NABC Chapter 219: Even three 1s together aren't enough to keep you entertained.
Chapter 219: Even three 1s together aren't enough to keep you entertained.
Chapter 219 Even three of them together aren't enough.
The Snow Emperor's words seemed devoid of any emotion, just like the unyielding ice on this land that had remained frozen for millennia, calm yet sharp to the bone.
"In the far north, the Ice and Snow Maiden greets the Lord of Soul Beasts. She also thanks the Lord for 'taking care' of my Yuhao during this time."
She pronounced the last two words, "take care of," with exceptional clarity, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Gu Yuena didn't seem to feel much anger at Huo Yuhao being "snatched" away from her.
Instead, he revealed a hint of interest, a slight smile playing on his lips, and slowly began to speak:
"It seems that impatient little scorpion has told you quite a bit about me. So you should now know just how special Yuhao is to us."
"Ha, do I really need you to explain this to me?"
Xue Di lowered her head slightly, her icy blue eyes fixed on the black-haired boy who had finally managed to peek out from the softness in front of her, her voice still cold.
"On the contrary, I should have realized it a long time ago."
As she spoke, Xue Di casually waved her right hand, and the silver dragon scale that had been hanging on Huo Yuhao's chest suddenly emitted a cold, clear light.
Before long, a ball of ice-blue light seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, slowly emerging from the scales and finally hovering in the Snow Emperor's hand.
Heart of the Ice God!
With a complex expression in her beautiful eyes, Xue Di stared at the ball of light in her hand, and her clear, cold voice rang out once more.
"Even though I have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, the Ice God is still just a legendary being to me."
Hyotei, standing to the side, was completely bewildered.
In her original plan, the next meeting between the two should not immediately turn into a fierce confrontation, a dramatic showdown.
She had even planned whether she could take the opportunity to secretly beat up Gu Yuena to avenge the previous bullying by this evil dragon.
It should be noted that the Snow Empress, as the absolute ruler of the far north, is completely different from ordinary snow maidens; in fact, it could be said that they are not even of the same race.
As a unique ice and snow goddess, she was born from the spiritual energy of the entire far north.
It can be said that even the Beast God Emperor Tian is not confident that he can defeat the Snow Emperor in the far north.
Moreover, Hyotei had already observed that Gu Yuena was indeed half of the Dragon God.
However, most of the time, in order to prevent the divine realm's central control from detecting her divine-level energy fluctuations, she cannot unleash her full power at will.
In the world of soul beasts, might makes right has always been the rule.
As a result, in what she believed to be a crucial battle that would determine her future status within the family, the two most key figures began to talk riddles to each other.
The Ice Emperor naturally still remembered the Heart of the Ice God.
When she asked Huo Yuhao to buy it, it was simply based on her instinct, believing that this thing would bring him a lot of benefits.
Although in the end, after Gu Yuena took this thing, somehow it became a kind of sex toy between the two of them.
Thinking of this, Hyotei subconsciously ground his little tiger teeth, feeling indignant.
I haven't even had a chance to properly try out the special effects of the Ice God's Heart myself.
Gu Yuena even locked the silver dragon scale, making it impossible for her to take it out and use it when she was sneaking food.
Huo Yuhao, who had finally peeked out from Xue Di's embrace, was able to breathe some fresh air smoothly.
Listening to their conversation, he looked somewhat puzzled and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Why are you talking about the Ice God? Based on the information I have so far, if the Ice God really existed in this world, shouldn't He belong to the category of beast-type deities?"
In any case, there is no god position called Ice God in the current pantheon.
Ice and water share the same origin, and even the so-called Ice Dragon King can, in a sense, be called the Water Dragon King.
Noticing Huo Yuhao's confusion, Gu Yuena's expression remained largely unchanged as she softly explained, "Although the Dragon God ascended from the Douluo Plane, He was not born here."
Born from the vast universe, the Dragon God, in order to ensure the survival and continuation of his race, eventually chose a planet brimming with the potential for life during his long journey—this is now Douluo Star.
At this point, Gu Yuena's gaze lingered on Huo Yuhao's face for a moment before she continued:
"In the earliest times, this planet was completely covered by an endless ocean, inhabited only by primitive life forms similar to sea spirit beasts. Until the Dragon God descended and created the original nine Dragon Kings."
The Mountain Dragon King transformed his own body into vast, boundless mountains and lands to aid the dragon race's survival and reproduction. This is one of the reasons why the vast majority of land-based spirit beasts now revere me as the supreme ruler of all spirit beasts.
Seeing Huo Yuhao deep in thought, Gu Yuena's lips curled into a slight smile, and she added:
"The existence of that Ice Goddess predates even the birth of this far northern land. Rather, it could be said that she herself was a deity born from the endless ice sea of the original Douluo plane."
The shock of this information prompted Huo Yuhao to instinctively ask:
"Wait a minute, does that mean the Ice God's authority isn't just limited to the elements of ice and water, but might even encompass a portion of the ocean?"
"That's one way to understand it."
Gu Yuena nodded, this time with a hint of melancholy in her voice.
"Until the ever-expanding God Realm at that time, it captured the coordinates of Douluo Star and brought it under its jurisdiction."
To ensure the continuation of its race, the Dragon God did not choose to ascend immediately. The Ice God, however, arrived in the divine realm first.
"However, discrimination and exclusion against beast-type deities in the divine realm has existed since ancient times. By the time the Dragon God ascended to heaven, the Ice God had already vanished without a trace within the divine realm."
Upon hearing this, Xue Di, Bing Di, and Tian Meng, who were still in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, all sighed softly.
The Ice God can be said to be the common faith of all ice-attribute soul beasts in the far north.
Although Gu Yuena didn't say it too bluntly, given that the power over the seas in the Douluo Continent now belongs entirely to the Sea God, it's reasonable to assume that...
It is not difficult to deduce that the ancient ice god has probably already perished in the long river of history.
"There's not much point in discussing these old stories now."
Xue Di shook her head, and her clear, cold voice rang out again, breaking the slightly heavy atmosphere.
"Even if I absorb the artifact remains left by the Ice God, it can indeed help me break through the bottleneck of 700,000 years, and may even allow me to go further."
But for me, my choice remains the same: to become Yuhao's spirit.
Earlier, Huo Yuhao had also mentioned to her that there was a Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Cave hidden in the Dragon Gate of Dragon City, which was not far from the far north.
The effects of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow were almost comparable to those of the Ice God's Heart, yet she still did not choose to break through the so-called seven hundred thousand year bottleneck.
Aside from the biggest limitation that soul beasts can't become gods, the more important thing is that he has only been away from Huo Yuhao for a little over a year, and the number of women around him is far greater than he remembered.
Even Hyotei, whom she had always considered her best friend, had done such a thing behind her back, and had even gained a Soul Beast Lord?
She absolutely cannot let this continue.
Seeing Xue Di pull Huo Yuhao even tighter into her arms as if in a show of defiance, Gu Yuena chuckled softly.
"I understand that, of course. If it were just for that reason, I certainly wouldn't have come with Yuhao to see you in person."
"you mean?"
Xue Di pursed her lips, a hint of doubt in her icy blue eyes.
"The Ice and Snow Maiden was born from the spiritual energy of the far north. If she were still alive in an era when the Dragon God existed, she would undoubtedly possess the qualities to become a deity."
Gu Yuena remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"As the one and only Ice and Snow Maiden in this world, you are an exceptionally unique energy being."
"If that's the case, why not inherit this unique trait of yours in the upcoming soul contract as well?"
As the inheritor of the Dragon God's wisdom and the supreme being of all beasts, Gu Yuena's understanding of the composition and essence of soul beasts is absolutely at the top level in this world.
After learning the specifics of the Soul Technique, she naturally developed her own unique insights.
The effects of the Soul Spirit Technique are not static; they vary depending on the characteristics of the soul beast itself.
Just like plant-type soul beasts, even if their host dies, they can still take root and be reborn by relying on pure energy bodies after becoming soul spirits.
After becoming a spirit beast, a spirit beast can survive independently in the outside world for a period of time, even if it is temporarily separated from its host.
In his past life's memories, the Snow Pill that the Snow Emperor transformed into caused a disturbance due to the energy of the Frost Jade Marrow Bed, forcing Electrox to ignite his own divine consciousness.
Through layers of sealing, the embryonic life force remaining in the Snow Pill when the Snow Emperor took human form was cleverly activated.
Ultimately, Xue Di was transformed into Huo Yuhao's soul in a way that was almost like a rebirth.
This also led to the Snow Empress's extremely unique behavior after she transformed into a spirit.
She was not only reborn, but all her past memories were also sealed away.
Even Tianmeng back then, or Bingdi later, whether they sealed their own origin to become a Wisdom Soul Ring or later gave birth to a Soul Spirit, they never encountered such an extreme situation.
Rather, it would be more accurate to say that as the Snow Empress, born from the spiritual energy of the far north, her existence is unique and fundamentally different from that of ordinary soul beasts.
It was precisely because she understood this that Gu Yuena thought of using this to create a more special soul spirit for Huo Yuhao.
Of course, there is an even more important reason for this.
That is, once Huo Yuhao returns to his original destiny line, without her by his side to help him suppress the negative emotions rising within him at any time, a single so-called Ice God's Heart will not be enough.
In this situation, in order to have someone help Huo Yuhao suppress the extreme emotions that could destroy everything, she naturally had no choice but to set her sights on the Snow Empress, who was about to become Huo Yuhao's soul spirit.
However, relying solely on the conventional soul contract method is completely ineffective.
Just look at Hyotei's current performance to understand this. Although she can play a certain role in calming people down, it is simply a drop in the ocean when facing the true Blood Dragon state.
Gu Yuena could foresee that if Huo Yuhao were to enter that state again, it would be a combination of Xue Di and Bing Di in their ordinary soul spirit states, plus the burden of Tianmeng. If the three of them attacked together, they probably wouldn't even see the sun rise the next day.
Gathering the thoughts swirling in her mind, and seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the three people before her, Gu Yuena softly explained:
"The Snow Empress's life form is unique. For other soul beasts, becoming a soul spirit requires first extracting their own soul and various life energies."
Only through a soul contract array can one ultimately transform into a soul, a special energy entity. If that's the case, why not take a different approach, preserving the Snow Empress's current life form and directly converting her into a soul?
"The advantage of doing this is that Xue Di's nearly 700,000 years of cultivation may be completely preserved without any loss."
At the same time, Snow Empress, you can also nourish Yuhao in a purer way, allowing him to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that you have gathered to accelerate his cultivation speed and quickly balance the somewhat unbalanced essence, energy, and spirit within his body.
"Of course, there are also drawbacks. According to my prediction, the soul bones that would normally be produced when transforming into a soul spirit will not appear. Even the soul rings that are produced as a result may undergo many unpredictable changes."
After all, this is the first time in history that such a special soul has been born, and no one can accurately predict what the final outcome will be.
Seeing that they were discussing serious matters, Xue Di, who had been tightly embracing Huo Yuhao, loosened her embrace, but still held his hand tightly.
Upon hearing Gu Yuena's words, Huo Yuhao instinctively raised his own question:
"But according to your method, Na'er, the existence born in this way is actually completely different from a soul, isn't it?"
After all, a soul spirit is more of an energy form similar to a spiritual entity, and it is precisely because of this that a soul spirit can remain within a soul master's sea of consciousness once a contract is formed.
Even the soul contract that Huo Yuhao himself improved only allowed the soul to achieve the effect of simulating a semi-physical entity.
However, according to Gu Yuena's current idea, she wants to completely preserve the Snow Emperor.
Even if the Snow Emperor's life form is unique, it is still equivalent to a physical existence.
How could such a physical entity enter one's own spiritual sea?
(End of this chapter)