Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 262 The Dream of a Titled Douluo in the Mortal World
A deafening roar shook the entire icy plain. The illusory ice dragon in Meng Hongchen's palm, carrying an earth-shattering aura, slammed into the ice abyss shadow dragon's icy blue shield.

In an instant, the four extreme energies clashed violently, the runes on the surface of the shield flickered wildly, emitting a hum that seemed unable to bear the strain, and fine cracks spread out like a spider web. With a crisp "crack," the shield shattered, and the illusory ice dragon slammed heavily into the body of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon, its momentum undiminished.

The Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon let out a painful roar. Several of its dark blue scales were shattered, and blood mixed with ice crystals seeped from its wounds. Although it endured the excruciating pain to steady itself, its obviously staggering posture was enough to prove that this attack had seriously injured it.

Meng Hongchen hovered in mid-air, icy blue light flowing around her like water, reflecting a cool, luminous glow onto her long, silvery-white hair. She gazed at the wounded Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon before her, her voice calm yet carrying an undeniable power: "Encircled by frost and snow, with ice narrating eternity, so-called 'memory' is inherently the domain of the 'Memory Master,' who orchestrates and connects all threads."

Before she finished speaking, the Martial Soul behind her—the Ice Dragon Heavenly Frost Rift Ice Dragon—suddenly raised its head, letting out a dragon roar that shook the heavens. This roar contained the ultimate majesty of an ice-attribute Martial Soul, colliding with the aura of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon, stirring up a sky full of icy mist. The next moment, the enormous ice dragon phantom spread its wings, its claws gleaming with a cold light, and charged fiercely towards the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon with the force to tear through the wind and snow.

The Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon felt a deadly pressure, and a ferocious battle intent surged in its purple eyes. It forcibly forced the blood beads seeping from beneath its shattered scales back into its body, and its entire body of dark blue scales suddenly stood up. The power of its six hundred thousand years of soul beast origin erupted without reservation—countless icy energies condensed in front of it into a thick, dark blue pillar of light. Within the pillar, patterns of interwoven ice crystals and shadows could be vaguely seen, carrying a terrifying power capable of freezing time.

When the illusory image of the Ice Dragon Sky-Splitting Ice Dragon collided with the icy pillar of light, the entire far northern ice plain seemed to be frozen in place. The shockwaves from the two extreme icy forces blasted away thousands of layers of ice shards, which condensed in mid-air into a shimmering cloud of ice crystals.

But the illusory ice dragon actually tore through the pillar of light and crashed heavily into the chest of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon.

A mournful dragon roar echoed across the icy plains as the massive body of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the icy cliff. Large areas of its chest scales shattered, and deep, bone-revealing wounds flowed with eerie blue blood, which immediately froze into ice beads. Clearly, it was critically injured and on the verge of death, barely able to stand.

The icy mist gradually dissipated, and the fierce winds on the ice plains subsided considerably. The enormous body of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon rapidly shrank and transformed in a burst of eerie blue light, eventually becoming a slender figure.

It was a white-haired woman in an ice-blue dress, her skin as white as ice crystals. The ferocity in her purple eyes had faded, leaving only a faint weariness and relief. She looked at Meng Hongchen, who was slightly out of breath in mid-air, and said slowly in a voice as clear as an icy spring, "Little girl, you have won."

Now, Meng Hongchen's soul bones are only left as torso bones, so they will be torso bones.

"I will absorb with you, first the bones, then the soul. Calm your mind, be ready, let's begin." Her voice was ethereal, yet clearly reached Meng Hongchen's ears.

Meng Hongchen took a deep breath, suppressing the surging soul power within her body and the stinging pain in her arm, her eyes becoming incredibly resolute. She slowly closed her eyes, and the icy blue light around her shone again. She softly replied, "Alright." The white-haired woman's fingertips trembled slightly, and a wisp of condensed icy blue light overflowed from her fingertips, meandering and flowing as if it had a life of its own, slowly drifting towards Meng Hongchen's brow.

Immediately afterwards, Meng Hongchen felt an extreme chill explode from the depths of her body. This chill was not ordinary coldness, but carried a power that could freeze the soul, causing her consciousness and body to feel numb, as if even her blood was about to solidify.

Her clothes shattered inch by inch under the sudden burst of icy blue light, and a layer of fine ice crystals instantly condensed on her exposed skin. A pure icy blue light, as if alive, slowly flowed down her spine, and wherever it passed, her bones seemed to be reshaped, gleaming with a lustrous sheen.

The icy blue liquid energy slowly spread upwards, first affecting the spine. The original bones gradually transformed into an icy blue as the energy flowed, as if forged from the most resilient ice crystals. As the energy continued to spread, all her ribs were also stained with the same icy blue.

As the icy blue completely covered every inch of Meng Hongchen's torso, the blue light on the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon's body began to dim at a visible speed.

This soul bone was the essence of its six hundred thousand years of cultivation, one of its core powers. Now, with the deep fusion with Meng Hongchen's bones, the primordial power contained within it is gradually permeating her body, completing the transformation from soul beast essence to soul master power.

The transformation process was undoubtedly painful. The extreme cold and the stinging pain of bone reshaping intertwined, causing Meng Hongchen's forehead to bead with cold sweat, which was instantly frozen into frost. But for her, this torso bone would be of immeasurable benefit to her future growth.

Time flowed silently across the icy plains, from day to night, the northern stars casting their cool light; then from night to day, the rising sun gilded the plains with golden light. The icy blue light surrounding Meng Hongchen grew ever more intense, like a cold moon rising from an icy sea, even forcing the surrounding wind and snow to retreat three feet.

Nourished by the light, her transformation was visible to the naked eye: her skin became as white as jade, with a subtle shimmering icy sheen; her bones emitted a faint hum within her, their density and resilience tempered to the extreme; even her internal organs seemed to be encased in a thin layer of ice, each breath carrying the refreshing coolness of purifying soul power. This was a complete sublimation, from body to soul, all being reshaped by the primal power of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon.

As the icy blue light reached its peak, a thick white halo suddenly bloomed beneath Meng Hongchen, like a blossoming ice lotus, completely enveloping her body and gradually condensing into a semi-transparent dragon cocoon. Dragon scale-like patterns flowed across the cocoon's surface, and the outline of a figure within was faintly visible.

At the same time, the last remaining power of the Ice Abyss Shadow Dragon began to transform—the ice crystal-like particles quietly melted, turning into countless fine icy mists, which, as if drawn by a current, flowed into the dragon cocoon. Meanwhile, a soft golden halo appeared out of thin air on Meng Hongchen's body, acting like a bridge to guide the energy from the white halo, slowly injecting it into her body and accelerating the fusion process.

Outside, the biting wind remained piercing, and large snowflakes fell like goose feathers, completely covering the icy plain. Only the howling of the wind and snow remained, all transformations and fusions silently concealed by the boundless ice and snow, awaiting the moment of emergence.