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Splash!

Amidst the endless snow and ice, the world was a vast expanse of white.

Under the power of the Dominion of Ice, the entire Ice God Lake had become a world of ice.

Suddenly, there was a burst of sound. In the dazzling white light, two figures shot out.

Su Yu turned and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper.

Forcing himself to steady his body, he flew forward and caught Xue Di in his arms.

“Ah!”

Xue Di slightly parted her lips, spitting out a mouthful of blood-tinged ice.

Her complexion was also pale as if all color had drained away.

The backlash from shattering eight or nine ten-thousand-year soul rings at once was still too much for Xue Di.

Holding Xue Di, Su Yu continuously channeled the Life Gold within him to infuse her with life force.

With this massive influx of vitality, Xue Di’s condition quickly stabilized.

Her aura gradually strengthened, and a healthy glow returned to her delicate face.

“Did we…win?”

 Xue Di looked over at Su Yu, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Su Yu was about to answer when a voice gently floated over, “You won!”

Looking up, Su Yu saw Hai Bodong with his hands behind his back, standing not far away with a beaming smile.

Catching Su Yu’s gaze, Hai Bodong chuckled, “Young Master, you’re incredible~”

Naturally, he was referring to defeating Mu Wu.

Who would have thought that Su Yu and Xue Di could defeat Mu Wu?

It was truly remarkable.

Mu Wu in that state was formidable enough to impress even Hai Bodong.

Su Yu waved his hand and coughed up blood.

Defeating Mu Wu wasn’t that simple!

Throughout the trial, Mu Wu had never gone all out.

It wasn’t that he held back, but rather that he never had any killing intent.

Sometimes, he even deliberately allowed Su Yu to employ his tactics.

In a real fight, who would give you so many chances?

Although he and Xue Di won this time by a stroke of luck, it didn’t mean their combined strength truly surpassed Mu Wu’s.

If they fought again, the outcome could very well be different.

He always had a clear sense of self-awareness.

He knew exactly how strong he truly was.

Winning this time was mainly because Mu Wu was completely unguarded.

Their martial soul fusion technique, the Ancestral Ice Symbol, and that final decisive strike—all had been deeply hidden trump cards.

This time, they finally made a difference.

“Su Yu!”

Seeing Su Yu cough up blood, Xue Di frowned slightly, a trace of concern in her eyes.

“It’s nothing. I won’t die.”

Su Yu spat out a little more blood, then reached into his Hundred Treasures Pouch and took out two Dragon Ganoderma leaves.

He ate one himself and gave the other to Xue Di.

After lightly chewing and meditating for a bit, he felt much better.

He collected his thoughts and looked down. The entire Ice God Lake was now completely frozen.

Even Lu Yuan, Shui Lingguang, and the others were no exception.

“Young Master’s martial soul fusion technique packs a punch,” Hai Bodong exclaimed in admiration.

He alone seemed unaffected; everyone else, including the giant ice dragon Bing Bing, had been impacted.

Su Yu’s final outburst had truly entered the quasi-god domain.

It was even approaching the divine level.

Otherwise, he couldn’t have frozen even Mu Wu.

Su Yu stayed silent. That strike was indeed powerful, but it was a do-or-die move for both him and Xue Di.

He couldn’t replicate it in a short time.

Azure mystical runes rose above their heads, casting ice-blue light everywhere.

Under this light, the previously frozen Ice God Lake rapidly thawed.

Those who had been frozen, both humans and soul beasts, gradually woke up.

Su Yu turned to approach Mu Wu, who was still encased in ice, a nine-colored spear piercing through his shoulder and pinning him in place.

“This spear… is extraordinary!”

 Hai Bodong studied the nine-colored spear and suddenly said.

He saw it.

The Dominion of Ice had bound Mu Wu, but what truly rendered Mu Wu powerless was that final spear strike.

It tore through Mu Wu’s defenses, even severing the resonance between his two soul cores, completely defeating him.

Moreover, the spear gave Hai Bodong a rather dangerous feeling.

Su Yu didn’t explain, just stepped forward quietly.

He gripped one end of the spear with one hand and pulled it out forcefully.

The spear’s full form was revealed.

It was about twelve feet long, double-ended with spindle-shaped sharp points.

The shaft was neither metal nor wood, shining with nine colors and radiating an ancient and solemn aura.

Xue Di’s beautiful eyes narrowed. “This spear is a bit like your Golden Dragon Spear, but its pressure is even stronger.”

What she didn’t say was that the aura from this spear was almost identical to Su Yu’s Dragon God Seal.

Su Yu didn’t respond, just held the spear at the midpoint, eyes glinting.

Of course, this spear was similar to the Golden Dragon Spear.

The Golden Dragon Spear was made from the Golden Dragon King’s rib, while the spear in his hand was made from the Dragon God’s rib.

Since obtaining the Dragon God’s rib, Su Yu had almost never used it.

Until today, when it finally revealed its power.

That last strike determined the outcome, utterly sealing victory.

Without the Dragon God’s rib, there was no way he could have forcibly cut off the yin-yang resonance and suppressed Mu Wu.

He had been preparing for this moment ever since learning about the sixth trial.

He always liked to plan before acting. Daring to challenge Mu Wu, he naturally had several trump cards ready.

“You can call it the Dragon God Spear,” Su Yu said lightly.

“Dragon God Spear?”

 Xue Di’s eyes narrowed. Could it be…?

She recalled the legend of the Golden Dragon Spear. Was this Dragon God Spear of similar origin?

She was very curious but didn’t press for details.

She wasn’t the type to ask endlessly.

Su Yu was always mysterious; she was used to it. As long as he remained himself, that was enough.

Sometimes, knowing too much isn’t a good thing.

With the Dragon God’s rib withdrawn, the dual soul cores in Mu Wu’s body began to resonate again.

Yin and yang forces flowed, a silver sun and an ice-blue moon shining brightly.

Sun and moon light flickered as cracking sounds rang out—the sound of ice shattering.

Crash!

The cracking intensified, and fissures spread.

Finally, at a certain moment, the ice encasing Mu Wu shattered with a bang.

Mu Wu opened his eyes, exuding a chilling aura.

“Cough!”

 He coughed, looked at his shoulder, and after a long pause, sighed quietly.

“Young Master, thank you for your mercy!”

He knew that Su Yu’s final strike could have pierced his heart directly.

Even if it didn’t, with the Dragon God’s rib’s power, it could have consumed everything in an instant.

He had sensed the Dragon God’s aura in that spear, an artifact powerful enough to kill him.

In that sense, Su Yu truly showed mercy.

Su Yu shook his head. “Weren’t you the same?”

Mu Wu was stunned, then laughed heartily.

He looked at Su Yu, his expression a mix of relief, reverence, and sincere joy.

The Young Master had truly grown.

“Young Master, you’ve won!”

 Mu Wu said sincerely.

He completely accepted the result of this battle.

He thought that even Lord Ice God would have nothing to criticize in Su Yu’s performance.

Just as Mu Wu conceded, a cold, vast voice sounded in both Su Yu and Xue Di’s minds:

[“Ice God’s Sixth Trial: Defeat all nine guardians in thirty-six hours, within three months. Trial complete.”]

[“Outstanding performance during the trial, gaining full recognition of all nine guardians—wisdom and courage both shown. Trial overachieved, rewards doubled.”]

[“Reward: 20% Ice God affinity, full divine artifact authority unlocked, Ice God’s Light usage right. Total current affinity: 90%.”]

Hearing the voice in his mind, Su Yu’s gaze sharpened.

Here it comes!

He knew it.

With such a difficult sixth trial, how could the rewards not be generous?

His sixth trial was of unimaginable difficulty.

Back in Douluo 1, Qian Renxue, Tang San, Bibi Dong, and the others’ trials combined were not as hard as his.

After all, he had to defeat Mu Wu, a quasi-god with yin-yang resonance.

This sixth trial was hell-level.

It would be odd if such a trial didn’t give great rewards.

Twenty percent Ice God affinity, plus his previous seventy percent.

Now, after the sixth trial, his Ice God affinity had reached ninety percent.

Unbelievable.

Perhaps, after completing the seventh trial, his affinity would hit one hundred percent.

The higher the affinity, the easier it would be to inherit the god position, and the better the fit with the Ice God’s role.

This was crucial.

It even affected the future potential of his godhood—not to be taken lightly.

Next, full divine artifact authority was also a pleasant surprise.

With seventy percent affinity, he could only use one divine artifact.

He’d chosen the Ice Sky Divine Sword.

Now, he could use all of them.

The Ice God had left many artifacts; the Ice Sky Divine Sword was just one.

Now, aside from the super artifact Ice Meteor Divine Spear, the rest would no longer be off limits to him.

As for the Ice God’s Light, it was a special ability unique to the Ice God, possessing many mysterious powers.

Now, Su Yu had it, too.

Three rewards in a row—Su Yu was in a great mood.

He looked at Xue Di and smiled, “How about you?”

Xue Di smiled back, “I’ve gained a lot. Since we overachieved, the rewards are doubled.”

“My level rose by two, all my soul rings increased by twenty thousand years, and I’ve gained priest-level authority.”

Su Yu was surprised, looking at Xue Di.

Sure enough, her level had increased by two, now reaching level ninety-five, a Super Douluo.

“Wow!”

Su Yu smacked his lips, joking, “Xue’er, your level increases make me jealous.”

Indeed, he’d risked his life absorbing an eight-hundred-thousand-year soul ring just to reach level eighty-seven Soul Douluo.

But Xue Di easily hit level ninety-five Super Douluo.

Don’t be fooled—it’s only two levels, but for Title Douluo, two levels is a huge leap.

Super Douluo and ordinary Title Douluo are worlds apart.

A two-level increase meant Xue Di’s strength had undergone a massive transformation.

Plus, all rings age up by twenty thousand years—what a reward.

A few more times, maybe after the Guardian Eight Trials, Xue Di could have all red soul rings.

Xue Di shook her head and laughed, “What’s the use?”

“I still can’t beat you.”

So what if she’s a ninety-five Super Douluo?

She was still far from Su Yu.

Su Yu’s normal state was already Ultimate Douluo level; she was still quite behind.

“You are obsessed with beating me,” Su Yu said, shaking his head as he looked at her. “Xue’er, now you have priest authority, you can visit the Ice God Main Palace more.”

Priest-level authority meant a lot.

Currently, Su Yu has the highest authority in the Ice God Palace.

Below him were the priests.

Priest authority outranked even the guardians, making her a true high-level member of the Ice God Palace.

In theory, priests could command the hall’s legions and temporarily use the divine artifacts.

Even the Ice God scrolls secret techniques—priests could study five.

With this reward, Xue Di now outranked Mu Wu and others, and was on par with Hai Bodong.

“Understood.”

Xue Di blinked; she was indeed interested in the Ice God’s secret arts.

Especially the Sublimation technique Su Yu and Mu Wu had used—it boosted strength with a little side effect, a perfect choice.

“By the way, have you received your seventh trial?”

 Xue Di asked Su Yu.

Her seventh trial was unexpectedly simple.

“The seventh trial…”

Su Yu checked the information in his mind, a strange look in his eyes.

“It’s here…”

“What is it?”

 Xue Di asked.

Su Yu’s eyes flickered. He replied vaguely, “You’ll find out later.”

“All right, it’s getting late. Let’s go down.”

With that, Su Yu took the lead and left.

“This guy… why is he acting weird?”

 Xue Di narrowed her beautiful eyes, sensing something was off.

Could there be some trick to this trial?

Seeing Su Yu leave, she hurried after him.

Mu Wu coughed, his figure flashing as he disappeared as well.

“Wait—everyone’s gone. Did Su Yu win?”

Below, Xiao Hongchen and the others waited anxiously.

They had just thawed out and hadn’t even recovered when everyone vanished.

“He won!”

Di Mingli’s golden eyes dimmed slightly as she spoke coolly.

She’d glimpsed what happened, including Su Yu putting away the Dragon God’s rib.

Even from afar, she sensed something unusual.

That thing gave her a sense of awe from the depths of her heart.

“Damn, he won? Is he even human?”

 Xiao Hongchen’s eyes widened in disbelief.

His brother-in-law was just getting more and more ridiculous.

He even beat Mu Wu?

That was a true Ultimate Douluo!