Swish, swish.
The heroic spirit construct, wreathed in golden flames, slashed several times. Arcs of electricity flashed over its blade, and each stroke stripped away another part of the ice giant's body.
The smell of ozone from ionized air filled the surroundings.
"Even among Mythics, there are differences. You were stronger than Lucas."
As Lin Hao delivered his final assessment of the Ice Spirit, his last strike cleaved downward, splitting both the battered ice giant and the Ice Spirit armor inside it in two.
As the heroic spirit construct broke apart and dissipated, Lin Hao's true body landed before the bisected Ice Spirit armor, and he extracted the Source of Life inside.
[Source of Frost (gold) (corrupted)]
The corrupted [Source of Frost] possessed blue [Freeze] and blue [Corpse Control].
The blue [Freeze] did more than add frost to attacks. It could also briefly freeze souls, trapping them within their dead bodies.
In addition, the two Ice Spirits' battered armor and weapons were all gold-grade equipment.
The armor was damaged, however, and would need repairs once he returned.
"I wonder what material this is made from. It has a very strong affinity for mental energy. That must be why Ice Spirits can keep being reborn through Sources of Life..."
Lin Hao switched to the Dwarf King's hammer and assessed it with the bonus from his forging skills.
Then he finished collecting the [Source of Frost].
He glanced at the large swath of Ice Ghosts outside that had been shattered by the collateral shock waves, but paid them little further attention.
The strength of [Corpse Control] lay in numbers.
Once orders were issued to each batch, they were left to their own devices.
It was a classic case of quantity compensating for quality.
In theory, the Ice Ghosts' sea of