Rewards of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm

It's amazing. It seems that I can enter this ice tower with just a thought. This feeling is similar to the cultivation secret realm in my previous life, which I could only enter by spending sect contributions in the Cold Jade Ice Heart Pavilion. It seems that I have underestimated this continent. But thinking about it, becoming a god can grant immortality. Perhaps in other aspects, it is not as good as being a cultivator, but in this respect, it is the same as ascending to immortality.

"Ding... Trial participant Yu Tianshuang, please select trial content."

"The first level of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm: 1. Defeat Soul Beast of the same level; 2. Defeat Soul Beast of the same level and attribute; 3. Defeat a top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attribute."

Another wave of familiar but extremely annoying dizziness washed over her, along with a distorted view of her vision. However, after experiencing this twice, Yu Tianshuang followed the example of Senior Sister Bing'er and the others and simply closed her eyes. This did help a bit, leaving only a slight dizziness in her head.

"Um... I choose option three: defeat a top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attribute."

Yu Tianshuang gazed at the scene before him, which resembled the heart of the Far North. A Bingbing, emotionless voice echoed through the Ice and Snow Drifting landscape. As the voice spoke, a shimmering light screen appeared before him. The rectangular screen was divided into three equal sections, displaying the three conditions for passing the trial as stated by the Ice God's will, along with detailed images of Soul Beast. This Ice and Snow Secret Realm was completely different from the trials of entering the temple. Unsure of what to do, he could only softly speak.

"This..."

After waiting for a while, the light screen in front of him didn't disappear, nor did the trial Soul Beast appear, leaving him quite embarrassed. Luckily, he was alone here; otherwise, if Senior Sister Bing'er and the others saw this, especially Yue'er, they would laugh at him to death...

Suddenly, Yu Tianshuang had a flash of inspiration. Since the physical body was teleported along with the physical body, then hadn't she fallen into a misconception? Perhaps the Soul Beast in the trial were virtual imitations created by the Ice God, but he wasn't some kind of spiritual consciousness. Thinking this, she raised her hand and gently touched the last piece of the rectangular light screen. It felt slightly cool, like touching the surface of water.

The trial objective is to defeat a top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attributes.

Yu Tianshuang touched the last light screen, and as ripples spread across it, the transparent screen gradually vanished like a bubble. A Titan Snow Ape, exactly the same as the one used in the initiation trial, appeared in the center of this Ice Sky, pounding its chest and roaring.

"This... it's exactly the same, okay... wait, speaking of which, this Titan Snow Ape really does perfectly meet the criteria of being a top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attribute..."

The first level of this Ice and Snow Secret Realm was surprisingly the same difficulty as the trial he had taken to enter the temple. This was unexpected. However, upon reflection, the Ice and Snow Secret Realm had nine levels in total. The difficulty of the first level might simply be a perk bestowed upon believers by the Ice God for others. But there was something unreasonable about it. For Auxiliary System Soul Master like Yu Hairou, completely testing combat skills was too inhumane. No wonder it took her Hairou years to pass the first level; she probably relied on healing and shields to slowly grind through...

"Time taken to clear the level: 31 seconds, no Soul Skill used, S-rank rating, highest-tier reward received: Soul Power increased by one level, all Soul Ring increased in age by one hundred years..."

Following the same method, Yu Tianshuang unleashed an Ice Chill Storm Slash the trial Titan Snow Ape into countless ice shards. As these ice fragments dissolved into specks of white energy, the unique voice of the Ice God's consciousness echoed throughout the space. Soon, a white beam of light, identical to that used during the Ice God Trial, descended, enveloping Yu Tianshuang. Fortunately, this time the Big Dipper Seven Origins Purple Seal within him showed no unusual activity, allowing Yu Tianshuang to breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, losing such a wonderful reward would have been devastating...

After Yu Tianshuang received the reward, although his Soul Power Level was still 70, according to the Grandmaster who "published" the theory of the ten competitive advantages of Martial Soul, this Soul Power had only accumulated. However, Yu Tianshuang did not need it. He directly poured all the reward Soul Power that surged into his body into the Purple Seal in his body to strengthen his physical strength and Divine Power.

In order to reach level 70 Soul Power before heading to the Far North, he hadn't deliberately compressed his Soul Power twice during his Soul Emperor period. Now that he hadn't obtained Soul Ring or helped Snow Empress transform into a human, he would take this opportunity to compress the Soul Power he hadn't compressed during his Soul Emperor period.

Senior Sister Bing'er said that she obtained her Sixth Soul Ring through the fourth level of this Ice and Snow Secret Realm, and her Seventh Soul Ring was bestowed upon her through the God Trial. Looking at it this way, it seems I'm at a huge disadvantage since I didn't qualify for the God Trial...

After absorbing the reward, the missing Key of Ice and Snow reappeared in this snowy world. Yu Tianshuang was already familiar with it, so she stepped forward and touched it. Soon, a rectangular, semi-transparent light screen appeared in front of her.

"Stay on this floor, proceed to the next floor, and leave the secret realm."

These were the three options. Without hesitation, Yu Tianshuang lightly touched the light screen leading to the next level with her finger and then skillfully closed her eyes.

A familiar wave of dizziness washed over her, and when Yu Tianshuang opened her eyes, a black line appeared on her forehead. Had she been teleported to the Ice and Snow Secret Realm for nothing? The scene was exactly the same as the first level she had just been on...

"The second level of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm: 1. Defeat two Soul Beast of the same level consecutively; 2. Defeat two Soul Beast of the same level and attribute consecutively; 3. Defeat two top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attribute simultaneously."

This time, the three options are on completely different levels of difficulty. Logically speaking, the third option should be to defeat top-tier Soul Beast of the same level and attribute consecutively. It seems that to achieve an S-rank completion rating, choosing the third difficulty is a must. The two rewards from the S-rank rating I just received were a one-level increase in Soul Power and a 100-year increase in the maximum limit of all Soul Ring. In this light, the reward for increasing the maximum limit of Soul Ring, which benefits one's own strength and future development potential, is the true value of the S-rank rating.

Regardless of how many Titan Snow Ape there were, killing them was just a matter of a moment for Yu Tianshuang. Since he could get the reward of increasing the age of his Soul Ring, he didn't hesitate at all and clicked on the last option.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Phoenix True Body, Undying Ice Phoenix Innate Domain: Ice Phoenix Domain Activated! Fifth Soul Skill: Ice Luan Totem!"

Shui Bing'er's Soul Ring lit up at this moment, revealing an exaggerated Soul Ring Configuration. As the successor to the Ice God's Godhood, her Soul Ring age would increase by 1,000 years each time she passed the God Trial. In the Ice and Snow Secret Realm, she also chose the third difficulty level for all of them and achieved an S-level rating.

In the Ice and Snow Secret Realm, the first level's S-rank rating increases the lifespan of the Soul Ring by 100 years, the second level by 200 years, the third level by 400 years, and the fourth level by 800 years. Based on this pattern, Shui Bing'er deduces that if she passes the fifth level and also obtains an S-rank rating, then the reward this time will be so extravagant that it will surpass the reward of the God Trial, increasing the lifespan of the Soul Ring 1600 years.

Like a true ice queen, Shui Bing'er looked down at the two Titan Snow Ape and the Polar Ice Bear below. All three Soul Beast were at the Soul Douluo level and were top-tier Soul Beast. Besides the Titan Snow Ape, the Polar Ice Bear was also Soul Beast that Shui Bing'er had seen before. It was a species of an Ice Bear King adopted by the Snow Empress, and both were top-tier ice-attribute Soul Beast from the Far North.

"Roar!!!"

Even though they had unleashed their Phoenix True Body, apart from the Polar Ice Bear, which was slightly smaller and only a little over ten meters tall, the two Titan Snow Ape were nearly fully mature, reaching a height of over 40 meters, almost the same height as the Phoenix True Body. At this moment, the three Soul Beast roared and charged towards Shui Bing'er.

"Even top-tier ice-attribute Soul Beast, unless they possess Ultimate Power, can only grovel at my feet! Sixth Soul Skill: Burial!"

Standing atop the Phoenix True Body, Shui Bing'er always looked down at the three Soul Beast with disdain. She slowly extended a slender, lotus-root-like arm, her fair hand radiating a terrifying chill. Then, with an indifferent expression, she pressed down slightly, and a surge of Shui Bing'er -attribute power, like a divine intervention, swiftly enveloped the three Soul Beast as her hand pressed down.

Although Shui Bing'er's Sixth Soul Ring was God-Given Soul Ring, it did not reach the age of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. However, with the blessing of the God Trial and the rewards of the Ice and Ice and Snow Secret Realm, it was still black with a Sisi of light red. With the blessing of the Ice Luan Totem and the Ice Phoenix Domain, and being in the Phoenix True Body with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, the power of this move directly turned the three frantically running and roaring Soul Beast into three ice sculptures on the way.

"Burst!"

That wasn't all. Shui Bing'er clenched her delicate hand tightly again, and the three huge ice sculptures below shattered into pieces of ice as her fist tightened.

"Whoosh..."

To simultaneously kill three top-tier Soul Douluo -level Soul Beast, Shui Bing'er went all out. At this moment, she had less than 10% of her Soul Power left. She deactivated all her status effects and landed on the ice, panting. Although Shui Bing'er did not master the Ring Fusion Ring Fusion Techniques of Huo Wu and Yu Tianshuang, and could not break through the Soul Power Limit of the Sixth Soul Skill, Shui Bing'er herself had mastered the power of Ultimate Ice after her Martial Soul Evolution. Coupled with the Martial Soul Avatar with its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and her Innate Domain, killing three Soul Beast was not unusual.

"Completed the level in 58 seconds, achieved an S-rank rating, and received the highest-tier reward: a two-level increase in Soul Power and a 1600-year increase in the age of all Soul Ring..."

When Shui Bing'er was the first to pass the first level of the Ice and Snow Secret Realm, she had a suspicion. She immediately went out to communicate with the Ice God's consciousness to inquire. After learning that each person could only receive the reward for clearing the Ice and Snow Secret Realm once, she repeatedly warned everyone to choose the third challenge difficulty and obtain an S-rank completion rating. She told them not to just clear the level for the sake of clearing it. The reward for increasing their Soul Power Level in the normal challenge was just a matter of time for them. However, the reward for increasing the age of their Soul Ring, which could extend their future, was the truly important one.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell Tianshuang. Ugh, it's all Yue'er's fault, always interrupting. But this guy is so arrogant and strong, he probably wouldn't just choose an easy challenge, right..."

Shui Bing'er felt incredibly comfortable. The increase in her Soul Power Level was fine, but the all-around improvement in both her body and mind after increasing the age of her Soul Ring was simply too wonderful. However, just as she was indulging in this warmth, she suddenly remembered something and began to mutter to herself somewhat guiltily...