Evolution and Sudden Upheaval

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan's expression remained unchanged as the fourth Spirit Ring beneath her feet suddenly lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Moon Lock!"

The next instant, a bright full moon appeared above her head. Endless moonlight poured down, weaving into a dense, boundless net of light that instantly sealed off the hundred-meter area around the Frost Shadow Void Rabbit.

The moment the net of light descended, the majestic pressure of a Soul Douluo spread out with a boom, nearly freezing the air solid.

The Frost Shadow Void Rabbit, which had been preparing to teleport away again, suddenly froze, as though it had been sealed within amber.

Yet moments later, dense spatial ripples abruptly erupted around the imprisoned Frost Shadow Void Rabbit, and countless tiny spatial cracks, sharp as blades, bloomed layer upon layer.

Due to the enormous gap in cultivation, the spatial cracks failed to sever the moonlight net, but they still forcibly tore open a tiny gap in it.

Seizing that fleeting opportunity, the Frost Shadow Void Rabbit teleported repeatedly, flashing away and darting over a thousand meters in an instant.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan's face remained as calm as ever. If an eight-thousand-year soul beast could escape from her grasp, then she had lived her life as a Soul Douluo for nothing!

It would be as absurd and laughable as claiming that a Soul King could escape from a Titled Douluo!

With a light tap of her toes against the air, Zhang Lexuan drifted after it. Her immense spiritual power firmly locked onto the fleeing Frost Shadow Void Rabbit, and her fifth Spirit Ring lit up in turn.

"Fifth Soul Skill—Moon Fall!"

High in the sky, a golden crescent moon formed instantly before splitting into countless tiny moon blades, which crashed down in a cascade of chilling light.

This time, the completely locked-on Frost Shadow Void Rabbit had nowhere to dodge and nowhere to flee. It could only hastily raise a silver-blue spatial barrier.

Unfortunately, under the vast gap in cultivation, that seemingly sturdy barrier shattered in an instant before the rain of moon blades.

As a golden moon blade pierced through the Frost Shadow Void Rabbit's abdomen and nailed it firmly to the snowy ground, all the remaining moon blades vanished in midair.

"Jiang Nannan, do it!"

Hearing this, Jiang Nannan, who had rushed over close behind, did not dare delay. She stepped forward and cleanly delivered the finishing blow.

Watching the deep-purple Spirit Ring slowly rise from the Frost Shadow Void Rabbit's corpse, Lin Yan first looked toward Zhang Lexuan and thanked her softly with a smile. "Thank you for stepping in, Sister Lexuan."

When Zhang Lexuan shook her head to indicate that it was nothing, Lin Yan turned to Jiang Nannan and asked warmly, "Jiang Nannan, are you ready?"

Jiang Nannan took a deep breath and nodded with a resolute gaze. "I'm ready!"

Lin Yan swiftly fixed his eyes on a nearby ice hill, raised his hand, and used flames to break through the ice, quickly carving out a sealed, windproof ice cave on the spot.

The three of them brought the Frost Shadow Void Rabbit into the ice cave. Lin Yan carefully instructed, "Don't be nervous. Steady your mind and refine the Spirit Ring step by step."

"With the strength of your body now, you can fully withstand this Spirit Ring's power. Besides, Sister Lexuan and I are watching over you. If anything really goes wrong, we'll step in."

"Mm!"

Under Lin Yan's reassuring gaze, Jiang Nannan sat cross-legged and guided the Spirit Ring hovering in midair slowly toward herself.

The deep-purple Spirit Ring enveloped her body, and its vast, violent energy continuously surged into her body through her meridians.

The enormous impact of that energy made her body shudder violently, and a fine layer of cold sweat instantly covered her forehead.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end. After roughly the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the violent energy gradually calmed, and Jiang Nannan's tense expression slowly relaxed.

Standing guard beside her, Lin Yan focused intently. Once he confirmed that her condition had stabilized, the worry hanging in his heart finally eased.

Lin Yan had always been generous toward those around him.

Although Jiang Nannan could not cultivate his Twelve Forms Body Forging Art because it required the support of corresponding flame power,

that was not difficult for Lin Yan, who had experience creating cultivation methods. Once one principle was understood, the rest followed naturally. Back then, he had quickly combined Jiang Nannan's physique and Martial Soul characteristics to devise a personalized body-forging martial art for her.

At the same time, Jiang Nannan's current meditation technique had naturally also come from Lin Yan.

With all those advantages, it would have been strange if she could not successfully absorb even a nine-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

Watching Jiang Nannan refine the Spirit Ring, Zhang Lexuan could not help but sigh inwardly.

When she had first learned of the target age for Jiang Nannan's fourth Spirit Ring, she had tried to dissuade her. Now, it seemed that she was the one who could no longer keep up with the times!

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already deep into the night.

As the Spirit Ring fully merged into her body, Jiang Nannan slowly opened her eyes.

However, just as she was about to speak, a dazzling silver-white light suddenly burst from her body and formed a cocoon of light.

"The Martial Soul mutation has begun!"

Seeing this, delight instantly flashed in Lin Yan's eyes.

Brilliant silver-white radiance wrapped around Jiang Nannan's body layer by layer. A moment later, as the light gradually faded, the phantom of an entirely new Martial Soul quietly appeared behind her.

The originally pink Soft Bone Rabbit had shed its crimson hue, its entire body now covered in snowy-white silver fur. Its ears had become longer and more slender, their tips adorned with several pink-blue streaks. Its body had shrunk slightly, making it appear even more nimble and exquisite.

Most strangely, its once furry limbs were now covered in a layer of fine silver-white scales. With every light step, faint spatial ripples continuously flowed beneath its feet.

Witnessing these changes, Lin Yan's thoughts raced, and he instantly understood the true nature of this mutation and evolution.

Jiang Nannan's first three Spirit Rings had respectively come from a Soft Bone Rabbit, a Void Breaking Rabbit, and a Dragon Scale Rabbit that possessed dragon blood and had mutated to gain spatial attributes.

Combined with the appearance of her Martial Soul now, it was not difficult to see that this mutation and evolution had taken spatial attributes as its core, merging all the traits brought by the four Spirit Rings before finally transforming into its current form.

Jiang Nannan carefully sensed the earth-shaking changes in her Martial Soul. A moment later, a bright, delighted smile blossomed on her face.

With a thought, the Martial Soul phantom merged into her body. Her figure flashed, and she instantly threw herself into Lin Yan's arms.

"Brother! I did it! My Martial Soul really mutated and evolved! Your theory was right!"

Jiang Nannan tightly wrapped both arms around Lin Yan's waist. Her voice was filled with uncontrollable joy and excitement, while the love in her eyes as she looked at him nearly overflowed.

Hearing this, Lin Yan was finally completely at ease. Smiling, he raised a hand and rubbed her golden hair. "How do you feel now?"

"I feel better than ever!"

"My evolved Martial Soul has not only completely mastered the power of space, but my explosive strength, resilience, and physical strength have all improved tremendously as well!"

"And because of the Martial Soul mutation, several of my earlier Soul Skills have also been strengthened this time!"

After speaking with boundless delight, Jiang Nannan looked up at Lin Yan and said sweetly:

"Brother, give my new Martial Soul a name. Without you, it never would have been born!"

Facing Jiang Nannan's watery eyes, Lin Yan did not refuse. There was no need for formalities between them...

"Silver Void Dragon Rabbit."

"Let's call it the Silver Void Dragon Rabbit."

Jiang Nannan silently repeated the name once, then nodded happily. "It sounds great! From now on, my Martial Soul will be called the Silver Void Dragon Rabbit!"

Watching the intimate appearance of the two, the shock on Zhang Lexuan's face gradually faded.

After personally witnessing this miraculous Martial Soul Evolution, Zhang Lexuan quietly found herself harboring a few indescribable feelings toward Lin Yan, the "culprit" who had created it all.

Suppressing the turbulent thoughts in her heart, Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and said softly, "Congratulations, Jiang Nannan, on your successful Martial Soul Evolution."

Jiang Nannan hurriedly slipped out of Lin Yan's arms. Her cheeks were flushed as she smiled somewhat shyly. "Thank you too, Sister Lexuan, for helping us on this trip!"

Seeing that the purpose of their journey had been successfully accomplished, they did not linger and set off toward the edge of the Far North.

However, before the three had gone very far, a green pillar of light suddenly shot into the sky from the direction of the Far North Core Zone, connecting heaven and earth.

At the same time, an ear-splitting roar suddenly came from the Far North's Core Zone, echoing through heaven and earth like thunder.

"Human! You deserve to die!!!"

The roar carried overwhelming fury as it swept across the entire Far North.

The next moment, another voice, clear yet similarly suppressing its rage, carried over from the distant Core Zone.

"By my command, all those of the Far North! Seal off the Far North and forbid any human from leaving!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan's expression changed drastically. He stared fixedly toward the Far North Core Zone, his eyes filled with gravity. "That voice... was it the Ice and Snow Emperors?!"

Zhang Lexuan, who also knew something of the Far North, had her expression darken abruptly.

Who had entered the Core Zone and enraged those two?!

Just then, several violent explosions rang out again from the direction of the Core Zone.

Immediately afterward, a terrifying pressure swept over from the Core Zone, pressing down on the three like a mountain and making it hard to breathe!

Lin Yan's heart tightened. He grabbed Jiang Nannan's hand and said to Zhang Lexuan in a grave voice, "Go!"

"Leave the Far North immediately!"