Reborn As a Tiger: I Become Invincible by Relying on the Number of Offspring

28: Ice Soul Maze! Trial of Life and Death and Bloodline AwakeningAs he stepped into the shadow of the Ice Dragon Remains, a bone-chilling cold seeped into Di Tian’s scales, as if even his blood was about to freeze.

The fifth Divine Artifact fragment in the Ice Dragon’s chest emitted a faint blue light, intertwining with the surrounding runes to form a net of light, creating layers of Restriction.

”Ding! The Restriction includes the Ice Soul Dragon Trapping Array, the Profound Ice Soul Sealing Array, and the Ten Thousand Year Ice Array, a triple overlay.”

The System’s prompt made Di Tian’s pupils constrict slightly; he could clearly sense that every rune contained the oppressive power of ancient ice-elemental Law.

”Your Majesty, these runes are from the same source as Eternal Night City’s ’Fate Defying Feng Shui Array’!”

Silver Moon Fox Consort condensed fox fire on her fingertips, attempting to burn the edge of the runes, but the flames instantly froze into ice crystals.

”Forcibly breaking it will trigger a chain explosion.”

Her tail swayed restlessly, and the elite offspring behind her also assumed a defensive formation, wary of any crisis that might arise at any moment.

Di Tian activated his Candle Dragon Insight talent; as his vertical eye flickered, he finally discovered the array’s core—the Ice Dragon Remains’s left eye.

Embedded there was an ice-blue rhombic crystal, its surface flowing with patterns that perfectly matched a certain ancient totem on the Incomplete Manual of the tai chu prophecy record.

However, on the path to the left eye, twelve ice steles inscribed with incantations floated, and with each step closer, the coldness in the air multiplied.

”Ding! Hidden trial triggered: Twelve Questions of the Ice Soul.

Answering incorrectly will result in a corresponding attribute backlash.”

When Di Tian took his first step, the nearest ice stele suddenly lit up: ”What is the essence of ice?”

A low voice echoed in the silent space, carrying a chilling sense of oppression.

He pondered for a moment, gripping his dragon halberd: ”Ice is the condensation of water, and also the embodiment of extreme cold, combining rigidity and flexibility, concealing its edge while appearing simple.”

As his voice fell, the ice stele shattered with a boom, but the released cold Qi was completely absorbed by him as he circulated his Five Elements Art.

However, the second ice stele’s question was even trickier: ”If you were to trap the Candle Dragon Bloodline with ice, which three powers would need to be fused?”

A chill spread across Di Tian’s scales.

He recalled the battle with his phoenix mate in Eternal Night City, as well as the various conspiracies his clan had suffered, and suddenly realized: ”The Xuanxiao Sect’s Demon Extermination Curse, the Netherworld Palace’s Soul Devouring Power, and... the Bloodline resonance of a betrayer!”

The ice stele shattered in response, but an ice blade grazed his neck, leaving a white mark on his scales.

As the trial deepened, the cold gradually eroded Di Tian’s Meridians.

When facing the eighth ice stele’s question, ”How to break the Ice Dragon’s final breath?”, his movements were noticeably sluggish.

Seeing this, Silver Moon Fox Consort urgently shouted, ”Your Majesty! Use the principle of Five Elements mutual generation: wood generates fire, and fire melts ice!”

This reminder made Di Tian’s eyes light up.

He mobilized all his spiritual power: ”Five Elements: Endless Cycle!”

Five-colored spiritual power surged into the ice stele like a torrent, completely destroying it.

But the real crisis arrived at the last step.

As Di Tian approached the core crystal in the Ice Dragon’s left eye, the entire Remains suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar.

An ice-blue giant claw emerged from the Ice Dragon’s ”pupil” and slammed down fiercely towards him.

”Warning! Ice Dragon remnant soul detected Awakening, danger Rank SSS.”

Di Tian’s Candle Dragon Nine Transformations’s fourth transformation operated at full power; the Five-Colored Divine Dragon phantom in his Dragon Transformation Human Form collided with it, and the impact of the two forces tore a hundred-zhang deep chasm in the ground.

”Candle Dragon Bloodline... how dare you defile my Remains?”

The Ice Dragon remnant soul’s voice was like a collapsing glacier, carrying an ancient fury.

Di Tian struggled to raise his head amidst the impact, suddenly remembering the record of ”resonating with the Dragon” in the Incomplete Manual.

He forcibly suppressed the surging spiritual power within him and slowly released his Candle Dragon Bloodline power: ”Senior, this Junior’s only wish is to stop the Outer Territory Demon God and protect all living beings!”

The Ice Dragon remnant soul’s attack paused slightly.

Di Tian seized the opportunity to lift the four Divine Artifact fragments high: ”These are the keys to unlocking the truth, and the fifth fragment in the Ice Dragon Remains might complete the crucial clues!”

Five-colored light and ice-blue aura confronted each other in the air.

Finally, the Ice Dragon remnant soul let out a long sigh, its giant claw dissipated, and the core crystal slowly flew towards Di Tian.

”Ding! Successfully cracked the Restriction, obtained the fifth Divine Artifact fragment!”

”Ding! Hidden reward triggered: Ice Dragon Bloodline Power (can be fused), skill ’Ice Soul Dragon Breath’ unlocked.”

”Ding! Due to Silver Moon Fox Consort’s assistance, her affinity for ice-elemental spiritual power has increased.”

The moment the fifth fragment was obtained, the Five Elements spiritual power and the Candle Dragon Bloodline within Di Tian resonated intensely.

He could feel that the Nascent Soul Early Stage Bottleneck was loosening, and somewhere further away, an evil power was stirring due to the gathering of the fragments.

The crisis in the Ice Dragon Remains was temporarily resolved, but Di Tian knew that the countdown to the seventh Blood Moon had begun, and his game with the enemy would enter its most brutal stage.

”Current Panel”

”Dao Cultivation Accumulated: 37915 years”

”Strength Attribute: 17500 kg”

”Current Cultivation: Nascent Soul Early Stage (Progress 89%)”

”Cultivation Technique”

”- Five Elements Art (Perfection)”

”- Soul Devouring Skill (Improved Version - Can Purify Evil Power)”

”- Candle Dragon Nine Transformations (Awakening 4th Transformation, Hidden Moves ’Candle Dragon · Chaos World Extinction’ ’Five Elements: World-Ending Finale’)”

”Talent Skills”

”- Heaven Defying Dragon Roar”

”- Candle Dragon Insight”

”- Five Elements Ancestral Witch Body”

”- Candle Dragon Burns the Heavens”

”- Ice Soul Dragon Breath (Newly Unlocked)”

”Passive Skills”

”- Beast Kings Blessing”

”- Elemental Resistance Enhancement”

”- Five Elements Spirit Devouring”

”Number of Offspring: 955”

”Special Items”

”- five elements panlong halberd (Ancient Divine Artifact)”

”- candle dragon jade slip (Incomplete)”

”- xuanxiao sect secret jade slip”

”- Unknown Divine Artifact Fragment × 5”

”- netherworld hall bone staff (To Be Purified)”

”- tai chu prophecy record (Incomplete Manual)”

”- netherworld moon token”

”- netherworld palace secret order (Incomplete)”

”- netherworld hall high-level cultivation technique fragment”

”- Black Jade Tablet”

”- Blood Moon Altar Clue Note”