Chapter 136: The Ice Palace Heritage.
After a month and a half of excavation, the seven men finally arrived at the Ice Palace. It took a full half month longer than expected, primarily because the ice grew harder as they reached the lower levels, some areas turning into the ultimate ice.
What greeted them was a vast palace, tens of thousands of meters long and wide.
The entire Ice Palace was constructed not of earth or stone, but directly of ice. Through the ice, a giant ice phoenix could be seen.
Somehow, despite being covered in ice, the interior remained completely frozen. The massive ice gate at the entrance seemed to block out all incoming energies, and the entire Ice Palace seemed enveloped in a mysterious energy.
Facing the massive ice gate, everyone became confused again. Breaking in was clearly impossible; it was clear that a key was required to enter the Ice Palace. But where did Xiao Fei and the other seven men even have a key?
"Sister Bing'er, summon your spirit and see if you can sense any aberrations within the Ice Palace."
Shui Bing'er nodded, summoning her spirit, the Ice Phoenix. Facing the vast Ice Palace, the Ice Phoenix Spirit seemed to be drawn to something. The gate seemed to tremble, but it wouldn't open.
"Sister Bing'er, use your spirit form."
Shui Bing'er's seventh spirit ring shone, and she instantly transformed into a gigantic ice phoenix. The gate's trembling seemed to intensify, but it still wouldn't open.
After a moment, Shui Bing'er withdrew his spirit, and the trembling immediately ceased.
"Sister Bing'er, how did you feel just now?"
"I felt a connection with the entire Ice Palace. Something within was calling me, but my strength didn't seem enough to open the gate."
"Ultimate Ice, I'm afraid it would take Ultimate Ice to open this gate. And Sister Bing'er, while I'm very close to that, I haven't fully evolved yet."
"Sister Bing'er, why don't you try our spirit fusion technique?"
Shui Bing'er nodded.
The two walked together, holding hands, and simultaneously summoned their spirits. A miracle occurred: their spirits, the Fire Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix, gradually merged, forming a gigantic Ice and Fire Phoenix.
The Ice and Fire Phoenix split down the middle, half a pure white ice and the other a blazing fire. A powerful aura emanated from the Ice and Fire Phoenix, even more powerful than the Limit Douluo Xiao Fei, seemingly reaching a higher level—the God level.
The Ice and Fire Phoenix let out a long cry, and the entire world seemed to change color. Every soul beast in the Far North Forest felt the overwhelming pressure. The Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, looking at the massive Ice and Fire Phoenix from afar, their expressions turned serious. The Snow Emperor slowly spoke, "This is the aura of a god."
Following the Ice and Fire Phoenix's long cry, the gates of the Ice God Palace slowly opened.
A voice emanated from the Ice and Fire Phoenix, "Let's quickly enter the Ice God Palace."
With this voice, the seven of them quickly entered the Ice God Palace. Xiao Fei and Shui Bing'er also released their spirit fusion techniques upon entering the Ice God Palace, and the massive ice gate slowly closed.
From afar, the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor watched the seven people enter the Ice God Palace.
"Sister Xue Di, do you think it's possible for them to obtain the Ice God's inheritance?"
"I don't know. The girl with the Ice Phoenix spirit has good talent, but there's still a big gap between her and the Ice God's inheritance. I hope they succeed. After all, the Ice God has been gone for too long."
After entering the Ice Palace, everything seemed different. Everyone's spirit power and martial spirits seemed suppressed. Even Xiao Fei felt a bit out of place. The only one who felt well was Shui Bing'er.
The Ice Palace was remarkably spotless, without a speck of dust. Everything was made of pure white ice. And even after over a hundred thousand years, this ice showed no signs of damage.
The Ice Palace contained various rooms, even bedrooms. Yet, everything seemed detached from the human world, devoid of any trace of worldly life.
After some searching, the seven of them finally arrived at a large hall.
The hall was simple and spacious. In the center, however, stood a massive throne. Atop this throne was a massive statue, formed entirely from ice. It was a remarkably beautiful woman.
She was clad in a gauze gown made of ice, her delicate curves faintly visible. Her snow-white hair clung to a phoenix hairpin. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, like a fairy descending from the earth, captivating her. But there seemed to be a layer of hazy beauty on the face, making people feel unreal, like a dream.
The seven people saluted the statue, and this time Shui Bing'er walked in the center and in front.
According to Shui Bing'er, it was this statue that gave him a huge attraction when he summoned his martial spirit.
Seeing that the statue did not react at all, Shui Bing'er summoned her own martial spirit. But unexpectedly, the Ice Phoenix martial spirit actually escaped Shui Bing'er's control. Instead, it flew towards the statue, but the closer it got to the statue, the smaller the Ice Phoenix became. Finally, it became as small as a freckle and stood on the shoulder of the statue.
The statue seemed to be affected by the Ice Phoenix martial spirit as well, and its eyes began to shine, and finally formed a shadow in the sky, and the Ice Phoenix martial spirit stood obediently on the shadow's shoulder.
The seven of them saluted again, "Greetings, Lord Ice God."
"Ice God? Yes, I am the Ice God, but I'm not the Ice God. The true Ice God died over a hundred thousand years ago. I'm just a wisp of his soul."
"What brings the seven of you to my Ice God Temple?"
"Lord Ice God, we've come to the Ice God Temple to receive his legacy and to be tested," Xiao Fei said respectfully.
The shadowy figure gazed at the seven of them, "You all have exceptional talent and practice. Some of you could inherit my Ice God legacy. But since I'm just a wisp of his soul, I can't give you all a divine test."
"Little girl with the spirit of the Ice Phoenix. Judging from the mark on your forehead, you should have received the inheritance of the Sea God. Did the Sea God ask you to come to my Ice God Palace?"
Shui Bing'er hurried forward: "Senior Ice God, I am Shui Bing'er. I have accepted the nine tests of the Sea God, but the second test is to help my companions find the Fire God Temple. So, according to the instructions, we came to the Far North..."
After Shui Bing'er described the process of coming to the magnetic force in detail, the shadow sighed: "I see. The Sea God's purpose is indeed to have you come to my Ice God Palace. Little girl Shui Bing'er, are you willing to accept the inheritance of the Ice God? But I must tell you that my original body has fallen. I can't help you in the process of inheritance, so you will experience great danger."
Shui Bing'er's face was solemn: "Senior Ice God, I am willing to accept your inheritance. No matter how difficult and dangerous it is, I will never regret it."
The shadow nodded, and then the entire Ice God Palace flashed, and finally gathered into a white light that shone on Shui Bing'er's forehead. The original mark of the Sea God's trident on Shui Bing'er's forehead turned into the mark of an Ice Phoenix.
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