Ice God Valley lay in ruins after the great battle. The ten-thousand-mile sword scar Yang Ming had left in the ground still brimmed with lingering, unbearably sharp Sword Intent, lending the region an air of legend. It had become a forbidden zone for Soul Beasts, off-limits to ordinary ones.
Inside an exquisitely carved Ice Palace, Yang Ming sat cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed as he quietly reflected on what he had gained from his battle with the Snow Empress.
The Far North had greatly amplified the Snow Empress's strength. Combined with the godhood in her possession, it had multiplied the power she could unleash. The immense Soul Power Yang Ming had gained after condensing his Soul Core had also been tempered into something more concentrated during the battle.
Another benefit of condensing his Soul Core was that Yang Ming no longer ran out of Soul Power after using Heaven and Earth Manifestation and unleashing a single ultimate move. At last, he could sustain a fight. Even after defeating the Snow Empress, he still had Soul Power to spare, and his Soul Core absorbed the free-floating Soul Power between heaven and earth with tremendous efficiency, rapidly replenishing his reserves at every moment.
At the same time, his battle with the Snow Empress had given Yang Ming a clear understanding of his current limits. Although he had only just entered the ranks of Titled Douluos, he already possessed the strength to fight a Newly Promoted God.
A Newly Promoted God was nothing like that fraud Qian Daoliu, the so-called god among mortals. Back then, Qian Daoliu had stood with one foot across the threshold of level one hundred. But after accepting the God of Destruction's gift, the Soul Power within him had lost its purity and become mixed: half light-attributed