First Soul Skill, Dance of Snow!

But soon, the Snow Empress understood the reason behind it.

She stepped forward, gently ruffled Xue Bingchen's white hair, and said with a smile:

"This is only natural. Over these past three years, your Aunt Ice Empress has fed you so many Millennium Snow Lotuses and Millennium Ice Marrows; that immense medicinal power has actually been accumulating within your body all along."

"Now that you have awakened the ultimate Ice-type Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and absorbed a pure Polar Ice Spirit soul ring, it is as if a lock has been opened, completely releasing the foundation you have built up inside."

Xue Bingchen suddenly realized the truth.

He looked down at his own small, fair hands, which contained terrifying power, and a surge of unprecedented, soaring ambition welled up in his heart.

With an heaven-defying foundation laid by countless treasures from the Far North, the blessing of twin top-tier martial souls, and a terrifying starting point where his first soul ring was already a millennium-level one...

Xue Bingchen had a strong premonition.

From this day forward, his cultivation speed would absolutely be like riding a rocket—advancing by leaps and bounds!

"Little Bingchen, hurry, hurry, hurry! Stop posing over there!"

Just as Xue Bingchen was lost in his ambitious daydreams about the future, the Ice Empress's curious and impatient voice instantly pulled him back to reality.

The Ice Empress leaned in like a curious child, her large, emerald-green eyes staring brightly at the deep purple soul ring behind Xue Bingchen, her small hands rubbing together in excitement:

"Quick, tell Auntie, what is your first soul skill? Human soul masters all gain soul skills after absorbing a soul ring, and the strength of the skill is closely related to the age of the ring. Your first soul ring is a 1,400-year-old Polar Ice Spirit; this skill definitely won't be weak, right? Quick, quick, perform it for Auntie!"

Hearing the Ice Empress's urging, the expression on Xue Bingchen's face, which had been arrogant and confident just a moment ago, instantly stiffened.

A flash of extremely rare embarrassment crossed his gold-and-red eyes, and his previously straight back slumped slightly.

He reached out his small, fair hand to scratch his soft white hair unnaturally, stammering:

"Uh... this... Aunt Ice Empress, how about... how about we just forget it?"

"Forget it? How can we forget it!"

The Ice Empress was displeased the moment she heard that. She put her hands on her hips and said indignantly:

"You little brat, are you trying to hide your powerful soul skill from me? You won't even show your aunt? Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

The Snow Empress, standing to the side, also noticed the strangeness in Xue Bingchen.

Her beautiful, ice-blue eyes blinked slightly as she looked at him with confusion and asked softly:

"Chen'er, what is wrong? Is there something amiss with this first soul skill? Or is it that... this skill has some side effects on your body?"

"No, no, Mother, there are no side effects. This skill... is actually very strong."

Xue Bingchen waved his hands repeatedly. Looking at the concerned and curious gazes of the two empresses, he knew he couldn't escape today.

He took a deep breath, as if having made a difficult decision, his fair, jade-like face turning bright red, before he finally confessed:

"Mother, Aunt Ice Empress, my first soul skill is called... 'Dance of Snow'."

"Dance of Snow?"

The Ice Empress paused, then her eyes lit up:

"It sounds very elegant! What is its effect?"

Xue Bingchen gritted his teeth and braced himself:

"The effect is... once the dance is finished, it not only provides me with a 50% all-around attribute boost, but it also provides a 30% all-around boost to any allies within range who watch the dance!"

"Hiss—!"

Hearing this effect, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress both gasped in shock!

A 50% self-attribute boost!

A 30% group-attribute boost!

This wasn't just "not weak"—this was ridiculously strong!

One had to remember, this was only his first soul skill!

Even the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, known as the number one support-type martial soul on the continent, could only provide a 10% single-target attribute boost with its first soul skill!

Xue Bingchen's first soul skill not only covered self-enhancement but also carried a terrifying group-support effect; it was simply a divine skill!

"Heavens! Little Bingchen, your soul skill is too monstrous!"

The Ice Empress grabbed Xue Bingchen's shoulders in excitement:

"Then why were you looking so troubled? What is there to be shy about?"

The Snow Empress looked at Xue Bingchen's face, which was red enough to bleed, and with her keen intuition, she seemed to guess something. A strange smile appeared on her beautiful face as she asked softly:

"Chen'er, the reason you were unwilling to perform it is because... this soul skill requires you to dance?"

Xue Bingchen closed his eyes in despair and nodded with extreme difficulty.

That was right; this was the part he found most difficult to speak of!

This "Dance of Snow" wasn't just some random, wiggling dance; it was... the Snow Empress's Dance of the Heavenly Snow Woman!

To think that he, Xue Bingchen, a dignified transmigrator with the soul of an adult, a man who aspired to punch the Martial Soul Hall, kick Shrek, and become a saint through his physical body, was a real man!

His first soul skill was actually... dancing to give himself a buff?!

And he had to perform the Dance of the Heavenly Snow Woman, a dance that was incredibly graceful and feminine!

If he were to go to the human world in the future and get into a fight, others would shout, "First Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier!" and charge forward with overwhelming dominance.

And him?

He would have to daintily cry out, "First Soul Skill, Dance of Snow!" and then, under the gaze of everyone, twist his waist and perform a beautiful dance before he could finally go and beat someone up?

The image was too beautiful; Xue Bingchen simply dared not look!

If word of this got out, what would become of his dignity as the King of the Far North?!

"Pfft—"

Watching the expression of utter despair on Xue Bingchen's face, the Ice Empress finally couldn't hold it in any longer, clutching her stomach as she burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Dancing? Little Bingchen, your first soul skill is actually dancing?! Oh my, you're killing me! Come on, come on, dance one for your auntie to see! Auntie promises not to laugh at you, hahaha!"

The Ice Empress swayed back and forth with laughter, frantically egging him on.

Although the Snow Empress did not laugh as unrestrainedly as the Ice Empress, her ice-blue eyes were filled with deep amusement, and a beautiful arc formed at the corners of her lips as she softly encouraged him:

"Chen'er, since it is your soul skill, then display it for us to see. Mother is also very curious to see what your Dance of the Heavenly Snow Woman will look like."

Faced with the "coercion and temptation" of the two rulers of the Far North, Xue Bingchen knew he was completely doomed today.

Dance then! As long as I'm not embarrassed, the ones who are embarrassed will be others!

Xue Bingchen frantically tried to build up his mental fortitude.

He took a deep breath and suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze becoming incredibly firm, even though his face was still flushed red.

"First Soul Skill, Dance of Snow!"