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

Chapter 269 Battle Against the Will of the Ice God
Xia Die did not pursue, but simply watched Ye Yukes stagger to his feet, her eyes filled with scrutiny. She raised her hand and waved it lightly, the energy on the dark purple scythe receding, and then began to point out where the previous exchange had occurred—where the power had been used too aggressively, and where the understanding of the laws of death was superficial.

Every word hit the nail on the head. Ye Yuke listened intently, and his initial sense of frustration was gradually replaced by his thirst for knowledge. He nodded repeatedly in agreement, firmly remembering those insights in his heart.

A moment later, Xia Die put away her sickle: "Go, thoroughly understand what you've learned today."

Ye Yukes bowed respectfully without the slightest hesitation, then turned into a red shadow and disappeared into his secluded cultivation place.

Meanwhile, outside the Frost City in the far north, the wind and snow continued to rage.

Meng Hongchen's figure darted across the icy plains. With flashes of sword light, several more frost giants shattered with a deafening roar, scattering ice crystals everywhere. Yet, there was no relief on her face—the shattered ice fragments did not completely dissipate. Instead, they wriggled and coalesced in the wind and snow, quickly reforming into new frost giants that charged forward once more with the same ferocious aura.

Over the past three years, she had lost count of how many of these monsters she had shattered. They were pure aggregates of ice elements, devoid of pain and fear, only capable of relentless charges. If the clearing speed slowed even slightly, the number of frost giants on the ice plains would increase at a visible rate, seemingly without end. She could only grit her teeth, relying on her superhuman endurance and ice-based soul skills to build a mobile defensive line outside the city, holding them firmly at bay outside the ice city.

Time passed with each swing of the sword and each clash. The cold wind cracked her cheeks, and the depletion of her soul power made her limbs scream with exhaustion, but her eyes remained sharp as ever.

Until the very last moment of the third year, when she raised her longsword again, the frost giant that was about to throw a punch suddenly stopped about ten feet away from her, and the ice crystals on its body began to peel off and melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Meng Hongchen's hand, which was gripping the sword hilt, paused slightly.

The next second, the frost giant completely disintegrated, turning into countless ice shards swept away by the wind and snow. Immediately afterwards, all the frost giants in the entire arena seemed to receive an invisible command, ceasing their movements one by one, their bodies disintegrating from feet to head, ultimately turning into ice and snow, merging into this vast ice plain, as if they had never existed.

As the snowstorm subsided, the icy plains returned to silence. Meng Hongchen, leaning on his sword, gasped for breath, gazing at the empty city outside. The tension that had gripped him for three years finally eased, and a wave of exhaustion washed over him.

"The Ninth Trial of the Ice God - The Fifth Trial: The Misty City of Ice and Mist has been completed."

"Assessment content: In the Frost City shrouded in ice mist, defend against the continuous invasion of frost giants for three years and hold the city from being breached."

"Assessment results: Successfully held out for three years, without allowing any frost giants to set foot inside the city."

"Rewards: Ice God affinity increased by 20%, current affinity has reached the critical value; all Soul Ring duration increased by 10,000 years."

In the past three years, Meng Hongchen has also broken through to level 97 in battle, but he doesn't know what the sixth trial is.

"The Sixth Trial of the Ice God - The Battle of the Lost World"

"To withstand the will of the Ice God for a day"

"Reward: Ice God Affinity 15%, All Soul Ring Age Increased by 10,000 Years"

The Ice God's Will said, "You only need to last one day to pass this test and fight me."

Although the remaining will of the Ice God is only a wisp of will, its strength is at least at the level of a god.

He didn't reach the level of a God-King, but he would still be a first-level god. However, the Ice God's will would at least not be used at full strength.

"Then you may begin."

The voice of the Ice God's will remained calm and undisturbed, yet it shattered the stagnant air like an invisible command. The instant the words fell, the icy blue divine light surrounding it suddenly intensified, the ice on the ground cracked under the strain, and countless sharp ice spikes burst forth from the ground, carrying howling winds as they spread towards Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen also activated his martial soul, the Heavenly Cold Ice-Cracking Dragon.

Nine red spirit rings rose up.

The Ice God's Will raised his hand and swung his sword. The movement seemed effortless, yet it carried an irresistible rhythm. The gleaming white longsword sliced ​​through the void, and an ice blade, refined to its utmost, emerged. Its blade gleamed with a chilling blue light, and wherever it passed, the air instantly froze into frost, even distorting the light.

This ice blade, though lacking any earth-shattering force, exuded a chilling cold capable of freezing the soul, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it slashed straight towards Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen dodged the attack in time.

But with her extreme, icy power, the ground was cleaved open.

Seeing Meng Hongchen dodge the ice blade with a flash, the Ice God's Will slightly raised its arm and lightly tapped the ground with its fingertips.

On the originally smooth ice layer, pale blue patterns spread and moved like living things, quickly weaving into a complex magic circle. At the eye of the circle, blue light flowed, and runes formed by ice crystals could be vaguely seen floating within it.

The moment the magic circle lit up, the ground trembled violently, and six icy storms rose from the ground. The storms, carrying thousands of ice shards, swirled and howled sharply, like six giant ice-blue dragons that converged on Meng Hongchen's location, leaving deep ice marks in their wake.

Meng Hongchen's eyes narrowed, and he swung his arm out suddenly, causing a dazzling red light to burst forth from his fifth spirit ring.

"Break the Frozen Sky!"

With a low shout, a colossal dragon head, a hundred meters long, materialized out of thin air. Its scales, interwoven with ice blue and dark purple, shimmered with a terrifying luster under the divine light. The dragon head opened its massive maw, and an immense pressure instantly spread out, as if the surrounding air had been forcibly compressed, emitting a muffled roar.

The biting cold of ice, the swiftness of wind, and the sinister nature of poison—three extreme forces—intertwined and collided wildly within the dragon's head, transforming into a destructive torrent. It surged forth at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, crushing the ground into a spiderweb of cracks in its wake. The violent energy fluctuations swept out like a nuclear explosion, forcefully slamming six icy storms into the ground. Ice shards and poisonous mist swirled into a chaotic mass amidst the violent impact!
"Sixth Soul Skill - Eternal Night Icefall!"

As soon as Meng Hongchen finished speaking, the sky above suddenly darkened, and countless ice-blue, bud-like objects appeared out of thin air.

As Meng Hongchen finished speaking, the sky above suddenly darkened, and countless icy blue, bud-like objects appeared out of thin air, densely obscuring the view. Each ice bud shimmered with a deep, cold light, and the freezing power within seemed capable of instantly freezing an entire lake. Even before they fell, they caused the surrounding temperature to plummet, and thick white frost formed on the ground.

The next moment, thousands of ice buds fell like a torrential downpour, exploding all at once upon hitting the ground. A series of loud "bangs" echoed as ice shards flew everywhere, and a powerful freezing force spread outwards, causing ice to spread wildly in its path, even freezing the air into visible ice crystals.

After the ice explosion, a bone-chilling icy mist filled the area, mixed with a pale purple poison. Inhaling even a trace of it would freeze one's very soul. The mist clung to the area, turning it into a frozen wasteland where even sunlight could not penetrate.