Lin Yaoyang rubbed his face and nodded heavily.
He was indeed confident.
Because his Spirit was Apollo.
Apollo’s standard weapon was a sword, the Corona Sword!
However, now that his Spirit had undergone Awakening, that sword did not appear along with it.
Lin Yaoyang speculated that perhaps he needed to reach a certain Rank of Soul Power, such as Spirit Elder or Spirit King, before the Corona Sword would truly manifest.
Before that, he had to build a solid foundation.
Sword techniques were one such foundation.
During the intervals of cultivation over these past few days, he had been exploring Apollo’s abilities.
First was the boost from Martial Soul Body Possession.
For ordinary Beast Spirit, the boost provided after possession was between 10% and 50%.
Top-tier Beast Spirit, such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, could reach 80% to 100%.
But after his Apollo Spirit underwent Martial Soul Body Possession, the boost was 200%!
A full two times.
What did this mean?
It meant that while in the state of Martial Soul Body Possession, his strength, speed, defense, and Soul Power output were all double that of a Spirit Master of the same Rank.
And this was without even calculating his Spirit Ability.
“It is at least a Divine-Grade Spirit.”
Lin Yaoyang thought to himself.
Besides this, he also experimented with another form of Apollo.
The Planet Form.
That day, on a whim, he tried to condense the power of his Spirit into a spherical shape to wrap himself within it.
To his surprise, it actually succeeded.
In the Planet Form, his defense was astonishing, and he had specifically asked the Ice Empress to help him test it.
The Ice Empress suppressed her strength and struck with her full force, using power one major Realm higher than his.
The result was that he didn’t budge at all.
The Ice Empress tried a few more times, from one major Realm higher, to two major Realms higher, and finally even used power at the Spirit Elder level before she could knock him back, causing him to slide a distance.
“Good lad,” the Ice Empress’s eyes lit up at the time, “this tortoise shell of yours is tough enough!”
Lin Yaoyang was left speechless.
However, he also noticed another function of the Planet Form.
In the Planet Form, a special force field would be generated around his body.
That force field could actively absorb external energy, convert it into pure Soul Power, replenish his consumption, and could even be used to enhance his attacks.
He had tested it, and the effect was very good.
“With this ability, my endurance is greatly enhanced,” Lin Yaoyang calculated in his heart, “In the future, when fighting a war of attrition, who would be afraid of whom?”
The Snow Empress watched him frowning and then giggling to himself, and couldn’t help but shake her head.
“What are you thinking about again?”
Lin Yaoyang snapped out of his daze and chuckled, “Thinking about how to become stronger in the future.”
“So, have you figured it out?”
“I’ve figured out a little bit,” Lin Yaoyang said seriously, “Sister Xueer, in 6 years, I want to go to the human World…”
The Snow Empress’s smile paused slightly.
She looked down at the boy in front of her, watching the look of anticipation in his eyes, and a complex feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.
Six years.
From that baby in the wind and snow, to the eloquent youth of today.
She watched him grow up, watched him learn to call her “Sister Xueer”, watched him take his first steps, say his first words…
Unknowingly, he had already become an indispensable part of her life.
And now, he was thinking of leaving.
“Sister Xueer?” Lin Yaoyang called out, somewhat confused, seeing her lost in thought.
The Snow Empress came back to her senses, smiled slightly, and reached out to ruffle his orange-red short hair.
“Mm, when the time comes, you can go to the human World.”
She paused, then added another sentence.
“But before that, you must first build a solid foundation.
Soul Power, combat techniques, survival skills—none can be lacking.”
Lin Yaoyang nodded heavily: “I know!”
“Next, let Binger train you!”
The Snow Empress said faintly.
Lin Yaoyang, “…”
Time flew by like a shuttle.
Six years later.
The Far North, on the edge of the core area.
The biting cold wind, carrying fine ice crystals, howled across the pale World.
Two figures came tearing through the air from the south, moving at high speed, leaving two long trails in the wind and snow.
The petite, emerald-green figure in front was none other than the Ice Empress.
She beside her was a youth, about twelve years old, his stature had grown quite a bit, and his short orange-red hair was particularly striking under the gray sky, like the only touch of warmth in this World of ice and snow.
It was Lin Yaoyang.
In these six years, he had spent most of his time Cultivate within the Douling Empire.
For no other reason.
Simply because.
He had discovered an extremely unique characteristic of his Physique: he could slowly increase his Soul Power by basking in the sun.
This discovery surprised even him.
In the Far North, especially in the core area, the sky was gray all year round, snowstorms occurred every few days, and sunlight was pitifully scarce.
In contrast, the Douling Empire had a mild climate, plenty of sunshine, and was close to the Far North.
So after discussing it with the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, he went to the Douling Empire to Cultivate.
The two women did not object; they were idle anyway, so they took turns accompanying him out—one would accompany him, while the other stayed behind to guard the Far North.
At this moment, the Ice Empress was taking him back to the Snow Palace from the Douling Empire.
Just then, the Ice Empress’s figure suddenly paused, stopping abruptly in mid-air.
Lin Yaoyang asked suspiciously: “What’s wrong?”
The Ice Empress’s gaze cast forward, her brows slightly furrowed.
There, amidst the wind and snow, a black figure was slowly walking on the ice sheet.
The person was wrapped in a large black robe, with their hood pulled very low, making it impossible to see their face.
But in a place like this, this attire was suspicious in itself.
“Why would a human appear here?” the Ice Empress said in a low voice, her tone carrying a trace of vigilance.
Not many humans set foot in the Far North throughout the year.
Occasionally, there would be some reckless adventurers on the periphery, but the core area here was the place where the true Dominator of the Far North resided; it was impossible for ordinary humans to reach here.
And this black-robed person had already appeared on the edge of the core area.
Lin Yaoyang narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the figure.
Traveling alone, penetrating deep into the core area of the Far North…
Could this be that Level 9 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire?
If it really was that person, how many good things must he have on him?
Lin Yaoyang’s eyes lit up slightly.
“Sister Binger,” he lowered his voice, “this person appearing near the core area might be targeting you and Sister Xueer, or perhaps harboring ill intentions towards Xiao Bai and A Tai and the others.”
“Why don’t you go and take care of him first?” Lin Yaoyang pointed to an ice hill not far away, “I’ll wait for you here.”
The Ice Empress nodded and was about to rush out, but Lin Yaoyang added another sentence.
“By the way, Sister Binger, be careful.
This person was able to walk here, so their cultivation should not be low, at least a Titled Douluo.
And it is very likely that they are also a Level 9 Soul Engineer.”
“Level 9 Soul Engineer?”
The Ice Empress was slightly startled, but quickly relaxed.
A Level 9 Soul Engineer was indeed powerful, with endless spirit tool, making them very troublesome to fight.
But where was this place?
This was the Far North, her home turf.
With nearly 400,000 years of cultivation here, she did not take a Level 9 Soul Engineer seriously.
What’s more, she was the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.
No matter how you put it, the advantage is with me!
See you in the next one!