Myriad Flower Ice Mirror

The entry into Dominating the World was not as swift as expected; Xiao Yi encountered a problem at the very first step.

The core of this combat technique is the integration of spiritual power, which requires a skill to act as a vessel for that power. Therefore, the prerequisite for Xiao Yi to utilize Dominating the World is to possess a physical attack capable of carrying spiritual power—something other than a basic strike.

He had nothing else...

After practicing for a while, Xiao Yi decided it would be better to first develop a set of Self-Created Soul Skills.

Perhaps I can try those from my memories. He was not familiar with light-attribute skills, but for the ice attribute, Xiao Yi had a perfect answer in mind. Those moves were not only powerful but also incredibly stylish—the latter being the key.

The golden dragon scales on his body faded, replaced by ice-white scales that resembled crystalline ice.

Xiao Yi mobilized his instinct for Soul Power Materialization and the absolute control over the ice attribute granted by his Ultimate Ice.

Space flickered before him, and Zhao Lan was released by Xiao Yi once more; a massive Bright Sacred Dragon appeared not far away.

"Zhao Lan, launch an attack at me, but hold back your strength." He was joking, of course; this was a ten-thousand-year-old true dragon, and a full-force strike would likely send him straight to the afterlife.

Zhao Lan tilted his massive dragon head, nodded, and began to gather the power of light in his mouth. A massive, compressed ball of energy blasted toward Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi's gaze sharpened. He raised one hand in front of him, and ice crystals converged into diamond-shaped strips. These strips spliced and rotated, forming a spinning ice shield before him. The moment the light orb made contact with the ice shield, a massive roar erupted, followed by a mist of ice generated by the explosion.

"Cough, cough, cough." Xiao Yi walked out of the ice mist, coughing. The ice shield had just managed to withstand the light orb before shattering into pieces.

As expected, developing a Self-Created Soul Skill isn't that easy. The ice shield he had just condensed was one of the signature moves of the Ice Emperor, known as the Myriad Flower Ice Mirror, but it was all form and no essence. Theoretically, this move should have blocked that strike with ease, but in reality, it was less effective than simply condensing an ice wall in front of himself.

Xiao Yi's current actions were essentially an attempt to recreate combat techniques within the Douluo Continent, refining them to better suit the physiology of this world.

The essence of a combat technique is a fixed route of meridian circulation, which compresses the power within the body and mobilizes it to communicate with the power of heaven and earth.

Since Xiao Yi was currently unable to mobilize the so-called power of heaven and earth, he could only rely on the former: launching Self-Created Soul Skills through the circulation of soul power within his meridians.

With the concept in place, the next step was practice. Xiao Yi continuously attempted to condense ice shards in front of him, rotating them into a circle to mimic the state of the Myriad Flower Ice Mirror. At the same time, he split his focus to record the circulation route of his soul power while releasing the ice mirror.

Once he had mastered the circulation route, he began to compress and release his soul power. Under Xiao Yi's precise control, the ice mirror before him was no longer spliced together from shards; instead, it formed from the inside out like a rotating kaleidoscope.

A few figures stood quietly not far away.

"Is this... the state of Unity of Heaven and Man? And that Ultimate Ice—could it be the original Nether Cold Ice Python?" Yan Shaozhe's voice rang out, filled with amazement.

"He is creating a Self-Created Soul Skill."

Mu En stroked his beard and chuckled. Upon hearing this, both Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er, who had come to see their little junior brother, were incredibly shocked.

"Little Junior Brother's talent is truly monstrous. I believe he is only twelve years old this year, right?"

Xiao Yi was immersed in the development of his Self-Created Soul Skill and did not notice the few people nearby.

His body seemed to begin resonating faintly with heaven and earth. The ice-attribute energy scattered throughout the world spontaneously gathered toward Xiao Yi's body. The Myriad Flower Ice Mirror began to perfect itself, and even the domain skill inherent to the Frost Sacred Dragon unfolded spontaneously, making Xiao Yi appear like a monarch of ice and snow.

Suddenly, the ice and snow around Xiao Yi stopped drifting, as if summoned, and merged into that ice mirror.

"Zhao Lan, attack me. Use your full strength this time."

Xiao Yi opened his eyes abruptly and spoke to Zhao Lan in the distance. Zhao Lan, who shared a telepathic connection with Xiao Yi, had already set his stance, and a light orb gathered in his mouth, firing a beam.

Xiao Yi raised his right hand just as he had before. A terrifying chill erupted from him as the center, and an ice-white point of light gathered in his palm.

Immediately following, the point of light rotated rapidly and expanded. Countless ice crystals began to spin, turning into an ice-crystal tornado. A Myriad Flower Ice Mirror, flickering with biting cold, swirled in his hand, shining brilliantly under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The moment the beam hit the Myriad Flower Ice Mirror, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, failing to stir even a ripple on the mirror's surface. Then, the ice mirror shattered into countless ice shards that spun forward, forming a storm of ice blades.

"Mystic Ice Spin Kill!"

The ice shards rotated and cut at high speed, emitting a teeth-grinding screech.

After releasing the move, Xiao Yi was completely drained, his soul power almost entirely exhausted.

With his current level of soul power, he could not have launched the subsequent Mystic Ice Spin Kill on his own. He had borrowed the energy from the light beam Zhao Lan fired, briefly sealing it within the ice mirror using his Ultimate Ice, and then utilized the rotation from the explosion to launch this Mystic Ice Spin Kill.

The power of this strike is already on par with the full-force attack of an ordinary Soul Douluo. Xiao Yi muttered to himself. The power of Ultimate Ice was already immense, and combined with the energy released by Zhao Lan, it was even more potent.

Of course, he couldn't produce such a powerful skill on his own, but it could serve as a trump card.

Just imagine the look on someone's face when Xiao Yi's soul beast seemingly attacked him, and then, with the two of them shouting about friendship and bonds, a Mystic Ice Spin Kill came flying their way—the scene was too beautiful for him to even imagine.

Xiao Yi stepped forward and hugged Zhao Lan's head. The beast nuzzled against his chest, nearly knocking him to the ground.

"Well done, Zhao Lan." At the same time, Xiao Yi wondered if this could be considered another form of Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Only then did Xiao Yi notice the three figures not far away.

He was naturally very familiar with Yan Shaozhe and Mu En, but he did not recognize the other middle-aged beauty with long cyan hair.

"Teacher, Dean Yan." Xiao Yi bowed respectfully to the three who approached, casting a slightly puzzled look toward Xian Lin'er.

"Haha, Junior Brother, you don't need to call me Dean Yan anymore; just call me Senior Brother. This is Xian Lin'er, also a disciple of Teacher. You can call her Senior Sister," Yan Shaozhe said to Xiao Yi with a smile.

"Senior Sister." Xiao Yi bowed to Xian Lin'er upon hearing this.

"Junior Brother, this is a welcoming gift from your Senior Sister. Take it." Xian Lin'er smiled, helped Xiao Yi up, and handed a Soul Tool to him.

"This is a level-seven trigger-type defensive Soul Tool. Though, seeing your Self-Created Soul Skill earlier, it seems a bit redundant." Xian Lin'er smiled as she handed it over. Xiao Yi was certainly not foolish enough to say anything else, so he accepted it with gratitude.

"Xiao Yi, you will continue your studies in the Outer Courtyard for now. Once your cultivation is sufficient, you will join the Inner Courtyard." After they exchanged pleasantries for a while, Mu En finally brought up the serious matters. He naturally had his own considerations regarding Xiao Yi's arrangements. Although Xiao Yi was powerful, he was still young, and Inner Courtyard students were required to complete missions to purge Evil Soul Masters; Mu En certainly wouldn't feel at ease sending Xiao Yi on those.

"As for the Outer Courtyard, the academy has already arranged for you to have the resources of an Inner Courtyard student. As for accommodation, you can move directly to Sea God Island." Yan Shaozhe handed over an Inner Courtyard pass. His plan was clear as day: by placing Xiao Yi right next to Ma Xiaotao, well... heh heh heh.

"Then many thanks, Senior Brother." Xiao Yi cupped his hands. As for whether he would actually move to Sea God Island, let's just say that since it wasn't forced, he would go if he felt like it.

After Mu En gave Xiao Yi some further guidance on his cultivation, the three of them flashed away. Seeing that the sky had gradually darkened, Xiao Yi slowly stood up and left as well.

(Four extra chapters today. I've been writing all weekend since I had nothing else to do. Please support with monthly tickets and recommendation votes!)