webnovelvip Chapter 265 The Secret Land of the Earth Dragon Gate
Chapter 265 The Secret Land of the Earth Dragon Gate
Chapter 265 The Secret Land of the Earth Dragon Gate
After thinking about Huo Yuhao's suggestion, Bingdi nodded in agreement.
Now that the battle against the spirits has ended and the Douluo Continent has entered a brief period of peace, it is time for her to return to the far north.
Because of the smaller plane behind Dragon City, the Heavenly Soul Empire had already ordered the relocation of its residents.
Today, Longcheng has become a completely ghost town.
However, Nan Shuishui had already told Huo Yuhao the location of the well in the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate.
Therefore, after arriving in Dragon City, Huo Yuhao, Bingdi, Dubusi, and Ditian went straight to the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate.
After careful consideration, Di Tian decided that it would be better to wait until Huo Yuhao obtained the Evil Emperor Soul Ring before exploring the smaller dimension behind Dragon City.
This would provide Huo Yuhao with an additional layer of security.
The group arrived at the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate.
Because of the lack of maintenance during this period, the place is now overgrown with weeds.
Deep in the backyard, at the location described by Nan Shuishui, a well, as perceived by Huo Yuhao and the others, exuded a faint, chilling aura.
"This is a cold spring."
Poison Undying said, "The water in this well has a high concentration of spiritual energy. Drinking it regularly can nourish a Soul Master's body."
"This is a treasure that even the Body Sect doesn't have."
Huo Yuhao replied, "According to the exploration of the ancestors of the Earth Dragon Gate, there is a cave below this well, containing a lot of minerals with a strong ice attribute."
"If I'm not mistaken, there's at least a treasure trove of ice caves beneath this well."
Hyotei stood by the well without saying a word.
She had a vague feeling that there was something extremely attractive in the cave below the well.
According to Nan Shuishui, the cold spring at the bottom of this well is about thirty meters deep, and the temperature decreases the deeper you go.
However, this had absolutely no impact on Huo Yuhao and his group.
One of them is the Azure Dragon, who possesses the power of water; the other is the Ice Demon, who embodies the essence of all beasts in the far north; one is the Beast God, renowned throughout Douluo Star; and the other is the first human Soul Master to possess a Yin-Yang complementary dual Soul Core.
This temperature won't pose any obstacle for them at all.
"More than thirty meters."
Huo Yuhao's spiritual power detected the spring at the bottom: "There's another spring below, and its temperature is almost the same as the cold spring in the Yin-Yang Well."
"It seems that the cave behind the mechanism is not as simple as the Xuanbing Cave that we guessed it to be."
With the aid of mental detection, Huo Yuhao went directly to the mechanism set up by the ancestors of the Earth Dragon Gate, found a small protrusion, and pulled it upwards.
Most people would instinctively press down on such a protrusion, so the ancestors of Dilongmen did the opposite and designed a pull-out mechanism.
After pulling up the protrusion, Poison Undying, standing on the other side of the stone wall, felt his palm find a suddenly appearing indentation.
This dent wasn't there before; it only appeared after Huo Yuhao flipped the switch on that side.
Poison Undying pressed hard on the dent, and a faint, amplified sound echoed in the cold spring.
When Huo Yuhao pressed down on the protrusion on the wall, the entire stone wall began to tremble slightly.
A door, large enough for one person to pass through, quietly opened.
When the portal opened, a large amount of cold air rushed out instantly. The temperature was so low that even Poison Undying couldn't help but shiver.
Entering through the portal, a cave that wasn't too big came into view for the four of them.
The cave was filled with crystal-clear, deep blue minerals, which refracted various lights under the protective light of the group.
Upon seeing the appearance of the ore, Hyotei was stunned: "Ice Extreme Divine Crystal?!"
"Such a treasure trove exists in the human world?!"
Ice Extreme Crystal, a byproduct of the Mysterious Ice Cave.
"With such a large number of Ice Crystals here, there must be an ancient ice cave inside!"
For ice-attribute soul beasts, the Myriad-Year-Old Ice Cave is a sacred cultivation ground no less important than the Lake of Life.
Hyotei even frankly admitted that if she had found such a place back then, she could have directly broken through the 400,000-year limit.
Tianmeng also manifested from the Niwan Palace at this moment: "Back in the far north, it was precisely because of the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Cave that I was able to leap from an ordinary ice silkworm to a million-year-old soul beast."
"However, I see that this ancient ice cave is accompanied by a large number of ice crystals, so the energy must be much dispersed. The amount of ancient ice marrow inside is definitely not as much as the one I encountered in the far north."
"Brother Hao, these Ice Extreme Divine Crystals are the hardest ice-attribute metals, and also the most resilient ice-attribute metals."
"If we mine them back, it will definitely greatly enrich the variety of soul metals available at the Soul Research Institute."
"However," Tianmeng paused here, "I'm afraid only you and Su Tong can make perfect use of these metals."
"But you have the Transformation Furnace, which can reduce the requirements for ultimate ice, so it's not necessarily true."
"Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be you and Su Tong," Bingdi continued. "Without the guidance and control of the ultimate ice or water, the elemental power in the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal will erupt violently, and it can be used to make fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells."
Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice has now evolved into ultimate water power, so mining these ice crystals is not difficult.
When he finished mining a piece of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, Huo Yuhao was surprised to find that the metal seemed to have a life of its own.
"The reason why the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal is called a divine crystal is because it has evolved to the point where it possesses a certain degree of vitality."
Hyotei said, "Using it to forge the Soul Metal is absolutely the most suitable metal for you and Su Tong."
"The springs outside have entered a period of decline. Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, the temperature here will not be enough to sustain the existence of the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave."
"Since Nan Shuishui has already agreed to give you this entire secret place, you should mine all these Ice Extreme Divine Crystals. Remember to distinguish which ones contain Ice Spirit and which ones don't."
Huo Yuhao worked quickly and finished mining the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal in the cave in no time.
"The Myriad-Year Ice Cave should be located beneath the source of the cold spring outside."
Hyotei continued, "I'll go down and check first. Yuhao, you guys wait outside."
Du Busi and Di Tian intended to accompany Bing Di on his journey.
However, after diving more than 30 meters down into the cold spring, they gave up.
The temperature inside the Myriad-Year Ice Cave is too cold; even with their strength, their bodies would freeze inside, making it difficult to endure for long.
Now that they had confirmed with Hyotei that there was no danger inside, there was no need for the two of them to suffer this hardship for no reason.
This ancient ice cave is not large, only about ten square meters in size and about one and a half meters high. Huo Yuhao and Bingdi had to squeeze in at an angle.
Inside this cave, there are dozens of pure white, jade-like strands of ancient ice marrow, with liquid flowing inside and releasing an extremely terrifying chill.
Huo Yuhao roughly counted and found that there were a total of forty-five strands of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow.
"The temperature here," Hyotei said, "is only five degrees away from absolute zero."
Although the amount of ancient ice marrow in this ice cave is not as large as what Tianmeng encountered before, the space is too small, causing the cold air to be unable to escape and instead accumulate here. Therefore, even the Ice Emperor felt a chill in his heart due to the extremely low temperature here.
"I promised my seniors that I would not take a single penny of the opportunities here."
Huo Yuhao took a step back: "Since you have chosen to enter the far north abyss to cultivate, then these ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow are the best resources for improving your strength."
There wasn't the slightest bit of reluctance.
Huo Yuhao gave away this opportunity, which was enough to drive all ice-attribute soul masters and soul beasts across the continent crazy.
Hyotei smiled and said, "I don't need that many either."
"If I absorb it all, I will fall into a deep sleep like Tianmeng did back then, which would not be good."
"The Myriad-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow is a transformative opportunity for me, but I must proceed with caution and within my capabilities."
"My origins are now stable, and I possess the essence of countless beasts from the far north. My foundation is profound, and taking twenty of these will be enough."
"The remaining twenty-five are yours to dispose of."
Tianmeng then raised her hands: "Brother Hao, don't look at me."
"I am now a pure spiritual demon, and I can no longer absorb the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow."
"The rest can be left to you and Su Tong, or you can refine them and give them to Princess Vina."
Huo Yuhao looked at the twenty-five Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrows that the Ice Emperor had given him, hesitated for a moment, and then gave away five more: "These five will be used to forge soul tools for the Three Heavenly Kings, the Ice Bear King, and the Ice King, in conjunction with the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the rare ice-attribute metal from the far north."
"Since Xue Di is in human form, it's not difficult to create a custom soul tool for her."
"And Senior Hyotei has now transformed into a demon, so he can also forge a weapon using the Heavenly Profound Refining Technique."
"The theory of soul tools for soul beasts at the Soul Research Institute is also mature. With the Transformation Qi Refining Furnace, we can refine soul tools for Titan Snow Demon King and the others. According to the current metal production capacity, it is within the acceptable range."
"These are things I promised to the far north, and I can't go back on my word."
Hyotei stared into Huo Yuhao's eyes for a long time without saying a word.
They all knew that once these millennia-old ice marrows were discovered, the fundamental connection between the Ice Emperor and Huo Yuhao should be severed.
This is the path that Hyotei chose themselves.
"Okay, that's thoughtful of you."
Hyotei's voice was devoid of emotion, and there were no further words of thanks.
Between her and Huo Yuhao, there was no need to say these things anymore.
Huo Yuhao took a step forward and extended his hands to Ice Emperor.
Hyotei also raised her palm, facing Huo Yuhao's palm.
Two vast halos of light emerged from their palms.
A long, drawn-out hum, seemingly emanating from the depths of the soul, resounded within this ancient ice cave.
Huo Yuhao felt an intense pain originating from the depths of his soul instantly sweep over his entire body.
The Hyotei's spirit rings were already imprinted deep within his soul.
Although severing the connection with the Ice Emperor's origin will not affect his use of this spirit ring in the future, he still feels that something rooted in the source of life is being forcibly severed by himself.
"Remember this feeling."
That tearing sensation was equally intense for Hyotei, and a barely perceptible pain flashed deep in his eyes.
But her voice remained cold: "This feeling of being branded on the soul will play a crucial role in shaping your unique skills in the future."
"This is the last thing I can give you."
The long, resonant hum that originated from the depths of the soul reached its climax.
Then, like a taut string snapping at its limit, it broke with a "clang".
Huo Yuhao and Bingdi's bodies shook violently at the same time.
Tianmeng stood not far away and sighed softly.