Metamorphosis, First Soul Skill: Ice Crystal Rose

Yu Shuangbai pursed his lips.

His mood at this moment was somewhat complicated.

Because he was without support and his Martial Soul was merely a low-quality Ice Lizard with innate rank three soul power, he couldn't even apply for help from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to hunt for a soul ring.

He had been forced to come to the Far North alone, risking his life to obtain a soul ring.

Yet, he had suddenly discovered something.

His Martial Soul was not some low-quality Ice Lizard at all.

It was the legendary Ice Dragon King Martial Soul!

Its quality was even higher than the inherited Martial Soul of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!

After all, as one of the nine sons of the Dragon God, the Ice Dragon King was a genuine god-level existence.

The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, naturally, should also be a god-level Martial Soul!

The ups and downs of this world truly made one sigh with emotion.

And what's more...

Yu Shuangbai felt that his Martial Soul did not seem as simple as just the Ice Dragon King.

He touched his forehead.

Hidden beneath his hair, a crescent moon mark flickered in and out of view.

"Child, why have you appeared in the Far North all by yourself?"

After resolving Yu Shuangbai's problem, the Snow Emperor posed her own question.

For a human child of just over seven years old to appear on the ice plains of the Far North was clearly very strange.

Yu Shuangbai hesitated for a moment.

He chose to tell the truth.

After listening to his account, the Snow Emperor and the Ice Empress understood the reason why he had appeared alone on the ice plains of the Far North.

"Tsk, aren't you humans supposed to be united? It doesn't seem to be the case at all."

The Ice Empress sneered.

In the end, humans were really no different from them, the soul beasts.

It was still the law of the jungle, still a system of elimination.

As for Yu Shuangbai coming to the Far North to hunt soul beasts, neither of them felt much about it.

Soul beasts were never a monolithic block.

The relationships of the food chain dictated that some soul beasts were born to hunt others for food.

As long as it did not involve their own tribes or acquaintances, the Ice and Snow Emperors would not care about the life or death of other soul beasts.

After all, slaughter between soul beasts was ubiquitous in the Far North.

Yu Shuangbai remained silent, not refuting the Ice Empress.

"From now on, you shall cultivate by this Empress's side."

The Snow Emperor said with a light laugh.

Her voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable majesty.

Yu Shuangbai nodded.

He knew that with his own strength, he had no power to choose.

Regardless of the reason why the Snow Emperor wanted to keep him.

At least judging by the current situation, she held no malice toward him.

As for what would happen later, that was a matter for the future.

He could only take it one step at a time.

The Snow Emperor arranged a room for Yu Shuangbai.

Calling it a room was a stretch; it was actually just a small space partitioned off by an ice wall that the Snow Emperor had created using her ice power within the dwelling she shared with the Ice Empress.

The interior was extremely crude.

It contained only an ice bed generated by the Snow Emperor.

If it were an ordinary human, they would certainly be unable to live in this environment.

The extreme cold alone would be enough to deter anyone.

But Yu Shuangbai, possessing the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, did not mind.

The cold that made many soul masters in the Far North tremble in fear felt like nothing to him.

It was no different from an ordinary human standing in the warmth of spring.

As for the other living facilities, although they were far inferior to those in the human world.

Yu Shuangbai did not mind.

His requirements for living comfort were actually very, very low right now.

As long as he had a place to stay that allowed him to quietly improve his strength, he was already satisfied.

He sat cross-legged on the ice bed.

Yu Shuangbai calmed his heart and quietly sensed the changes in his body.

The frail physique he had suffered from due to years of malnutrition no longer existed.

The blood and energy within him surged vigorously, even more so than those disciples of noble families who had been nurtured since childhood with various precious medicines and spiritual items.

He raised his hand.

Ice-crystal-like scales covered his arm, and dragon horns sprouted.

An ice-blue spirit ring rose slowly.

Looking at this crystalline, ice-blue spirit ring that had appeared out of nowhere, Yu Shuangbai moved his mind and activated it.

The ice-blue spirit ring bloomed with a brilliant light.

He lifted his palm slightly, his fingertips twitching.

Several crystalline Ice Roses suddenly condensed in the air.

The petals were as thin as cicada wings, the veins clearly visible, each one refracting a cold, biting light.

Yu Shuangbai flicked his finger, and those Ice Roses seemed to be endowed with life, trailing pale blue wisps of cold air as they flew toward the target in eerie arcs.

They did not strike at vital points, but instead elegantly circled the ice stone in front, the rotating petals scattering visible ice-crystal dust.

That was an absolute low temperature capable of freezing blood instantly.

The first rose burst silently.

Ice crystals grew wildly like vines, rapidly climbing and spreading along the ice stone, pinning it firmly in place.

Immediately after, the second, the third...

All the roses, as if having received the final command of an emperor, transformed into sharp ice blades, piercing through with elegance and decisiveness.

The ice stone shattered instantly.

It turned into ice crystals and fell all over the floor.

Ice Crystal Rose.

The name of this skill surfaced in Yu Shuangbai's mind.

This was the first spirit skill granted to him by this ice-blue spirit ring.

A lethal spirit skill that leaned toward the control type.

For a spirit master who had just obtained their first spirit ring, the power was already quite impressive.

It was not even inferior to the pure power-attack spirit skills of some power-attack system spirit masters of the same level.

It was just that...

Yu Shuangbai narrowed his eyes slightly.

Why did this skill feel so familiar?

He tried to recall, but for a moment, he really could not remember where he had seen it before.

Forget it.

After a moment of thought, there was still no clue.

Yu Shuangbai simply gave up on dwelling on it.

Although he did not know where that sense of familiarity came from, at least the practicality of this skill was indeed excellent.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, entering meditation.

A moment later, he opened his eyes again.

His expression was joyful.

Fast!

It was simply too fast!

Feeling the rate of growth of his spirit power within his body, Yu Shuangbai could not hide the joy in his heart.

Since his spirit awakening.

He had been practicing almost without sleep or food.

But after nearly two years, he had only just managed to raise his innate level three spirit power to level ten.

This speed was by no means fast.

It would not be an exaggeration to even describe it as slow.

Yet, after only a brief moment of meditation.

Yu Shuangbai could already feel a heaven-shaking change in the speed of his soul power cultivation!

If his previous rate of soul power growth was like a snail crawling.

Then this current speed was like a cheetah in full sprint; they were simply not in the same league!

That feeling of progress spanning a thousand miles in a single day filled Yu Shuangbai's heart with immense joy.

It was also the first time since his transmigration that he finally felt hope for the future!

Is this the change brought about by the evolution of a martial soul?

At this moment, Yu Shuangbai deeply felt the massive gap between a top-tier martial soul and a low-grade one.

It was no wonder that almost every renowned powerhouse on the continent possessed a martial soul of high quality.

In this world, those with low-grade martial souls had almost no possibility of becoming powerhouses!

Yu Shuangbai closed his eyes once more to enter meditation, intoxicated by this rapid improvement.