The Light of Heaven Has Died · The Mist Sea Is a Realm

Qian Ruishan walked slowly through this desolate world, which resembled a drowning place. All around her was a boundless sea of soul mist, each wisp of which contained the thoughts of the dead who had not returned and the shattered soul light, appearing and disappearing in the air, seemingly mournful and plaintive.

She stood at the edge of the foggy sea, gazing at the seemingly frozen "sea" before her:

The sea is not water, but a "sea of soul knots" formed by compressing soul mist to its Ultimate. Its color is pale with a bluish tinge, and the surface of the sea is calm and waveless. Only the voices of countless dead souls murmur quietly in the air.

The entire space was like a dead kingdom forgotten beyond the ages, where the sky was dark, the sea was silent, and only the "soul" was still breathing.

Suddenly, a strange sound wave came from the depths of the Soul Mist Sea, like the cry of a mermaid piercing the soul.

At that moment, Qian Ruishan's mind was shaken, and she felt her sea of consciousness violently turbulent, and her Soul Sea was even faintly cracked!

A massive and eerie figure slowly emerged from the Soul Sea.

It was a bizarre creature with a deep blue body, a bony crest on its head, and Soul Rend -splitting fins floating on its back. It was nearly a hundred feet long and moved silently, yet it brought with it waves of dark blue ripples. Wherever it passed, the soul mist dissipated!

Soul Jiao – an ancient race from the Land of Nether Souls, capable of weaving nets with soul breath, capturing consciousness with soul voices, and using the resentment of the dead as weapons!

"This is... Soul Jiao?" Qian Ruishan's face was filled with horror. Her pupils reflected the figure of the giant blue shark devouring souls, and she felt an unprecedented pressure.

"It... is not a soul beast, it's more like a complete 'remains of a soul civilization'...!"

At this moment, she was utterly shocked, not only by the existence of the Soul Jiao, but also because the Soul Seal within her body was operating on its own—

"The Second Soul..."

The Second Soul, which had been buried deep within her soul for so long, stirred quietly here.

It's not activation, not awakening, but a "state of self-preparation" approaching a boundary.

Like some forbidden bloodline, it is on the verge of awakening.

She understood that this was no accident.

Soul Jiao and Soul Mist Convergence Sea are both opportunities.

She slowly raised her head, her gaze resolute, and the soul blade in her hand slowly appeared. Snow-white spiritual energy floated around her, dyeing her with circles of flowing cloud-like soul light patterns, as if her soul spirit had transformed into a butterfly and was dancing quietly on the sea.

"If this is your territory, then I will kill you here."

She stepped into the sea, her figure like a dream, her sword piercing through the mist.

A **battle of the Soul Jiao ** has quietly begun.

The true awakening of her Second Soul is already on the countdown.

Above the sea of mist, Qian Ruishan stood in the void, her soul energy having condensed to its extreme.

In her right hand, she gripped the Cold Stamen Ice Tassel —a slender longsword, entirely silver-blue in color, its blade covered in snow-like patterns and ice crystals. The tip of the sword trembled slightly, emitting a few points of cold light, and ice shards, like flowers, remained suspended in the mist.

The Soul Jiao swam slowly on the Sea of Soul Mist, its massive body appearing and disappearing intermittently. Azure soul light flowed around its dorsal fin, and an icy killing intent, incomprehensible to human emotions, appeared in its eyes.

The next moment, the Soul Jiao suddenly opened its mouth!

A soul-piercing roar exploded, shattering the thousand-foot-high fog curtain!

Dozens of soul-scaled blade waves shot out from his body, each carrying fragments of the vengeful spirits of the dead, with the effect of piercing souls and shattering consciousness!

Qian Ruishan remained unfazed, lightly raised her longsword, and shouted:

"Extreme Cold Soul Qi - Shatter Ice and Seal Consciousness!"

In an instant, the Soul Realm turned to frost, and the temperature in all directions plummeted!

With a single swing of her sword, the icy blue sword light transformed into a crescent shape, severing the three waves of soul scale blades in front of her. The remaining seven, though not completely destroyed, were weakened by the icy breath and fell away one by one!

The Soul Jiao seemed to sense something, its eyes flashed with a cold light, and with a flick of its tail fin, it suddenly shot into the sky from beneath the sea!

With a turn of its body, it resembled a dragon soaring across the sea, pressing down from above!

A beam of soul light shot out from the bone crown on her head, striking Qian Ruishan's soul platform directly!

That was one of the most terrifying combat techniques of the Soul Jiao race.

[Soul Binding - Soul Shattering]!

It can directly entangle the soul and suppress the divine consciousness; once it hits, the person will fall into a state of consciousness collapse!

"Such powerful soul pressure... However, you chose the wrong opponent."

Her gaze was icy, her inner power surged, and she uttered a soft sentence:

"His Ice Heart Unbroken."

Soul Domain Barrier Appears

In an instant, a clear white ice mirror appeared in front of her, its patterns blooming like heart veins. Half real and half illusory, it directly blocked the Soul Jiao's divine sense from probing!

"She can actually block the intrusion of soul consciousness?!"

The Soul Jiao's consciousness fluctuated wildly, clearly extremely uncomfortable with Qian Ruishan's seemingly fragile yet undetectable soul state!

In the next instant, Qian Ruishan's figure rose like the wind, her sword aura unleashed—

"Icy Pulse Snowfield - True Soul Transformation!"

Her soul energy surged, and a vast icy soul domain suddenly expanded, freezing space and condensing consciousness!

The Soul Jiao's movements froze, its fin blades gleaming coldly, and its sea of consciousness was indeed momentarily frozen!

But in that instant, the Soul Jiao suddenly severed a section of its soul chain, triggering a backlash from its soul core!

"Hiss--!!"

Qian Ruishan was hit by the aftershock, her figure swayed, and a line of blood appeared on her shoulder. Cold Stamen Ice Tassel trembled slightly, and three layers of ice shields were formed to block the soul wave that followed.

Her breathing was disordered, yet she gave a cold laugh:

"You are the first soul creature to make me bleed... but you will also be the first 'Soul Jiao' whose soul I will utterly shatter."

The next moment, a deep whistling sound echoed through the fog.

Blood patterns flashed around the Soul Jiao's body, and its Soul Sea surged once more!

It actually unfolded its soul body, transforming into a semi-transparent state, with dozens of soul eyes appearing on its torso, while simultaneously activating high-frequency soul resonance waves!

"Mermaid's Voice - Shattering Knowledge Across the Sea!"

This is an ancient soul-sound killing technique that doesn't target the body, but rather vibrates the "memory structure" within the enemy's soul!

Qian Ruishan's consciousness trembled, and fragments of her childhood cultivation in the lonely icy mountain appeared before her eyes!

She bit her tongue, forcibly calming herself, Cold Stamen Ice Tassel in her hand flashed with soul light!

"--Ice Seal Stabilizes the Realm!"

In an instant, the void solidified, and three layers of ice mirrors floated above the sea of consciousness, forcibly separating the chaotic Soul Realm!

With a counter-slash, imbued with the power of reversal, she pierced the side of the Soul Jiao's body, leaving a deep wound that exposed bone!

Next - Soul Annihilation Blood Explosion

Enraged, the Soul Jiao's blue and red intertwined soul patterns surged violently, and it spewed out an extremely compressed vortex of soul blood!

"Soul Annihilation Blood Explosion!"

This is a forbidden technique that risks one's life even at the cost of one's own soul source!

Qian Ruishan immediately constructed the [Ice Vein Snowfield - Second Layer Structure], creating a four-sided soul shield that sealed herself within a semi-transparent crystal wall.

Even so, the shockwave from the blood explosion still forced her back seven steps, blood trickling from the corner of her lips.

Her breath in her left shoulder was violently unstable, indicating she had suffered an internal shock!

However, this also aggravated the injuries of the Soul Jiao, causing its soul power to decline by 30%!

Mutual Trial

Both sides are trying to force the other to reveal their true intentions through aggressive tactics.

The Soul Jiao split into three "Phantom Shark Soul Bodies," which intersected and formed a cross-shaped array, interfering with Qian Ruishan's judgment from different soul frequencies.

Qian Ruishan gently closed her eyes and whispered:

"... You are not the only one."

Deep within the sea of consciousness, a gentle yet icy soul breath is awakening.

"The fluctuations in the Second Soul have intensified!"

Just as the three phantom sharks lunged at Soul Jiao, she opened her eyes!

Cold Stamen Ice Tassel trembled, and a strange soul aura erupted from it!

That was a power not under her control, yet it responded on its own at this moment!

Ice Soul Twin Shadows: A passive combat skill that briefly benefits from the feedback of the Second Soul!

A layer of silver-blue soul shadow appeared behind her, moving in sync with her, slashing three times with a single sword strike, instantly shattering the three illusory sharks at the same time!

For the first time, the Soul Jiao uttered a sorrowful cry like a human! · The Lock of the Frozen World vs. The Myriad Jiao Void Tide

The wounded and enraged Soul Jiao no longer hides its trump card!

It suddenly roared, splitting its soul into millions of tiny Soul Jiao, forming a "Soul Tide Void Realm" that blotted out the sky!

This was not a real attack, but a suppression of the soul field, attempting to completely engulf Qian Ruishan's soul aura.

She slowly inserted the Ice Tassel into the ground and stood still with her eyes closed.

"... Let me see... if you can break through my true soul domain."

"Icy Pulse Snowfield - True Soul Evolution - Lock of the Frozen World"

The entire Soul Mist Convergence Sea into a snow-white storm!

Strands of frost-covered soul locks surged from her body, swirling and rising to form a defensive space resembling an ice tower of Soul Stele!

The surging tide of countless shark souls bombarded it, freezing it completely and causing it to fall!

This is an absolute suppression of the Soul Sea structure!

However, the backlash was also extremely strong; her meridians were almost frozen and cracked, and her soul power was exhausted.

Zero Realm Contact - Second Soul Phenomenon!

Just as the Soul Jiao was re-condensing its soul core and attempting to unleash the "Ultimate Annihilation Soul Slaying Wave," Qian Ruishan's body suddenly trembled!

Deep within the sea of consciousness, the long-dormant soul core unexpectedly released a wisp of silvery-white light.

Her pupils contracted sharply, and her voice became slightly hoarse:

"... Not now... I can't control it--!"

In that instant, a blurry soul image appeared behind her—the form of a young girl, with icy eyes and silver hair, her entire being as serene as a snow-covered realm.

Second Soul Phenomenon: Awakening Threshold State

The Soul Jiao suddenly sensed this power and instinctively let out a terrified wail. Its soul tide dissipated, and it turned to flee!

Qian Ruishan raised her right hand, and the Cold Stamen Ice Tassel shot out through the air!

You can't escape.

Extreme Cold Soul Qi - Penetrating Consciousness and Severing Soul!

The Ice Tassel pierced through the air and struck the Soul Jiao on the back of its neck. The Soul Jiao crashed into the sea like a dead whale, plunging into the abyss of the misty sea, its dead soul shattering into pieces!

Qian Ruishan slowly withdrew her sword, her whole body swaying precariously, yet she never knelt down.

She knew that sword strike—

It wasn't her.

It was the "her who has not yet truly awakened" who was protecting her.

She gazed towards the distant shore of the Soul Sea, and for the first time, a look of self-doubt and a desire to explore surfaced in her eyes:

"What kind of soul is hidden within me...?"

Amidst the swirling icy mist, a breathtaking battle of souls came to an end.

The curtain has only just been raised on the awakening of the Second Soul.

Amidst the swirling icy mist, a breathtaking battle of souls came to an end.

Qian Ruishan stood holding the Ice Tassel Sword, her back slightly bent, her breathing slightly disordered. The bloodstains on the Cold Stamen Ice Tassel had not yet faded, and although she had won the Soul Domain battle, she had not restrained herself.

Just as she was about to retract her Soul Domain, the Soul Sea beneath her feet suddenly trembled violently!

A boundless spiritual force erupted from the depths of the ocean abyss, sweeping across the heavens and earth like an invisible giant wave!

"What?!"

Qian Ruishan was shocked and before she could react, she was instantly swallowed by a soul vortex that surged from the bottom of the sea!

Soul power spiraled out of control, direction reversed, and chaos reigned.

Her figure fell like Xingyun, forcibly dragged into the abyss of the Soul Sea by that force!

Bottom of the Ice Abyss - Extreme Cold Death Realm

That was a realm completely different from the Sea of Soul Mist.

There was no fog, only an endless world of ice crystals where time and light were frozen.

The surrounding space was deathly silent, and the temperature was so low that it went beyond just being cold.

The coldness here is so intense that even one's very soul seems to be frozen!

With each breath, it felt as if my soul was being scraped by invisible ice blades!

The seabed is like an ancient polar Nether Prison, where heaven, earth, and the world are all solidified into azure, lifeless crystals.

Beneath their feet lay a shattered ice continent, the ice layer as thick as a mountain, burying countless frozen soul bones and remains.

Above is a cracked ice dome, and within the ice walls seem to be countless "souls of sorrow," struggling slowly within the ice layers, yet forever unable to break free.

The wind, blowing across the ice plains from an unknown direction, howled shrilly, like the lament of someone whose time had been erased.

"This... is not a natural place." The chill here directly seals one's soul.

Qian Ruishan looked around, her fingers trembling slightly as she gripped the sword. She had never felt such a pure "loneliness of the soul" before.

Even the Cold Stamen Ice Tassel trembled slightly, as if the sword body sensed the suppression of a higher-level ice aura of the same origin.

Just then, her gaze suddenly sharpened!

Deep within the icy abyss, on a distant ice plain piled high with snow, stands a magnificent yet eerie structure—

"Ice Soul Underground Palace"

Its architecture is not made of stone or metal, but rather—the entire palace is cast from "Soul Ice"!

The ice palace is pure white, with a double-spiral ice pillar on the roof, carved with ancient soul patterns, which seem to be some kind of sacrificial mark.

The palace doors were tightly shut, yet a faint, ethereal blue light emanated from them, as if life were slumbering within.

The surroundings were dust-free and snow-free, yet they gave people a strong sense of "time standing still," as if what was sealed in the hall was an existence that even an era feared.

Qian Ruishan's expression was more solemn than ever before, and her body trembled slightly.

It wasn't just the chill, but the Second Soul within her that stirred as she approached the ice palace—

It quietly and spontaneously began to stir.

It's like... it's about to return to its true home, the "Soul Source".

She muttered to herself:

"Was this underground palace... built for me? Or for 'her'?"

The oppressive weight of the soul has not yet dissipated, and the ice and snow remain desolate.

The gates to the underground palace seemed to be waiting for her to approach...

Qian Ruishan approached the underground palace, which was entirely made of Soul Ice, step by step.

For every zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) that gets closer, the temperature in the air drops by one fen (approximately 0.3 meters).

The Cold Stamen Ice Tassel on her body were actually vibrating slightly, as if they were sensing a high-level resonance that was "of the same origin yet suppressive"—not hostility, but a call from a higher "Ice Soul Order".

She stood before the gates of the Ice Palace, and the moment her fingertips touched the layer of Soul Ice gate, the entire underground palace began to tremble slowly, and the palace doors opened silently by themselves.

There were no mechanisms, no fluctuations in spiritual energy, only silent acceptance.

It was as if her arrival had been known to "the beings inside" for a long time.

She stepped inside.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Soul Ice Palace - Ten Thousand Souls Still and Condensed

The palace was devoid of candles and fire, yet it emanated a ghostly blue glow, as if the entire underground palace had been carved from a single piece of "Soul Ice Giant God Marrow".

The dome is thousands of feet high, with ice pillars forming a forest, densely covered with an array of soul patterns never seen before, seemingly recording some ancient epic of the soul path.

Wherever she walked, ripples of soul-stirring light spread across the ice, like surging memories.

Embedded in the surrounding ice walls were ancient and exquisitely beautiful souls—all female, with different appearances, yet all slumbering within the Soul Ice, their expressions serene.

She stared for a moment, then suddenly felt a slight tremor in her mind, and a blurry image flashed through her head:

Countless ice-spirit women stood in the sky, raising their hands to freeze the entire Soul Sea, sealing away all spirits.

She paused slightly and murmured:

"These people... are they the precursors to my soul vein? Or...?"

Before the words were finished, a low, faint, yet strangely familiar soul voice suddenly echoed from the deepest part of the underground palace:

"... My soul... has waited for you for far too long."

She suddenly looked up, followed the sound, and stepped into the Soul Master Hall, the deepest part of the Ice Palace.

That was the only opaque space in the entire underground palace.

Above the altar constructed of Soul Ice, floats a "Soul Throne" as clear as crystal.

Above the Soul Seat, an icy blue soul shadow appeared—

The woman's form was indistinct yet noble, sitting cross-legged in the void, with nine soul rings behind her, their patterns intricate, as if she were born with the power to control the cold order of the Soul Sea.

The spirit slowly opened its eyes—instantly, all the sleeping spirits in the entire underground palace bowed their heads!

Qian Ruishan's sea of consciousness trembled, and her Second Soul finally began to vibrate actively, releasing its power!

Her entire body was enveloped by a stream of icy soul energy, her five senses were stripped away, and only her soul remained, merging with that soul shadow.

She heard the voice of the ghost:

"You are the returnee of the Seventh Vein. Your soul should not be confined to Qianrui."

"You are the descendant of the 'Ice Soul Master,' and also the possible successor to the next [Ice Soul Empress]."

"Now, if you wish, I will grant you the first level of the 'Soul-Summoning Soul Ice' power."

Qian Ruishan said slowly, "If I cannot bear the power to defy the heavens, how can I follow in his footsteps, how can I become his beloved?"

The next instant, a wisp of dark blue soul light emanated from the Soul Seat and entered the center of her Soul Platform!

Her pupils trembled as the Second Soul - Source of Ice Soul was officially embedded into the core of her soul consciousness!

The surrounding spiritual energy underwent a dramatic change! Her ice soul patterns were completely reconstructed, Cold Stamen Ice Tassel rose into the air on their own. As they flew, the Ice Lotus Soul Seal appeared and slowly etched into her brow!

An absolute chilling pressure, surpassing even "soul skills," descended upon the underground palace, causing the ice layers a thousand feet away from the Soul Sea to crack and creak!

She slowly opened her eyes, her pupils like frozen stars, and spoke softly:

"This is... the true form of my soul."

Inside and outside the underground palace, it was so quiet that even cause and effect dared not utter a sound.

Qian Ruishan, Second Soul - First Awakening, Complete!

Beneath the throne of the Ice Soul Empress, Qian Ruishan sat cross-legged, her soul consciousness suspended in the center of her sea of consciousness. The cold air around her surged like a tide, gradually invading every inch of her soul pattern structure.

When the wisp of soul energy named "Icy Cold Pierces the Realm" was fully embedded into her soul platform, she did not immediately gain control.

Instead, her soul was pulled into an extremely cold and desolate world of consciousness—

It was a colorless, soundless abyss.

The Soul Realm was frigid. She stood within a vast, icy mirror, her gaze fixed upon her own shattered form, torn soul shadows, and crumbling thoughts—

Each mirror reflects the pain and loneliness of her life.

His childhood was spent in the cold palace, enduring unrequited training and the neglect of his clan; the nights he spent alone enduring the wounds to his soul; and the unspoken emotional entanglement he felt for Qin Yu...

At this moment, she was not a fighter, but a soul whose self had been "stripped away".

"Can you really withstand my cold?"

A deep, soulful sound came from behind the ice mirror.

That was the very essence of a soul, Icy Cold Pierces the Realm, like a deity looking down from a high position.

Qian Ruishan remained silent, only slowly raising her eyes, her gaze devoid of fear or desire, revealing only a cool and resolute determination.

She answered softly:

"You are not a gift from God... you are the soul I was born to possess."

My chill is not caused by you. It is because this world is too noisy that I choose to be alone.

She gently placed her hand on her soul platform, letting the invasion from the source of her soul continue to sting her consciousness.

But she never backed down an inch, nor yielded an inch.

Finally, the ice mirror began to melt, and the surrounding reflections of themselves shattered, with remnants of souls, negative thoughts, and wounds all returning to nothing.

And that wisp of soul trembled slightly for the first time, like the first melting of cold snow, quietly responding:

"... You are not afraid of the cold."

"Your soul is now on par with mine."

"From this day forward, you are my lord."

In an instant, the Soul Sea fully blossomed!

The Icy Cold Pierces the Realm fully awakened and merged with Qian Ruishan's soul core, with a Soul Seal appearing above her brow and soul platform.

She slowly opened her eyes, and at that moment, all the Soul Ice Seals, the Ancient Soul Will, and the Suppression of the Frost Domain dissipated!

She truly became the Lord of the Ice Soul, the sole bearer of the Icy Cold Pierces the Realm.

The Icy Cold Pierces the Realm.

As soon as this soul emerged, the thousand-foot-high ice wall of the underground palace extended outwards, the chill permeated the Soul Mist Convergence Sea, and ice-patterned soul locks appeared in the void, freezing the flow of souls and stopping time.

"Icy Cold Pierces the Realm" means "using extremely cold soul power to penetrate boundaries and seal off all soul domain barriers."

This soul is not an "attached soul," but an active soul entity, a continuation of Qian Ruishan's true soul bloodline.

Once awakened, it will naturally develop five soul techniques, all of which have absolute control over the soul field and possess the characteristic of "boundary freezing," which is effective in countering most illusion-type, soul poison-type, and soul mist-type enemy techniques.

Icy Cold Pierces the Realm: A Concise Explanation of the Five Techniques

1. The Cold Realm Initial Lock

Release an ice barrier to freeze the trajectory of enemy soul skills and suppress their opportunity to attack.

2. Frozen Domain Soul Dissection

The chilling aura penetrates the soul, causing a temporary dislocation between the enemy's consciousness and physical body, resulting in a delayed but severe injury.

3. Soul Mirror Ice Wheel

Construct an Ice Mirror Reflection Technique to counter the enemy's mental interference and Soul Arts spying.

4. The Silent Frost Shatters the Realm

The ice-sealed vast area of soul domain shattered, causing devastating damage across an area—a powerful, lethal attack.

5. Cold Soul Returns to the Realm - Mirror Covering Technique

The Ice Soul Transformation Shadow is implanted into the enemy's soul, ready to explode at any time, stealing the soul invisibly— the Ultimate assassination technique.

Deep within the Ice Soul Underground Palace, the pressure of the soul gradually subsided, and silence returned.

At this moment, Qian Ruishan stood quietly in front of the Ice Sacrifice Soul Seat, her soul aura no longer measurable by "common sense".

She closed her eyes for a moment, and when she opened them again—

The entire Soul Sea trembled violently!

Behind her, two soul shadows slowly emerged:

One was pure and elegant, with long, flowing white hair, and a faint snow lotus Soul Seal in her palm, which was the [First Soul] she had painstakingly cultivated in the past.

The other soul, however, resembled a celestial being descended from the Ice Realm, its eyes like icy mirrors sealing the world, surrounded by nine layers of snow-covered lotuses, its sword pointing towards the heavens—this was the one who had awakened today.

The Icy Cold Pierces the Realm.

These two soul shadows, one moving and one still, one restrained like a flowing spring of snow and frost, the other exuding an oppressive aura like a collapsing abyss of cold water.

They stood side by side on her soul platform!

It's not a matter of primary and secondary, but rather—two primary souls on the same stage, driving the extreme cold side by side!

First Soul Master Bingxin Jingyu

Concentrate your mind and guard your awareness; refine your soul into stillness.

Second Soul Master: Icy Cold Pierces the Realm

Realm Splitting pierces the soul, Shatter Cause snatches life.

Where the two souls overlapped, an extremely distorted scene appeared between heaven and earth:

Time began to freeze slowly, the soul mist began to condense in reverse, and even the laws of space trembled slightly!

--This is the power of dual souls!

It was not a naturally occurring dual-soul body, nor was it achieved through an acquired fusion technique; rather, it was achieved through Limit willpower, forcibly controlling two extremely cold main souls!

She alone bears this burden!

She slowly took a step forward, and a dragon-shaped soul pattern emerged from beneath the ice Cold Stamen Ice Tassel hummed softly, as if sensing a new awakening in her main soul, and were inexplicably excited.

Her soft words, falling upon this silent and frigid realm, were like a divine decree:

"Two souls become one, and the ice world is complete."

Qian Ruishan at this moment is no longer the lonely and poor girl she once was.

Rather, he is the Ice Realm Soul Master is most likely to reach the pinnacle of the Soul Path in the future.