Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 88 "I'm fighting hard up front, and you're here roasting chicken wings?!" "I'll be your dog!"

At this point, Shu Yan was slightly surprised.

In seven years, he cultivated from a level 75 Soul Saint to a level 94 Title Douluo, a leap of nearly 20 levels in soul power, and this was in the later stages of cultivation. This is undoubtedly an astonishing and terrifying speed.

Seemingly noticing Shu Yan's surprised expression, he pinched Shu Yan's cheek again after a long while, then said with a smile:

"The starlight power accumulated in Gathering Star Valley for thousands of years was mostly devoured by my ancestor in one fell swoop. If she can devour all that starlight power, it wouldn't be difficult for her to become a Super Douluo in one fell swoop."

"After all, the Star Crown Martial Soul can only be cultivated by absorbing the power of the starry sky or the power of starlight. These two powers are essentially of the same origin, both coming from the starry sky. It's just that they have two different names because they are slightly different after they come to the human world."

At this point, Xu Jiujiu seemed somewhat emotional. Her azure eyes held a faint golden luster, like a vast ocean, making them incredibly captivating.

To be honest, Shu Yan really liked Xu Jiujiu's eyes, ever since their first meeting. Even now, when he was moved, he still loved to kiss Xu Jiujiu's eyes and watch her shyly suppress her fluttering heart...

Of course, Shu Yan is a person who dares to think and act, but the consequence of doing so was that Xu Jiujiu was both angry and ashamed, and in the end, she rewarded Shu Yan with a meal of his favorite steamed buns...

……

After a long pause, she finally composed herself. She teased Shu Yan with a strand of her golden hair, cleared her throat, and continued:

"Even today, Juxing Valley is still the ancestral land of my Xingguan Clan, and many elders and clansmen still remain there."

"However, apart from the slightly denser starlight at night, there's almost nothing special about that place now..."

"Furthermore, the sect has actually conducted research on the theory of martial soul evolution. The reason why the Star Crown Martial Soul is so powerful is because of its unique starlight power, which originates from the starry sky. Therefore... many of the deceased elders believed that the starry sky is the true form of our evolved Star Crown Martial Soul. This can be considered a different way of tracing back to the origin..."

Shu Yan nodded, holding Xu Jiu's hand for a long time, and then said softly:

"In any case, we can try it out after a while. Once we take down the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, we'll know the result."

Xu Jiujiu nodded, gently rubbing Shu Yan's temples. Outside, it was a world of ice and snow, with howling winds and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress hunting down a 100,000-year-old Void Predator. Inside the barrier, Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu were deeply in love, just waiting for a barbecue to start their romance...

As I said before, Shu Yan has always been a person who dares to think and act!

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When the Ice and Snow Emperors returned carrying the Void Predator, which had been beaten unconscious, they fell silent as they looked at the glowing red-hot charcoal and the sizzling, oily chicken wings…

Hyotei suddenly threw the giant, silvery-white mantis in her hand onto the snow below, then roared mournfully:

"Shu Yan! You bastard! Xue'er and I went through so much trouble to hunt soul beasts for you, and you're here comfortably roasting chicken wings, and they smell so good..."

After saying that, Hyotei expanded the surrounding blue barrier a little further, then rushed to the grill and picked up a skewer of chicken wings that Shu Yan had already brushed with seasoning.

Xue Di rubbed her forehead and sighed helplessly, but then, Bing Di stuffed a skewer of chicken wings into her hand...

"This…"

Xue Di hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer and gently sniffed it, her beautiful, aloof eyes suddenly lighting up.

"Shu Yan..."

Upon hearing this, Shu Yan looked up at Xue Di, whose lips still had a trace of grease on them. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Xue Di continue:

"Add a generous amount of seasoning. After grilling these skewers, go absorb the spirit rings. Remember, don't burn them..."

Shu Yan: "...?"

……

After much commotion, Shu Yan gave up his spot to Xu Jiujiu and followed Xue Di to the giant silver-white mantis.

Razor Mantis, also known as the Void Predator, is a powerful soul beast with spatial attributes. It is extremely rare. This Razor Mantis in front of us has developed ice attributes on top of its spatial attributes because it lives in the far north. It is even more powerful and rare. It is a great opportunity for Shu Yan to encounter it.

After the icy spear pierced the Razor Mantis's brain, its massive body twitched a few times before it completely lost its life.

"This guy almost escaped to the human world using spatial refraction, but thankfully Bing'er's Eternal Frozen Domain trapped him at the last moment. His spatial abilities are truly unpredictable. Spatial illusions, spatial folding, spatial transformation, spatial division, spatial refraction... even some Limit Douluo can't easily accomplish these things, yet they seem so effortless in his hands. It's fortunate that Bing'er and I worked together this time, otherwise we would have really made a fool of ourselves again..."

"After absorbing this guy's soul ring, you should also be able to inherit most of its spatial abilities, especially its soul bone, which you absolutely must absorb. If all goes well, you should be able to control spatial power at the Soul Emperor level, which will be of great help to you."

Xue Di gave a word of advice, then stepped aside and took the string of chicken wings that Bing Di handed over.

The two sat on a recliner that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Hyotei lazily looked at Shu Yan, and as if noticing the strange look in his eyes, she raised her eyes and glared at him fiercely, then gave a soft snort and said:

"I've been fighting all day, now I'm going to relax! I'll absorb your spirit ring. For the sake of those chicken wings you grilled, if anything goes wrong later, I'll definitely come to your rescue..."

Shu Yan rolled his eyes at Bingdi, then sat down cross-legged. Looking at the bright red soul ring in front of him, he exhaled a deep breath and then used his soul power to pull the ring down onto himself.

A surge of cold, violent, and immense energy suddenly entered Shu Yan's body, causing him to tremble slightly. His meridians expanded and widened in an instant—a natural response to the crisis. The terrifying energy flowed through his meridians, and Shu Yan's skin quickly underwent some changes, turning a faint silver hue. Even the surrounding space seemed to distort slightly. However, throughout the entire process, Shu Yan's aura remained stable, showing no significant changes despite the terrifying impact.

Hyotei, somewhat surprised by this, said:

"Shu Yan's physical abilities are indeed beyond imagination. The energy infusion of the 100,000-year soul ring didn't have much of an effect on him, so it seems there's nothing to worry about in that regard. It's just that the soul tremor seems to be a bit of a problem. Although this guy's mental strength is strong, he's still no match for the Razor Mantis's soul resentment..."

"Bing'er, you're overthinking it..."

Snow Empress rolled her eyes at Ice Empress, then said:

"Don't forget that one in his spiritual sea..."

Hyotei suddenly realized, then smiled and said in a relaxed tone:

"Then there's even less for us to worry about, Wuhu! Xue'er, let's continue with the barbecue. Shu Yan left so much food; we absolutely can't leave any for that little rascal, hehe..."

The Snow Empress helplessly rubbed the Ice Empress's head, a deep smile in her eyes. She looked up at the snow falling on the barrier, and her mood was unusually good.

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

Electrolux, who had just been awakened, was staring at the resentful Razor Mantis, which had been around for 100,000 years.

Seemingly sensing what had happened, Electrolux ignored the unparalleled terror in Razor Mantis's eyes, gently patted the mantis's head, and then said in a kind tone:

"I happen to be short of a pet, so why don't you just stay here? Hmm, what do you say? Any objections?"

As he spoke, an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure pressed down on Razor Mantis's resentment. Razor Mantis let out a mournful howl, then obediently lowered its head to Electrolux, like a docile little dog...

Family, does anyone understand?! I was just killed today, and I was planning to get my revenge, but then I encountered someone even more terrifying than those two women outside in that guy's spiritual sea. He actually wanted to keep me as a pet to pass the time! How could I, a 100,000-year-old Razor Mantis, the Soul Beast King known as the Void Predator, just surrender and become a pet like this...?

So, I decisively chose to be their dog!

It's all about surviving, not about being pathetic...

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(End of this chapter)