Ice God Twin Lotus

Ling Tianchen killed the Ice Swift Bird. After casually dispersing the soul ring that was about to form, he woke his unconscious parents and sister.

"Huh? What just happened? Why are we lying on the ground?"

Ling An rubbed his bleary eyes, clearly still unable to remember what had happened earlier.

"Tianchen, are you all right? Where's the Snow Empress? She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

The first thing Ling Luochan did upon waking was grab his shoulders and check him over.

"I'm fine, Sister Luochan."

Ling Tianchen replied helplessly. Was his sister being a little too overprotective of her little brother?

Just then, a timid voice suddenly sounded within his sea of consciousness.

"Cough, cough... Master, Xiao Bao has something to say, though I don't know whether I should say it."

"Spit it out."

Ling Tianchen said flatly.

"And from now on, don't eavesdrop on my conversations with my family without my permission. Do it again, and I'll permanently block you off."

Xiao Bao immediately shrank back.

"Please calm your anger, Master! This is something that will benefit both you and your sister. Xiao Bao has devoted all its thoughts to you!"

"Get to the point!"

"Please calm your anger, Master. With Xiao Bao's treasure-seeking ability, I discovered more than just that hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus. In Ice God Lake in the Far North, I also discovered a ten-thousand-year Ice God Lotus. It's even a pair of twin lotuses growing from the same stem. If two ice-attributed soul masters use them together, they will surely form a wondrous connection and may even develop a martial soul fusion skill."

As it spoke, it secretly glanced at Ling Luochan, then chuckled.

"Xiao Bao saw how close Master and your sister are, so wasn't it trying to give Master a little push and help you take things a step further?"

"She's my actual sister. How exactly are we supposed to take things a step further? Xiao Bao, is there something wrong with your brain?"

The Treasure Beast merely chuckled without answering.

"So, if it's such an amazing thing, why aren't you getting it yourself?"

Xiao Bao immediately shrank back again.

"Master, it isn't that Xiao Bao is cowardly. Ice God Lake is said to be the place formed from the Ice God's divine body, and it still contains true divine power. If one rashly enters, it could very well alert the God Realm."

"This is a place connected to the inheritance of a first-class god. No matter how arrogant Xiao Bao may be, it wouldn't dare gamble its life."

Ling Tianchen glanced at it.

"Didn't you just see through my identity and even try to possess me? If you could tell, would the God Kings of the God Realm be unable to?"

"That's an injustice!"

Xiao Bao immediately protested.

"At the time, Xiao Bao only saw the incomparably pure power of creation within Master's body, as well as the aura of the True Phoenix bloodline. I never discovered the Genesis Godhood."

"And with those two things alone, Master is guaranteed to reach the level of a first-class god in the future. Xiao Bao thought that, rather than continue hiding everywhere, it would be better to change identities, become a human soul master, and cultivate all the way to godhood. Wouldn't that be carefree?"

At this point, it hurriedly added:

"But things are different now. The Genesis Godhood within Master's body already possesses the authority to simulate all things. Combined with Xiao Bao's Myriad Simulation, as long as Master does not actively expose the aura of the Genesis Godhood, even if a God King from the God Realm sends down a strand of divine sense, they won't notice anything unusual."

"After all, divine sense is greatly weakened when probing across planes. Seeing through the Genesis Godhood's disguise directly is nearly impossible."

Ling Tianchen fell silent for a moment, a thoughtful look gradually appearing in his eyes.

If what Xiao Bao said was true, then it was indeed worth making the trip.

If he could successfully obtain that ten-thousand-year Ice God Twin Lotus, not only could his foundation advance further, but Ling Luochan would also undergo a true transformation.

But not now. Though he did not know where Ice God Lake was, it was likely very close to the territories of the Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

Even if he could successfully sneak in now, if he triggered the restriction left behind by the Ice God and drew the Ice Empress or Snow Empress over, then with his current strength, escaping with his life would probably be nothing more than a fantasy.

Opportunities were important, but he needed to be alive to claim them.

With that thought, Ling Tianchen temporarily buried the idea deep in his heart.

"Tianchen, why are you suddenly spacing out? Did the Snow Empress scare you silly?"

Ling Luochan gently shook his shoulders.

"I'm fine, Sis. That Snow Empress was probably just passing by. Someone at her level couldn't be bothered to attack us. She took one look and left."

"Also, I've already absorbed my first soul ring."

As his words fell, he activated Myriad Simulation. A yellow soul ring slowly rose from beneath his feet, pulsing quietly behind him.

"That's wonderful! Tianchen is a real soul master now."

Ling Luochan's eyes lit up, and she could not help asking curiously, "Tianchen, what is your first soul skill?"

Asking about another person's soul skills was a major taboo, but given that they were siblings, there was naturally no need to worry about that.

"My first soul skill is called Ice Mirror Domain. Anyone who enters the area covered by the ice mirror will be frozen."

A crystalline ice mirror with a radius of barely one meter slowly spread beneath his feet. Its surface was smooth as glass and gave off wisps of cold air.

In truth, he had merely compressed the Ice Phoenix's innate domain into an extremely small area and disguised it as a soul skill.

"That sounds pretty good. Let your sister test its power."

Ling Luochan was immediately intrigued.

"Ice Armor Protection."

A layer of crystalline ice armor swiftly covered her entire body. Then she raised a foot, preparing to step into the ice mirror.

Ling Tianchen's expression changed slightly. Almost at the same moment she stepped forward, he waved his hand and dispersed the ice mirror.

Sister Luochan, you really have no sense of danger. If I hadn't held back, this domain compressed to the extreme would definitely have given you frostbite that couldn't be treated.

As for that layer of ice armor... before ultimate ice, it was probably no different from paper. Not to mention, he could even make the ice elements turn against her.

"Huh? Why did you put it away?"

Ling Tianchen gave a dry cough and explained as though nothing had happened:

"I just awakened my martial soul, so I'm still not skilled enough at controlling my soul skill. I can't even control how long it lasts. Let me get used to it for a few days before I let you test it, Sis."

As he spoke, he even patted his head in mock frustration, as though he had nearly forgotten.

Ling Luochan did not suspect anything and merely nodded with some regret.

"By the way, Sister Luochan, since Mom and Dad have a martial soul fusion skill, should we try and see if we have one too?"

He wanted to confirm the intended users of the Ice God Twin Lotus beforehand. If he and his sister had a martial soul fusion skill, then he would need to find someone else.

"But... even twins don't have a particularly high chance of developing a martial soul fusion skill. We aren't twins, so our chances of success should be even lower, right?"

Ling Luochan was clearly hesitant, and there was even a trace of inner conflict in her expression.

"Come on, trying won't hurt."

Seeing the expectant look on his face, Ling Luochan finally nodded gently.

"All right..."

The moment she agreed, Ling Tianchen instinctively opened his arms and assumed a posture for a hug.

Ling Luochan froze for a moment, then could not help laughing.

"Tianchen, what are you doing?"

"Aren't we trying a martial soul fusion skill?"

Ling Tianchen blinked, looking completely justified.

"Dummy. Who starts by hugging?"

Ling Luochan extended a slender finger and lightly tapped his forehead.

"First, we release our martial souls, then face our palms toward each other and try to blend our soul power, confirming whether we can resonate. Or are you saying... you wanted to skip all the steps?"

Ling Tianchen immediately felt somewhat awkward.

"Cough, so that's how it works. I've learned something."