The moment they accepted the Mystic Ice Marrow, their massive bodies trembled at the same time.
Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow.
A legendary supreme ice-attribute treasure.
They had never dreamed that they would one day lay eyes on such a thing.
A-Tai's voice trembled slightly.
"Th... This is Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow!"
A-Tai bowed to the Snow Empress, his voice carrying the excitement of someone overwhelmed by unexpected favor.
Xiao Bai's reaction was even more direct.
Her eyes instantly welled up, and tears could clearly be seen glistening within them.
"Mom..." Xiao Bai's voice choked up. "Is this really for me?"
Seeing the two Soul Beasts' reactions, the Snow Empress merely nodded faintly.
"Yes, these are for you. Absorb them well and raise your cultivation as quickly as possible."
The Snow Empress added at this point.
"Ling Xiao found the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. If you want to thank someone, thank Ling Xiao."
Hearing this, A-Tai and Xiao Bai both turned to look at Ling Xiao beside them.
"Thank you."
Ling Xiao nodded in response, and the Snow Empress spoke again.
"You need to be prepared. The Far North may face some trouble soon."
Though the two Soul Beasts were not particularly clever, they understood the meaning behind the Snow Empress's words.
If something could trouble the Snow Empress, it had to be no small matter.
Thus, the Snow Empress told them every detail of the Far North's potential crisis.
The matter was very simple: the Far North's overall strength had to increase as quickly as possible.
With the Snow Empress's explanation, they instantly understood the severity of the situation.
"Rest assured, Heavenly King!"
"I will raise my cultivation as soon as possible. I am willing to brave fire and water for the Extreme North!"
Xiao Bai nodded earnestly. "Don't worry, Mom! Xiao Bai will work hard too!"
The Snow Empress gave her final instructions.
"Good. Go back and enter seclusion first. We will gather again in three days."
Thus, amid the falling snow of the Extreme North, everyone entered seclusion.
The Ice and Snow Emperors had already cultivated enough.
What the Snow Empress needed was to repair her damaged origin and sense the laws of ice between heaven and earth.
The Ice Empress needed more to consolidate her foundation and build up as much strength as possible to face the Heavenly Tribulation.
A-Tai devoted herself fully to raising her cultivation. She was still quite some distance away from three hundred thousand years.
Xiao Bai was extremely close to two hundred thousand years and needed to prepare to break through at any moment.
As for Ling Xiao.
He did not absorb the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. He had no use for those pieces of Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow for the time being.
Nor did he draw down Heavenly Thunder to cultivate, because that Heavenly Thunder could no longer satisfy him.
Ling Xiao was studying the God-Sealing Platform.
Although his progress was slow, Ling Xiao's senses were gradually becoming sharper.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
After the five gathered before the Ice Crystal Palace, they headed straight toward the depths of the ice plains.
The place they had chosen this time was more remote than ever before.
A bitterly cold wind swept across the ice plains.
The Snow Empress and the other two stood in the distance, staring intently at the two figures ahead.
Xiao Bai stood in the center of the ice plains, her body restored to its original size.
Ling Xiao stood not far away.
Xiao Bai directly threw back her head and howled toward the sky.
"Roar~!"
After absorbing the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow, Xiao Bai had reached the threshold of two hundred thousand years.
The Heavenly Tribulation sensed that she was about to break through.
At that moment, the cloudless skies above the Extreme North were suddenly shrouded by thunderclouds.
Unlike the thunderclouds of the hundred-thousand-year tribulation, the thunderclouds of the two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation were purple.
The thunderclouds bore down like mountains, with four-colored lightning surging within them.
White, red, yellow, and cyan enveloped the entire sky in an apocalyptic scene.
The origin of the Innate Thunder Spirit allowed him to sense every trace of energy fluctuation within the tribulation clouds.
He sensed an exceptionally special force mixed within the tribulation lightning.
The opposing force of light and darkness.
Two completely opposite powers collided, entwined, annihilated each other, and were reborn within the tribulation clouds.
One light and one dark, one positive and one negative—those two energies continually churned within the tribulation clouds.
Not only that, Ling Xiao also sensed a force that isolated everything.
The instant the Heavenly Tribulation descended, the energy between the tribulation transcender and heaven and earth was completely severed.
The tribulation transcender could not draw upon the power of heaven and earth to recover, and could only endure the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation through their own reserves.
A two-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation was no longer a simple baptism of lightning.
It was an all-encompassing trial of life and death involving the level of laws.
Ling Xiao slowly closed his eyes and focused all his senses on the Heavenly Tribulation.
He was comprehending the laws contained within the Heavenly Tribulation.
Thunder Origin Law.
This was the foundation of the Heavenly Tribulation. It carried the righteous aura of heaven and earth, possessed the attributes of purifying evil and undead beings, and restrained all evil soul-type powers.
Four-Element Law.
It contained tearing, burning, crushing pressure, and freezing, testing the foundation of Soul Power in every aspect.
Light-Dark Duality Law.
A law that only appeared after two hundred thousand years.
Lightning of light purified the body, while lightning of darkness destroyed the soul. Their collision increased the difficulty of transcending the tribulation.
Although Ling Xiao had not yet reached the point of comprehending laws, these perceptions laid a solid foundation for him.
Xiao Bai's tribulation officially began.
"Boom~!"
The first tribulation lightning descended.
Four-colored lightning intertwined into a thick bolt, carrying an aura that could destroy everything as it struck directly at Xiao Bai in the center of the ice plains.
"Roar!"
Xiao Bai let out an earth-shaking roar and used her massive body to receive the tribulation lightning.
The four-colored lightning exploded across her body, instantly scorching a patch of her white fur black.
Fortunately, Xiao Bai was thick-skinned and tough-fleshed, and this Heavenly Thunder did not injure her.
Bolt after bolt of Heavenly Thunder descended as Xiao Bai endured the baptism of each one.
After withstanding the first few tribulation bolts, Xiao Bai's body had been thoroughly tempered.
The following Heavenly Thunder began to turn deadly as the Light-Dark Duality Law gradually revealed itself.
Lightning of light and lightning of darkness descended together, creating a violent clash within Xiao Bai's body.
"Roar!"
Xiao Bai let out a pained howl.
Ling Xiao seized the opportunity and rushed in.
His figure turned into a bolt of lightning, instantly charging into the range of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Sensing the intervention of another external force, the Heavenly Tribulation's power instantly surged severalfold.
The four-colored tribulation lightning abruptly intensified several times over, while the clash between light and darkness became even fiercer.
Yet Ling Xiao was utterly fearless. He directly received that tribulation bolt with his body.
"Boom~!"
The Heavenly Thunder pierced straight through his body.
The four elements exploded within him, while the opposing forces of light and darkness simultaneously assaulted his flesh and soul.
Yet Ling Xiao only felt comfortable.
"Mmm~ Comfortable."
His previously damaged origin was also completely repaired under the baptism of this Heavenly Thunder.
His cultivation began to soar wildly.
One hundred and eighty thousand years.
Two hundred thousand years.
Two hundred and thirty thousand years!
Ling Xiao controlled the subsequent Heavenly Thunder and continued helping Xiao Bai temper her body.
"Roar~!"
After an earth-shaking roar from Xiao Bai, she successfully overcame her two-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.
Unfortunately, Ling Xiao had only sensed the laws and had not truly comprehended them.
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