Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 121 Myriad-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow (Part 2)
Shu Yan gave a soft "hmm," agreeing that Xue Di's arrangement was indeed the most reasonable.

As the purest ice-attribute natural treasure, the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow contains immense energy and places considerable demands on the absorber.

Xue Di and the others have signed a soul contract with Shu Yan and have merged with him in various ways. They are a part of Shu Yan themselves. Distributing the excess energy equally to them will not only help them consolidate their origin, but also make them more useful when Shu Yan needs them.

Especially when Shu Yan was condensing his second and third soul cores.

Condensing a soul core is a necessary step for human soul masters in this era to advance to a higher level. The condensation of a soul core has always focused on two aspects: the physical quality of the soul master and the strength of the soul master's mental power.

In addition, a large and stable energy supply is also essential. Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible for a Soul Master to sustain the entire process of condensing a Soul Core using only their own stored Soul Power.

Shu Yan's own abilities have already exceeded the requirements for condensing his first soul core, and even if the Snow Empress didn't say it, he himself was aware of it. Now, it is indeed time for him to condense his first soul core.

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Back to the topic.

As Xue Di said, even though the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is a true treasure for ice-attribute soul beasts/soul masters, Shu Yan cannot absorb too much of it.

The reason is actually quite simple: absorbing the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow has a side effect that is neither too big nor too small, namely, absorbing too much can easily lead to falling into a deep sleep.

Tianmeng was very clear about this, and pointed it out at the beginning, fearing that Shu Yan might absorb too much at once and fall into a deep sleep for ten or eight years. Although Shu Yan's cultivation would likely explode when he woke up, this was not necessarily a good thing. For Shu Yan, cultivating for ten or eight years would definitely be faster than absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow and falling into a deep sleep to increase his strength.

Tianmeng had almost absolute confidence in Shuyan on this point.

Shu Yan counted carefully and found that, just like in the original story, there were forty-five strands of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow in this cave.

As the absorption began, Hyotei absorbed nine strands first, while Yuki absorbed fifteen in one go. In fact, she could have absorbed a few more, but she had already accumulated enough energy and felt there was no need to do so, so she stopped.

As for Xie Ji, she wasn't an ice-attribute ferocious beast, but because she coveted the rich spiritual energy of the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, she forcibly absorbed three strands. In contrast, Tian Meng Tian Meng... absorbed for quite a while but didn't even finish half a strand, her speed was incredibly slow.

Shu Yan himself absorbed five roots, which was the limit based on his current situation. He could clearly feel the expansion of the meridians in his body, the boiling of his soul power, and even the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul in his body was cheering. This was clearly a sign of a breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, Shu Yan quickly mobilized his soul power and temporarily suppressed the palpitation.

While this place was certainly suitable for his breakthrough cultivation, Shu Yan sensed that he would inevitably need to condense his soul core immediately after this breakthrough, which would take some time. And right now, Ling Luochen was waiting for him nearly a hundred meters directly above his head. In addition, being in the Earth Dragon Gate, he couldn't easily control the noise when condensing his soul core, so he decided to leave it for later.

Aside from the portion absorbed by everyone, there are still twelve strands of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow remaining near the cave. These Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow have been sealed away by the Snow Emperor for later use.

After everything was settled, Xue Di suddenly spoke up:
"If I'm not mistaken, the little girl who was with you earlier had a pure ice elemental spirit. It seems you're considering helping her evolve her spirit into ultimate ice..."

Shu Yan paused slightly as he prepared to leave, then spoke:
"That's indeed the plan. So, Snow Empress, do you have a solution?"

Shu Yan's original plan was to use the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to help Ling Luochen advance to the Ultimate Ice Realm. However, since the Snow Empress had brought it up, Shu Yan didn't mind hearing her opinions or suggestions. The Snow Empress pondered for a moment, then softly said:

"Bing'er and I have completely solidified our origins. In addition, we have absorbed so much Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Although this energy is sealed in our origins, it is essentially still within your body."

"If you wish, I can condense and separate the portion of our origins that cannot be completely sealed. Although that energy is only a tiny fraction of our origins, it is still enough to cause a qualitative change in her martial soul origin for a human at the Soul King level..."

"After that, give her half a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, and her martial soul will definitely evolve into the ultimate ice."

The Snow Empress wasn't simply acting out of kindness. Her and the Ice Empress's origins were the most vast and complete because they shared the same extreme ice properties. So, after the Snow Empress joined, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress combined their origins. This had its advantages; combining the power of the two emperors would better suppress that terrifying origin power. However, at the same time, in the process of integrating the two origin powers, a portion of the origin power inevitably leaked out.

It would take Shu Yan some time to fully absorb that portion of the primordial power. However, Shu Yan is currently facing the problem of condensing his soul core, and his physical condition must be maintained at its peak. The power that wanders outside the overall primordial power has become an uncertain factor. Xue Di thought it would be better to do a favor and give it to Ling Luo Chen, which would be a good use of it.

Shu Yan thought for a moment, then asked with a smile:

"Are you really willing to give away my Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow?"

The Snow Empress smiled gently, and then said:

"The Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow is your opportunity, and we have already benefited greatly from it. How you arrange the remaining Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow is your business. As long as it is beneficial to you and not too outrageous, we will not object."

Hyotei and Tenmeng nodded in agreement; they were quite understanding of Shu Yan's perspective on this matter.

As for Xie Ji... well, she's a freeloader and has no right to speak on this matter.

"Then let's do as you say, Snow Empress. Let's first condense and separate that part of the original power, which will be just in time to eliminate all potential hidden dangers in the condensation of the first soul core."

Shu Yan nodded, then said softly.

"In that case, once you get up there, find a safe place, and Bing'er and I will immediately begin the separation process."

Xue Di nodded as well. After spending some time with Shu Yan, her impression of him had indeed improved considerably.

Regardless of what kind of person Shu Yan is in other aspects, at least he is not a heartless person; he has always treated his family and close friends with kindness…

Even Xue Di had to admit that with a reliable "partner" like Shu Yan, their chances of achieving godhood and immortality in the future were truly extremely high...

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(End of this chapter)