Douluo Dalu 2: The True God King-Chapter 203: [DD2]:

Yes.

Su Yu felt great.

The Ice Empress's soul ring and soul bone brought him a complete transformation.

Su Yu was already the embodiment of ultimate ice, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, with its similarly ultimate ice attribute, was by far the most suitable soul ring for him—there was no competition.

His first soul ring, the Life Soul Ring, his second was the Ice Armored Beast, the third the Skydream Iceworm, and the fourth was the Ice Feather Beast.

Although all were top-tier soul rings, with the Ice Armored Beast and Ice Feather Beast being super soul beasts, and the Skydream Iceworm boasting a million years of cultivation, none could compare to the benefits brought by the Ice Empress's soul ring and soul bone.

First, there was an immediate increase in strength.

After absorbing the Ice Empress's soul ring and soul bone, Su Yu's soul power directly jumped to Rank 57.

Of course, this wasn't entirely due to the Ice Empress's soul ring and soul bone—after all, Su Yu had been stuck at Rank 50 for nearly a year. A year's time would naturally lead to considerable progress in soul power.

However, it was undeniable that without the Ice Empress as his fifth soul ring, Su Yu would never have advanced to Rank 57 so quickly.

Rank 57—just three ranks away from a Soul Emperor.

At fourteen years old, this meant Su Yu was bound to reach the Soul Emperor realm by the time he turned fifteen.

A fifteen-year-old Soul Emperor with ultimate ice—this was astonishing.

By comparison, in the original story, Huo Yuhao was only a Soul King when he competed in the tournament at seventeen. (TL: It was thanks to Snow Empress fusion that added a full 10-level soul power to Yuhao. Yuhao would still be level 40 at 17 years old in the competition and without the Ice empress it would be much lower, that's crazy. Cultivating with Ultimate Martial Soul is very hard. )

This was the gap.

Moreover, the benefits of the Ice Empress were not limited to just levels.

The Ice Empress's soul bone, after fusing with the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone, granted Su Yu his first fierce beast-level super soul bone.

A super soul bone with nearly 500,000 years of cultivation.

The fusion of soul bones isn't a simple addition—it's a complete transformation.

The newly fused Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Left Arm Bone was not much inferior in quality to a 500,000-year fierce beast soul bone.

With such a soul bone and the enhancements from the soul ring, Su Yu's physical strength had reached the level of a Title Douluo.

In his current state, he could withstand a 100,000-year soul ring with ease.

His fifth soul ring, the Ice Empress's soul ring, had a maximum strength exactly at the 100,000-year mark.

The excess power was sealed by the Ice Empress.

This brings us to the third benefit brought by the Ice Empress—the pure power sealed within Su Yu's body.

As Su Yu continued to grow stronger, this power would help him accelerate his progress at an extraordinary rate.

The treatment Huo Yuhao enjoyed in the original story was now Su Yu's as well.

How vast and overwhelming was the pure power of the Ice Empress?

By the time Su Yu had fully exhausted it, he would already be a peerless powerhouse.

The final benefit was the four powerful soul skills brought by the Ice Empress:

Two soul ring skills and two soul bone skills—all top-tier.

With the Ice Empress's soul ring and soul bone, Su Yu's combat strength had skyrocketed to an entirely new level.

"Oh?"

"It seems Ice has brought you quite the benefits."

Hearing Su Yu's response and sensing the change in his aura, Snow Empress understood that Su Yu had undergone another transformation.

"As usual, let Xiaobai test you and see how much you've improved," said Snow Emperor, a glint of light flashing in her icy blue eyes.

"Sure."

Su Yu grinned. He was eager to find out how much he had progressed.

The Ice Bear King was incredibly strong, with a physique tougher than even a Super Douluo's.

It was the perfect sparring partner.

Carrying Snow Empress gently, Su Yu leaped into the air and appeared a hundred meters away in a flash.

But to be safe, he retreated several hundred meters further, placing Snow Empress on a glacier.

Snow Empress was fragile now, and Su Yu didn't want her to be accidentally injured in the aftermath of the battle.

After settling her down, Su Yu felt reassured and left.

Although he had distanced himself by several hundred meters, he wasn't worried about Snow Empress getting lost.

Hai Bodong, Mu Wu, and the newly acquired Servant Chen Xin were all secretly protecting her.

They only remained hidden because Su Yu usually didn't let them interfere unless necessary.

Although these powerhouses were reliable, Su Yu preferred to handle things himself whenever possible. Relying on them too much would only hinder his ability to solve problems independently.

Using his Wind God Leg technique, Su Yu quickly arrived before Xiaobai.

In comparison to the Ice Bear King's massive, 50-60 meter-tall body, Su Yu looked like a tiny ant.

Having sparred with Xiaobai before, Su Yu knew just how durable the Ice Bear King was.

This time, he could go all out with his attacks.

"Xiaobai, let's begin," Su Yu called out.

Xiaobai patted its chest, signaling Su Yu to come at it with everything he had.

Su Yu took a deep breath, his body glowing with icy blue light as his martial soul activated.

The temperature within a radius of several dozen meters plummeted rapidly. The snow, already powdery, froze into a solid sheet of ice.

Behind Su Yu, the phantom of the Ice Emperor appeared. A red soul ring suddenly rose from beneath his feet.

The red soul ring expanded, glowing brilliantly, followed by three black(Disguise) soul rings emerging one after another, radiating deep and mysterious light.

Taking a step forward, a radiant and dazzling soul ring rose beneath Su Yu.

The blood-red soul ring exuded a noble and chilling aura, its crimson hue resembling a sea of blood and radiating a fearsome majesty.

Golden patterns adorned the blood-red soul ring, standing out as sacred and striking.

The intermingling crimson and gold altered Su Yu's aura completely.

A frigid and savage aura, reminiscent of ancient primordial times, erupted from him.

Soon after, the third soul ring, previously black, revealed its true form.

A platinum light shone brilliantly, with golden radiance growing even more dazzling.

The third soul ring had transformed into pure gold, exuding an indescribable sense of divinity.

Red, Black, Gold, Black, Red!

Five soul rings shimmered beneath Su Yu, radiating brilliance.

At this moment, Su Yu's aura surged to its peak.

Yes, Su Yu's first soul ring had also evolved to a 100,000-year level.

Now that Su Yu could withstand a 100,000-year soul ring, his Life Soul Ring naturally advanced as well, transforming into a 100,000-year-level soul ring.

Such a terrifying soul ring configuration would leave countless people in disbelief if seen in the outside world.

"Su Yu's soul ring combination is truly monstrous," Ice Empress couldn't help but exclaim within the spiritual sea.

Su Yu was only a Soul King, yet his soul ring combination was enough to astonish even a Super Douluo.

It was utterly absurd.

"Hehe, just wait until Boss Su Yu uses my Origin Power to evolve his second and fourth soul rings to 100,000 years. Then it'll truly be outrageous," Skydream chuckled smugly nearby.

"See that? This is the kind of boss I follow."

"You're only good for this one thing. If not for your high age, your soul ring would be utterly useless," Ice Empress said disdainfully.

But the Skydream Iceworm responded with pride, "Well, that's the thing—I've got the years to back me up. There's nothing you can do about it. I'm just that special. I'm the brightest star, baby!"

"Shut up!"

...

While a bug and a scorpion bickered within the spiritual sea, Su Yu's expression in the outside world remained serious and focused.

His second and fifth soul rings lit up simultaneously.

The second soul skill: Ice Emperor Armor.

One of the fifth soul skills: Ice Emperor Guard.

Both were defensive soul skills, but they not only increased defense but also greatly amplified ice attributes and strength.

In essence, they were unique enhancement-type soul skills.

With the two skills combined, a layer of ice-blue armor instantly formed on Su Yu's body.

The surface of the diamond-shaped ice armor was covered with a transparent layer of crystalline diamond ice.

Each diamond ice crystal was small, protruding in a hexagonal shape.

As Su Yu moved, the crystals refracted dazzling, multicolored light.

With a light leap, another set of armor covered Su Yu's form—it was his full-body soul tool armor.

The full-body soul tool armor also had the function of amplifying soul power.

Facing the Ice Bear King, Su Yu wasn't about to take any chances.

Behind him, three pairs of soul tool wings gently flapped. Su Yu didn't hold back, launching a highly offensive move right away.

From his right hand, a dark golden blade of light shot forth. Simultaneously, his fifth soul ring glowed again.

Su Yu's right hand was quickly encased in thick diamond ice crystals.

One of the fifth soul skills: Ice Emperor's Claw!

Su Yu raised his right hand and swiped at the Ice Bear King.

A dark golden claw, more than ten meters long, slashed forward.

This time, the dark golden claw was coated in a layer of diamond-like ice crystals.

The ultimate icy cold merged with the razor-sharp dark golden claw.

If the physical dark golden claw had merely been covered with ice crystals, it wouldn't have been remarkable.

However, the fact that this energy-based skill could integrate the power of the Ice Emperor's Claw soul skill demonstrated Su Yu's profound mastery of soul skills.

The 100,000-year soul skill combined with the dark golden claw consumed a massive amount of Su Yu's soul power in just one strike.

But the power of this attack was equally terrifying.

Even the Ice Bear King's yellow, gleaming eyes flashed with a trace of astonishment.

Still, it didn't use its soul power and chose to rely on its physical body to endure the attack.

It also wanted to see just how powerful Su Yu's strike truly was.

The dark golden claw, imbued with ultimate ice, struck the Ice Bear King squarely in the chest.

The sharp claw tore through its defense, and blood spurted out.

Following that, the extreme cold invaded the wound with a frenzy, freezing the Ice Bear King layer by layer.

Its massive body seemed to transform into an enormous block of ice in an instant.

However, this only lasted for a moment.

In the next instant, all the ice shattered.

The Ice Bear King scratched its head with a goofy expression on its face.

But the few-meter-long wounds on its chest, still oozing blood, were strikingly visible.

The power of the dark golden claw was no joke.

Moreover, as a soul bone, the dark golden claw could evolve.

Su Yu had undergone several transformations, and the dark golden claw had grown stronger as well.

Its age, while not yet at the 100,000-year level of a soul bone, was undoubtedly over 50,000 years.

The Ice Bear King's defenses were formidable, but without using soul power, how could its physical body alone withstand the dark golden claw?

After all, the difference between defending with and without soul power was immense.

"Xiaobai, why didn't you use your soul power?"

Looking at the wounds on the Ice Bear King's chest, Su Yu felt a bit helpless.

Though the injuries weren't much for a creature as robust as the Ice Bear King, they had still drawn blood.

This showed how much Su Yu had improved. In their previous encounter, Su Yu had needed to use ring fusion and Ice Absolute Skill to barely break the Ice Bear King's defense—and even then, he had only scratched the surface.

This time, Su Yu broke through its defenses right from the start, leaving behind deep wounds.

The difference was clear.

"I just wanted to see how strong your attack is, hehe," the Ice Bear King chuckled.

"What a fool," Su Yu muttered helplessly, glancing at the Ice Bear King before retracting his armor and landing lightly on the ground.

"Forget it, I'm done fighting."

"Huh?" The Ice Bear King looked puzzled. "Why stop? I still wanted to play some more."

"When I say I'm done, I'm done."

Su Yu gave the Ice Bear King another glance before quickly dashing off.

This bear was just too honest. It offered to be his punching bag and really followed through, not only refusing to attack him but even neglecting to defend itself.

It even dared to take a Dark Gold Terrorclaw enhanced with Ice Emperor's Claw head-on without using soul power. That was recklessness on another level.

Previously, this wouldn't have mattered since Su Yu lacked the strength to hurt the Ice Bear King without soul power.

But now, Su Yu had grown strong enough to injure the bear when it didn't use soul power for defense.

He couldn't bring himself to keep going.

Seeing the big, goofy bear get hurt made Su Yu feel a pang of guilt.

Out of compassion, he decided not to leave it covered in injuries.

It wasn't like Su Yu could defeat the Ice Bear King—he wasn't on its level yet.

But the bear was just so straightforward, taking every hit without resistance. If it had been even a little smarter, Su Yu wouldn't have hesitated as much.

"Forget it. I've already learned enough from that first attack."

With a few quick movements, he arrived at Snow Empress's side.

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He picked up the little Snow Empress in his arms and gently kissed her cheek.

"Beast!" ×2

One exclamation came from Snow Empress, and the other from Ice Empress.

Seeing Su Yu's bold actions, Ice Empress grew frantic within the spiritual sea, stomping her feet in frustration.

She wanted to emerge and scold Su Yu, but at that exact moment, the spiritual sea was sealed off.

The Dragon God Seal suppressed the entire spiritual sea, leaving the Ice Empress utterly powerless.

"Alright, alright, Su Yu, you little bastard! You take my soul ring and then pull this on me?"

"So you've dropped the act now that you've succeeded, huh?"

"Su Yu, you... you... beep beep beep beep beep..."

Ice Empress, infuriated by Su Yu's antics, was sputtering in rage. But Su Yu remained completely unfazed.

"Since you've entered my spiritual sea, you're under my control."

Skydream, standing off to the side, remained silent, afraid of drawing attention to itself.

After all, it had played a part in convincing Ice Empress to enter this situation in the first place.

"Idiot!"

Snow Empress puffed out her cheeks and swatted at Su Yu with her tiny hands, flailing in frustration.

But she was still too young and weak. Even as she pinched and twisted Su Yu's face, he didn't feel a thing.

PS: Guys, I will not be enrolling this school year for 1st year college instead I will devote myself on translation hehe. Also I will replace my potato laptop with pc, I feel like the lagging problem slow down my updates.