Chapter 107 Pressure
She seemed to be in her daily meditation, her aura merging with the entire Ice Toad Valley. The icy and poisonous energy circulated gently around her like a tranquil stream.
Suddenly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.
What eyes they were!
Her left pupil was crimson like a blood diamond, cold and clear, seemingly capable of freezing everything within its sight.
Her right pupil was emerald green like the finest imperial jade, deep and unpredictable, swirling with a chilling poisonous light.
The mark of the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad Emperor, the Ice-Fire Poisonous Eyes!
She looked up at the sky, a hint of understanding, and a faint trace of helplessness, flashing in her strange eyes.
Before she finished speaking, the reward pillar of light descended from the sky.
It was a magnificent pillar of light, a spiral of ice blue and emerald green, containing the purest ice attribute essence and an ancient, domineering yet vibrant poison essence.
The pillar of light completely enveloped Meng Hongchen.
There was no earth-shattering outburst of power, no painful groans. Meng Hongchen simply endured it quietly, her aura beginning to transform and sublimate at a steady and resolute pace.
Behind her, the phantom of the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad Emperor automatically appeared in the void. The already exceptionally majestic ice toad phantom, under the infusion of the pillar of light, didn't grow much larger, but its form underwent a fundamental change.
Its icy scales became thicker and more ancient, naturally displaying profound frost and poisonous patterns.
On its forehead, an incredibly complex dual-attribute rune of ice and poison slowly condensed.
Its crimson and emerald eyes, with their restrained light, seemed to contain two miniature worlds of ice and venom.
The Primordial Ice Soul Poison Emperor Toad! Bloodline fully awakened!
Meng Hongchen could clearly feel the blood flowing within her becoming both scalding hot and icy cold, an ancient memory and power originating from the deepest recesses of her bloodline awakening.
Her perception and control over ice and poison reached an unprecedented level.
Ice was not merely low temperature and freezing; it also contained the true meaning of the laws of "annihilation" and "sealing."
Poison was not merely corrosion and destruction; it also contained the eerie power of "erosion" and "transformation."
The two complemented each other, forming a unique, almost instinctive domain force field.
The dual domain of ice and poison naturally unfolded around her.
Initially, it only enveloped the icy pool, then rapidly expanded, covering the entire Ice Toad Valley, and continued to extend outwards.
Five miles, six miles, seven miles... until it approached ten miles before stabilizing.
Within the domain, the scene changed drastically.
The cold mist became thicker, transforming into fine, shimmering ice crystal dust.
The air temperature plummeted, reaching a point where water would freeze instantly and breath would frost over.
The ground, rocks, and plant surfaces were rapidly covered with a layer of frost mixed with emerald green patterns.
Some plants that were originally resistant to cold began to shrivel slightly in this environment, a mixture of extreme ice and bone-corroding poison.
But this was not simply a destructive domain. With a slight thought, Meng Hongchen could control the energy within the domain as if it were her own arm.
She could instantly cause a cloud of ice and poison to rage in one place, or calm a cold wave and dissipate the poisonous fog in another. She could even activate the ice poison energy to nourish plants with special ice poison properties and accelerate their growth.
She attempted to condense the "Ice Soul Poison Emperor Dharma Image."
With a thought, the vast ice poison energy within her domain converged wildly, forming a gigantic toad Dharma Image behind her, hundreds of feet tall, half ice and half poison, resembling a god or demon!
The Dharma Image's eyes, one ice-blue and the other emerald green, overlooked the heavens and earth. The mere unconscious pressure emanating from it caused the space within a ten-mile radius to tremble slightly, and the light to distort!
The sense of control over the laws of ice poison was so powerful that even Meng Hongchen herself was somewhat alarmed; she had indeed touched the threshold of a higher level.
Immediately, she introspected.
The energy of the three pieces of "Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow" had completely merged into her limbs, bones, meridians, and dantian. Her meridians had been widened and strengthened several times over, exhibiting a faint ice-blue color, incredibly resilient.
Her dantian had expanded nearly tenfold, her soul power ocean vast and boundless, pure and refined; her spiritual sea had transformed into a strange world interwoven with ice crystals and poisonous mist, stable and profound.
With the "Immaculate Ice Heart" talent activated, she felt her thoughts were clearer and calmer than ever before. The occasional bottlenecks and frustrations that she used to experience during cultivation vanished without a trace, and her understanding of her martial soul and the laws of heaven and earth became exceptionally sharp.
Her cultivation level didn't directly increase, but the enhancement of her foundation, the tapping of her potential, and the surge in her combat power were real.
Now, although she was still level 93, her true strength was probably enough to easily crush most Super Douluos below level 95, and even contend with level 96 powerhouses.
Meng Hongchen slowly withdrew her domain and dharma form, and the valley returned to its previous "normal state," only the cold mist seemed to be thicker and purer.
She sighed softly, looking down at her still fair hands, which contained terrifying power.
"Now... I'm afraid there won't be any peace and quiet."
The reactions from all sides of the continent were more intense and more complex than the previous two times.
Star Dou Great Forest, core circle.
Gu Yuena's purple eyes gleamed with silver light as she gazed at the descriptions of "Primordial Ice Soul Poison Emperor Toad," "Law Erosion," and "Ice and Poison Twin Domains" on the sky, remaining silent for a long time.
"Humans are indeed full of hidden talents," Di Tian said in a deep voice. "Level 93, dual extreme attributes, quasi-god level martial soul... This person's threat is probably greater than that of Hu Liena. Her abilities are extremely lethal on the front lines, and her domain is vast."
Zi Ji also abandoned her languid demeanor this time, her expression becoming slightly solemn: "Extreme ice touches the edge of absolute zero. Although my Hellfire is strong, it will be significantly suppressed in the face of that level of extreme cold. That bone-corroding poison can also erode laws... Troublesome."
Gu Yuena said slowly: "She chose to hide in the academy, indifferent to fame and fortune; this is her way. As long as she doesn't actively antagonize my soul beast race, there's no need to pay too much attention."
"However, the information revealed by her being on the list—hidden families, mortal families... the waters of humanity run deeper than we see. Continue to observe, restrain your subordinates, and do not actively provoke Tianxing Academy and the surrounding area."
Martial Soul City, Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong sat on the throne, her fingers lightly tapping the armrest. Below, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo stood with their hands at their sides, and Hu Liena was also beside them.
"Meng Hongchen… level ninety-three, Super Douluo, quasi-god-level martial soul, dual extreme attributes, area domain…" Bibi Dong's voice was emotionless. "Tianxing Academy… has kept it well hidden."
"Your Majesty, this person is powerful, and her attitude is unclear. Perhaps…" Chrysanthemum Douluo probed.
"Trying to win her over?" Bibi Dong sneered. "Look at that evaluation, 'not seeking fame, not seeking power,' 'only devoted to exploring the origin of martial souls and the laws of heaven and earth.' How could such a person be swayed by power and profit? If she intended to enter the world, she would already be famous throughout the continent. Why would she hide in the academy?"
(End of Chapter)