After clash with nobles, Leng Xue felt restless. Frost veins pulsed painfully at night, telling him boundary near. He had trained consistently, but battles pushed spirit into new shape. He meditated one stormy evening, sitting alone at edge of training woods. Rain mixed with frost mist around him until steam rose.
Suddenly veins tore like lightning. Pain exploded—body trembling as spirit surged outward beyond old veil. Rings pulsed violently. First ring of Frost Veil, second of Bind, and then—something new blossomed between.
Mist hardened into translucent wall of ice, curved before him. Raindrops struck it—shattering harmless. It shimmered radiant, tough yet flexible. His breath raced as understanding dawned: Third Soul Ability—Glacial Barrier. Defense not only veiling but solid wall, shielding all behind like glacier cliff.
Cries echoed—Yan and Huan, who followed secretly, stumbled closer eyes wide. "Brother, you shaped wall from air…" Huan thumped chest proudly. "Now no weapon can pierce us when you stand!"
The next day, he shyly showed teachers. Zhao Wuji touched wall incredulous. "For rank barely past twenty, this density unnatural." Flender's eyes gleamed with all a merchant's calculating shine. "Such shield priceless in team fights. Boy, your frost isn't flash, but now? Whole fortress."
Even Tang San examined closely, whispering almost to himself, "Grass twines better when glacier wall holds behind." Their gazes locked again, silent promise forging: in future battle, root and frost would cover one another fully.
That night Tome glowed with resounding force: Third Ability Awakening Confirmed. Frost Heritage Upgrade. Clan Path strengthened vastly. Leng Xue knelt trembling in gratitude. Ancestor Tian had left useless, but Leng Xue now carried full barrier strong enough to shield dozens. Frost once mocked turned fortress eternal.