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Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the still-recovering Snow Empress, and stood up.

Shui Lingguang also approached Su Yu, head lowered, speaking softly: “Young Master, I…”

“That’s enough.”

Su Yu interrupted, patting her shoulder.

“You don’t need to say more. I don’t blame you.”

“In this battle, Xue’er really couldn’t escape.”

Su Yu wasn’t foolish—he saw the reasons.

This battle affected Snow Empress’s future status and the attitude of the Ice God Hall’s people toward her.

Snow Empress also won victory with her perseverance.

This test wasn’t about how strong she was, but her courage and will.

Perhaps Su Yu was momentarily worried, but, calming down, he understood everything.

And having Shui Lingguang test Snow Empress was itself an act of goodwill.

Shui Lingguang was the one closest to Su Yu, and also the softest-hearted.

Her actions proved it.

If she had any ill intent, Snow Empress would have failed this test.

“I should thank you. If that musclehead Lu Yuan had been the examiner, Xue’er would have been in real trouble.”

Su Yu sighed.

If Snow Empress’s opponent was Lu Yuan, it would have been much worse.

That guy never holds back in a fight.

Su Yu had only subdued him by beating him at his own game.

For Snow Empress, she probably would have been far more hurt.

“Young Master~”

Shui Lingguang was touched, her lingering worries fading away.

Her greatest fear was Su Yu misunderstanding her.

Because she knew Su Yu was very protective.

If Snow Empress was hurt, Su Yu could easily become irrational or angry.

Luckily, he understood her intentions, which relieved Shui Lingguang.

“All right, don’t act so girlish.”

Su Yu withdrew his hand, then suddenly asked: “Lingguang, is the Ice God Pearl still with you?”

Shui Lingguang paused, then quickly replied, “Yes, Young Master. After we returned, Second Brother gave it back to me.”

“Big Brother said the Ice God Pearl would be kept by me from now on.”

Su Yu’s eyes flashed. “That’s good. Keep it.”

Shui Lingguang was stunned, then quickly said, “Yes, Young Master.”

Su Yu’s gaze deepened. Having the Ice God Pearl with Shui Lingguang was the best outcome.

If Mu Wu had it, it would have been hellishly difficult.

Mu Wu was already inhumanly strong—if he had the Ice God Pearl, even Haibodong might not be able to defeat him.

No… with Haibodong, even he wasn’t sure.

Thinking of Haibodong’s odd status panel, Su Yu felt uneasy.

Haibodong’s strength was good, but the system couldn’t even identify his weird state, which made Su Yu worried.

He’d thought everything was under control, but now even his best fighters’ situation was unclear.

How could he be at ease?

Taking a deep breath, Su Yu suddenly remembered something. “Lingguang, have you also learned Divine Descent?”

Shui Lingguang had already mastered the Ice God’s Authority and the Ice God Sword Art. Su Yu suspected the last one was Divine Descent.

After all, she was the most likely to have learned it.

Sure enough, Shui Lingguang’s eyes widened in surprise. “Young Master, how did you know?”

Su Yu shook his head helplessly.

So, unknowingly, Shui Lingguang had even held back against him.

Otherwise, even he couldn’t beat Shui Lingguang at full power.

The Ice God Pearl could channel the Ice God’s power, but only those who had practiced Divine Descent could fully utilize it.

If Shui Lingguang held the Ice God Pearl and used Divine Descent, within the Ice God Hall, she was nearly invincible.

Not god-level, but close.

Even Su Yu couldn’t match her then.

“Lingguang, you’re excellent.”

Su Yu ruffled her hair, and Shui Lingguang froze, puzzled.

What did Young Master mean by that?

She felt lost.

But Su Yu didn’t explain and instead walked deeper into the Ice Phoenix Hall.

Shui Lingguang followed quickly, suppressing her confusion.

Every hall had a treasure; the Ice Phoenix Hall was no exception.

And its item was exceptionally rare and precious.

Looking at the mysterious, radiant thing within the barrier, Su Yu’s eyes changed subtly.

“Young Master, it’s not time yet…” Shui Lingguang whispered.

“I know. I heard I’ll need your help to get it?” (Guess: Dual Cultivation.)

Shui Lingguang blushed, nodding.

“Lingguang?”

Su Yu looked confused.

Snapping out of it, Shui Lingguang met his gaze, blushed deeper, and lowered her head.

Now it was Su Yu’s turn to be confused, but seeing her shy expression, he didn’t ask further.

After looking around, he returned to Snow Empress’s side.

Snow Empress rested the whole night. At dawn, she finally opened her eyes.

Su Yu had also adjusted himself and was full of fighting spirit.

With Shui Lingguang seeing them off, Su Yu and Snow Empress left the Ice Phoenix Hall for the Ice God Lake.

The final destination was the Ice God Main Hall.

Su Yu would now face the toughest opponent of this trial: the Grand Guardian—Mu Wu.

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Ice God Main Hall.

At the top of the steps, Mu Wu in white robes had been waiting for a long time.

His long white hair was combed back, and he looked full of spirit.

Su Yu and Snow Empress descended from the sky, landing on the steps.

This would be the sixth and final trial.

It drew countless eyes.

Not only were the other eight guardians present, but even the elusive Haibodong appeared.

Within the Ice God Lake, the Ice Dragon Bingbing, the Ice Spirit Dragon King, and other 100,000+ year soul beasts poked their heads up.

Wang Dong’er, Di Mingli, Meng Hongchen and others were brought by special boats to the lake to watch the fight.

Under everyone’s gaze, Su Yu stepped into the air, looking straight at Mu Wu.

“Mu Wu, let’s fight!”

Su Yu’s clear voice echoed across the sky.

He was met by an overwhelming aura shooting into the sky.

Mu Wu leaped into the air.

His solitary figure stood between heaven and earth.

The mighty pressure swept the void, freezing even space.

Mu Wu’s aura was so strong, that it was almost tangible.

This Ice God Hall Grand Guardian now showed his true soul power.

Ultimate Douluo.

That wasn’t a title given lightly.

It meant truly reaching the human limit.

In an age without gods, the Ultimate Douluo was a living god.

A single person could suppress a nation.

On the lake, feeling Mu Wu’s overwhelming aura, the crowd grew worried.

Even Wang Dong’er, Di Mingli, and Meng Hongchen, always confident in Su Yu, frowned deeply.

This time was different—Su Yu was facing a true Ultimate Douluo.

And not just any Ultimate Douluo, but one of the best in the continent.

Defeating such a being was near impossible.

They now realized the value of a god’s trial.

Becoming a god seemed like a dream path to heaven, but the trials were unimaginably harsh and challenging.

“With that Mu Wu, this is going to be something!”

On the lakeshore, Ice Dragon Bingbing transformed into human form, tapping the water and muttering.

Mu Wu had leveled up.

She’d never regarded him seriously before.

But now, even she felt a strong threat.

His power had risen more than a little.

“Young Master, what will you do?”

Ice Dragon Bingbing watched the sky with interest, murmuring.

“Young Master, forgive me!”

Mu Wu was surrounded by white chill, his pressure pushing down on Su Yu.

Only when facing him directly did Su Yu realize how intense it was.

No wonder even Ye Xishui wasn’t his match and was forced to attempt self-destruction.

With such pressure, not just Ye Xishui—even Long Xiaoyao would lose.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yu’s eyes filled with fighting spirit.

“Enough talk, come at me!”

With that, Su Yu attacked first.

Ice-blue light erupted, and the emperor’s robed phantom appeared behind him.

Red, red, gold, red, red, red, red, red—seven reds and gold, eight rings forming a magnificent display.

With the Ice Emperor manifesting, Su Yu’s aura changed dramatically.

Cold, proud, and domineering, a kingly presence spread out.

Mu Wu’s glacier-like pressure was forcibly pushed back.

The whole sky split in two: one side ice blue, one side white.

The Ice Emperor and the Ice Baxia—two equally powerful ice-type martial souls—faced off.

Suddenly, one of Su Yu’s soul rings lit up, and an endless icy sword rain fell from the sky.

In that instant, the entire Ice God Island was shrouded in sword rain, countless icy blades falling.

It was like a natural disaster.

Mu Wu didn’t dare to take it lightly. Among his six black and three red rings, one lit up.

A shield as solid as an iceberg surrounded him, clashing with the falling swords.

Su Yu pointed, and ice-blue light swept out.

His third spirit ring lit, and an icy green glow appeared on him.

Three lights flashed in a row, snowflakes dancing and covering the whole island.

Ice Emperor’s Domain!

Perpetual Ice Domain!

Snow Dance Domain!

From the outset, three great domains fused.

In Su Yu’s hands, the fusion was flawless, forming a brand new, powerful domain.

He had achieved mastery in domain fusion.

Without hesitation, Mu Wu responded with his aura, a dragon-tortoise phantom roaring, his power surging.

Two mighty domains appeared at once, clashing fiercely.

The energy fluctuations shook the entire Ice God Lake.

Xiao Hongchen gasped, eyes full of disbelief.

He knew Su Yu was strong, but hadn’t expected him to reach this level.

Facing an Ultimate Douluo like Mu Wu, Su Yu went all out from the start, the battle earthshaking.

To Xiao Hongchen, this was a fight between immortals.

He wondered if he could ever reach such a level.

Even he doubted it.

After all, Mu Wu was an Ultimate Douluo.

No matter how confident he was, he couldn’t guarantee he’d ever reach that level.

“He is… this guy, is getting scarier and scarier.”

Wang Dong’er murmured.

She realized Su Yu was leaving her further and further behind.

At first, the gap wasn’t so big. Now, it was like heaven and earth.

She couldn’t even beat a Soul Sage reliably, while Su Yu was fighting Ultimate Douluo.

She didn’t even know how wide the gap was.

But she knew if she didn’t work harder, she wouldn’t even have a chance to stand by Su Yu’s side.

Di Mingli clenched her fists, looking complicated.

She was even more competitive than Wang Dong’er.

She had watched Su Yu grow up.

When they first met, Su Yu was weak, struggling even with century-old soul beasts.

Now, he had reached the top of the world.

She was still stuck at the seventieth level.

Such a huge gap was hard to accept.

She wasn’t jealous of Su Yu’s strength, but dissatisfied with her weakness.

She was an imperial beast! Even if she couldn’t match Su Yu, she couldn’t lose even the right to follow him.

Looking at Snow Empress, who could stand close to Su Yu, Di Mingli’s eyes grew determined.

She would also have to catch up quickly.

She couldn’t let Su Yu leave her too far behind.

Unlike them, Meng Hongchen’s expression was serene, her lips proud.

Of Su Yu’s women, her talent was the weakest.

No ultimate martial soul, no twin martial souls—relatively ordinary.

But Meng Hongchen didn’t have high ambitions; she could accept her mediocrity.

Of course, she wouldn’t slack off. When it was time to train, she was one of the most diligent.