Amid the swirling snow, Yechen's aura changed. Frost formed over his body, then took the shape of a suit of Ice Armor.
The instant the Ice Armor formed, a pair of two-meter-long Ice Wings extended from his back.
The Ice Wings trembled slightly, and Yechen slowly rose into the air. Once high above the ground, he loosely curled his right hand, and the ice blade appeared again, its color deeper than before.
The transformation was not over yet.
The snow stopped falling. A dragon's roar rang out from the clouds, and an Ice Dragon formed from profound ice poked its head out before swiftly soaring free.
Then another dragon's roar sounded, and a second Ice Dragon flew out of the clouds.
These two Ice Dragons possessed different characteristics. One was the Frozen Prison Dragon, capable of physically freezing and shattering all things.
The other, the Illusion Ice Dragon, froze the mind and sealed consciousness in ice.
When the two dragons attacked together, they produced an absolute-zero effect and devoured their enemy's abilities.
This was Hyōrinmaru's second form, "Twin Ice Dragons."
This was Yechen's first time using this form. He had not expected its power to be so terrifying, and it gave him the confidence to freeze a Tailed Beast.
"Little Four, since you refuse to come with me, don't blame me for this."
Yechen swung Hyōrinmaru, and the two Ice Dragons floating around him roared before charging toward the Four-Tails at his mental command.
"Twin dragons, attack!"
Crack, crack, crack...!
Wherever the dragons passed, even space showed signs of freezing. On the ground, rocks and soil alike froze, forming a path of ice.
At the sight, the Four-Tails grew frightened and wanted to retreat. But when the beast tried to withdraw, its entire body refused to move.
At some point,