The Gift of the Ice Barrier

As You Jie and the other two arrived at the foot of the temple's steps, they felt even more clearly that this temple contained an extremely vast ice-attribute energy.

Mu En cautiously drew a trace of energy from his surroundings to observe, relying on his Limit Douluo cultivation. He discovered that although the energy was incredibly pure, it was also extremely violent.

Even soul masters or soul beasts with the ultimate ice attribute couldn't absorb it to improve their cultivation.

This immediately put Mu En on alert, and he quickly shielded You Jie and Zhang Lexuan behind him.

If even the energy surrounding the temple was so violent and dangerous, what kind of terrifying existence lay within?

You Jie once again felt the warmth from the Dragon Marks on his arms. Looking at the mirror pattern on the relief above the temple entrance, he felt as if he had seen it before.

Could it be that this temple was connected to the background world of some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards?

"Dragon of Ice Barrier: Gun Dragon... Could this temple be related to the Ice Barrier? But I don't know the background story of the Ice Barrier. I only remember that three Ice Barrier Dragons seemed to have been sealed..."

Thinking about the spare cards he casually added to his Extra Deck when playing games, You Jie felt like he had grasped a clue, but it wasn't detailed enough.

At the same time, Mu En once again sent out a clone of light, heading straight into the depths of the temple.

Clones of light weren't just for showing off; they were also good at gathering intelligence.

Who said that the power of light had to make oneself shine kirakira?

After a while, as the clone of light returned, Mu En's expression visibly relaxed.

"Come, it seems this place was once used to seal some powerful beings, but those sealed beings are no longer here."

Saying this, Mu En enveloped You Jie and Zhang Lexuan with his soul power, and the three of them flew up the steps, entering the temple.

The temple was very spacious. On the ground were four massive magic arrays. Three of them, arranged in an equilateral triangle, had residual ice crystals on them. Judging by the traces on the ice crystals, the beings originally sealed upon them were clearly enormous and extremely powerful.

Zhang Lexuan didn't have any deeper feelings about this, but Mu En was different.

As a human expert who had personally fought against Beast God Di Tian, he knew how powerful Di Tian was. Even the current healthy Mu En would have to team up with the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder and use the Golden Ancient Tree's power to push Mu En's light power and Xuan Zi's gluttony power to their limits to contend with an enraged Di Tian.

As for his good brother Long Xiaoyao... succeeding in not wetting himself in front of Di Tian would be considered a victory.

However, Mu En could sense that what had been sealed here were three colossal dragons, and any one of them possessed the strength to utterly crush Di Tian.

The gap between Di Tian and them was as vast as the gap between Yan Shaozhe and Di Tian.

"Could this have been the place of the Ice Dragon King? But why were there three? And why are there so many patterns resembling snowflakes here, like the mark of some human organization?"

Mu En carefully observed the recurring patterns in the architecture, picked up a dropped badge, and pondered deeply.

"This is the place where this old man and his former companions sealed three great dragons that were split from the dragon 'Ice Spirit Mountain Dragon Clan: Spear Gun Dragon'..."

A long, drawn-out voice echoed. On the magic array in the very center of the temple, an old man in a blue robe, wearing a sweater with a pattern identical to the snowflake pattern Mu En had seen, was suspended there, calmly recounting the events of the Ice Barrier.

To resist the alien insects and the Demon God of Destruction, they had successively unsealed Dragon of Ice Barrier: Gun Dragon and Dragon of Ice Barrier: Sky Spear Dragon.

But even so, they still couldn't gain a decisive advantage against the alien insects and the Demon God of Destruction. Thus, after a fierce debate, and even internal division, they released the last dragon, Dragon of Ice Barrier: Trident Dragon.

Then, the entire world, along with the alien insects and the Demon God of Destruction, was thrown into chaos by the rampaging three dragons. In the end, with the combined efforts of the Dragon Rider Corps, they paid a heavy price to re-establish the seal.

Just as the old man finished his narration, the Dragon Marks on You Jie's arms glowed again, even piercing through his clothes and forming the Dragon Mark pattern on the surface of his attire.

As if in response to the appearance of these Dragon Marks, the four massive magic arrays emitted light, converging into a mirror-like orb in the air, which then merged into You Jie's body.

On You Jie's arms, four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—appeared simultaneously. The sole yellow soul ring immediately lit up, and then, to the shocked gazes of Mu En and Zhang Lexuan, turned purple.

"Oh, bearer of the Red Dragon's power, please carry on with the residual power here."

The phantom of the old man in the air seemed to show a hint of surprise. After leaving these words, he also disappeared.

You Jie closed his eyes, looking at the few cards that had been added to his deck, and felt a sense of relief.

"Although their versatility isn't very strong, I didn't expect to obtain some strengthening cards in this way. They will surely be of great use in some special situations.

"Moreover, my first soul ring has actually increased in age. This seems to mean that the soul power consumed when I maintain monster summons will be reduced in the future.

"This way, my space for storytelling has also increased, and I can better launch counterattacks even against enemies whose soul power levels crush mine..."

After summarizing his gains, You Jie reopened his eyes. The first thing he saw were Zhang Lexuan and Mu En looking at him with concern.

"Sister Lexuan, Mu En, I'm fine. In fact, I've gained quite a lot," You Jie quickly explained.

"I know that, but can you summon those dragons now?"

Mu En had already examined You Jie's body with his Limit Douluo spiritual power. If there were any problems with You Jie's body, he wouldn't be so calm.

"I can summon them, but it's only a slight projection, not their original terrifying power," You Jie shook his head and replied helplessly, spreading his hands.

"Alright, but I didn't expect your martial soul could bring you such an unexpected gain. I'm afraid only you on the entire continent have such good fortune..." Mu En realized he was being overly worried and sighed with emotion.