Ice Emperor Canon (Bonus Chapter for 'Dark Star Emperor')

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Summon the phantom of the Ice Dragon King to participate in battle.

Its strength depended on the age of the Soul Ring.

A hundred-year Soul Ring possessed half of the original body's strength.

A thousand-year Soul Ring possessed one-tenth of the original body's strength.

A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring possessed two-tenths.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring possessed half.

A million-year Soul Ring could unleash the original body's full strength.

After use, the user would be weakened for a month.

During that month, this skill could not be used again.

A million-year Soul Ring could ignore the weakened state.

Gu Yuan had no idea how strong half of the Ice Dragon King's power was.

But judging by the God King-level strength she had possessed in life,

even if Gu Yuan's cultivation was insufficient and he could not allow the phantom to display its full power, it should still possess the strength of a Super Douluo, or perhaps even a Limit Douluo.

"Having a bodyguard comparable to a Super Douluo, or even a Limit Douluo, right after becoming a Soul Master—this is a divine skill."

Gu Yuan inwardly sighed in admiration. He was exceedingly satisfied with this final skill.

Ice and Water Element Control!

Mysterious Ice Dragon Spear!

Snow Fills the Universe!

Descent of the Ice God!

These four skills were the four Soul Skills bestowed upon Gu Yuan by the Ice Dragon King Life Soul Ring.

"Snow Fills the Universe consumes too much Soul Power, and it has a casting wind-up."

"Descent of the Ice God is a life-saving trump card."

"It seems I should avoid using them whenever possible in the future."

"On the other hand, Mysterious Ice Dragon Spear and Element Control can be used together. With Element Control serving as cover, I won't have to worry too much about exposing Mysterious Ice Dragon Spear and arousing suspicion."

Gu Yuan quickly came to a decision.

After understanding the Ice Dragon Domain and the four skills of the Life Soul Ring, Gu Yuan turned his attention back to the Treasure Exchange System.

His Soul Power had now risen to level thirteen.

Aside from the two exchanges for the Ice Dragon King's remnant soul and Masticated Wine,

he still had eleven exchange opportunities remaining.

"What I lack most right now is a cultivation method. Although the meditation method taught by the Ice Dragon King is useful, it ultimately doesn't count as a true cultivation method."

Gu Yuan pondered for a while before using Element Control.

He used the materials at hand.

He condensed a blue, translucent block of ice and inscribed upon it the meditation method taught by the Ice Dragon King.

To prevent anyone from finding clues afterward,

he deliberately controlled the ice's temperature.

He also made it only a thin layer.

Once it was no longer sustained by his Soul Power, it would melt away in no time.

After finishing all this, Gu Yuan held the thin ice in one hand and said inwardly, "System, exchange this meditation method."

[Ding, Treasure Exchange System exchange in progress...]

[Ding, exchange complete. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from Tang Ya's storage Soul Tool belt.]

As soon as the system notification ended, a metal scroll appeared before Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan opened the metal scroll and found that he could not understand a single word inside.

That was because he had never attended school in Douluo Continent.

Fortunately, the system was rather considerate.

Whenever Gu Yuan read it, simplified Chinese characters would automatically appear in his mind.

There were even detailed annotations.

It could not have been more thoughtful.

"What kind of junk is this?"

With the Treasure Exchange System, Gu Yuan naturally had no interest in this incomplete cultivation method.

Still, thinking that something was better than nothing, he repeated his old trick. He created another thin sheet of ice and engraved the text onto it in simplified Chinese.

"System, exchange this Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record."

[Ding, Treasure Exchange System exchange in progress...]

[Ding, the cultivation method offered in exchange belongs to a martial arts world and is of the same item category. Exchange failed.]

"What the hell? This can fail too?"

Gu Yuan felt thoroughly depressed. Only then did he recall what the system's introduction had said.

Items of the same category could only be exchanged once.

Although the incomplete version of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was garbage,

it was still undeniably a martial arts cultivation method.

He had already exchanged for one, so he could not exchange for a second.

But how could Gu Yuan be willing to cultivate such an incomplete martial arts method?

"Since I can't exchange for martial arts cultivation methods, then I'll exchange for fantasy cultivation methods or immortal cultivation methods. I refuse to believe I won't get one that suits me."

"System, continue the exchange."

[Ding, the cultivation method offered in exchange belongs to a martial arts world and is of the same item category. Exchange failed.]

[Ding, the cultivation method offered in exchange belongs to a martial arts world and is of the same item category. Exchange failed.]

[Ding, the cultivation method offered in exchange belongs to a martial arts world and is of the same item category. Exchange failed.]

Eight more exchanges failed in a row, leaving Gu Yuan on the verge of despair.

And every one of the items exchanged in those eight failed attempts had been stronger than this incomplete version of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

They might even have included cultivation manuals regarded as divine arts in martial arts worlds, such as the Nine Yang Divine Art, Nine Yin Manual, and Nine Nether Mysterious Heaven Divine Art.

"System, exchange one last time."

After this exchange, Gu Yuan would have only one exchange opportunity left.

For that final opportunity, Gu Yuan intended to exchange the Masticated Wine.

He wanted to see whether he could obtain some sort of miraculous pill or medicine to improve his cultivation, allowing him to continue gaining exchange opportunities.

[Ding, Treasure Exchange System exchange in progress...]

[Ding, congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Ice Emperor Canon from Hai Bodong's storage ring in Battle Through the Heavens.]

As the words fell, the thin ice inscribed with the incomplete version of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record finally vanished from Gu Yuan's hand, replaced by a blue scroll.

"Ice Emperor Canon?!"

Looking at the blue scroll in his hand, Gu Yuan, who had nearly given up already, suddenly had his dark-blue eyes light up.

The Ice Emperor Canon.

It was actually the Ice Emperor Canon of Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

Gu Yuan eagerly opened the scroll. Within was recorded everything Ice Emperor Hai Bodong had learned throughout his life.

Mysterious-tier high-grade cultivation method: Mysterious Ice Art

Mysterious-tier mid-grade Dou Skill: Ice Mirror

Mysterious-tier mid-grade Dou Skill: Mysterious Ice Shield

Mysterious-tier mid-grade Dou Skill: Multiple Ice Blades

Mysterious-tier mid-grade Dou Skill: Mysterious Ice Giant Cone

Mysterious-tier high-grade Dou Skill: Multiple Ice Layers

Mysterious-tier high-grade Dou Skill: Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill

Mysterious-tier high-grade Dou Skill: Ten Thousand Flower Ice Mirror

And the coolest and strongest Mysterious-tier high-grade Dou Skill: Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar

Besides that, it also recorded many Dou Skills and combat techniques created by Ice Emperor Hai Bodong himself.

For example, he could use sword fingers to instantly launch countless ice spikes at an enemy.

He could release ice-attributed Dou Qi to sense an opponent's location through cold air; freeze the ground and use the chill to restrict an opponent's movements; or cover his entire body in ice-attributed Dou Qi to gain a burst of speed.

He could condense ice prisms and ice spears to attack opponents from afar.

There was also a set of Mysterious Ice Spear Techniques honed through countless battlefield slaughters, among other things.

After Gu Yuan finished reading the Ice Emperor Canon, he could not help but sigh inwardly:

"It seems that after Medusa sealed Hai Bodong's Dou Qi in the original story, he had already prepared himself to remain sealed until death. That must be why he organized everything he had learned throughout his life."

"If this Ice Emperor Canon were spread through Douluo Continent, who knew how many ice-attributed Soul Masters would fight until their heads bled for it."

Gu Yuan was not too concerned about that, though. After all, the text recorded on the scroll was from Dou Qi Continent.

Even he himself could only understand it because of the system's considerate translation.

Stuffing the scroll into his backpack, Gu Yuan condensed an ice cup, took out the Masticated Wine, and poured it in until the cup was full, leaving only one mouthful behind for emergencies.

Then he said inwardly, "System, exchange the Masticated Wine in this cup."

[Ding, Treasure Exchange System exchange in progress...]

[Ding, exchange successful. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained fine wine treasured by God King Tang.]