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Su Yu gave an awkward laugh, not refuting anything.

He also knew that his reckless attempt to absorb an 800,000-year soul ring was a huge shock for Xue Di.

After all, an 800,000-year soul ring was an absurd level.

It’s no exaggeration to say that, in the current era, not a single soul master could thoroughly withstand an 800,000-year soul ring.

Even Huo Yuhao from the original story didn’t manage such a feat.

The last one to have a soul ring over 800,000 years was Tang San.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King, for instance, had an extremely high ring age.

But when Tang San accomplished that, he already had both martial souls maxed out and had reached Rank 96 Super Douluo. His external soul bone, Eight Spider Lances, had even reached the divine level.

And Su Yu? He had only just reached the threshold of Rank 80.

He only had three soul bones, too.

Such an attempt was undeniably crazy.

But Su Yu hadn’t been acting recklessly—he had some confidence.

With the support of the Supreme Divine Art—Diamond Body, the endless vitality from the Life Gold, and the previous baptism of the Dragon God Seal, Su Yu was determined to take the risk.

The benefits of an 800,000-year soul ring were on a completely different level from a 700,000-year one.

Besides, this was the Ice God Main Hall, protected by the Ice God’s light. No matter what, his life wouldn’t be in danger.

With these considerations, Su Yu gritted his teeth and went for it.

In the end, the results proved his gamble paid off.

He suffered quite a bit, but the gains were immense.

Su Yu could feel his physical constitution had soared.

If, before, his overall physique was slightly below that of an Ultimate Douluo, now his body was truly at the Ultimate Douluo level.

His physical strength alone could now overwhelm many strong enemies.

He could punch a crack in space, rip apart hundred-thousand-year soul beasts barehanded—no problem.

Even someone like Du Busi, who specialized in body refinement, would have to submit to Su Yu in a contest of strength.

Besides that, his spiritual power had also improved.

Now at the intermediate level of the Spiritual Realm, he was one step closer to opening his own Spiritual Domain.

At this stage, spiritual power could demonstrate truly terrifying abilities.

The Spiritual Domain was also a hallmark of Ultimate Douluo.

However, even among Ultimate Douluo in Douluo II, those who possessed this power were rare.

On top of that, Su Yu had gained two powerful soul skills.

Overall, his combat ability had leaped forward.

In summary, this breakthrough gave Su Yu tremendous rewards.

Watching Su Yu standing there, looking all honest and upright, the corner of Xue Di’s eye twitched.

This guy always put on that honest look when he messed up.

But soon enough, he’d go back to his old ways.

Quick to admit faults, and just as quick to repeat them.

That was the guy standing in front of her.

Sometimes, Xue Di felt helpless—she loved and hated him at the same time, and never really knew what to do with him.

She shot Su Yu a glare and said coldly:

“You spent over two months absorbing a soul ring. Your flock of girls is about to lose patience.”

“Aren't you going to comfort them?”

Su Yu gave an “OK” hand sign.

“Hmph…”

Just as Xue Di snorted, she suddenly felt weightless.

Su Yu, seizing her off guard, scooped her up in his arms.

It would’ve been nothing, except Mu Wu and Shui Lingguang were still there—this made Xue Di feel a bit embarrassed.

“Su Yu, you jerk, put me down right now!”

Xue Di scolded.

Su Yu didn’t answer, just grinned, and in a flash, carried Xue Di out of the Ice God Main Hall.

Mu Wu smiled and shook his head, glancing at Shui Lingguang, who seemed a bit dazed.

“Jealous?”

Shui Lingguang snapped out of it, her face blushing as she hurried away without saying a word.

“Heh heh~”

Mu Wu chuckled and vanished in an instant.

…

In the following days, Su Yu didn’t take any big action. He just rested and recharged, spending time with Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong’er, Di Mingli, and the other girls.

After more than two months of absence, they were naturally worried.

At the same time, Su Yu was familiarizing himself with his new strength.

There were only a few days left until the Sixth Trial’s deadline—he needed to be well-prepared.

One day, while Su Yu was sparring with Xue Di, an unexpected visitor interrupted their training.

“Greetings, Young Master!”

“Greetings, Mistress Xue’er!”

Seeing the newcomer, Su Yu was briefly surprised. “Senior Xiao, what brings you here?”

It was Xiao Qiancheng, the third guardian of the Ice God Hall.

Su Yu hadn’t interacted much with her before.

Those who usually appeared around him were Mu Wu, Shui Lingguang, and Lu Yuan.

Xiao Qiancheng always guarded her temple and rarely left.

For her to visit today was unusual—Su Yu was curious about her intentions.

Xiao Qiancheng smiled, “Young Master, I assume you’ve already learned the content of the Sixth Trial. Are you confident?”

Su Yu frowned slightly. “Not very.”

Admittedly, his strength had grown tremendously.

But the Nine Guardians were famous for a reason—their strength was overwhelming.

Especially Grand Guardian Mu Wu, now an Ultimate Douluo with complementary dual soul cores.

Such a peerless powerhouse was among the elite of the entire continent.

Even with Xue Di’s help, Su Yu wasn’t confident of victory.

His confidence was less than 30%!

He knew all too well how terrifying complementary dual soul cores were.

Xiao Qiancheng chuckled, “If that’s the case, perhaps I can help you a little.”

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed. “Senior Xiao, what do you mean?”

Xue Di also looked over, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Xiao Qiancheng smiled, “Young Master, you really can’t see the forest for the trees.”

“May I ask, what’s your Ice God affinity now?”

Su Yu was momentarily stunned. “With the 10% from the fifth trial, it should be at 70% now.”

“That’s right. With 70% affinity, you’re already qualified to use the power the Ice God left behind.”

“Perhaps the Ice God’s super artifact requires a higher standard, but for her other divine weapons…”

Su Yu’s eyes lit up. “Senior Xiao, are you saying I can use the Ice God’s divine weapons now?”

Xiao Qiancheng nodded with a smile. “The Ice God would never set an impossible trial.”

“If you’d calmed down and thought about it, you’d have realized this long ago.”

“I’ve already waited for you in the temple for two months, but you never came, so I had to visit.”

Su Yu coughed awkwardly.

Honestly, he hadn’t thought of this at all.

He always assumed the right to use divine artifacts was a reward for passing the trials.

He’d forgotten that, unlike the Sea God and others, the Ice God had many divine weapons.

If the Icefall Divine Spear was a legacy artifact not to be touched, the other artifacts probably didn’t have such restrictions.

Su Yu asked, “So now, can I use all the remaining artifacts?”

“You’re too greedy, Young Master. The Ice God didn’t leave such a loophole. With your 70% affinity, you can only choose one artifact.”

“One, huh.”

Su Yu wasn’t surprised. Knowing the old woman, she wouldn’t let him take all the artifacts at once.

After all, she left behind quite a few.

“Is there a particular artifact you want?” Xiao Qiancheng asked.

Su Yu laughed, “Since you’re here in person, aren’t you planning to give me the one you guard?”

Xiao Qiancheng laughed, “You’re sharp as ever. I do think the artifact I guard is best suited for you.”

“Of course, once you take it, I’ll finally be free to retire.”

Each of the Nine Guardians had their duties.

Xiao Qiancheng’s job was to guard the divine artifact.

If Su Yu took it, her mission would be complete.

Su Yu smiled, “Senior Xiao, please lead the way.”

“With pleasure.”

Chatting as they walked, Su Yu held Xue Di’s hand and followed Xiao Qiancheng.

Xiao Qiancheng, the third guardian of the Ice God Hall.

The Ice Treasure Hall she guarded was also the third among the Nine Halls of the Ice God.

Of the nine, the Main Hall was the highest, home to the Ice God’s inheritance.

Next was the Ice Battle Hall, guarded by Lu Yuan, which stored the heritage of Ice God Hall’s generations—a true techniques library, the foundation of the Hall.

After that was the Ice Treasure Hall.

Inside, a powerful offensive divine artifact was stored.

The vast Ice Treasure Hall was empty, with blue ice pillars supporting the whole chamber.

At the front stood an Ice God statue.

But this one was different—the statue didn’t hold a spear, but both hands rested on a gorgeous ice-blue longsword.

Looking down from the statue, in front was a black stone platform, about three meters long, two meters wide, and 1.5 meters high.

The whole stone platform was pitch-black, exuding a shocking chill.

At its center was a protruding hilt, covered in ice crystals that spread out across the platform.

Su Yu stepped forward, curious, and examined it carefully.

The black stone platform seemed to suppress everything with a strange power.

He inspected the handle at the center for a long time but didn’t notice anything remarkable.

It looked quite ordinary.

Xiao Qiancheng explained, “In the past, the Ice God left behind many divine artifacts.”

“Among all her weapons, aside from the supreme offensive super artifact—the Icefall Divine Spear—the most famous and powerful is the Ice Sky Divine Sword.”

“Ice Sky Divine Sword?” Su Yu raised an eyebrow.

“That’s right. With this sword, the Ice God once beheaded countless monstrous rebels.”

“It’s no ordinary divine weapon, but a true main divine artifact.”

“Even compared to other main gods’ inheritance weapons, it’s not inferior.”

“Main divine artifact?” Su Yu’s gaze sharpened.

He knew that divine artifacts had levels.

The Golden Dragon Spear was a divine artifact, but only an ordinary one.

The difference from a main divine artifact was huge.

Generally, only a main god could possess a main divine artifact.

For example, the Angel God’s Holy Sword or Rakshasa God’s Scythe—those were true main divine artifacts.

Su Yu hadn’t expected that the Ice God had both a super artifact and a main divine artifact.

The old woman was something!

Su Yu’s interest was piqued, his eyes fixed on the unremarkable hilt.

If he could wield a main divine artifact, his strength would soar.

Plus, he’d already learned the Ice God Sword Technique —this would be a perfect pairing.

With both, he might have a shot at beating the Sixth Trial.

“What should I do?” Su Yu asked Xiao Qiancheng.

She was the guardian; no one knew better than her.

“First, unseal it with your divine light, then draw it out,” Xiao Qiancheng said.

Su Yu’s eyes flashed. He stepped forward and leaped onto the platform.

A bone-chilling cold surged up from his ankles. Even with his ultimate ice protection, Su Yu shivered.

He pressed his right hand to his brow, and an ice-blue light shot from his forehead, landing on the hilt.

A hum sounded—the ice crystals covering the hilt shattered.

An ice-blue sword hilt was revealed, about a foot long, exquisitely designed.

Mysterious patterns were engraved on it, and white, diamond-like ice dots adorned the blue handle.

Below the hilt was the guard, pressed tightly to the platform, as if rooted to the earth.

Su Yu didn’t hesitate; he crouched and gripped the hilt.

With a tug, the entire Ice Treasure Hall trembled.

“Not bad!”

Su Yu couldn’t pull it up with just one hand—the resistance was greater than expected.

His eyes sharpened. Next, his blood and soul cores trembled as a surge of force exploded out.

Rumble—!

The ground shook. With his right hand gripping the hilt, Su Yu slowly pulled it up.

The ice-blue blade slowly rose from the black stone, and the temperature in the hall plummeted!

“Up!”

Ice-blue light burst from his brow as Su Yu stood up, drawing the blade out inch by inch.

When he finally stood tall, a clear sword cry rang out—the Ice Sky Divine Sword saw daylight once more.

In an instant, a massive ice-blue pillar of light shot toward the sky.