Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 144 The Ice God's First Test

The Ice God's will was taken aback.

【The Nine Trials of the Ice God.】

Then he looked at Meng Hongchen.

You are the one who will be tested by the Ice God.

Only by passing the trials can one receive the inheritance.

Is your makeup ready?

Meng Hongchen said, "I'm ready. May I ask what this is?"

This is the mark of divine testing, a symbol of your status as the successor to the Ice God.

Meng Hongchen was excited. She saw the glittering ice bricks made of ice crystals under her feet and realized that the divine test mark she feared was very beautiful.

"The Divine Test Mark is divided into six levels, corresponding to the Soul Rings of Soul Beasts: white, yellow, purple, black, red, and gold."

You are at the very top level, having passed the Nine Trials of the Ice God. Upon completion, you will inherit the Ice God's divine position.

"Well then, little girl, let's begin."

"First, let me tell you about your first test."

As the Ice God's will fell, the snowflake mark between Meng Hongchen's brows suddenly burst forth with a dazzling icy blue, like a cold lamp suddenly lit. The light spread in ripples, condensing in the air into a semi-transparent light curtain. The surface of the light curtain was covered with tiny runes, like countless miniature ice crystals floating in the light and shadow, exuding a chilling pressure, as if constructing a barrier for the trial that was about to begin.

【The First of the Nine Trials of the Ice God – The Fighting Spirit of Ice】

Defeat some ice sculptures within one hour.

Meng Hongchen's expression at this moment was as if she had seen something unbelievable; it was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing!
In the long history of Douluo Continent, the path to godhood had long become a distant legend. But now, the real trial of the gods was slowly unfolding before her. Shock and disbelief intertwined into complex emotions, forming a ripple of shock in her eyes.

Sometimes it's just the same few from ten thousand years ago, and if there's any news about them, it's on the negative list.

With a light tap of her jade-like finger, the Ice God's will produced a crisp snap, like icicles falling to the ground. In an instant, the entire Ice God Temple trembled violently, and space rippled infinitely. The icy ground surged and solidified upwards, and four dark blue pillars of light shot into the sky, piercing the thousand-meter-high dome. Amidst the swirling flames, a gigantic arena suspended in icy mist materialized out of thin air. The frost patterns flowing across the surface resembled an inverted galaxy, and the icicles hanging from the edges refracted countless layers of light and shadow in the void, making it look like an ice and snow arena floating in the clouds.

Several more ice sculptures appeared on top, all of which depicted soul beasts and knights.

There seem to be quite a few, but none of them have been activated yet; who knows what will happen in a while.

"This..." Meng Hongchen stared dumbfounded at the ice sculptures in front of her. The smallest one was at least two hundred meters high.

The first stage of the trial is very simple.

The Ice God's will smiled slightly. "You are chosen by the Ice God! Defeat these ice sculptures, or withstand their attacks for one hour of freezing—that is, one hour in the Douluo Continent for each of you."

"Alright, Sister Meng, since this is the Ice God's choice, then you may begin." Poliusia grabbed Meng Hongchen's hand, seemingly quite excited!
Xia Die did not stop it. This was a test that Meng Hongchen needed to undergo, and she had no right to interfere. Did she think everyone was Tang San?

There aren't many places in the Douluo Continent where divine trials are passed down. Right now, the Martial Soul Empire only has one Angel God and one Rakshasa God.

They are all first-level gods, but Luo Tiancha needs to reach level ninety-nine to become a god.

The God of Death is not from the Douluo Universe; their spatial dimensions are not even on the same level. A first-level god in his world would be nothing more than a speck of dust.

Moreover, the God of Death is also eager to pass on his divine position, and I saw a wisp of his will when I went to the Underworld last time.

But only the rules he implements will be followed.

Meng Hongchen looked around, mustered her courage, and stepped onto the arena.

He took a deep breath and released the Heavenly Frost Dragon Martial Soul. Seven soul rings appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, red, and red, emanating the aura of a Soul Saint.

At the same time, as Meng Hongchen's martial spirit was released, an ice-blue protective shield rose up on the arena.

Xia Die and Bolysia, the Ice God's Will, acted as spectators from the outside.

"I know that you two are powerful. Even if I were still alive, I would not be your match. But I beg you not to disrupt the trial."

The Ice Goddess's will was extremely respectful; even she couldn't see through the strength of Xia Die and Bolysia.

Even ten ice gods wouldn't be a match for them.

Therefore, those who understand the times are wise.

Xia Die chuckled and said, "Of course we won't interfere. We'll leave everything to Sister Meng's own destiny."

With a flick of his fingertip, the Ice God's Will caused a crystal-clear hourglass to float in his palm, presumably to measure time. When the ice sand inside ran out, the event would end. Alternatively, Dream of the Mortal World could end the event by shattering all the ice sculptures here.

Inside the hourglass, the flowing ice sand gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light. As the crisp sound of the first grain of ice sand falling shattered the silence, a two-hundred-meter-long ice sculpture of a rhinoceros shattered the frost, its horn wreathed in piercing cold mist as it charged forward; a three-hundred-meter-long ice sculpture of a lion roared to the sky, its sound waves causing ripples of ice to spread through the space, its claws tearing through the air as it lunged at Meng Hongchen, leaving behind a spiderweb-like network of ice marks wherever its claws passed.

With a flick of her slender hand, the Ice God's will caused frost and mist to surge and condense before her. In the blink of an eye, a set of crystal-clear ice-sculpted tables and chairs appeared.

"Please take a seat, both of you."

Xia Die and Bolysia exchanged a glance and sat down.

The Ice God's will was no longer so tense about what Xia Die had just said.

With a wave of the Ice God's will, several cups of tea appeared on the table, allowing those who later watched Meng Hongchen's battle to participate.

Meng Hongchen dodged the attacks from the ice-sculpted lion and the ice-sculpted rhinoceros.

After dodging the attack, Meng Hongchen didn't hesitate. She spread her wings and swiftly avoided the ice rhinoceros's attack before taking to the air. Currently, ice sculptures in close combat don't have the ability to fly, so taking to the air is the best option.

That wasn't all. The ice sculpture furthest from Meng Hongchen, resembling a hunter from the heavens, began to draw its bow.

But it seemed the Heavenly Punishment Hunter already knew Meng Hongchen's thoughts!
The moment Meng Hongchen ascended into the sky, arrows streaked through the air like meteors.

Wherever the arrow passed, the air instantly froze into ice, as if even the soul would be frozen.

Seeing this, Meng Hongchen spread his wings and unleashed a violent gust of wind, which forcibly changed the direction of the arrow.

Instead of attacking Meng Hongchen, the attack hit the ice sculpture lion.

With a series of explosions, the ice sculpture lion shattered into pieces.

Then, another ice sculpture appeared here.

Meng Hongchen was surprised. How could he kill one and then another one appeared?

But this situation should not surprise Meng Hongchen.

Second Soul Skill: True Dragon Overlord Body.

He conjured an ice-blue longsword in his hand and swiftly slashed at the ice sculptures.

But the attack was blocked by a knight wielding a giant shield.

This ice-sculpted knight's weapons are a massive greatsword and a huge ice shard, and he exudes a chilling aura.

As Meng Hongchen fell, it also launched an attack.

The massive two-handed sword sliced ​​through the air, leaving a trail of icy blue light that seemed to freeze even space itself.

"Third Soul Skill: Pale Storm".

A gigantic tornado, carrying a chilling aura, suddenly formed, howling and engulfing the ice sculptures of the rhinoceros, lion, and knight. Icy shards collided with each other in the storm, bursting forth with blinding blue light.

"Ice Blast!" With a clear shout, the icy air within the tornado was instantly compressed to its limit, then exploded with a deafening roar. The terrifying shockwave spread like a tangible force, the ice sculpture crumbled inch by inch in the violent explosion, ice shards flew everywhere like a sudden rain, and the entire arena trembled violently under this force.

They must have known about the Ice Blast spell beforehand, because the arena wasn't affected by it.

When the icy fog dissipated, several more ice sculptures appeared.

"What's going on?"

As Xia Die and Bolysia, the Ice Gods, slowly sipped their tea and watched the battle on the Soul Arena, their expressions remained unchanged, as if they had already anticipated this.

This arena is 10,000 meters long. If it were really that short, it wouldn't be so simple.

Moreover, these ice sculptures were previously at the Soul Master level, but this time they have directly become at the Soul King level, and the number has increased from about six to twelve, with additional ice sculptures of different levels.

However, at this moment, Meng Hongchen looked at the Soul King-level ice sculpture with a sense of resentment.

A gigantic blue ice sculpture lunged at Meng Hongchen.

The speed was so fast that even Meng Hongchen couldn't react in time and was hit directly. However, with the True Dragon Body, much of the damage was reduced, but he still took a punch from the giant, which was not pleasant.

Meng Hongchen stood up and looked at the ice sculptures. They were indeed much stronger than before, and these ice sculptures even had added support characters.

The speed of that giant ice sculpture must have been enhanced by the two mage ice sculptures.

At this moment, a blue magic circle appeared beneath Meng Hongchen's feet.

Meng Hongchen's fourth soul ring appeared immediately.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Shift Shot".

Countless icicles flew haphazardly through the area, and Meng Hongchen was teleported onto one of them.

This is a slight enhancement to the original ice refraction, allowing direct teleportation onto ice shards, making it ideal for surprise attacks.

A shard of ice shot towards an ice sculpture of a support mage.

Meng Hongchen appeared directly above the ice crystals, right behind them, and her first spirit ring lit up at that moment.

A blue-white blade sliced ​​through the air with lightning speed, piercing through the ice sculptures of two support-type mages.

Maintain soul power directly using a baby bottle.

Dream of the Red Dust can wage a protracted war, but these ice sculptures cannot.

With a wave of his hand, Meng Hongchen unleashed a burst of icy mist. This mist contained poison—a cold poison—and it was of the highest caliber, so potent that even ice could not stop it.

When the ice fog dissipated, these ice sculptures turned into cool water.

The next second, after the twelve ice sculptures turned into water, they directly became seventy-two ice sculptures, and there was no longer any aura of the Soul King.

These are the auras of Soul Emperors and Soul Saints, some of whom have even developed sentience, making them appear extremely oppressive.

A giant ice sculpture, as long as an ox and wielding a massive axe, stared coldly at Meng Hongchen and said, "Challenger, you're quite good, having come this far, but this is where it ends."

(End of this chapter)