Chapter 452

The Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow basically symbolizes the pinnacle of the Ice Attribute; it is the ultimate among ultimates.

If Snow Empress and Ice Empress could have found this place earlier, they wouldn't need to worry about the heavenly tribulation at all, let alone survive it; they could even soon battle the Beast God Di Tian, who ranks first among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

It's a pity that saying anything now is too late; they only encountered this after becoming soul spirits, so now absorbing it can only be used to consolidate their origin.

However, she didn't remain disheartened for long; after meeting Huo Yutong, especially after she opened the Eye of Fate, Snow Empress came to believe in fate—perhaps their encounter with the Eternal Mystic Ice Cavern today is due to her luck, and without following her, they wouldn't even have had a chance to see the Eternal Mystic Ice Cavern.

Snow Empress looked at Ilex and said seriously, "Old Ilex, I hope Huo Yutong's second soul core will first choose the ice system, and her third soul core will then cultivate your death attribute."

Ilex blinked in surprise.

"What do you mean by that?"

Snow Empress pointed one hand at herself and the other at Ice Empress, saying:

"Tianmeng has already fused his origin power with Huo Yutong, successfully helping her condense her first soul core while also helping her achieve the evolution of her martial soul. Moreover, my and Ice Empress's origin power have not yet fused with Huo Yutong; you surely know that the source of Huo Yutong's second martial soul, aside from me, is Tianmeng. If her second soul core chooses the extreme ice attribute, then combining my origin power could greatly increase the harmony between the two soul cores, possibly allowing her to cultivate the first-ever yin-yang complementary dual soul core in humanity."

"Yin-yang complementary dual soul core?"

"Hmm."

Snow Empress nodded and explained:

"The so-called yin-yang complementary dual soul core is one of the two methods for condensing a second soul core on the Douluo Continent; the difference between these two methods lies in the direction of rotation of the soul cores."

"The first method is called isopositional resonance dual soul core, meaning letting the two soul cores rotate in the same direction; this is also the method most Super Douluo choose when attempting to break through to the Limit Douluo level, because this method has the highest success rate and is the safest."

"The second method is called yin-yang complementary dual soul core, meaning letting the two soul cores rotate in opposite directions; the soul core itself is already unstable, and making it rotate in opposite directions makes it extremely dangerous—so far, no human has successfully cultivated this type of dual soul core, and even among soul beasts, only the strongest, the Beast God Di Tian, can achieve this method; but once succeeded, the benefits would be enormous."

"Originally, I didn't expect Huo Yutong to be able to accomplish the yin-yang complementary cultivation method; after all, she needs to condense a second soul core when breaking through to the Titled Douluo level, which is already difficult enough, and attempting the yin-yang complementary method is practically courting death."

"But if we could have the help of the Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow's power, everything would be different."

"Her current extreme ice power is already strong; if she later absorbs all of my and Ice Empress's origin power and combines it with the power of the Eternal Mystic Ice Marrow, she will easily surpass me at my peak and become the true number one ice-attribute powerhouse on the continent."

As Snow Empress said this, her eyes shone brightly, showing how excited she was.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, standing aside, were also involuntarily drawn in; they had only just finished condensing their first soul core not long ago, and with the recent tense situation, Song Lao hadn't explained the method of condensing a second soul core to them. Now, listening to Snow Empress explain these two ways of condensing a second soul core, they both felt as if a door to a new world was slowly opening before them.

"So that's how it is…"

Ilex pondered for a moment, then, as if suddenly having a good idea, smiled and nodded. "No problem, I can set aside my death attribute for now; let the second soul core condense the extreme ice attribute."

"Thank you."

Snow Empress let out a sigh of relief.

Among the inhabitants of Huo Yutong's Sea of Spirit, Ilex undoubtedly holds the greatest authority; his death attribute is indeed the second strongest presence in her body after the fate attribute, and if he were to refuse here, she would really have little to say.

Snow Empress turned to look at Huo Yutong.

"Huo Yutong, take these Ice Extreme Divine Crystals with you; although they can't assist your cultivation, as ice-attribute materials they are top-notch, and you might find them useful when crafting soul devices later."

"Oh, by the way, when mining, don't use the Life Guard Blade; although these Ice Extreme Divine Crystals are ores, they already possess life and their own self-consciousness—as Tang Wulin would say, they are innate spirit metal. If you forcibly use the Life Guard Blade to mine them, not only will it be difficult, but there's a high chance of damaging their internal structure; you just need to infuse your extreme ice soul power into them."

Hearing this, both Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were quite surprised.

They both knew how precious spirit metal was; in this era, so far only Tang Wulin can forge it, and even in the distant future ten thousand years later, a blacksmith capable of stably producing spirit-forged metal is one in ten thousand—yet there actually exists metal that is innately spirit metal.

No wonder they're called Ice Extreme Divine Crystals; the 'divine' in their name is truly deserved.

Huo Yutong placed her hand on the wall as Snow Empress had instructed.

Indeed, as Snow Empress had said, the moment her hand touched these Ice Extreme Divine Crystals, she could feel a feeling of joy and excitement being transmitted.

This joyful emotion made her feel inwardly at ease; she smiled slightly, and heavy snow began to drift down in the cavern.

Since Tang Wulin was still inside the cavern, she did not use the stronger Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, but instead employed the gentler Snow Dance Radiant Sun.

Instantly, all the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals in the cavern lit up; Huo Yutong only needed to exert a little force with her hand to mine them.

These Ice Extreme Divine Crystals are quite remarkable: they contain an enormous amount of ice-attribute energy inside, yet their surface is not cold, feeling only slightly cooler than ordinary metal; however, as soon as soul power is infused into them, they immediately draw forth the extreme ice heavenly and earthly energy within, and if not controlled by extreme ice soul power, this heavenly and earthly energy will erupt violently.

The reason this cavern is so cold is that occasionally the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals become unstable inside, causing the extreme ice heavenly and earthly energy to leak out; it's unknown how many years these crystals have been nurtured here, and the accumulated chill has turned the cavern into a forbidden zone.

For an ordinary soul master, even if they have reached the Limit Douluo level, mining this metal is not an easy task.

However, under Huo Yutong's power at this moment, they are disappearing rapidly.

(End of chapter)