Chapter 110: The Peak of the Extreme North, Prelude to the Ultimate Leap
Time flew by. Since the destruction of the abyss, Bi Ji taking charge of the Ancient Tree, and Du Busi boldly becoming a god, several months had passed in the blink of an eye.
Under Lei Chen's will, the Douluo Plane entered a quiet period of high-speed development and assimilation of war spoils. The Plane Allied Forces had orderly withdrawn to their respective stations, leaving only some elites on rotating guard duty in the Border Mountains.
Across the continent, whether it was the original Three Nations of the Continent or the Sun Moon Empire, everyone was seizing the time to recuperate, integrate Soul Tool Technology, and digest the experience and insights gained during the war. The entire plane presented a scene of prosperity and surging hidden currents.
All of this tranquility and order originated from that being suspended in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, as if merged into one with the entire plane—Lei Chen.
On this day, Lei Chen, who had been silently sensing the changes of the plane, suddenly felt something. Those eyes containing seven-colored flowing light slowly opened, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless space to land precisely on the northernmost tip of the continent, that eternal kingdom of ice and snow.
In his perception, in the core area of the Far North Land, a majestic energy suppressed to the limit, yet ready to erupt like a frozen volcano, was condensing and rising with unprecedented activity.
"The time has come." A flash of realization and anticipation crossed Lei Chen's eyes as he whispered to himself.
Just as he had expected, the Xue Di did not make him wait too long.
Over these past few months, the Xue Di had not rushed for success but continued with an amazing and steady posture to refine the precious Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow one by one.
Relying on her solid foundation accumulated over 900,000 years and her ultimate control over the Ice System Law, the refining process could be described as a natural progression.
Now, nine pieces of Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow had completely merged into her origin, pushing her cultivation to the true limit a mortal Soul Beast could achieve—the 990,000-year peak!
That indestructible million-year chasm was now as thin as a cicada's wing before the Xue Di, within reach. She had already made all preparations for that ultimate leap.
Unlike the previous times when the Xue Di broke through and he only appeared after she triggered the Heavenly Tribulation, this time, with a slight thought, Lei Chen's figure quietly faded from above the Lake of Life.
In the next moment, at the core of the Far North Land, atop the highest and coldest mountain peak, space rippled slightly, and Lei Chen's figure emerged silently.
The biting cold wind carried ice crystals, howling past the mountaintop, yet it could not approach within three feet of him. It was as if there were an invisible barrier isolating all the severe cold and noise outside.
In the center of the peak, on a platform condensed from ten-thousand-year-old ice, the Xue Di sat quietly, her white clothes as white as snow, as if merging into this world of ice and snow.
Her countenance was cold and peerless, and her aura was restrained to the extreme. If not for that faint, terrifying chill that seemed connected to the pulse of the entire Far North Land, one would almost think she was just a perfect ice sculpture.
Before her, on the smooth ice surface, lay the final piece of Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow, crystal clear and emitting an alluring blue light and ultimate cold. This was the final step, the fuse to ignite the ultimate transformation.
Lei Chen's arrival did not cause much movement. He just stood quietly several yards away from the Xue Di, hands behind his back, gazing distantly at this silver-clad, vast, and boundless world of ice and snow.
He did not speak to disturb her, acting as if he were just a guardian who had come to witness the ceremony.
At the edge of an ice valley further from the peak, a petite emerald-green figure was pacing nervously. It was the Ice Empress. Her jewel-like eyes watched the direction of the peak without blinking, her small hands unconsciously clenched, her fingertips turning slightly white from the force.
The Ice Empress's heart was currently filled with complex emotions. There was the immense excitement and anticipation of the Xue Di being about to break through the million-year bottleneck and step into the unprecedented God-level realm, but even more so, there was uncontrollable tension and worry.
She knew better than anyone how terrifying the Million-Year Heavenly Tribulation was. It was the most fearsome threshold on the path of a Soul Beast's cultivation. Even if the Xue Di's foundation was incredibly deep and she possessed a heaven-defying divine object like the heart of the ice god, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was unpredictable. Who could guarantee everything would be fine?
Although that supreme Plane Master had personally come to protect her, the Ice Empress's heart still hung in mid-air, unable to settle. She was afraid her worry would affect the Xue Di, who was adjusting her state, so she only dared to keep watch from afar. However, her restless appearance completely exposed her inner anxiety.
Fortunately, the Xue Di's state was far more stable than the Ice Empress imagined.
After the peak confrontation on the plane's battlefield with the Spirit Monarch, who possessed divine sense, the Xue Di had benefited greatly.
Through that life-and-death struggle, she had completely realized and consolidated her unique 'Ice Heart Realm'. This realm was mysterious, allowing her heart to remain like ancient profound ice, calm and undisturbed by any external interference, whether in violent combat or quiet cultivation before a breakthrough.
At this moment, she was adjusting her spirit, will, and energy to the most perfect state of harmony. The raging wind and snow around her, the Ice Empress's worry in the distance, and even the unfathomable aura of the Plane Master beside her could not cause a single ripple in the lake of her heart.
After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Xue Di's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her closed eyes slowly opened.
What kind of eyes were those? Clear as the cold springs of the Extreme North, deep as a ten-thousand-year ice abyss, calm without a single ripple, yet seemingly containing a terrifying power capable of freezing the world.
Her gaze first fell on the final piece of Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow before her, then shifted slightly to look at Lei Chen beside her.
Without needing words, Lei Chen had already sensed the perfection of the Xue Di's state. He met her gaze and nodded slightly, his eyes calm and full of unquestionable certainty, as if saying: "Begin, I am here for everything."
Receiving Lei Chen's signal, the last trace of faint concern in the Xue Di's eyes completely dissipated. She was never an indecisive person, and now she did not hesitate. Extending her hand, which was as slender as jade yet contained terrifying ice power, she gently grasped the final piece of Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow in her palm.
In an instant, majestic and pure ultimate ice-attribute energy, like a docile stream, began to flow along her arm and continuously pour into her origin, which had already reached a state of saturation.
With the Xue Di's 990,000-year peak cultivation, refining this single piece of Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow was naturally effortless. The entire process was incredibly smooth. In just a few moments, that priceless piece of profound ice marrow turned into powder in her hand, its ten-thousand-year cultivation essence having completely become a part of her power.
This new power, relative to the Xue Di's vast accumulation of 990,000 years, seemed like an insignificant trickle, barely noticeable.
However, it was the weight of this final straw that gently fell—
"Hum..."
A strange drone, seemingly originating from the very source of the laws of heaven and earth, quietly echoed from deep within the Xue Di's body.
Quantitative change finally, at this moment, triggered the qualitative change destined to shake the entire plane!
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