Second Martial Soul: Ice Heaven Snow Spirit

"There's more! How could the same world nurture two elemental spirits with identical attributes at once?"

"This Soul Ring isn't what you think it is..."

"Hm? A Soul Beast taking human form?"

The woman across from him was stunned for a moment before she began examining Chen Xing's Sea of Consciousness.

The purple-gold mist represented the attributes of his Soul Power, while the Purple Imperial Bamboo represented his Martial Soul.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, there were indeed lingering traces of a juvenile Soul Beast's aura. Not even a god could deny that.

"How could this be?"

"It really is a Soul Beast..."

"But what is going on with the Soul Ring you're absorbing right now?"

The fury in her eyes gradually eased as she muttered softly to herself.

The wind and snow were still devouring Chen Xing's soul. He was considering whether he should tell the Snow Empress the system's secret.

If he did not tell her, he could not think of any suitable explanation.

But if he told her, how would he explain his identity? How would he explain the system's origins...

He was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.

Yet if he did not provide a reasonable explanation now, his soul would be obliterated by this blizzard.

Just as he was growing anxious, a blue energy suddenly surged in.

Chen Xing and the Snow Empress were both stunned when they saw it.

Then, the blue energy gradually condensed into form. On closer inspection, it was also a woman.

"Ah Yin?"

Chen Xing was dumbfounded!

How had Ah Yin appeared here? If he remembered correctly, this was his Sea of Consciousness.

The Snow Empress's appearance might have been because he was absorbing the Soul Ring.

But Ah Yin?

Could it be that bracelet?

Before he had time to think further, Ah Yin had already released a gentle blue energy and mixed it into the blizzard.

Her soft voice carried determination as she met the Snow Empress's gaze.

"Whoever you are!"

"My Blue Silver Grass Clan will never allow you to harm my benefactor."

"What is going on?"

"Another Soul Beast?"

If Chen Xing's Soul Beast aura had not been particularly obvious, then Ah Yin, condensed from blue energy, was unmistakably a Soul Beast.

The Snow Empress truly could not make sense of the situation now.

How could a Soul Beast in human form that was absorbing an "Ice and Snow Spirit" have three Soul Beast auras appear in its Sea of Consciousness at the same time?!

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Are you his accomplice?"

The Snow Empress was full of confusion. The suddenly appearing Ice and Snow Spirit had already left her unable to grasp the situation.

And now she was being told that this human absorbing the Soul Ring was also a Soul Beast.

Furthermore, there was another Soul Beast within his Sea of Consciousness...

What exactly was going on?

Facing the Snow Empress's questions, Ah Yin did not offer much explanation.

The most urgent matter was to help Chen Xing resolve this crisis. With that in mind, she intensified her control over the blue motes and mixed them into the Ice Snow Storm.

The Snow Empress wanted to continue questioning her, but her figure had already begun to fade.

Seeing this, Ah Yin directly unleashed all the blue motes. She wanted to use this opportunity to force the Snow Empress back.

Sure enough, the soul power contained within the 14,700-year Soul Ring had gradually run dry. Although the Snow Empress still had many doubts, she could no longer sustain herself in this space.

"Chen Xing!"

"I'll remember your name!"

"One day, I'll find you!"

Knowing she could not remain in this space for much longer, the Snow Empress left behind these words as her figure dissipated.

As her final words fell, the Sea of Consciousness finally returned to complete calm.

Chen Xing let out a long breath and looked at Ah Yin in midair, his eyes filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

"Ah Yin, thank you so much this time."

"If it weren't for you, I probably would've become a soulless idiot."

After driving away the Snow Empress, Ah Yin's figure had clearly become somewhat illusory as well.

Yet she still wore a gentle smile and said softly.

"You need not thank me, benefactor!"

"This crisis has been resolved. I cannot remain in your Sea of Consciousness much longer, and I will soon dissipate as well."

"Oh, right, remember to let the bracelet get plenty of sunlight."

"If you have the chance in the future, be sure to visit the Blue Silver Forest!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure truly turned into blue motes and slowly dispersed.

Chen Xing hurriedly shouted at her.

"Don't worry! I'll definitely go!"

Ah Yin had come quickly, and she left just as quickly.

Looking at the spot where she had vanished, a smile appeared on the young man's lips.

The next day.

As the final trace of energy from the Soul Ring entered his meridians and completed a full circulation cycle.

Chen Xing finally finished absorbing the Soul Ring.

Letting out a long breath, the young man slowly opened his eyes.

An ice-blue figure emerged above and behind him. On closer inspection, it looked exactly like Chen Xing.

Second Martial Soul: Ice Heaven Snow Spirit—awakening successful!

As he circulated his Soul Power, the ice-blue figure merged into his body.

[Martial Soul Possession] complete!

The young man's purple-gold hair was instantly covered in ice crystals, and an intensely cold force rapidly spread outward from his body.

A black Soul Ring emerged beneath his feet and slowly pulsed.

"This feeling..."

"It's incredible!"

Unlike the pure life attribute of the Purple Imperial Bamboo, the Ultimate Ice contained within the Ice Heaven Snow Spirit Martial Soul gave Chen Xing a confidence he had never felt before.

Having just absorbed the Soul Ring, his Soul Power was brimming. He even felt confident enough to give Bibi Dong a slash right now!

A sword?

At the thought of a sword, a bold idea suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Could the Purple Imperial Bamboo be used together with the Ice Heaven Snow Spirit?

With that thought in mind, Chen Xing slowly extended his right palm, closed his eyes, and focused his mind.

Gradually, that familiar sensation returned once more.

Filled with excitement, he opened his right eye a sliver.

The instant he saw the scene before him, Chen Xing cried out in excitement.

"It really works!"

A purple-gold bamboo stalk slowly floated above his right palm, its surface radiating a faint chill.

His hand clenched, and the Purple Imperial Bamboo fell into his grasp.

The young man's aura surged once again.

Three purple Soul Rings emerged, pulsing beneath the black Soul Ring.

This sight left Chen Xing wildly exhilarated. He could not wait to give Bibi Dong a slash right now.

Now that he could use both top-tier Martial Souls at the same time, the increase in his combat power was far more than a simple one plus one equals two.

Furthermore, after absorbing an ice-attribute Soul Ring, Chen Xing could clearly sense that the Purple Imperial Bamboo had also evolved a slight ice attribute.

Its sharpness had become even greater than before.

He had not been wrong. Any Soul Ring added to him would spur his Martial Souls to transform.

The Soul Ring he had absorbed now possessed the Ultimate Ice attribute, and its influence on the plant-type Purple Imperial Bamboo was positive.

After all, ice and water shared the same origin. On some levels, the ice attribute could even drive plant Martial Souls to evolve.

Fortunately, he had not chosen the "Fire Dragon" Soul Ring back then.

Otherwise, once he awakened the Fire Dragon Martial Soul, his Purple Imperial Bamboo would inevitably have been weakened. By then, it would have been too late for regrets.