Reborn, Third Martial Soul: Ice Dragon King!

As the Ice Empress finished speaking, an ice-blue halo instantly erupted around her, radiating waves of biting cold.

Following the method Sky Dream Ice Worm had planned in advance, she slowly closed her eyes. Her massive Ice Jade Empress Scorpion body began to fade, transforming into a concentrated orb of Ultimate Ice energy that drifted slowly toward the center of Cao Longyan's brow.

Sky Dream Ice Worm had long since carved out a vacant martial soul slot for Cao Longyan, waiting precisely for the Ice Empress to transform into this third martial soul.

With Electrolux's assistance, the Ice Empress's soul manifested as an ice-blue orb, entering Cao Longyan's spiritual sea and landing beside Sky Dream Ice Worm in her guardian spirit beast form.

"Bingbing, we can actually take on human forms, you know."

Sky Dream Ice Worm immediately shifted into his human form, preparing to snuggle up to the Ice Empress, who had yet to grasp the situation.

"Tian Meng, stay away from me! I'm not that close to you! Don't think I don't know what's going on inside that big worm brain of yours!"

The Ice Empress maintained her Ice Jade Empress Scorpion form and whipped her tail at Sky Dream Ice Worm once more. Caught off guard, he went flying backward, landing headfirst in a pathetic heap, seeing stars and spinning in confusion.

At the same time, the 400,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion torso bone, left behind after the Ice Empress sacrificed her physical body, hovered slowly before Cao Longyan.

Cao Longyan shook off his exhaustion and regained consciousness. Sensing the changes in his spiritual sea and seeing the Ice Empress's torso bone before him, he realized they had succeeded.

This was a spirit bone containing the power of a 400,000-year-old fierce beast. For an ordinary person like him, currently devoid of any spirit power, the absorption process was immensely difficult. Yet, there was no fear in his eyes—only a resolute will.

He would be reborn from the ashes!

"Master, don't worry, we'll help you!"

Sky Dream Ice Worm's voice rang out, channeling his spiritual power to lead the way in guiding the Ice Empress's spirit bone into Cao Longyan's body.

Electrolux's necromantic aura followed closely behind, smoothing out his chaotic spiritual meridians.

The Ice Empress guided the spirit bone's energy, allowing it to seep slowly into his limbs and bones.

With the combined assistance of the three, Cao Longyan gritted his teeth. Relying on a willpower far exceeding that of an ordinary person, he endured the impact of the 400,000-year spirit bone's energy. Every inch of his meridians was being nourished by the Ultimate Ice, yet simultaneously stretched by the massive energy. The interweaving of excruciating pain and relief made his body tremble uncontrollably, but he never gave up.

Time passed, and finally, the 400,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion torso bone was successfully fused!

Cao Longyan slowly opened his eyes, a faint glimmer flashing in their depths. He raised his hands and looked down; a pale blue light danced across his palms.

This was... spirit power!

He... he had regained his spirit power!

He sensed his condition carefully; his spirit power level was just over thirty. Although it was far from his previous peak of forty-nine, his excitement far surpassed how he felt when he had first reached that peak.

Just as Cao Longyan was immersed in the joy of regaining his power, a flash of light appeared on his right hand, and a dull, ordinary-looking staff emerged.

The golden dragon patterns that had vanished from the staff reappeared. Though the overall appearance remained dim and it could not yet be wielded, it had shed its mundane look and once again exuded a sense of dominance.

The Ten Halls of Yama martial soul was recovering?!

Although he still couldn't do anything with it, this was a good start.

Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and the other guardian spirits showed no signs of waking; the fireball in his spiritual sea merely emitted a faint glow once more.

However, a weak white flame separated from it, though no one noticed.

The next second, the Fire Dragon King bloodline within Cao Longyan began to awaken, triggered by the reappearance of the dragon patterns on the Ten Halls of Yama!

Blazing golden dragon power surged forth, colliding and merging with the newly awakened Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul. There was no rejection; instead, they formed a marvelous balance.

Ultimate Ice and scorching dragon power intertwined, gradually enveloping the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul. The phantom of the martial soul began to fluctuate violently. Within its icy blue hue, faint golden dragon patterns emerged, and its form underwent a quiet transformation.

The original scorpion tail turned into a slender dragon tail, the pincers became sharp dragon claws, and two upright dragon horns sprouted from the dragon head.

Ultimately, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul evolved completely, transforming into an Ice Dragon King martial soul—icy blue in color, wreathed in golden dragon patterns, radiating overwhelming dragon might and bone-chilling cold!

Simultaneously, the Ice Empress within the spiritual sea underwent a metamorphosis of her own; her original Ice Jade Empress Scorpion form shifted into that of an Ice Jade Empress Dragon.

"This... this is..."

The Ice Empress's voice was filled with shock. She stared at the Ice Dragon King martial soul within Cao Longyan's body, then felt the surging power and her own evolved form, her eyes widening in disbelief.

To actually fuse the Ultimate Ice with the Dragon King bloodline and evolve into an Ice Dragon King martial soul—even she had evolved into an Ice Jade Empress Dragon as a result... She truly hadn't chosen wrong!

The Ice Empress felt increasingly grateful for her decision. The potential hidden within this seemingly ordinary human was terrifying; even at level thirty, his future achievements were likely immeasurable.

Moreover, she could feel that his original power was even greater; if he recovered it, that would be...

As she thought, the image of the Snow Empress involuntarily flashed through her mind.

I wonder how Xue'er is doing... I wonder if she can survive the next lightning tribulation...

If Xue'er knew of his existence, would she make the same choice as I did?

"Bingbing, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing that there was nothing to do, Sky Dream Ice Worm sidled up to the Ice Empress again, looking at her as she frowned with a vacant expression.

"Nothing."

The Ice Empress sighed, shook her head, and pushed her thoughts aside.

"Bingbing, don't be so distant. Just tell me. Given our relationship, telling me isn't..."

Before Sky Dream Ice Worm could finish, the Ice Empress whipped her tail and sent him flying again—only this time, it was a dragon tail.

"Tian Meng!"

At this moment, Cao Longyan could no longer hold on.

Having continuously absorbed a 400,000-year spirit bone, awakened a third martial soul, restored the Ten Halls of Yama martial soul, and awakened the Fire Dragon King bloodline, this series of actions had long since completely overdrawn his mental power. His vision went black, his body collapsed straight to the ground, and he fell into a deep slumber.

Fortunately, within his spiritual sea, Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Worm, and Electrolux were unharmed. They helped mask all of his aura and firmly maintained his vital signs, preventing any external entities from detecting his existence.

A day and a night passed quietly. When the first ray of dawn pierced through the ice crevice and spilled onto Cao Longyan, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he awoke, a familiar sense of power surged into his heart; though not exactly surging, it was real and stable.

So, everything from yesterday was not a dream!

This feeling of spirit power returning, this familiar strength—it was truly comfortable!

Cao Longyan slowly stood up and stretched his limbs, sensing the unfamiliar aura of spirit power flowing within his body; it was the aura of Ultimate Ice.

He looked at his left hand, where the totem of the Ice Dragon King faintly emerged, and activated the third martial soul he had just awakened.

Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, possess!

In an instant, ice-blue light surged, dragon might billowed, and an extreme chill swept across the surroundings. The snow within dozens of meters instantly solidified into ice, and even the air was frozen into ice crystals.

However, the dragon transformation he had imagined did not occur.

Yet, Cao Longyan's appearance underwent a heaven-shaking transformation.

His originally fiery red short hair turned into long, ice-blue hair, his originally scorching red eyes turned into deep blue ones, and even the breath he exhaled carried a bone-chilling cold. Surrounded by a faint icy mist, he looked like an emperor who had walked out of an ice field—cold, stern, and domineering.

"Is this the power of the Ice Dragon King martial soul..."

Cao Longyan murmured softly. He raised his hand and flicked it, and a stream of ice-blue dragon breath gushed out, landing on a nearby ice rock and instantly freezing it into powder.

Just then, a strange power surged from the Ice Dragon King martial soul, wrapping around his entire body. With him as the center, the temperature within a hundred-meter radius plummeted. A thick layer of ice formed on the ground, complex ice patterns emerged upon it, and the pressure of a unique domain quietly spread outward.

Extreme Cold Domain, awaken!