Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 275 Some Ideas

Ji Lin placed his right hand on the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal beside him and slowly poured in his soul power.

Ji Lin felt as if the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal possessed emotions. After Ji Lin inputted his soul power, it began to soften. Ji Lin clenched his five fingers, pulled back forcefully, and a large piece of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal was pulled down by him.

When the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal left the cave and fell into his hand, it immediately released a faint deep blue halo, the light appearing and disappearing as if it were alive.

Looking at the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal in his hand, which resembled a large piece of frozen crystal, Ji Lin sighed inwardly. This thing was practically a living metal; if used properly, it could be crafted into a top-tier soul tool.

The Ice Emperor urged, "Ji Lin, forget about those Ice Extreme Crystals. Let's go down below and find the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. I can sense that the ice spring down there has entered a period of decline. Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, the temperature here will not be enough to sustain the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave. At that time, everything here will gradually deteriorate and disappear. We'll come back to mine these Ice Extreme Crystals after we get the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow."

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "Don't rush, Ice Emperor. I'll go up and let you know I'm safe. Mining the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal will probably take quite a while. I need to let my companions know first so they won't worry."

Outside the well.

Nan Shuishui and others were also getting a little anxious.

Ji Lin has been down there for some time now, but hasn't come back up yet. Although we have confidence in Ji Lin's strength, we are also afraid that something unexpected might happen.

Just then, a splash was heard, and immediately a figure rose up from the well.

The biting cold made Nan Shuishui instinctively take a few steps back, and Ji Lin's figure appeared in the icy mist.

"Ji Lin, are you alright?"

Nan Shuishui asked with concern.

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "I'm fine, Aunt Nan. You're right, this ice cave down there is indeed a treasure trove. A special metal grows there. Look."

Ji Lin flipped his wrist and took out the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal he had mined from his storage soul tool.

Bathed in sunlight, the Ice Crystal shimmered with an icy blue light, creating a dreamlike and ethereal effect. It was truly magical.

Ji Lin explained, "Aunt Nan, this metal is called Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, which contains an extremely large amount of ultimate ice elemental power."

Nan Shuishui took the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal from Ji Lin and looked up at the sun in the sky. Instantly, under the sunlight, even the surrounding ground was covered with a layer of bluish light.

Nan Shui Shui smiled and asked, "Ji Lin, has this Ice Extreme Divine Crystal been of any use to you? Can you mine it?"

Ji Lin nodded and said, "This metal is extremely precious. It is a material for making top-level soul tools. To mine it, you must use the ultimate ice soul power. It will take some time to mine it all. I came up here to tell you this. I may stay down here for a long time. Please pass on this message to Sister Luo Chen and the others for me."

Nan Shuishui smiled and said, "As long as it works, that's fine. I'll talk to them. You can rest assured."

Ji Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Aunt Nan, this Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is indeed very precious. After I mine it, I will only take a portion and give the rest to the Earth Dragon Gate."

After all, the Earth Dragon Gate has guarded this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave for hundreds of years. Ji Lin is preparing to take away the most precious Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. He's going to eat the meat, but he has to leave some soup for the Earth Dragon Gate.

Although Nan Shui Shui said it was a thank-you gift for him.

Even without him, the Earth Dragon Gate doesn't know when they will be able to successfully mine the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. They are guarding the greatest treasure, but they are unable to take it out.

But Ji Lin was not going to eat alone; he wouldn't give anyone a drop of soup.

Nan Shuishui smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "This was originally a thank-you gift for you. How you handle it is your business. Besides, Qiuqiu has joined the Zizai Sect, so there's no need to be so clear about the relationship between the Zizai Sect and the Dilong Sect."

Ji Lin understood Nan Shuishui's meaning. She had obviously sensed the impending crisis and wanted to find a reliable ally or backer for the Earth Dragon Gate. Clearly, the Zizai Gate, with Chi Yuan in charge, was a very good candidate for an ally.

Ji Lin didn't mention the distribution of Ice Extreme God Crystals again; as long as he didn't intend to mistreat the Earth Dragon Gate, that was enough.

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll go down. Please explain things to them for me."

"Okay, go ahead then. I'll pass on the message for you."

Nan Shuishui looked at Ji Lin with admiration, liking him more and more as she looked at him. He was talented, strong, and had a broad perspective. His future was limitless. She wished Qiuqiu could really marry Ji Lin, even if she was just a concubine. Although she was joking before, she did have some thoughts about it.

Ji Lin had no idea what Nan Shuishui was thinking.

He leaped into the well again and plunged deeper into the cold spring.

Although the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow is precious, it is only useful to ice-attribute soul masters and soul beasts, and has little effect on soul masters of other attributes.

Ji Lin quickly surpassed the previous depth and continued to dive deeper. The surrounding water pressure began to increase, and the temperature dropped rapidly.

Soon, Ji Lin arrived near the spring.

"Such a low temperature!" Ji Lin couldn't help but exclaim inwardly upon arriving here. He could clearly feel that the flow of his soul power within his body had slowed down due to the low temperature.

He possesses both extreme ice and extreme fire attributes, and even he felt uncomfortable here. One can only imagine how ordinary soul masters would fare. Even a Title Douluo-level expert probably wouldn't last long. Even a Limit Douluo might not have the courage to venture into the icy spring to investigate.

The figures of the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor appeared behind Ji Lin at the same time. The two women held hands, feeling the extreme cold around them, and both of them showed a hint of enjoyment on their faces.

The location of the spring was filled with extremely dense ice elemental energy, which even restricted Ji Lin's mental power. Using mental detection, he felt as if he had entered a viscous swamp, making it extremely difficult to move forward, and the mental power consumption was also enormous.

Ji Lin knew very well that it was because the elemental attributes were too concentrated, so he simply stopped using his mental detection, activated his soul power, and directly dived into the spring.

Upon entering the icy spring, Ji Lin instantly felt his body stiffen considerably, a sign that his body was about to be frozen. Fortunately, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress simultaneously manipulated their sacred marks to absorb the surrounding ice elements, greatly reducing the pressure on Ji Lin.

The deeper he went, the stronger the cold current became. If it weren't for the three holy marks on his body helping him share the pressure, Ji Lin probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for long.

Forty meters, forty-five meters, fifty meters...

At this depth, Ji Lin experienced the feeling of being frozen for the first time.

(End of this chapter)