36: Chapter 36 For Xue'er, I am willing to sacrifice myself

Mu Qingci revealed a warm smile: "It seems that the heavens are truly favoring you, Senior."

He feigned happiness and said: "According to my judgment, these twelve ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow are more than enough to cure not only a fierce beast like you, who is under four hundred thousand years old, but even one with a cultivation base exceeding seven hundred thousand years would be no problem at all."

Hearing the sensitive number seventy, the Ice Emperor couldn't help but think of the Snow Empress, who was close to her and shared the same plight.

The Snow Empress currently had a cultivation base of six hundred and ninety thousand years, and like her, she had old injuries that had not yet healed and was about to face her next heavenly tribulation.

One had to know that compared to the fourth heavenly tribulation, the seventh was more than twice as terrifying.

Before obtaining the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow, the Ice Emperor had no confidence in surviving her next heavenly tribulation, let alone the Snow Empress.

Thinking of this, the Ice Emperor glanced at the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow in her hand, a look of struggle appearing in her eyes.

Holding onto a glimmer of hope, she looked up at Mu Qingci: "Do you have any more of this stuff? I can protect you for another ten years and provide you with a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring."

Mu Qingci shook his head: "For such a treasure of heaven and earth, it was already not easy for me to find twelve pieces; I truly have no more."

Just kidding, how could a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring compare to the appeal of a four-hundred-thousand-year or seven-hundred-thousand-year one?

Hearing this, the Ice Emperor lowered her head in disappointment.

She wanted to cure herself, she wanted to survive the fourth heavenly tribulation, but she couldn't let go—she couldn't let go of her Xue'er.

Afterwards, as if she had made up her mind, she looked at Mu Qingci and said: "Can I take this ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow to use for the Snow Empress?"

Mu Qingci knew it was time to show off his acting skills, so he feigned confusion and said: "Does the Snow Empress also have old injuries?"

The Ice Emperor nodded: "Xue'er is about to face her seventh heavenly tribulation; she needs these ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow more than I do."

"But, I only need a powerful protector. Senior, you having survived the fourth heavenly tribulation would obviously be much stronger than your current state."

The meaning behind Mu Qingci's words was clear: if you give it to her, what will happen to you? I am cooperating with you, not her.

The Ice Emperor fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Since she had already reached an agreement with the other party, as a ruler of the Spirit Beasts, she would keep her promise.

Afterwards, after a fierce internal struggle, she looked at Mu Qingci again.

A miserable smile appeared on her face, but it carried a sense of relief: "Anyway, my time is running out. If you agree, I will sacrifice myself to you. As for whether Xue'er would be willing to be your protector, I don't know. Do you think this will work?"

Mu Qingci was overjoyed; the Snow Empress's status in the Ice Emperor's heart was indeed extraordinary.

If not for Tang San intervening in the original story, how would it have ever been that big fat worm's turn?

"Since that is the case, I have no choice but to respectfully accept."

"Your current Soul Power is at the peak of level forty-seven. If I sacrifice myself to be your fifth spirit ring, it should be able to fill the gap in your Soul Power and allow you to successfully advance to a Spirit King."

Mu Qingci shook his head: "Senior, you don't need to take such a risk. I have twin spirits."

Mu Qingci immediately retracted his Hades Sword and released his Necromantic Holy Law God Spirit.

The Ice Emperor looked at the youth in front of her with some surprise, then smiled with relief.

"Since that's the case, even better. Keep this ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow for now. You must swear to me that after I sacrifice myself, you will take these to find Xue'er and give them to her."

Mu Qingci nodded: "I swear by my Spirit origin that if, after you sacrifice yourself, I do not take the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow to Senior Snow Empress, my Spirit will automatically shatter, and I will become a cripple."

For a genius Spirit Master, this punishment was definitely worse than death.

Hearing that the other party was willing to make such an oath, the Ice Emperor nodded with satisfaction.

"Later, I will perform a sacrifice of the Spirit Bone first, followed by the spirit ring, so that your body will be able to withstand my spirit ring."

The two landed on the ground, and with a wave of her hand, the Ice Emperor enveloped them both in an ice-blue barrier.

"Alright, tell me, which part of the Spirit Bone do you want? The torso bone or the skull?"

Mu Qingci shook his head: "I want the left arm Spirit Bone."

The reason he didn't want the torso bone was that he felt there would be better choices in the future, and there was a reason for wanting the left arm bone; Mu Qingci planned to compete for that Ice Explosion Left Arm Bone during the first tournament.

Even if he wasn't the owner of an Ultimate Ice Spirit, after this sacrifice by the Ice Emperor, he would definitely have a way to absorb that Spirit Bone.

He just needed to go to Shrek Academy and get a secret technique Spirit Bone.

The Ice Emperor nodded and then began the sacrificial ritual.

A dazzling blood-red beam of light shot into the sky, and the Ice Emperor transformed into a giant Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, with emerald green flames beginning to burn on her body.

Mu Qingci released his second Spirit, the Necromantic Holy Law God, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate his Soul Power.

"Teacher, if I encounter trouble later, I will have to rely on you."

Fearing that he might not be able to withstand it, Mu Qingci asked Electrolux to be prepared.

"Rest assured, I know some sealing methods. If the energy is truly too immense, I will seal a portion of it for you."

Hearing this, Mu Qingci completely set his mind at ease.

Within that sky-piercing blood-red beam of light, the Ice Emperor's figure slowly faded, replaced by an incredibly complete left arm bone that looked like jade, and a blood-red spirit ring with three gold patterns.

The first thing to fall onto Mu Qingci was the Spirit Bone; the emerald green left arm bone attached to his left arm, and an extreme chill erupted from it.

Mu Qingci gritted his teeth and persisted, a layer of frost covering his handsome face.

The Ultimate Ice attribute Soul Power constantly impacted his internal organs.

Fortunately, this was the Ice Emperor's sacrifice, not a Spirit Bone absorbed after hunting a Spirit Beast; otherwise, Mu Qingci would have faced even greater difficulties.

Time passed second by second, and Mu Qingci gradually turned into an ice sculpture, but his heart beating within remained steady and powerful.

"Crack."

Accompanied by the ice layer cracking, Mu Qingci successfully finished absorbing this Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion left arm bone, which had an age of up to three hundred and ninety thousand years.

"Very good, next is the spirit ring."

The Ice Emperor's sacrifice was extremely domineering, but at the same time, it preserved her soul, which could reside in Mu Qingci's spiritual sea.

The blood-red spirit ring settled onto Mu Qingci's body.

With the bonus to his physical constitution from the Spirit Bone, the pressure Mu Qingci felt this time was obviously not as great as when he was absorbing the Spirit Bone just now.

However, a fierce beast spirit ring that far exceeded one hundred thousand years still made him feel uncomfortable; his meridians were swollen all over his body, as if they were about to explode at any moment.

Mu Qingci gritted his teeth and persisted; just like that, a whole day passed.

The next morning, sunlight shone onto the ice sculpture, and cracks slowly appeared.

With a "boom," the ice sculpture suddenly exploded, and Mu Qingci walked out from within.

At this moment, he seemed to have undergone a baptism, his skin becoming smoother and fairer, revealing an ethereal temperament.

A pair of golden eyes became even brighter, and his figure also became a bit taller.

Mu Qingci released his second Spirit, the Necromantic Holy Law God, and a blood-colored spirit ring with four gold patterns floated beneath his feet.

Yes, while absorbing the spirit ring, this spirit ring of the Ice Emperor broke through the final shackle and became a four-hundred-thousand-year level one.