Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 38 The Snow Emperor's Three Perfections, Han Lin's Masterpiece

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two weeks, Shu Yan didn't have anything important to do. He spent his days either cultivating or learning ice control techniques under the guidance of the Ice and Snow Emperors and pushing himself to his limits.

The Snow Emperor originally intended to teach Shu Yan the Three Perfections of the Snow Emperor, namely the so-called Emperor Sword - Ice Extreme Unparalleled, Emperor Palm - Great Cold Without Snow, and the final Emperor Cold Heaven - Snow Dance Shining in the Sun.

These three moves are the Snow Empress's trump cards, each incredibly powerful. They are also the strongest killing moves that the Snow Empress has gradually explored and perfected over the years. For an ordinary person to fully understand them, the difficulty is no less than facing a Title Douluo with the cultivation of a Soul King.

But Shu Yan is different. He is almost of the same origin as the Snow Emperor, and his speed of comprehending these three killing moves is much faster than others. In just half a month, Shu Yan has already faintly touched the entry level. As his cultivation level increases day by day, his comprehension of these three killing moves will gradually deepen. One day, he will completely master the Snow Emperor's three ultimate moves, so Shu Yan is not in a hurry.

Xu Jiujiu remained very busy. As an imperial princess, although she didn't need to directly deal with those tedious and boring court affairs, there were still many things that required her attention. There was nothing she could do about it. The royal bloodline was weak, and there were very few people capable of shouldering the responsibilities. As a direct descendant of the royal family, Xu Jiujiu naturally couldn't sit idly by. She would do her part as much as she could. After all, from another perspective, wasn't this also a kind of tempering for herself?

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When the half-month deadline arrived, Han Lin appeared precisely on time outside the princess's residence. Shu Yan welcomed him in, and the two sat facing each other at the table. Shu Yan looked at Han Lin's disheveled appearance and the visible fatigue on his face, sighed softly, and then said:

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you so much, Elder Han. I'm sure you've put in a lot of effort this time. After you go back today, please take some time to rest. Later, I will have someone send you some rare and precious herbs to nourish your body and soul as a way of making up for it."

Han Lin grinned, waved his hand dismissively, and said cheerfully:

"There's no need for such trouble. Young friend, you've provided me with such precious raw materials for my research, which is the best compensation for me. I haven't disappointed you this time either; I've brought the finished product with me. Please take a look."

As he spoke, a flash of silver-white light appeared, and a strangely shaped circular soul tool appeared before Shu Yan's eyes.

The circular soul tool was entirely silver-white, with ornate yet eerie patterns engraved on its outer edge. As it slowly rotated, wisps of cold air poured down from above, like clouds and mist.

Unlike the silver-white exterior, the inside of this soul tool is a nearly transparent deep blue, with flashes of light appearing from time to time. Five rhomboid crystals are inlaid on its top, one of which has turned red, while the other four remain a dull gray-white.

"As requested by my young friend, with the help of the Mighty Douluo, I combined the ten-thousand-year-old Titan Snow Demon skull with the level-eight soul tool Soul Shield that I had previously developed. During the process of creating and fusing, I also selected many of the wonderful uses of soul tools and fused them together."

"This soul tool not only possesses the effect of controlling and imprisoning souls, but it can also instantly cast the level seven soul tool skill 'Heavenly Net' as a control-type soul skill. Within a reasonable range, it can even store spiritual power and soul power to amplify itself. In fact, it can forcibly control and summon the remnant soul of that ten-thousand-year-old Titan Snow Demon, making it fight in a near-physical form. However, doing so requires sacrificing... ah, I mean, storing a sufficient number of souls..."

"In addition, because it is combined with the level eight soul tool Soul Shield, this soul tool can also amplify and shrink mental power within a certain range. This is an extremely rare breakthrough in the entire soul tool industry. However, since this is the first time I have come into contact with this situation, I am not clear about its true upper limit and its practical application..."

"But there is no denying that this soul tool is undoubtedly the pinnacle of my soul tool making career. Although it is only an eighth-and-a-half-level soul tool, it is actually comparable to some ninth-level soul tools. Even I was surprised that I was able to complete the entire production process in half a month. The smoothness of it was simply like divine assistance..."

As he finished speaking, a distinct excitement and frenzy appeared in Han Lin's voice. This was something he had never experienced before in his research on soul tools, which was a great surprise to him and a historic breakthrough in his research on soul tools, even though he knew that some of the abilities of this soul tool he had created were no different from those of evil soul masters.

Ultimately, Han Lin didn't care about any of that. He just wanted to research and create soul tools. What use would they be to Shu Yan?

Sorry, he doesn't care at all.

What many people may not know is that Han Lin's teacher was once a powerful evil soul master and an eighth-level soul master, which was partly the reason why the master and disciple eventually broke up and killed each other.

Undeniably, that level eight Soul Master influenced Han Lin's entire life and greatly affected his temperament. Perhaps, deep down, he still carries a trace of deeply hidden cruelty and bloodlust. But Shu Yan doesn't care about these things. Cruelty or indiscriminate killing, what does it have to do with him? As long as Han Lin is loyal enough, even if he is a hidden evil Soul Master, he will never say a word of nonsense.

After accepting this beautifully designed and cool soul tool, Han Lin said again:

"This soul tool doesn't have a name yet. I was originally going to name it myself, but after thinking about it, I'll leave it to you, young friend, to decide."

Shu Yan nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Let's call it the Fall of the Underworld, what does Elder Han think?"

Han Lin repeated the name softly, then laughed loudly:

"Alright, let's call it 'The Fall of the Underworld.' That name is powerful enough; I like it!"

The two chatted for a few more minutes before Han Lin got up to take his leave. Shu Yan saw him off and then, in a few flashes, arrived at the spacious backyard of the princess's residence. Xue Di had been waiting there for quite some time. Shu Yan didn't know exactly when she had arrived, but she guessed that she had sensed Han Lin's presence and was worried, so she came to find out.

After all, the Snow Emperor's current residence and the Princess's residence are practically separated by only two walls...

Upon seeing Shu Yan arrive, Xue Di narrowed her eyes and sized him up for a moment before extending her hand and saying:

"Give it to me."

Shu Yan was slightly taken aback, looked down at himself, and for a moment he really didn't understand what Xue Di meant.

Seeing Shu Yan's confused expression, Xue Di gently tapped the table and then said in a calm tone:

"Bring me that soul tool you just acquired, let me see it."

Shu Yan was stunned again. Although he didn't know why Xue Di wanted to see the Yin Ming Zhi Dui, he still took it out. The next moment, Shu Yan felt his hand go empty. When he came to his senses, he found that the Yin Ming Zhi Dui was already in Xue Di's hand.

Xue Di probed into it with her spiritual power and instantly felt a powerful attraction. Deeper inside, Xue Di sensed a familiar aura. Her expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. Shu Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. After all, the three Titan Snow Demons they hunted in the far north were not ordinary soul beasts. He was somewhat worried that Xue Di harbored resentment, but upon reflection, he realized that it was actually quite helpless.

He wasn't really interested in the spirits that would appear in the future. Right now, he still had to hunt spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings. In the whole world, only the far north and the icy sea beyond the far north had spirit beasts that could meet his requirements. To be honest, if the Snow Empress really had objections, then the whole thing would inevitably become a bit troublesome.

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(End of this chapter)