Douluo: Martial Soul Asura Sword, Supreme Killing God

At this moment, inside the training room of the Ice Crystal Palace.

Su Mo was sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed, his body trembling slightly.

He felt a strong tearing sensation coming from inside his body.

It felt as if something was rampaging inside him, trying to tear him apart from the inside.

Fortunately, he is now more than halfway through his divine trial and possesses the power of the Asura God within him.

In addition, his mental strength and physical fitness are extremely strong, which provides him with a solid guarantee.

Before long, he successfully stabilized the operation of the soul core, and the tearing sensation in his body gradually dissipated.

At the same time, a perfectly round soul core, the size of a longan, suddenly condensed in his dantian.

It was crystal clear, with a dark red sheen on its surface. It rotated rapidly and autonomously in the dantian, automatically generating a suction force that drew in the energy of heaven and earth from the outside world, continuously restoring Su Mo's condition.

Su Mo suddenly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and the scorching heat quickly turned into a cloud of white mist in the cold training room, slowly rising and dissipating.

"Finally, I succeeded." He smiled and then looked inward. "So this is the soul core..."

As he carefully sensed the rotating soul core within his body and its continuously recovering state, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

The condensation of the soul core means that his future endurance will be greatly improved.

If the opponent has no soul core, they will inevitably be defeated due to exhaustion of soul power after a long battle.

Su Mo adjusted his breathing for a moment, then closed his eyes again and entered a state of cultivation, focusing on stabilizing his soul core.

This process is risk-free; all it takes is time.

……

A month later.

Inside the Ice Crystal Palace, the Snow Emperor sat on her throne, resting her chin on one hand and taking a nap with her eyes closed.

She seemed to have been waiting here for Su Mo to emerge from seclusion.

In reality, over the past month or so, she would occasionally go outside the cultivation room to check on Su Mo's condition.

After confirming that Su Mo was doing well, she quietly left without disturbing his cultivation.

She herself couldn't explain why she did it.

She had never cared so much about a man before, let alone a human male.

Perhaps it was because of that promise, out of a sense of gratitude.

Perhaps it was because Su Mo was the most unique human she had ever met, which aroused a sense of curiosity in her.

In short, she simply didn't want to see anything happen to Su Mo.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the hall, breaking the silence inside.

"Mom, hasn't that human come out yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a giant, snow-white bear ran in.

Snow Empress opened her beautiful eyes and glanced at him indifferently:

"What's the rush? The soul core needs time to stabilize."

She paused, then said helplessly:

"Also, how many times have I told you, you need to take human form in my palace. Your current form takes up too much space."

"Oh." The giant bear obediently responded, and with a flash of white light, its enormous body rapidly shrank.

In the blink of an eye, a chubby little boy with pale skin appeared in the hall.

He was only about 1.5 meters tall, round all over, with a particularly noticeable belly, and even his head was like a round ball, with a kind and cute appearance.

It was none other than Ice Bear King Xiaobai.

He faced a life-or-death crisis in his childhood and was saved by Xue Di. Since then, he has regarded Xue Di as his mother and accompanied her in his cultivation.

His current human form was created according to Xue Di's preferences, because Xue Di had said she liked his chubby appearance, so he specially transformed into this form.

However, don't be fooled by his current adorable, round appearance. Once he reveals his true form, he is a massive, ferocious beast with over 200,000 years of cultivation, possessing astonishing combat power.

"Mom, can he really help you overcome this tribulation?"

Xiao Bai blinked, her voice full of anticipation.

He has asked this question at least ten times.

Shiro had gone out to play and forage for food. When he returned, he saw that Hyotei was injured, and thus learned the whole story.

Before Xue Di could speak, a voice rang out from the side.

"Aren't you annoying? How many times have you asked me that?"

It was Hyotei who spoke.

Her injuries had long since healed, and she was now leaning against an ice pillar in the hall, arms crossed, her face full of impatience.

Little White shrank its round neck and muttered softly:

"Aunt Bing, I was just worried about Mom..."

"Can't you say something else?" Hyotei rolled her eyes at him.

She was already in a bad mood.

For the past month or so, the thought of that human has made her feel suffocated.

She especially noticed that Xue Di always went outside the cultivation room to investigate.

It's no wonder Xue Di was so pleased that she suddenly became so interested in a human man.

Xiao Bai didn't dare to talk back to Bing Di. He looked at Xue Di with a pitiful expression.

Xue Di said softly, "I know you care about your mother, but your Aunt Bing is in a bad mood. Please be quiet."

“Okay…” Xiaobai nodded obediently.

Just then, Xue Di seemed to sense something.

She suddenly stood up from the throne, her beautiful eyes brightening slightly: "It seems he's finished."

Upon hearing this, Hyotei and Shiro both looked toward the passage behind the palace.

Shiro looked on with curiosity, while Hyotei had a rather complicated expression.

Before long, footsteps approached from afar.

Su Mo's figure slowly emerged from the depths of the passage.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his steps composed.

Xiao Bai's round eyes kept scrutinizing Su Mo, her gaze sweeping from his face to his body and back again, her eyes full of curiosity.

Is this the human who wanted to help his mother overcome her heavenly tribulation?

It doesn't look particularly special...

However, someone who is approved by one's mother must be extraordinary.

Hyotei looked at Su Mo with a complicated expression, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"How was the process of condensing the soul core? It went fairly smoothly, didn't it?" Xue Di looked directly at Su Mo, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Seeing Su Mo successfully emerge from seclusion, she felt inexplicably at peace.

Su Mo nodded and replied, "Thanks to the experience you shared, the whole process went very smoothly."

Xue Di had given herself nothing away; the answer was right in front of her. If she could still fail, she might as well just kill herself.

"It's good that you succeeded. Actually, I didn't help you much. It mainly depends on yourself."

After all, there's only so much that others can do to condense a soul core; ultimately, it depends on one's own perseverance and talent.

Chapter 122 Leaving the Far North

"In any case, I still have to thank you. I will remember this favor. I will definitely keep my promise to you."

Su Mo responded solemnly.

Upon hearing this, a strange light flickered in Xue Di's beautiful eyes.

Now that Su Mo has gotten what he wanted, he could have simply walked away and left.

Even if he breaks his promise, there is nothing you can do about it.

But instead of doing so, he solemnly made the promise again.

This caused an inexplicable stirring in the Snow Emperor's heart, which had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years.

"Thank you..." Xue Di said softly.

At this moment, Hyotei took half a step forward, his expression as if he had finally made up his mind.

"Um... I'm sorry, I was rude and said some hurtful things before. I apologize."

Su Mo looked at Hyotei with some surprise.

How could someone as proud as her actually take the initiative to bow her head and apologize?

He looked Hyotei up and down carefully, then raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, and teased:

"Did the sun rise in the west today? It's only been a month, little scorpion, why have you changed your attitude like this?"

I still prefer your previous rebellious self.

"you--!"

Hyotei felt a surge of anger.

I've already apologized, but the other party is still pushing their luck.

At that moment, she really wanted to explode and retort.

But the words stuck in her throat, and she swallowed them back.

Because she knew very well that Su Mo was the Snow Emperor's hope for overcoming her tribulation, and she absolutely could not afford to offend him.