The tsunami of cold frost energy continued its revolution into the sky, but after Ryuk lost consciousness, it spiralled out of control, drawing even more power as its revolving speed increased by hundreds of times.
The ground beneath it tore apart, quickly lining up with cracks as the snowy area began moving up and down like a tide.
Inside the incredibly chaotic tsunami, the view was much different.
CRRRRRRRRRACK
A sharp crack rang out from deep within Ryuk—like a glacier splitting apart under an unbearable force.
Then, his body collapsed completely.
Not from weakness.
Not from defeat.
But from evolution!
Ryuk's body began disintegrating, his limbs melting into a swirling storm of silver and frost, breaking down into microscopic nanites infused with the essence of ice itself.
His arms and legs devolved into a shapeless mass, shifting like a living snowstorm.
BOOOOOOOOOOM
BOOOOOOOOOOM
His torso shattered next, exploding into razor-sharp shards of crystallized nanites that spiralled around him in a violent storm.
At the very centre, three things remained untouched—his heart, his lungs, and his brain.
Suspended in the storm, these last pieces of his humanity pulsed like flickering embers in a world of endless cold.
Then—the shattered fragments began pulling together.
But this time, they didn't return to what they were before.
What followed next wasn't a repair.
It was a rebirth.
The nanites fused with the Ice Apex energy that oozed out of his brain. Along with the runic lines of his domain beneath his fragmented body, they soon began reshaping themselves into something...
Something stronger, colder, and deadlier.
His legs formed first, thicker and denser than before.
Armor plates began layering over one another like shifting sheets of ice—smooth yet seemingly unbreakable.
His feet formed into regular ones before they suddenly extended, ending in clawed talons of condensed frost. Their tips glowed with frost-light, seemingly sharp enough to pierce through solid rock.
Then came his arms.
A total of four appeared—two on his shoulders and two beneath them.
They looked humanoid, only sharper, sleeker, and deadlier. Each fingertip now held claws of transparent frost-steel.
His chest hardened, designed with interlocking frozen plates.
At the very center of his sternum, a crystalline core pulsed with an eerie, ghostly blue light, radiating a cold so intense that even time itself seemed to slow around it.
This was his new heart—the very center of his Frost Physique.
His spine extended outward, forming a razor-sharp ridge of ice spines that lined his back.
With his body formed, his face began reappearing—this time, more mature-looking and sleeker in shape. But then, ice began covering it.
A mask emerged—crafted from the same crystalline, interlocking frozen plates.
His skin became translucent frost, resembling glass.
Beneath it, one could see interlocking Frost Runes swirling around him with power.
His hair began growing back, this time turning whiter than snow itself, but then, it seemed to flow like mist—constantly shifting between solid and liquid, twisting through the wind.
Even though the transformation didn't take long to describe, it took an immense amount of time to complete.
And after that long wait—
It opened up from beneath the mask.
A pair of frosty blue eyes—glowing with an eerie, silver-blue light—snapped open.
The revolving tsunami suddenly exploded with power, as if a bomb had been dropped at its very center, causing it to instantly settle down.
It blew across the plains, everything settling back into place, and then—
STEP.
The sound of footstep rang out as his clawed feet touched the ground, and he slowly rose to his feet.
The second he did—the ground shook.
Ryuk took his first step in his new form, and the very air around him thickened.
The snow beneath his feet hardened instantly—no longer soft but turning into an icy platform strong enough to hold mountains.
His eyes flashed with light as he looked at the wind and noticed something.
It no longer touched him.
Instead, it flowed around his body like an obedient servant, unwilling to disturb the frozen power radiating from him.
The world didn't just feel cold.
It felt silent.
As if even sound itself was struggling to move in his presence.
Then, Ryuk clenched his four fists.
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
Immediately, massive ice spires erupted from the ground beneath him, stretching high into the sky.
Ryuk's eyes turned upwards, looking at the runic-covered spires that radiated an incredibly deadly amount of destruction.
"Ahhhh..."
He exhaled cold, snowy white air from his lips.
But his breath alone became a blizzard—tiny runic particles swirling from his breath, dipping into the lingering mist in the air.
And for the first time—he truly felt it.
Not just power.
'No.'
Ryuk thought to himself as he closed his eyes, two of his arms clenching into fists.
'This is control. Absolute control.'
Not a single emotion clouding his mind.
Just the unrelenting, absolute force of a glacier's advance.
His body had become a living construct of Apex Energy-infused frost alloy.
And Ryuk had become...
Winter itself.
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[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
[Congratulations, Host, on reaching a new major level of cultivation!]
[Host has broken through thrice and is now at the Initial Level of the Cataclysm Stage.]
'Finally.'
Ryuk mused to himself, a small smile appearing at the corner of his lips, even though his expression remained as cold as ever.
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[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
[Congratulations, Host, you have successfully mastered the Primordial Frost Scripture Cultivation Art!]
[Host has awakened a new skill and a new physique!]
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[New Skill: Cryo Cataclysm]
Description: Unleash a catastrophic explosion of Ice Apex Energy, freezing everything in a vast radius. The ground shatters into glaciers, and the air turns to frost, halting enemies and extinguishing flames.
Note: This technique requires immense focus and drains a significant amount of energy, but it can shift the tide of any battle.
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[New Physique: Frozen Physique (Altered)]
Type: Apex Body Transformation
Grade: Pseudo-Eternity
Status: Awakened
Description:
A body forged from the absolute essence of winter, merging nanotechnology with the internal chill of Apex Ice Energy.
This transformation grants the user a physique that embodies unyielding frost, fusing their energy structure with crystallized ice alloy. It enhances durability and grants limitless adaptability to cold environments.
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[Additional Skills: 3]
1. Quadra-Limb Adaptation
[Description:...]