Douluo: Reborn as a Dragon, I am the Lord of Soul Beasts

Chapter 36: Frozen Labyrinth, Mysterious Palace

Under the dark glacier, the further Ying Qian walked, the more he felt something was wrong. All around him were ice blocks and icicles. The crystal clear ice crystals reflected the already weak light on Ying Qian's body like a mirror, making the entire ice cave shrouded in a layer of faint chill. And above his head, icicles were hanging, carved with strange patterns and textures like ice sculptures, which made people involuntarily have an illusion that they were in a dreamlike world.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Ying Qian suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar, especially the faint five-point scratch in front of him. Wasn't that the mark left by his dragon claws when he was falling just now?

"It's bad." Ying Qian's heart suddenly became as cold as the ice cave around him.

"It's pitch black under the glacier, with only endless darkness. I can't tell east, west, south or north. Plus, the ice caves are interconnected in all directions. So, I've fallen into a huge maze!" Ying Qian analyzed calmly.

In order to verify his guess, Ying Qian once walked into the ice cave and made a special mark along the way, which was different from the previous route. But without exception, no matter how many times Ying Qian walked and how many times he tried the route, he always ended up back at a distance.

At this moment, the always confident Ying Qian was a little depressed. If he continued walking like this, he would never get out. And Ying Qian felt more and more that this was a real frozen maze. Otherwise, even if the ice cave was connected in all directions, it would be impossible for him to go back to the same place every time!

It seems that the inexplicable suction force when the glacier cracked earlier was not groundless. Ying Qian asked himself that even if his strength was not the best on the continent, he could still be invincible. But thinking carefully, he had no power to resist the terrifying suction force just now. At first, Ying Qian thought that it was a sudden incident, coupled with the impact of the avalanche, that he and Meng Hongchen accidentally fell into the glacier. Now it seems that things are not that simple at all!

"Only the power of God can do this." Ying Qian speculated.

Although Ying Qian felt that this was a bit outrageous, there was no better explanation at the moment. The terrifying suction force and the huge maze seemed to be the only explanation that could be best explained by miracles.

After making up his mind, Ying Qian simply decided not to move on. If this place was really the remains of God, then this huge frozen maze must be his protective umbrella. Blindly moving forward would only waste his soul and physical strength.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Meng Hongchen felt Ying Qian stop and asked softly. In this quiet environment, a faint echo was heard.

"I'm looking for the way back." Ying Qian smiled gently. He didn't dare to tell Meng Hongchen the truth. This was undoubtedly a cruel truth for her.

The next second, Ying Qian began to look at the ice crystals around him. Ying Qian then discovered that all of these ice crystals were reflecting his light, and Ying Qian quietly placed his palm gently on them.

"It is true." Ying Qian said with a smile.

You should know that specular refraction refers to the phenomenon that light is reflected on a smooth surface and the reflected light remains relatively concentrated. To form specular refraction, the ice crystal surface needs to meet the following conditions:
1. Smooth and flat surface: The surface of the ice crystal must be smooth enough, without obvious bumps or rough parts. Only when the surface is flat can the light be reflected at a more concentrated angle.

2. Clear and transparent material: The material of ice crystals must be transparent and as pure as possible to ensure that light can penetrate and reflect on its surface.

3. The angle of incidence of light: The angle at which light is incident on the surface of the ice crystal is also important. When light is incident on the surface at a specific angle, total internal reflection will occur. In this case, the light will be reflected at a more concentrated angle on the surface, forming a mirror refraction.

Ying Qian touched the ice crystals around him and found that all the ice crystals here were very flat. However, no matter how he changed his position or the angle of the light, the refracted light remained unchanged.

This means that one of the ice crystals must be uneven, or tilted. That might be the exit to leave this huge maze.

This time, after Ying Qian ignited his soul power, a stronger light bloomed in the ice cave, illuminating everything around. This weak light was like a lonely star, illuminating the frozen world, making the scene in the ice cave appear more mysterious and solemn.

Ying Qian began to constantly caress the ice crystals around him with his hands, feeling their tiny changes.

"Click!" There seemed to be a gap on the palm of Ying Qian's hand, and the palm that had originally passed through quickly slid back.

Ying Qian repeatedly felt around on the ice crystal himself. This tiny change would never be visible with the naked eye.

The next moment, Ying Qian came close to the ice crystal. After a careful look, Ying Qian found that not only was the angle of this ice crystal slightly different from the other ice crystals, but its thickness was also much thinner than the other ice crystals.

When he got closer, Ying Qian could even see his own shadow. This was completely different from the blurry shadows of other ice crystals.

"This is it." Ying Qian was sure that the exit was here. But how to get out?
Ying Qian was stunned for a moment, then he changed his right hand into a fist, and the scorching flame instantly covered Ying Qian's fist. The fist condensed with the power of the flame rushed towards the ice crystal like a meteor, carrying the power to destroy everything. When Ying Qian's fist hit the ice crystal heavily, a dazzling light burst out, and the power of the flame and ice crystal collided with each other, making a deafening roar.

Cracks appeared on the surface of the ice crystals and began to spread in all directions. "Crack, crack."

The originally smooth surface of the ice crystal was like a broken mirror, and the next moment it turned into a pile of fragments. A brand new ice cave appeared in front of Ying Qian.

Ying Qian did not hesitate and went straight into the newly opened route. This time the ice cave was extremely narrow, and it was very difficult for Ying Qian's huge body to move forward inside. But he was proud of this, and felt that the surrounding cave walls were cold and slippery, and his touch was like ten thousand years of black ice.

Ying Qian continued to explore forward. It was clearly endless darkness outside, but there seemed to be a strange light not far away, which actually made the originally dark cave have a little more light, as if giving people a sense of hope.

Then, a stream of cold currents with ice elements that were almost visible to the naked eye hit Ying Qian's body. Unfortunately, they could only stay on the surface of Ying Qian's soul power protection, not only unable to cause any damage, but also made Ying Qian's soul power, which had been transformed into extreme ice, become active immediately.

The light in front of him became brighter and brighter, and Ying Qian jumped out of the narrow cave, just as excited as when he was born.

But the next second, Ying Qian was stunned by the scene in front of him. The magnificent and mysterious scene in front of him was something Ying Qian had never imagined.

Under this glacier, there is actually a palace made of ice and snow!
The outer wall of the palace is made of thick ice blocks and icicles, which are neat and solemn, as if they are part of the glacier and integrated with the surrounding ice and snow. The ice blocks are carved with exquisite patterns and designs, which are exquisite and translucent, emitting a faint blue light, making people involuntarily sigh at the magic and beauty of nature. The top of the palace is covered with a thick layer of ice and snow, and the ice crystals are shining with a faint light, like a huge ice and snow tower, soaring into the sky. Under the sunlight, the ice crystals reflect colorful light, dyeing the surrounding ice and snow with a layer of gorgeous colors.

Yes, you read it right. There is sunlight under the glacier? But Ying Qian really didn't know what to call the thing above his head.

It was like the sun, hanging high on the top of the palace, emitting the same sunlight, but with a blue light. Wherever the light reached, it illuminated everything in front of Ying Qian, causing a burst of blue ripples.

The next moment, the light emitted by the blue sun suddenly became more intense. The blue light shone everywhere, quietly bathing Ying Qian and Meng Hongchen.

Ying Qian was stunned, but then he found that his body could not move. This strange scene made Ying Qian and Meng Hongchen very surprised.

Ying Qian felt the light on his body tremble slightly, and then began to change color, as brilliant as a rainbow. These lights peeled off from his body gently and began to swing out horizontally, like a gorgeous wing of light spreading out. Gradually, they converged with the light on Meng Hongchen's body.

The lights intertwined and merged to form a light curtain. On these light curtains, golden meteors began to emerge one after another. They kept changing and formed a series of words. It was written on it: Nine Tests of the Ice God, the first test, the frozen maze, has been completed! Reward. Ying Qian couldn't understand the rest of the words at all.

In the end, the golden light dissipated between heaven and earth, and the blue sun actually sank directly into the center of Meng Hongchen's eyebrows.

At this moment, Ying Qian found that his body could move. He immediately came to Meng Hongchen's side and whispered softly: "Meng Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, how do you feel?"

At this moment, Meng Hongchen's eyes were empty and his gaze was dull, just like an exquisite ice sculpture doll.

After a long while, Meng Hongchen came back to his senses. He stared at Ying Qian blankly and said, "Teacher, I seem to have seen a god. I saw him say to me..."

"Hush!" Before Meng Hongchen could finish, Ying Qian interrupted him and said, "I know everything. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"I I." Meng Hongchen hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything, which made Ying Qian very anxious.

So, Ying Qian directly started to use his soul power to detect Meng Hongchen. Upon taking a look, Ying Qian discovered that the ice attribute of Meng Hongchen's original martial soul had been upgraded to extreme ice.

"It seems that this is the reward for the first test of the Nine Tests of the Ice God." Ying Qian thought to himself.

Little did she know that at this moment, Meng Hongchen was already overwhelmed by the massive amount of information in her mind. Her brain was in a mess at the moment, and Meng Hongchen kept sorting out this information. She was surprised to find that her mental power had also become stronger.

Ying Qian tacitly did not continue to disturb Meng Hongchen, but just sat quietly beside him to protect him.

After a long while, Meng Hongchen finally came back to her senses. She looked around and then saw Ying Qian standing beside her.

Meng Hongchen felt a lump in his throat, and then he quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of Ying Qian.

This actually frightened Ying Qian, and he asked hurriedly: "What are you doing?"

Meng Hongchen did not kowtow. He kowtowed three times respectfully and said, "Teacher, I know everything."

"What did you know?" Ying Qian was stunned.

"Teacher, you gave up the inheritance of the Ice God for me. Such a great favor is like a rebirth." While saying this, Meng Hongchen kowtowed to Ying Qian several times. For a moment, Meng Hongchen's forehead was a little red and swollen.

Hearing this, Ying Qian was even more confused. "Didn't the Ice God give up on me because I'm a soul beast? How come Meng Hongchen said it was me who gave up on my own initiative? Did this kid take the wrong medicine?"

But to be honest, when Meng Hongchen said that I know everything, Ying Qian thought that Meng Hongchen knew that he was a soul beast.

"Okay, now that we have resolved the matter here, let's get out! We still need to get the fifth soul ring for you."

Ying Qian said! He took Meng Hongchen and broke through the ice and snow above. This time, the glaciers actually retreated miraculously. After Ying Qian flew out completely, the original glacier crack immediately returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

Inside the palace, a mysterious voice sighed, "What a pity that such a good seedling turned out to be a member of the Dragon Clan. Fortunately, the little girl next to her is also quite talented. With the guidance of her teacher, it should not be that difficult for her to pass the nine tests!"

"Let's go! Let's go! The mission is finally completed. Now I don't have to stay in this cold palace anymore. I have been suffocating for tens of thousands of years."

The mysterious voice became smaller and smaller, and gradually disappeared, and the mysterious palace also melted away along with the disappearance of the voice. It was as if everything that Ying Qian and Meng Hongchen had just seen was false.

Note: I recently saw a reader say that soul beasts cannot become gods because of the rules set by the Dragon God when he fell. So, that really changed the author's original outline. After all, I haven't read the plot after Douluo Dalu 2. The author didn't expect the world after Douluo Dalu 2 to be so crazy, and the setting was so outrageous. The entries in Baidu Encyclopedia have been changed again and again, which makes us, the authors who write fan fiction, a little unsure. It's really difficult.

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