Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 32 The Gold of Life, Shu Yan's Sky Has Collapsed

A dense, chilling aura suddenly erupted from the carving knife, and a blue light instantly illuminated the entire hall. A howling wind raged, as if countless lonely ghosts were wailing beside them, and a sense of gloom enveloped the hall.

After a long while, she let out a muffled groan of discomfort. She was somewhat surprised to find that these cold energies were almost omnipresent. In just an instant, a small amount of them broke through the defenses of her soul power and entered her body.

Seeing the azure light appearing on the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, Xue Di basically understood what was going on. Then she waved her hand, and the aura of an unparalleled ferocious beast erupted, instantly suppressing the pressure of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade. After trembling slightly a few times, the blade returned to calm.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Blade is extremely dangerous, but when facing a ferocious beast, its threat is far too insignificant, and it can even be said that it is completely incomparable; the two are not even in the same league.

After waiting for the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade to completely calm down, Ice Empress turned to Snow Empress and asked with some curiosity:

"Xue'er, what did you see?"

Xue Di's jade-like hand caressed the teacup. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"The evil soul master who created this carving knife did indeed leave a wisp of his soul inside. This wisp of soul absorbed the soul power and life energy of its past masters and continued to grow stronger. Using this carving knife will affect you with this wisp of soul. Those with weak minds will be influenced by it and eventually fall into darkness and evil. Simply put, this carving knife truly lives up to its name as a murderous knife."

"But through my deep mental analysis, I discovered something different on this cold, gloomy surface. That familiar energy reaction... it's like... life energy?"

Shu Yan slightly raised his eyes, not surprised that Xue Di could see some of the mystery. After all, she had the mental power of a Limit Douluo. If she couldn't even discover the slightest mystery, that would really be unreasonable.

Hyotei scratched his head and stared at the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade for a while, but still didn't find anything special. The only difference was probably the strange feeling in his heart.

Shu Yan reached out and closed the jade box, then said softly:

"Sister Xue was not mistaken. This carving knife is made of a special metal called the Gold of Life. The life energy contained within it is so vast that it is almost unimaginable."

The unfamiliar vocabulary reappeared, and a look of surprise appeared on the faces of Xue Di and the other two.

After a long while, she tugged at Shu Yan's arm and then asked curiously:

"Ayan, what kind of metal is the Gold of Life? I've never heard of it before."

The Snow Emperor and the other woman also cast curious glances, seemingly waiting for Shu Yan's explanation.

But Shu Yan simply shook his head slightly at this, and then said:

"You'll find out later. For now, all you need to know is that this is a treasure that ranks among the top in the entire plane. It's just that it's currently being misunderstood. With it, even if you wanted to die, it would be difficult..."

Hyotei was taken aback by these words, then slammed their fist on the table and stood up abruptly, their eyes gleaming as they said:

"The immense life energy—isn't this exactly what Xue'er and I need? With sufficient life energy, not only will we survive this tribulation, but we'll also be safe and sound next time, and the time after that..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Hyotei immediately realized something was wrong.

She and Xue Di had already made a solemn vow with Shu Yan, and they were all striving for the same goal. If she were to say such things now, even if she didn't openly express her thoughts, if the other party overthinks it, her attempts to explain would seem pale and somewhat ridiculous.

A wave of regret washed over Hyotei. She regretted her impulsive words; now, she could only pray that Shu Yan wouldn't take them to heart, otherwise things would get really awkward for everyone...

Xue Di and Xu Jiujiu's expressions changed slightly, and the two looked at Shu Yan together. Unexpectedly, Shu Yan just smiled and waved his hand, not seeming to care much about Bing Di's words.

"What's the use of surviving one tribulation after another? Ten thousand years ago, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, through devouring, gained a million years of cultivation at the age of only three hundred thousand. He had even completed the transformation of his soul power into armor and was only one step away from becoming a true sea dragon. But he just couldn't get past that final hurdle. Was it because he wasn't talented enough, or because he wasn't hardworking enough?"

Seeing that no one reacted, Shu Yan smiled and shook his head, then revealed the truth:

"No, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a true overlord. There's only one reason he can't become a god: the God Realm doesn't allow any soul beast to become a god. This is an ironclad rule of the God Realm. The specific reason can be traced back to an epic divine war from a very long time ago. The plane suppresses humans and soul beasts that reach their limits, and the suppression that soul beasts acknowledge is far stronger than that of humans. All of this is real. If you don't believe me, you can ask the Snow Empress..."

After saying this, Hyotei subconsciously looked at Yuki-tei. Yuki-tei's expression remained unchanged; she simply sighed softly and then nodded.

Seeing this, Hyotei suddenly became somewhat dejected, and she said with a hint of frustration:

"I admit I was wrong. I won't say things like that again. It's just a habit I have, and I got a little emotional for a moment. I'm sorry..."

Seeing Hyotei's aggrieved look, Shu Yan subconsciously reached out and ruffled her hair, then said:

"It's not a big deal. I understand how you feel. Adapting to reality takes time, so don't take it to heart."

Hyotei felt the gentle warmth on her head, her mind momentarily blanking out. Yuki-tei's lips twitched, and she turned her head away, seemingly reluctant. After a long while, she clenched her fists, and a hint of jealousy appeared in her gaze as she looked at Shu Yan, her eyes burning with an invisible flame...

Shu Yan's hand froze in mid-air, seemingly realizing how audacious his actions had been. Feeling the two intense gazes, Shu Yan suddenly felt a stuffy heat in the room. He swallowed hard, got up, and walked towards the door, saying casually:

"I suddenly remembered I still need to cultivate. You guys have fun, I'll be going now..."

But before he could take two steps, a tremendous force suddenly struck him from behind, accompanied by the sound of Hyotei's voice, as if it were cracking ice shards:

"Leave? Where else do you want to go?"

"Shu Yan, you're getting bolder and bolder. You actually dared to touch my head. Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Heh, just for that little stab you just did, I'm going to give you a good sparring session today..."

Shu Yan turned around, on the verge of tears. Hyotei wasn't sparring with him at all; he was clearly taking the opportunity to beat him up and settle a personal score. Was there any justice in this world?

Just as Shu Yan was about to lie down and pretend to be dead, Xu Jiujiu behind him suddenly spoke up:

"etc!"

Shu Yan's eyes lit up. He knew that Jiu Jiu still cared about him, but the next moment, before his smile could fully form, Xu Jiu Jiu's words made him freeze again.

"Sister Bingdi, don't worry, just spar with Ayan. There's no need to hold back. The Empire has Senior Healer, the number one healing-type Soul Master in the world. As long as he doesn't die, Ayan will definitely not be in any danger..."

Hyotei smiled brightly at Xu Jiujiu, then said softly:

"Don't worry, I'm a professional at training the younger generation. I guarantee Xiao Shuzi won't have a bad review..."

With that, Hyotei forcefully dragged Shu Yan toward the combat training ground behind the princess's residence. Shu Yan looked up at the sky and felt as if the sky had collapsed...

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(End of this chapter)