Chapter 982: Dragon Queen Goddess?

“Speaking of which, will the Great Realm King be a terrifying person?” Yun Che wondered aloud.

Mu Xiaolan had scoffed at him for calling Mu Hanyi "terrifying" in a self-muttering way, but when he asked about the Great Realm King, she blinked her eyes and said cautiously, “It seems… she is a little bit terrifying. I was fortunate enough to meet the Great Realm King once, though it was for a very, very brief moment. But… my whole body felt pressed down by something incredibly heavy, and I couldn’t breathe at all. That feeling was a bit terrifying, and I didn’t recover for many days afterward.”

Yun Che: “…”

“And, I’ve heard that if the Great Realm King gets angry, it’s truly horrifying. Several thousand years ago, she was once enraged and froze nearly a tenth of the Snow Song Realm’s territory, instantly annihilating several nations. A thousand years ago, during the time Master’s life or death was uncertain, the Great Realm King severely wounded all three sect masters in the Flame God Realm’s territory and destroyed all thirteen minor star realms controlled by the Flame God Realm… If Master hadn’t recovered her memory and power and returned later, the consequences would have been even more dreadful.”

“Hiss…” Yun Che gasped sharply. *Good heavens! This is beyond terrifying!* Freezing a tenth of the Snow Song Realm’s territory was already unheard of; destroying thirteen minor star realms, that’s… Treating human lives like blades of grass is the height of brutality, but she destroys an entire star realm just because she’s displeased. For her, killing must be as simple and casual as taking a breath.

A ten-thousand-year-old virgin… As expected, she’s an utterly terrifying creature, with a completely twisted soul and a psychological perversion! Caiyi became somewhat extreme in character after being widowed for only a hundred years… Ten thousand years, that’s truly unimaginable!

“Ah! I, I, I… I sound like I’m badmouthing the Great Realm King!” Mu Xiaolan was startled by her own words, then frantically shook her head, quickly changing the subject. “The Great Realm King isn’t terrifying at all; rather, she possesses proper authority. And, the Great Realm King is an amazing person. Our Snow Song Realm has a history of nearly 900,000 years, and the Great Realm King is the only one who has achieved the Divine Master Realm in all that time. It’s because of the Great Realm King that our Snow Song Realm’s standing in the God Realm has greatly improved, and none of the surrounding star realms have dared to offend us in the past ten thousand years.”

The Divine Master Realm… Yun Che unconsciously looked up, sighing internally. Mu Bingyun had once told him that this was the highest stage of the Seven Profound Divine Realms, a supreme realm capable of dominating heaven and earth. But for Yun Che, for whom even the Divine Tribulation Realm was a distant hope, that realm was too ethereal. He couldn’t imagine how powerful one would be upon reaching such a realm… Perhaps, they really would be gods among humans, capable of moving stars and changing moons, destroying heaven and earth with a mere gesture. And Jasmine, as a Star God, her complete state was also that dreamlike realm. On the Blue Pole Star, he stood at the apex of the world. But upon arriving in the God Realm, he discovered he was as small as a speck of dust, yet Jasmine remained a supreme existence. He had spent seven years, day and night, with such a Jasmine. Recalling it now, every moment with Jasmine during those seven years felt like an illusory dream.

“Also, the Great Realm King is a well-known beauty in the God Realm,” Mu Xiaolan said, her eyes sparkling with deep admiration.

“Huh? A beauty?” This… caught Yun Che a bit by surprise.

“Of course,” Mu Xiaolan’s cheeks flushed with a dreamy expression as she whispered, “Before, I thought Senior Sister Feixue was the most beautiful person I had ever seen. Later, thanks to Master, I had the privilege of meeting the Great Realm King, and only then did I realize that someone could truly be as beautiful as… hmm, like a dream. Although I haven’t seen the legendary Dragon Queen and Goddess, I believe the Great Realm King is certainly no less beautiful than them.”

“Dragon Queen and Goddess? What are those?” asked Yun Che, who was basically ignorant of everything in the God Realm.

“Huh? You don’t even know the Dragon Queen and Goddess…” Mu Xiaolan’s gaze shifted, then she reacted. “Oh! I almost forgot you’re a bumpkin who just arrived in the God Realm.”

Yun Che: “…”

“As your senior sister, I’ll tell you. The Dragon Queen and Goddess are two peerless divine women, known throughout the God Realm. It’s widely said that if Heaven showered ten parts of favor on mortals, six parts were given to the Dragon Queen and the Goddess.”

“That exaggerated?” Yun Che was skeptical, but also quite curious.

“The Goddess is right here in our Eastern Divine Region,” Mu Xiaolan said with a hint of pride. “She’s the daughter of the Realm King of the Brahma Monarch God Realm, the foremost of our Eastern Divine Region’s Four King Realms. The world calls her the ‘Brahma Monarch Goddess.’ Legend says she has golden hair and eyes, and a celestial beauty indescribable by any language in the God Realm. Wherever she goes, even the stars in the sky dim for her. So many men… and incredibly powerful ones at that, have willingly died for her, without regret.”

“Hmph,” Yun Che secretly scoffed, despising these “sheltered” men in his heart. He had seen plenty of beauties; his wives were all peerless beauties. Although this was the God Realm… no woman’s appearance could possibly surpass his Xue’er and Caiyi.

“Not only that, she also possesses the strongest talent in the Brahma Monarch God Realm’s million-year history. At just nine years old, she completed the inheritance ceremony, with the most perfect compatibility and completion ever recorded. Now, in the Brahma Monarch God Realm, the Brahma Monarch Goddess’s prestige almost surpasses that of the Brahma Monarch Realm King. It’s even said her cultivation is not far from his. She’s simply a miracle bestowed upon the Eastern Divine Region by Heaven.”

“And the Dragon Queen is the most… Ah! Master!”

Unbeknownst to them, the two had returned to the Ice Phoenix Palace. In front of the main gate of the thirty-six palaces, Mu Bingyun stood silently in the snow, her icy skin and immortal form resembling a snow fairy from mythology, so sacred and dreamlike that one almost dared not defile her with a gaze.

“Master, when did you return?” Mu Xiaolan stopped her story and quickly approached Mu Bingyun, not forgetting to report. “Master, Junior Brother Yun Che just caused big trouble again! If I hadn’t run into Senior Brother Hanyi, I wouldn’t have known what to do.”

“I know,” Mu Bingyun nodded slightly. “I was nearby all along.”

“Ah?” Mu Xiaolan’s lips parted widely.

“Otherwise, why would I dare to confront Mu Yizhou directly? I’m not someone who doesn’t value his life,” Yun Che said matter-of-factly. “Without Mu Hanyi, Master would have intervened anyway. And Master’s intervention would definitely be a hundred times better than Mu Hanyi’s.”

“Huh?” Mu Xiaolan was completely bewildered. “Master, Junior Brother Yun Che, you two…”

“Yun Che hasn’t left the Ice Phoenix Palace for three months. Earlier, I sensed his aura suddenly leaving in a hurry, heading towards the Frozen Snow Hall. I thought there must be something urgent, so I followed to observe.” Mu Bingyun’s snow-white eyes lightly glanced at Yun Che, her gaze carrying deep meaning.

Mu Xiaolan’s mouth took a while to close, then she whispered, “Master, you’re really good to him.”

“Yun Che, come here,” Mu Bingyun said.

“Yes,” Yun Che replied, approaching Mu Bingyun.

Mu Bingyun extended her snow-white hand, her jade-like fingers gently pressing on his chest. After a moment, she withdrew her hand, a deep, hidden surprise flashing in the depths of her eyes. She then said, “Xiaolan, Yun Che, for the next seven days, you will both stay in the cultivation chamber. Do not cultivate, but rather calm your minds and regulate your energy, so that your profound energy and soul power reach their most perfect state in seven days.”

Yun Che didn’t understand why, but Mu Xiaolan exclaimed in pleasant surprise, “Could it be…”

“Indeed,” Mu Bingyun’s lips curved into a faint smile. “The Sect Master has finally decided that in seven days, disciples of the Ice Phoenix Palace may also enter the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool. By now, all Ice Phoenix palaces should have received the news.”

“That’s wonderful!” Mu Xiaolan jumped like a little rabbit, her small face as excited as a blooming flower. “When Master said this three months ago, I didn’t dare to believe it. I didn’t expect… it’s actually true!”

“Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool… what is that?” the bumpkin from the lower realm humbly asked.

“Yun Che, do you remember the God Burying Inferno Prison I told you about before?” Mu Bingyun asked.

Yun Che nodded. “I remember. There’s an ancient dragon there that’s at least several hundred thousand years old, and beneath it, there’s a flame vein left from the Age of Gods…” As he spoke, Yun Che seemed to realize something. “Could it be that beneath the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool…”

“Indeed,” Mu Bingyun gently nodded her head. “Our Snow Song Realm also has a divine vein left from the Age of Gods, a cold vein that is the opposite of the Flame God Realm’s flame vein. The existence of this cold vein created the climate of the Snow Song Realm and, over long ages, gave rise to the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool.”

“The first ancestor of the Snow Song Realm derived her power from this cold vein. The memories left by our ancestor indicate that this cold vein was very likely left by the ancient divine beast, the Ice Phoenix. The Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool was the Ice Phoenix’s dwelling place during the Age of Gods. If all of this is true, then this part of the Snow Song Realm was probably the territory of the Ice Phoenix deity during the Age of Gods.”

“So that’s how it is,” Yun Che mused.

“However, compared to the Flame God Realm’s million-li God Burying Inferno Prison, our Snow Song Realm’s Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool is much smaller, only thirty li across, less than one ten-thousandth the size of the Inferno Prison. Correspondingly, the cold vein is also much more fragile. If the pool water of the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool is defiled or its cold energy absorbed, purification and recovery take a very long time. Therefore, the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool is rarely opened. Even elders and palace masters are only allowed to enter when facing a breakthrough.”

“For disciples, only the most elite disciples of the Divine Hall are occasionally granted special permission to enter; this is almost the greatest reward in the sect. As for allowing Ice Phoenix Palace disciples to enter, this is an unprecedented first time. Moreover, each palace can select one hundred outstanding disciples to enter.” Mu Bingyun’s expression showed a hint of complexity. Their thirty-six palaces only had Yun Che and Mu Xiaolan as disciples, so no selection was needed.

“Oh,” Yun Che nodded, understanding Mu Xiaolan’s excitement. “Why is the Ice Phoenix Palace being granted special permission to enter this time… and in such a large number?”

“I’m curious too,” Mu Xiaolan chimed in.

Mu Bingyun looked at him. “You probably have a vague guess in your mind, don’t you?”

“The Cosmic Heaven Sound that day?” Yun Che replied.

“Even ten-thousand-year-old experts, cultivating for another thousand years, won’t see much improvement. But top profound practitioners under the age of sixty, if they cultivate for a thousand years inside the Cosmic Heaven Pearl, will undoubtedly achieve several levels of improvement, adding a thousand peerless experts to the Eastern Divine Region. The Cosmic Heaven Realm, which rarely allows outsiders to touch the Cosmic Heaven Pearl, is now willing to expend its power for the sake of cultivating external profound practitioners. Our Snow Song Realm… naturally must also spare no effort with the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool. Although we still don’t know what’s truly hidden behind this, if we don’t prepare early, it might be too late when it truly arrives.”

Yun Che: “…”

“Also because of the Cosmic Heaven Sound three months ago, the Sect Master has greatly moved up the date for selecting direct disciples. The opening of the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool in seven days is primarily for selecting direct disciples. However, this has nothing to do with you two. What you need to do is to utilize every single moment in the Frozen Cloud Heavenly Pool as much as possible, as such an opportunity likely won’t come again.”