As Xiang Yu continued absorbing the ice energy, the sound of cracking reverberated through the ice. The noise thundered loudly in his ears, since he was completely encased within the crystalline structure, the sound traveled much easily. Each fracture sounded like, well, ice cracking. But it was amplified to the levels of huge icebergs breaking in the ocean.
He understood why the ice's condition was deteriorating. The ice itself wasn't particularly special—merely a physical manifestation of the concentrated yin energy that had created it. As he absorbed this energy, the structure lost what was holding it together. He estimated that the yin concentration had diminished to such a degree that activating his divine ability now would easily shatter it.
