Gu Yue was initially quite angry that "Silver Dragon Girl" Xia Hong had portrayed her as a timid and weak ruler of soul beasts in Extreme North Sunset.
But when she thought about how even the fantasy Heavenly King that "Silver Dragon Girl" created in the novel had so many regrets in his relationship with her, she immediately stopped being angry.
Instead, she was quite happy.
Xia Yi shook his head helplessly. Is that really the main point here?
"We should actually be thinking about the contents of this book," Xia Yi said in a deep voice.
"It's just a novel, something to enjoy. What's there to think about?" Gu Yue said dismissively.
"I'm asking you—was the Ice God really one of the nine commanders under the Dragon God?" Xia Yi asked.
"That part is actually true," Gu Yue nodded and confirmed.
"Then, did Silver Dragon Girl know about this?" Xia Yi asked again.
"Impossible. There's no way she could know," Gu Yue's delicate brows furrowed as she, too, realized something was wrong.
Silver Dragon Girl had only lived for over a hundred thousand years. How could she possibly know about the events of the Dragon God War?
But the Ice God... how did she know about the Ice God Realm?
How did she know about the five Divine Kings of the God Realm?
Fine, knowing about the five Divine Kings was one thing, but how could she even know about the succession of the God of Kindness and the God of Evil?
Alright, if all of this was purely her imagination, then how would one explain the Great God Circle mentioned later?
"We must find a way to verify whether this is true or not. If it is, then we might have to face many Divine Kings from the Great God Circle in the future," Xia Yi said solemnly.
"How do we verify it?" Gu Yue asked.
"Xiao Bing, stop pretending to be asleep. Come out," Xia Yi suddenly thought of the Ice God's Heart.
"What do you want? Yelling so loud," Ice God's Heart appeared reluctantly from Xia Yi's forehead.
"This book says that the Ice God cannot die. Even if she perishes, the Extreme North will slowly gather her divine consciousness again. Are you actually the Ice God?" Xia Yi asked in a deep voice.
"No," Ice God's Heart responded flatly.
"Then who exactly are you?" Xia Yi asked.
Instead of answering directly, Ice God's Heart glanced at Extreme North Sunset on the table and said, "The descriptions about the Ice God in this book are true. Because the Ice God was the first Ice Sky Snow Girl born in the Extreme North, and she had imprinted her divine consciousness into the laws of the Extreme North's world, she was able to use these laws to become a god. That's why, even if the Ice God was utterly destroyed, the Extreme North would slowly regather her divine consciousness. But that was before. Ever since a Plane Master appeared on the Douluo Continent, the laws of the Extreme North were altered by the Plane Master, so they can no longer regenerate the Ice God's divine consciousness."
"You know all of this so clearly... Who are you, exactly?" Xia Yi asked in a deep voice.
"I'm not the Ice God, but I could be considered half of the Ice God," Ice God's Heart said.
"What do you mean?" Both Xia Yi and Gu Yue frowned slightly.
"A thousand years ago, a Plane Master suddenly appeared on the Douluo Continent. As soon as he became the Plane Master, he discovered the Ice God, who had been forced to scatter her divine consciousness throughout the Extreme North to avoid the Divine Kings of the God Realm. The Plane Master immediately used the laws of the Douluo Continent to force the Ice God out. The moment she reappeared, she was struck down by the suddenly appearing Sea God's Trident and perished on the spot." Ice God's Heart sighed and continued, "My true form is a fragment of the Ice God's Divine Core. The ice-attribute energy you absorbed to evolve your martial soul is actually the power of the Ice God's Divine Core. I am merely the last remaining divine consciousness of the Ice God, which merged with an unborn Ice Sky Snow Girl and attached itself to the Ice God's Divine Core."
Ice God's Heart paused before explaining further, "The Extreme North gives birth to an Ice Sky Snow Girl every once in a while. However, because the Plane Master forcibly altered the laws of the Extreme North, it can no longer give birth to any more Ice Sky Snow Girls. So, you could say I am the Ice God, the first Ice Sky Snow Girl. Or you could say I am the last Ice Sky Snow Girl."
Ice God's Heart's voice was somewhat somber. The Ice God had chosen to merge her last divine consciousness with the last unborn Ice Sky Snow Girl in order to save her.
Had the Ice God not done so, this Ice Sky Snow Girl would have perished in the womb the moment the Plane Master altered the laws of the Extreme North.
"Then how did you end up in the human world?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
Ice God's Heart swayed slightly and said, "Just like how Snow Empress's transformation was discovered by humans, I was also discovered. However, since I was only the Ice God's last remaining fragment of divine consciousness, my intelligence was constantly fading away. To slow this process, I hid deep within the Ice God's Divine Core fragment, which slowed my mental decay. But when I was discovered, I couldn't do anything to resist, so I was naturally taken out of the Extreme North by humans. It wasn't until I met you and entered your spiritual world that my intelligence not only stopped dissipating but actually started recovering rapidly."
"If the descriptions about the Ice God in Extreme North Sunset are true, then the other parts of the book are likely true as well," Xia Yi said, furrowing his brows. The fact that the Extreme North could regenerate the Ice God's divine consciousness was something even Gu Yue didn't know.
Yet, Xia Hong knew.
And she even wrote it into her novel.
She probably knew far more than Xia Yi and Gu Yue had imagined.
"So what? It's just the Great God Circle. Once I comprehend the mysteries of the River Diagram and Luo Script and create our own God Realm, why would I fear a mere Great God Circle?" Gu Yue snorted coldly.
The Great God Circle was far stronger than the God Realm.
Even if the Dragon God appeared, he would be helpless against it.
But the River Diagram and Luo Script was her greatest trump card.
The more knowledgeable and powerful someone was, the more they would realize how terrifying the River Diagram and Luo Script was.
Gu Yue firmly believed that even if multiple God Realm Cores fused together into a massive God Realm Core, it still wouldn't compare to the River Diagram and Luo Script.
Of course, that was only if she could fully grasp its profundities.
Besides, even Xue Qiling was able to defeat the Great God Circle. She believed she could do the same.
"According to this book, Tang Wulin is Tang San's son, and he has Tang San's divine will hidden inside him. This is likely true as well," Xia Yi added.
"So what? The God Realm is currently inside a black hole, so Tang San's true body can't descend. Once I find the Dragon Valley Small World and merge with the Dragon God's remaining dragon soul before fusing with Na'er, I'll be able to unleash god-level power for a short time. At that point, a mere strand of divine will? I have plenty of ways to deal with it," Gu Yue snorted coldly again.
"That can wait. Right now, I think we should do something else," Xia Yi suddenly said.
"What?" Gu Yue asked, curious.
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!" Xia Yi grinned.
Since Extreme North Sunset mentioned that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was in Sunset Forest, Xia Yi could find it first.
Then move it elsewhere.
"According to Extreme North Sunset, Xue Qiling moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to the Ice God Realm. Conveniently, I also know the spatial coordinates of the Ice God Realm. Why don't we secretly move it there and completely fool Tang Sect?" Ice God's Heart suggested.
"You wish," Gu Yue glared at Ice God's Heart, her gaze sharp. Her beautiful eyes emitted an overwhelming pressure as she stared at Ice God's Heart and coldly said, "I don't care if you are or aren't the Ice God, but right now, you are Xia Yi's soul spirit. Before you speak, remember to address him as 'Lord' or 'Master.' Just because he doesn't mind doesn't mean I don't care."
Seeing that Gu Yue wasn't joking, Ice God's Heart glanced at Xia Yi before respectfully bowing.
"Master"
For the Ice God's Heart, addressing Xia Yi as "Master" was not something difficult to accept.
Whether considering her current relationship with Xia Yi or the original relationships—between the Ice God and Dragon God, between Dragon God and Gu Yue, and between Gu Yue and Xia Yi—calling Xia Yi "Master" was only natural.
Moreover, Gu Yue was right. Although she had not yet officially passed the position of Soul Beast Ruler to Xia Yi, he was already half a ruler of the soul beasts. Unless Xia Yi did something unworthy of his status, she had to show him the proper respect.
Seeing the Ice God's Heart being so tactful, Gu Yue finally nodded in satisfaction and coldly said, "The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well can be temporarily placed in the Ice God Realm, but in the future, it must be moved to the Dragon Valley Small World."
Originally, Gu Yue knew the spatial coordinates of the Dragon Valley Small World, but twenty thousand years ago, someone suddenly altered them, completely severing her connection with the place.
Now, she could only vaguely sense that the Dragon Valley Small World still existed somewhere on the Douluo Continent, but its exact location remained unknown.
"There's one more thing. The Snow Emperor's Order you asked me to find earlier—what exactly is it, and why is it in the hands of the God of Emotions?" Xia Yi suddenly recalled the task the Ice God's Heart had given him.
"Reporting to Master, the Snow Emperor's Order, like my true body, is a fragment of the Ice God's divine core and is extremely important to me," the Ice God's Heart said solemnly.
"Then why is it with the God of Emotions?" Xia Yi asked in confusion.
"During the Dragon God War, before the Ice God was slain by the God of Shura, she cast a fragment of her divine core into the core of the Extreme North and entrusted it to the most powerful soul beast there to rule over the region. Later, this fragment evolved into the symbol of the ruler of the Extreme North and eventually came into the hands of the Snow Emperor, who renamed it the Snow Emperor's Order.
A thousand years ago, due to certain events involving the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor, the Snow Emperor's Order was handed over to the God of Emotions." The Ice God's Heart sighed softly.
(End of Chapter)