Whoosh!
A piercing eagle cry tore through the swirling snow, echoing high above the Far North.
A gigantic Cold Moon Snow Falcon, its entire body covered in snow-white feathers, had appeared.
She had been sheltered by Snow Empress since birth and had grown up in the Far North Ice Plains. Though her life was now drawing to a close, she still possessed all the bearing of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
The Cold Moon Snow Falcon circled overhead several times, then seemed to steel herself. Spreading her wings, she plunged toward Xu Tianyao.
The wind whipped up vast swathes of snow and ice. When she landed in front of Xu Tianyao, there was no hesitation left in her sharp eyes.
With Snow Empress's persuasion and Xu Tianyao's promise, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Cold Moon Snow Falcon ultimately chose to make a sacrifice.
In the next moment, a dazzling blood-red light suddenly burst forth.
Vast Soul Power surged into Xu Tianyao like a mighty flood.
The Cold Moon Snow Falcon's body gradually dissolved into specks of light, leaving behind a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring radiating a vast and imposing pressure. It slowly settled over the Bright Moon Martial Soul.
At the same time, an immense torrent of memories and power flowed into his body.
This Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring granted Xu Tianyao two powerful Soul Skills.
Bright Moon Martial Soul's first Soul Skill, Frost Moon-Chasing Slash!
The radiance of the Bright Moon condensed into a gigantic ice blade shaped like a crescent moon, which slashed outward.
Upon hitting its target, the ice blade would instantly shatter, sending countless frozen fragments sweeping across the area and dealing widespread frost damage.
Any enemy caught in the blast would be branded with a Moon Freeze Mark.
While the mark remained, the target's Soul Power circulation speed would drop by thirty-five percent, and the cold would also gnaw at their movements.
If used on a night bathed in moonlight, this Soul Skill's power would increase by an additional fifty percent, while its Soul Power consumption would be reduced by one-third!
Bright Moon's first Soul Skill, Bright Moon Storm Domain!
The instant the domain unfolded, countless elements of Ultimate Ice condensed into an ice and snow storm that covered a vast area.
The crystals of ice filling the sky became endless blades, attacking every hostile target within the domain.
Amid the storm, the Cold Moon Snow Falcon's sharp, drawn-out cries would ring out without pause, constantly interfering with and suppressing the enemy's mental power.
As the domain's master, Xu Tianyao would receive an all-around boost.
The power of all his ice-type Soul Skills would increase, while their Soul Power consumption would decrease.
At night, especially on a full-moon night, the domain's effects could even double again.
Feeling the power surging through him, Xu Tianyao slowly exhaled a breath of cold air.
Yet this was far from over.
As the Soul Ring finished fusing with him, two dazzling, crystalline lights shot out from where the Cold Moon Snow Falcon had disappeared.
Even Kong Deming's eyes widened at the sight.
Soul Bones!
Two of them!
One streak of light shot into Xu Tianyao's right leg.
It was a Hundred Thousand Year Storm Extreme Cold Right Leg Bone.
The other light did not enter his limbs or torso. Instead, it flew straight toward his right eye.
A flicker of icy-blue light later, it had fused completely with his right pupil.
It was none other than an exceedingly rare External Soul Bone—the Right Eye Pupil Bone!
Even Kong Deming, for all his experience, could not help but show a flicker of astonishment.
Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were already almost impossible to come by.
External Soul Bones were several times more precious than ordinary Soul Bones.
And this was a Hundred Thousand Year Pupil Bone perfectly suited to Xu Tianyao's attributes.
Such an absurdly good fortune was enough to make anyone envious.
Perhaps this was the favor of the world's will that the mysterious figure had spoken of.
At the same time, as the Soul Ring and Soul Bones finished fusing with him, Xu Tianyao's physical constitution and mental power underwent a transformation.
His Soul Power, too, grew at a frenzied rate. However, since his Sunlight Martial Soul had yet to obtain its third Soul Ring, much of that power was compressed and stored inside him, and his Soul Power Level had not yet visibly changed.
Even so, the aura emanating from him was far beyond what an ordinary Soul Elder could match.
Seeing this, the last of Kong Deming's worries finally vanished.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had willingly sacrificed herself.
Snow Empress's sincerity needed no further proof.
At the thought, his gaze toward Snow Empress softened, and even his stiff expression relaxed considerably.
After the Cold Moon Snow Falcon's sacrifice was complete,
it was finally Snow Empress's turn.
Xu Tianyao gave her a small nod, signaling that everything was ready.
Snow Empress fell silent for a moment, then slowly swept her icy-blue eyes over Xu Tianyao and Kong Deming.
In the end, she left them with just one sentence. "Humans, I hope you'll keep your promise."
With that, Snow Empress took a step forward.
In an instant, the snow and wind blanketing the sky seemed to heed her summons and surged once more.
The cold wind howled, and dark clouds covered the heavens.
The power of ice and snow within hundreds of miles frantically converged here.
Snow Empress stood at the heart of the blizzard, like a goddess who commanded the ice and snow of the world.
A crystalline, icy-blue rune flew out of her body.
Then came a second, a third, a fourth...
With every rune that appeared, Snow Empress's body grew a little more translucent.
This was no loss of power. Snow Empress was slowly stripping away the most fundamental imprints of her life, one by one.
When the seventh rune appeared, Snow Empress's figure vanished completely.
Only seven icy-blue runes, radiating a sacred aura, remained suspended in the air, still emanating the aura of the Heavenly Snow Woman.
Then an endless torrent of ice and snow converged upon them.
Layer upon layer of ice formed, encasing the seven runes.
From afar, it looked like an enormous cocoon of ice and snow.
Time passed slowly. The ice cocoon continued to shrink and condense, finally becoming an icy-blue crystal core suspended between heaven and earth.
The crystal core radiated a sacred, boundless aura, as though a new life were gestating within it.
Xu Tianyao and Kong Deming stood quietly where they were, making no sound.
Even Kong Deming, a Limit Douluo-level powerhouse, was overcome with astonishment.
A seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast reincarnating in human form—throughout the history of the continent, few could have been fortunate enough to witness such a sight.
The seconds and minutes slipped by, and a whole day passed unnoticed.
At last, a crack appeared on the surface of the icy-blue crystal core.
Crack! A crisp sound of shattering rang out, and the crystal core broke apart completely.
A hazy, mysterious doorway slowly emerged between heaven and earth.
As the two watched, a slender figure stepped out of the doorway, one step at a time.
She was a young girl who looked no older than twelve or thirteen.
Her icy-blue hair fell to her waist, and her skin was as crystalline and white as snow.
Her exquisitely beautiful features seemed like the most perfect work of art in the world.
She wore a long icy-blue dress and stood barefoot in midair.
The snow and wind circled around her of their own accord, as though welcoming their sovereign's return.
The girl looked down, her icy-blue eyes calm as water.
Xu Tianyao was the first to break the silence. He stepped forward, held out his hand to Snow Empress, and smiled. "Congratulations, Snow Empress. Your transformation is complete!"
Only then did Kong Deming belatedly step forward a few paces. Looking at the girl before him, he said with a sigh, "Who would have thought that the seventy-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Snow Woman, the foremost of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, would become a little girl?"
"Don't worry. This old man will keep his promise. As long as you don't harm Tianyao or do anything to threaten the Sun Moon Empire, I won't make things difficult for you!"
"Snow Maiden, on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire, I welcome you!"
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