Soul Land 2: Golden Dragon King

"It's actually Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow!"

The Ice and Snow Emperors exclaimed in unison, their blue and green eyes locked onto the tiny ice spike in Di Tian's hand. Their gazes burned with desire, their faces filled with longing.

Even though Di Tian had completely sealed the Mystic Ice Marrow with spatial power, preventing even the slightest aura from leaking, Xue Di and Bing Di recognized it instantly.

There was no helping it—the allure of Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow to ice-type soul beasts was simply too overwhelming!

If there was one thing in this world that could resolve their current crisis, it would definitely be the Mystic Ice Marrow.

How could they not know that?Of course, they did!

The problem was—they had no way to find it!

Bing Di had once stumbled upon a Mystic Ice Cavern, but by the time she got there, it had already been devoured completely by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, leaving behind nothing but an empty husk.

In the end, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm even ended up benefiting the entire group of Star Dou Forest's fierce beasts—aside from his origin energy, his entire soul power was drained dry.

And now, seeing Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow again—how could the Ice and Snow Emperors not be overwhelmed with excitement?!

At this moment, they completely believed Lin Yun's words.

When he said he could keep them alive, he truly meant he could help them survive their tribulation!

A man of his word!

Seeing the undeniable longing in their eyes, Lin Yun smiled faintly.

Hah, you think I can't keep you two under control?

The Mystic Ice Cavern in Dilong Sect's territory had nurtured forty-five whole pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow—and Di Tian took them all.

Aside from Ice Extreme Divine Crystals, nothing else was left behind.

Lin Yun had originally wanted Di Tian to take those crystals too, but without the soul power of Ultimate Ice, extracting them would have been a massive hassle.

Since Lin Yun didn't need them for now, he simply left them there.

He could always go get them later.

The most important thing was getting his hands on the Mystic Ice Marrow first.

Forty-five full pieces of Mystic Ice Marrow—enough to drive the Ice and Snow Emperors insane!

"Revered Lord! This…"

Xue Di's tone shifted instantly.

Her beautiful eyes, filled with desire, turned toward Lin Yun.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow was far more useful than a hundred-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus!

A hundred-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus would at most allow her to seal her origin and take human form, but Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow could repair her soul core and even help her break through to a second soul core!

Lin Yun smiled faintly, his gaze deep as he looked at Xue Di.

"Don't worry, as my subordinate, I naturally won't treat you unfairly."

"But—"

His tone suddenly sharpened.

"I have always believed in clear rewards and punishments. You've only just joined me and have yet to make any contributions. You understand that, don't you?"

"…I understand."

Hearing Lin Yun's words, Xue Di reluctantly nodded, her eyes lingering on the Mystic Ice Marrow in Di Tian's hand, unable to hide her reluctance.

"However…"

Lin Yun's voice suddenly shifted, making Xue Di's heart tighten once more.

"…However what? I ask the Revered Lord to enlighten me."

Xue Di asked, a hint of nervousness in her tone.

Bing Di's expression was exactly the same as Xue Di's.

After all—this concerned their next heavenly tribulation, their very lives!

Lin Yun chuckled.

"Heh, well, you are my subordinates now."

"And since the heavenly tribulation is constantly looming over you—that simply won't do."

Lin Yun smiled mischievously.

He wasn't some shady boss who only made empty promises.

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it some grass first, right?

"So, I have decided to first grant you the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow to help you survive your tribulation. As for the contributions you owe, you can repay them slowly in the future."

"Thank you, Revered Lord!"

The Ice and Snow Emperors were overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately bowed respectfully to Lin Yun.

Lin Yun nodded and tilted his chin slightly toward Di Tian, signaling, "Di Tian, give it to them. Ten pieces for Xue Di, five for Bing Di."

The reason Bing Di couldn't survive her next tribulation was because she had suffered damage to her origin during her 300,000-year tribulation, leaving her too weak to withstand the 400,000-year tribulation.

Xue Di's situation, however, was even more severe.

Not only was she far stronger than Bing Di, but her internal injuries were also far worse. After all, she had failed in forming her second soul core, which not only damaged her origin but also caused irreparable cracks in her first soul core.

Therefore, she needed more Mystic Ice Marrow than Bing Di.

However, Xue Di also had something Bing Di lacked—a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus.

With this Snow Lotus, ten pieces of Mystic Ice Marrow should be enough for Xue Di…

Or maybe not…

"Revered Lord… Ten might not be enough."

Xue Di said somewhat awkwardly.

Since this concerned her life-or-death tribulation, she didn't let pride stop her from speaking up about her predicament.

"Five pieces of Mystic Ice Marrow are indeed enough for Bing'er, but for me, ten is still not quite sufficient. I not only need to restore my origin and heal my injuries, but I also need to condense my second soul core. Even with the Snow Lotus as an aid, ten pieces alone won't be enough for me to break through."

Xue Di explained earnestly.

"I see. Then, how much more do you need?"

Lin Yun straightforwardly threw the question back at her.

You tell me—how much do you want?

Xue Di hesitated briefly before bending one finger on her outstretched hand.

"Di Tian, give her five more."

Lin Yun waved his hand generously, showing no hesitation.

"Yes, Revered Lord."

Di Tian nodded and handed over a total of twenty pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow, distributing fifteen to Xue Di and five to Bing Di.

This was something Lin Yun had obtained—Di Tian was merely holding onto it temporarily.

Since Revered Lord was the one making the decisions, he had no objections whatsoever!

Holding the Mystic Ice Marrow, Xue Di cast a grateful glance at Lin Yun before she and Bing Di bowed deeply.

"Thank you for your generous reward, Revered Lord!"

After receiving the Mystic Ice Marrow, the prideful Bing Di dropped her usual haughty attitude in front of Lin Yun.

Like Xue Di, she now completely submitted to him.

A stick first, then a sweet date.

The Mystic Ice Marrow wasn't something they could just receive easily—they had to understand that to gain benefits from Lin Yun, they needed to make corresponding contributions.

At the same time, Lin Yun was not a petty man—if he had good things, he would reward his subordinates accordingly.

By first warning them and then showing care and generosity by breaking the rules just this once to grant them Mystic Ice Marrow early, any resentment or hesitation they might have instantly turned into gratitude.

And this gratitude would eventually transform into loyalty.

In the world of soul beasts, there was no such thing as manipulation tactics—power was the only language that mattered.

The strongest ruled, and their words carried the most weight.

But where had they ever seen a leader like Lin Yun—one who was not only powerful and highly ranked, but also played mind games with them?

"I am one with the Revered Lord's heart, while the Revered Lord plays with my mind!"

But no matter what, Lin Yun's goal was achieved.

His actions paid off handsomely—at least, the Ice and Snow Emperors' attitudes toward him had almost reached the level of Di Tian, the number one loyal hound in all of Douluo.

"…Am I forgetting something?"

Lin Yun fell into deep thought.

(End of Chapter)

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