**Chapter 933: The Birth of the Ancient Ice Remains Clan King**
Strength…
Fortune…
Faith!
At this moment, even from a distance via a clone, I was assaulted by these concepts deep within the Primordial Dream Laboratory.
Inside the laboratory, my activity instantly attracted the attention of all the witches.
Meanwhile, I was still making final adjustments to the Qi wood.
“Huh? Xiao Se, what’s going on with you?” The first to stand up was Headmaster Mei Linde, who had been closely monitoring the Qi Observation Technique Instrument and my personal situation.
For days, she had been accompanying me in this laboratory; after all, she was most concerned about the Qi wood instrument and Xiao Se being here, so it was no problem for her to sleep here at night.
“Ah? I… don’t know…”
At that moment, I felt as if I could see two perspectives.
With the enhancement of fortune and faith, I sensed the order of life flashing before my eyes.
I raised my head to look at Principal Mei, but from my other perspective, I could only see the swirling snow in the sky and countless shadows of the ancient ice remains.
At this moment, I felt my clone’s consciousness transforming; it was no longer a “toy” as before, but an individual full of vitality like life itself!
Yet, despite this, I was still the one in control of consciousness…
In this abrupt moment, it only took me a short while to adapt to this vision. Even though this clone was different from all my other clones, I was very familiar with this situation.
“Wait a moment!”
As I saw Principal Mei anxiously reaching to grasp my shoulders to conduct a comprehensive check, I suddenly raised my hand to stop her.
“What are you waiting for?”
“The situation is under control,” I replied.
“Are you sure?” Mei Linde looked at me skeptically.
If there was anything Mei Linde could be doubtful about, it would certainly be the claim of “the situation is under control” as it came from my mouth.
“It’s the clone consciousness I sent away using the fortune summoning wood; don’t worry~” I quickly reassured Principal Mei.
“Clone consciousness? Then what’s the situation with the fortune and faith you have?” Mei Linde maintained her skeptical attitude towards my explanation.
After all, it was far too suspicious in reality.
“It’s just a little accident… perhaps the world’s consciousness arranged it, intervening in the storyline’s development, which is why I got entangled with fortune; as for the faith… that’s the faith of the ancient ice remains.”
At that moment, after clarifying, not only Mei Linde but also the nearby witches watching were looking at me with strange expressions.
“Hey~ I was wondering why Xiao Xiao hasn’t made any moves recently; it doesn’t match Xiao Xiao’s usual patterns.”
“So it turns out she was working on something big! Hahaha~”
“Still doing it in front of the principal, did you see that expression just now~”
“I saw it~ I saw it! Hahaha!”
Amidst the awkward atmosphere mixed with some noisy gossip and laughter, it had to be said that it truly was a great performance.
“Hey… can you elaborate? What exactly did you do?” Mei Linde calmed her breathing, indicating that Xiao Xiao was still here, so nothing would go wrong; even if the clone caused a huge commotion, could it really overturn the heavens?
“Uh… it’s not me! It’s the world’s consciousness! It must be the world’s consciousness! Sister Mei! Do you remember when we were debugging the Qi Observation Technique Instrument I said I’d test the fortune summoning technique as well? You even comforted me, saying it was okay if I failed!” I quickly explained.
With that mention, many witches also recalled what had happened, but it all felt like just small talk, memories that were beginning to blur from the past few days.
“So…” Principal Mei squinted and asked.
“So, it might not have been a failure; rather, it has intervened in this plot due to fortune interference.” I said confidently.
“Um… Sister Mei~ my current clone consciousness has become an ancient ice remain… wait a moment… can you let me first handle that side of things?”
“Alright, you go ahead; it’s not urgent here anyway.”
“Okay, then I’ll head over first. If Sister Mei wants to ask anything, feel free to do so; my subconscious has synced with my memories, so I basically know what to say.”
“Okay.”
Principal Mei nodded without any further objections.
Then, she and the other witches looked at me, waiting for several minutes.
“Xiao Han, haven’t you gone yet? Or should I get you a chair to lie down for a bit?” At that moment, a witch suddenly asked.
“Ah? I’ve already gone; I just thought it was funny how you all stared at me as if I hadn’t moved.”
“?”
“?!”
Hehe~ Haha, did you all get played by Xiao Han like this? So funny!
Among the puzzled faces, one witch finally hit her funny bone and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“So what are you doing now?”
“Subconscious handling,” I replied naturally.
“Did you just say that you would only say whatever you know?” One witch, with a cunning smile, asked.
“Yes, but I can’t guarantee whether it’s true or a lie; the more private the question, the higher the probability of lying.”
“And how many times have you… ahh…”
“Xiao Han didn’t stick around here to ask you that question!” At that moment, Mei Linde directly punched the witch who had asked—one punch sent her into a protective crouch.
“18 times.”
“?”
“Ah? Really 18 times?”
The witch, who was fiddling with her hair, raised her head to ask, only to be silenced again by another punch from Mei Linde.
“That’s a lie, it’s more than that.”
“?！”
“Alright, Xiao Cou, let’s not get into any unproductive topics. I’m asking you, what exactly did you just do? Why was there an explosion of fortune and faith power?” Mei Linde inquired.
“My subconscious clone became an ancient ice remain within the Ice Snow Throne secret realm, and the faith comes from the faith of the ancient ice remains; the fortune is also speculated to be the clan’s fortune from the ancient ice remains, along with the world’s consciousness adjusting the storyline.”
“Really?” Mei Linde appeared somewhat surprised… but she still had many places where she didn’t understand.
“Can you summarize the whole thing from the start?”
“It’s not very convenient.”
“Um?”
“Just kidding. This matter needs to start from the earlier fortune summoning technique…”
……
Inside the Ice Snow Throne secret realm.
On the altar, the massive ice crystal began to vibrate violently.
Then, cracks spread across the crystal, and countless shards peeled away from above.
Ultimately, a crude shape was formed from the purest ice crystals.
At this moment, I slowly felt my consciousness accepting the body’s sensations beneath the guidance of the mimetic soul.
Ice… cold…
But this body was filled with incredibly terrifying power!
It was not like life, yet surpassed life, turning everything into the power itself.
I saw the ancient ice remains before me, and the high priest closest to me raised the crown of absolute zero made from ice crystals upon his hand.
Under the ritual, the force atop resonated with a stirring inside.
“Rough ritual construction…”
That was my first impression.
Indeed, the materials I had transmitted through the Great Knowledge Tree to Tan Jun and the others had become so crude that it was almost difficult to look at.
Looking at this high priest who was about to crown me and complete the final ritual, I extended my hand.
It was a rough body made of shattered ice crystals.
But I still pressed my hand down on them.
Since my consciousness had come here due to this coincidence, many useless rituals were truly unnecessary.
I had let Tan Jun and the others instruct the ancient ice remains to follow their original rituals as a precaution against unforeseen accidents; at least they wouldn’t go too far off track following their methods.
But now… it was unnecessary.
The royal figure looked perplexed at my action of pressing down.
The king… refuses to accept the coronation?!
Just at the moment all the ancient ice remain royals were confused, they saw me directly reaching out to grasp the crown!
The crown of absolute zero was quite small, at least compared to the massive body of the ancient ice remains, it looked as small as a decoration.
I could feel the power inside it stirring under the ritual’s blessing.
Then… I shattered the crown!
In the astonished gazes of all life, raging winds and snow instantly engulfed my large body.
However, under the guidance of the ritual, the dissipating power resonated strongly with a certain force in my body!
“This is… bloodline?” Upon realizing this, I felt an incredible wonder.
Forms of life are diverse; bloodline is merely a collective term for fleshly life regarding this concept.
But the ancient ice remains have no blood, no meridians, and no flesh.
They only possess ice crystals.
Without those interfering elements, I now had a more comprehensive understanding of the concept of bloodline.
I also kept thinking about the numerous studies about the ancient ice remains in the Great Knowledge and the interpretations and manifestations of life.
At this moment, I was contemplating something else; the one carrying my consciousness was the generally used “mimetic soul,” which I referred to as an insurance that could never become life.
So am I now… a life?
After all, the ancient ice remains are a crowd of replicated life forms.
Soon, I reached a conclusion that I was not yet.
However, the coronation ritual of the ancient ice remains was interfering with my “mimetic soul” made through my technique.
After all, the physical body can reverse influence the essence of life; Yixin had personally experimented with this.
So… the power of 【Extraordinary Knowledge】 from the shattered crown resonated with this body’s bloodline, leading to the conveyance of my clone’s carrying soul.
Faith of the Ancient Ice Remains
As for the “strength” of faith, I was not unfamiliar with it; Fool Dream had such a connection to me.
But the faith of the ancient ice remains was exceedingly fervent, to the point that it gave me the sensation of a tangible concept of “faith being toxic.”
I am the king.
At this moment, I recognized what kind of existence the king of the ancient ice remains truly was.
It wouldn’t die; it lives within the faith of all its clans.
As their believer, it is their king.
Not who becomes king, but whom they believe in.
After understanding this point, the information previously gathered by Tan Jun suddenly became clear to me!
Faith is strength!
They believe in strength, which aligns with my earlier speculation.
Their clan exists for power; the ancient ice remains exist alongside power.
Thus, their form of life is to turn life into power.
I could feel that as the wind and snow resonated with the bloodline in me, this power was not taking my body or life form as a medium.
Rather, this power was “sculpting” my body!
Transforming all of life into part of the power!
I reached out my hand, but this body had already transformed into nothingness; however, the formless wind and snow formed a hand.
Power surged, resonating with the bloodline.
A crystalline crown manifested before me…
This was the scepter of power!
The symbol supporting the existence of the ancient ice remains!
“The king has awakened! Now pave the way for the return of the king with the Undying Soul!”
At that moment, the royal figure presiding over the ritual shouted! The voice, like shattering ice, carried an indescribable tremor and excitement!
The next moment, its body seemed to lose balance and kneel down, its ice-blue specter plunging into the ice and snow storm atop the altar.
But it did not fear, as if it would embrace everything in the king’s embrace.
And with the first, there came a second… a third…
They, in ways no one could comprehend, offered everything to the king they believed in.
For their king is their faith; it is the power they chase!
They had prepared for this moment since their birth.
The wind and snow grew stronger, piling up the resilience of the ice crystals, destroying the external blizzard maze.
The formless wind and snow seemed to be nurturing a new life, with a silhouette increasingly coalescing within the storm.
That seemed to be a figure, the wind and snow turning into her garments, ice crystals adorning the flowing skirt…
One by one, blue trails drifted in the snowstorm, eventually merging into this figure.
The snowstorm gradually moved, and then countless ancient ice remains crumbled like dominoes upon the snow, sacrificing their life essence and using their final brilliance to trace blue shooting stars across the pure white expanse.
As this serene moment intensified, Tan Jun and the others made the first decision to leave this place.
If not, they too would be swept up by this terrifying power!
And those students who had just arrived here bore witness to such a majestic scene.
They couldn’t help but feel despair!
They had no idea what exactly was happening… they only knew that a monster would soon be born in the secret realm that no one could touch!
“Quick! While it’s not fully formed, interrupt it!”
“Don’t let it succeed! Hurry, stop them!”
Everyone panicked, but they were quickly engulfed in the snowstorm; without protective shields, they couldn’t even open their eyes.
And those who had the courage to look ahead saw even more despairing scenes!
Like a towering body amidst an icy sky, it was hidden within the blizzard!
“Quick! Use over-limit spells! Use every means! That monster’s body hasn’t fully solidified yet; if the true ritual is completed, we’ll all die!”
—Time passed as spells, wizards, and divine wood came flooding in, but that figure remained unmoving.
As everyone despaired, some took the chance to flee promptly.
Before those fleeing could get far, the wind and snow, as if reaching this peak of accumulation, abruptly came to a halt.
But this did not signify the end of everything but rather the beginning of disaster!
