The Soul Douluo from the Body Sect had just acquired the deified platform of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast when the overwhelming aura in front of him startled him. 'That's... the sect master's aura?'
Huo Yuhao calmly walked up to the black-cloaked Soul Douluo, pulled down his hood, and revealed the aged face of Du Busi.
Seeing this "sect master," the Soul Douluo didn't doubt it at all. He respectfully removed his hood, bowed, and presented the deified platform.
"Sect Master, it has been secured."
"You've done well."
Huo Yuhao nodded with a satisfied expression as he took the deified platform. Then—he activated Ice Empress' Carapace. In a flash, he squeezed a crack into the artifact with incredible force. The deified platform slowly fractured, and a chill colder than negative two hundred degrees Celsius surged through the space, freezing the stunned Soul Douluo into a solid block of ice.
Huo Yuhao placed the rapidly disintegrating deified platform to the side, swiftly drew the Blade of Creation and Annihilation, and stabbed it into the Soul Douluo's forehead. The erupting destructive energy consumed the unfortunate Body Sect member completely.
At that moment, a flickering white silhouette broke free from the deified platform. Huo Yuhao focused his gaze and saw the Snow Empress, who now appeared as a two- or three-year-old girl with snow-white skin and a gauzy white dress.
When Huo Yuhao had mimicked Du Busi's aura moments ago, beneath the overwhelming presence of a 98th-ranked Super Douluo, the Ice Empress had quietly released a unique aura—one only the Snow Empress could sense.
Though her face looked young, the Snow Empress' gaze was cold as ice. She despised humans like the one before her. The fact that she hadn't attacked was a result of sheer restraint. Her voice was frigid.
"Where is Ice Empress?"
Huo Yuhao remained calm and silent. Instead, he yielded control of his body to the Ice Empress.
In an instant, the space around them was flooded with the pressure of a 400,000-year soul beast.
"Xue'er, don't worry. I'm fine."
The familiar aura snapped the Snow Empress to attention.
"Bing'er... it really is you? Why are you inside a human? Did you... become his soul ring!?"
Sensing her emotional unrest, the Ice Empress hurriedly explained.
"Of course not! If I had become a soul ring, I wouldn't be able to talk to you like this. Let's go somewhere safe, and I'll explain everything."
With the Ice Empress in control, Huo Yuhao's body guided the Snow Empress to a deeper part of the underground, far from the battle at Mingde Hall.
There, guided by Ice Empress and with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chiming in, the Snow Empress gradually understood the situation—why they had followed Huo Yuhao, and what their purpose was.
Though she still had many questions, the Snow Empress was not one to be sentimental. She spoke decisively.
"Bing'er, given the circumstances, I suppose I have no choice but to follow you. Heh, ascending to godhood? Sounds like a dream, but you actually succeeded in a previous life."
At that moment, the Ice Empress returned control to Huo Yuhao. He looked at Snow Empress and finally spoke.
"In our past life, I helped you reach the Divine Realm. In this life, I'll do even better. Tianmeng, Ice Empress... and you, Snow Empress. I, Huo Yuhao, swear I will not fail you."
The Snow Empress looked at the human before her with a complicated expression. As the supreme ruler of the Extreme North, was she really going to let go of her pride?
But if it meant sharing an eternal future with the Ice Empress... then maybe that pride wasn't so important. At the very least, this human's attitude made her feel... somewhat trustworthy.
"Human, your name is Huo Yuhao, right? Since you've said all that, I'll go along with it. But if you dare betray Bing'er's trust, I swear I'll make your life a nightmare."
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, unfazed by the threat.
"Snow Empress, you should take shelter in my spiritual sea. There, you can completely conceal your aura for now."
Snow Empress looked doubtful.
"Your spiritual sea? Even in this weakened state, I still have a body with the cultivation of a 700,000-year soul beast. How can I enter a human's spiritual sea?"
Huo Yuhao, along with the Ice Empress and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in his mind, all smiled mysteriously.
"Don't resist, Snow Empress. I'll bring you in right now."
'What??'
Before she could react, Snow Empress felt a powerful force pulling her in. She didn't resist. Her vision went black, and her form vanished from the real world.
When she opened her eyes again, the scene before her left her utterly stunned.
'This is...'
She found herself under a bright sky filled with clouds, on a vast plain dotted with vibrant flowers and strange plants. In the distance, a colossal tower stretched into the heavens. The sky was illuminated by a green sun radiating gentle, life-filled warmth.
Turning in a daze, Snow Empress saw a pristine white beach and a boundless turquoise sea. She stepped toward the shore and looked into the depths of the ocean, where a glowing violet sphere pulsed beneath the earth.
Everything felt so surreal, as though she had entered another world.
'What is this place...'
"Impressed?"
She turned to find... a giant bug? Lounging on the beach, sipping a drink?
"Surprised, Xue'er? This is Yuhao's spiritual sea. No... calling it a spiritual sea doesn't do it justice anymore. This is his spiritual world."
Snow Empress turned again to see the Ice Empress, now in a green dress and humanoid form, walking toward her.
"Little Snow, I bet you're wondering—how could your physical body enter Yuhao's spiritual world?"
From the towering structure in the distance came a resounding voice, deep and ancient.
Snow Empress nodded, her eyes filled with confusion and awe as she looked at Ice Empress. 'Who is this elder? Even I feel far beneath him in terms of spiritual power.'
"This is a remnant soul of Yi Lao—Electrolux—a near-divine being from another world. He's also one of our comrades on the path to godhood."
Electrolux's laughter echoed through the spiritual world.
"Haha, godhood is but a vague notion to this old man. But let's stay on topic. Yuhao, why don't you explain?"
Huo Yuhao materialized within the spiritual sea and turned to Snow Empress.
"Snow Empress, as you can see, the green sun in the sky and the violet core beneath the ocean represent the essence of my Life and Destruction powers. Using a trace of Creation energy, born from their fusion, and with Yi Lao's help in constructing this half-plane, I transformed my spiritual sea into a spiritual world—capable of housing real, physical beings."
"Of course, my understanding of Creation is still shallow. The laws of this world are unstable. What you see here is far inferior to Yi Lao's own Necromantic Half-Plane. If you find this place uncomfortable, feel free to visit the other side beyond the tower."
(End of Chapter)
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