As his level increased, Li Xun could clearly feel his cultivation speed slowing down. This was also the motivation driving him to improve his cultivation technique.
However, even with the increased speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence, progress still felt relatively slow at the Titled Douluo realm. For this reason, obtaining Spirit Rings for his Second Spirit became particularly important.
He had already acquired two Spirit Rings for his Second Spirit, and the remaining seven slots absolutely couldn't be treated carelessly—this was key to his rapid improvement in strength.
Li Xun had previously calculated the Soul Beasts he knew about.
Ice Empress, Xiao Bai, Bing Xiong Wang, Bear Monarch, Bi Ji, Ten Thousand Demon King, Snow Emperor, Xie Di, Di Tian, Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and Silver Dragon King—eleven 100,000-year Soul Beasts in total.
Among them, Xiao Bai didn't count, not only because of his lower age but also because he was their subordinate.
If he also considered the position Ice Empress would soon occupy, that left only six Spirit Ring choices.
Considering the strength of the first few Soul Beasts, he turned his attention to Snow Emperor.
If he could succeed, Bing Xiong Wang might even become a bonus.
That guy had always been protected by Ice Empress, like an adopted son, and his strength wasn't weak at all—on par with Titan Snow Devil King.
Ice Empress flew very fast, soon arriving at Snow Emperor's territory.
At this moment, Snow Emperor was leaning against a massive white mountain of flesh, quietly watching her as if she had long known of Ice Empress's arrival.
"That human has come?" Snow Emperor slowly stood up, supporting herself on Bing Xiong Wang's body.
"Yes. Do you want to meet him?"
Thinking of the impending separation, Ice Empress felt somewhat reluctant in her heart.
She and Snow Emperor had been together for who knew how many tens of thousands of years—they could be considered family.
"Let's go, I'll accompany you to take a look." Snow Emperor's expression remained calm, showing no particular emotion.
She slowly rose into the air, gradually coming to Ice Empress's side, while Bing Xiong Wang woke up at this moment.
In Ice Empress's territory.
Li Xun was quietly waiting for Ice Empress's return. It had to be said, he felt somewhat excited at this moment.
Sword Douluo, meanwhile, was vigilantly observing the surrounding Ice Jade Scorpions.
Fortunately, this wait didn't last long. In less than half an hour, two figures appeared from the horizon.
Along with their appearance, a rumbling sound came from the distance, clearly indicating some massive creature running rapidly.
As they drew closer, Li Xun finally saw the legendary Snow Emperor.
Dressed in an intricate white gown with pure white long hair and ethereal eyes that seemed to see through the world, she resembled an ice and snow spirit.
Although she didn't radiate any powerful aura at the moment, both Li Xun and Sword Douluo sensed an extremely terrifying danger beneath her human-like appearance.
Even the Sky Dream Iceworm on Li Xun's shoulder shrank back in fear, hiding behind his head.
"Snow Emperor, that human boy is Li Xun."
Ice Empress pointed at Li Xun from beside Snow Emperor: "The method for the Wisdom Soul Ring was researched by him and that worm together."
Snow Emperor didn't speak, but simply stood in mid-air, quietly watching Li Xun.
Suddenly, a chill spread outward from her body, instantly covering the entire area.
Affected by this aura, the surrounding Ice Jade Scorpions and some Soul Beasts in the periphery were startled, immediately scattering and fleeing.
Something's wrong!
"Ice Empress, why is this happening?" Li Xun's heart sank as Soul Power surged within him. The God of Slaughter Domain instantly expanded outward to resist the invading cold.
Meanwhile, Sword Douluo also activated his Seven Kill Domain.
"Snow Emperor, what are you doing?" Even Ice Empress couldn't understand the current situation and asked anxiously.
"Ice Empress, humans cannot be trusted."
Snow Emperor didn't make a move. This was Ice Empress's territory, inhabited by many of her kin and subordinates. She was waiting for the surrounding Soul Beasts to retreat from the area.
"Snow Emperor, I think this method is quite good. Didn't you see that worm succeed?" Ice Empress positioned herself in front of Snow Emperor.
"Ascending to godhood isn't that easy." Snow Emperor shook her head almost imperceptibly. "Even if your soul is preserved after the Sacrifice, if this human meets with an accident midway, you will die along with him."
Ice Empress was stunned. Had she not considered this problem herself?
But if she didn't take this gamble now, the next Heavenly Tribulation would claim her life anyway. In the end, it would only mean living ten thousand years longer.
But if Li Xun truly achieved godhood...
While Ice Empress was lost in thought, Snow Emperor's Aura began to surge.
A pressure no less than that of a human peak expert instantly weighed upon Li Xun and Sword Douluo. Their Domains were compressed, gradually shrinking to cover only about ten meters around them.
"Ascending to godhood isn't easy, but compared to you Soul Beasts, I still have a much greater chance of success."
Spirit Rings appeared one after another, slowly rotating beneath Li Xun's feet.
Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red, Red - the appearance of these nine Spirit Rings made the blue glacier shine with extraordinary brilliance.
Compared to Li Xun, although Sword Douluo's aura was more substantial, the nine Spirit Rings beneath his feet appeared rather modest.
"He actually obtained another 100,000-Year Soul Ring!"
Even having seen Li Xun's Spirit Rings before, Ice Empress felt as if her soul had left her body. She remembered that during their last meeting, Li Xun didn't have this configuration.
If we include the two 100,000-Year Soul Rings from his Second Spirit, this human now possessed a total of six 100,000-Year Soul Rings.
This was an extremely terrifying number, meaning seven 100,000-Year Soul Beasts had either perished or become Wisdom Soul Rings.
Considering Li Xun's current age... if even he couldn't achieve godhood like this, then probably no one in this world could.
A thought suddenly emerged in Ice Empress's mind: "Snow Emperor, I think this method should work..."
"..." Snow Emperor watched the Spirit Rings beneath Li Xun's feet, her heart also wavering.
Hearing the excitement in Ice Empress's voice beside her, she couldn't help but clench her snow-white hands.
Boom—Boom—
At that moment, Bing Xiong Wang also arrived with heavy footsteps. When he saw the extraordinary phenomenon beneath the human's feet ahead, he slammed on the brakes, sliding a distance before barely stopping behind Snow Emperor and Ice Empress.
"Mother..."
"Xiao Bai, stay here and don't move."
Bing Xiong Wang's whisper snapped Snow Emperor out of her thoughts. After giving the instruction, her body rapidly ascended, passing over Ice Empress as she flew toward Li Xun.
"Snow Emperor!"
Ice Empress exclaimed in surprise, immediately rising into the air to intercept her.
"I won't harm him. But since he has the confidence to achieve godhood, I'll help you test whether he truly has the qualifications."
A clear, cold voice echoed through the air. Though Snow Emperor didn't turn back, her words calmed Ice Empress.
Both Li Xun and Sword Douluo naturally heard these words as well.
"Sword Grandpa, please don't intervene." Li Xun's eyes shone brightly.
Since the Snow Emperor wanted to test his capacity, he would show her exactly that.
"Martial Soul Avatar, True Thousand Hands."
With palms pressed together, Soul Power surged within his body. The seventh red Spirit Ring glowed brightly as waves of energy radiated outward.
A shadow vast enough to blot out the sun revealed its true form, and surprisingly, a touch of green appeared upon the hundred-thousand-year-old glaciers of the Far North Land.
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