The cavern trembled under the escalating pressure emanating from Xiao Ming's transformation. Every inch of his body pulsed with chaotic energy, and the swirling blood mist above his head grew denser. Yet, the intensity of the scene took an even more shocking turn.
Out of nowhere, a sharp, radiant energy ray burst from Xiao Ming's body. The ray pierced through the blood mist, slicing it cleanly in two. The severed cloud immediately began to dissipate, yet what should have been a fiery explosion of burning blood suddenly froze midair.
CRACK!
A sound akin to shattering glass echoed as the fiery mist transformed into shards of crystalline ice. The cavern temperature dropped drastically, and frost began to spread across the stone walls.
Xiao Ming's body stiffened, and an otherworldly ice encased him, locking him in place like a frozen statue.
