Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 10: Snow Queen's Teachings and Gifts, Hundred Thousand Years of Snow Lotus
The road to creating a god is long and endless, but Shu Yan and Xue Di are not impatient people. They discussed this matter for a long time and finally reached a consensus.

Perhaps because the way forward was clear, the two of them talked more and more. Xue Di also began to personally guide Shu Yan in his cultivation. Her cultivation was infinitely close to 700,000 years, and her original form was the Ice and Snow Girl. If anyone in the world was most qualified to teach Shu Yan, it could only be her.

Xue Di's guidance was indeed very useful. Many unclear points were cleared up after Xue Di's brief instruction. Enjoying the full-day instruction from a strong man whose strength was equivalent to that of a human Extreme Douluo, Shu Yan was probably the only one in the world who had such treatment.

Under the almost nanny-like guidance of Xue Di, in the sixth month in the Far North, Shu Yan's soul power officially reached the 45th level. A 13-year-old Soul Master is rare in the continent. Even the black and white holy dragons that once dominated the continent are probably not as accomplished as Shu Yan at this age.

After Shu Yan decided to practice in seclusion in the Far North for a while, Xue Di brought Shu Yan an extremely precious gift.

This is a lotus-shaped plant that emits a faint ice-blue light all over its body. Its leaves are like transparent ice crystals with gorgeous flowing light inside. The moment it appears, the energy in the surrounding world seems to be richer, and a faint fragrance emanates from the air, which makes people feel refreshed.

Shu Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and then he said:
"This is……?"

A faint smile appeared on Xue Di's cold face. She looked at the pure snow lotus and then said softly:

"You have also felt it. This is a 100,000-year-old snow lotus, which I obtained by chance. I originally planned to use this 100,000-year-old snow lotus as a guide to complete the seal of my origin, but now, that path has been abandoned by me, and this snow lotus has naturally lost its function. Now, I hand it over to you, which can be regarded as letting it play its final role."

After a pause, Xue Di added:
"The Snow Lotus is a top-grade plant-type soul beast, but it is very difficult for it to awaken its spiritual intelligence. Even though it has cultivated to the level of 100,000 years, its spiritual intelligence is still as weak as that of an ordinary 100-year soul beast. But precisely because of this, the essence of heaven and earth possessed by the Snow Lotus is purer and more powerful than other soul beasts of the same kind. The energy it contains is even enough to transform a person, as if he were reborn. Although I have already absorbed part of the essence and energy of this snow lotus, the remaining essence and energy are enough to make you undergo a transformation and greatly improve your soul power level."

Shu Yan took the snow lotus from Xue Di's hand and instantly felt an extremely huge amount of energy in his body. He raised his head, looked at Xue Di and said seriously:
"Thank you for this kindness. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."

Xue Di just shook his head slightly, and then said:
"Since we have already formed an alliance, there is no need to say such things. As far as I know, even among you so-called companions, you humans are not so polite."

Shu Yan laughed silently, then explained softly:

"The emotions between humans are extremely complex. They can be extremely pure or they can be very purposeful. If they are sincere companions, then they don't need to be so polite. But if both parties don't know each other thoroughly, necessary courtesy and politeness are still necessary."

Xue Di nodded thoughtfully, as if she understood the meaning of Shu Yan's words.

"Are you saying that I am not a companion you truly recognize?"

Xue Di's voice was slow and there was a faint smile on her face, but in Shu Yan's eyes, a faint black aura was emanating from Xue Di at this moment. A creepy feeling rose in his heart. Shu Yan swallowed his saliva and then said with difficulty:

"Of course not. This is just a normal state among humans. You are naturally not included..."

Hearing this, the black air lingering around Snow Emperor slowly dissipated, and Shu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The oppressive feeling of Snow Emperor was still too strong.

Xue Di glanced at Shu Yan, then sat down on the ice chair beside her. She supported her smooth chin with one hand, with a hint of fatigue in her beautiful eyes, and then said lazily:

"Begin to refine and absorb this snow lotus. Don't worry about any accidents. I will help you seal the excess energy in the origin. You just need to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the origin energy in the snow lotus as much as you can."

Shu Yan nodded in response, and then sat cross-legged on the ground. The 100,000-year-old snow lotus quietly floated in front of him. Under his traction, the pure essence of heaven and earth and energy inside it began to flow out, and then turned into a series of blue and white interwoven energy and injected into his body. Surprisingly, this energy was extremely gentle, not as manic as absorbing a soul ring, but instead had a warm and watery taste. Xue Di yawned lightly on the side, her beautiful sky-blue eyes depicting Shu Yan's cheeks, and her eyes kept flashing through the bits and pieces of her interactions with each other since they met. Then she chuckled, and a faint arc appeared at the corner of her mouth, but soon she returned to calm.

……

Seven days passed in a flash, and Shu Yan's aura was still rising. The essence of heaven and earth and energy stored in the hundred thousand year old snow lotus were too huge. Even though the Snow Queen had absorbed nearly 50% of the essence of heaven and earth before, the remaining half still brought great benefits to Shu Yan.

In just seven days, his soul power level has climbed all the way from the initial level 45, until now he is only one step away from breaking through to the Soul King level, which almost saved him nearly a year of hard training. Nourished by the essence of heaven and earth and the original energy of the snow lotus, his already strong physical fitness has been raised again, and his soul has also been nourished to become more resilient and strong.

But his greatest gain was not limited to this. The essence of heaven and earth and energy that he could not absorb were sealed in his origin by Snow Empress, which would subtly nourish his body and further speed up his cultivation. For Shu Yan, only seven days were indeed a great transformation.

Xue Di looked at Shu Yan's face, which was becoming more and more like her own due to the further evolution of his Ice and Snow Girl essence, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

If her face is a kind of noble and cold beauty, then Shu Yan's style is more neutral. His facial lines are softer than hers, and he is handsome with a hint of coldness that belongs only to women. This contrast not only does not make him look awkward, but makes his charm even better. In other words, Shu Yan's face can really be regarded as attractive to both men and women...

At the moment when Xue Di was stunned, the aura around Shu Yan gathered rapidly, and then turned into ice-blue soul power ripples that spread out. The original purple, purple and black colors of the four soul rings slowly peeled off, and were replaced by a uniform and deep inky black. With the evolution of the origin, and the cleansing and sublimation of the snow lotus's essence of heaven and earth and the origin energy, Shu Yan's first four soul rings were all upgraded to black ten thousand year soul rings at this moment.

Shu Yan slowly opened his eyes. Seven days of refining and absorbing did not make him feel tired. Instead, he felt refreshed, and his whole body felt relaxed and comfortable as if he had been reborn.

Xue Di rubbed his brows, walked slowly over from the side, and a clear voice rang out.

"A thirteen-year-old Soul King, this kind of achievement is probably the first of its kind in your human world..."

Shu Yan smiled brightly, and then said:

"I have to thank you for this. If it weren't for this snow lotus, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to save myself from the hard training."

Xue Di smiled lightly, not caring much. She waved her jade hand gently, and a crystal clear seed slowly flew up from the ground and then came into Xue Di's hand.

"You're welcome. The stronger you are, the greater the chances of our success in the future. I am also increasing my chances of survival..."

Shu Yan smiled helplessly. He always felt that there was something strange about Xue Di. This feeling was more like... a sister's feeling towards her brother?

I don't know what he thought of, Shu Yan's body trembled slightly, and he quickly shook his head, expelling all the strange thoughts in his mind...

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(End of this chapter)