As the light of the twelfth floor faded, everyone felt the world spin before their eyes. By the time they regained their footing, they were standing in a strange space. It seemed like the end of the world: one half was a glacier burning with eerie blue frost flames, while the other was a volcano churning with scarlet magma. The two sides were sharply divided, yet also mingled in a bizarre fashion.
"Roar!"
A deafening tiger roar suddenly rang out. The pressure within that sound made everyone's heart clench—even Yuanen Yehui, who possessed the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul. They focused their gazes and saw an enormous beast standing atop the peak where ice met fire, looking down upon them.
It was a White Tiger with a sleek, powerful build, its entire body covered in snow-white fur. Along its back, however, grew a row of golden mane hairs resembling burning flames. Its eyes were stranger still: the left was an icy abyss of deep blue, while the right was a scarlet furnace. Two utterly opposing yet perfectly fused energies, ice and fire, swirled around its body.
"An Ice Fire Demon Tiger!" Gu Yue's voice carried a trace of shock she could not conceal. "A legendary mutant lesser dragon with an exceptionally powerful Dragon Clan bloodline. I never thought one actually existed here!"
Wu Siduo's face instantly turned pale, but not from fear. Instead, an intense throbbing had risen from the depths of her bloodline. The Nether Civet Martial Soul within her seemed to have received some tremendous summons and was stirring wildly. It felt like barren earth welcoming sweet rain, or a wandering traveler finally seeing home.
"Its... its bloodline..." Wu Siduo clutched her chest, her eyes filled with longing. "It would... definitely be an enormous help to my Martial