The energy from Ice Empress's sacrifice surged into Lin Yi's body like the birth of heaven and earth.
It was an indescribable force, vast and pure. Four hundred thousand years of cultivation condensed into a jade-green beam of light that engulfed Lin Yi completely.
His body began to undergo a dramatic transformation.
First came his Soul Power.
His Soul Power, which had been stable at rank 91, was suddenly flooded with boundless fuel and began to climb at a crazed pace! Rank 92! Rank 93! Rank 94! It kept surging until it reached the peak of rank 94, then finally began to slow.
In mere moments, he had risen three ranks!
But the greatest change came from his First Martial Soul: the Snow Lotus.
The Snow Lotus Martial Soul had originally possessed only eight Soul Rings. Now, a ninth Soul Ring was slowly taking shape.
It was jade green and crystalline, like the finest emerald, radiating a gentle, warm light.
Unlike ordinary Soul Rings, it bore none of their black or red hues, instead displaying a unique jade-green color—the mark of Ice Empress's four hundred thousand years of cultivation.
A Titled Douluo with nine rings! His First Martial Soul was complete!
Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes. Jade-green light swirled in his pupils, and his presence had grown even deeper and more immense.
He could feel that his Snow Lotus Martial Soul had undergone a qualitative leap. It was more than a rise in Soul Power; its very source had transformed.
Two Soul Skill descriptions were clearly imprinted deep within his soul.
First Soul Skill: Ice God's Escape.
Effect: Passive skill. Grants permanent immunity to all ice-attribute attacks. Whether from Soul Skills, celestial phenomena, or ice-attribute powers released by divine artifacts, none could harm Lin Yi.
When activated, it could