"I actually failed again..."
"And this time, Qin Xiao didn't even lift a finger against me..."
In the dark room, Long Aotian ground his molar teeth until they were almost shattered.
The setback this time was huge for him.
He had thought that the gap between him and Qin Xiao was already very small, but it had gotten even wider.
This caused a great disparity in his feelings.
"Could it be that I'll never be able to fight him in this lifetime?"
On the way back, Long Aotian asked himself this question more than once.
But no matter how hard he wracked his brain, he couldn't find any possibility of regaining his dignity.
I really can't reconcile with this.
However, if you asked him to resort to underhanded schemes, he couldn't do that either.
A real man must act openly and uprightly!
"Can a battle between Soul Masters be called a battle if there's no victory or defeat?
It's normal to have wins and losses. You lost today, so go back and train hard, and you can defeat him tomorrow, can't you?
Without competition, there can be no progress. I hope you understand this by tomorrow."
Just then, such a voice sounded from behind Long Aotian.
He hastily turned around, only to see a familiar figure.
"Sect Master!"
Indeed.
The person in front of him wore a green robe, baldheaded with long hair, it was Poison Not Dead, the Sect Master of the Body Sect.
After Qin Xiao left, he came to find Long Aotian.
To his surprise, he had somewhat overestimated Long Aotian's psychological resilience.
The guy was on the verge of giving up on himself.
Fortunately, he arrived just in time, preventing such a change from happening.
"Sect Master, Qin Xiao is really too strong. I'm afraid I will never surpass him in this life."
He shook his head bitterly.
Before, he still had the spirit, but after seeing Vina surpassing him, Long Aotian's spirit had been almost completely crushed.
"What are you talking about?"
Poison Not Dead frowned slightly, "Can't you handle even this bit of setback? Honestly, if you're defeated just like that, I would be somewhat disappointed in you. The reason why I came here is to help you..."
"Really?"
Long Aotian's eyes brightened, as if he saw hope, as if clutching at the last straw.
"Do you really think I can defeat Qin Xiao, Sect Master?"
"Of course. I've found you a very good teacher. Go learn from him tomorrow. I believe you can certainly gain some insights."
"What?"
Long Aotian was at first stunned and then became excited.
Someone that the Sect Master spoke so highly of must be extraordinary.
"May I know who the teacher you found for me is, Sect Master?" he asked eagerly, wanting to know who it was.
"Hehe, don't rush, you'll find out tomorrow. However, I can give you a heads-up. You know this person. You can prepare yourself mentally in advance, so you won't be too surprised."
Poison Not Dead said with a chuckle.
He believed that if Long Aotian knew that the teacher he had arranged was Qin Xiao, he would indeed be very shocked.
But he was not wrong, Qin Xiao could indeed bring great help to Long Aotian.
Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.
Although, the words he had said before had been somewhat encouraging, and he didn't necessarily believe Long Aotian truly had a day when he'd defeat Qin Xiao.
If he gained understanding, it was possible to defeat Vina.
And after defeating Vina, wouldn't that mean he could face Qin Xiao in battle again?
That was a considerable improvement, wasn't it?
"Okay, tomorrow morning, I will definitely arrive on time... By the way, Sect Master, where should I assemble?"
"You can meet at the Sect Main Hall tomorrow morning, but I also have a task for you."
"Please tell me, Sect Master, you also want to bring Gu Tong, Chen Lv, Wang Yanfeng, and the others here. The opportunity is rare, and I hope they can learn with you."
These fellows are the hope of the Body Sect, Poison Not Dead is aware of this.
Now that the opportunity had arisen, he naturally wanted to give them a hand.
"Alright, I'll go right now!"
Long Aotian nodded heavily.
...
Elsewhere.
Qin Xiao had also returned to his residence.
He took out the Divine Seal Altar.
Holding the Divine Seal Altar, he felt as if he was dragging a chunk of millennia-old ice in his hand, bone-chillingly cold.
"Open!"
This time, he directly chose to use Soul Power to activate the Divine Seal Altar.
In the next moment, an icy female voice filled with endless rage rang in his ears, "Despicable humans, die, all of you die."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Qin Xiao only felt that everything in front of him turned white, it was the howling cold current, ice-cold to the bone.
Keep in mind, he possessed the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, and even if he stripped naked and rolled about on the ice fields of the far northern lands, he wouldn't feel cold, but here, he truly felt cold.
This wasn't just a physical sensation, his soul seemed to have frozen in that instant as well, and he felt time stagnating.
"Eh, such an aura, so familiar…"
Suddenly, a voice filled with extreme shock resounded within Qin Xiao's Spirit Sea.
Because the Snow Emperor was proud.
To make the Snow Emperor submit and merge with him, Qin Xiao knew that the Ice Emperor was an indispensable factor, so after returning to his room, he lifted the seal control over his Spirit Sea, allowing the Skydream Ice Silkworm, Ice Emperor, and Electrolux to see everything in the outside world.
And at this moment, the one who uttered the shocked voice was the Ice Emperor.
"Ice, what's the matter?"
The Skydream Ice Silkworm asked urgently.
Inside Qin Xiao's Spirit Sea, he looked at the Ice Emperor with concern, nervously asking.
However.
The Ice Emperor ignored the Skydream Ice Silkworm and kept muttering to herself, "It's really her, how is this possible? How can this be possible?"
Qin Xiao knew that this process was quite normal; the Ice Emperor needed to calm down.
At the same time, he felt a cool stream of air being released from the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion's trunk soul bone, absorbing the external chill and rapidly returning his frozen blood to normal.
This was the benefit of a soul bone and Martial Soul.
It allowed him to be immune to any ice element that wasn't Ultimate Ice, and even partially immune to Ultimate Ice.
Keep in mind, this was Qin Xiao. If it had been a Soul Emperor or Soul Sage, they would have been frozen to death under the icy breath released by the Snow Emperor.
Even a Douluo Strong Warrior, if caught off guard by such a cold current, would likely be seriously injured, if not killed.
In comparison, Qin Xiao's body was only slightly frozen stiff, which was incredibly impressive.
Of course.
If Qin Xiao used the protective body of destructive power, this bit of icy force wouldn't amount to much.
However, using the destructive power was a heavy burden on Qin Xiao, and currently, it could only be used as a trump card.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The howling cold current instantly filled the entire room.
Qin Xiao looked around and saw that the entire room was filled with a layer of ice crystals about a foot thick.
Tables, chairs, stools, even the lighting soul tools on the dome were completely encased in ice, like crystal-clear works of art.
In front of Qin Xiao, there appeared a humanoid figure of a young girl.
She had long, pure white hair that fell from behind her head down to her feet, and her sky-blue eyes were ethereal and transparent as if they could see through everything in the world.
Her slender and delicate body was flawless, and although her white dress was unadorned, it made her look so pure and noble.
There she stood, like a solitary winter plum in the frost, outstanding and proud, defying the snow and frost.