"Revival?"
The Ice Empress's emerald-green eyes darted back and forth between Ah Yin and Gu Linyuan, the light within them churning uncertainly.
She knew better than anyone what happened after a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrificed itself—its soul ring was stripped away, its soul bone took form, and its body turned into specks of light that scattered into heaven and earth, leaving not even a remnant soul behind.
This was an iron law of the Soul Beast world, passed down since ancient times. No one could break it, and no one could change it.
Yet Ah Yin stood right in front of her.
Alive and well.
Her gaze was calm, her aura steady.
That aura was even far more powerful than hers, at least on the Snow Empress's level.
The Ice Empress's mind raced.
A Blue Silver Emperor with a hundred thousand years of cultivation—a Blue Silver Grass reaching a hundred thousand years was already its absolute limit. A low-level plant-type Soul Beast like that had virtually no chance of breaking through any further.
Yet Ah Yin's aura had clearly surpassed the hundred-thousand-year threshold. That profound foundation seemed as though someone had forcibly stuffed it into her body, yet it had fused with her flawlessly.
This is all the Goddess of Life's gift. The Ice Empress silently added in her heart.
"Master's mother revived me."
"She also transformed my body. Even compared to top-tier ferocious beasts like you, I'm no weaker now."
She paused, her pale golden eyes sweeping lightly over the faces of the Ice Empress and Snow Empress. The corners of her lips curved up slightly.
"In fact, I may even be stronger. You are both ordinary ice-attribute Soul Beasts, while I possess the life attribute."
Her tone was mild when she said it, without the slightest hint of