Chapter 419
The Secret of the Ancient Ice God
Chapter 419 The Secret of the Ancient Ice God
"The Sun Moon Empire's royal family withdrew its troops from the front lines yesterday, completely retreating to the border south of the Mingdou Mountains. The emperor abdicated, passing the throne to the fourth prince, Xu Mochen. The royal family underwent a dramatic reshuffle, and news of Kong Deming's death was leaked..."
Nana, dressed in a classic black maid uniform, reported the news while lightly biting her red lips and staring at Su Wen with a dreamy look in her eyes.
The latter's hands were never very obedient, but she was just a little maid, and how could she resist those big hands? She could only tremble slightly as she reported the information.
"Hehe, Xu Mochen..."
Su Wen chuckled lightly and leaned back tactically.
He casually put his arm around Nana's slender and soft waist, and the beauty leaned into his arms, her red lips gently exhaling an alluring breath.
His eyes were unfocused.
Although her skin was wheat-colored, it exuded health and vitality. Her figure resembled that of a female leopard, and the prominent abs on her lower abdomen symbolized that she was a close-combat Soul Master.
"The Fourth Prince..."
Su Wen held his head in his hands, his eyes deep in thought.
Nana, who was in his arms, understood the hint. She glanced at the closed door, bent down, gathered her hair, and swallowed hard.
"What a pity. If it were that ambitious and ruthless Xu Tianran, I might have given it a second thought... After all, unifying the continent requires both courage and ability. Unfortunately, that guy is dead, and now all that's left is a prince who's just wasting his life." Su Wen said softly.
"The Sun Moon Empire has lost its foundation of soul tools that far surpasses the original continent, and it has lost its courage to unite as one. There is no need for it to be used by me."
"Then let's go with the Star Luo Empire..."
Su Wen pondered for a moment.
One hand gently stroked Nana's hair, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.
"The Sun and Moon Empire... there's no need for it to remain."
"Issue the order: it's time to end this farce. It's time for the continent to form a federation. Let the Star Luo Empire take the lead and negotiate at Shrek Academy. I will personally oversee the negotiations."
"Gulp..." Nana coughed twice, her throat bobbing, and rolled her bright eyes at Su Wen as she wiped her mouth: "Even at this hour, you're still giving these orders."
"My lord is truly..."
"He has no sense of romance."
"Then I'll indulge in some romance today." Su Wen smiled and waved his hand, clearing the table in front of him.
……
The far north.
"Ugh, you guys... how awful! Aren't you going to keep things from me anymore? My Snow Empress, sob sob sob... my beloved Snow Empress."
Hyotei transforms into a little girl and cries beside Yuki-tei.
Su Wen crossed his arms over his chest, watching Hyotei act foolishly with a smile.
The Snow Empress's gaze softened as she gently stroked the Ice Empress's head.
"We are both the master's pets, so we have a better understanding. Moreover, given the pride of the two Ice and Snow Emperors, our coordination with her is even higher than with you, so there's nothing we can do about it..."
Hyotei cried even harder.
She was a useless wife, and her hair had turned green—oh, she was always green.
"So... how much do you know about the ancient Ice God?"
Su Wen said with a smile.
Having brought the Ice Emperor and the Snow Empress here, his purpose was naturally singular: regarding the ancient Ice God...
In the original novel, the Ice God remained an unresolved mystery throughout the entire series, and he never appeared again in the subsequent God Realm, thus leaving the matter unresolved. Many speculate that since this ancient Ice God created the Arctic Soul Beast colony using his bloodline in the Arctic Ice Plains, his identity was likely that of a Soul Beast, perhaps even a million-year-old one. Whether he became a god depends on whether he existed in the same era as the Dragon God.
Su Wen guessed that he preferred the latter.
After all, the ancient Ice God was able to nurture an entire group of soul beasts in the far north with his bloodline, and even created two separate clans, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the Snow Maiden. This was something that no million-year-old soul beast could do. Even if the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King were powerful, they could not accomplish such a feat that was almost comparable to that of a beast god... Creation.
Indeed, to put it dramatically, the ancient Ice God's actions had a touch of creation, and the entire far north revered it, which was not much different from the Dragon God creating the Soul Beasts.
Therefore, in Su Wen's eyes, the ancient ice god should be an existence before the dragon god, that is, a proper deity.
The reason for adding the word "ancient" is that the Ice God only existed in ancient times, and now the Ice God has disappeared without a trace. Even after Huo Gua ascended to the God Realm in the original work, he could not find any trace of him.
This powerful and high-ranking ancient ice god likely died in the calamity that befell the dragon god back then.
After all, nearly half of the gods in the "ancient" divine realm had perished. In the eyes of those ancient beings, the destruction and life they face today are probably just the little ones in their infancy.
Therefore, if it really is an ancient ice god, Su Wen is quite interested.
When he was being chased by the Zhongli brothers, he used his martial soul fusion technique with Wang Dong'er to create a goddess's shadow, which he once suspected was the ancient ice god.
But for some reason, no matter how they tried, they could no longer summon the mysterious woman.
“Ancient Ice God? It is said that our Titan Snow Demon clan is a branch born from Him and the ancient Titan giant. He is the totem of our entire far north. Other than that, I don’t know anything…” Titan Snow Demon King scratched his head.
"So... you, the Ice Emperor, the Snow Empress, all have their bloodline, but why is it that your final advancement has nothing to do with the ancient Ice God?"
Su Wen rested his chin on his hand, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.
"Could it be... that Hyotei and Yukitei really want to unite?"
"What are you going to do?!" Hyotei's face turned pale, not from fright, but from anger, wishing she could stab Su Wen to death with a needle.
"If Your Majesty wishes for the ancient Ice God to appear in the world, I am not unwilling," the Snow Empress said softly, her eyes only on Su Wen, even with a hint of doting.
"Cough cough cough... It's a misunderstanding." Su Wen's lips twitched.
"This combination is not that combination."
"I don't enjoy watching two beautiful women rubbing against each other. I just want to use the pride of the two Ice and Snow Emperors to continue their fusion and achieve something like... well, something similar to martial soul fusion."
"That's still pretty amazing..." Hyotei said, tears welling up in his eyes.
"If the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor were to combine their powers and fully activate the bloodline of the ancient Ice God, and then use that power to become a god, I'm quite looking forward to seeing what level they could achieve."
"Perhaps... even stronger than the legendary ancient ice god."
Su Wen said softly.
The ancient ice god was quite powerful; according to his estimation, he was at least on par with the dragon god.
The current final forms of Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor are clearly weaker than Gu Yue Na in her Dragon God form, and are not even a match for her.
This shows how prestigious the Dragon God bloodline is.
Therefore, if we could create another ancient ice god, or even one stronger than the ancient ice god, it would be entirely worthwhile.
"So what?" Hyotei asked, puffing out his cheeks.
"Let's continue searching for a suitable cultivation method..."
"Once I return to the past ten thousand years, I will get my hands on that Ice God Pearl," Su Wen pondered.
If we're talking about the connection between the original work and the Ice God, the most closely related element is undoubtedly the Ice God Pearl. Its power is self-evident; it was assessed that it could be used as the core material for the God-Slaying Cannon. Later, it even froze Tang Wulin and the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena for ten thousand years. And this was after the Ice God had fallen and its energy had been depleted for countless years, yet it still reached this level.
In the original work, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover was transformed into the Sea God Pearl. Therefore, according to Su Wen's guess, the Ice God Pearl is the divine artifact incarnation of the ancient Ice God, or rather... a divine artifact with inheritance.
(End of this chapter)