Water Wuhen stood quietly on the side, watching this scene unfold. He thought inwardly, "It seems Frozen Bird's origin is even higher than I imagined. Otherwise, these law fragments wouldn't have rushed over like they were meeting their master."
Soon, Frozen Bird finished fusing the law fragments. The earlier divine phenomenon completely disappeared, but her aura had become even more sacred.
At the same time, Water Wuhen was enveloped by a special sensation. The surrounding ice-attributed elements continuously surged toward him, and his relationship with ice elements suddenly became much closer.
He even had a feeling that with just a single thought, these ice-attributed elements could act according to his will.
Immediately, Water Wuhen began to test it. A thought flashed through his mind, but neither his body nor his soul power moved at all.
After a moment, under Water Wuhen's shocked gaze, a spinning ice shard slowly formed, followed by a second one, then a third.
This was his self-created soul skill, Rotating Ice Rain. Without using any soul power, and relying solely on thought, he had actually released it.
This completely defied the normal rules of a soul master. No matter how powerful a soul master was, without soul power, they could not release any soul skills.
"Speak the law!"
Almost instantly, Water Wuhen thought of this phrase. Although he did not speak it aloud, the meaning was essentially the same.
"Hoo—"
Water Wuhen exhaled deeply and sighed, "So this is the power of laws!"
Laws are the rules of the world. Now that he had grasped part of the rules of ice, he could control ice to do things that once seemed impossible.
Even if he could fully master the laws one day, then he could make anything come true at will. If he said water flowed backward in this world, then it would; if he said the speed of light was infinite, then at least in this world, it would be infinite.
There was no such thing as "scientific or unscientific." The essence of science was merely the exploration of the world's rules, while true strong existences could define those rules—just like programmers writing code at will.
While Water Wuhen was lost in thought, Frozen Bird was also extremely excited, her body trembling slightly in pleasure.
She had actually obtained a divine position—even if it was only a fragment, it was still a divine position!
One must know, according to her inherited memories, among the entire Frozen Bird species, only one had ever truly possessed a divine position.
And now, she was the second.
Soon after, Water Wuhen turned his gaze toward the ice-blue glowing sphere still located at the center of the platform.
After Frozen Bird had broken the barrier of the sacrificial altar, those law fragments had flown over and been absorbed by them. Only this ice-blue faceted sphere remained completely unmoved. What exactly was it?
Moreover, why did it faintly give him a sense of attraction?
"That should be the divine artifact of the previous Ice God. I can sense the aura of ice law from it."
At that moment, Frozen Bird also recovered from her pleasurable state and flapped her wings, carrying Water Wuhen to the front of the ice-blue sphere.
Then she said regretfully, "Divine artifacts are different from law fragments. If we cannot obtain its recognition, with our current strength, we cannot take it away."
As she spoke, Frozen Bird placed one wing on the ice-blue sphere. Instantly, a violent surge of energy mixed with bone-piercing cold erupted from the sphere, knocking her back.
During this process, Water Wuhen felt an extreme chill, even more terrifying than the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cave.
"It seems it does not recognize us. Let's go."
Seeing this, Frozen Bird intended to take Water Wuhen and leave.
Divine artifacts possess their own intelligence and choose their own masters. If they are not recognized, even if forcibly taken away, their true power cannot be used—and it may even backfire.
For Water Wuhen, a divine artifact was certainly a treasure, but it was not necessary. Once he reached godhood, he would naturally have enough ability to forge his own divine artifact again.
However, at this moment, Water Wuhen suddenly said, "Wait, let me try!"
In the next instant, Water Wuhen jumped down from Frozen Bird's back and placed his hand on the ice-blue sphere.
Immediately, a will surged from within, and the scenery before Water Wuhen suddenly changed.
In front of him appeared a fierce battlefield. A snow giant as massive as a mountain was battling a dragon-shaped ferocious beast.
After an intense battle, the snow giant was caught off guard and struck down by the dragon-shaped beast. The giant was killed, and the scene came to an end.
"Wuhen, are you alright?"
At that moment, Frozen Bird's voice rang out, and Water Wuhen regained consciousness.
After waking up, he thought inwardly, "That snow giant… could it have been the previous Ice God? And what I just saw—was that the scene of its death?"
His heart sank slightly. Even a god-level existence could fall in battle, and even their laws could be shattered. It seemed this world was far more complicated than he had imagined.
The path ahead of him was still very long.
At that moment, the massive, faceted ice-blue sphere changed. It transformed into a perfect orb about the size of a child's fist, reflecting the surrounding light as it floated before Water Wuhen.
He looked at the divine artifact and roughly understood its intention.
It wanted him to make a promise—to kill that dragon-shaped beast and avenge its former master.
After a brief thought, Water Wuhen said, "I cannot give you a definite promise. I am not sure if I will have the ability to kill that opponent, and after so long, I don't even know whether it is still alive or where it is now. If you want me to agree to this, you may be disappointed."
A being capable of killing the previous Ice God's opponent must be unimaginably powerful. It was not something he could judge in his current state.
Hearing this, the ice orb seemed somewhat disappointed. Water Wuhen was the most talented person it had sensed in all these years. If even he was unwilling, then no one else would be.
"But…"
At this moment, Water Wuhen changed his tone and continued, "If you are willing, you can come with me. In the future, if I am able, I will take action."
The ice orb considered for a moment, then descended into Water Wuhen's hand and merged directly into his body.
Only then did Water Wuhen learn the name of this divine artifact—
Ice God's Heart.