Then the white began to deepen.
Pale purple.
Deep purple.
Black.
Both of their expressions relaxed a little.
The Ice Empress's lips moved as she murmured, "Did it... succeed?"
The Snow Empress answered softly, "It seems so."
But the transformation did not stop.
A sheen began to spread across the black soul ring's surface. Its color continued to change, finally taking on a faint red tint before settling completely.
Both drew sharp breaths. It really was a Ninety Thousand Year Soul Ring!
A mere Soul Emperor possessed a Ninety Thousand Year Soul Ring. Just what kind of existence was this soul spirit?
What they did not know, however, was that it was not the soul spirit that had enabled Qian Renxue to withstand a ninety-thousand-year soul ring.
Rather, cultivating the Six Treasury Immortal Thief and repeatedly tempering her body with immortal herbs had made her physique extraordinarily powerful, strong enough to withstand a ninety-thousand-year soul ring.
Qian Renxue opened her eyes. Fierce fluctuations of soul power surged around her, climbing higher and higher. A few seconds later, they subsided. Irrepressible delight appeared on her face as she turned toward Yang Xing, her eyes shining like flecks of gold.
"Master! My soul power shot straight up to level sixty-seven!"
The residual medicinal power of the two great immortal herbs, combined with the ninety-thousand-year Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi's soul ring, had saved her more than half the cultivation time she would have needed at the Soul Emperor stage.
The Ice Empress no longer had any attention to spare for anything else. She stepped forward, undisguised urgency on her face.
"Where is the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi?"
Qian Renxue glanced back at the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress, then turned her gaze to Yang Xing.
Yang Xing nodded.
Qian Renxue faced the Ice Empress