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“The situation below is still unclear. Should I go down and take a look first?”

The Ice Empress’ slender scorpion tail swayed gently, her voice accompanied by spiritual fluctuations, transmitting directly into the minds of Su Yu and the Snow Empress.

Su Yu chuckled and shook his head. “Let me go. Even if there’s truly some danger hidden below, it won’t be able to harm me.”

The Snow Empress didn’t directly agree or disagree.

That made sense. With Su Yu’s current strength, even if there really was some guardian in this Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Cavern, it was impossible for it to pose any fatal threat to Su Yu in a short amount of time.

Su Yu was no longer the weak soul master he once was.

“Be careful,” the Snow Empress reminded.

Su Yu nodded, his figure flickering as he dove headfirst into the spring ahead.

In an instant, a biting chill assaulted him. Even with the protection of Ultimate Ice, Su Yu couldn’t help but shiver.

There were grades even among Ultimate Ice, and the temperature at this springhead was faintly even colder than the Ice Extreme Cold Spring.

Here, the ice element was so dense that even the world’s elemental energy had become extremely viscous.

Even spiritual power was heavily suppressed in this environment, making it nearly impossible to use.

Yet Su Yu remained calm, showing no panic whatsoever.

His Ice Emperor Martial Soul possessed him, and in an instant, the surrounding extreme cold felt like nothing more than a gentle breeze, no longer exerting any pressure on Su Yu.

On the contrary, the surging elemental energy continuously poured into Su Yu’s body, quickly restoring his previously depleted soul power.

Ten meters.

Twenty meters.

Thirty meters.

…

Fifty meters.

Unknowingly, Su Yu had already dived nearly fifty meters deep.

Here, the surrounding temperature had dropped to an unimaginable degree.

The cold was so intense that the space around him showed faint signs of freezing.

Su Yu understood that this was a manifestation of the extreme low temperature.

Absolute zero could freeze space and time.

Of course, the temperature here was still far from true absolute zero—if it really were, even he couldn’t withstand it.

Still, the cold here was enough to leave even Ultimate Ice experts dumbfounded.

Possessing Ultimate Ice didn’t mean one was immune to ice element damage. When the ice attribute grew too intense, even the strongest Ultimate Ice soul masters could be frozen—possibly to death.

But Su Yu was an exception.

Here, he felt in his element.

Even if his body grew a bit stiff and numb, deep within his soul was a joy that defied description.

Stretching his hands forward, Su Yu continued to advance, soul power propelling him.

He didn’t know how long he advanced—suddenly, darkness engulfed his vision, and then his body felt light.

The pressure surrounding his body abruptly lessened. With a splash, Su Yu fell into a small cave.

In that instant, a chill so fierce it could almost freeze his soul swept over him.

Between his brows, the spear-shaped mark shimmered faintly. Deep blue cold air, like two illusory dragons, gathered and flowed into Su Yu’s nostrils.

Su Yu casually clapped his hand, sending out a white light that illuminated every detail around him.

His starry eyes glinted as he surveyed his surroundings.

This was a very small cave, no more than ten meters deep and only about one and a half meters high.

Su Yu sat half-upright on the ground, his head nearly touching the cave’s ceiling.

Inside the cave were dozens of strange ice pillars, each pure white.

They looked like jade, lustrous and glistening.

Each pillar was quite thick and large.

Within the pillars, liquid faintly flowed, and each one radiated astonishing cold.

Because the cave was so small and the ice pillars so dense, the air was nearly thick with chill.

“This is it—this is Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Marrow.”

The Ice Emperor appeared on Su Yu’s shoulder, excitement flashing in her crystalline yellow eyes.

Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Marrow was a treasure one could only hope to encounter.

And here, there was so much of it!

It was important to know: Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Marrow wasn’t something that could be formed simply after ten thousand years.

In reality, even ten thousand years was far from enough.

Generally, it took a hundred thousand—perhaps even a million—years and a stroke of luck for Profound Ice Marrow to condense.

For ice-attribute soul masters or soul beasts, Profound Ice Marrow was truly a heaven-defying treasure.

And here, not only was there plenty of it, the pieces were enormous.

Even with the Ice Emperor’s experience, she could hardly hide her excitement.

“So much Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Marrow?”

Another splash sounded, and the Snow Empress’ cool voice echoed.

It turned out that, unable to put her worries to rest, the Snow Empress had followed Su Yu down.

“Wahaha! So much Profound Ice Marrow—we’ve struck it rich!”

At some point, the Skydream Iceworm had also popped out from the spiritual sea.

Staring at the cave filled with Profound Ice Marrow, the Skydream Iceworm’s tiny eyes shone like bulbs.

“Profound Ice Marrow—so yummy!”

The Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, turned into a one-foot-tall white bear and appeared on Su Yu’s other shoulder.

He stared fixedly at the Profound Ice Marrow in the cave, drooling uncontrollably.

For any ice-attribute being, Profound Ice Marrow held irresistible allure.

“Su Yu, how do you plan to handle this?”

The Snow Empress looked at Su Yu, inquiring.

Precisely because the Profound Ice Marrow was so precious, dividing it became an issue.

There were far too many who could benefit from Profound Ice Marrow.

She and Su Yu aside, its value to them was obvious.

Besides them, the Ice Empress, Skydream Iceworm, and Ice Bear King Xiaobai—all these soul spirits—could also gain immense benefits.

It was even possible they could use Profound Ice Marrow to reconstruct their bodies.

Even if those bodies were still energy forms, they could serve as vessels to preserve their origins.

Even if Su Yu was gone one day, they might still have a chance to start over.

Outside, Meng Hongchen and Zhang Lexuan also awaited their share of Profound Ice Marrow.

But the supply was limited. If not divided fairly, unwanted conflicts could arise.

At this moment, as the Snow Emperor spoke, the Ice Emperor and the other soul spirits all looked toward Su Yu.

Su Yu’s gaze grew focused as if lost in thought.

The Ice Empress stared at Su Yu, clearly wanting a definite answer from him.

The atmosphere suddenly grew a bit heavy.

The Skydream Iceworm shrank its head, sensing something amiss.

Its golden eyes flickered, and it grinned, saying, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if I don’t get any. As long as I follow Boss, I’ll become a god sooner or later.”

“Ice, you shouldn’t want any either, hehe…”

The Ice Empress remained unmoved, still staring at Su Yu, clearly waiting for him to speak.

“M-me neither. I don’t want any…”

The dopey Ice Bear King Xiaobai also sensed danger, scratched his head, and muttered quietly.

“Ice, Su Yu!”

The Snow Empress scolded lightly.

Su Yu smiled and waved his hand casually. “Skydream, Xiaobai, Ice Empress—you each pick two pieces.”

The Skydream Iceworm exclaimed in surprise, “Huh?”

The Ice Empress’ scorpion tail gently brushed Su Yu’s ear, her voice icy cold. “Su Yu, do you really not mind?”

“Mind what?”

Su Yu chuckled. “Mind that after you all form your bodies, you might be able to survive even after leaving me?”

“Don’t forget, you’re my soul spirits. Even if you leave me, you can’t last long. That means you’ll have to quickly find a new host and walk the path to godhood anew.”

“Not to brag, but even if you find someone else, can they compare to me?”

“If even I can’t succeed, then no one in this era could become a god.”

“Also…”

“Also what?”

The Ice Empress asked in confusion.

Su Yu smiled. “Besides, if you leave, it’s not a bad thing for me.”

“To be honest, your years are a bit too low. If you go, I can get a soul ring with even more years.”

Ice Empress: ????????

Is this even human?

“Su Yu!”

As expected, the Ice Emperor lost her composure.

She was truly flustered.

She’d only wanted to test Su Yu’s character, but he’d turned around and landed a critical hit.

Su Yu had passed her test, but she was left stuck here.

At this moment, she only wanted to beat Su Yu into a pig’s head.

The Ice Empress’ sharp scorpion tail stabbed fiercely at Su Yu’s neck.

But Su Yu had long expected her rage. Two fingers pinched the scorpion tail lightly and lifted her up.

“Bastard Su Yu! Let go of me! I’m getting angry!”

The Ice Empress struggled, unleashing her Ultimate Ice in full force, extreme cold spreading out.

But Su Yu just smiled, ignoring all her attacks.

“Little Scorpion, you want to test me? Go dream.”

Su Yu laughed, and with a gentle flick, tossed the Ice Empress into the depths of the cave.

With a thud, the Ice Empress crashed into the Profound Ice Marrow and instantly grew dizzy.

The Skydream Iceworm turned away, unable to bear watching.

There was nothing he could do. As much as he pitied the Ice Empress’ bullying, this was Su Yu. He didn’t even dare breathe in front of him.

“Su Yu, you bastard…”

The Ice Empress cursed for a long while. Only then did she, like a treasure, put away two pieces of Profound Ice Marrow and turn into a green light, returning to the spiritual sea to sulk.

“You two take two as well.”

Su Yu looked at the Skydream Iceworm and Ice Bear King Xiaobai and said casually.

The Skydream Iceworm peeked out. “Boss, we’re all living in your spiritual sea, and don’t usually need much. We don’t really need this Profound Ice Marrow.”

“Same here,” agreed the Ice Bear King.

Su Yu smiled. “Alright, I know whether this Profound Ice Marrow is good for you or not.”

“Go on, take two each. Anyone present gets a share.”

With that, the Skydream Iceworm stopped hesitating and accepted two.

Ice Bear King Xiaobai also took two.

Now, six pieces of Profound Ice Marrow were gone from the cave.

Su Yu shook his head with a wry smile. “These guys are so honest. I said take two, and each really only took two.”

“They’re worried you won’t have enough,” Snow Empress sighed. “After all, you’ve reached level ninety. Condensing a second soul core isn’t easy. Who knows how much energy you’ll need.”

She herself had attempted the dual soul core breakthrough, so she understood how much power was required.

Su Yu was strong, but his soul power was only level ninety.

Trying to condense the dual soul core at level ninety was anything but simple.

Su Yu smiled. “Xue’er, it’s your turn.”

The Snow Empress hesitated for a moment, then took a few steps forward, sitting cross-legged, her Martial Soul possessing her.

She placed both hands on a piece of Profound Ice Marrow.

Deep blue Profound Ice Marrow surged into the Snow Empress’ body like flowing water.

In an instant, it was as if a seal inside her was released.

Her aura began to climb rapidly.

Ninety-five peak.

Ninety-six.

Ninety-six peak.

Ninety-seven.

Ninety-seven peak.

After absorbing two pieces of Profound Ice Marrow, the Snow Empress’ soul power smoothly broke through to level ninety-eight.

With such a heavenly treasure, her sealed power was almost perfectly released.

In just ten minutes or so, she’d accomplished what most soul masters could never achieve in a lifetime.

Ninety-eight peak Super Douluo.

At this moment, the Snow Empress was almost back to her peak strength.

If she didn’t harbor even greater ambitions, she might have used the Profound Ice Marrow to charge directly into the Ultimate Douluo realm.

Suppressing her excitement, the Snow Empress stopped herself from absorbing more.

She glanced at the remaining Profound Ice Marrow in the cave, pondered for a moment, then waved her hand. Seven pieces flew up, forming seven ice flowers.

The seven flowers melded together into a bracelet, which settled on her wrist.

“Su Yu, your turn.”

The Snow Empress looked at Su Yu.

Su Yu sighed and glanced around—he’d already counted before.

There were forty-five pieces of Profound Ice Marrow in the cave.

Now, the Snow Empress had taken nine, the soul spirits six, leaving thirty.

Without much ado, Su Yu waved his hand, and ten of the remaining pieces shrank rapidly in a burst of light, forming a necklace of ice beads.

Su Yu picked up the necklace and, under the Snow Empress’ shocked gaze, personally put it on her.

“Su Yu, what are you doing?”

The Snow Empress’ eyes grew complicated.

Su Yu pinched her cheek and smiled. “What’s the point of just taking a few?”

“To attempt the dual soul core breakthrough, you’ll need a lot of Profound Ice Marrow.”

“But you…”

The Snow Empress hesitated.

Meng Hongchen and Zhang Lexuan were still waiting outside; was it enough for Su Yu to take just a few pieces?

“There’s more Profound Ice Marrow in the Ice God Hall. For me alone, this is plenty.”

“Don’t worry about me.”

Su Yu smiled lightly, circulated his soul power, and, in moments, stored away the remaining twenty pieces of Profound Ice Marrow.