master, Ice Emperor, I succeeded!"
Lin sensed his current condition. His physical strength had increased by about threefold, his Soul Power had risen to Level 20, and his Ice Emperor martial soul had gained its first Soul Ring.
A purple Soul Ring nearing 400,000 years.
The Ice Emperor emerged from the Soul Ring. Looking at the form of her Soul Body, she was quite curious. There seemed to be nothing wrong with it; she was still alive.
"Brat, after absorbing my Soul Bone, your physique can improve even further."
The Ice Emperor looked at her Soul Bone with some reluctance. Now that she had succeeded, becoming a god in the future was no longer merely the dream of a Soul Beast.
Since she was already the other party's Soul Body, she had to be generous. The brat had even called her Ice Emperor.
"Master, do you want to study this Soul Bone?"
Lin pointed at the 100,000-year Soul Bone and asked.
Lao Yao shook his head. "No need. It's just a piece of something that carries a bit of divine aura. With a sweep of my Soul Power, I already know what it is."
"Once Igor recovers a little, we can let him study it."
"For now, you should absorb it."
A Soul Bone was just as Lao Yao said, merely an object. What interested him was not studying objects, but alchemy and Soul Bodies.
Lin nodded and did not insist. He put away the Soul Bone, planning to find a safe place before absorbing it.
"Little scorpion, you don't need to stay in that Soul Ring space. How about accompanying me and helping that old fellow?"
Lao Yao looked toward the Ice Emperor and made the suggestion.
The Ice Emperor's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly nodded. "Okay, Grandpa!"
Lao Yao waved his hand and sent the Ice Emperor into Lin's ring.
Looking at Lin, Lao Yao said with a deep gaze, "brat, you don't need to hide anything from your master in the future."
"Your master won't harm you."
After speaking, Lao Yao concealed the ring, preventing it from exposing the two of them.
Hearing this, Lin's heart trembled. He had actually been seen through by his master.
Thinking about it, even if he had acted cautiously, from the Star Dou Great Forest to the Soul Body, and then to the Far North, with the Ice Emperor's words, he had naturally revealed the other party's name.
His master had long since grown suspicious.
He simply had not expected it to happen so quickly, nor had he expected Lao Yao to bring it up so soon.
"Master, you also know that I came here after reincarnating as a Soul Body."
"I won't say much about the matters of my past life. I only know many things that will happen."
"Including this world, and your world too, Master."
"Not much. I only know fragments, and compared to you, Master, I'm far behind."
Lao Yao did not blame Lin. Instead, he smiled. "Brat, I could naturally see all that."
"After being together for so long, I could tell that your talent was excellent, and that you knew a great deal. But when it came to cultivation, you were like a blank sheet of paper and understood nothing."
"Yet at certain times, you seemed to know many things again. So that was what was going on."
When he heard Lin call out the Ice Emperor's name, Lao Yao had already become deeply suspicious. Now that Lin had explained it, he felt relieved. It was not much of a secret anyway.
The fact that the little fellow was willing to tell him now was somewhat unexpected.
Little fellow, since you've told your master all this, I won't let you down either.
"Brat, if there's anything in the future, just say it openly. You don't need to hide things and carefully look for excuses every time, trying to hint at it and remind me. Aren't you tired? I find it tiring too."
Hearing this, Lin laughed awkwardly. He had truly underestimated his master's broad-mindedness and had been somewhat discourteous. Lao Yao was indeed a renowned good master.
He had even been worrying about such things. It was rather ridiculous, and he did not know what he had been fretting over all this time.
Now that his master knew, he could simply lay out the things he foresaw. There was no need to act so cautiously.
"Master, thank you!"
Lao Yao smiled faintly and reached out to rub Lin's head. "Little fellow, you still have your master."
The relationship between master and disciple had now become very good. Lin no longer needed to keep anything from him.
"Master, aren't you curious about what I know regarding you?"
Lin looked curiously at Lao Yao.
Lao Yao shook his head, clasped his hands behind his back, and sighed toward the sky. "I'm not curious. The unknown is what is worth exploring."
"Besides, I'm no longer in that world. What difference does it make whether I know or not? It would only add to my worries."
Hearing this, Lin felt like a clown. The things he had wanted to hide were truly not worth mentioning in the other party's eyes.
Lao Yao truly was Lao Yao.
He still had much to learn.
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