The ice silkworm's body trembled as if electrified. It hurriedly cried, "Don't... don't kill me! You're only a level 93 Title Douluo right now. I'm a 990,000-year Soul Beast—my Soul Ring's energy will make you explode!"
Qian Xunyi sneered as he approached Tian Meng. "You don't need to worry about that for me."
Tian Meng shifted backward, trying to find an opportunity to activate his abilities and escape, but the clone had sealed off every route of retreat. Driven by a powerful survival instinct, Tian Meng thought of a solution. "Don't, don't kill me. I can sacrifice myself to you and become your Wisdom Soul Ring..."
"There's no need for that." Qian Xunyi condensed his Soul Power into a gigantic purple-gold palm and seized the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. In an instant, he crushed him apart, and a brilliant golden Soul Ring nearly a million years old emerged.
Qian Xunyi drew the Soul Ring over and absorbed it.
Half a day later, after Tian Meng's Soul Ring had been fully absorbed, Qian Xunyi's Soul Power Level naturally rose from level 92 to level 94.
The second Soul Ring of the Heavenly Overlord Body unlocked the Pixiu Divine Form, as well as the Bing Secret Technique among the Nine Secret Techniques.
The Douluo version of the Bing Secret Technique worked like this: it could seize another person's weapon, even their weapon Martial Soul, and wield the power of that Martial Soul. It was the nemesis of all weapon Martial Souls!
After unlocking this Secret Technique, Qian Xunyi could already envision many practical situations.
For example, suppose Qian Xunyi brought Chrysanthemum Ghost to fight Ning Fengzhi and the Sword and Bone Douluo, but Qian Xunyi could not act personally or use his own Martial Soul.
He could instead use the Bing Secret Technique to snatch Ning Fengzhi's Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, then use the Seven Treasure Exquisite Pagoda's support-type soul skills on Chrysanthemum Ghost. Because the Martial Soul remained linked to its original owner, Ning Fengzhi would bear the Soul Power consumption, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo would receive the enhancement, and the Sword and Bone Douluo would be the ones getting beaten.
He could also seize Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Seven Killings Sword, consume Chen Xin's Soul Power, use Chen Xin's soul skills, and strike Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi.
Of course, he could also snatch Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer, detonate all nine of Tang Hao's Soul Rings, and unleash the mighty Great Sumeru Hammer, with Tang Hao shouldering the side effects from beginning to end.
Afterward, Qian Xunyi found two Soul Bones on the corpses of the Ice Empress and Tian Meng: a 380,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Left Arm Bone and a 990,000-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Head Soul Bone.
After putting away the two Soul Bones, Qian Xunyi headed deeper into the Far North Ice Plains.
Although he could not fuse with Soul Bones, Qian Xunyi could still activate his Soul Power and release the aura of the Ice Empress's Soul Bone, making it as conspicuous as a raised torch in the night.
The Soul Bone's aura drew in an enraged avenger.
An aura of wrath was approaching.
The blizzard became even more violent, and the icy-blue chill grew sharper. Purple-gold Soul Power surged from Qian Xunyi's body, blocking the Ultimate Ice's Soul Power outside.
Closer—
The cocoon-like blizzard was torn apart. It was as though heaven and earth had frozen over. At the center of that frozen, frigid world, Qian Xunyi saw the newcomer.
The true ruler of the Far North, the 680,000-year Heavenly Snow Woman—the Snow Empress.
The Snow Empress's gaze carried coldness, hatred, and killing intent. Looking at the Soul Bone in Qian Xunyi's hand, she said with icy murderous intent, "Human, you killed Bing'er—"
Qian Xunyi put away the Ice Empress's Soul Bone and said, "As you can see, she is now my first Soul Ring. And you, Snow Empress, will become my third Soul Ring. I'll take you with me to become a god."
"Dream on. Pay for Bing'er's life." The Snow Empress immediately attacked, using one of the Snow Empress's Three Ultimates—Emperor Palm—and struck at him.
Two Soul Rings lit up beneath Qian Xunyi. Upon those two brilliant golden rings were inscribed two unique characters: Lin and Bing! He used no soul skill at all, merely throwing a punch.
Fist and palm collided... The purple-gold fist instantly crushed the icy palm and blasted toward the Snow Empress without holding back.
"How is that possible..." The Snow Empress hastily mobilized her Soul Power and barely dodged the fatal strike. The ground where she had stood immediately collapsed, leaving behind a massive fist mark.
"If I had just arrived in the Far North, dealing with you might have taken some effort. But now, I'm a level 94 Title Douluo." Qian Xunyi looked at the Snow Empress calmly and confidently. "Just become my Soul Ring. I'll take you with me to become a god."
Amid her overwhelming hatred, the Snow Empress was also speechless. She was a 680,000-year Soul Beast. Even a level 99 human might not necessarily be able to take her down. How could he, a mere level 94 Title Douluo, be this confident?
"Dream on!" The Snow Empress formed an ice sword and slashed it at Qian Xunyi. Qian Xunyi met it with his purple-gold fist.
This was one of the Snow Empress's three famous ultimate techniques: Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme: Peerless!
The Snow Empress had absolute confidence in this soul skill. She believed that even Di Tian would not find it easy to receive this strike.
Yet when fist and sword collided, the ice sword did not last even a second. It instantly shattered into ice fragments like crushed popsicles... The Snow Empress, whose face had always been as cold as an iceberg, was stunned on the spot.
This was... a level 94 Title Douluo?
The next moment, Qian Xunyi's figure flashed. His body vanished from before the Snow Empress's eyes, then appeared directly in front of her. The Lin Secret Technique activated, instantly unfolding a domain and suppressing the Snow Empress with absolute strength as he threw down a punch...
The Snow Empress watched the fist arrive in an instant with despair. Invincible throughout the Far North all her life, she finally understood what it meant to be weak.
A brilliant golden Soul Ring, slightly inferior to Tian Meng's, emerged, marking the death of the Snow Empress, ruler of the Far North.
The Snow Empress's Soul Ring unlocked two abilities: the White Tiger Divine Form and the Dou Secret Technique!
The Dou Secret Technique's effect was this: it could copy, analyze, and use every soul skill or divine technique one saw, evolving it through oneself before unleashing it.
For example, when Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement on him, he could use Blue Silver Entanglement in turn and bind Tang San.
Or, when he saw Tang San use Tang Sect techniques, he could directly copy them, evolve them, and further elevate them.
Afterward, Qian Xunyi casually stored the torso bone left behind by the Snow Empress inside his Soul Tool.
At present, the three Soul Rings of Qian Xunyi's Overlord Body Martial Soul were brilliant gold, brilliant gold, and brilliant gold. The second Soul Ring, Tian Meng's, was already almost pure gold.
After absorbing three Soul Rings, the Heavenly Overlord Body unlocked its first innate ability—
Overlord's Retinue: it could transform the Soul Beasts whose Soul Rings had been absorbed into retainers and summon them. The retainers possessed strength comparable to what they had in life and could cultivate independently. They submitted to the master of the Overlord Body; so long as the Overlord Body's master did not die, the retainers would never perish!
"Come forth, my retainers!"
Three Soul Rings of Qian Xunyi projected three rays of purple-gold light.
Beneath the purple-gold radiance, three figures emerged: an emerald-green scorpion, a huge fleshy worm, and a Snow Woman.
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