The throne's icy surface, carved from [Eternal Silence Star Marrow], changed the moment it came into contact with Zong Shen's body.
The dark blue streams of light contained within were instantly stirred.
They shifted from their former dormancy into a boil, yet the entire process caused no great commotion.
But Zong Shen's senses—whether sight, hearing, or the deeper perception of his soul—were instantly overwhelmed by an incomparable vastness.
Zong Shen could sense that the light did not come from outside. It radiated from the throne beneath him, from every inch of skin touching it.
Even the [True Winter Core Fragment] that had already fused into his body resonated with it.
Then, the fluctuation erupted from within outward.
It was an incomparably pure icy-blue radiance.
Though it was not overly dazzling, it carried a chill and majesty capable of piercing straight into the soul.
The light swiftly filled the entire Winter Throne Hall.
It directly dyed the Order Frost Crystal Guards, the circular control consoles, the flickering screens, and even the lofty dome in a cold, dark blue.
At the same time.
Zong Shen could feel his consciousness being temporarily drawn away by a peculiar force.
However, since it posed no danger, it did not trigger a backlash from his divine soul.
He could feel a strange rising sensation lifting his consciousness.
It was as if his soul's perspective was being elevated and expanded without limit.
Until it broke free from the shackles of his flesh-and-blood body.
The material sights before him—the hall, the throne, and the guards—began to blur, eventually becoming nothing more than a backdrop.
Countless streams of light, lines, nodes, and Runes began to appear.
They flowed around one another, forming a three-dimensional structure so vast it defied imagination and so complex it was dazzling.
At that moment,