Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"Slay!" the Snow Emperor uttered softly.

The scale of the event was quite impressive.

A pale blue sword aura covered in frost suddenly slashed forward, stirring up layers of snow waves. When the white mist dissipated, a ravine hundreds of meters long and ten meters deep appeared on the originally empty and unmarked snow.

"Master, this is one of my ultimate techniques, the Emperor Sword."

“Not bad…” Lu Cheng nodded subconsciously, but his body stiffened for a moment. What did you call me?!

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Chapter 102 Open the Door, Free Trade! Ice Extreme Divine Crystal

"Hehe, since I have offered myself to you, from this day forward, you will be my little master..." The Snow Emperor's eyes remained cold, but the spirit of heaven and earth, which had been frozen for countless years, seemed to have been warmed up a bit at this moment.

"Gulp~" Lu Cheng's throat bobbed.

Only now did he have the mind to carefully examine the face of the Snow Emperor beside him.

Her appearance was no different from that of a human. Her white hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall. Her slender and graceful body was both beautiful and charming. Her bare, delicate white feet were suspended in mid-air. She had a straight nose and sky-blue eyes. Although she was only wearing a pure white dress, she appeared so noble and beautiful, like a plum blossom in the snow, standing alone in the world.

It is indeed breathtakingly beautiful.

Her 1.8-meter frame exuded the oppressive aura of a mature beauty, and her size was comparable to Ma Xiaotao's, still obscuring the view.

"According to your human standards... am I beautiful?" Xue Di asked softly.

"Beautiful." Lu Cheng coughed twice, then looked away somewhat awkwardly, his face slightly flushed.

"Haha..." A faint smile suddenly appeared on Xue Di's indifferent and pretty face.

This scene caused Hyotei and Tai to exchange a glance, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Over these hundreds of thousands of years, they have almost never seen this true ruler of the far north smile, not even once...

However, it's also clear that the Snow Queen is in a good mood right now.

"Also, please lead the way to the Earth Dragon Gate you mentioned. Although I don't need the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, Bing'er does... She is also nearing the end of her life." The Snow Maiden said softly.

"Okay!" Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

He also wanted to retrieve the Ice God Crystal. Now that he had the Snow Empress, the ultimate ice-attribute martial soul, it was not impossible to replicate the Ice God Armor. Not to mention replicating the true battle armor, the Ice God Armor, as a "pseudo battle armor" in the original work, had an exponential boost to Huo Gua's combat power.

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Dragon City.

The Heavenly Soul Empire's main city.

Being close to the far north, this place also appears to be covered in frost and snow.

And at this very moment.

Inside a magnificent mansion, a beautiful noblewoman felt colder than the weather, especially with the two men opposite her who were clearly hostile and almost like ferocious beasts. Her throat bobbed, and her body stiffened.

"Master Nan, we have only one purpose in coming here," Lu Cheng said with a smile.

"trade!"

"A deal?!" Nan Shuishui's face twitched, and she subconsciously looked at the little girl beside the boy, whose eyes held a hint of indifference and coldness, and whose terrifying aura was not concealed at all.

At least one ferocious beast-level being is present in person, and you call this a transaction?

If she were to offend the other party in the slightest, I'm afraid the lives of over ten thousand people in her Dragon Gate would be in grave danger!

After all, the strongest person in the entire Earth Dragon Sect was only a peak Soul Douluo. Even the Heavenly Dragon Sect, which was far superior to them, only had a level 94 Title Douluo as their strongest. When they encountered someone like this, they could only turn around and run away...

"good."

Lu Cheng smiled.

He gestured with his lips.

The little girl Hyotei reluctantly opened her palm, and a delicate snow lotus slowly floated in her hand.

"A ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus!!!" Nan Shuishui's pupils suddenly contracted.

This thing is priceless and unavailable.

Living on the border of the far north, she knew better than anyone the terrifying value of this thing.

It only blooms in the core area of ​​the far north. Even in her entire life, she only saw one at an auction in the Heavenly Soul Empire, but the price was still beyond her reach.

More than 30 million Gold Soul Coins...

This one seemed to be larger than the ones she had seen at the auction, and its cold aura was even more intense and profound!

"Goo~"

Nan Shuishui's throat bobbed.

Her gaze was fixed on the snow lotus, her fists clenched, and her heaving chest testified to the turbulent emotions within her. After a few breaths, she finally managed to look away and gaze at the smiling young man. "I wonder what... you would like me to offer in exchange?"

"In exchange for a secret realm in the backyard of your sect."

"..."

Nan Shuishui's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, seemingly astonished that the place was worth exchanging for a snow lotus, but she also instantly realized that what her ancestors had thought was an ordinary "secret realm" now seemed to have a great background.

After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly.

Some opportunities depend on whether you are qualified to seize them. The successive sect leaders of the Earth Dragon Sect have always shelved the sect's secret realm because their own strength was limited and they were unable to explore it further.

No matter how precious the things inside are, if you can't get them, it's all for nothing. The Earth Dragon Gate has been in decline for a long time. If it doesn't revitalize itself, it will probably be suppressed by the Heavenly Dragon Gate for the rest of its life.

Anyway, it's just a place for sect disciples to train, so being able to exchange it for a ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus is a huge profit.

Moreover, judging from the menacing look on the two ferocious beasts opposite them.

But he's definitely not someone to be trifled with.

It's like forcibly breaking into someone's home, holding a knife to their neck, and shouting about some so-called "free trade."

"Okay!" Nan Shuishui nodded heavily.

"Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate."

Lu Cheng gave him a friendly smile and shook hands with him.

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The backyard of Dilongmen.

Deep within the spring's source.

After everyone entered and stood firm, looking around, Hyotei's expression gradually became one of shock. The cave was filled with various minerals, mainly in shades of azure blue, resembling a vast crystal palace, crystal clear and dazzling.

"Ice Crystal!!"

The Ice Emperor exclaimed excitedly, "It's the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, a byproduct of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing! Since the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal has appeared here, it also means..."

"There really is a massive, millennia-old ice cave hidden here!!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow should be deeper underground, but I won't go. With my current physique, I can't withstand that extreme cold." The young man smiled and gently flicked the azure ice crystal.

"This one cave is enough for Hyotei to advance."

"I'll stay here with Xiao Cheng." Xue Di conjured a figure and stood beside Lu Cheng, her eyes becoming increasingly gentle and moving.

Although she had never doubted Lu Cheng, seeing the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow Cave that Lu Cheng had mentioned made her truly feel the sincerity of the young man.

He didn't want to deceive himself...

Since that's the case, I will never let you down.

Xue Di gazed at Lu Cheng with gentle eyes, thinking to herself.

“Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, what a treasure…” Lu Cheng’s eyes were drawn to the crystal with a hole in it, and he didn’t notice Xue Di’s gaze at all. In the original work, this thing could only be touched and peeled off by the owner of the ultimate ice attribute, and no other carving knife, no matter how sharp, could cut it.

He placed his palm on the ice crystal wall, releasing the ultimate ice attribute within his body. In the next instant, a large chunk of the originally solid ice crystal on the wall was peeled off like jelly.

Chapter 103 Defensive Soul Guidance Device [Snow Emperor's Protection], Treasure Hunt

Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is an ice-attribute metal derived from Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow. This is one of only two Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Caves, and its scale is naturally terrifying.

Lu Cheng was so rich he couldn't keep up with the money.

The materials for the Ice God Armor were already sufficient, even several times more.

“The Ice Extreme War God Armor is currently stuck on the operating system. I’ll have to go to the Sun Moon Empire to find Xuan Ziwen later. But the extra Ice Extreme God Crystals aren’t just limited to the Ice Extreme War God Armor…” Lu Cheng couldn’t suppress the corners of his mouth.

He is now considered a level seven Soul Master, and his expertise in creating Soul Tools is by no means inferior to that of a Soul Master.

In other words, this Ice Extreme Divine Crystal can also be used to forge special soul tools, and because of its ice-attribute metallic properties, it can even be used to better assist his ultimate ice martial soul.

"For example, defense, or... melee combat, or ranged soul tools." Lu Cheng's eyes lit up with excitement.

The level nine defensive soul tool that the guard "gifted" was a pretty good talisman, comparable to the Red Dust Protection that Jing Hongchen gave to Huo Gua in the original novel.

However, he cannot make it public for the time being.

Because that "Jade Proof" is now completely tied to the Snow Empress incident, once the Jade Proof is exposed, it will arouse suspicion and investigation from Shrek Academy, and may even reach the ears of the Sun Moon Empire's guards.

That meant he would face pursuit and encirclement from various forces.

At least... unless it's a matter of life and death, it must not be exposed and can only be used as a baby bottle.

But if he doesn't expose himself, he has no other defensive soul tools.

"Once we get back, let's make one."

Lu Cheng pondered for a moment.

"Borrowing the spiritual power of Tianmeng, this giant power bank, I can barely carve the core array of an eighth-level soul tool for the time being..."

"La la la la!!! Snow Empress, our far north is going to be rich!!" Ice Empress rushed out excitedly.

He was embracing two enormous chunks of ancient ice marrow on his left and right.

It looks quite comical.

Lu Cheng remained calm.

There are only two Xuanbing Caves in the entire far north: one is where Tianmeng fell in, and the other is here.