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It's at least much stronger than Poseidon.
Hearing that there was no sound from around him, the Asura God glanced at the several God Kings and said in a low voice.
"Since the Ice God's nine trials went smoothly and the succession to the divine position is a good thing, let's disperse."
The five divine kings looked at each other, then transformed into streaks of divine light and dissipated in the central divine temple.
Chapter 130 Big Improvement
Inside the Ice God Temple.
Mu Ci suddenly opened his eyes, his soul power surging like a tide, and in the blink of an eye he had already broken through three or four barriers.
Level 69!
The surging soul power stirred up a gust of wind in the empty temple, even attracting the attention of the Ice God and several ferocious beasts.
Feeling the earth-shattering changes within her body, Mu Ci's heart was stirred.
I thought that bringing Shui Bing'er along to obtain a spirit ring was just a matter of convenience, but I didn't expect there to be so many changes.
The absorption of the Calamity Titan's spiritual skull increased his soul power by two levels, which was within Mu Ci's expectations.
While the 300,000-year lifespan is indeed astonishing, Mu Ci's soul power far exceeds the level of a regular Soul Emperor. Both in quality and quantity, it can rival that of a Title Douluo, so the two-level improvement is reasonable.
As for the other two levels, they were brought about by the Ice God's original power that later entered the body.
The slight divine power carried by the primordial power dissipated, allowing Mu Ci to break through again on the basis of absorbing the soul bone.
But the benefits brought by the Ice God's essence are clearly not limited to this.
Mu Ci raised her palm, and the abundant cyan-gold power flowed in her palm, the feedback of which made her expression slightly change.
The power of abundance has reached its initial stage of perfection.
He is just one opportunity away from breaking through to the intermediate level. At that time, being able to survive a decapitation will no longer be a myth. As long as the damage to his body does not exceed 50%, and with sufficient energy supply, he can recover quickly.
Only then will the horrors of a bountiful destiny gradually become apparent.
Thinking of this, a burning light appeared in Mu Ci's eyes.
As Mu Ci got up from the ground, he noticed that Shui Yue'er, who was not far away, had already finished absorbing the soul bone and had begun to absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring. A dense black light surrounded her, forming a black soul ring that was deepening over time.
As for Shui Bing'er, the white-gold light emanating from her body had become extremely thin. Her originally icy blue hair was gradually turning icy white, and her skin had become crystal clear, like the snow and ice of the far north, or like fine jade.
Mu Ci quickly approached the Ice God and bowed in thanks.
"Thank you for your gift, Lord Ice God. I will remember this kindness forever."
The Ice God simply brushed her white hair aside, a faint smile appearing on her exquisite face.
"It's just something I did casually, no need to worry about it too much."
After saying that, Ice God remembered the strange gaze he had just received and continued.
"You don't need to worry about the God Realm anymore. During the time you were absorbing the soul bone, I already sensed the gazes directed at you from there, and the investigation is over."
"It has ended!"
Mu Ci's eyes lit up upon hearing this, which meant that the biggest hidden danger had been eliminated, and she could now develop properly without any problems in the short term.
"Yes, I think your and Xiaoyue'er's talents have already been noticed by those great god-kings. Who knows, a god might take a liking to you and pass on his divine position."
"After all, life in the realm of gods is too boring. After gods have raised their strength to the limit, most of them will try to pass on their divine position and leave the realm of gods to explore the stars."
"The divine realm and divine positions are accelerators for cultivation and amplifiers of combat power, but they are also cages and shackles, locking away the steps of the gods and the possibility of going a step higher."
At this moment, Ice God looked at Mu Ci with some emotion.
"Mu Ci, you may not know this, but raising your godhood to a higher level is much more difficult than simply breaking through a bottleneck. When I was still alive, my cultivation had already reached the limit of a first-level god, but I still needed to raise my godhood little by little."
Faced with the meager advancement that only comes after countless years, I've thought more than once about passing on my divine position, but alas…
Although the Ice Goddess didn't continue speaking, Mu Ci understood what she meant and smiled.
"Then thank you for your praise, Ice God. I'm not too worried, Moon. Among the seven elemental gods, there is a female deity named Water God. If she takes a liking to someone, she will most likely pass on her divine position. However, it may also depend on the Fire God's opinion."
"As for me, I don't have much hope. Putting aside whether I can inherit the godhood, there shouldn't be any first-level godhood in the god realm that is suitable for me, apart from the God King of Life."
As for the second-level god Mu Ci, he didn't mention it, but he figured the gods wouldn't be so blind.
Even without considering the abundance of Jianmu trees, his current achievements alone make him an absolute prodigy in this era. Whether he achieves godhood through laws or faith, he has a very high chance of doing so.
Passing down a second-level godhood arbitrarily would be tantamount to stifling genius, and the divine realm would never do something so foolish.
"As for the God of Life, he would almost never pass on his divine position to the God of Destruction alone, given that the God of Destruction has no successor."
Mu Ci's analysis was met with nods of agreement from Bing Shen.
Life and death are companions; neither can leave alone.
As for the water and fire gods among the seven elemental gods, she knew about them, but wasn't very familiar with them.
At the time they ascended to godhood, the conflict between the dragon and phoenix clans was already raging, on the verge of erupting, and she simply didn't have time to make new friends.
Just then, Shui Bing'er's absorption was also completed.
A burst of icy white divine light erupted from Shui Bing'er's delicate body, and an ice crystal phoenix, far more magnificent than before, soared out from behind her, emitting several loud phoenix cries.
As soon as Shui Bing'er opened her eyes, she saw Mu Ci and Bing Shen waiting for her not far away.
Excitedly, she ran forward, hugged Mu Ci's neck, and spun around a few times.
Looking at the increasingly charming Shui Bing'er, Mu Ci couldn't help but kiss her fair forehead, which was marked with the Ice Phoenix Divine Seal, and said softly.
"Come down quickly, tell me how your divine exam went."
What Mu Ci didn't notice was that just as he gently kissed Shui Bing'er's forehead, the Ice God beside him trembled almost imperceptibly, and her jade-like, exquisite face flushed slightly, only to disappear in the next instant.
After jumping off Mu Ci, Shui Bing'er came to the Ice God and asked respectfully.
"Lord Ice God, is my first test over?"
Looking at Shui Bing'er, whose martial soul had been purified, the Ice God nodded with slight satisfaction.
"Your first test is now complete. Now, gently tap the divine mark on your forehead with your finger."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er followed the Ice God's instructions and lightly touched the Ice Phoenix God Seal on her forehead with her jade finger.
A loud phoenix cry rang out, and beams of divine light combined to form lines of text in the void before them.
The Nine Trials of the Ice God.
The first test: The Ice Phoenix reappears.
Assessment content: Absorb the power of the Ice God's origin and purify your own Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.
completed.
Rewards: Soul Power increased by one level, Soul Ring age increased by five hundred years, Ice God affinity increased by five percent.
As the words fell, they transformed into a stream of light and entered Shui Bing'er's body.
Chapter 131 The Problem of Soul Bones
As the words in mid-air gradually dissipated, the power of the reward began to merge into the body.
Shui Bing'er clearly felt that her soul power, which had reached a bottleneck, was once again enhanced, and the soul rings in her body appeared automatically and uncontrollably.
The overall increase in the age of the five-hundred-year soul ring directly caused a drastic change in the appearance of Shui Bing'er's soul ring.
The original yellow first spirit ring changed color to yellow with purple after its age was increased by 500 years, and its age jumped directly from 400 years to 900 years.
The second spirit ring completely transformed into a light purple, the third spirit ring remained unchanged, while the fourth spirit ring turned into a pure light black.
Mu Ci had considered that their mental strength might not be able to withstand the soul impact of a ten-thousand-year soul ring, so he specially chose top-tier thousand-year soul beasts that were close to ten thousand years old for them.
Now, this five-hundred-year increase in age is like the last straw that broke the camel's back, allowing Shui Bing'er's fourth soul ring to finally break through to the ten-thousand-year level.
Shui Bing'er's spirit rings are now a striking combination of yellow, purple, purple, and black.
This miraculous change made Shui Bing'er's eyes widen in surprise.
Even though she had heard about and witnessed similar situations from Mu Ci before, experiencing this transformation firsthand still shocked her immensely.
She could clearly feel that the power of her second and fourth soul skills had made a qualitative leap.
The second soul skill, Ice Armor, has at least doubled its defensive strength, while the number and attack power of the flying feathers have also been significantly enhanced.
Unable to contain her excitement, Shui Bing'er once again bowed respectfully in the direction of the Ice God: "Thank you, Lord Ice God."
Looking at Shui Bing'er bowing once again, the Ice God felt both gratified and somewhat helpless.
While it's true that being overly polite is never a bad thing, she found the excessive formalities somewhat troublesome.
“This is the reward you deserve,” the Ice God said gently.
"Next, let's absorb the soul bone and the divinely bestowed soul ring."
Ice God's words startled Shui Bing'er.
"Soul bone?"
At this moment, Mu Ci stepped forward and explained to her that Titan Snow Demon King had just sent three soul bones as an apology gift.
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er first glanced at her younger sister Shui Yue'er, who was absorbing the soul ring, and then turned her gaze to the uneasy Titan Snow Demon King not far away, nodding expressionlessly.
This small gesture delighted the Titan Snow Demon King.
Although Mu Ci's promise had put the matter behind it, it was only with the approval of the future Ice God that it could truly feel at ease.
After all, in its heart, Shui Bing'er was their future direct superior; a local official was more powerful than a distant one.
Mu Ci stroked Shui Bing'er's now snow-white hair and gently placed the 100,000-year-old Ice Demon Bird skeleton in her jade hand.
"You should absorb the soul bone first, then the soul ring. Once you wake up again, you will definitely be able to surpass most of your older sisters."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er took the soul bone and still glared angrily at Mu Ci.
Most of the older sisters? After she absorbed everything, even Dugu Yan's level far surpassed hers, yet she was still not the number one person by Mu Ci's side.
The implication was that there was an older sister who was even older than them, but Shui Bing'er already had a rough idea of who it was.
If even Huo Wu could sense it, how could she be completely oblivious? She simply believed that Mu Ci wasn't intentionally hiding it, and that she would naturally find out everything when the time was right.