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Outside.

Numerous powerhouses almost simultaneously sensed the intense commotion.

A pillar of ice-blue light shot straight into the sky, its sacred and powerful aura unassailable.

“This is… the birth of the Ice Sky Divine Sword.”

In front of the Ice Phoenix Hall, Shui Lingguang, who was instructing Jiang Nannan, suddenly looked toward the pillar of light, her beautiful face showing a trace of shock.

As a fellow Guardian, how could she not know what each Guardian was responsible for?

This disturbance could only mean that the Ice Sky Divine Sword had emerged.

And in the entire world, only one person had both the ability and the qualification to pull out the Ice Sky Divine Sword.

That was the Ice God’s sole inheritor—Su Yu!

“Teacher, what is the Ice Sky Divine Sword?”

Jiang Nannan’s beautiful eyes flickered with curiosity.

Shui Lingguang turned to look at her, speaking softly:

“It’s the Young Master—he’s made another breakthrough.”

“The Ice Sky Divine Sword is the divine weapon the Lord Ice God once used to conquer the world, its power is boundless.”

“Nannan, don’t wander off here. I’ll go take a look.”

Even before Jiang Nannan could respond, Shui Lingguang’s figure had already vanished.

Jiang Nannan opened her mouth, but the words she wanted to say were stifled back.

At the same time, inside the main hall of the Ice God Palace, Mu Wu also looked up.

He gazed at the ice-blue pillar of light, a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

“The Ice Sky Divine Sword has finally appeared. The Young Master has taken another step forward.”

He chuckled softly, took a step forward, and disappeared from the hall.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan, Feng Xue, and others also noticed the commotion.

The Ice Sky Divine Sword, sealed for tens of thousands of years, had emerged—how could they not come to witness it?

Within the Ice God Lake, members of the Ice Spirit Dragon Clan poked their heads above the surface, and the massive Ice Spirit Dragon Emperor let out a long howl toward the sky.

There was a deep connection between the Ice Sky Divine Sword and the Ice Spirit Dragon Emperor.

“Ah~”

Besides the Ice God Lake, the ice dragon Bing Bing—transformed into a beautiful girl—yawned lazily.

Inside the Ice Treasure Hall.

Endless icy energy filled the entire hall. The ice-blue longsword radiated dazzling light, its sharp intent washing over everything.

Sacred, grand, majestic, solemn—the light shone down as the ice-blue sword unabashedly flaunted its edge.

Su Yu gripped the sword hilt, feeling an incomparably pure and sacred power of ice surge through from the hilt, filling him with an unprecedented sense of completeness.

At this moment, Su Yu was filled with confidence, as if he could split heaven and earth with a single stroke.

Su Yu knew this was an illusion, a feeling brought on by the Ice Sky Divine Sword’s immense power.

In reality, limited by his strength, Su Yu couldn’t yet unleash the sword’s full might.

Still, even so, the Ice Sky Divine Sword would greatly increase his strength.

Su Yu calmed his mind, carefully examining the sword in his hand.

The hilt was about a foot long, the blade about three feet eight inches.

The whole sword was about 1.6 meters long.

The blade was slender, about three fingers wide, looking like an ice-blue crystal, pure and transparent.

On the blade, fine scale-like patterns ran from tip to guard, faintly outlining a roaring ice spirit dragon.

The sword’s hilt extended from the mouth of the ice spirit dragon.

The entire sword was stunning—exquisite like a work of art.

“What a fine sword!”

Su Yu praised, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The Ice Sky Divine Sword weighed about 36000 kg, but in his hand, its weight could be changed at will.

Su Yu swung it twice, the sharp blade tearing through space, instantly freezing the energy particles in the air.

Its power was truly unimaginable.

“Good!”

A loud voice broke the silence. Su Yu looked over to see several figures appearing at the hall’s entrance.

At the front was Mu Wu, followed by Shui Lingguang and Lu Yuan.

Behind them, Feng Xue, Lan Xueluo, Lin Kai, Luo Yi, and Bing Qing had all arrived.

The nine Guardians of the Ice God Palace were now all gathered in the Ice Treasure Hall.

“Young Master, congratulations on obtaining a divine weapon!”

Mu Wu said with a hearty laugh as everyone followed him in.

Su Yu blinked, asking,

“How come you’re all here?”

Mu Wu replied with a smile,

“When you drew the sword, the commotion was so great—how could we not notice?”

“I see…”

Su Yu nodded, neither confirming nor denying.

He glanced at the sword, then swept his gaze over the group, saying calmly,

“You’ve come at just the right time. I happened to want to notify you all together.”

“Three days from now, I’ll undertake the Ice God’s Sixth Trial. Make your preparations.”

Mu Wu’s expression became serious,

“Young Master, have you truly decided?”

Su Yu nodded,

“There aren’t many days left. What must come, will come.”

Mu Wu replied,

“Understood.”

Su Yu nodded slightly, his gaze passing over everyone, then said,

“You all chat. I’ll take my leave.”

With that, he beckoned to Xue Di and left directly.

There wasn’t much time—he had to get familiar with the Ice Sky Divine Sword as soon as possible.

Everyone made way. Shui Lingguang watched Su Yu’s departing back, silent.

After Su Yu left, the atmosphere in the hall grew livelier.

Feng Xue immediately said with a laugh,

“Sister Xiao, congratulations on finally completing your task—you’re free now.”

With the Ice Sky Divine Sword taken by Su Yu, Xiao Qiancheng’s guard duty had ended.

They saw this with envy in their hearts.

Xiao Qiancheng smiled,

“You’re not far from finishing your tasks either.”

“With the Young Master’s progress, it’s only a matter of a few years.”

The other Guardians nodded. Su Yu was already at the Sixth Trial.

The wait of tens of thousands of years for the Ice God Palace was finally bearing fruit.

“I can’t wait to see the Young Master complete the nine trials!”

Luo Yi sighed.

Everyone laughed, and the Ice Treasure Hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

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Over the next several days, Su Yu devoted himself to familiarizing himself with the Ice Sky Divine Sword.

Pairing the sword with the Ice God Sword Technique became his main task.

Every morning, Su Yu practiced, discussing coordination with Xue Di, stopping only at sunset.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Three days later.

Su Yu and Xue Di appeared outside the Ice Heart Hall.

The Guardian there was Bing Qing, a support-type Super Douluo.

Seeing Su Yu and Xue Di arrive with great momentum, Bing Qing immediately raised her hands.

“Young Master, I surrender!”

Bing Qing grinned.

A support-type Super Douluo fighting Su Yu? Seriously?

She wasn’t about to do something that silly.

Not even the Ice God herself could criticize her for this.

Su Yu asked calmly,

“So, do you admit defeat?”

This trial required not only defeating the Nine Guardians but also gaining their sincere recognition.

The more heartfelt the recognition, the better the rewards.

If fewer than six recognized him, the trial could even be considered a failure.

Bing Qing answered without hesitation,

“I admit defeat, of course!”

She was a support-type after all—there was nothing to be ashamed of.

Su Yu smiled, turned, and left.

Next, Su Yu and Xue Di challenged Luo Yi and Lin Kai in turn.

Both were level-96 Super Douluo—considered powerhouses.

But in front of Su Yu, who could defeat Zhang Peng with three punches at the Soul Sage level, they were no match.

With just a few moves, Su Yu easily defeated Luo Yi and Lin Kai.

Since he won fair and square, he naturally gained their sincere recognition.

After these two, the next opponents were more challenging.

The remaining ones were all level-97 and above Super Douluo.

Su Yu first chose Lan Xueluo and defeated her.

Then he challenged Feng Xue and won.

In just half an hour, Su Yu had defeated five Guardians in a row.

After a half-hour break, Su Yu and Xue Di set off again. Following the order from easy to hard, he skipped Shui Lingguang and chose Xiao Qiancheng.

Xiao Qiancheng, seeing the fully prepared Su Yu, smiled,

“Young Master, you’re quick. I suppose Xueluo and Feng Xue have already lost?”

Su Yu didn’t answer, holding his ice sword,

“Senior, please give me your guidance.”

Xiao Qiancheng smiled,

“Then I won’t hold back, Young Master. Let me see what level you’ve reached now.”

She extended her hand, a white ice crystal vine appearing in her palm.

Seven black and two red soul rings—nine in total—danced around the vine.

Heavenly Heart Ice Vine—her martial soul.

A top-tier plant-type martial soul infused with the chill of ice.

Su Yu looked calmly at the vine, a phantom of the Ice Emperor appearing behind him, eight soul rings—red, red, gold, red, red, red, red, red—radiating noble and majestic power.

Xiao Qiancheng clicked her tongue—no wonder the Young Master was a monster with a soul ring configuration like that.

“Senior Xiao, be careful!”

Su Yu’s first soul ring suddenly shone. Caught off guard, Xiao Qiancheng was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

With Su Yu’s advancement, this skill had become terrifying.

Especially when the opponent was unprepared, it was always effective.

Even as a level-97 Super Douluo, Xiao Qiancheng was defeated in one move due to her unfamiliarity with Su Yu.

Su Yu controlled her and then started with Ice Explosion.

At this point, victory was all but certain.

Su Yu flicked his finger, shattering the ice, while Xiao Qiancheng’s face darkened, speechless.

Losing was expected—she’d long known she couldn’t beat Su Yu.

But to lose so miserably, in one move, was unexpected.

If word got out, she’d be a laughingstock.

With a helpless sigh, Xiao Qiancheng said,

“Young Master, you truly have great skill.”

Su Yu shrugged—was it his fault?

Xiao Qiancheng shook her head,

“Young Master, this technique of yours will only work once.”

“I fell for it, but Lu Yuan and the others will be on guard now.”

Su Yu smiled, noncommittal.

Whether they were on guard or not didn’t matter.

If he couldn’t handle someone, they didn’t need to guard against him.

If he could, it wouldn’t help them anyway.

After all, his skill was a forced freeze.

Except for Mu Wu, with his dual soul cores, no one else could be completely immune.

“Young Master, I admit defeat.”

Xiao Qiancheng said.

“Forgive my offense!”

Su Yu smiled, taking Xue Di to the next challenge.

The next opponent: Lu Yuan.

In front of the Ice Battle Hall.

Lu Yuan, dressed in white, nearly three meters tall, stood like a wall.

His muscles were thick and bulging—a horse could run on his arm.

A single arm was almost as thick as Su Yu’s waist.

Lu Yuan stood with hands on hips, looking at the approaching pair,

“Young Master, my requirement is simple.”

“If you can beat me in strength, I’ll admit defeat.”

Su Yu’s eyes flashed—this big guy wanted to compete in strength?

He looked thin, but was a hidden powerhouse!

But this requirement fits Lu Yuan’s character.

“Cut the talk, step up!”

Su Yu rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward.

Lu Yuan grinned, and a giant white ape phantom appeared behind him.

Titan Snow Demon.

A fierce beast with both Titan and Ice God bloodlines—a true super soul beast.

Though its ice attribute wasn’t ultimate, its stats were nearly flawless.

Especially its strength—on par with the Titan Giant Ape.

The Titan Snow Demon was even stronger than the Titan Giant Ape.

Six black and three red soul rings shimmered. Lu Yuan’s seventh ring flared.

Seventh Soul Skill: Titan Snow Demon True Form.

Lu Yuan didn’t hold back—a real killer move.

His body merged with the Titan Snow Demon phantom.

Lu Yuan’s aura skyrocketed as he punched at Su Yu.

A mountain-like pressure crashed down.

Su Yu’s expression didn’t change, golden light bursting from his body.

Facing Lu Yuan’s full-force punch, he hesitated not at all, meeting it with his fist.

Boom!

A massive and a small fist collided.

Like Mars crashing into Earth, the space shattered, and a shockwave swept out.

The iron-like ground cracked, destroyed by sheer force.

The two fists contended—Su Yu’s thin frame looked tiny next to Lu Yuan, but the terrifying power in his body stunned even Lu Yuan.

“Is that all you’ve got?!”

Su Yu shouted, black-and-white fields appeared, his blood and soul core trembled, and a tidal wave of power erupted.

Lu Yuan was sent flying hundreds of meters.

With multiple enhancements and soul ring boosts, Su Yu’s strength had reached a frightening level.

In physical quality, he was only at the Ultimate Douluo level, but in pure strength, even among Ultimate Douluo few could compare.

A single swing easily exceeded 100000 kg.