"It's just... lately, my attention has been scattered, and I've neglected my Soul Power cultivation somewhat. I truly feel I've let Father down."
"It doesn't matter." Qian Xunji casually waved a hand, cutting off her self-reproach.
"As long as you remain in Spirit Hall, as long as your resolve has not been worn away, there is no such thing as neglect. Build up your strength and let it flourish later; there is no need to rush."
Having said that, Qian Xunji spoke no further. Lowering his gaze, he forced out a faint thread of Divine Power from his fingertip and precisely pierced the Ice Demon Gale Luan's brow.
"Shriek—"
With a weak but wary cry, the unconscious Ice Demon Gale Luan finally opened her eyes.
Her ice-crystal eyes were immediately filled with terror and fury.
Just as she tried to struggle to her feet, Qian Xunji's pressure descended.
The Ice Demon Gale Luan's enormous body stiffened. She could not move even a single feather, and even the surging Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Soul Power within her body was suppressed inside her meridians.
"Now that you're awake, listen carefully." Qian Xunji looked down at her.
"Sacrifice yourself."
The Ice Demon Gale Luan's pupils constricted sharply.
"Cooperate with her sacrifice and become a Soul Spirit. Afterward, I will preserve the source of your soul and let you live on in another form."
"If you refuse, I will forcibly erase your consciousness now and turn you into a complete idiot puppet after the sacrifice. Choose."
The Ice Demon Gale Luan had no idea what a "Soul Spirit" was, but she understood "preserve your soul" and "erase your consciousness."
Her proud phoenix bloodline was crushed by the instinct to survive at that moment. Feeling the divine might on Qian Xunji's body, which could erase her