Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

18. A pillar of light reaching the heavens, a reaction in four directions.

"I am willing to inherit your divine position and become the Lord of the Ice Plains, the King of the Cold River, and the Head of All Ice!" The youthful yet firm voice came from the boy in front of the crystal tablet in the center of the altar, and the answer made the figure in the crystal tablet very satisfied.

Indeed, Ling Bingtian's answer at this moment was to agree to the Ice God's request and inherit her divine position. With the Divine Pearl, Ling Bingtian believed that his future was limitless.

Although the divine pearl can only offer me so little help now, what I've gained so far is merely the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure I'll get much more in the future. But to gain more, I need to have the time and life to strive for it.

If we don't agree to the Ice God's request now, who knows if we'll even have the life to study the Divine Pearl and gain even greater power!

Besides, I can deal with the Ice God's request first, use His power to become stronger, and repay Him later if I have the chance. I'm not the kind of person who forgets kindness!

As for the Ice God not mentioning the hierarchy of divine positions, please, firstly, he is a true deity, why would he need to explain in such detail to you? Secondly, from a god's perspective, it's already good enough that he gives a mortal like you the opportunity to become a god. What is a second-level god? At least he's not some rat in the divine realm.

Therefore, Ling Bingtian responded to this answer with utmost sincerity, but he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. What was with all this talk about the Lord of the Ice Plains and the King of the Cold River? It was so childish!

Even the Ice God didn't notice anything amiss. In His perception, Ling Bingtian wasn't lying; his answer couldn't be more truthful.

Nodding in satisfaction, the Ice God didn't want to say anything more. With Ling Bingtian's talent, reaching the human limit through cultivation was practically a given. Now, the most important thing was ensuring he didn't perish on his path of growth and figuring out how to make his divine test easier...

"Very well, allow me to think about it." The Ice God responded to Ling Bingtian indifferently, resting his right hand on his chin and stroking it, clearly entering a state of deep thought.

The Ice God did not allow Ling Bingtian to dispense with formalities, and Ling Bingtian naturally did not dare to raise his head. The ancestor who had spoken with this man had not left any useful records, but had a long list of rules, and Ling Bingtian knew nothing about his personality.

Based on my observations and the information I can glean, this person is highly likely to be extremely arrogant and rule-abiding. Any action that offends him could result in significant losses. Therefore, it's better to do nothing than to act rashly.

Fortunately, the Ice God did not keep Ling Bingtian waiting for long. Soon, He came up with a plan.

"Child, stand up." The indifferent voice rang out again. "Walk to the icicle before you, place your hands on it, and accept my test. At the same time, considering your weakness, I will also bestow upon you a precious treasure."

The Ice God's indifferent voice sounded so pleasant at this moment. Ling Bingtian stood up with pleasure. With the blessing of the Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul, kneeling for a short while had no effect on his body. The content of the Ice God's words also excited Ling Bingtian.

If even the gods say it's a priceless treasure, then its quality can't be low!

As Ling Bingtian stood up, an octagonal ice pillar slowly rose a few steps in front of him, topped with an upright octagonal ice crystal that was emitting a faint blue light.

"Yes, I obey your divine command." After standing up, Ling Bingtian did not rush forward. Instead, he put his right index and middle fingers together and touched his forehead, while slightly lowering his head. This was the salute to the gods that his grandfather, Ling Yongsheng, had taught him.

Judging from the noticeably softer lines on Ice God's face, the effect is clearly quite good.

After performing the salute, Ling Bingtian straightened up and walked forward as instructed by the Ice God, extending his right hand and placing it on the octagonal ice crystal that emitted a faint blue light.

The moment Ling Bingtian's right hand touched the ice crystal, a breathtaking scene unfolded!

The illusory image of the ice phoenix on the back of Ling Bingtian's right hand gradually solidified, and a high-pitched phoenix cry seemed to resound throughout the entire small plane.

At the same time, Ling Bingtian could feel a surge of heat emanating from the back of his left hand. Unsure if he had been exposed, Ling Bingtian did his best to suppress the urge to reveal himself. After all, judging from the feeling he had received from Blood Shadow, it wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Following the phoenix's cry, beams of dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from the ice pillar, rapidly spreading outwards from the pillar to a radius of ten zhang. After encompassing Ling Bingtian, the beams shot straight upwards, piercing the clouds. As they rose, the diameter of the beams continued to expand.

At the same time, a tremendous change occurred at the entrance to the smaller plane. The membrane, which already exuded a powerful pressure, suddenly burst forth with an unimaginable icy blue light, and the intensity and width of that pressure increased dramatically.

Soon, a dazzling golden beam of light pierced through the shimmering, ice-blue membrane, shooting straight towards the top of it. The rocks on the membrane offered no resistance whatsoever. In no time, a golden beam, thirty feet in diameter and reaching a height that pierced the clouds, formed from the membrane within the cave.

The golden pillar of light was so dazzling that it could be seen by creatures within a thousand miles, even overshadowing the sun beside it.

Along with it came an extremely terrifying pressure, different from the pressure that had just driven away those soul beasts. This pressure carried an extreme intent that made all creatures that saw it feel an urge to submit and kneel. Among them, ice-attribute creatures were the most affected.

Many ice-attribute soul beasts near the pillar of light were now kneeling on the snow, trembling and shaking in its direction. Some of the lower-level soul beasts even had steaming, foul-smelling liquid oozing from beneath them, clearly terrified by the extreme pressure.

Only a few soul beasts with cultivation exceeding 100,000 years could withstand this oppressive force that was enough to make people kneel, but the fear that arose from the depths of their bloodline also made them look at this towering golden pillar of light in terror.

Deep in the far north, three beings exuding terrifying auras also cast their gazes toward the pillar of light from their respective regions, while simultaneously releasing their own auras to resist the intrusion of this oppressive force.

Among them, the petite, snow-white figure at the head murmured, "This is... the aura of a god!" With its cultivation level, on this vast ice plain, only a god could possibly surpass it in terms of pressure! This was its absolute confidence in its own cultivation!

Suddenly, the snow-white figure became excited, as if it had thought of some possibility, causing its emotions to fluctuate.

It even moved a short distance towards the golden pillar of light, but soon it seemed to realize something, its body stopped moving, and it said with a wry smile, "Never mind, what am I thinking? I'm a soul beast."

After speaking, the snow-white figure looked down at her flawless white jade hand, which seemed no different from a human's, but the extremely terrifying power contained within it was completely different from the frail bodies of most humans.

The snow-white figure knew clearly that as a soul beast, it was bound by that rule, and even if it faced the god directly, it could not inherit His divine position.

The only way is...

Recalling the image of a certain snow-white lotus, the snow-white figure strengthened her resolve.

"Wait a few more years, a few more years and it will be ripe."

Thinking this, the snow-white figure stopped in its tracks. At the same time, it casually shot out two soul power imprints, which were directed towards two other terrifying entities in the core area of ​​the far north.

Gods are beyond the reach of us beasts in our current state. Since that's the case, there's no need to offend a god who might actually exist! Not to mention that this one is very likely the Ice God who rules the ice plains.

After a while, sensing the faint messages transmitted from those two terrifying auras, the snow-white figure finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking one last look in the direction of the golden pillar of light, it flew back in the direction it had come from without looking back, still wanting to guard the lotus flower so that its last hope would not be extinguished.

In a corner of the core area and inner circle of the far north, two figures, one large and one small, were hiding beside an enormous footprint, staring blankly at the golden pillar of light.

Feeling the extreme pressure emanating from it, the two knelt down almost simultaneously, even though they were far apart.

The larger figure was clearly an old man. Looking at the golden pillar of light, he murmured, "The Ice God has appeared! The Ice God has appeared!" His expression was excited and fanatical, which almost frightened the small figure beside him.

Soon, the little figure, who was being pulled to kneel by the old man, looked at the pillar of light. His bewildered and still innocent heart was filled with curiosity. What exactly happened at the place where the pillar of light was?

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, located in the southeastern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Sea God Pavilion in the central area, where the golden tree, full of golden leaves and brimming with light and life, was swaying slightly, and judging from its swaying, it seemed to be moving towards the north.

Inside the Sea God Pavilion's conference hall, an elderly man reclining in a deckchair sensed the unusual movement of the Golden Tree with his powerful spiritual energy and looked strangely toward the north.

"Only..." the old man murmured to himself, and the north direction seemed to remind him of something.

"The North... could it be..." The old man had a vague guess, then thought of the adopted daughter his apprentice had taken in a couple of years ago. He pondered for a moment, then said, "We could go take a look. If it works out, it would be a good opportunity to build a good relationship with those old fogies."

With this in mind, the old man moved his lips and used his soul power to send a telepathic message in one direction from the outer courtyard.

Not long after, a figure dressed in white flew in from that direction. The newcomer was a middle-aged man. He was unsteady on his flight and almost tripped when he landed, which clearly showed his excitement.

"Teacher, is what you're saying true? Is it really possible that a Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul has appeared in the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire?" The middle-aged man asked the old man excitedly, his eyes blazing with a breathtaking light.

"Shao Zhe, don't get so agitated. I'll tell you about a place. Go there and ask the local ruler. If a Soul Master with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul has truly appeared, even if they aren't from this ruler's family, they should know the approximate location of that Soul Master," the old man replied calmly.

Through the old man's words, it was clear that the middle-aged man was Yan Shaozhe, the current dean of the Spirit Department of Shrek Academy and a Spirit Power of 94!

So, the fact that the old man could talk to Yan Shaozhe so easily and was even called "teacher" by him makes his identity obvious.

He is none other than Mu En, the current master of the Sea God Pavilion, one of the strongest people in the world, and one of the three Limit Douluo.

Next, Mu En gave Yan Shaozhe some instructions, telling him what preparations he should make for his upcoming trip.

Finally, Mu En even had Yan Shaozhe write a letter for him to deliver to the local ruler before letting him leave.

Watching Yan Shaozhe's departing figure, Mu En fell into deep thought. The image of him wielding a long spear and sparring with Xiaoyao was still so vivid in his memory. However, in the end, he chose a different path from them.

"A storm is brewing, where is Shrek's path?" Moon gazed at the blazing sun in the sky, as if he were witnessing an impending catastrophe.

Thinking of the junior he had placed his hopes on to inherit his mantle, now looking disheveled after the accident, Mu En could only mutter a few words of helplessness before closing his eyes again to rest. It was unclear whether he was lamenting the junior's fate or contemplating the future of Shrek Academy.

Meanwhile, several other places on the continent also sensed the appearance of the pillars of light. After sensing them, they all made their own plans.

Their plans differed, but they all had one thing in common: they sent people to investigate the direction of the pillar of light.

Getting back to the original topic, the towering pillar of light did not last long, perhaps only for a short half-hour, before it dissipated, turning into specks of light and merging back into nature.

As soon as the pillar of light disappeared, the terrifying pressure that had spread out also vanished.

The soul beasts that had been crushed to the ground around the membrane cave regained control of their bodies.

Except for a few unlucky ones whose legs were crushed, the first thing most soul beasts did after getting up was to run away from the pillar of light.

It is foreseeable that in the short term, it will be difficult to find any high-level soul beasts in the Frosty Snow Mountains. The high-level soul beasts that have developed intelligence will remember this place and stay away from it.

Let's rewind time to when the pillar of light was first created.

At that moment, Ling Bingtian, who was in the smaller plane, sensed a significant change. An energy enveloped him from the pillar of light and seeped into various parts of his body, as if examining him. The energy moved along the meridians within his body, bit by bit, seemingly trying to understand his entire physical condition clearly.

After an unknown amount of time, Ling Bingtian felt the energy that had circulated within his body several times slowly withdraw from the direction it came from. At the same time, the golden pillar of light that had enveloped him also dissipated.

A voice that sounded neither human nor mechanically programmed rang out from the ice pillar in front of Ling Bingtian after the golden light pillar dissipated.