Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 120 Myriad-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow (Part 1)
The voice of the spirit remains as light and pure as ever; with just a single sound, it can easily soothe a person's anxious and restless heart.

“Master, I can do it for you if you need it.”

"Ok?"

Shu Yan was stunned for a moment, but then the soul power of the extreme ice that had risen in his hand slowly dissipated... Clearly, Shu Yan also wanted to see what other skills the creature born from the life attribute treasure, the Gold of Life, possessed.

With Shu Yan's permission, the Lake of Life, which contained immense life energy within Shu Yan's spiritual sea, suddenly began to surge. A soft, azure light quickly emanated from Shu Yan's body, soon illuminating every corner of the cave.

Illuminated by the azure light, countless Ice Extreme Divine Crystals in the cave simultaneously emitted a deep blue light. These lights, varying in shade, flickered in and out of the dimly lit cave, as if responding to Shu Yan. Before long, as the first Ice Extreme Divine Crystal detached itself from the cave wall, the remaining Ice Extreme Divine Crystals seemed to be drawn down, falling piece by piece and then suspending in mid-air.

“Some of these Ice Crystals have already given birth to life within them, but compared to their incomplete life, my life level is higher. In addition, my physical level is higher than theirs. Through specific energy fluctuations, I can control them. The same applies to other metals or specific items.”

The ethereal voice of the Spirit of Life rang out, but for some reason, Shu Yan detected a hint of seeking praise in its voice.

However, after thinking about it, Shu Yan realized that it was understandable.

After all, the Spirit of Life spends every day in Shu Yan's spiritual sea. Although it doesn't talk much, it constantly contacts the outside world through Shu Yan. Moreover, there are two "lively treasures," Tian Meng and Xie Ji, in Shu Yan's spiritual sea. Under such influence, no matter how pure the Spirit of Life is, it will inevitably be led astray by these two in the end...

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Seeing the strange scene before them, the four ferocious beasts all showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Tianmeng looked up at the turquoise bead that represented the essence of the spirit of life, then clicked her tongue in amazement and said:

"Your skill is quite practical. No wonder you're a being transformed from a top-tier life attribute treasure. It's a pity you can't cultivate it; otherwise, with your talent, you would definitely be a Snow Empress on another level..."

None of the three, including Xue Di, denied this. Douluo Continent is a world where bloodline and lineage are paramount. The essence of the Spirit of Life is the Gold of Life, and the level it acquires surpasses that of the ultimate martial soul of humans. If the Spirit of Life could cultivate, then even the Emerald Swan and the Nine-Heart Begonia would have to take a backseat.

While the group was talking, Shu Yan had already used his storage soul tool to collect all the Ice Extreme God Crystals. After everything was completed, the Snow Empress's voice came:

"The real Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave should be below that spring. The low temperature there is astonishing. Be careful when you go down and don't let your guard down."

Shu Yan responded and left the cave after confirming that there were no more Ice Extreme Divine Crystals left.

This Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave should have originated from the far north, but it was brought to the underground of Dragon City due to crustal changes. Now, just as Tianmeng said, this Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave is declining and disappearing. In a few hundred years, everything here will disappear and return to its original state.

Under these circumstances, Shu Yan and the others naturally didn't want to leave behind any Ice Extreme Divine Crystals or even the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow for its regeneration; they simply packed everything up and took it all away.

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Upon entering the icy, bone-chilling spring once more, a faint red light appeared on Shu Yan's body as he activated the Ice Emperor's Protection. Shu Yan then plunged headfirst towards the spring's source.

When they were about a meter away from the spring, their previously unimpeded spiritual energy suddenly seemed to get stuck in the mud and could not go any further. Tianmeng and Xieji also noticed this strange situation, and then a look of surprise appeared on their faces.

Normally, elemental attributes cannot affect mental power, but the ice attribute here has reached its extreme. Under these circumstances, the expansion of mental power is greatly affected, and the surrounding ice attribute is even subtly pushing back the spreading mental power.

Shu Yan braced himself against the well walls on both sides, unleashing terrifying power. His entire body shot down like a cannonball, passing straight through the extremely low temperature zone at the spring.

It must be said that the low temperature here is truly terrifying. Even with Shu Yan's soul power and martial soul strength, he still felt the chill here.

After successfully traversing this area, Shu Yan continued his descent, and at this moment, the Evil Princess in the Sea of ​​Spirit spoke:

"The low temperature at this spring is terrifying. I roughly calculated that a human titled Douluo could only last a few breaths there at most. Even a Limit Douluo probably wouldn't have the courage to explore this spring deeply."

After a pause, Xie Ji added:

"At least when I was at my peak, I didn't have that courage."

At her peak, Xie Ji's cultivation reached 500,000 years. Her original race, the Soul-Devouring Spider King, was incredibly powerful. Furthermore, as a dual-elemental beast of spirit and evil, her combat strength should be even greater than that of an ordinary human Limit Douluo.

The fact that she could say such a thing proved just how terrifying it was down there. After descending another seventy meters, the temperature here had dropped to a level that required Shu Yan to exert all his strength to resist. Tianmeng, Xuedi, and Bingdi released a portion of their primal power together, and the colors of sky blue, deep blue, and emerald green swirled around Shu Yan's body. Just as the depth was about to reach eighty meters, Shu Yan's body suddenly felt light, and then he fell into a pitch-black cave with no light or water in sight.

"call…"

Shu Yan exhaled softly, and an extreme chill invaded his body with his breath. The Extreme Ice automatically protected him and began to fight against the chill, absorbing it after a moment.

"Hiss... It's so cold. Even though I'm currently in Ayan's spiritual sea, I still feel like my spiritual essence is about to freeze. The ice here is almost solidified into a tangible substance. To be honest, the temperature in this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave is much lower than the one I encountered before..."

Tianmeng huddled up with her plump body, almost as if she were about to conjure up a quilt to cover herself.

"Useless fellow, you're supposed to be an ice-attribute soul beast, yet you're afraid of the cold..."

Hyotei glanced at Tenmu, then scoffed dismissively.

Both she and Xue Di were soul beasts standing at the pinnacle of ice attributes. Although the ice attributes and low temperatures here surprised them, they were even more delighted.

Cultivating here can greatly accelerate the cultivation speed of ice-attribute soul masters or soul beasts.

Xue Di gazed intently at everything around her. After a moment of contemplation, she spoke:
"The ice attribute here can be said to be the ultimate of ice attributes. I once heard an ancient legend that true ultimate ice can freeze even time and space, let alone a mere soul... In the end, for a Soul Master, the soul is linked to spiritual power, and spiritual power is just a way of manifesting power. As long as the temperature is low enough, it is entirely possible to freeze it."

The Snow Empress possesses the bloodline of the Ice God. Compared to the Titan Snow Demon Clan and other powerful clans with the Ice God bloodline, her Ice God bloodline is undoubtedly purer and more powerful. This is the greatest advantage she has been able to overcome tribulations time and time again to become a ferocious beast over 600,000 years old.

Conversely, Xue Di's vision and understanding are incomparable to those of others.

The Snow Empress was born so early, so early that humans hadn't even appeared yet. What she said wasn't just a lament, but something that could actually happen or had already happened.

Xie Ji didn't interrupt the conversation between the three ice-attribute ferocious beasts. To be honest, if it weren't for the immense life force offsetting some of the chill, she would have had to huddle together with the spirits of life for warmth.

The opposite direction belongs to a species of creatures similar to the spirits of heaven and earth, which are naturally extremely adaptable to environments such as cold and heat.

A burst of silver light emanated, and the space around Shu Yan distorted. The dense spatial elements rapidly replaced some of the ice elements in the surrounding space, and the temperature slowly rose slightly. Shu Yan took another breath, and this time he felt significantly better.

Only then was Shu Yan able to look up and properly observe the small, even cramped, cave.

Unlike the enormous Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave that Tianmeng found, this Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave is too small. In addition, the amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow accumulated inside is too large, which prevents the cold air from being released. Over the years, the temperature here has become infinitely close to absolute zero.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Shu Yan is unable to withstand such cold; it just means that he needs time to adapt to the environment. Once he adapts, his condition will be much better.

As for the possibility that he froze to death here, it's almost zero... If the news of the ultimate ice martial soul being frozen to death got out, it would probably make the whole continent laugh its head off...

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Inside this small cave, there are many strange ice pillars, more than a dozen in total, crisscrossing each other, of varying sizes, but each ice pillar is pure white. Even with the silver light emanating from Shu Yan, they remain as white as jade, without the slightest change, so pure that they are mesmerizing.

If you look closely, you'll see that liquid is faintly flowing inside the white ice pillars, and the terrifying chill here is released from these ice pillars.

"My darlings, it's been hundreds of thousands of years! I've missed you all so much..."

Tianmeng's tone was both excited and emotional. Among everyone present, it was undoubtedly the one who understood and was most familiar with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow the most... After all, it had eaten countless of this stuff as snacks. It could be said that most of its essence came from the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.

A hint of excitement and joy also appeared on the faces of the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress. After composing themselves, the Snow Empress cleared her throat and then spoke:
"Alright, Shu Yan, now listen to me and start fusing these Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows... Of course, your body can't fuse too many, so I'll divide the rest equally and then integrate them into our origins. We are part of you, and doing this will allow the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows to exert their maximum effect while also reducing the burden on your body."

"Also, after you leave this time, you must prepare to begin condensing your soul core. The energy accumulated in your body is too much; this is a mixed blessing. I won't go into details, but I'm sure you understand..."

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(End of this chapter)