"The Ice God's Nine Trials shall begin shortly.
The remnants of my divine consciousness shall transform into your fifth soul ring.
If you ever face a life-and-death crisis, it can be triggered once… and against anyone below Rank 100, it is an absolute kill."
The words fell.
Without any farewell, the Ice God's figure dissolved into countless specks of icy-blue light and rushed out of Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
The Water Dragon King martial soul emerged automatically.
Outside the four scarlet bloodline soul rings, the icy-blue light condensed into a blue-gold soul ring.
At the same time—
The snowflake brand on Huo Yuhao's forehead glowed faintly with an icy-blue brilliance.
The two resonated with one another, and a surge of information poured forth:
[The Ice God's Nine Trials has begun!]
[First Trial of the Ice God: Rebuild the Ice God's Palace and gather faith!]
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Zhuge Lan smiled.
As expected.
Even gods had their desires.
As long as you targeted their needs, you could control them with ease.
[Destiny rewritten—Ice God, Huo Yuhao, Tianmeng, Ice Empress… +500,000 Fortune Points!]
Heh!
A single Ice God inheritance had just given 1,000,000 Fortune Points!
That meant the Bloodshadow Flying Dagger had been free, with an extra 500,000 to spare for his private treasury.
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"Heavens above!" Tianmeng Iceworm exclaimed exaggeratedly,
"Just like that, he's already obtained the Ice God's inheritance? That's a guaranteed first-class god position! I—I—I… huh?!"
"The Ice God! Father God's inheritance!" The Ice Empress's eyes shone bright.
"Little Yuhao, I'm so glad I agreed to become your soul spirit."
"Same here!" Ah Tai and Little White echoed.
"Uh, about that…" Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass rubbed his little leafy hands together.
"Brother Lan, what you said earlier… that each of us would get a god position… was that true?"
"Swish—"
Everyone's eyes focused on Zhuge Lan.
He gave a light smile.
"Would I lie about something like that?"
"Don't worry. If there aren't enough god positions in this world, I'll create ones that fit you all."
"Brother Lan, you're amazing!" Octagonal shouted,
"Before, I didn't know Mount Tai when I saw it. From today on, you are my god!"
"Zhuge—no, Brother Lan!" Tianmeng Iceworm hurriedly squeezed in too,
"I was the one who didn't understand back then. Please forgive me, yeah? You're magnanimous after all!"
Ah Tai and Xiao Bai weren't good with words.
So they simply dropped to one knee before Zhuge Lan, showing their submission.
As for the Ice Empress, the so-called "Number One in Spiritual Sea", she had more pride.
Instead of kneeling, her cold gaze locked on the snowflake imprint on Huo Yuhao's forehead.
(You all can beg Zhuge Lan for god positions, but this Ice God? That one's mine.)
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"Alright," Zhuge Lan waved them off,
"Let's go outside and talk about the Ice God's Palace. No point in repeating things twice."
Everyone left the spiritual sea, leaving only Zhuge Lan and Electrolux behind.
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In the outside world.
Mu En saw Huo Yuhao open his eyes and secretly let out a long breath.
He was awake. Good.
Just now, when Yuhao absorbed the Ice God's bloodline, that overwhelming divine might had even surpassed "Brother Lan."
There was no doubt—that was truly the power of a god!
And now, upon seeing the strange blue-gold soul ring, Mu En immediately understood.
"You've obtained the Ice God's inheritance?"
"Mm. The Nine Trials have started," Huo Yuhao smiled.
"The first trial is rebuilding the Ice God's Palace. Teacher, your position as the Great Worshipper is secure."
Mu En's breathing turned heavier.
Finally, his destiny had been extended!
He was never afraid of death.
But with Shrek Academy lacking someone to hold the mantle, and the path to godhood right in front of him…
How could he bear to die now?
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Zhuge Lan's voice sounded in everyone's minds:
"Ice Empress, Ah Tai—didn't you both worry before, about leaving your clans behind?
Then build the Ice God's Palace here, guarded for generations by the Titan Snow Demon clan and the Ice Jade Scorpion clan."
The Ice Empress and Ah Tai both jolted in spirit.
Yes! Perfect!
With the Extreme North soul beasts' piety toward the Ice God, the guardians of the Ice God's Palace would be equivalent to standing under the Ice God's banner.
An excellent protective talisman.
"I agree!" The Ice Empress immediately approved.
"I'll order the little ones right away to proclaim the Ice God's return!"
"Little Yuhao, head to the Titan Snow Demon's territory. They have endless strength, so leave the construction of the Ice God's Palace to our clans!" Ah Tai thumped his chest.
Since they were willing, Zhuge Lan of course approved.
He continued:
"Mu En, you must remain stationed at Shrek. But send a reliable one here to oversee the Ice God's Palace.
Also, use the Equal Contract of Soul Spirits as the Ice God's blessing—grant dying soul beasts a new life.
The details are up to you. At that time, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast will be arranged to coordinate with you."
"When the time is ripe, you can cooperate with Di Tian and spread the Equal Contract throughout the continent."
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Mu En pondered briefly.
Building the Ice God's Palace was the first step to his godhood. He had to take it seriously.
"Then let's send Xuan Zi—"
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
Zhuge Lan, Huo Yuhao, and Tianmeng all shouted at once.
Mu En was baffled.
"Xuan Zi is a Rank 98 Super Douluo, he has the absolute strength to suppress the Extreme North…"
"But he's unreliable," Zhuge Lan cut in bluntly.
"Flaws in martial soul aside, every time he leads a team, something goes wrong. One slip, and everyone's wiped out."
In the original timeline, Huo Yuhao's first Soul Master Tournament had its main team wiped out because of Xuan Zi's carelessness, forcing Yuhao to step in.
Neither the Ice God's Palace nor the Spirit Transmission Tower could be left in the hands of such a reckless fool.
Huo Yuhao had the same thought.
Just recently, in Sunset Forest, if not for his own caution, Wang Dong might've suffered greatly.
Of course, Yuhao couldn't say that aloud—he just laughed awkwardly, blaming his earlier outburst on urgency.
Mu En saw this and compromised.
"Then let Song Yunzhi.
He's a Rank 97 Super Douluo, Shrek's number one in agility attack. Quick to travel back and forth.
How about that?"
"That'll do." Zhuge Lan nodded.
"Also pick a group of trustworthy spiritual-type soul masters. They'll join the Holy Flame Sect's Spirit Transmission Tower branch and learn the Equal Contract of Soul Spirits."
Yes.
This time Zhuge Lan intended to seize the Spirit Transmission Tower into his own hands.
Forget "a treasure of the entire continent" or "shared knowledge."
That did not exist.
To harvest Fortune Points endlessly, he needed sole control.
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Huo Yuhao had no objection.
After all, the Equal Contract originated from Electrolux, and Zhuge Lan had spent Fortune Points to complete it.
He himself had no part in its creation—he was merely the first beneficiary.
He had no right to interfere.
As for Mu En…
His mind was fully on becoming a god. Such details didn't concern him.
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"Teacher, why don't you return to Shrek to gather people first?
I'll remain here to coordinate with the Ice Empress and the others."
"Very well," Mu En nodded.
"Quickly done. At most two days."
They watched Mu En soar away in dragon form.
Huo Yuhao then sat cross-legged, digesting the message from his fifth soul ring.
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God-Bestowed Soul Ring—The Ice God's Soul Ring!
The Ice God's only tangible reward for Huo Yuhao.
Its initial age: 100,000 years.
With every completed trial of the Ice God, the age would increase by another 100,000.
Until it reached a million years.
At that point, during the divine ascension ritual, it could evolve into a god-level soul ring!
And the ability granted by this Ice God Soul Ring… there was only one:
Fifth Soul Skill—Sigh of the Gods!
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