Chapter 181 - Chapter 181 The Third Trial, The Mirror of the Frozen Heart

The God Realm.At this moment, Tang San felt as though everything had been going against him lately.First was the anomaly on Douluo Star; during this period, no matter how hard he tried, he could not see clearly what changes were occurring on Douluo Star, nor could he see what was happening to his chosen star of the future, Huo Yuhao. He couldn't even see what his own daughter, Xiao Qi, was doing!The only thing he could sense was the Luck belonging to Huo Yuhao—the Luck was always there, but... he had an ominous premonition in his heart.He felt that his ten-thousand-year grand plan had slipped from his control and was beginning to veer in a direction he could not change.Aside from the matters of Douluo Star troubling him, the recent attitude of the God King of Destruction also made him feel extremely irritated.Destruction always believed that the God Realm's space was saturated and its God Positions were insufficient. He felt they needed to significantly expand the God Realm's territory, upgrade the Douluo God Realm into a "God Star," accommodate more Divinity from Ascension, and break the Bottleneck of the God Realm's stagnant state for ten million years.If Douluo Star had no anomalies, Tang San naturally wouldn't bother with the God King of Destruction's ideas, as long as he ensured Destruction wouldn't expand the God Realm before his plan was complete.Once his plan was fully realized, he would have the capital to wrestle with the God King of Destruction. At that time, he could stop Destruction's frantic notions.But now, Tang San could no longer sit still.Losing control over the plan meant Tang San had no idea what stage it had reached. Simultaneously, he became increasingly dissatisfied with the God King of Destruction's repeated proposals to expand the God Realm.Commonly known as being anxious.During a meeting of the God Realm Committee, Tang San subconsciously spoke out to reject the God King of Destruction's ideas. From then on, the God King of Destruction had completely set his sights on him, constantly opposing him.A succession of setbacks forced Tang San to start considering the possibility of changing his plan.In his original plan, once Huo Yuhao grew to a certain level, he would actively lift the aura concealment on Huo Yuhao, allowing Rong Nianbing, who was responsible for overseeing Douluo Continent, to accurately sense him.At that time, Rong Nianbing, who was eager to find a successor and longed to retire and be free, would bound to take the initiative to find Huo Yuhao.When Rong Nianbing forcibly planted the seed of a Divinity in Huo Yuhao, Tang San would permit it throughout and not interfere, even deliberately creating the illusion that he was too busy to notice.Afterward, he would approach Rong Nianbing, accuse him of stealing his successor, force the other to owe him a favor, and ultimately keep him in the God Realm to face the coming catastrophe together.His original plan could be described as watertight.It would allow Huo Yuhao to obtain a suitable God Position, ensure his own combat power suffered no loss, and simultaneously tie Rong Nianbing to his side.But now it seemed... he might have to take the initiative to find Rong Nianbing himself.He wanted to confirm whether the anomaly on Douluo Star was targeted at him, or if every god was equally unable to see through the veil draped over Douluo Star.If it were the former... things might be troublesome.The only one with the ability to do this and who was at odds with him was the God King of Destruction.Even thinking deeper, had the God King of Destruction already perceived a tip of the iceberg of his plan?If it were the latter... it would still be troublesome, but much better than the former.The loss of a top-tier combatant like Rong Nianbing was also something Tang San was unwilling to bear.But now, he seemed to have no better options left.After long consideration, Tang San finally let out a helpless sigh and headed straight for Rong Nianbing's residence....---Just as Ao Yao predicted, the Ice Empress's second trial also did not take very long.The Ice Empress, who already had a foundation of five hundred thousand years of cultivation, did not slow down just because her cultivation was suppressed to only fifty thousand years. In just three days, the Ice Empress successfully completed her second trial.However, the reward for completing the second trial was a bit less than Ao Yao had expected.The first trial had at least increased her cultivation by one hundred thousand years, while the second trial only increased the Ice Empress's cultivation by fifty thousand years.However, after this fifty-thousand-year increase, the Ice Empress's cultivation reached five hundred and fifty thousand years. This caused the Ice Empress's cultivation to instantly overtake the Myriad Demon King and approach Brigitte's five hundred and thirty thousand years of cultivation.Relying on the Ice God's Divine Artifact, the eternal frost scepter, even if the Ice Empress could not currently exert its full power, her strength had firmly reached the fourth place among Spirit Beasts, even surpassing Lord Bear and the Myriad Demon King, second only to Di Tian, the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, and the Snow Empress.It was foreseeable that once the Ice Empress completed a few more trials, even the Snow Empress's cultivation might be directly overtaken.However, the Snow Empress felt no dissatisfaction toward this; instead, she sincerely wished for the Ice Empress to become a god as soon as possible.It could only be said that the relationship between the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress was a bit too complex."Bing'er, what is the content of the third trial?"Hearing the Snow Empress's voice, Ao Yao subconsciously turned his gaze toward the Ice Empress.Although he had obtained the Ice God's Top-Tier First Trial and was responsible for accompanying the Ice Empress through all of the Ice God's trials, he did not know the specific details of the trials; only the Ice Empress herself knew."It is... the Mirror of the Frozen Heart.""I need to stand before an Ice Mirror and complete a special trial."As she finished speaking, a trace of daze flashed across the Ice Empress's face.The content of the God Trial was like this, without much verbal description, so... she also didn't know what this so-called trial actually was.However, this didn't stop Ao Yao from making a guess.No matter what, he had read so many novels before his Transmigration; even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen a pig run. Moreover, the words 'Mirror of the Frozen Heart' were almost a clear hint."A trial of the heart?"Hearing Ao Yao's guess, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress both turned their gazes toward Ao Yao, their eyes filled with curiosity and suspicion."It's probably something like that. Otherwise, there would be no reason to call it by that name.""And I guess this so-called trial should be an illusion trial. Various scenarios will likely appear in the illusion, and what you need to do is remain unmoved in these scenarios, resist all temptations, and complete the final trial."Ao Yao shrugged.Most novels were written that way, anyway.He couldn't be certain, but... it was probably close enough.Hearing Ao Yao's explanation, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress looked at each other and felt it was very reasonable.But... why would Ao Yao guess in such detail?Could it be that Ao Yao, who had accepted the Legacy of the Top-Tier First Trial, had some kind of hint from the Ice God?"A hint? No. I'm completely guessing with my brain; I already said I'm not certain. Anyway, as for what the trial specifically is, we'll naturally know once we get in front of the Ice Mirror.""That makes sense... but where is the Ice Mirror?"