Chapter 276: The Might of the Snow Empress, A Sword That Splits the Heavens
Perhaps it was because of the use of the contract scroll that the existence of the Snow Empress was no longer like her original soul form, but rather something akin to a "summoned beast."
She could fight independently or merge with Ye Chen, allowing him to take the lead in battle.
As the Snow Empress unleashed her soul skill, Ye Chen's martial soul was involuntarily released as well, seven powerful soul rings floating beneath his feet.
The two spinning soul cores within Ye Chen's body suddenly accelerated.
Especially the one condensed with the attribute of ultimate ice—the moment it erupted, its vast and pure ice-attributed soul power surged forward like a flood born from an endless glacier, instantaneously connecting with the Snow Empress and pouring unhindered into her spiritual body.
The Snow Empress's figure flickered faintly brighter, her spiritual form becoming more solid as a chilling aura spread, enough to make one's heart tremble.
Buzz—
The next instant, within a radius of over a kilometer centered on the Snow Empress, heaven and earth abruptly changed color!
The howling wind suddenly intensified tenfold!
The originally drifting snowstorm was stirred by an invisible force, forming destructive streams of countless razor-sharp ice crystals.
Within an instant, Ye Chen's sight was completely devoured by the blizzard, leaving nothing but a chaotic expanse of white frost.
The temperature plunged at a terrifying and unbelievable speed, cold blue light flashing at the core of the storm as if even space itself would freeze from the extreme cold!
"This is Imperial Frost Heaven. Within my domain, all other elements are expelled—only ice may exist."
The Snow Empress's serene, crystal-clear voice echoed, ethereal within this icy realm.
"What a domineering domain… but the consumption is tremendous~"
Ye Chen felt his soul power draining rapidly and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Just as the domain began, ninety percent of his soul power was instantly depleted.
Fortunately, his dual soul cores activated. In a flash, they drew massive amounts of energy from the void, converting it into soul power. Not only did it replenish the consumed energy instantly, but it also maintained the Imperial Frost Heaven domain without faltering.
Yet, this process placed heavy strain on both Ye Chen's physical body and his soul cores.
Sustaining the domain required a continuous flow of energy drawn from the void.
Although the soul cores could endlessly extract energy, they weren't limitless; they had a load threshold determined by Ye Chen's cultivation and physical endurance.
The energy absorption was like a power charger—
For instance, if Ye Chen's charger had 100 watts of output, maintaining Imperial Frost Heaven required 40 watts alone—a significant burden.
If his cultivation rose and his physique strengthened, his limit might reach 200, 300, or even 1000 watts, allowing his power to grow exponentially stronger.
"As expected of dual soul cores—you actually managed to manifest my Imperial Frost Heaven perfectly. Though the range is smaller than my true body could achieve, the intensity is already complete."
A flicker of admiration passed through the Snow Empress's eyes.
Even at her peak, she had never reached the realm of dual soul cores, but Ye Chen had achieved it—and with stunning strength.
The stability, purity, and sheer volume of Ye Chen's transmitted soul power far exceeded her expectations.
His future was truly limitless!
The Snow Empress lifted her jade-like finger, pointing toward a colossal iceberg several hundred meters away. She spoke lightly, "Watch carefully. Next is Imperial Palm—Grand Cold Without Snow."
The instant her voice fell, her figure blurred, leaving only a faint icy afterimage.
In the blink of an eye, she crossed several thousand meters silently, appearing before the towering ice cliff.
Her right palm, devoid of any mortal presence, lightly pressed upon the smooth, hard surface—just a gentle touch.
No thunderous explosions followed, nor did the mountain quake.
Yet, under Ye Chen's powerful spiritual perception, his heart suddenly skipped.
A suffocating chill capable of freezing the essence of life itself spread outward from her palm.
This was not mere physical freezing—it was a solidification of law itself!
The mountain face brushed by that palm grew silently covered in a layer of deep blue ice crystals, darker and denser than ten-thousand-year profound ice.
That was only the beginning.
Those deep blue crystals spread inward and downward, rapidly encasing the entire mountain face and several dozen meters of solid rock beneath. It was as though time itself had been paused.
The weak earth veins and life force within were extinguished and sealed; even the light shining through the ice slowed to an unsettling crawl.
Within that frozen expanse, time and space were drained away, leaving only eternal stillness and deathly cold.
Ye Chen knew that if any living being had been caught within, the outcome would be horrendous—
Not only would their body freeze, but their soul power, spiritual consciousness, and very thoughts would instantly crystallize, becoming one with the eternal ice of death.
This power was too pure—too absolute!
"What an incredible Grand Cold Without Snow! At its peak, it could freeze even time and space itself," Ye Chen muttered in awe.
This was not merely the intensity of cold—it was mastery over the ultimate Law of Freezing.
The Snow Empress flickered once more, reappearing several meters above the ground near Ye Chen.
Without explanation, her icy blue eyes locked onto the frozen hill below.
Her slender jade hand clenched in the air.
Clang—
The atmosphere shuddered violently as a metallic echo like countless ice swords colliding rang out!
In the blizzard domain, the essence of extreme ice-type soul power surged madly toward her, gathering and compressing at a terrifying rate.
In less than a breath, a long sword of pure, deep-blue crystal took form in her grasp.
Its blade, about three feet long, shimmered with chilling brilliance—solid as a natural crystal of heaven and earth, exuding a killing intent colder than any divine weapon ever forged.
This was the Snow Empress's most devastating attack—Imperial Sword—Peerless Frozen Edge.
She lifted her sword and, with a graceful twist of the wrist, slashed diagonally across the massive, frozen mountain below.
Her motion appeared light and elegant, almost gentle, yet the moment the deep-blue sword light cut through the air—
Rip!
A sharp tearing sound pierced the heavens.
Where the sword light passed, the very fabric of space split apart, revealing a glimpse of the endless dark void beyond…
(END CHAPTER)
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