Chapter 7: Ice God — A Million-Year Soul Beast!
[You were the first to arrive at the Sunset Forest in search of the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well. You quickly found it.]
Wang Li: "..."
He knew it—there had to be the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well!
The burial ground of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings held an irresistible allure for all transmigrators.
Whether it was the immortal herbs or the value of the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well itself, this was one of the greatest opportunities in the Douluo world.
[Different from what you imagined, there were only a handful of immortal herbs here. Seeing this, you fell silent for a moment.]
[You refined the suitable immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well.]
[Your year count increased once more, and your gaze turned toward the Ice Spring.]
In the original timeline, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress were able to condense the Ice Spring into ice marrow and carry it with them.
Wang Li, at over nine hundred thousand years, could naturally do the same.
However, it seemed that Wang Li… did not choose to do so.
[You entered the Ice Spring, recklessly absorbing its power and beginning cultivation. Your year count rose again.]
[When you were about to break the balance of the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well, a Water Dragon soul appeared before you.]
["Little spirit, a rare miracle like this shouldn't be destroyed so casually."]
[Hearing this, you awakened from cultivation and looked toward the Water Dragon. You recognized it—it was the Water Dragon King, also known as the Ice Dragon King.]
[What you didn't expect was that the dragon souls of both the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King had not completely fallen silent.]
[You left the Ice Spring. The Water Dragon King looked at you with kindness, as if gazing upon a child.]
[The Water Dragon King greatly admired you as a junior. Using the last remnants of its power, it infused your body, refining your ultimate ice and snow. You stepped one stride closer to true Absolute Zero.]
[You learned the divine skills: Ice Explosion Technique.]
[You learned the divine skill: Absolute Zero.]
[You learned the divine skill: Ice Age.]
[You learned the divine skill: Frozen Domain.]
Wang Li sucked in a cold breath.
Was the Water Dragon King really this generous?
She wasn't a Dragon King created by the Dragon God, nor one of his children, yet her strength was enough to rival the Dragon God's sons.
The Dragon God had even hinted to his sons that they could pursue the Water Dragon King.
[The Water Dragon King's soul grew even more illusory. It fell into a deep slumber, with no telling when it would awaken again.]
[You stood there in silence for a long time before finally leaving the Ice and Fire Yin–Yang Well.]
Seeing this, Wang Li stroked his chin, deep in thought.
The appearance of the Water Dragon King's soul meant that the Fire Dragon King's soul had likewise not fallen silent.
The reason it didn't appear was simple—the ice-and-snow spirit in the simulation had not gained the Fire Dragon King's recognition.
Thinking about it carefully, that made sense.
The simulated Wang Li was an ice-and-snow spirit, not a human or a dragon.
He couldn't withstand the Fire Dragon King's gift.
Even if it appeared, it wouldn't be able to offer Wang Li any help.
As for killing Wang Li, merely a dragon soul, the Fire Dragon King lacked that capability.
[You returned to the Extreme North and arrived at the Ice God Palace. You gained the recognition of the Ice God's remnant soul and obtained the Ice God's Nine Trials.]
[There was almost no one in the world who could block your path to godhood. You advanced as if through an empty land, rapidly completing the first eight trials.]
[Your year count reached 999,999 years—one step away from a million.]
[You broke through to the million-year level, completed the Ice God's Nine Trials, and were about to inherit the Ice God's divine position!]
Wang Li gazed at the moonlight outside the window, his expression grave.
He always felt that the simulated version of himself wouldn't become a god so smoothly.
Soul beasts being unable to become gods was not a rule set by the God Realm—it was imposed by the "leader" of soul beasts, the Dragon God.
No one knew what the Dragon God was thinking when he established the rule that, before a new Dragon God appeared, soul beasts could not ascend to godhood.
In the original timeline, even if Tang San hadn't intervened, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would still have died in the tribulation of godhood.
Even Di Tian couldn't withstand a god-ascension tribulation—let alone the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
"The Ice God doesn't seem to be acknowledged by the God Realm."
"And the simulated body was a soul beast, one that even received the Water Dragon King's gift."
"To become a god… There isn't even a one-percent chance."
Wang Li let out a sigh. He had already seen the end of this simulation.
[The million-year tribulation is brewing…]
[You felt as though facing a formidable enemy. You never expected that even after inheriting a divine position, there would still be a tribulation for breaking into the million-year realm.]
"So it really is like this…"
"The Dragon God truly deserves to die!"
"Perhaps his original intention was to protect soul beasts, to prevent them from going to the God Realm only to die."
"But what he never anticipated was that the new Dragon God, under the schemes of certain people, would become a human."
When that new Dragon God slaughtered dragons, he showed no mercy whatsoever—yet such a being was called the Dragon God…
It was nothing short of laughable.
[The Snow Empress watched you from afar, worry flashing through her eyes. You were her lover, her pride.]
[Thunder roared across the heavens, growing ever stronger, faintly revealing supreme divine might.]
[Lightning descended. Knowing you couldn't evade it, you didn't even try—you charged straight toward the thunderclouds…]
[Using every means at your disposal, you were nearly struck to death by the heavenly lightning. In your daze, it seemed you thought of something.]
[You cursed the Dragon God at the top of your lungs, shocking all those who were observing this tribulation. You laid bare the Dragon God's curse in its entirety…]
[Your miserable state caused the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to fall into deep contemplation. It had planned to devour vast numbers of marine life, break through to a million years, and seek revenge against the Sea God.]
[Yet the one targeting soul beasts wasn't the gods—but the Dragon God, worshiped by most soul beasts!]
[Soul beasts began to question the Dragon God. A powerhouse like you had no reason to lie. The Dragon God's influence over soul beasts weakened.]
"The Dragon God doesn't deserve the faith of dragons and soul beasts—he severed their future."
"For humans, though, this is actually a good thing."
Wang Li was human. He despised the Dragon God's actions, yet also acknowledged them—after all, it wasn't humans who suffered.
Better soul beasts suffer than humans.
"This simulation should be ending soon."
"I wonder what kind of reward I'll get."
Reaching the million-year level in this simulation was already an unexpected joy for Wang Li.
A million-year level corresponded to godhood.
He wasn't trash like Tianmeng—having a million years of cultivation yet losing to a hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. That would've been humiliating.
[Heavenly lightning continued, growing even more violent. At the brink of death, you devised a plan!]
[You swallowed a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus. Energy wrapped around your body as you transformed into human form.]
[Your original body became your Martial Soul.]
Wang Li: "???"
A cicada shedding its shell?
[A golden soul ring slowly rose from beneath your feet. It was your first soul ring after transformation—a divine ring!]
[The heavenly lightning did not spare you even after you transformed into human form. Another bolt descended. The Snow Empress tried to block it, but you stopped her.]
[You knew that before a new Dragon God appeared, the Dragon God would give soul beasts no hope—and would never allow them to become gods.]
[Under the heavenly tribulation, you died!]
"…Even cicada shell shedding didn't work?"
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