Douluo Continent: The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? A Soul Beast Pagoda!

Chapter 68 Ice Dragon: Tell me, how long does it take for a thousand-year-old soul beast to become a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast?

Jiang Bai's soul was connected to the Ice Dragon. The Ice Dragon's instinctive control over the power of ice and snow, along with its affinity for ice attributes brought by 100,000 years of cultivation, greatly aided Jiang Bai's understanding of the "extreme cold" concept.

At least 40% of the power of that sword strike came from the ice dragon.

Even now, Xue Di and Bing Di still find it unbelievable when they think of that ice dragon.

When they first met, the ice dragon was just an eight-thousand-year-old soul beast. Although it had considerable potential, it was still just a "little guy" in their eyes.

But right under their noses, the ice dragon's cultivation began to surge at an unbelievable speed after entering Jiang Bai's mysterious inner world of the tower.

Especially after consuming that eight-cornered ice grass, a fundamental transformation occurred.

Afterwards, he consumed several more Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows, and his cultivation level broke through continuously.

Just half a month ago, when Jiang Bai summoned the Ice Dragon to spar with the Ice Emperor, the immense pressure of the 100,000-year-old soul beast stunned both the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor for a moment.

It took less than three months to go from eight thousand to one hundred thousand years!

Without any heavenly tribulation or unusual celestial phenomena, the breakthrough was achieved naturally and quietly!

This completely violates the ironclad rule of the soul beast world: for a 100,000-year-old soul beast to break through, there must be a heavenly tribulation to test it every time it passes a major hurdle.

The power of the Heavenly Tribulation is extremely terrifying; those who survive it live, while those who fail are annihilated.

But Jiang Bai's soul beast seems to be completely unaffected by this rule?

This discovery stirred up a tremendous wave of emotions within the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress.

If—if they also enter Jiang Bai's inner world of the tower when they break through the next major barrier, will they be able to avoid that terrifying heavenly tribulation in the same way?

This idea, like a seed, was quietly planted in the hearts of the two Northern Heavenly Kings and began to take root and sprout.

Although this is currently only at the idea stage and has not yet been put into practice, and it is impossible to determine whether the inner world of the tower is truly effective for soul beasts of their level to break through, it is undoubtedly a tempting possibility.

After all, for soul beasts, especially for these ferocious beasts standing at the pinnacle, every breakthrough to a major realm is a high-stakes gamble against fate.

If one can avoid the heavenly tribulation—what that means is self-evident.

As her thoughts returned, Xue Di's gaze towards Jiang Bai held a deeper meaning.

This human boy harbors far more secrets than he has revealed.

At this moment, Jiang Bai had already broken free from the Ice Dragon's possession.

The icy blue light faded from his body, and a small dragon, its length reduced to only about five meters and its body as clear as a sapphire, appeared beside him.

The little dragon affectionately rubbed its head against Jiang Bai's leg, its icy blue dragon eyes filled with dependence and joy.

This owner really made the right choice!

Three months, from less than nine thousand years to one hundred thousand years! Who else can do that?!

Following their master, they eat and drink the finest food, their cultivation speed is like a rocket, and they don't even have to go through that deadly tribulation of lightning!

Ice Dragon felt this was the wisest decision of his entire dragon life, bar none!

Jiang Bai smiled and touched the pair of crystal-clear dragon horns on the top of the ice dragon's head; they were cool to the touch yet warm to the touch. He could feel the joy and closeness emanating from the ice dragon's soul.

"You've worked hard, fourth brother. Go back and get some rest."

With a thought, he retrieved the ice dragon into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

Then, Jiang Bai walked up to Xue Di and solemnly bowed, saying, "Thank you for your generous teachings, Xue Di. The power of the Imperial Sword far exceeds my expectations. This is all thanks to your excellent guidance."

He said it from the bottom of his heart.

Xue Di's guidance often hits the nail on the head, and a few words are enough to enlighten him.

This kind of insightful teaching is many times more efficient than him burying himself in his own studies.

"Next, I'd like to continue learning your **Palm Techniques**, so please don't hesitate to ask!" Jiang Bai said with anticipation in his eyes. Having witnessed the power of the Emperor Sword, he longed even more for the other two moves of the Snow Emperor's Three Absolute Techniques.

Looking at Jiang Bai's earnest expression, the Snow Empress smiled gently, like the first melting of snow: "Alright. Although the Emperor's Palm and the Emperor's Sword both belong to the Way of Ice, their essences are completely different. It emphasizes power and solidity, achieving great skill without artifice, entering the space between the solid with nothingness. I—"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Before Xue Di could finish speaking, Bing Di, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back any longer. She crossed her arms, glanced at Jiang Bai with her blue eyes, and her delicate face was filled with dissatisfaction and resentment.

"You brat, you only remember Xue'er's good points, don't you?"

Hyotei pouted, "Without me sparring with you every day, practicing with you, being your live target, feeding you moves and countering your attacks, and helping you accumulate experience, could you have improved so quickly?"

"Your Imperial Sword has become somewhat decent so quickly? Now you're all about how the Snow Empress taught you, as if I've been beaten for nothing these past two months?"

As she spoke, she grew increasingly angry, her cheeks puffing out slightly, which, combined with her stunningly beautiful face, gave her a unique kind of charming naivety.

Jiang Bai was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Having spent this time together, he had already figured out the temperament of this Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

He is incredibly strong, proud and straightforward, and sometimes even a bit childish, but he is fiercely protective of those he respects.

She complained, but she probably didn't really care. It was more of an awkward feeling of "I want to be praised too."

Jiang Bai has a way of dealing with Qian Renxue, and he also has a way of dealing with arrogant little devils!

"Of course, Lord Hyotei deserves credit!"

Jiang Bai quickly straightened his posture and spoke sincerely.

"If it weren't for your tireless efforts in sparring with me and guiding me on how to adapt and exert force in battle, I would never have been able to transform theory into practical combat skills in such a short time. Sparring with you has benefited me immensely."

This isn't a compliment.

As one of the three great kings of the far north, Ice Emperor fought his way up from an ordinary ice scorpion to a ferocious beast with nearly 400,000 years of experience. His combat experience is terrifying.

In the past two months of sparring, Jiang Bai has made rapid progress in close combat, timing, and the details of soul power application.

Hyotei explained to him without reservation many tricks that could only be learned in life-or-death battles.

Hyotei's expression softened slightly upon hearing Jiang Bai's praise, but he still maintained his composure, scoffing, "That's more like it. At least you have some conscience."

She turned around, her back to Jiang Bai and Xue Di, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl upwards slightly.

Xue Di looked at Bing Di's deliberately arrogant back, shook her head helplessly and chuckled, but her eyes were full of tenderness.

She looked at Jiang Bai again, her expression turning serious: "The cultivation of the Emperor's Palm must begin with observing the situation and concentrating one's intent. Look at this blizzard—"

Snow Empress raised her slender hand, and snowflakes instantly swirled and roared through the valley.

Jiang Bai composed himself, focused his gaze, and followed Xue Di's explanation.

"The name of this Emperor's Palm is Great Cold Without Snow."

"While the Emperor's Palm technique is incredibly powerful, it is also limited in that it requires the palm itself to strike the opponent in order to unleash its full power."

The wind was biting cold, and snow was flying everywhere.