Meeting Sisters! (Seeking Follow-ups, Seeking Follow-ups)

As his senses expanded, nearly the entire core area was brought within his perception.

Before long, Lan Yu utilized the power of the Ice Dragon King to detect a location in the core area where the ice elements were exceptionally dense.

"Found it!" Lan Yu opened his eyes, a flash of joy crossing his face.

The Ice Empress and Snow Empress felt the same; they truly hadn't expected to find the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow they had been searching for so bitterly today.

"No time to lose, let's go!" The Ice Empress was already impatient.

That damned Ice Silkworm, to have found the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and not report it—he truly deserved death!

Immediately, Di Tian tore through space, bringing Lan Yu and the others to the spot in the core area where the ice elements were most concentrated.

"It's right beneath here. Di Tian, break open the ice layer," Lan Yu commanded.

Di Tian's face darkened. I am the dignified Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, my status is of the highest nobility, and you want me to do this?

"I will not!" Di Tian refused resolutely.

Lan Yu turned to the Ice Empress. She didn't overthink it, shifting directly back into her true form, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, and began hacking away at the ice layer with her pincers.

Crack—

Crack—

In an instant, countless ice shards flew everywhere, and the Ice Empress carved out a hole large enough for two people to jump down side-by-side.

"Jump."

They followed the hole the Ice Empress had carved, descending all the way down.

After an unknown amount of time, they emerged from an ice tunnel, and the view before them suddenly opened up.

This was a crystal ice chamber, surrounded by ice blocks and pillars of varying sizes. They were pure and white on the outside, while inside, liquid seemed to flow, emitting an icy blue radiance.

Feeling that pure ice-attribute energy and the extreme chill, the joy on the faces of the Ice Empress and Snow Empress was undisguised.

Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow!

So much Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow!!

With this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, they would no longer have to fear the so-called Heavenly Tribulation.

Di Tian did not enter; he remained outside to keep watch.

Lan Yu could feel his ice and fire elements rapidly improving; given time, he would surely break through to the High level!

With five days remaining before the forced teleportation back to the magic world, Lan Yu simply sat cross-legged and began to cultivate his ice and fire elements.

The main storyline was essentially in the magic world, with the side story in the Douluo Continent, so increasing his Soul Power Level was not particularly important to him.

After all, he only stayed in the Douluo Continent for a month each time, which was never enough time to raise his soul power, so he could only rely on immortal herbs and other heavenly treasures.

In just five short days, Lan Yu's ice and fire elements rose to the High level, and his Soul Power Level consequently reached level 69.

Although extreme attributes were powerful, the higher the soul power level, the slower the improvement.

"Di Tian, you should head back to the Star Dou Forest. I won't be back in the Douluo Continent for another three months," Lan Yu said.

Di Tian nodded, then handed a black scale to Lan Yu.

"I cannot go to your world, so I give you my reverse scale. It will save your life at a critical moment," Di Tian said.

On the other side, the Ice Empress was having a sentimental farewell with the Snow Empress. At the same time, the Snow Empress transferred all her authority to the Ice Empress so that the latter could better protect the Far North.

When the time came, moonlight enveloped Lan Yu and the Snow Empress.

In the blink of an eye, they vanished from the Far North.

"Xue'er is gone..." Watching the Snow Empress disappear, the Ice Empress felt a sense of loss.

"I still need to tell that big lug, the Titan Snow Demon King."

With that, the Ice Empress turned into a streak of emerald light and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Di Tian tore through space and returned to the Star Dou Forest, reporting everything that had happened in minute detail to the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

Returning to the magic world, a wave of heat hit him; it was the height of a sweltering summer.

[Fingerprint recognized!]

[Door unlocked!]

At that moment, there was movement at the door lock.

Lan Yu turned his head to see Ding Yumian and Mu Nujiao returning.

Ai Tutu wasn't with them, which meant she must have gone off to fool around somewhere.

"Sister Yumian, Jiao Jiao, long time no see," Lan Yu greeted.

Mu Nujiao didn't refute his form of address, instead saying with a suppressed smile, "What 'long time no see'? It's only been three days. What have you been doing these past three days, anyway?"

After changing her shoes, Ding Yumian hurried upstairs to find clothes to wash up; she had just accepted challenges from several girls in her department today and had worked up a sweat.

"Looking for a contract beast," Lan Yu said, flopping onto the sofa with a look of enjoyment.

Mu Nujiao smiled. "So, did you find it?"

"Obviously." Lan Yu cracked his knuckles.

Before Mu Nujiao could ask further, Ding Yumian's voice drifted lightly from upstairs: "What element is it?"

"Ice Element," Lan Yu replied. "Sister Yumian, how many people challenged you today?"

"Thirty or so. A mix of men and women, with varying levels of strength," Ding Yumian said after a moment of thought.

"Oh, right. Quite a few people from your Light Institute sent in challenge letters. Remember to deal with them. I'm going to take a shower now."

With that, Ding Yumian gathered her clothes and headed into the washroom.

After chatting for a bit, Mu Nujiao and Lan Yu also went upstairs to grab their clothes and wash up.

Lan Yu took out his phone and glanced at the challenge list posted by the department head in the public group chat.

He counted them carefully; over a hundred people wanted to challenge him.

It was already afternoon, so the matter of guarding the arena would have to wait until tomorrow.

As of now, Lan Yu was a mage at the High Level 1 in Light Element, High Level 1 in Ice and Fire, Mid Level 3 in Summoning Element, and Mid Level 1 in Chaos Element.

Add to that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Momo, who was dragged down by Lan Yu's dead weight, and the Heavenly Snow Woman Snow Empress.

Their original power had been forcibly sealed, and they could only wait for Lan Yu's Summoning Element cultivation to improve so they could slowly unseal and reclaim the power that belonged to them.

Of course, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could cultivate by devouring demon beasts or human mages, in addition to relying on Lan Yu's magic energy.

Snow Empress was different; as a Heavenly Snow Woman, she only required ice-attribute treasures.

Lan Yu had taken some Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow with him, leaving the rest for Ice Empress.

[Lan Yu, is this the magic world you reside in?] Snow Empress's voice echoed in Lan Yu's ear.

[Yes,] Lan Yu responded.

They shared a Summoning Element contract, so they could communicate daily through their thoughts.

[Were those two just now my sisters?]

However, Snow Empress's next sentence caught Lan Yu off guard.

[What nonsense are you spouting? You are my contract beast now, don't think about such useless things.]

As expected of Douluo Continent, the Land of the Fallen Love God; this underlying code was not surprising in the slightest.

[...]

Snow Empress did not reply. She was currently in the Contract Space; although it was not as vast as the Far North, it was sufficient for storing the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and providing her with a place to reside.

Just a contract beast for now?