Chapter 396: Reuniting with the Ice God
"Snow Empress is like this, do you think you're stronger than her?"
"Uh…"
She was too concerned about Snow Empress's situation and rushed to find out what was going on, but she overlooked the fact that by rushing in, she was very likely to become a little girl ice sculpture herself.
"What should we do?"
Ning Bei gave her a helpless glance and then immediately returned her to the consciousness sea to accompany Tian Meng.
"I'll go. You stay here."
After recalling Ice Empress, Ning Bei's gaze grew serious as he looked toward the source of the light, walking forward slowly.
Just like the black mist on the ground, the light in front could not be scanned with his mental power. This suggested that this place was likely a creation of the gods.
As he approached and saw the glowing object more clearly, Ning Bei's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Bones?"
Indeed, the source of the dazzling light was a set of bones. Unlike the weathered bones of a person who had died for many years, these bones were crystal-clear, like exquisite artifacts, emitting a faint icy glow. If one concentrated, they could even feel a slight pressure from the bones, indicating the extraordinary power of their owner when they were alive.
"Ice God, could this skeleton be the one that trapped Snow Empress?"
"I'm not sure, but I think it's very likely."
Just as Ning Bei was about to approach and investigate, a white light suddenly shot out from his heart, hitting the skeleton right in front of him. In an instant, the skeleton began to glow brightly, shocking the three of them.
"Ugh, what a terrifying pressure."
Even with Ning Bei's mental power as support, Tian Meng and Ice Empress were trembling in fear, showing just how terrifying this person must have been in their lifetime.
Just as Ning Bei raised his full guard, preparing for the next situation, the skeleton suddenly transformed into a beautiful woman with ice-blue long hair standing before him.
"It's been a long time, successor."
"Ice God?"
"That's right. We weren't supposed to meet again, but the energy left in the Heart of the Ice God resonated with my remains, allowing for this meeting."
Seeing the person in front of him was the original Ice God, both beasts in Ning Bei's mental sea immediately held their breath, and Ning Bei's eyes lit up.
"Perhaps I can call you Scathach?"
"Hm? You actually know my name? Have you encountered some special being?"
Scathach seemed somewhat surprised that Ning Bei knew her name.
"Yes, in the Star Dou Great Forest, there is the Silver Dragon King, which was split from the Dragon God's divine soul. I have some interaction with her."
"I see."
When Scathach heard the mention of the Dragon God, she nodded in understanding, though it seemed she didn't care much about it.
"Do you have any questions? You can ask now. I can't maintain this state for long. The energy remaining in the Heart of the Ice God must be used for the divine test, it can't be wasted here."
"Hm? Even with the Heart of the Ice God and the body, you can't revive?"
Scathach shook her head expressionlessly.
"There are many things you don't understand. Who says having eternal life is necessarily a good thing?"
"Hm?"
Ning Bei's heart stirred. From her words, it seemed like becoming a god might not be a good thing. This made him more cautious. Scathach seemed to have sensed his thoughts.
"You don't need to think too much. Becoming a god will still bring many benefits for you."
"Indeed. So, how can I open the ninth test?"
Ning Bei figured that if he couldn't become a god, there was a high chance that he would be manipulated by a certain little tyrant. When that time came, he wouldn't have the luxury of thinking about the drawbacks of becoming a god. So, he hurriedly asked about the ninth test.
"Enough energy. You need sufficient energy to open the path to the ninth test. But unfortunately, the energy left in the Heart of the Ice God seems insufficient to open the path for you."
Upon hearing this, Scathach explained the reason why the ninth test hadn't come yet. Ning Bei finally understood that he had forgotten about this. After all, both the Sea God and Angel God's ninth tests required a limit Douluo to sacrifice energy to open the divine path. Why should he be any different?
"I see. Thank you for informing me, senior. I think I know what to do now."
"Oh? You have a way to make up for the energy? You should know that the energy gap won't be small."
"Yes, I have a way. My first martial soul can make up for the energy."
"Really? When we first met, I could tell your martial soul was very powerful. I didn't expect it to have such an ability."
"Heh, just lucky, just lucky."
Ning Bei scratched his nose, showing a modest expression. After all, asking was just a stroke of luck.
Scathach didn't mind. She then looked at the ice sculpture of Snow Empress behind Ning Bei and smiled slightly.
"You want to use the little remaining soul power to communicate with my remains? That's really overestimating yourself."
"Uh…"
At this point, Ning Bei and the two beasts in his mental sea finally understood how Snow Empress had been frozen, and they all showed embarrassed smiles. Even Ice Empress, despite the example of Snow Empress, still wanted to try to rush in earlier.
With a wave of Scathach's hand, the ice was undone, and Snow Empress immediately regained her freedom, respectfully approaching and bowing.
"Thank you, Ice God."
"No need for that. The current Ice God is him."
After refusing Snow Empress's bow, Scathach turned her gaze back to Ning Bei.
"Successor, your talent is great. I believe you will succeed."
Seeing that Scathach seemed ready to fall back into eternal sleep, Ning Bei immediately spoke up to stop her.
"Senior, may I ask why the God of Shura keeps interfering with the matters of the Douluo Continent?"
Scathach raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised, because the God of Shura Ning Bei described didn't match her impression at all.
"Are you sure it was the God of Shura's doing?"
"Hm? This should be correct, right? Isn't the Slaughter City something they left on Douluo Continent?"
After pondering for a moment, Scathach voiced her own guess.
"From my impression, the God of Shura should be a person with a strict sense of justice, even to the point of being cold and inhuman. So, he wouldn't do something like this. If what you said is true, there must be something happening in the divine realm, or the God of Shura may have sensed something even he found difficult to handle and set up this trap."
"Hm?"
Hearing this, Ning Bei fell silent. It wasn't that he didn't trust Scathach's judgment of the God of Shura, but if someone was meddling in the matters of Douluo Continent at the cost of people or forces he cared about, Ning Bei wouldn't accept that.
As for what could be so difficult for even the God of Shura, that would be something to consider once he became a god and entered the divine realm.
"I understand, senior."
"The ninth test won't be difficult for you. I wish you success, successor."
After finishing her words, Scathach's eyes gradually dimmed, and a beam of white light shot straight into Ning Bei's heart. Then, she turned back into a skeleton and lay back down on the ice surface.
(END CHAPTER)
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