In the extreme north, Lin Xiao stood before the Gate of the Undead, slowly exhaling a breath. His soul rings retracted, and the soul power within his body gradually calmed.
"Teacher, what exactly happened inside there?"
"I'm not entirely sure myself," Electrolux slowly spoke. "But I have a guess."
"The undead plane is filled with the aura of the undead, which constantly erodes any living being that enters it."
"Staying inside for a short time naturally poses no problem, but remaining there for an extended period will inevitably lead to influence. And every attempt to recover soul power is an intensification of this erosion."
"Similarly, this half-plane was ultimately created by me; it is not a true world, and it is inevitably affected by other forces."
"Teacher, do you mean that under the mutual influence of the Snow Emperor's power and the undead world, she learned to recover soul power within the undead world?" Lin Xiao guessed in his mind, but for a moment, he couldn't quite explain the exact principle behind it.
"No, if it were merely simple mutual influence, it would be manageable." Electrolux's voice was somewhat grave. "If the Snow Emperor still had a body to restrain her power, it would be fine."
"But she no longer has a body; the restraint of her origin power on soul power is not very strong, and she has been continuously releasing her own power. I fear that between her and the undead plane, it is not just mutual influence…"
"From the earlier appearance, the powers between them have likely already begun to fuse."
"How is that possible?" Lin Xiao paused slightly. "The Snow Emperor's power is completely different from death—how could it fuse with the power of the undead plane?"
"Under normal circumstances, it would indeed be so. But the Snow Emperor has no body, and her soul has been stripped away. To be precise, that is no longer the Snow Emperor, but an aggregate of her origin power and soul power."
"For this aggregate, the undead plane is a rather suitable container—merely a bit too large."
"Under their mutual influence, it is as if a powerful force has found a body that it can barely adapt to, instinctively evolving slowly toward a complete whole."
Lin Xiao already understood Electrolux's words. After the Snow Emperor escaped from the God-Sealing Platform, she was not complete.
Although she was gradually recovering her previous power, she had ultimately been sealed after transforming into an embryo and could no longer return to her original form.
Her body was incomplete, so she instinctively sought completeness. And after her soul was stripped by Lin Xiao, this instinct became even stronger.
The undead plane was the "body" she had found that could barely contain her power. Although this body was not a perfect match, after clashing with Lin Xiao and feeling the pressure, she could no longer afford to be picky.
"Teacher, is there no way to separate them?"
"There is, but it can only be done after defeating her."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao shook his head slightly. If he had the power to defeat the Snow Emperor head-on, he wouldn't have thought to wear her down inside the undead plane.
Now, even within the undead plane, she no longer feared the consumption of soul power, and her strength had even increased compared to before. Defeating her head-on was even more impossible.
"So, to obtain the Snow Emperor's soul ring again, the undead plane would have to be destroyed along with her?"
"Exactly."
Hearing Electrolux's affirmative reply, Lin Xiao fell silent for a moment.
"It was I who only thought about keeping her at the time, which is why I had you send her here…"
"It's alright, Teacher," Lin Xiao shook his head, interrupting Electrolux's self-reproach. "None of us could have foreseen something like this."
As he spoke, he suddenly looked up toward the distance. "Since there's no way to obtain the Snow Emperor's soul ring, I'll just have to find another one."
Electrolux did not respond, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he slowly spoke again. "However, there might still be another solution."
Lin Xiao was just about to leave the extreme north when he heard Electrolux's words and suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"But this method has never been tried by anyone. The future could be a completely unknown path, whether it is good or bad, no one can say for sure. It depends on whether you are willing to try it."
"Teacher…"
Listening to Electrolux's words and thinking of the Snow Emperor, this extremely familiar figure involuntarily brought to Lin Xiao's mind a certain event.
"Teacher, I can find another soul ring; you don't need to blame yourself for this. To me, you are far more important than a single soul ring."
Lin Xiao hurriedly spoke. Back then, it was precisely because Electrolux burned his divine consciousness that Huo Yuhao was able to transform the Snow Emperor into his first spirit, different from a soul ring. Lin Xiao absolutely did not want to see Electrolux do the same again.
Electrolux seemed to pause for a moment before suddenly letting out a chuckle. "You brat, what are you thinking?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao also paused but still let out a slight sigh of relief. "Then what is this other method you mentioned, Teacher?"
"Before explaining this method, first tell me what a soul core is and why you want to condense a second soul core." Electrolux gradually restrained his laughter, his tone becoming serious.
"A soul core is formed by compressing soul power to the extreme, combining it with spatial power to accommodate the soul power of a Titled Douluo level."
Although no one had ever taught him this directly, with memories from his previous life, Lin Xiao was no stranger to it. "Condensing a second soul core naturally to accommodate more soul power to break through to higher realms."
"Yes, a place to contain soul power," Electrolux sighed lightly. "Through your vision, I have seen many things in this world."
"This world has its original rules, yet it can also accommodate powers from other worlds—just like the necromancy magic I taught you, which remains applicable in this world."
"I know you have your own plans for your cultivation path, but have you ever considered that there is more than one way to cultivate and break through?"
"Teacher, do you mean…?"
"Since the goal is to accommodate more soul power, why condense a second soul core instead of making the first soul core broader?"
Electrolux's words caused Lin Xiao to pause slightly. Before he could speak, Electrolux continued.
"If it were anyone else, I might not suggest they attempt this, but in your case, there is certainly another possibility."
"The soul core already contains spatial power. To accommodate more soul power, perhaps there is no need to condense a second soul core; the first soul core could be expanded to be even broader."
"Even transforming it into a true world capable of containing far more soul power…"
Lin Xiao did not speak, but in his heart, he already understood Electrolux's idea.
Just as Electrolux had once created a half-plane, perhaps he did not need to condense a second soul core. Instead, like Electrolux, he could open up another world based on his first soul core.
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