Buzz—
An aura far more terrifying than before spread out, freezing the space of the entire Shrek City.
Accompanied by a dragon's roar that exploded in everyone's minds, the enormous dragon body once covered in icy-blue patterns began to shimmer with flowing white mist.
The swirling wind and snow across the sky suddenly converged upon the dragon's body and melted away.
The majestic thousand-meter dragon body visibly shrank and condensed.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, the light slowly faded, and the giant dragon that had occupied the heavens was gone.
A tall young girl stood quietly in midair.
Her eyes were closed. She wore a fitted combat dress woven from icy white and dark blue, its hem edged with delicate ice-crystal patterns.
Her light gray hair fell loosely to her waist, several stray strands resting against her fair, exquisite cheeks.
Behind her, a pair of mostly folded translucent ice wings, their edges covered in ice-crystal patterns, trembled faintly, making her seem all the more beautiful.
Looking at the girl before him, Xiling moved closer. A sincere smile slowly appeared on his lips. Just as he had thought, it really worked.
"From now on, your name is Bella."
"Bel... la...?" The girl slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils were a clear, crystalline ice blue, and her gaze was indifferent and cold. Yet the instant she saw Xiling, her eyes softened.
This sudden development left the entire scene dead silent. Below, the Sea God Pavilion elders, who had been injured and were meditating to recover while Ya Li treated them, stared in utter disbelief.
Only Yun Ming's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He could not sense the slightest aura from the girl before him, as if the dragon that had radiated overwhelming might moments ago had not been her at all.
A being