Chapter 58: Melt

As the minutes ticked by, Yùn Yì's body trembled, her breathing steady yet deep. Suddenly, another breakthrough surged within her, the energy rippling outward in a wave of force.

Once again, a blue beam of Qi erupted from her body, piercing upward like a frozen pillar of light.

Within the beam, even more icy tendrils coiled and danced, shimmering with an ethereal brilliance as they wrapped around the energy.

Slowly, the flow of Qi began to wane, growing weaker and weaker until only faint traces remained.

Feeling the shift, Yùn Yì opened her eyes, her breathing steady but tinged with exhaustion.

She lifted her hands, gazing at them as if they belonged to someone else, faint wisps of frost still curling off her fingertips.

"I—…"

Yùn Yì's eyes then drifted downward, taking in the forest floor around her.

A delicate layer of ice coated the ground. The sight left her momentarily stunned.