Douluo Continent: Contract with Gu Yuena, Start by Slaying Tang Shenwang

"Phoenixes often possess the ability to rise from the ashes, so they shouldn't die so easily, right?"

Di Tian said with a sense of relief, "They are all soul beasts, so naturally I hope that the Ice God, the Ice Crystal Phoenix, is still alive."

"Even the Dragon God can die, so what chance does the Ice God have?"

Gu Yuena said with a hint of helplessness that she naturally hoped the Ice God was still alive, but reality might not always be as she wished.

Di Tian fell silent, and Xue Di and Bing Di were also heavy-hearted.

Xiong Jun looked at the palace with a burning gaze and said excitedly:

"Since this is the Ice Goddess's residence, could there be any legacy she left behind?"

These words drew the attention of Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and the others to Xue Di.

Seeing their expectation, Xue Di shook her head with a wry smile:

"If I had one, I wouldn't be thinking about vying for other divine positions to inherit."

"I searched this palace from top to bottom, even dug underground, but I didn't find any of the Ice God's legacy, or anything of value."

"This palace is practically empty."

"How about we summon the auspicious beast and the treasure-hunting rat and let them search?" Gu Yuena asked Bai Xuan for his opinion.

If you don't find it, you won't lose anything; if you do find it, you'll make a fortune.

"There is indeed nothing of value inside or outside this palace, but the palace itself is the most valuable thing."

Bai Xuan said that he had already figured out the trick.

"What's the value of this?"

Gu Yuena and the others couldn't help but repeatedly examine and sense the palace, but they didn't find anything special about it.

This value should not be based on whether it is for living or for sightseeing.

"Try throwing a punch."

Bai Xuan addressed Di Tiandao.

Di Tian nodded and immediately slammed his fist into the palace floor.

boom--

The blows were loud, and Di Tian's hands ached from hitting them, but he still couldn't crack the ice.

"How can it be so hard?"

Di Tian exclaimed in surprise, "My punch just now was enough to break the strongest defensive skill of a defensive Soul Douluo, but it failed to crack the ice surface, or even leave a trace."

"I'll try again."

This time, Di Tian walked to a distance and used his ordinary talent skill to deliver a punch.

Seeing this, Xue Di's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

She had expected the ice palace to be destroyed, but instead her eyes widened in surprise.

Di Tian slammed down with his fist, but the recoil caused him to stagger, while the ice surface remained completely intact.

Now, Xue Di, Bing Di, Xiong Jun, and the others realized what the problem was.

"I'll give it a try."

Xiong Jun unleashed his evolved Dark Gold Terror Claws, forcefully slashing at the ice surface, but failed to leave a mark.

"You said before that you dug under the ice palace?"

Gu Yuena looked at Xue Di with suspicion. How did she do that?

"I don't want to damage the palace, so the digging will start from the ground outside the palace," Xue Di explained more clearly.

This is my own home, after all; there's no reason to dig through my own ground.

Normally, she cherishes this place and has never actually tested the hardness of the palace.

Only then did I realize that the palace's strength was truly extraordinary.

"This strength... it's probably reached the level of a divine artifact, isn't it?"

Hyotei exclaimed in surprise.

"To be precise, this ice palace is a divine artifact."

Bai Xuan said affirmatively.

Gu Yuena recalled the information about the Ice God and said:

"The Ice Goddess's divine weapon is the Ice Phoenix Bow, which may be another divine weapon she crafted."

"As for its function..."

Gu Yuena glanced at Xue Di subconsciously, feeling that she had an inseparable connection with the Ice Palace.

For a moment, I couldn't figure out where to contact them.

The Snow Empress herself fell into deep thought. If this Ice Palace was a divine artifact, then what was she, who was born inside it?

She is a goddess of ice and snow, a being born of heaven and earth, without father or mother.

But there are many kinds of things that heaven and earth can create, and she is perhaps one of the more special kinds.

As everyone looked on in confusion, they instinctively turned to Bai Xuan, hoping that only the Venerable One could explain everything.

Bai Xuan looked at Xue Di and said, "It is true that you are an ice and snow spirit born of heaven and earth, but there are also elements of 'human creation' in you."

"You were nurtured by the Ice God using the icy soul power of the Ice Palace that it absorbed from heaven and earth. You are an independent individual, as well as the spirit of this Ice Palace, and can be considered a successor of the Ice God."

"Me, the successor of the Ice God?"

Xue Di felt a little dizzy for a moment, and her heartbeat gradually quickened.

As an ice-attribute soul beast from the far north, what she most wants to inherit is definitely the position of the Ice God.

Now that Bai Xuan has told her that she is the successor of the Ice God, it is an enormous surprise for her.

Is the long-cherished wish of hundreds of thousands of years about to come true?

Hyotei felt a little envious, but mostly happy for Yuki, and grabbed her hand encouragingly, saying:

"You are the king of the far north. If we're talking about who is most likely to become the successor of the Ice God in the far north, then it must be you."

"As for that big guy Titan Snow Demon King, his ancestor only managed to fuse with a bit of the Ice God's essence by chance, yet he claimed to be a possessor of the Ice God's bloodline, which is completely undeserved."

Di Tian and the others were somewhat envious, as this was equivalent to having one foot in the door to godhood.

And they haven't even stepped inside yet.

"The Ice God probably made this arrangement in consideration of his own death, so that his divine position would not be lost."

"If she has already perished, the divine realm would probably be very happy to see a new successor to the position of Ice God."

"Of course, this will definitely require the inheritor to be human, as it is in their interest for humans to occupy the divine positions of soul beasts."

As Gu Yuena spoke, her voice turned somewhat cold.

"If I am truly the spirit of this Ice Palace artifact, why have I been unable to sense it?"

"I have no connection with this palace whatsoever, nor do I know how to use this Ice Palace artifact."

Xue Di asked Bai Xuan for advice.

"This ice palace is still sealed, and its divine power is not visible. It must be because the Ice God was afraid that it would be exposed, so he made some arrangements."

"If you want to control this artifact and unlock the Ice God's legacy, you'll need to find a way to unseal it first."

"As for how to lift the lockdown..."

Bai Xuan paused for a moment, then summoned the auspicious beast and the treasure-hunting rat.

"What a beautiful palace."

For some reason, the treasure-hunting rat was inexplicably excited; there must be some great treasure in this palace.

She excitedly looked around, but couldn't find anything.

"Could this palace be the treasure itself?" the treasure-hunting rat asked with a hint of doubt.

The auspicious beast was in a good mood at first, but when Bai Xuan stared at her, she immediately pouted.

Without Bai Xuan even saying anything, she obediently transformed back into her original form.

"A three-eyed golden lion, an auspicious beast?"

Both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress showed surprise.

Bai Xuan placed his hand on the third eye between the auspicious beast's eyebrows and began to deduce its destiny again using its power of fate.

A beam of golden light shot out from the third eye of the auspicious beast, forming a picture in the air, within which a rhombus-shaped crystal appeared before everyone's eyes.

The image quickly dissipated, preventing them from seeing it clearly.

"This is the key to unlocking the Ice Palace," Bai Xuan said.