Senior Sister Sparring Partner? Absolute Suppression!

By the shores of Sea God Lake.

Jiang Yi stood in the shallows at the water's edge, the lake water lapping over his ankles, bone-chillingly cold.

He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing; with every inhale and exhale, the rise and fall of his chest gradually synchronized with the gentle ripples of the lake.

"That's it. Slowly feel everything around you. Forget your eyes, and use your heart to perceive..."

Ice Empress lay perched on his shoulder, her voice echoing in his mind, unhurried and steady.

Reign Over the World was not a specific move, but a line of thought—a technique for combining soul power with spiritual power.

Jiang Yi's spiritual power was not low; although he was still a step away from the level of "tangible yet formless," he was not far off.

However, most of this spiritual power came as a gift from Tian Meng, and he had never undergone systematic training.

Therefore, the first step was to learn how to control his spiritual power.

"Hoo—"

Jiang Yi's breathing gradually became long and steady.

The lake breeze blowing, the water waves churning, and even the young girl hiding in the shadows...

These pieces of information, usually ignored by him, gradually emerged in his perception, observed by him.

It was a marvelous feeling, somewhat similar to Tian Meng's Spirit Detection, but not nearly as omniscient.

"Not bad."

A flicker of surprise flashed in Ice Empress's eyes.

Before spiritual power reached the "tangible yet formless" stage, it was nearly impossible for it to leave the body unless one entered a state of flow.

Only under that absolute control where heart and intent were one could spiritual power break through the limitations of the flesh and extend into reality.

Jiang Yi's comprehension was somewhat beyond her expectations.

"Now, try to merge your spiritual power into your soul power... treat your soul power as your own arm."

Ice Empress's voice sounded once more.

"Mm."

Jiang Yi nodded, controlling his spiritual power as it shifted from the outside to within, revealing the pathways of his veins and meridians.

Within the intricate network of meridians, streams of white energy surged like tireless wild horses.

Heart and intent in harmony, intent and energy in harmony...

Jiang Yi repeated the key points of Reign Over the World in his mind, gradually drawing his spiritual power toward those white streams.

The next moment, he opened his eyes.

An invisible aura erupted from within him; there was no substantial increase in power, but his temperament had changed completely.

Those pitch-black eyes seemed to ignite with flames, shining brilliantly, containing a majesty that looked down upon the world.

"It's done."

Jiang Yi raised his hand, and a stream of ice-blue energy appeared at his fingertips.

Once the spiritual power was injected, it not only imbued his soul power with a spiritual attribute but also allowed him to control his soul power as easily as moving his own arm.

"Reign Over the World!"

He let out a low shout, and the soul power at his fingertips suddenly exploded, condensing in his palm into a slender ice spear.

All of his spiritual and soul power poured into it like a tidal wave, causing the spear to tremble and emit a low, humming vibration.

BOOM—!!!

Ultimate Ice erupted with a roar!

With Jiang Yi as the center, the lake water beneath his feet instantly froze, the ice layer spreading in all directions with a crisp cracking sound.

An arched ice bridge rose from beneath his feet, slowly lifting him upward.

Reign Over the World had to be used in conjunction with a physical soul skill, and for Jiang Yi, Ultimate Ice was naturally the most suitable.

"What a wonderful feeling~"

Jiang Yi stood on the ice bridge, gripping the ice spear, looking down at the frozen surface of the lake.

With ice and snow swirling around him, he had the illusion of being omnipotent, as if a single strike of his spear could pierce the heavens and the earth.

"Fool! Throw it already!"

Ice Empress's voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

Jiang Yi snapped back to reality and looked down to see that the ice spear in his hand was already covered in cracks, the contained cold energy on the verge of spiraling out of control.

In his distraction, he had over-saturated the spear with his soul power.

WHOOSH!!!

Jiang Yi turned toward the shore and hurled the ice spear with all his might.

The compressed ice spear whistled through the air, erupting with endless cold, coating everything in its path with a layer of frost.

Discovered?

In the bushes, Ling Luochen's pupils contracted sharply.

"Oh no!"

She stared at the descending ice spear, a trace of horror in her eyes as the same cold ice began to condense beneath her feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black!

Five soul rings rose.

As she summoned her Martial Soul, Ling Luochen's entire body was covered in a layer of ice crystals, and a staff of ice-blue condensed in her hand.

"Ice Radiance Ring!"

She swung her ice staff, and a dark blue ring of ice flew from the tip, spinning to meet the whistling ice spear.

Wherever the ice ring passed, the bushes were coated in a layer of white frost, the vegetation freezing and rustling as it turned to ice.

This was a contest between ice and ice!

However—

Crack, crack, crack!

Before the Ice Radiance Ring could even touch the ice spear, it began to tremble violently, like prey encountering its natural predator.

Cracks spread from the inner side of the ring, covering its entire surface in an instant.

Bang—!

The ice ring shattered, turning into a sky full of ice shards.

Those shards did not dissipate; instead, they were absorbed by the ice spear, causing the spearhead to suddenly expand, its chill surging and its momentum growing even more formidable.

"How is this possible?!"

Ling Luochen's pupils dilated, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This was her fifth soul ring, a ten-thousand-year soul skill! Even Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire would be restricted by it.

How could it be defeated by an ice spear thrown so casually...

The next second, she understood.

The ice spear grew larger and larger in her vision, the cold light at its tip making it almost impossible for her to keep her eyes open.

She wanted to dodge.

But her body remained frozen in place, unable to make a single movement.

It wasn't that she didn't want to! It was that she couldn't!

An indescribable terror spread from the tip of her heart throughout her entire body, as if her blood had frozen at this very moment.

It was not the fear of death, but an instinctive submission—the submission of a low-tier ice attribute to the Monarch of Ice!

Is this... Ultimate Ice?

Ling Luochen stood dazed in place, watching the ice spear descend toward her, this single thought filling her mind.

However, just as the spear tip was about to touch her—

The ice spear suddenly shifted its angle slightly, grazing her shoulder and plunging into the ground before her with a thud.

BOOM!!!

The ice spear shattered instantly, and countless ice-blue currents surged forth, freezing everything in the vicinity, including Ling Luochen.

Crack, crack, crack!

The ice controlled by Ling Luochen rebelled at this moment, twisting and deforming under the erosion of that cold current.

The ice armor on her body fused with the ice on the ground, pinning her firmly from the neck down, leaving her unable to move.

"I can't move..."

Ling Luochen struggled, but the ice-attribute Martial Soul within her was being suppressed to death by the Ultimate Ice.

"It's over, it's over, it's over—"

She watched Jiang Yi walking over from the distance, a trace of embarrassment flashing across her pretty face.

Spying on a junior practicing his soul skills, getting caught red-handed, and losing the fight to boot... This was the rhythm of social suicide!

He's coming over, what should I do!

Ling Luochen's cheeks burned; beneath her cold and aloof exterior, her heart hammered against her ribs as her mind raced.

That's it!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her. She rolled her eyes back, let her head slump, and let it hang to the side.

Ah, I've fainted—

"Senior?"

Jiang Yi walked up close, sizing up the young girl who was frozen solid before him.

She had short, ear-length blue hair and a beautiful face with delicate features, though it radiated a coldness that kept others at a distance.

Her figure was petite, half a head shorter than him, yet she had curves in all the right places—far more developed than that other ice-type loli.

Ling Luochen?!

Jiang Yi guessed with a hint of suspicion.

There weren't many people in the Shrek Inner Court, only a few dozen, and as far as he knew, Ling Luochen was the only five-ring ice-attribute Soul Master.

But in his memory, wasn't Ling Luochen supposed to be an ice-wielding mature woman? What the hell was this half-grown loli?

"..."

Ling Luochen remained silent, merely unconscious.

Her head was tilted to one side, eyes tightly shut, though her eyelashes were trembling slightly.

Faking it?

Jiang Yi's mouth twitched.

What kind of bizarre senior sister trope was this? The Shrek Inner Court really was full of eccentric talents!

"Senior sister?"

He raised an eyebrow and tried calling out again, but Ling Luochen still didn't react, continuing to play dead.

And so—

Jiang Yi rubbed his hands together, looked at Ling Luochen, who was frozen from the waist down, and walked behind her.

"Senior sister, you can't move... right? Let me help you!"

He slowly reached out, his fingertips probing toward her waist; he was very familiar with this kind of plot.

Ling Luochen finally couldn't hold it together; she snapped her eyes open, her tone laced with a hint of panic.

"Don't—!!!"