Frost Divine Body!

Xu Xuan endured the snake's foul, fishy smell, grabbed the ice snake, and sucked hard at its neck.

"Whew..."

Only when the ice snake had become somewhat shriveled did Xu Xuan finally put it down.

By then, the tingling numbness throughout his body had completely vanished.

"Finally recovered..."

Xu Xuan smiled, took the dagger Luo Xiaotian handed him, and cut out the snake's gallbladder.

Fortunately, the gallbladder was still steaming warm.

"Eat it while it's warm. It'll do you good."

Without giving her a chance to object, Xu Xuan put the snake's gallbladder straight into Yun Qingxue's mouth.

"Ah!"

Just as the three were about to leave with the ice flower, Yun Qingxue suddenly screamed, then collapsed facedown on the ground without warning.

"What's going on?"

Xu Xuan stared at Yun Qingxue, whose entire body was frosting over, utterly bewildered.

He had no idea that swallowing the ice snake's gallbladder had caused a tremendous transformation in Yun Qingxue's constitution.

"Her constitution is changing. I suspect swallowing that gallbladder caused it."

Luo Xiaotian spoke after frowning in thought for a moment.

"This constitution seems to be the legendary frost divine body. Throughout history, anyone who possessed it was certain to become a Saint, provided they didn't perish along the way!"

"It looks like she's stumbled upon quite an opportunity!"

Luo Xiaotian looked on with some envy.

"I'm afraid we'll have to stay on the fourth floor. We can only head to the fifth once her constitution has fully awakened!"

Luo Xiaotian spread his hands helplessly. After such a long delay, everyone else who hadn't been eliminated had probably already reached the fifth floor.

"Yeah, that's all we can do."

Xu Xuan didn't mind. In fact, drinking the ice snake's blood had made the power within him somewhat more solid.

He just didn't know exactly how much strength he could unleash.

"Brother Xuan, I... I feel awful..."

Yun Qingxue's face suddenly flushed red. She kept writhing, voicing her pain over and over.

"Brother Xuan... help me, please help me. I'm so hot..."

Although frost had formed over Yun Qingxue's skin, she felt only a scorching force rampaging through her body, making her face flush in waves and her body tremble involuntarily.

Xu Xuan stared blankly at Yun Qingxue, but eventually picked her up in his arms.

"Are you all right?"

Xu Xuan asked.

Yun Qingxue merely kept shaking her head. She wanted to say something, but her lips only moved, unable to form a single word.

Boom!

Yun Qingxue suddenly felt a thunderous roar inside her head. Before she could react, she sprang upright, and the water in the nearby pool was instantly engulfed by her cold!

The center of the lake froze solid.

Yun Qingxue twisted her body like a nimble serpent.

At last, she slowly opened her eyes and exhaled softly. "I'm better now..."

Seeing that Yun Qingxue had fully awakened, Xu Xuan merely nodded without saying anything more.

"The end of this floor is up ahead. Before we can go through, we'll need to pass its trial."

"We can work together for the first five floors, but after that, we'll have to rely on ourselves alone."

Luo Xiaotian explained. Though he had never been here either, he knew a little about it.

Leaving the center of the lake, the three arrived at the end of the fourth floor.

Facing the door before them, Luo Xiaotian calmly cupped his hands. "Guardian, please reveal yourself. We wish to proceed to the fifth floor!"

"Passing my fourth floor is simple. Beat me at Go, and I'll let you through."

"Go?"

Xu Xuan was amused. Though he hadn't played Go in this life, in his previous life he had often played against others to while away his idle hours.

He had developed considerable skill at the game!

"Let me try. As long as one of the three of us beats you, we can all pass, right?" Xu Xuan asked with a smile.

"Correct, provided you can beat me."

As the ethereal voice faded, a Go board appeared in the middle, with black stones on one side and white stones on the other.

Looking at the black and white stones, Xu Xuan sat beside the white ones. "Black goes first. Please begin."

"Very well..."

Only the ethereal voice could be heard; no figure was visible.

A black stone appeared at the center of the board.

"Interesting."

Seeing a black stone appear out of thin air with no one in sight stirred a trace of curiosity in Xu Xuan.

He had to admit that the things here were truly miraculous.

Smiling inwardly, Xu Xuan picked up a white stone and followed with his move.

Their contest began with some simple probing.

"Hmm?"

A note of puzzlement entered the ethereal voice. "Boy, are you sure you want to play there?"

"Indeed. Your move, senior!"

Holding a white stone, Xu Xuan smiled faintly, looking as though he had every move firmly in hand.

"Very well. Let's see what you're really capable of!"

The player holding black placed another stone.

"I've already seized your lifeline. Let's see how you intend to fight me now!"

The ethereal voice carried a hint of excitement.

"To tell you the truth, boy, I only used thirty percent of my skill against the others. Otherwise, those people could never have passed my fourth floor!"

"But you've stirred a little excitement in me, so now I'm using ninety percent."

The voice spoke excitedly, then added, "Of course, boy, don't be afraid. Whether you win this game or not, I'll let you pass and enter the fifth floor. Just focus on playing!"

"Ninety percent?"

Xu Xuan was amused. He wondered what the other player would think if he knew Xu Xuan was merely playing around.

He wasn't even using ten percent of his skill.

"But you've forgotten that I have a blade buried deep between your ribs. Everything you've done is nothing but a futile struggle."

With a faint smile, he placed another white stone.

In an instant, the board seemed to churn with rising winds and surging clouds!

The black army marched out in full force, just when it seemed poised to slaughter the white stones!

Yet a single white stone emerged, enough to send the entire black army to its destruction!

It was one he had never paid any attention to!

And precisely because of that, it struck him hard, catching him completely off guard!

"You brat!"

The voice was instantly filled with shock, its earlier excitement extinguished at once.

"Boy, who are you? Why have I never heard of someone like you in our Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace?"

"My name is Xu Xuan, disciple of Elder Mo Tianji."

Xu Xuan spoke calmly, his tone neither servile nor overbearing!

"Elder Mo's disciple? I never imagined you were his disciple. No wonder! Haha, not bad, boy. This old man will remember you. You've passed the fourth floor. Next time, I'll seek you out for another game."

"Next time, I certainly won't be as careless as I was today!"

As the final words rang out, a gate of light appeared before the three.

They exchanged glances, then stepped inside.