The Extremely Cold Ice Spring contained dense ice-attribute primordial energy, power that originated from the fallen Ice Dragon King. Even though it was merely divine power that had dispersed after his death, even though it had been diluted over countless ages.
The Ice Spring's power could still be called inexhaustible.
Relatively inexhaustible, at least for Ye Qing and the Ice Empress as they were now.
Under the scouring of the Ice Spring's power, the Ice Empress's Soul Ring successfully crossed the final threshold and reached the four-hundred-thousand-year level. Then, for some unknown reason, the power within the Ice Spring actually began pouring into her Soul Ring of its own accord.
It seemed to want to keep increasing the Soul Ring's age.
But Ye Qing's scalp began to prickle.
Absorbing a little of the Ice Spring's power to raise the Ice Empress's Soul Ring by one tier was no big deal. After all, that bit of energy was a single hair off nine oxen to the Ice Spring.
But if they absorbed too much, there was no guarantee they would not upset the balance of ice and fire within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If the ice weakened and the fire surged, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might just...
Explode!
"Ice Empress, stop absorbing it. This is enough. Hurry and merge the Soul Ring into my body!" Ye Qing hastily sent a mental message, telling the Ice Empress to stop taking in the Ice Spring's power.
To make sure the Ice Empress understood the severity of the situation, Ye Qing also told her of his concern that upsetting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's balance would make the whole thing blow up. After hearing his explanation, she guided the Soul Ring down onto him without any