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Chapter 127 Apology
After Shui Bing'er finished speaking, she stood on tiptoe and wrapped her arms around Mu Ci's neck.
"Then I still want to thank you. I hope that from now on, we can rely on each other until the end of time."
Mu Ci embraced Shui Bing'er's slender waist, gazing into her eyes that seemed to melt like ice.
"Okay, I promise Bing'er, we will definitely be together forever."
After saying this, Mu Ci smiled at Shui Bing'er.
"However, Bing'er, although I also want to stay with you forever, shouldn't you go and pay your respects to Lord Ice God now? He has been waiting for you for a long time."
Shui Bing'er was stunned upon hearing this, and her jade-like face instantly turned crimson.
She had completely forgotten that there were more than just the two of them present; the Ice Goddess, Snow Empress, and Shui Yue'er were also there.
Mu Ci loosened his grip on Shui Bing'er's waist and gently pushed her towards the direction of the Ice God.
Shui Bing'er walked shyly to the Ice God, her pink neck revealing her embarrassment.
Ice Goddess didn't have much of an opinion on this, her beautiful face filled with a maternal smile.
Although I have no partner throughout my long life, I have seen many such scenes.
For her, every scene she witnessed after sleeping for ten thousand years was incredibly fresh, without a hint of being rushed.
The Snow Empress, standing to the side, had a flicker of curiosity in her eyes. Having also spent tens of thousands of years in the core area of the far north, she was accompanied only by the swirling snow and ice, except for the occasional Ice Empress.
She had never experienced such intense emotional fluctuations as Shui Bing'er, which caused a slight unease to rise in her heart.
As for Shui Yue'er, she showed no expression and little interest in Shui Bing'er's actions.
She's already taken things a step further with her brother-in-law, much faster than Shui Bing'er.
Little sister, take a look!
"I apologize for keeping you waiting, Lord Ice God."
Shui Bing'er lowered her head shyly and approached the Ice God.
Even without seeing Shui Bing'er's face directly, one can roughly guess what she looks like just from her pink neck.
Without dwelling on it, the Ice Goddess flipped her hand, and two different colored orbs, one gold and one white gold, appeared in her palm.
"It's alright, this kind of thing is quite exciting for me."
"The golden bead is a divinely bestowed soul ring, which can grant you the most suitable soul skill according to your wishes. As for the duration, it depends on how long you can endure it."
"As long as you can persevere, you can achieve even a spirit ring that takes 100,000 years to grow."
"And the platinum bead is the source of my divine power, and it is also what you need to absorb in your first test."
As the Ice God spoke, the two beads in his hand flew to Shui Bing'er's front.
"Alright, absorb the divine power source first, then absorb the divinely bestowed soul ring. This way you can maximize your gains. If you're ready, let's get started."
Shui Bing'er solemnly accepted it with both hands, then walked to an open space, sat cross-legged, and prepared to absorb the divine power source, transform her martial soul, and pass the first test of the Ice God.
When Mu Ci saw Shui Bing'er solemnly accept the Ice God's Origin and the golden divine soul ring from the Ice God, he was quite surprised and said something.
"Lord Ice God, didn't you perish a long time ago? But spirit rings only appeared later."
Ice God smiled upon hearing this and looked at Mu Ci.
"You mean a divinely bestowed soul ring? There was no such thing before. In ancient times, to inherit a godhood, one only needed to pass nine trials."
"However, inheriting a godhood and activating the Nine Trials of a God requires communicating with the God-level Central Hub. Information will also be transmitted down from the God Realm Central Hub. Over millions of years of development, things like the God Trials will change from time to time, since the customs and cultivation systems of different worlds are quite different."
"Some functions of the central system include timely updating of the assessments in the lower realms and also reviewing and recording the divine examiners."
"So the moment I received the divine test, I learned about the divinely bestowed soul ring and made one according to the method."
Mu Ci nodded in understanding when she heard the Ice God say that. It seems that the divine realm is not entirely rigid after all.
Suddenly, Mu Ci realized what the Ice God had said.
"You mean the divine realm already knows?"
The Ice God's answer was perfectly reasonable.
"Of course, the response from the central authority of the divine realm is very quick, but due to the flow of time, it's hard to say when the God-King will receive it and steal his attention."
"Don't worry, they really can't tell from over there. After a few more days in the God Realm, you won't have to worry about it anymore."
Mu Ci nodded. It was impossible not to worry. The Five Great God-Kings were not something he could handle at the moment.
The Titan Snow Demon King alone has already forced him to use his full power, and even then, he might not be able to cause much damage.
Although the two attacks, which he had fought with all his might, were wiped out by Xue Di's Di Han Tian, Mu Ci estimated that at most, it would only cause Titan Xue Mo Wang some minor injuries, not enough to seriously damage him.
Just as Mu Ci was thinking about Titan Snow Demon King, two streaks of light flew in from the distant temple.
One is emerald green, the other is blue-gray.
It was none other than the two Heavenly Kings, Hyotei and Titan Snow Demon King.
After the two landed in front of the Ice God, they bowed respectfully.
Then Mu Ci saw Titan Snow Demon King awkwardly being pushed by Ice Emperor, and walking towards her embarrassedly.
Then Titan Snow Demon King suddenly bowed deeply to Mu Ci and the other person. The sudden action startled Shui Yue'er, who jumped and hid behind Mu Ci.
"I'm sorry, my previous words were indeed somewhat ambiguous and caused you to misunderstand. It was really my fault."
"But I really didn't have any such thoughts. All I did was to complete the task assigned by Lord Ice God as quickly as possible. I'm really sorry for doing such a thing and almost getting the three of you hurt."
"These are some soul bones collected by my Titan Snow Demon clan. I hope you can forgive my previous mistakes."
After hearing Titan Snow Demon King's apology, Mu Ci watched as the other party took out three soul bones from his clothes.
A shimmering soul light flowed across the surface of the soul bones, each one perfectly intact.
This means that the Titan Snow Demon King holds at least a 100,000-year-old soul bone.
Yes, the lowest.
Because Mu Ci sensed a domineering aura from one of the soul bones that far surpassed the other two.
Mu Ci nodded as she looked at Titan Snow Demon King.
"I did have some preconceived notions before, and I made some mistakes in that regard. I hope you can understand."
"So I accept the apology. Could you please tell me about these three soul bones?"
Titan Snow Demon King beamed with joy upon hearing that Mu Ci had accepted his apology.
"Come, come, let me introduce you."
"Soul bones are of no use to us soul beasts, and it would be a bit strange to use them as collectibles, so there aren't many of them. The one here is one I got from the Ice Emperor."
Chapter 128 Absorption of Three 100,000-Year-Old Soul Bones
Titan Snow Demon King used his soul power to lift up the three soul bones and introduced them to Mu Ci and Shui Yue'er one by one.
"This first piece is the torso bone of a 100,000-year-old Ice Demon Bird, which I obtained from the Ice Emperor. This soul beast race and the Ice Jade Scorpion are sworn enemies. After the Ice Emperor killed it, he took the soul bone back to his nest, which is extremely suitable for the future Ice God."
Titan Snow Demon King turned to Shui Yue'er as he spoke, his gaze falling on her bright eyes.
"The second piece is the right arm bone of a 100,000-year-old Sea Dragon Lizard, which came from a sea spirit beast that once tried to seize territory in the far north but was killed by me. This sir has a True Dragon Martial Soul, right? The attributes match perfectly."
When introducing the third piece, Titan Snow Demon King paused slightly and looked at Mu Ci as he spoke.
"I didn't know what to prepare for you, so I just brought over the best piece of soul bone that our clan had preserved."
"This soul bone comes from the previous patriarch of the Titan Snow Demon clan, a Titan Snow Demon who was 330,000 years old. But for some unknown reason, he suddenly awakened the Calamity attribute and transformed into a Calamity Snow Demon."
"Later, it caused a large-scale massacre in the core area of the far north and was personally killed by the Snow Emperor, dying under the Ice Extreme Peerless Sword."
"This 300,000-year-old Cataclysmic Titan spirit skull is my apology to you."
Mu Ci accepted the three soul bones. Seeing the other party's sincerity, she nodded and said, "Then let's put this matter behind us and not bring up the previous misunderstandings again."
"A word is settled!"
After exchanging a smile with Titan Snow Demon King, Mu Ci turned around and handed the right arm bone of the Sea Dragon Lizard to Shui Yue'er, who was standing to the side, and said with a smile.
"Moon, your wish has been fulfilled. You gave Bing'er a 50,000-year-old soul bone, and in return, you received an even better 100,000-year-old soul bone."
Holding the 100,000-year-old soul bone in her hands, Shui Yue'er smiled somewhat foolishly. She never expected that what she said a few months ago would now come true.
Mu Ci suddenly realized that the massive amount of soul power brought by the 100,000-year-old soul bone would surely be able to push Shui Yue'er to the level 50 threshold.
At that time, a soul beast over 30,000 years old will be needed to make Shui Yue'er's fifth soul ring, but it's not easy to say this in front of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.
Although they would definitely agree without even thinking about it, it's still not a good idea.
At this moment, Mu Ci walked up to the Ice God and said.
"I wonder if the Ice God can bestow divine soul rings? Yue'er will probably need one later."
As soon as Mu Ci spoke, the Ice God and the four soul beasts present all turned their attention to Mu Ci.
The Snow Empress and Ice Empress softened their gazes, while Titan Snow Demon King and Little White breathed a sigh of relief.
The future Ice Goddess is obviously easy to get along with, and her partner doesn't seem to be a petty person either, and knows how to consider their feelings.
As for the Ice God, he obviously didn't have that many thoughts running through his mind, and looked at Mu Ci with a smile.
"A divinely bestowed soul ring? That's not too troublesome. A little divine power plus some faith power is all you need."
"The Ice God Temple can only maintain the Nine Trials of Gods and the High Priest Trial at most. In principle, it cannot bestow soul rings upon gods and humans other than those taking the trials."
At this point, a smile appeared on the Ice Goddess's stunningly beautiful face.
"But what can I do? I just have to accept it."
The central authority of the divine realm grants the gods considerable autonomy, including but not limited to setting up all tests except for the ninth test, and of course, the bestowal of divine soul rings.
If a deity desires it and has sufficient power, granting others a few divinely bestowed soul rings is no problem at all.
With a flick of her jade hand, the Ice Goddess revealed another glittering, divinely bestowed soul ring in her palm.
Mu Ci watched as the Ice God casually tossed the divinely bestowed soul ring in front of him.
"Thank you, Lord Ice God."