Titan Snow Demon Territory.
Four pitch-black Ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings slowly pulsed around Beiming Lieyang.
Earlier, Atai had brought him back to the territory and arranged for a Titan Snow Demon with over fifty thousand years of cultivation, whose lifespan was nearly exhausted due to an injury to its origin in its early years, to sacrifice itself.
Beiming Lieyang thus obtained his third Spirit Ring.
Xiaobai felt that he had received far too many favors from Beiming Lieyang.
There was the Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow, and then the Void Mysterious Ice.
Even that big fool Atai was willing to have a clansman sacrifice himself. How could Xiaobai not show some appreciation?
He immediately ran back to the Ice Bear Clan's territory and had a quiet talk with an elderly Ice Bear with nearly eighty thousand years of cultivation, whose lifespan was likewise nearing its end due to bloodline limitations.
The old bear threw back its head and let out a long howl before following him to the Titan Snow Demon Territory to complete the sacrifice.
And so, Beiming Lieyang gained his fourth Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
The Void Mysterious Ice had already given him four times the Soul Power reserves of an ordinary Soul Master, while an Ultimate Martial Soul's Soul Power was exceptionally condensed and domineering.
On top of that, whenever he absorbed a Spirit Ring, one-third of its energy was diverted to the External Soul Bone between his brows.
Even so, the stacked sacrificial Spirit Rings of fifty thousand and eighty thousand years still pushed his level to forty-seven.
"Level forty-seven!" The Ice Empress hurried over, stood on tiptoe, and rubbed Beiming Lieyang's head, her face brimming with pride. "You reached level forty-seven less than a month after awakening. If those human Soul Masters found out, their jaws would drop."
"It's all thanks to Mother Xue and Auntie Bing's excellent guidance." Beiming Lieyang looked down at the Ice Empress, who was standing on tiptoe to pat his head, and chuckled.
After consecutively absorbing two Spirit Rings, he had shot up another stretch.
He was now already one meter seventy tall.
In this world, one was considered an adult at twelve, and Spirit Ring energy also accelerated physical development.
Even Tang San, who had not had enough to eat as a child, still grew to one meter ninety after reaching adulthood.
There was even less need to mention him.
He had consecutively absorbed four Spirit Rings beyond his limit.
"Good that you know it." The Ice Empress gave a smug snort. "Get more god-level Void Mysterious Ice for Auntie Bing in the future."
As she spoke, she rose onto her toes again. Beiming Lieyang was already much taller than her.
The Snow Empress watched from the side with a smile at the corners of her lips. "I'm afraid Bing'er will have to jump to touch Xiaoyang's head in the future."
The Ice Empress immediately puffed out her cheeks and raised her head to glare at Beiming Lieyang. "Little brat, why are you growing so fast?"
"Then I can just hold Auntie Bing in the future." As Beiming Lieyang spoke, he scooped the Ice Empress into his arms.
The Ice Empress's cheeks reddened slightly. "Wait... what about my auntie dignity?"
"As long as Auntie Bing is dignified in my heart, that's enough."
"Oh? So you think I'm not dignified in front of others?"
"I didn't! I don't! Don't talk nonsense!"
Beiming Lieyang blurted out a triple denial.
"Really?"
"Really, really. I swear on four."
Beiming Lieyang raised three fingers with a solemn expression.
The Ice Empress stared at him suspiciously.
The Snow Empress stood to one side, watching the big one and the little one fool around, warmth rippling through her eyes.
The child had grown taller, and he had grown up too.
"Enough, enough. What are your third and fourth Spirit Abilities?"
The Ice Empress immediately tossed aside what had just happened. "Quick, quick, tell Auntie Bing!"
"Third Spirit Ability, Glazed Ice and Snow Heart."
"The Void Mysterious Ice's energy purity, hardness, and Soul Power reserves increase by two hundred percent. Ice and snow affinity and control greatly increase. I can transform into ice and snow and merge into a blizzard. As long as the ice and snow remain, I remain."
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Mysterious Ice Heavy Lock."
"The Void Mysterious Ice's energy purity, hardness, weight, and Soul Power reserves increase by two hundred percent. Once it locks onto a target, it automatically tracks them. Upon impact, it adds fivefold gravity suppression."
"Additionally, I awakened the Ice God Blessing Domain."
"After activation, all enemy attributes are suppressed, while ice resistance is weakened and Soul Power consumption increases by twenty percent. All attributes of myself and allies increase by thirty percent, ice-element Spirit Abilities increase by fifty percent, Soul Power consumption decreases by fifty percent, and recovery increases by one hundred percent."
"With every additional Spirit Ring, the domain's range doubles and its effects increase by ten percent."
"The Polar Ice Illusion Pupils evolved as well."
"Energy purity increases by one hundred fifty percent, all attributes increase by one hundred thirty percent, and mental attacks increase by fifty percent."
"Upon killing a target, three percent of their mental power can be absorbed and permanently made one's own."
"Mental Pierce advanced into Polar Ice Divine Light—mental power gathers in the eyes and fires ice-blue beams. It can specifically attack the sea of consciousness or manifest into physical attacks. Its power grows in tandem with mental power."
With a thought, he directly unleashed the Ice God Blessing Domain.
Within a radius of two hundred meters, the Ice and Snow Emperors, Atai, and Xiaobai simultaneously felt all their attributes rise, their ice-element Spirit Abilities surge, their Soul Power consumption plummet, and their recovery abilities double.
The third and fourth Spirit Abilities were already terrifying enough.
Energy purity, hardness, and Soul Power reserves had increased by a total of four hundred percent.
Now, the Ice God Blessing Domain and the evolved External Soul Bone had been added on top of that...
The Ice and Snow Emperors exchanged a glance, both stunned.
They had long known that an External Soul Bone could evolve alongside a Soul Master's growth.
But they had not expected it to start evolving so quickly—and into a domain related to the Ice God.
Shock filled their eyes. Had a god directly responded to Xiaoyang?
"Just as I thought!" The Ice Empress immediately cheered, wrapping her arms around Beiming Lieyang's neck. "I really am the brains of the Far North! I was right to start the God-Creation Project! Even the Ice God Blessing Domain has appeared!"
The Snow Empress nodded in agreement. "Bing'er's decisions are naturally always the right ones."
"Little brother! Little brother!" Ice Bear King Xiaobai, who had shrunk down to human size, hurriedly came over and handed him a Spirit Bone.
"This is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone left behind by a member of my Ice Bear Clan! Hurry up and absorb it!"
Seeing Xiaobai act so cleverly, Atai refused to be outdone and likewise offered up a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone left behind by one of his clansmen.
"Young Master, mine too! Absorb it quickly and increase your strength!"
They looked at him eagerly, waiting expectantly for Beiming Lieyang to absorb them.
However, the Snow Empress raised a hand to stop them. "Xiaoyang isn't suited for ice-element Spirit Bones."
Xiaobai: "..."
Atai: "..."
Beiming Lieyang possessed such a terrifying Martial Soul as the Void Mysterious Ice and had even awakened the Ice God Blessing Domain, yet he was not suited for ice-element Spirit Bones?
"Mother, what's going on?" Xiaobai was dumbfounded. "Isn't little brother's Martial Soul ice-element?"
The Snow Empress shook her head. "Xiaoyang has Twin Martial Souls."
"He cultivates the ice element first because the Far North suits this Martial Soul, allowing him to break through to Title Douluo as quickly as possible."
"But his second Martial Soul, Solar Star God Apollo, possesses ultimate fire and light attributes. Once his ice-element cultivation reaches Title Douluo, he will attach only Spirit Rings above one hundred thousand years to his second Martial Soul."
"And there are only six Spirit Bone slots, so they cannot be wasted on the ice element."
Xiaobai and Atai both froze, taking a long while to process it.
His second Martial Soul was actually Solar Star God Apollo, named after a god?
Could it be the so-called Sun God?
One Martial Soul was already this terrifying, yet every Spirit Ring for the other Martial Soul was planned to be over one hundred thousand years...
"Th-this is way too powerful..." Xiaobai muttered.
"As expected of a Young Master with the potential to become a god!" Atai's eyes lit up.
They looked at Beiming Lieyang again, their gazes even more fervent than before.
"Alright." The Ice Empress had already clung directly to Beiming Lieyang's back. She poked her head out and looked at the two of them. "We're taking Xiaoyang on a long journey."
"You two should stay in the Far North and properly absorb the Ten-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Marrow to improve your strength."
Earlier, they had promised Xiaoyang that they would go to that Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well once they finished crossing their tribulation.
The place where two God Kings had fallen.
The Ice Empress herself was greatly looking forward to it. What kind of opportunity was hidden in the place where two God Kings had fallen?
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Xiaobai and Atai answered in unison.
"Brother Xiaobai, Uncle Atai, try the Void Mysterious Ice as it is now."
With a casual wave, Beiming Lieyang condensed two house-sized blocks of Void Mysterious Ice.
Four Ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings stacked eight hundred percent energy purity, plus another one hundred fifty percent from the External Soul Bone, for a total of nine hundred fifty percent.
Ninety-nine percent pure—a rare treasure. Too pure.
This Void Mysterious Ice had a truly rich flavor!
The instant the ice crystals formed, an incomparably pure, cold fragrance burrowed into their nostrils like a living thing.
Xiaobai and Atai's eyes went wide, drool unconsciously trickling from the corners of their mouths.
Compared to these two massive blocks, what they had tasted before was practically watered down.
"Thank you, little brother!"
"Many thanks, Young Master!"
Xiaobai and Atai hurriedly accepted them, each hugging a massive block as solemnly as if holding some peerless treasure.
Beiming Lieyang did not think much of it.
He had always been clear about gratitude and grudges alike, repaying kindness with kindness and resentment with fairness.
Brother Xiaobai and Uncle Atai had run around for him, arranging Spirit Rings and producing Spirit Bones.
He had merely taken out some Void Mysterious Ice that he could condense at will. It was nothing worth mentioning.
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