This is the true meaning of "the chrysanthemum stands proudly against the cold"!

It's not about conquering the cold, but about living with pride amidst the cold!

With a sudden realization, Yue Guan's entire demeanor changed.

He was no longer the struggling Title Douluo, but had become a chrysanthemum rooted in the wind and snow.

The spiritual energy flames on his body completely extinguished, replaced by an invisible "force".

He began to breathe in rhythm with the wind and snow, his body swaying slightly, as if he were not resisting the wind and snow, but dancing with it.

The originally deadly cold air, once it entered his body through his pores, was no longer purely destructive.

They are like the most demanding blacksmiths, using cold iron hammers to repeatedly pound his muscles, flesh, and even his soul.

Each blow brought excruciating pain, but it also stripped away impurities from his body.

When Yue Guan opened her eyes again, the pain and struggle in them had disappeared, leaving only clarity and determination.

He could clearly "see" that in the center of this snowfield, there was a point of extremely dark and cold light, which was the Silent Winter Fairy Bud.

He took a step, and this time, his movements were no longer hesitant.

The wind and snow were still fierce, but they could no longer stop him.

When Yue Guan finally arrived before the desolate winter fairy flower, the chill here was enough to freeze a Soul Douluo into dust in an instant.

It was not a physical flower, but a constantly shifting, icy-blue halo suspended in mid-air. It was the heart of this illusion, the source of all the chill.

Without hesitation, Yue Guan sat down cross-legged less than three meters away from Xian Rui.

An endless chill instantly engulfed him.

At that moment, Yue Guan felt as if his soul had been completely ripped away. There was no pain, no thought, only pure "existence" and pure "coldness".

His martial spirit, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, appeared on its own behind him.

The golden chrysanthemums looked so out of place in this icy blue world.

Under the extreme cold, the petals began to freeze inch by inch, losing all their luster.

However, just as the flower stamen was about to be completely frozen, an invisible sense of pride rose from the deepest part of the martial soul.

Why should I be frozen by you?

I was born of heaven and earth, and I will blossom in my own time!

On the golden petals, the thick layer of frost began to crack.

A ray of golden light, more brilliant and purer than ever before, burst forth from the crack, carrying a sharp and indomitable edge!

Click, click...

As the ice shattered, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum underwent an unprecedented transformation amidst the extreme cold of the desolate winter.

It blooms even more proudly and freely!

At the same time, within Yue Guan's body, his soul power was refined to a completely new level through repeated freezing and rebirth.

"The third test, 'The Chrysanthemum Resists the Cold,' is complete."

"Reward: Refinement of Martial Soul Origin, greatly increase in Soul Power Resistance, and increase in Soul Ring Age by 5,000 years."

"Chrysanthemum God's affinity has increased, current total: 30%".

The moment he finished speaking, nine spirit rings appeared behind Yue Guan.

Purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black, black!

At the same time, a soul force far more powerful than before erupted within his body.

The bottleneck shattered instantly, and his soul power level steadily stepped into level ninety-seven!