The world spun around Ryu and he took a deep breath of what could only be described as death. Though it at least didn't smell like it, it definitely had a certain chilling cold to it that was more piercing than normal ice would be.
Ryu had realized that a lot on the way here. The cold was soul-deep, making it feel different.
But there really was no reason why his normal ice couldn't be that way. It was just that the type of Ice Affinity he had tended much more toward Defense.
It was said that the Ice Phoenix had among the strongest defenses of all the Ancestral Beasts, while the Dark Phoenix had the strongest offense.
When you put things into perspective like that, it only made sense that the Dark Phoenix's death would be able to attack the soul.
'It's no wonder their fusion together works so well. Hm… I guess I should have my Dao Heart and Perfect Blackbody Soul start working on some soul techniques.'
