After receiving Ice Empress's affirmative reply, Qin Yue exchanged a few more words with Electrolux within the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, then looked ahead and said solemnly:
"Senior, I will never forget your great kindness!"
"Good!"
Before his words had even faded, a brilliant icy-blue halo erupted from the ice pillar where the Ice-Bound Remnant Soul resided. In an instant, everything within the cave was covered in a layer of solid ice.
An invisible force pushed Qin Yue off Ice Empress. Overwhelming frost crashed down upon him like a tidal wave, and he instantly lost control of his body.
Fortunately, Electrolux promptly drew upon the immense life force within the Life Gold to protect him, while the Ice-Bound Remnant Soul deliberately avoided him. Otherwise, Qin Yue would have been frozen into an ice sculpture by the cave's Ultimate Ice.
Compared to Qin Yue, Ice Empress, the primary target of this impact, was affected far more. Her body, originally only one and a half meters tall, shrank again within seconds, finally stopping at around one point two meters.
Along with her body, the dazzling "diamonds" covering Ice Empress also changed. Their jade-green color receded like the tide, replaced by an icy blue that made anyone who saw it instinctively shudder.
Hoo—
An invisible cold wind drifted through the small cave. With every gust, Qin Yue felt as though something was being "squeezed" out of Ice Empress. Her aura kept falling, but she swiftly absorbed something from the wind, and her aura surged again. It rose and fell like a roller coaster.
Hoo—
The invisible wind in the cave grew increasingly fierce and violent. Even with Lightning Armor covering his body, Qin Yue felt the wind against his face like blades, bringing waves of cutting pain.
After an unknown amount of time, the