Chapter 153

After that, you will be absorbed by Bing'er and become her second martial soul; I will help preserve your soul in the embryo; then we can discuss that state later.

The Snow Emperor nodded, and a surge of energy isolated the Ice Emperor beside him.

Yang Yun gazed at the sorrowful Snow Emperor and silently thought, "No wonder he will later inherit the 'grief' emotion; this feeling of sorrowful fragmentation rivals Li Qingzhao's poetry."

At the crucial moment of the Snow Emperor's transformation, Yang Yun's soul power jolted and interrupted the process; immediately, he used soul power to construct a secret method that wrapped it and sent it before Shui Bing'er.

The Ice Emperor stood to the side with clenched fists, watching this scene, his heart involuntarily tightening.

After a moment, Shui Bing'er fully absorbed the Snow Emperor's embryo, making it her second martial soul; she then invoked martial soul possession.

Originally medium-short ice-blue hair slowly lengthened like three thousand strands of black hair falling and spreading out; a phantom-like shadow appeared beside Shui Bing'er.

It was indeed the Snow Emperor.

"This feeling is quite wonderful, existing at the threshold between substance and illusion; but if I wish, I can briefly materialize to help her release soul skills to assist in battle."

Yang Yun's eyes lit up as he looked at the Snow Emperor; this existence, similar to a soul spirit yet distinct from it, is not unlike Xiao Wu's soul sacrifice.

But if one wants to accelerate the appearance of such a soul spirit, extensive research is still needed.

Without Yilaikes' magic, Yang Yun is also uncertain whether a soul spirit can truly be realized.

Shui Bing'er examined her changes, somewhat happily saying, "Husband, I have passed the first trial of the Ice God's Nine Trials; all soul ring ages increased by a thousand years, soul power rose by three ranks, and Ice God divine power affinity increased by ten percent!"

"The second trial is to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for the second martial soul; the time limit is one year, and the reward is similar to the first: all soul ring ages increase by five thousand years, soul power rises by one rank, and Ice God divine power affinity increases by ten percent."

Yang Yun's gaze turned to the Ice Emperor.

But the Snow Emperor spoke at this moment: "Wait, the Ice Emperor said he would be my first soul ring sacrifice; therefore, the Ice God's first martial soul shall be sacrificed by Xiao Bai."

"The Ice Emperor and I will leave, and Xiao Bai left here would be bullied; better to have it sacrificed, and moreover Xiao Bai has an age of over ninety thousand years; after sacrifice, as the divine trial's years increase, it will eventually break through to a hundred thousand years."

But Shui Bing'er suddenly said, "Husband, it's fine; I still have a bestowed soul ring that the Ice God just gave me to condense my eighth soul ring, but my second martial soul still has eight slots—do you want to use it, or let the Xiao Bai the Snow Emperor mentioned be sacrificed?"

Yang Yun's mouth twitched.

How come it feels like everyone around me is cheating?

"Hey! Destroyer God King, right? I still have a second martial soul—why not absorb two bestowed soul rings?"

Destroyer: '..........'

Shui Bing'er tossed the bestowed soul ring, her face beaming with a smile.

The Titan Snow Demon King lay motionless on the ground, his eyeballs rolling; he silently chanted, "I can't be seen," "I can't be seen," "I can't be seen."

Xiao Bai's tiny body quickly burrowed out of the snow, looking adorably dazed at the Snow Emperor who had become her second martial soul.

The Snow Emperor gazed at Yang Yun with a pleading look.

"Let this little white bear be sacrificed; anyway, with the years of the god-inherited soul ring, the limit can increase; ninety thousand and a hundred thousand years aren't much different, and in the divine realm they will eventually become god rings."

Yang Yun continued, "Let this little thing sacrifice its soul; if it can exist as a soul body within the soul ring like you do, then the soul ring obtainable from ninety thousand years shouldn't be just one."

Ye Lingling stood aside without speaking. Her soul rings certainly wouldn't be obtained here; the sea abounds with powerful hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts; there's no need to stubbornly cling to the rare hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts on land.

Moreover, it is ice-attributed, which doesn't match her martial soul attribute.

Although after a hundred thousand years the soul ring's attribute imposes little restriction and brings great enhancement, Ye Lingling has sea spirit beasts offering many more such options.

Xiao Bai quickly succeeded in the sacrifice.

The Ice Emperor's hundred-thousand-year soul bone condensed at Shui Bing'er's skull position, while Xiao Bai's soul bone became a leg soul bone.

Soon, a Xiao Bai resembling a small bear wearing an ice crown appeared atop Shui Bing'er's eighth soul ring; oddly, the Snow Emperor did not disappear but remained unchanged in place.

"Huh? Bing'er Sis, can your two martial souls be released simultaneously?" Ye Lingling, who had been watching, keenly noticed this.

The Snow Emperor explained, "Although twin martial souls cannot be released simultaneously, as I have become the Ice God's second martial soul I retain a soul body, giving me high autonomy; I can manifest myself."

"This is also thanks to the Ice God receiving the divine inheritance, and I sense that other substances contribute here; it feels like a ball of fire, which I dare not approach."

Yang Yun, Ye Lingling, and Shui Bing'er all understood; the value of the child fire is still rising.

Shui Bing'er's soul power level, under the increase of the hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, plus the three-rank soul power reward from the first trial of the Ice God's Nine Trials,

and the soul power accumulated through constant cultivation over this period also broke through to the rank of ninety-title Douluo after absorbing the eighth soul ring.

Cold sweat poured from the Titan Snow Demon King's head like a downpour, continuously dripping.

Yang Yun chuckled lightly and said, "Let's use a bestowed soul ring for this ninth soul ring; this Titan Snow Demon King I still have great use for; in the future, the far north still needs a powerful hundred-thousand-year spirit beast to guard this place."

Speaking, he gestured for Shui Bing'er to absorb the bestowed soul ring.

Yang Yun turned and walked toward the Titan Snow Demon King, the flames of his Yan Spear Chong Li flaring up again; his face bore a faint smile.

In the Titan Snow Demon King's view, this was practically a demon's smile.

"Do you want to die or to live?" Yang Yun asked.

The Titan Snow Demon King hurriedly replied, "I want to live, I want to live, I want to live."

Yang Yun produced a spark, gesturing for the Titan Snow Demon King to open its mouth, then tossed it in.

In an instant, the frostbite on the Titan Snow Demon King's body was swiftly expelled, a warm feeling flowing through its limbs; its physique grew stronger.

The warmth did not last long before condensing within, and the crude soul power cultivated over these years began to be continually tempered and solidified.

"You've given me so many benefits; what do you want me to do? If you want me to betray the spirit beast clan, I will not agree." A flash of stubbornness appeared in the Titan Snow Demon King's eyes.

This was its final insistence as a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast.

Beasts may die, soul rings and soul bones may be taken, but the clan must not be betrayed.

Yang Yun smiled and said, "How serious would it be to make you betray the spirit beast clan? I merely want you to help me guard a tower; your task is actually simple—just watch over this tower until you reach an age of nine hundred ninety thousand years."

(End of chapter)