Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 136 The Inheritance of the Ice God Palace

After a month and a half of digging, the seven finally arrived at the Ice God Palace. It took half a month longer than expected, mainly because the ice became increasingly hard as they went deeper, with some parts becoming pure ice.

What came into view of the seven people was a huge palace. The palace was tens of thousands of meters long and wide.

The entire Ice Palace was not built of mud or stone, but directly of ice. Through the ice, it resembles a giant ice phoenix.

For some unknown reason, although the entire Ice God Palace was covered in ice, there was no sign of ice forming inside. The massive ice gate at the entrance seemed to block all energy from entering, and the entire Ice God Palace seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious energy.

Faced with the massive ice gate, the group hesitated again. Breaking it down was clearly impossible; obviously, a key was needed to enter the Ice God Palace. But where would Xiao Fei and his six companions find a key?

"Sister Bing'er, try summoning your martial spirit and see if you can sense anything wrong inside the Ice God Palace?"

Shui Bing'er nodded and summoned her martial spirit, the Ice Phoenix. Facing the massive Ice God Palace, the Ice Phoenix martial spirit seemed drawn to something; the gate appeared to tremble, but remained closed.

"Sister Bing'er, use your Martial Soul True Form."

Shui Bing'er's seventh spirit ring flashed, and she instantly transformed into a giant ice phoenix. The trembling of the door seemed to intensify, but it still didn't open.

After a while, Shuiping withdrew his martial spirit. The gate immediately stopped trembling.

"Sister Bing'er, how were you feeling just now?"

"I feel like I'm connected to the entire Ice God Palace. Something inside is calling to me, but I don't think I have the strength to open the door."

"The ultimate ice, it seems only the ultimate ice can open this door. And although Sister Bing'er is very close to the ultimate ice, she has not yet fully evolved."

"Sister Bing'er, why don't you try our Martial Soul Fusion Technique?"

Shui Bing'er nodded as well.

The two walked together, hand in hand, and simultaneously summoned their martial spirits. A miracle occurred: their original martial spirits, the Fire Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix, gradually merged together, forming a gigantic Ice and Fire Phoenix.

The Ice-Fire Phoenix splits in half from the middle, one half being pure white ice and the other half blazing fire. It exudes a powerful aura, even stronger than that of Xiao Fei, a Limit Douluo, seemingly having reached a deeper level—the God-level.

The Ice and Fire Phoenix let out a long cry, and the entire world seemed to change color. All the soul beasts in the far north forest felt the immense pressure. The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, watching the enormous Ice and Fire Phoenix from afar, also became extremely serious. The Snow Emperor slowly spoke: "This is the aura of a god."

With a long cry from the Ice and Fire Phoenix, the gates of the Ice God Palace slowly opened.

A voice came from the Ice and Fire Phoenix: "Let's quickly enter the Ice God Palace."

Following the voice, all seven quickly entered the Ice God Palace. After entering the Ice God Palace, Xiao Fei and Shui Bing'er also deactivated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the massive ice gate slowly closed.

From a distance, the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor watched as the seven people entered the Ice God Palace.

"Sister Snow Empress, do you think it's possible for them to inherit the Ice God's legacy?"

"I don't know either. That girl with the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul has good talent, but she's still quite far from inheriting the Ice God's power. I hope they succeed; after all, the Ice God has been gone for far too long."

Upon entering the Ice God Palace, everything seemed to change. Everyone's soul power and martial soul seemed to be suppressed. Even Xiao Fei felt somewhat uncomfortable. The only one who felt well was Shui Bing'er.

The Ice God Palace was spotless, without a speck of dust. Everything inside was made of pure white ice. And this ice, after more than 100,000 years, showed no signs of damage whatsoever.

The Ice God Palace contains all sorts of rooms, even bedrooms. Yet, everything feels far removed from the human world, devoid of any human warmth or human presence.

After searching for a while, the seven of them finally arrived at a grand hall.

The hall was very simple and spacious. At the very center of the front was a huge throne, upon which sat a colossal statue. The entire statue was formed of ice, depicting a very beautiful woman.

The woman was dressed entirely in a gauze robe made of ice, her exquisite curves faintly visible. Her hair was snow-white, adorned with a pure white phoenix hairpin. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, like a fairy descended from heaven, captivating all who beheld her. Yet, there was an ethereal beauty to her features, making her seem unreal, almost illusory.

The seven people bowed to the statue, with Shui Bing'er walking in the center and at the front this time.

According to Shui Bing'er, it was this statue that gave her a huge attraction when she summoned her martial soul.

Seeing that the statue didn't react, Shui Bing'er summoned her martial spirit. But unexpectedly, the Ice Phoenix martial spirit broke free from Shui Bing'er's control. Instead, it flew towards the statue, but the closer it got, the smaller the Ice Phoenix became. Finally, it shrank to the size of a freckle and stood on the statue's shoulder.

The statue seemed to be influenced by the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul as well, its eyes began to glow, and finally formed a phantom in the sky, with the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul obediently standing on the phantom's shoulder.

The seven quickly bowed again, saying, "Greetings, Lord Ice God."

"The Ice God? Yes, I am the Ice God, but I am not the Ice God. The true Ice God perished more than 100,000 years ago. I am merely a wisp of the Ice God's soul."

"What brings you seven to my Ice God Temple?"

"Lord Ice God, we have come to the Ice God Temple to receive the Ice God's inheritance and undergo the test," Xiao Fei said respectfully.

The illusory figure glanced at the seven people: "All of you are quite talented and skilled in cultivation. Some of you are capable of inheriting my Ice God's legacy. However, since I am currently only a wisp of soul, I cannot conduct a divine test for all of you."

"Little girl with the Martial Soul Ice Phoenix. Judging from the mark between your eyebrows, you must have received the Sea God's inheritance. Did the Sea God send you to my Ice God Palace?"

Shui Bing'er quickly stepped forward: "Senior Ice God, I am Shui Bing'er. I have undergone the Nine Trials of the Sea God, but the second trial was to assist my companions in finding the Temple of the Fire God. So, following the clues, we came to the far north..."

After Shui Bing'er finished describing the process of arriving at the magnetic field in detail, the illusory figure sighed: "I see. The Sea God's purpose was indeed to bring you to my Ice God Palace. Little Shui Bing'er, are you willing to accept my Ice God's inheritance? However, I must tell you that my true form has perished. I cannot provide you with any assistance during the inheritance process, so you will face great danger."

Shui Bing'er's expression was solemn: "Senior Ice God, I am willing to accept your inheritance, no matter how difficult or dangerous it may be, I will never regret it."

The phantom nodded, and then the entire Ice God Palace lit up, finally converging into a beam of white light that shone on Shui Bing'er's brow. The original trident mark of the Sea God on Shui Bing'er's brow turned into an ice phoenix mark.

(End of this chapter)