As time passed, the snowflakes that had grown larger were drawn together and began to attract one another. At last, under countless watchful eyes, an icy path paved with innumerable enormous crystalline snowflakes condensed into shape. The path began at Qing Lin, whose eyes were tightly shut, and ended at the remnant soul of the Spirit Emperor, who was fiercely battling Yan Jin!
"High-tier Heaven Rank, Momentary Frost and Snow!"
The corners of Qing Lin's exquisite face suddenly curved upward into a cool, faint smile. Then, her crimson lips parted slightly, and she gently blew at the crystalline path before her.
Qing Lin's movement was exceedingly gentle, as though she feared the crystal path would shatter if she moved too heavily. But after that breath, everything changed!
That seemingly gentle breath was like a pebble cast into a tranquil lake, touching the first enormous crystalline snowflake nearest Qing Lin. The snowflake seemed to be granted life in an instant, giving a small twitch. Then, a precise chain reaction was triggered. The second snowflake responded, followed by the third, the fourth... The "spirituality" contained within that frigid breath raced onward.
The icy current traveled through the path of snowflakes at an incomparably swift speed. Almost the instant Qing Lin exhaled, it had crossed the vast distance and reached its destination.
Every snowflake touched by the icy-blue stream of light erupted with a dazzling blue-white radiance. They no longer drifted through the air, instead spinning inward around the remnant soul of the Spirit Emperor. Countless enormous crystalline snowflakes layered over one another, instantly forming a crystal vortex that continuously compressed inward.
Crack, crack, crack—
A string of freezing sounds suddenly rang out.
With the remnant soul of the Spirit Emperor at its center, the space within a hundred feet was completely frozen