The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In the stillness, two extreme currents of ice and fire slowly flowed. Cold and heat intertwined, giving rise to layer upon layer of hazy mist.
Within this peerless treasure ground, a crisp system notification suddenly rang through Ao Yin's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Yin-Yang Protective Divine Aura successfully activated!]
Hum—
Faint Yin-Yang Soul Power burst from Ao Yin's body, gently yet forcefully coursing through every meridian.
The young man's upright figure slowly rose into the air and came to rest above the heart of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The two pillars of light that had startled the entire Sunset Forest and shot into the heavens had not been some natural phenomenon. They were the immense disturbance caused by Ao Yin absorbing the Yin-Yang Origin here and tempering his Divine Aura and flesh.
The dazzling pillars slowly faded. Every last glimmer of light in the sky returned and sank into Ao Yin's body.
A moment later, Ao Yin slowly opened his eyes.
His dark eyes were clear and deep. All traces of exhaustion and injury had vanished, leaving only a steady, commanding presence.
He stretched and stepped slowly out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his upright figure fully revealed within the Secret Realm.
After an entire night of extreme tempering, aided by the well's peerless power, Ao Yin's body had undergone a transformation as profound as shedding his old skin and bones.
His skin now bore a tempered bronze sheen. His body looked cast from refined steel, its contours clean and fluid, every inch of muscle brimming with strength.
His perfectly proportioned muscles were neither bulky nor showy, yet they concealed a terrifying explosive force that could sweep aside anything in its path.
Ao Yin slowly