Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

In the original story, when the Ice Emperor saw these millennia-old profound ice marrows, she made a wild statement, saying that if she were allowed to absorb them, the Beast God Emperor Tian and even the Snow Emperor would have no future.

This demonstrates the terrifying energy contained within a large-scale, ten-thousand-year-old ice cave.

Now, the question is no longer whether Hyotei can overcome this challenge, but rather how far they can go.

Seven hundred thousand years, or eight hundred thousand years?

Even if some of it were given to Atai, she would still be confident that she could reach the peak of the Snow Emperor's era.

"Hoo..." Xue Di gently exhaled a breath of stale air, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

……

Shrek Academy.

Soul Guidance System Experiment Building.

Fourth floor.

Inside a fully enclosed laboratory.

Lu Cheng let out a deep breath, "Brother Tianmeng, help me!"

"Alright!" Tianmeng didn't waste any words. Her powerful spiritual energy instantly surged into the boy's spiritual sea, like a giant power bank, continuously providing a massive amount of energy.

"Om..."

Without wasting words, Lu Cheng unleashed a surge of extreme ice in his hand, condensing it into a pale blue ice blade.

He then took out a small piece of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, about the size of a fingernail, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to carve it with great skill. Meanwhile, beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead. Using the force was not as easy as he had imagined. Forcibly carving the core formation of an eighth-level soul tool, which was the most advanced soul tool, with the level of a seventh-level soul master, was naturally not easy.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Lu Cheng paused for a moment before stopping.

The fine patterns on the Ice Extreme Crystal gradually came into being, and it shone with luster. It was complete!

"According to the classification of soul tools, it should belong to level eight..." Lu Cheng let out a long breath, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes. Sure enough, even with cheats, creating a soul tool beyond one's level requires a considerable price.

After polishing and assembling the outer shell, a light blue wristband appeared on the table.

Lu Cheng looked at the finished product with satisfaction.

He used the properties of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal to infuse it with the attributes of his own martial soul, "Snow Emperor." It can be said that this defensive soul tool is perfectly suited to him; it was created for him, or rather, for the martial soul of "Snow Emperor."

He put it on his wrist, infused it with soul power, and an extremely cold aura rushed towards him. Then, a transparent, crystal-like protective shield condensed around him, as if the figure of the Snow Emperor had appeared, firmly protecting him.

"It can withstand an attack from an ordinary Title Douluo. Although it is an eighth-level soul tool, it is only a step away from Jing Hongchen's Red Dust Protection and that guy's Emerald Proof. It can be upgraded again after that."

"Let's call it... Snow Woman's Protection."

Lu Cheng stretched lazily.

After the Snow Emperor's sacrifice, everything went as if in a dream. Jiao Jiao fell into a brief slumber and probably didn't have time to notice his "little tricks".

Stepping out of the laboratory building, it was pitch black outside.

After returning to the college, he didn't go back to his dormitory, but went straight to the laboratory building to forge his work.

Having spent an unknown amount of time in the dark and chaotic far north, I should first go back and ask when the Continental Soul Master Tournament will begin; it would be troublesome if I missed it.

Dormitory 0.

"Who is it, in the middle of the night..."

A lazy voice came from inside the door. The door was slowly pushed open, and Wang Dong rubbed his eyes, his eyes gradually showing surprise.

Her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she suddenly threw herself into Lu Cheng's arms.

"Lu Cheng, you bastard... Do you know how worried I was about you?!"

Lu Cheng felt the heavy weight of concern in his arms, but was somewhat bewildered.

in the dormitory.

Lu Cheng sat on the bed, his eyes twitching wildly, his expression somewhat unfriendly: "So... who's spreading rumors that I'm dead?"

Don't let him catch you.

“I don’t know, but what you’re saying sounds very convincing. After all, it’s common knowledge that you’ve offended the Xuanming Sect. Not to mention that you recently got into a fight with Zhou Yi, which completely offended Fan Yu, the head of the Soul Guidance Department. Everyone says that you’ve made too many enemies and that after leaving the academy you were…” Wang Dong wiped his eyes, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

"So where did you run off to? I was almost ready to use my connections in the Haotian Sect to find you."

"Well……"

Lu Cheng coughed lightly twice and ruffled Wang Dong's soft short hair. The latter also removed her disguise, and her long pinkish-blue hair gradually grew longer and fell over her shoulders, and her face gradually became more feminine.

"And thank you..." Wang Dong'er said sullenly.

"What?" Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"You know perfectly well why I'm asking about Xiao Xiao!" Wang Dong'er snorted and rolled her eyes.

"There's a treasure appreciation event the day after tomorrow, want to go together?"

"A treasure appreciation event?" Lu Cheng pondered for a moment. There was a ten-thousand-year-old whale glue inside, but other than that, it didn't hold much appeal for him.

But... it's okay to just watch the "excitement".

"go."

"Also, the selection exam for the reserve team of the All-Continent Soul Master Competition will be held in a month... You can't run around anymore," Wang Dong'er carefully instructed.

……

Chapter 104 Level 7 Soul Tool, Ice Extreme Divine Sword

Wang Dong'er was muttering something.

With her beautiful, slender fingers outstretched, she showed how delicate her thoughts were. Perhaps it was the worry she felt from not seeing Lu Cheng these past few days that made her so talkative.

"Have you been in contact with the Haotian Sect recently?" Lu Cheng interrupted with a smile.

"No." Wang Dong'er fell silent when the topic came up.

"Recently, my eldest and second uncles wrote to inquire about my situation, but I haven't replied to them..."

Some things, once exposed, can never be the same again.

In her memory, although her first and second uncles doted on her, there were certain taboos that she was not allowed to touch, such as soul tools, dressing as a man, and even when she objected and resisted, her first and second uncles' usually kind eyes became sharper...

At this point, my memories of the Haotian Sect were complete.

Is it really the sect that gave birth to her?

Now it feels more like a den of demons.

"It's alright, I've got everything covered..." Lu Cheng smiled and ruffled the girl's pink and blue hair. At this moment, Wang Dong'er didn't roll her eyes or grumble and pull her head away. Instead, she snuggled up in Lu Cheng's arms and nuzzled her cheek.

That day, not only Xiao Xiao was moved, but Wang Dong'er was also touched.

She originally only hoped that Lu Cheng would step in, since he knew Ning Cong of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and only hoped that he could help Xiao Xiao deal with the situation. But who would have thought that because of her plea, this guy would directly overturn the table with Shrek Academy, cripple an outer court teacher, and form a deadly feud with Fan Yu, the head of the Soul Guidance Department.

While I was moved, I also felt somewhat ashamed.

After all, just a few days ago, she had misunderstood Lu Cheng, thinking he was taking the benefits but not doing any work, and she had been grumbling and disliking him.

"I'm sorry to have dragged you into this..." the girl said softly after a long while.

“In that case, to make up for it… I can give you a back massage.” Wang Dong’er gently played with her hair with her slender fingers, her pretty face flushed, and she raised her head, her bright pink and blue eyes staring at Lu Cheng.

"I just washed myself."

"Did you wash it? That's really..."

It's a bit of a pity.

Lu Cheng looked regretful, while Wang Dong'er became even more embarrassed and indignant, punching Lu Cheng hard with her small fist, "You bastard... what's with that regretful expression?!"

……

Soul Guidance System Experiment Building.

Inside a quiet laboratory.

Lu Cheng gently flicked the light blue longsword in his hand, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. Yesterday he had finished the defensive soul tool "Snow Emperor's Blessing", and today he took out some Ice Extreme God Crystals and forged some soul guidance arrays to create this longsword for offense.

He originally planned to forge an ice bow, or a soul guide ray of extreme ice, but then he thought that if it were one of the Snow Emperor's three soul skills, the Emperor Sword, and he swung it with this sword made entirely of ice divine crystal, its power would surely double.

Moreover, with the Sun-Shooting Bow, he never lacks ranged damage.

This ice sword is the most suitable soul tool for him at present.

The longsword forged from the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal can only be wielded by the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, and its combat power soars dramatically.

This involves the principles behind the creation of battle armor.

In the original work, the reason why the battle armor is so powerful is that forging gives the metal "life," making it come alive. The metal after being forged can even possess the attributes given to it by the blacksmith, such as elements. When combined with the soul guidance array, the power amplification is far greater than the sum of its parts.

Now, the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is comparable to metal after Heavenly Forging, which is why Huo Qubing was able to forge the first prototype battle armor, the Ice Extreme War God Armor, using it in the original story.

This is equivalent to indirectly skipping the Heavenly Forging process (which is also the most difficult step. The blacksmiths of this era are far from being able to match the scale and strength of those ten thousand years later. The only so-called "divine craftsmen" who can be considered skilled are far from being able to match the strength of the divine craftsmen of later generations and cannot complete the Heavenly Forging).

"A level seven soul tool, yet it can unleash the power of a level eight... However, both the Ice Sword and the Snow Emperor's Blessing can be further optimized and improved; it's simply a matter of disassembling and replacing the core soul tool array."

"besides……"

Lu Cheng pondered for a moment, then got busy again, taking out some other metal materials. With his Crimson Fire Engraving Knife moving like a dragon, he engraved patterns.

Another day and night passed.

Ning Cong yawned, somewhat resentfully: "You... you appear out of nowhere. I was planning to go shopping with Ling'er today, it's Sunday, and you ruined it."

"Help me find a channel to sell soul tools, then you can go shopping with your Ling'er later," Lu Cheng said with a smile.

"Oh?" Ning Cong raised an eyebrow.

Ever since this guy made a fortune selling soul tools to his classmates, he stopped making low-level soul tools. And after returning from a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest not long ago, his strength has increased, and he no longer cares about such "petty profits".

but now……

"Two level-seven defensive soul tools and one level-eight long-range soul cannon, all made of rare metal materials with unique elemental amplification. Give me your estimate."

Lu Cheng's smile remained unchanged as he casually tossed Ning Cong two wrist guards and a thick, long soul-guided cannon barrel.

He didn't continue using the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, not because he was stingy, but simply because only those who possessed the ultimate ice could unleash its true combat power. If he relied solely on the Soul Guidance Array to deal basic damage, it would be a waste of its resources, and it would be better to use ordinary metal materials.