Soul Land 2: Body Sect

Chapter 322: The Ice God, The Healing God

Qianyue steadily stopped at the entrance of the Ice Emperor's Palace, careful not to disturb Du Qianjue, who was deep in thought. Du Qianjue, fresh from his ascension to godhood, knew that this was not the best place for contemplation, as he had much to sort through, not least his own rapidly increased power and the various rewards from becoming a god. Such tasks were not quickly accomplished.

Lifting his head, Du Qianjue smiled gently at the figure standing at the palace entrance, "Xueling, I'm back."

Xue Linglong's face also carried a soft smile.

After entering the palace together, the grand doors to the deeper halls of the Ice Emperor's Palace were firmly closed. Du Qianjue was not merely retreating to meditate; besides digesting his gains, he planned to help Xue Linglong break free from the constraints of being a spirit beast, allowing her to advance to a million-year spirit beast. Although he could not fully overturn the rules set by the Dragon God, helping one or two exceptions break free from these constraints was still within his power. The restrictive rules entwined around Xue Linglong needed to be removed.

Before retreating, Du Qianjue sent a message to Du Buhui and Jin Peng at the Main Body Sect, instructing them to pull back the sect's influence and enter seclusion once again. The sect had always been secretive, only becoming visibly active due to the grand disturbances of Du Qianjue's recent wedding and the curiosity of major forces about the only soul master to become a god in thousands of years.

Understanding his instructions, Du Buhui and Jin Peng looked at each other and immediately announced the sect's closure: no one was to leave unless absolutely necessary, except for gathering supplies. The continent was to quiet down. Indeed, just a month after the sect closed its doors, the continent erupted into chaos like water splashed on hot oil. The Sun-Moon Empire's deities struck down with one strike three times, causing the Heavenly Soul, Star Luo, and Fighting Spirit Empires to tremble and lament bitterly, accusing each other of cheating.

Meanwhile, Du Qianjue and Xue Linglong were secluded deep within the Ice Emperor's Palace, oblivious to the outside world. While Du Qianjue was sorting out his power, he also helped Xue Linglong remove the restrictive rules binding her, breaking them inch by inch. With Du Qianjue's help, Xue Linglong felt like a person rising continuously to the surface of the deep sea, as the shackles that stifled her breath gradually disappeared, making her soul feel lighter and her internal power flow more smoothly. This was the feeling of liberation.

Xue Linglong was nearly moved to tears.

As the chains were broken, her cultivation level also rose sharply. From eight hundred thousand years, she soared, breaking through nine hundred thousand years within just two years. Five years later, today, she had reached the ultimate threshold of 999,999 years. This was a true limit.

During the five years of seclusion, not only did the couple explore the confines of their chamber, but each session left Xue Linglong begging for mercy before Du Qianjue was satisfied. It was their second round in the chamber of secrets.

They played a game of surpassing each other. Du Qianjue remembered how on their wedding night, Xue Linglong had challenged him. Initially, she could pretend to withstand him without conceding, but facing Du Qianjue, now a fully ascended god, no matter how strong her will, her body had its limits...

Every time she tried to endure to the end, it concluded with her body convulsing and her eyes rolling back...

One day, Du Qianjue and Xue Linglong sat facing each other, Du Qianjue calm and confident, while Xue Linglong, though expressionless, seemed a bit nervous.

How could she not be nervous?

She was about to break through a million years!

After five years of relentless effort, only the thickest and last chain of spirit beast rules remained on Xue Linglong. Breaking this chain would allow her to surge into the million-year level, becoming akin to a divine officer, just like a level-100 soul master without a divine seat.

Unlike the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, who dared not break through 999,999 years, or Tian Meng Ice Silkworm, which, with the help of the Plane Consciousness and its own weak lineage, faced no million-year tribulation, if Xue Linglong did face such a tribulation upon breaking through, she would definitely be doomed.

"Are you ready?" Du Qianjue asked gently.

Although a bit nervous, Xue Linglong nodded firmly. She believed in Du Qianjue. She was willing to entrust her life to him.

"Let's do this." Xue Linglong smiled softly, her ice-blue, clear eyes slowly closing, her nervousness dissolving at this moment, feeling more relaxed than ever before.

Du Qianjue watched her amusingly. Was this her expression of readiness for death? Did she really have so little faith in him?

Even if breaking the rule chain could lead to a divine tribulation, Du Qianjue was confident, at least ninety percent sure, that Xue Linglong could break through without any tribulation. And even if a tribulation did come, so what? After five years of consolidation, Du Qianjue had mastered the power of a first-tier god. A million-year tribulation might have the power of a third or second-tier god at most.

He was ready to act, prepared to punch out at any disturbance, ensuring nothing would interfere with Xue Linglong's breakthrough. Fortunately, the voice of the God of Destruction came just in time, preventing any premature actions against the incoming Ice God Sword.

[Calm down, this is the Sword of the Ice God, meant for passing on the Ice God's divine seat, prepared by me for your wife. She is now qualified to inherit the Ice God's divine seat, so let her confidently start her divine trials.]

Relieved by the God of Destruction's words, Du Qianjue smiled at Xue Linglong. Double happiness had arrived. He had been contemplating how to provide her with a divine seat once she broke through level 100. Now, a divine seat was delivered right to their doorstep.

And it was none other than the Ice God, revered for generations in the northern lands. Surely, Xue Linglong would be pleased!

Xue Linglong, having successfully broken through a million years, released a powerful aura that would have flattened even a Limit Douluo, but Du Qianjue simply waved his hand, and the immense aura vanished without a trace. She exhaled a breath nearly at absolute zero, filling the chamber with frosty mist and slowly opened her ice-blue, clear eyes.

The first thing Xue Linglong saw upon opening her eyes was Du Qianjue's face, smiling warmly. She smiled joyously and flung herself into his arms.

"I did it..." Xue Linglong clung tightly to Du Qianjue, her voice trembling slightly. Just over a decade ago, she had struggled desperately against the fatal tribulation of seven hundred thousand years. Now, over ten years later, she had broken through the million-year threshold, becoming a true divine-level spirit beast.

The newly transcended Xue Linglong felt an intense sense of unreality surge within her, holding onto Du Qianjue even tighter, wanting to grasp this moment firmly.

Even if this was but a dream, she pleaded to indulge a little longer.

Thank you...

A tear rolled down Xue Linglong's cheek, gently wiped away by Du Qianjue's slender fingers.

"Don't cry, I'll always be by your side."

"Forever..."

[The Sword of the Ice God: ...Should I leave now?]

(End of chapter)

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