The Second Evolution! Six Hundred Thousand Years! Shocking the Entire Audience!

Elder Mu's voice rang out:

"Five hundred thousand years... you skipped a hundred thousand years just like that?"

"Good heavens, I've seen it with my own eyes today."

He looked at Ice Empress, his eyes filled with shock:

"And still, no Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ice Empress looked at him and nodded.

"None."

"When the evolution occurred, no Heavenly Tribulation descended at all."

Elder Mu fell silent.

Five hundred thousand years, with no Heavenly Tribulation.

What did this mean?

It meant that her age was recognized by the laws of the world!

It was not a forced elevation, but power that truly belonged to her!

Ice Empress lowered her head to look at her own hands.

Behind her, the phantom of those Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings fluttered gently.

She raised her head and looked at Snow Empress.

"Do you feel it?"

Snow Empress did not speak.

But of course, she felt it.

That aura.

Five hundred thousand years.

It was more than twice as strong as it had been just a moment ago.

And.

There was no Heavenly Tribulation.

She was now in a brand-new form!

Her emerald-green hair had grown even longer, cascading below her waist, with every strand encrusted with fine ice crystals that refracted iridescent light under the glow.

Her long hair stirred without a breeze, and occasionally, a few ice crystals would fall, dissolving into fine snowflakes in mid-air.

Her features remained cold and sharp, yet there was a newfound softness between her brows.

Those emerald eyes had become even deeper, and the scorpion-shaped mark within her pupils was more distinct, as if it had come to life, slowly swimming with each of her breaths.

Her skin was as fair as snow, glowing with a faint, emerald-green halo.

The most astonishing change was behind her.

A faint phantom of a pair of wings formed from ice crystals was visible; it was the mark of the Ice Jade Empress, symbolizing that she had transcended the category of ordinary fierce beasts.

Her figure was even more slender and graceful, and a long, emerald-green dress appeared automatically, embroidered with patterns of intertwined scorpion tails and ice crystals along the hem.

She stood there, and the surrounding air automatically condensed into ice, while the ground beneath her feet was naturally blanketed in frost.

Bai Lan looked at Ice Empress.

"Are you ready?"

"The second evolution is next."

Ice Empress looked at him.

In those emerald eyes, a light shone that had never been seen before.

It was anticipation.

And longing.

"I am ready, continue," she said.

Bai Lan nodded.

"Then, let us begin!"

His focus concentrated once more.

Ice Empress, second evolution, confirmed!

BOOM!

This time, the radiance was even more violent!

Emerald green and icy blue intertwined, surging toward the sky!

The entire ice field was trembling!

The distant snow-capped mountains began to shake, and snow cascaded down with a rustling sound!

The expression on the face of Snow Empress changed.

She had lived for seven hundred thousand years and had never seen such a scene.

Was this evolution?

This was clearly!

A metamorphosis!

Five hundred and ten thousand!

Five hundred and twenty thousand!

Five hundred and thirty thousand!

Five hundred and forty thousand!

Five hundred and fifty thousand!

Five hundred and sixty thousand!

Five hundred and seventy thousand!

Five hundred and eighty thousand!

Five hundred and ninety thousand!

Six hundred thousand years!

The numbers continued to jump wildly!

Charging all the way up to!

Six hundred thousand years!

Boom!

The light exploded once again!

When the radiance finally dissipated!

Bai Lan looked down at the Contract Book.

On the third page, the text had updated once more:

[Contract Beast: Ice Abyss Empress]

[Age: 600,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Ice Attribute Control, Ultimate Ice, Ice Emperor Domain, Jade Crystal Body Protection, Ice Empress Pincer: Extreme, Ice Emperor Body Protection: Extreme, Ice Emperor's Wrath: Extreme, Ice Jade Empress True Form, Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings, Ice Abyss Domain, Space-Time Ice Sealing, Ice Empress True Form]

[Ice Attribute Control: Can freely manipulate surrounding ice and snow, range expanded to 3,000 meters]

[Ultimate Ice: Ice attribute purity reaches the ultimate level, can freeze all attribute attacks of the same level]

[Ice Emperor Domain: Within the domain, Ultimate Ice suppresses all attributes, enemy movement is completely obstructed]

[Jade Crystal Body Protection: Ice crystals automatically protect the master, can withstand three full-force attacks of the same level]

[Ice Empress Pincer: Extreme: Arms transform into scorpion pincers, attacks carry a space-time freezing effect]

[Ice Emperor Body Protection: Extreme: Ice crystal armor, defense greatly increased, can reflect most attacks]

[Ice Emperor's Wrath: Extreme: Condenses Ultimate Ice to launch a wide-range attack, covering a radius of 1,000 meters]

[Ice Jade Empress True Form: Can transform into the Ice Jade Empress true form, combat power surges]

[Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings: Ice crystal butterfly wings become fully solidified, allows for high-speed flight, flapping the wings freezes the surrounding space]

[New Ability: Ice Abyss Domain: Deploys the Ice Abyss Domain; enemies within the domain are dragged into an abyss of ice, losing all perception for 10 seconds]

[New Ability: Space-Time Ice Sealing: Briefly freezes surrounding space-time, lasts 3 seconds, usable three times per day]

[New Ability: Ice Empress True Form: Can briefly transform into a hundred-meter-tall giant ice scorpion, combat power triples, lasts for one quarter of an hour]

[Evolution Count: 2/3 (Can evolve one more time)]

The Ice Empress stood within the light.

Her emerald green hair began to transition into an icy blue, with deeper ice crystals condensing at the tips, as if the entire Ice Abyss had been frozen into her strands.

Her features became even more refined and three-dimensional, her brows and eyes carrying the arrogance of one who looks down upon all living things.

Those eyes were no longer purely emerald, but a mix of green and blue.

The scorpion-shaped mark within her pupils had vanished!

In its place was the phantom image of the Ice Abyss.

Bottomless.

It made one afraid to look directly into them.

The pair of Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings behind her had completely solidified.

With a wingspan exceeding three meters, every feather was etched with ancient runes.

They were the manifestation of the laws of ice.

She stood there.

Her body was wreathed in a deep blue glow.

The surrounding space and time seemed to have frozen.

Even light could not escape her domain.

"Six hundred thousand years..."

Snow Empress murmured, her voice showing fluctuation for the first time.

Ice Empress looked at her.

Within those eyes, the phantom of the Ice Abyss slowly swirled.

"Snow Empress," she spoke, "can you feel it?"

Snow Empress fell silent.

Of course she could feel it.

That aura.

It was no longer just purely strong.

It was suppression.

Ice Empress's aura was suppressing her.

She, at seven hundred thousand years, was being suppressed by Ice Empress at six hundred thousand?

How could this be possible?

"Still no Heavenly Tribulation."

Elder Mu's voice rang out again, this time even more grave: "Six hundred thousand years, and still no Heavenly Tribulation; this Contract Book far exceeds my expectations!"

He looked at Bai Lan, his gaze complex:

"Kid, do you know what this means?"

Bai Lan looked at him.

Elder Mu took a deep breath:

"It means her cultivation years were not stolen, nor were they snatched."

"They are acknowledged by the rules."

"They are the recognition of heaven and earth."

Bai Lan nodded.

He knew.

He had always known.

He looked toward Ice Empress.

"There is one more time," he said. "Shall we continue?"

Ice Empress looked at him.

In those eyes of green and blue, a brilliant light flickered.

"Of course! Continue."

Bai Lan smiled: "Alright!"

He focused his intent for the third time.

Ice Empress, third evolution, confirmed!

Boom—

This time, the heavens and earth changed color!

An ice-blue radiance shot into the sky, piercing straight through the clouds!

The entire Extreme North was trembling!

Countless Soul Beasts rushed out from their hiding spots and knelt in this direction!

Because of that aura—

It was too terrifying!

It was a pressure they had never felt before!

It was the summoning of the origin of ice!

Six hundred and ten thousand!

Six hundred and twenty thousand!

Six hundred and thirty thousand!

Six hundred and forty thousand!

Six hundred and fifty thousand!

Six hundred and sixty thousand!

Six hundred and seventy thousand!

Six hundred and eighty thousand!

Six hundred and ninety thousand!

Seven hundred thousand years!

The numbers jumped frantically!

They surged all the way to—

Seven hundred thousand years!

Boom—!

Light exploded outward!

The entire ice field was illuminated!

The radiance was so brilliant that it was blinding!

When the light finally dissipated—

Bai Lan looked down at the Contract Book.

On the third page, the text updated for the last time:

[Hehehe, does it feel good?]

[See you in the next chapter!]