Soul Emperor Martial God

Inn, inside the room.

Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, cultivating.

The Spirit Gathering Array in the room was still quite effective.

A large amount of Cold Ice Spirit Qi was being absorbed into his body.

However, Xiao Yi didn't convert this Cold Ice Spirit Qi into his own Cultivation.

That is to say, the Cold Ice Spirit Qi was not transformed into Primordial Qi.

Instead, Xiao Yi drew it into his Small World and forcibly sealed it outside the Qi Spring.

In the center of the entire Small World was the Qi Spring, and above the Qi Spring was the Martial Soul.

This was the case for any Martial Artist.

Of course, Xiao Yi was somewhat special.

Above the Qi Spring, there were two Martial Souls, and below them lay a towering Ice Mountain and a boiling Fire Sea, both formed from Pure Element Power.

Between the Ice Mountain Fire Sea and the two great Martial Souls was an opulent Elixir that shimmered with flowing light.

This Elixir was constantly being steamed and tempered by the power of the 'Fire Sea,' gradually becoming 'perfect.'

Oh, that's right, on top of the Qi Spring was a dazzling Ice and Fire Golden Core bathed in Golden Light.

And outside the Qi Spring, in a corner of the Small World, was a massive 'whale' being sealed.

It was the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, formed from Pure Spirit Energy.

However, compared to its previous size, it had now shrunk by more than seventy to eighty percent.

At this moment, the Cold Ice Qi Xiao Yi absorbed was all within the Small World.

He was not converting it into his own Cultivation because he did not intend to break through.

He was already at the critical point of the Peak of Earth Origin Ninth Layer.

With a single thought, he could break through to the Heavenly Origin Realm at any time.

But once he broke through and became Heavenly Origin First Layer, his Ice Mountain Fire Sea would disappear completely.

The Ice Mountain Fire Sea only appeared at the critical point of the Cultivation Realm.

It happened because the Qi Spring was completely filled, unable to accommodate any more True Qi or Primordial Power.

Additionally, because the Ice Phoenix Sword needed a sufficiently solid and powerful force to repair the extremely Micro crack on the blade.

As a result, this occurred.

Once he broke through into the Heavenly Origin Realm.

The amount of Primordial Power within the Qi Spring would only be one-tenth.

Naturally, the Ice Mountain Fire Sea would disappear.

However, the hallmark of the Heavenly Origin Realm was Liquid Elemental Power.

Upon entering the Heavenly Origin Realm, Xiao Yi's source of power would become Liquid Elemental Power.

Liquid Elemental Power, however, was nowhere near as potent as the 'Ice Mountain Fire Sea' made of Solid Elemental Power.

In other words, entering the Heavenly Origin Realm would increase Xiao Yi's Cultivation Realm, but his actual strength would not increase, but decrease.

The 'Ice Mountain Fire Sea' was his main source of combat power.

Whether he was using Martial Techniques or deploying four types of fierce flames.

If he were somewhere else, a safe place, Xiao Yi might consider breaking through.

After all, this would allow him to assess his realm more precisely, and Cultivation growth was just a matter of time.

But this was the Extreme Cold Land, a place fraught with danger.

He had also incurred enmity with major forces like the Everday Ice Palace.

He had to ensure he had the strongest combat power.

This was also why he didn't immediately break through after the first round of the Ice Sea Fate had ended.

His concerns and caution proved to be correct.

Had he broken through earlier and his strength decreased, then his future in the Extreme Cold Land would have become extremely passive.

Even in many crises, he wouldn't have been confident of handling them.

Unless he could break through directly to the Heavenly Origin Seventh Layer, Xiao Yi would not break through for the time being and would maintain the Cultivation Realm of Earth Origin Ninth Layer.

The Heavenly Origin Seventh Layer was the entry to the Late Stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm.

Late-stage Heavenly Origin had very formidable methods.

This method was what ensured the strong combat power of Late-stage Heavenly Origin Martial Artists.

Once Xiao Yi could control this method, he would consider breaking through.

In fact, that time wouldn't be too long.

Xiao Yi had an estimate.

Although the sealed Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor had shrunk by seventy to eighty percent, it still contained a considerable amount of power.

The Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor was even coveted by Extreme Realm Experts like the Everday Palace Master.

One could imagine the terror of the power contained within.

If other Martial Artists were to absorb it,

it would probably be enough for a large group of Earth Origin Ninth Layer Martial Artists to cross a Great Realm and advance to the Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer.

After all, the energy was immense and of a high enough tier.

However, for Xiao Yi, with such a vast Qi Spring, even if he absorbed it alone, it still seemed somewhat insignificant.

Especially since the Ice Phoenix Sword had already absorbed seventy or eighty percent of it.

The only thing worth joy, perhaps, was that the "crack" on the Ice Phoenix Sword showed some apparent signs of repair.

As for the remaining twenty or thirty percent,

combined with the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Demon Beast Cores he had been storing all along, after refining them into Pure Elixirs,

both combined should be enough for him to ascend about four layers in Cultivation.

Additionally, even if the "Ice Mountain Fire Sea" disappears after the breakthrough, the power it contains will not vanish into thin air.

A considerable part will transform into Liquid Elemental Power and return to the Qi Spring.

With all this in mind, stepping into the Heavenly Origin Seventh Layer should not take very long.

After all, he had been trapped at the Earth Origin Ninth Layer for quite some time.

It might be better to continue waiting for an opportunity to accumulate and break through.

Xiao Yi's plan was to hope for a breakthrough at the end of the Ice Edge Conference.

But whether that would be possible depended on his own chance.

"The first round of the Ice Edge Conference has already brought such gains,"

"What wonders will the second round bring?"

Xiao Yi muttered to himself, his lips curling into an anticipatory smile.

The Ice Edge Conference took place every thirty years.

Each Heavenly Talent who participated in the conference reaped great benefits, and this was no exaggeration.

Just this first round alone, the changes in Cultivation for Bai Bingxue and the other three were the best proof.

If not for his overly terrifying Qi Spring, his Cultivation Realm would have increased greatly by now.

Time passed gradually.

Three days went by in the blink of an eye.

Today was the second round of the Ice Edge Conference.

Xiao Yi awoke from meditation and left his room.

Bai Bingxue and the others came out at the same time.

The group of five headed to the Everday Ice Palace.

Just like last time, the Everday Ice Palace was filled with strong figures and representatives of various powers gathered.

In the eyes of Xiao Yi and the others,

the Everday Ice Palace, illuminated by the auroras, was incredibly dazzling and radiant.

The auroras in the sky were as beautiful as ever.

However, the luminous flow emanating from the Ice Palace below had become dusty and was no longer beautiful,

indecorous and unpleasant to look upon.

After the Deacons and Disciples of the Ice Palace had taken record, nine Ice Palace Elders appeared.

However, after the nine Ice Palace Elders appeared, they glanced at Xiao Yi and his group and looked somewhat uncomfortable.

"Ahem," at this moment, the Ice Palace Great Elder cleared his throat a few times.

Then, he announced the second round's rules.

After explaining, the Ice Palace Great Elder asked loudly, "Are there any questions?"

"If there are no questions, the second round of the Ice Edge Conference, Trial of the Ruins, is about to begin."

Supported by his profound cultivation, his voice spread throughout the venue.

No one asked questions, and no one spoke.

The Ice Palace Elders nodded.

Then they turned around and, with a flash, led the way forward.

Martial Artists from all the major powers followed closely behind.

The venue for the second round was also outside Evernight City.

It was within a vast snowy forest, thousands of miles away from Evernight City.

This snowy forest was incredibly vast and coudn't be seen to its end at a glance.

The densely packed trees covered in silver, the thousand-mile Ice Seal on the ground, were quite beautiful and majestic.

But, what unknown dangers were hidden within?

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The third update.