(Happy New Year, brothers!)
"If this fusion relied on brute force alone, it would be far too crude. Fortunately, I know a little contract magic, and can help you stabilize your foundations."
With that, he waved his staff and began chanting an ancient incantation.
The incantation's syllables were awkward and obscure, as though they came from another world. Yet as he chanted, a gigantic golden hexagram slowly rose beneath Su Chen's feet!
Under the magic circle's influence, Snow Empress's power no longer crashed around violently. Instead, it grew gentle and orderly, like spring water flowing from melting glaciers, slowly seeping into every limb and bone of Su Chen's body.
The fusion suddenly accelerated.
Who knew how much time had passed—
BOOM!!
An astonishing aura erupted from within Su Chen!
His Soul Power surged wildly like floodwaters bursting through a dam. It broke through a certain threshold, then kept rising, rising, and rising!
Level thirty-two... level thirty-three... level thirty-five... level thirty-eight... level forty!!
Level forty!
Su Chen's eyes flew open, disbelief flashing in his golden gaze.
"Level forty?!" His voice was hoarse with shock.
A full ten-level leap, from level thirty to level forty! And he was a Soul Master with an Ultimate Attribute, no less!
Ordinary Soul Masters with an Ultimate Attribute needed more than half a year just to go from level thirty-one to level thirty-two. But he... had shot straight from level thirty to level forty?!
That was an absurd leap!
"Thanks to our fusion, your Soul Power has undergone a qualitative leap." Snow Empress's voice carried a hint of weakness, but remained cool and clear. "However, once the fusion is complete, you'll still need to find your fourth Soul Ring yourself. I can only help you this far."
Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.
Su Chen clenched his fist, feeling