The Snowfield Bear was still struggling, but finally managed to drag itself upright. It wanted to tear apart the hateful human before it, but Gavin White was already completely spent. She sighed inwardly, "Looks like I still can't truly defeat it."
At this moment, Gavin White was already waiting for death. Her consciousness was beginning to blur—an inevitable result of pushing her power too far. She looked up and sighed, and just as she was about to pass out, a figure appeared at her side.
"Are you alright?" the figure said.
"How did you get in here? Leave, it's dangerous!" Gavin White was shocked when she saw it was Evan Yang.
Gavin White had shed her male disguise; now she appeared as a frail young woman, blood staining her delicate skin, stirring pity in anyone who saw her. Evan Yang wasn't very familiar with her, but he couldn't just watch her die right in front of him. That's why he stepped forward.
Looking at Gavin White, Evan Yang smiled and said, "Leave the rest to me."
"What?" Gavin White was stunned. Even though the bear was badly wounded, it was still a Heavenly Dao powerhouse. Evan Yang, as an Immortal Sovereign, shouldn't be able to defeat it, even in its injured state.
But she still underestimated Evan Yang. He stood before the giant bear and smiled, "I want to see what it feels like to take down a Heavenly Dao Intent powerhouse."
The bear roared in fury, refusing to let Evan Yang—a mere human not even at the Heavenly Dao level—provoke it. Instantly, it swiped a paw at him. Evan Yang seized the moment, leapt onto its paw, then its back, and drew the Soul‑Devouring Divine Sword. Taking advantage of its injuries, he shouted, "Take your life while you're sick!"
A surge of immense power erupted from Evan Yang's sword, plunging straight into the Snowfield Bear's back. Blood sprayed everywhere, accompanied by a trembling of its soul. The massive bear collapsed to the ground with an unwilling roar, and its powerful soul was devoured by the Soul‑Devouring Divine Sword.
"Whew, that was exhilarating," Evan Yang laughed. At that moment, shadows began to rise from the Snowfield Bear. Gavin White was already stunned by Evan's actions, but when she saw the shadows, she shouted, "Stop those shadows!"
Evan Yang didn't know what those Heavenly Dao Intent shadows were for, but he quickly reached out to touch them. As soon as he did, each shadow disappeared.
This startled Evan Yang—he thought they'd escaped. So he tried again, touching all the remaining shadows, but they all vanished as well.
"What's going on?" Evan Yang exclaimed in shock.
Seeing that none of the intent shadows had escaped, Gavin White smiled and said, "They've already entered your body."
"Huh?" Evan Yang couldn't believe it. He checked himself and found that the intent shadows had indeed transformed into faint silhouettes, hiding on his back.
"What does this mean?" Evan Yang was clueless about Heavenly Dao Intent, so he asked suspiciously.
"Let me heal first, then I'll explain it to you in detail. But for now, use this box to dig out the bear's inner core and put it inside. We'll need it for pill refining later," Gavin White said.
Evan Yang nodded, went over, took out the bear's inner core, and placed it in the box. The box looked ordinary on the outside, but inside it radiated cold energy. As soon as the inner core was placed inside, it instantly solidified into a lump.
Once Evan Yang had finished everything, Gavin White smiled and said, "Wait here for me, I'll stabilize my energy first."
Evan Yang nodded, and Gavin White closed her eyes. Evan watched her from the side, thinking: Why is the sect master a woman, and why did she disguise herself as a man? With that appearance, she's clearly a beauty. As he thought this, his blood began to boil again.
This time was different from before. He hadn't felt this way in ages—his blood suddenly surged like a raging sea. Alarmed, he quickly sat down to steady himself and checked his body. He found that, because his blood now carried the Blood Demon Lord's power, it was even more vigorous and harder to control than ever.
"Hey, are you really that worked up?" The Blood Demon Lord laughed as he sensed Evan Yang's blood surging uncontrollably.
"Senior Blood Demon, your blood mixed with mine is making it even harder to control. If I can't suppress it, my mind will go blank, and who knows what I'll do." Evan Yang was terrified of losing control—he hadn't felt this way in ages. Now, with the Blood Demon's blood fused into his own, just seeing a woman he liked triggered a reaction he couldn't stop.
If not for the Heaven‑Cold Seed, Evan Yang would have already gone mad. But even now, he was barely holding on. The fusion of the Blood Demon's power with his own was terrifying—a double‑edged force that, once out of control, would drive him into frenzy.
The Blood Demon Lord said doubtfully, "I've never run into this problem myself, so I can't really help you. Looks like I'll have to step back for now."
"What do you mean?" Evan Yang asked.
"From now on, do whatever you want. And let me be clear—unless you find an outlet, your situation won't improve. I'm old, so I can't think about these things anymore." The Blood Demon Lord chuckled and withdrew.
Evan Yang was left confused, but he didn't have time to dwell on it. He quickly gathered all his strength to suppress his blood, sweat pouring from his forehead. His blood felt like it was about to burst his body apart.
"Evan Yang, you have to hold on," he told himself.
Gavin White noticed Evan Yang's strange aura. She opened her eyes and saw him sitting in midair, his entire body flushed red. The surrounding cold turned into droplets as soon as it approached him, showing just how hot his body was.
Gavin White was alarmed, thinking something had happened to Evan Yang. "What's wrong with you?" she cried.
"Don't come any closer—leave!" Evan Yang knew that if Gavin White didn't leave, things would get ugly if he lost control.
"Is it those Heavenly Dao Intent shadows acting up?" Gavin White exclaimed in shock.
Evan Yang couldn't care less about Heavenly Dao Intent right now. All he knew was that if Gavin White didn't leave, things would get really bad if he went berserk.
"Stop talking! Go!" Evan Yang shouted.
Gavin White was startled by Evan Yang's tone. She hadn't expected someone at the Immortal Sovereign level to speak so forcefully.
"I won't abandon my companion. I'll help you," Gavin White said. Though she had only just recovered a little, she refused to leave Evan Yang behind. She reached out and touched his back, trying to force out the Heavenly Dao Intent.
Seeing Gavin White reach for his back, Evan Yang cried out in alarm, "No!"
Gavin White didn't understand what Evan Yang meant, but the moment she touched him, his body trembled. Instantly, his aura became terrifying—so intense that no one could approach. A strange barrier formed around them, flickering between green and red as two opposing forces clashed inside.
Evan Yang was helpless, cursing Gavin White for touching him. That single touch made his body tremble uncontrollably, causing his blood to erupt into a terrifying state within the barrier.
Seeing the situation and Evan Yang sitting there motionless, his eyes red, Gavin White cried out, "Qi deviation?"
"Not qi deviation—it's something else," Evan Yang said, struggling to suppress his desire.
Seeing Evan Yang could speak normally, Gavin White relaxed a little. She asked curiously, "So what's really going on? Why is your inner world all red and green?"
Evan Yang forced a bitter smile. "Just figure it out yourself." Right now, he didn't want to explain—he felt frustrated and embarrassed.
Right now, Gavin White was as if inside Evan Yang's inner world. She could see many of his past experiences—how he obtained the Heaven‑Cold Seed, and everything that happened since, especially every time his blood erupted.
The more she saw, the redder Gavin White's face became. It was like watching someone do something indecent.
Just now, she had seen the scene when Evan Yang's blood erupted. Blushing even more, Gavin White looked at him and stammered, "You... you..."
"You saw it yourself. That's why I told you to leave—I’m afraid I really won’t be able to control myself," Evan Yang sighed.
Gavin White finally understood why Evan Yang wanted her to leave earlier. Right now, she was the only woman here, and if she stayed, she'd definitely become the 'lamb'.
"I didn't know it would turn out like this. So what do we do now?" Gavin White asked.
"Soon I'll seal all my strength. When the cycle illusion fades, my inner world will retract. When I'm sealed, you must leave immediately, and no matter what, don't look back," Evan Yang said.
Gavin White looked at Evan Yang and nodded. "Alright."
"Get ready," Evan Yang said, his eyes still blood-red.
Gavin White found it hard to imagine that this seemingly ordinary man possessed such terrifying power within. Still, she could only follow Evan Yang's instructions and prepare to leave.
Evan Yang moved his right hand, pressing several points on his body. Those spots immediately went numb, and as a result, the surrounding world vanished—Gavin White found herself back in the Frozen Void Rift.
"Go," Evan Yang said grimly.
Gavin White got up and retraced her steps, but she was torn inside. Having witnessed Evan Yang's inner world, she knew that if no one helped him now, he'd go mad from exhaustion—or even suffer true qi deviation.
"He saved me and risked his life to help—am I really supposed to just leave him like this?" Gavin White glanced back at the remarkable man, watching him sweat and struggle in place.
Right now, Evan Yang could only pray that Gavin White would leave his sight quickly. Otherwise, if he lost control, things would get really messy.