Crack…Crack…"
A subtle cracking sound quietly rang out in this silent ice cave.
The thick layer of ice covering Lin Xiao began to show fine cracks.
The cracks spread rapidly, covering the ice like a spider web.
Then, with a muffled "bang", the solid ice suddenly exploded, turning into countless crystal ice chips that flew everywhere, and then melted into water vapor the moment they came into contact with the air, rising into mist.
Lin Xiao, sitting upright on the cold jade bed, slowly opened his eyes.
Those were a pair of eyes containing a deep light, calm and restrained.
He did not rush to get up, but instead thought about it and carefully sensed the situation inside his body.
The vast soul power flowed happily through his meridians like a rushing river.
Soul power! Level 60!
After three years of hard training, with the help of the Dragon God Art, his soul power level jumped directly from the early stage of Soul King to the bottleneck of Soul Emperor.
This speed of improvement is simply shocking.
What made him even more delighted was that above the palm of his right hand, a blurry ball of light was slowly condensing.
The ball of light had no fixed shape, but it emitted an extreme coldness and vitality.
This is the prototype of the second martial soul that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm created for him.
As Tianmeng Bingcan said, the final form of this martial soul will depend on what kind of soul beast the first soul ring he hunts comes from.
This means that one must be extremely careful in choosing the first soul ring for this second martial soul, because it will determine the upper limit and characteristics of his future ice-attribute martial soul.
Lin Xiao regained his composure and turned his gaze to the huge figure curled up in the corner not far away.
At this moment, the original crystal clear ice blue color of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body has completely faded, and it has become like warm white jade.
Only on the top of its fat head did a faint hint of ice blue remain, like a candle flame that was about to go out.
Its aura was also very weak, and its huge body even looked a little shriveled, completely lacking the majesty and momentum of the million-year-old soul beast.
"Brother Tianmeng, how do you feel?" Lin Xiao asked gently.
When Tianmeng Ice Silkworm heard Lin Xiao's voice, it raised its head tremblingly, and its huge eyes were full of fatigue.
It forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and said weakly, "Master, it's finally... done."
"I only have a tiny bit of my ice-attribute soul power left now."
"If I want to fully recover, I'm afraid it will take an extremely long time to reabsorb the ice elements between heaven and earth."
It paused, then said to itself in a self-consoling tone, "But it's nothing to worry about."
"Anyway, my million-year-old soul beast has zero combat power."
"And my spiritual attributes are still there. I am still a unique million-year-old soul beast."
"Being able to help you complete the foundation of your second martial spirit is... also considered to be making the best use of it."
Lin Xiao looked at it like this, but he didn't feel any guilt at all.
This is the deal, and it's the choice.
What's more, its efforts are rewarded with an opportunity that can change its destiny.
Lin Xiao nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Brother Tianmeng, your ice-attribute energy is greatly depleted now. I'm afraid you'll be in greater danger than before in this far north."
"How about you transform into a human and come with me to the human world to practice?"
Upon hearing this, Tianmeng Bingcan's dim eyes flashed with thought.
In its current state, it is indeed not suitable for it to stay alone in this dangerous far north.
Having lost most of its ice-attribute energy, its self-preservation ability has almost dropped to freezing point. Any ten-thousand-year-old ice-attribute soul beast may pose a threat to it.
Transforming into a human and following Lin Xiao is undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.
On the one hand, he can use the resources of the human world to practice, and on the other hand, he can always remind Lin Xiao not to forget his original promise.
Thinking of this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm no longer hesitated at all.
"Master, you are wise! I have long wanted to see the human world and see its wonders! It is my honor to be able to follow you!"
Lin Xiao smiled slightly: "That's great."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange energy fluctuation began to emanate from the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
A ball of soft white light rose from the jade-like body of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, enveloping it completely.
In the light, its huge silkworm body began to shrink and deform at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The bright light lasted for about an incense stick of time before gradually dissipating.
A little boy who looked about five or six years old appeared at the spot.
He is as delicate as jade, with a face so white that it is almost transparent, and a pair of big black eyes full of intelligence and curiosity.
But the slightly round cheeks and chubby little hands still have some of the naivety of the silkworm babe period.
The little boy looked at his own hands and feet in confusion, then looked up at Lin Xiao and said in a baby voice, "Grandpa...Grandpa?"
Lin Xiao looked him over and nodded: "Not bad, innate soul power, level ten!"
"Since you have also transformed into a human, I will call you Tianmeng from now on."
"Don't call me uncle anymore. It sounds awkward. My name is Lin Xiao. You can just call me Big Brother from now on."
Tian Meng blinked her big black eyes, nodded as if she understood, and called out in a baby voice, "Lin Xiao...Brother?"
"Yeah." Lin Xiao responded, feeling quite satisfied.
Although this little guy has lost most of his ice-attribute energy, his spiritual essence of a million years is still there. After transforming, his talent has directly reached the innate tenth level of soul power. His future is promising.
Moreover, it seems not bad to have a little brother who is the incarnation of a million-year-old soul beast following around.
Lin Xiao collected his thoughts, stood up, and stretched his slightly stiff muscles.
After three years of seclusion in this ice cave, it's time to leave.
He looked up into the depths of the ice cave, as if he could penetrate the thick ice and see the eternal wind and snow in the far north.
It has been more than three years since Lin Xiao separated from Ye Lengleng and his companions in the sect, and he misses them very much.
As for the sixth soul ring of the Dragon Soul Overlord Spear and the first soul ring of the second martial soul, they are not the most urgent matters at the moment.
Finding a suitable and powerful soul beast is not something that can be accomplished overnight. You still have to rely on the power of the sect to search for information in order to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao no longer hesitated.
He thought about it and stretched out his right hand forward.
"Buzz!"
With a low dragon roar, the blood-red Dragon Soul Overlord Spear suddenly appeared in his palm.
Immediately afterwards, five spirit rings emerged one after another from under his feet and swirled upwards.
Black, black, black, black, black!
Lin Xiao looked closely and his pupils shrank slightly.
At this moment, the five soul rings surrounding him have all turned into a deep black!
Five ten thousand year soul rings!
They hovered quietly, emitting a terrifying aura that was several times stronger than three years ago.
Lin Xiao could clearly feel that the energy contained in each soul ring had reached a level of at least 60,000 years!