Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 226: Black Phoenix in Retreat, Second Soul Core and Titled Douluo
The huge commotion over there naturally couldn't escape Shu Yan and the other man, who had extremely strong perception.

However, the two were only slightly stunned and did not say much. Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Evil Fire had already accumulated to the extreme. It was even more massive and violent than in the original book. It was like a volcano that was about to erupt. No one knew when it would erupt and how horrific it would be.

It’s just... Ma Xiaotao’s darkening requires an opportunity and stimulation... Just like the Sword of Judgment used by Ma Rulong in the original novel, which stimulated Ma Xiaotao with the power of darkness, but Ma Xiaotao did not have the opportunity to come into contact with the Sword of Judgment in this life. So what was the opportunity that caused her sudden darkening? For the time being, Shu Yan could not find out the whole story, and he had no intention of taking the initiative to find out.

To them, this incident was more like an episode. Shu Yan and Xue Di were too lazy to pay attention to it. The two of them enjoyed their rare time alone, and no one mentioned the commotion just now.

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Later, Shu Yan and Xue Di returned to the princess's mansion.

Touching her slightly swollen belly, Xue Di felt a little embarrassed, with shyness, anger and other expressions on her cold and beautiful face. But looking at Shu Yan's natural and gentle smile, Xue Di suddenly didn't want to settle the score with him anymore. She snorted lightly, found an excuse and went back to her courtyard. She didn't choose to stay for a while. After all, it had just rained and the wind was strong. The charm on her body was too strong, and people who knew her could tell something was wrong at a glance.

After Xue Di left, Shu Yan began to think about the various matters that would occur after his retreat. It was not until dark that Xu Jiujiu returned to the princess's mansion.

Seeing Shu Yan, Xu Jiujiu didn't say much nonsense, but just said quietly:
"Today, Yue Yin and Ma Xiaotao from Shrek Academy had a conflict. Because the evil-breaking dragon soul in Yue Yin's Coiled Dragon Stick martial soul has the ability to break all evil, the evil fire in Ma Xiaotao's martial soul was stimulated and completely erupted. As a result, her martial soul evolved into the dark side of the Fire Phoenix clan, the Black Phoenix."

"According to Sister Su Tong and Luo Chen, her dark flame has entered the realm of ultimate fire, and Ma Xiaotao's soul power has been directly pushed into the realm of Soul Saint. Although she does not have the seventh soul ring, her strength is by no means inferior to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo. In the end, it took Sister Su Tong and Luo Chen working together to seal her."

Shu Yan nodded and gently massaged Xu Jiujiu's stiff shoulders.

"Where is Taotie Douluo from Shrek Academy? When such a big incident happened, he, the teacher leading the Shrek team, did not come out to coordinate. In the end, it was actually our people who suppressed Ma Xiaotao."

Speaking of this, Xu Jiujiu's expression became a little complicated. After a moment, she spoke:
"You may not believe it, but according to the Shrek Academy team members and their teacher Wang Yan, there has been no news of Taotie Douluo since he left alone last night, and they can't contact him..."

"But according to Sister Ruoruo and Sister Lexuan, this Taotie Douluo was probably so obsessed with eating and drinking that he forgot to pay attention to the situation of his own team. After all... this is not the first time this has happened..."

Shu Yan's mouth twitched, but then he thought, this is indeed very mysterious, he is definitely not there when he is needed, but when he is not needed, he is always hanging around...

It can only be said that the name Chicken Leg Douluo, the Grand Elder of Xuanzi Holy Spirit Sect, is well-deserved!
"Forget it, this Taotie Douluo is like this, but how was the responsibility for this matter finally divided? What about Ma Xiaotao's situation?"

Shu Yan asked casually.

Xu Jiujiu thought for a while, then leaned back into Shu Yan's arms. A fragrance entered her nose. Xu Jiujiu pouted, and almost instantly she knew who the owner of the fragrance was.

"It's hard to say. The reason why Yue Yin and Ma Xiaotao clashed was because of their verbal disagreement. No one could have imagined that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire would be stimulated by the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul and explode."

"After her evil fire suddenly erupted, she fought with Yue Yin for a while. Yue Yin was injured by her. The injury was not light, and a few wisps of evil fire entered her body. Now Luo Chen is helping her solve this problem. As for Ma Xiaotao, her right arm was broken by Yue Yin's Panlong Staff. In addition to the casualties caused by her unconsciousness, the evil fire backfired on her, and then it was suppressed. Her situation is not much better."

"Speaking of which, her Phoenix Evil Fire is indeed quite difficult to deal with. Obviously, its quality is not as good as Sister Su Tong and Luo Chen's Ultimate Ice, but she managed to overcome the attribute restraint and almost broke through the seal of the Ultimate Ice several times."

Shu Yan nodded, his mood was not very upset, and he just said:
"Blackened is ten times stronger, whitened is three times weaker. This principle is indeed applicable to reality."

"Let's negotiate with Shrek later. As for Ma Xiaotao, after what happened, I'm afraid her future cultivation journey will be difficult."

"I will go check on Yue Yin later. After that, I will be in seclusion. This time, I will not come out of seclusion unless I enter the Titled Douluo. During this period, you can take care of the affairs of the outside world. But remember, do not disturb me unless it is extremely urgent."

Xu Jiujiu hummed softly, and she shrank into Shu Yan's arms again. Leaning in Shu Yan's arms, she always had a complete sense of security and satisfaction. It was a pity that there were too many women who could lie in this arms. Although she had the most time and initiative, she was still a little dissatisfied.

When you are in a high position, a strong possessiveness is inevitable, whether it is for power or love.

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The Fighting Spirit Competition has all ended. Too many elites and geniuses appeared in this competition, which was more exciting than any previous competition, and the biggest changes also occurred.

The Shrek Academy, which had continued its glory for ten thousand years, fell from the altar in this competition. The Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy forcefully demonstrated to the world the power and romance that only soul guides can have. This also made many families or forces that were originally obsessed with the traditional soul master system start to think about everything about soul guides.

Just as one of the articles in Xingluo's Supreme Law states, the times are constantly evolving. In the future, the world will enter a brand new era because of soul guides. Those who fail to adapt to the times will eventually be abandoned by the times...

With the strong encouragement and support from the country, and the fact that activities related to the development of soul guides are indeed emerging in Xing Luo, the development of soul guides in Xing Luo has been unprecedentedly rapid and prosperous. Perhaps it is impossible to catch up with the Sun-Moon Empire in a short period of time, but at least it can be far ahead of the other two empires and Shrek Academy.

The reputation of Xingluo National Academy also became famous in one fell swoop. Everyone can see that the balance between the original three Douluo Kingdoms is being broken. Xingluo is making great strides in all aspects, while the other two empires are still on the decline. The gap between the national strengths is constantly widening. In the eyes of politicians, this is a very meaningful event...

It seems that everyone can see clearly that the so-called destiny has long been separated from the two countries of Tianhun Douling and is circulating between the stars, the sun and the moon. However, who will be the winner in the end? In the eyes of many people, all this is just speculation...

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At this time, Shu Yan had already entered a state of seclusion and was completely unaware of all this. The secret room was deep underground, and the cold air emanating from Shu Yan's body had already turned this place into an icy hell.

Some dreamy ice mist flowed quietly around. The temperature here was even lower than the core circle of the Far North. In such an environment, all vitality and vigor did not exist. Even the air was filled with cold soul power like a knife.

The two bloodlines surged and intertwined in Shu Yan's body, and the icy mist that spread out seemed to have a more evil aura.

Shu Yan already has the first soul core of Ultimate Ice. Normally, the second soul core would be best condensed by spatial attributes, just like Di Tian's darkness + space yin and yang complementary dual soul cores, but Shu Yan does not intend to do so.

If he simply used the spatial attribute to condense the second soul core, it would actually be impossible to stop him for so long. After all, with the strength of his mental power and even his soul power reserves, even if he was not as good as an Extreme Douluo, he would definitely not be inferior with the help of many external forces.

The reason why it is difficult is that he wants to truly control the power of the evil god and use it for his own benefit.

For the second soul core, he planned to use the extreme evil attribute + space attribute brought by the evil god's bloodline to condense it, and this would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of condensing the second soul core exponentially.

After all, the second soul core he wanted to condense was not just of a single attribute, and the difficulty of maintaining the balance between the two soul cores in the process was incredibly difficult, not to mention that the energy required was several times more than the energy needed to normally condense the second soul core of yin and yang complementation. That is to say, Shu Yan's family was wealthy and powerful, and not only did he have the remaining Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow, but he also had the top-level Dragon and Tiger Pill formed by the fusion of the god-level Dark Holy Dragon Pill and the inner pill of the ferocious beast Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
Hmm! The Dragon-Tiger Pill, as the name implies, is a top-level tonic pill. It has an unimaginable amount of energy and is extremely pure and nourishing. Shu Yan and Xue Di have done research before. If the energy in this Dragon-Tiger Pill is poured into the body of an Extreme Douluo in one breath, it is enough to kill him in a very short time. This shows how terrifying it is.

During this period, if the energy is still not enough, Xue Di and Xue Ling will give part of their own essence to Shu Yan at the right time. Having come to this point, no one can turn back. The only thing to do is to help Shu Yan successfully overcome this hurdle.

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In the blink of an eye, two and a half months passed quietly. The ice fog in the secret room had become as thick as substance. The evil aura that was originally vague had now completely erupted. The crystal ice crystals were dyed blood red, just like frozen blood, enchanting and dangerous, which made people inexplicably frightened.

Powerful waves of soul power swept across like ocean waves. The secret room deep underground was shaking violently, and the entire land nearby seemed to be trembling as well.

Above, all the girls gathered together, their eyes filled with worry and expectation. Such a long time had passed, and there had been no news from Shu Yan. It was impossible for them not to be worried, but they did not dare to disturb Shu Yan casually, and could only wait patiently outside.

The long wait and suffering made everyone's heart hang in their throat. Now that the situation finally showed signs of changing, it would be strange if they were not excited.

In the secret room, Shu Yan, who had been in seclusion for a long time, slowly opened his eyes. His originally gloomy and deep eyes now revealed an evil spirit, and strands of dark red light looked very scary in the secret room.

"The bloodline of the evil god... hehe, this time it really gave me a huge surprise..."

Shu Yan's slightly hoarse voice sounded in the secret room, and then countless evil energies rushed out of Shu Yan's body. The surrounding space became empty little by little, and was finally corroded and destroyed by the evil energy.

At the same time, the holy angel Ye Guyi, who was originally standing aside peacefully, was suddenly stunned. The broken angel throne in her body began to fluctuate. During this period of time, she had been constantly absorbing the holy energy from the broken angel throne. After a while, she should also transform into a real six-winged angel.

Ye Guyi lowered his eyes, looking a little dazed, and no one knew what he was thinking.

But soon, she felt relieved.

The best choice is to ignore things that you can't control. Just like what Shu Yan said to her in the Sun Moon Empire, the judgment of evil soul masters should be based more on their behavior rather than simply defining them based on their martial spirits. Doing so will only breed more evil soul masters.

Xue Di's figure flashed by in a flash, and everyone looked at each other, looking forward to the final result.

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In the bloody ice mist, the figure of the Snow Emperor suddenly appeared. The huge hexagram magic array had been engraved and formed, and countless magical runes appeared in the nearby space. Shu Yan raised his eyes and looked at the Snow Emperor, then whispered:

"There's only one step left, Sister Xue..."

Xue Di hummed softly, then slowly closed his eyes. His mind also completely relaxed, allowing the energy in his body to circulate under the mobilization of this huge hexagram magic circle, and his soul seemed to be about to leave his body.

Not far away, Alex watched this scene quietly, his eyes full of surprise and joy. This time, Shu Yan gained a lot. No one had expected that the sinister and vicious blood of the evil god would actually bring Shu Yan a great opportunity. This was not in vain for the many preparations he had made before to completely control the blood of the evil god.

At the last moment, Shu Yan slowly held Xue Di's slightly cold jade hand, and their foreheads touched. All the magical rune symbols in the surrounding space rushed towards Shu Yan's body like the sea. Xue Di's body slowly dissipated, and a torso bone that was as crystal as jade and exuded a cool breath shone brightly in the blood mist, and then it seemed to be pulled and flew towards Shu Yan.

"The last step is done..."

In addition to the eight soul rings, three black, three red, one ice blue and one orange gold, another orange gold soul ring slowly settled down. Upon closer inspection, there were actually strands of ice blue light flowing in this orange gold soul ring. The two boiling blood vessels completely calmed down at this moment, and then all the blood mist dissipated. The mark of the Ice God on Shu Yan's forehead emitted a soft halo that kept flickering, and powerful auras continued to spread out. Alex had a faint smile on his lips. After crossing this hurdle, Shu Yan's future will be truly bright. He and Shu Yan will share honor and disgrace. He will be the most direct beneficiary of all this.

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(End of this chapter)