The Snow Emperor was startled by the sudden aura of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
"You're not going to be a soul beast anymore?!"
"What do you mean?"
Tianmeng looked at Xue Di seriously and said,
"Do you know, Xue Di?"
"In the human world, I read countless books and learned many secrets that soul beasts don't know."
"What's your cultivation level now? Ha, close to 700,000 years!"
"You can't break through 700,000 years!"
"The Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler is close to 800,000 years old, but he can't break through 800,000 years!"
"Di Tian is over 800,000 years old, but he hasn't dared to break through 900,000 years!"
"In the Star Dou Great Forest, he didn't even dare to absorb too much of my origin! He was suppressing his cultivation!"
"Ha, the strongest beast king can't break through 900,000 years!"
"Ten thousand years ago, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was 990,000 years old! It couldn't become a god and died at the hands of the Sea God Tang San."
"Xue Di! Soul beasts can't become gods; this race is hated by the universe!"
"They are an outcast!"
"Soul beasts are either eaten by other soul beasts, hunted by humans, or struck down by heavenly tribulations!"
"Death is the fate of soul beasts! There is no place for soul beasts in the lofty God Realm and the future of this world!"
"To become a god, we can only rely on humans."
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes revealed genuine emotion as it looked at the Snow Empress.
"I am a million-year-old soul beast, but due to my lack of talent, I have only truly lived for a million years."
"I don't want to die, I don't want to be so pathetically struck down by the heavenly tribulation, I want to continue living!"
"I want to continue watching this world change little by little! To enjoy the spring breeze, the summer sun, the autumn leaves, and the winter snow!"
"Therefore, I want to become a god!!!"
The last two words of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, "become a god," resonated powerfully within the Snow Empress's heart.
She bit her thin lip, feeling a little ashamed. Even the lowest-ranking ice silkworms in the far north harbored the ambition to become gods, yet she hesitated to face the seven hundred thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
"That sounds nice."
"Become a god… how do you plan to do that?"
Seeing that the other had taken the bait, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm pointed to Huo Yuhao outside and said:
"Him."
Xue Di's aloof face showed doubt as she said,
"A human?"
"You expect to become a god through him?"
Tian Meng confidently removed his hood, revealing a smile, and said,
"That was indeed the initial plan."
"However, a small accident occurred later."
"He doesn't need to become a god."
He deliberately paused, seeing the deeper doubt on Xue Di's face, and continued,
"He will be more sublime than a god!"
"He will be the only god in this universe! The Lord of Spirit! Above all things!"
"Therefore, I would like to invite you to contribute your strength to the yet-to-be-born Lord of Spirit."
"Join us, Xue Di!"
Xue Di was not intimidated by these titles and calmly asked Tian Meng Ice Silkworm,
"It sounds nice, but how can I believe you?"
"How can you guarantee that your words are true?"
Hearing Xue Di's questions, Tian Meng Ice Silkworm already knew that the other party was tempted, and only the final step was needed.
"Simple. I'll let you experience the power called 'Rules,' and you'll naturally understand that I'm not deceiving you."
Then, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said to Huo Yuhao in the Sea of Spirit:
"Yuhao, it's up to you to perform now. Let her feel your authority."
Huo Yuhao nodded and once again separated a wisp of spiritual power to enter the Conferred God Platform, saying to the Snow Empress:
"Snow Empress, use your spiritual power to complete the link with me, and I will reveal the 'Rules' to you."
The Snow Empress did not hesitate at all; she had no way out now anyway, and used her spiritual power to complete the link.
At the moment the link was completed, her consciousness felt an extremely high-level power.
That power pulled and attracted her spirit, and the Snow Empress's consciousness involuntarily closed her eyes.
She felt as if countless years had passed, that she had lost her physical form, and her consciousness was drifting in the ethereal void.
Even without eyes, she still felt that extreme blackness, without a trace of color, without a trace of possibility.
Until she witnessed an explosion, the concept of color began to appear in the void, countless worlds were conceived in color, and possibility appeared in the void.
Then, her thoughts were once again drawn by some force. This time, she had a body and witnessed three intertwined "lines."
Forgive her limited vocabulary; only the blasphemous word "lines" could describe that grandeur. The three words
"[Dream]," "[Imagination]," and "[Understanding]"
suddenly appeared in her mind, making her want to kneel in worship!
At this moment, she finally understood what the "rules" that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spoke of truly meant!
It was the ultimate, the root, the final answer to all questions, the true essence above all things!
Every cell in her body told her that this was God! An omniscient and omnipotent God!
A God that could not be defined by matter or described by the vocabulary of life!
For lower-dimensional beings to even contemplate the existence of the other was a blasphemy.
After realizing just how grand and sublime the power of the "rules" truly was, her consciousness returned to the real world.
Inside the Conferred God Platform, Tianmeng watched as the Snow Emperor slowly opened her eyes.
A barely perceptible awe flashed in the other's eyes before she regained her composure and looked at Tianmeng.
"[Rules]..."
"What a wonderful [Rules]!"
Then, Xue Di turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao outside the Conferred God Platform and said,
"The Lord of the Spirit?"
"I understand."
"I am willing to join you and contribute my strength to your becoming the Lord of the Spirit."
"However, I need a promise!"
"A promise from the Lord of the Spirit!"
Hearing Xue Di's serious words, Huo Yuhao looked at her solemnly.
"What promise?"
Xue Di parted her thin lips slightly, her sky-blue eyes meeting his through the Conferred God Platform, carrying the pride of the Lord of the Far North.
"I need your promise that you will do your utmost to protect the Far North in the future."
"These are my conditions. If you agree, my body, my power, and even the position of Lord of the Far North will all belong to you!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes revealed a serious expression, his black trench coat fluttered without wind, and his grand voice resounded in the silver-white room.
"I promise you, in the future, the far north will be protected by the Lord of Spirit, the One Above All Things!"
"With the Three Great Rules as witness."
"I promise, when I ascend to the throne of God! Even if the far north is but a silkworm, I will make it a dragon!"
"The far north will be my divine kingdom!"
Hearing Huo Yuhao's solemn promise, Xue Di felt his sincerity and nodded, saying to Tian Meng,
"What should I do next?"
"My origin is a full 690,000 years old. If he absorbs it directly, his body definitely won't be able to withstand it!"
"Since you've recruited me, you should have been prepared!"
"Hmph."
Tian Meng, the Ice Silkworm, put his hands on his hips and smiled confidently at Xue Di, saying,
"Of course I'm prepared!"
"When I made the sacrifice, I transformed the power of my condensed soul bone into an ice-attribute martial soul. This martial soul has no physical form, but it is a space!"
"This space is large enough to accommodate your 690,000-year origin. You will become Yuhao's second martial soul!"
"Your essence will become the foundation of your second martial soul, helping it overcome the most difficult level seventy of an ultimate martial soul!"
Upon hearing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, Xue Di's eyes lit up.
"This preparation is excellent. As expected of the oldest soul beast in the far north, you truly possess great wisdom."
"If my second martial soul hasn't fully formed, it is indeed a place that can accommodate me."
"In that case, let's begin now. I've had enough of this damned seal!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm breathed a sigh of relief. He had practically worn his lips out trying to explain, but thankfully he hadn't messed things up and had successfully protected his reputation.
The mental projection inside the Conferred God Platform began to dissipate. Tianmeng spoke to Huo Yuhao in her spiritual sea:
"Yuhao, you heard it all."
"Although it wasn't the expected Ice Empress, the Snow Empress is clearly a better choice!"
"The Snow Empress has absolute control over the Far North!"
"From now on, from the Ice God Mountains to the Far North Plateau and then to the core area of the Far North, everyone will call you by your name!"
"The Far North officially belongs to Huo!"
(End of Chapter)
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