Six years later.
In the core area of the Far North, near the Snow Palace.
A six-year-old boy, wearing only thin clothing, held a small wooden sword and repeatedly practiced the most basic sword moves amidst the ice and snow.
Thrust, hack, lift, slash.
Although his movements were immature, they already possessed a certain structure.
Not far away, the Snow Empress sat sideways on an ice rock, crossing her legs.
The hem of her white dress draped down, revealing a pair of exquisite and alluring jade feet.
Her bare feet hung over the ice and snow, yet she felt no cold at all.
She watched the boy practicing swordplay, her lips curving slightly upward.
“It seems it’s about time for this little guy to undergo the human Spirit Awakening,” she whispered to herself, her gaze gentle.
“I wonder how Binger’s preparations are coming along.”
Speak of the devil.
A petite, emerald-green figure broke through the air from the distance.
“Xue’er!
Where’s Xiaoyang?” The Ice Empress’s voice arrived before she did.
“I’ve already gotten my hands on the Materials for the human Spirit Awakening!”
The Snow Empress tilted her chin, “Look, he’s playing over there.”
The Ice Empress turned her head and saw Lin Yaoyang; her eyes immediately lit up.
With a flash of her figure, she scooped the little boy directly into her arms.
“Hehe, little Yaoyang, have you missed me?”
Lin Yaoyang was embraced fully, his nose filled with the unique, cold, and faint fragrance of the Ice Empress.
It was soft, and it was fragrant, but it was a bit flat.
However, he wouldn’t dare say that out loud even if it killed him.
“Of course I have!” He lifted his face, smiling brightly.
“Sister Binger, what have you been up to these past few days?”
“Naturally, I was preparing for your Spirit Awakening!” The Ice Empress pinched his little cheek.
“You’re six now; it’s time to awaken.”
Lin Yaoyang was slightly stunned.
Spirit Awakening?
That’s right, according to the rules of the Douluo Continent, six is the age for Spirit Awakening.
He had been in this World for six years.
Back then, out of curiosity, he poked a swollen power bank, and after a “bang,” he turned into the human cub currently being held in the palms of the two rulers of the Far North.
But fortunately, he was still called Yaoyang.
He wondered what kind of Spirit this outsider could awaken.
However, he had a vague premonition that his Spirit would likely be related to fire.
Because in this frozen Far North, he had never felt cold.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress often said that he was like a little sun, warm and cozy to hold.
“Xiaoyang?
What’s wrong?” Seeing him distracted, the Ice Empress thought he was worried.
“Are you worried about Awakening a trash Spirit?”
The Snow Empress also walked over, reaching out to ruffle his hair, her voice so gentle it could melt ice and snow.
“Don’t worry, Xiaoyang.”
Six years of companionship.
They had watched him grow from a tiny tot into the sturdy, energetic boy he was today.
This human cub had brought so many different colors to their monotonous lives as Spirit Beasts, and their bond had long since become inseparable.
Even if he awakened a trash Spirit, they could protect him for a lifetime, letting him live his life carefree.
Lin Yaoyang snapped back to reality and smiled, “No, I was just curious!
Let’s hurry back and awaken!”
The Ice Empress pinched his cheek and said dotingly, “Okay!”
The two beasts took him by the hands, one on the left and one on the right, and soared into the air, flying toward the Snow Palace.
…
Inside the Snow Palace.
The Ice Empress followed the method she had obtained from humans, arranging the Awakening Materials into a hexagonal array.
As she set it up, she muttered, “Human things are just troublesome; there are so many tricks just to awaken a Spirit…”
The Snow Empress stood to the side, her gaze falling on Lin Yaoyang, her eyes filled with faint anticipation.
“Xiaoyang, stand in the center of the array.” The Ice Empress waved her hand.
Lin Yaoyang followed instructions and walked into the center of the array, closing his eyes.
In an instant, a strange energy rose from the array beneath his feet, wrapping around his entire body like a warm tide.
This energy did not make him feel uncomfortable; instead, it felt like countless gentle hands wandering slowly through his body, as if trying to awaken something that had been sleeping.
“Relax, Yaoyang.” The Snow Empress’s voice came, carrying a soothing power.
“Feel the changes within your body.”
Lin Yaoyang took a deep breath and focused intently.
Then, he felt a palpitation rise from the deepest part of his body.
It wasn’t an ordinary palpitation, but as if a sleeping sun was slowly Awakening in the darkness.
That palpitation became stronger and stronger, carrying an indescribable majesty and dominance, causing the aura radiating from the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress nearby to fluctuate slightly.
“Hmm?” The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress exchanged glances, surprise flashing in their eyes.
They could feel that the Spirit about to awaken within Lin Yaoyang seemed to contain some kind of extremely powerful force.
Just then, Lin Yaoyang opened his eyes abruptly!
A red light, as blazing as the scorching sun, exploded from within him, scorching the surrounding air until it twisted and steamed!
The light was too dazzling, causing both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress to subconsciously squint.
The light lasted for a few breaths before gradually receding.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were just about to breathe a sigh of relief when they both froze.
Because they saw that Lin Yaoyang’s originally jet-black short hair had now turned into a brilliant orange-red.
It wasn’t the ostentatious red of flames, but a warm and bright orange-red, like the rising morning sun.
“Xiaoyang, your…
hair, why did it change color?” The Ice Empress asked, eyes wide in disbelief.
Lin Yaoyang was stunned for a moment and looked down at the floor.
The floor of the Snow Palace was paved with black ice, smooth as a mirror, clearly reflecting his image.
In the reflection, his features were the same, but that short hair had changed from black to a dazzling orange-red.
“It might be because of the Spirit Awakening.” He reached up and touched his hair; the texture was no different, it was just the color that had changed.
Immediately after, he felt that the palpitation had not completely dissipated.
A huge phantom slowly formed from the air.
It was a towering figure with a body of deep red and silver-white.
The armor was angular and sharp, possessing the cold, hard texture of metal, yet it shimmered with a warm golden luster.
A circular, golden eye-core was embedded in the forehead.
On the chest was a round golden core, like a miniature sun, slowly breathing out scorching white flames.
Most eye-catching were the two pairs of light wings spread behind him.
The wings were a translucent golden-yellow, with orange-red flames flowing along the edges, and each flap brought a scorching temperature.
It floated quietly behind Lin Yaoyang like a war god who had walked out of the sun, carrying a scorching pressure that could incinerate everything.
The Ice Empress widened her eyes: “What…
what kind of Spirit is this?”
Feeling the heat rushing toward her, the Snow Empress’s pupils constricted: “This temperature…
could it be Ultimate Fire?”
Lin Yaoyang looked at the familiar yet strange mecha phantom before him, and he was stunned as well.
Apollo?!
“Xiaoyang!
What is your Spirit called?” The Ice Empress asked eagerly.
Lin Yaoyang regained his senses and said softly, “Apollo.”
“Apollo?” The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress exchanged glances, both seeing the confusion in the other’s eyes.
They had lived for so many years and had seen countless Spirits—Beast Spirits, Tool Spirits, Body Spirits, mutated Spirits…
but they had never heard the name “Apollo.”
But that didn’t matter.
Based solely on the aura from just now, and based on the temperature that made even the Ice Empress, an Ultimate Ice Spirit Beast, feel scorching heat, the grade of this Spirit was self-evident.
The Snow Empress walked forward, reached out to touch Lin Yaoyang’s head, and smiled: “Xiaoyang, although we haven’t heard of this name, based on its aura alone, this must be a super-grade Spirit.
You will definitely become an unparalleled powerhouse in the future.”
Lin Yaoyang retracted his Spirit, and the sun war god slowly dissipated.
He lifted his little face, a glimmer of light inconsistent with his age flashing in his eyes: “Yeah!
Of course!
I will definitely become the most powerful Spirit Master!”
“However…” He scratched his head, “I still don’t know what my Innate Soul Power is.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine, I’ve already prepared everything!”
The Ice Empress pulled a blue crystal ball from who knows where and handed it to him.
“Come on, put your hand on it.”
Lin Yaoyang placed his hand on the crystal ball.
The next second, a dazzling blue light exploded from the center of the ball and instantly spread to the entire sphere!
The light was as brilliant as the purest sapphire, illuminating the entire Snow Palace in a deep blue.
The Ice Empress’s mouth opened into an ‘O’ shape.
Surprise flashed in the Snow Empress’s eyes.
“Innate Full Soul Power!” She laughed softly, her tone full of pride.
“It seems my little Xiaoyang really is an unparalleled Genius.”
Lin Yaoyang put his hands on his hips, puffed out his little chest, and said triumphantly, “That’s right!”
The Ice Empress couldn’t help but pinch his cheek again: “Look at how smug you are!”
The Snow Empress watched this scene, the smile on her lips deepening.
Six years ago, when she picked up this baby in the snowstorm, she never thought there would be such a day.
But at this moment, looking at this proud little guy, she suddenly felt that these six years of companionship were the warmest times in her hundreds of thousands of years of life.
“Let’s go,” she reached out and picked up Lin Yaoyang, “Today is your big day of Awakening, what do you want to eat?
I’ll make it for you.”
“Roasted rabbit!” Lin Yaoyang’s eyes lit up.
Several Soft Bones Rabbits outside the Snow Palace suddenly shivered in unison.
See you in the next one!