Chapter 230: The Ice Snow God Ring
"Great! Let's go quickly."
Before Ning Bei could respond, Tian Meng's excited voice rang out in his mind.
Ning Bei helplessly shook his head and instructed the Ice Blue Scorpion in front of him to lead the way, following her as they walked toward the destination.
A few hours later, Ning Bei and the Ice Blue Scorpion arrived at their destination. The Ice Blue Scorpion hurriedly crawled to a sunken snow pile and used its large pincers to clear the snow, revealing an ice fissure hidden underneath.
Ning Bei approached the fissure and felt the intense cold ice aura emanating from within. He communicated with Tian Meng in his mind.
"Tian Meng, this should be it, right?"
Tian Meng's phantom appeared in response, and after glancing at the fissure, his eyes lit up with excitement.
"Yes, this is it. I'm absolutely sure."
Ning Bei nodded to Bing Di, who smiled and gestured for the Ice Blue Scorpion to return.
However, Ning Bei stopped the Ice Blue Scorpion and tossed another Ice Spirit Grass from the Pill Tower toward it.
"This is a reward for you. Make sure to cultivate well."
The Ice Blue Scorpion sensed the ice snow spiritual energy emanating from the spirit grass and excitedly waved its pincers, its venomous tail raised in joy.
"Alright, go on!"
The Ice Blue Scorpion didn't linger, grabbing the Ice Spirit Grass and running back toward its clan's territory.
"Now, let's take a look down there!"
The fissure was only a few dozen centimeters wide. While its length was sufficient, it was clear that Ning Bei wouldn't fit through it as it was.
He raised his glowing right leg and delivered a lightning-fast kick toward the fissure. The fissure instantly exploded open, creating a two-meter wide hole, revealing a deep, bottomless cave.
Ning Bei didn't hesitate and released his external soul bone, flying toward the bottom of the cave.
"Wow, this is pretty deep."
After flying for several minutes, Ning Bei finally reached the bottom of the cave. The sight in front of him was much more spacious than the narrow entrance. The bottom of the cave had nearly 10,000 square meters of space.
In the still, silent space, the sound of rushing water could be heard, but there were no other sounds.
After scanning the area, Ning Bei noticed the remnants of cold ice jade marrow scattered about, appearing as if they had been gnawed by dogs. He immediately exchanged a knowing glance with Tian Meng.
Bing Di, seeing this, spat toward Tian Meng.
"Such a waste!"
Tian Meng awkwardly laughed but didn't pay much attention to the issue. Instead, he urged Ning Bei to continue.
"Hurry up and find the Ice Snow Divine Artifact here!"
"Yeah."
Without hesitation, Ning Bei began to wander through the ice cave. Besides the remaining cold ice jade marrow, he discovered a broken layer of ice in one corner. Through the ice, he could see flowing sea water, which was likely the fissure where Tian Meng had fallen into the sea.
Eventually, he got lost and was chased by the Sea Soul Beasts to the Star Dou Forest. It was nothing short of disastrous.
However, this was clearly not the focus at the moment. Ning Bei bypassed the crack and continued his exploration of the cave.
After searching for several minutes, Ning Bei noticed that, aside from the cold ice jade marrow, there were no other treasures. A sense of doubt began to rise in his heart.
"Could it be that my guess was wrong?"
Just as they were feeling helpless, Xue Di offered a suggestion.
"Ice God, didn't you find anything? You could try activating your domain. If there is indeed a divine artifact here, it should resonate with your domain."
Ning Bei's eyes lit up. He felt that Xue Di's suggestion made sense, so he lightly tapped his foot, and a ring of light blue energy spread from beneath him, covering the entire underground cave in just a few seconds.
Ning Bei closed his eyes, carefully feeling every corner of the cave. The extreme north trio in his mind also tensed, more anxious than Ning Bei, as they were hoping for him to ascend to godhood.
Finally, after a few minutes, Ning Bei sensed something beneath him that resonated with his domain.
He opened his eyes in excitement.
"I found it."
"Great!"
"There's really something!"
Ning Bei no longer hesitated. He quickly concentrated his domain energy and reached toward the object beneath him.
Ten meters, a hundred meters... When the Everfrost Domain touched the object, the entire cave began to shake violently.
"It's coming out!"
After a few dozen seconds, an ice-blue light sphere hovered in front of Ning Bei. The sphere trembled continuously, as if it were excited to meet a long-lost relative.
Once the light sphere appeared, the cave calmed down, no longer shaking.
Ning Bei smiled and reached out to grasp the light sphere. After a moment, the glow disappeared, revealing a ring engraved with exquisite snowflake carvings.
"A ring?"
"Is this the divine object capable of creating cold ice jade marrow?"
"This should be the relic of the former Ice God. The ice god aura on it is very strong."
The extreme north trio in Ning Bei's mind was even more excited than he was. They began discussing it excitedly, but Ning Bei was too focused on the task at hand. He just wanted to obtain the artifact's recognition and complete the fifth trial.
Staring at the ring in his hand, Ning Bei wasn't sure how to proceed. The artifact was now in his possession, but how would he receive its recognition?
"Xue Di, how do I obtain the artifact's recognition?"
"Hmm? Ice God, why not try using your blood?"
Ning Bei couldn't help but curse inwardly, thinking, "Who's the one that traveled here? Why do you know more about the world's rules than me, the actual traveler?"
However, Ning Bei didn't argue. He quickly drew a drop of blood from his other palm and let it seep into the ring.
The four of them anxiously watched Ning Bei's hand, worried about missing any detail.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
After the blood stayed on the ring for a few seconds, it slowly absorbed into the ring. The next moment, the ring trembled again.
The familiar voice echoed in Ning Bei's mind.
"The fifth trial of the Ice God: The Master of the Ice Snow Divine Artifact has been completed. The trial-taker has gained the recognition of the Ice Snow God Ring. Reward: Ice God compatibility increased by 10%."
Ning Bei was slightly stunned. Was that it? Why was this trial so stingy? Where was my god-given soul ring? My soul ring age increase? My soul bone age increase?
"What's wrong, Ice God?"
Xue Di's voice snapped Ning Bei out of his thoughts. He looked helplessly at the extreme north trio.
"Good news, the fifth trial is complete."
"Bad news, besides the increase in Ice God compatibility, there were no other rewards."
The Ice Snow Emperors froze, their expressions strange as they looked at Ning Bei. Tian Meng even began to scold him.
"What were you expecting? You already got a divine artifact and still want more? You're truly insatiable, Bing'er!"
"Get lost!"
Before Tian Meng could finish, Bing Di kicked him into the corner of Ning Bei's consciousness.
Ning Bei finally realized that maybe he was being too greedy. He had already received a divine artifact—what more could he ask for?
After putting the ring on his right index finger, Ning Bei quickly checked its abilities.
After a while, Ning Bei opened his eyes, a satisfied expression on his face.
"Not bad. It has two abilities. One is called Ice God's Blessing, which can double the cultivation speed of the target. The effect is doubled for ice-element soul masters and soul beasts. It can be used once per day and can affect a group."
(END CHAPTER)
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