Electrolux Wakes Up
Perhaps because of Yuhao's overwhelming display just now, the Ice Empress' persuasion became extremely effective.
Very soon, the Snow Empress put away the pride in her heart.
Seeing this, the Ice Empress struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Snow Empress, please join us. In your current state, you can neither successfully transform into a human nor return to being a true soul beast."
Although the Snow Empress appeared fierce and unyielding, she was in an extremely dangerous situation.
She had already ignited the power of her origin. If not for the sealing power of Di Tian, she would have self-destructed long ago and returned to the pure origin of heaven and earth in the Extreme North.
Hearing the Ice Empress' words, the Snow Empress' icy blue eyes flickered slightly. She had personally witnessed the astonishing talent and terrifying potential contained within Huo Yuhao.
Not only did he possess the Ultimate Ice attribute, but he also carried incomparably pure spiritual power and even a supreme dragon bloodline that could suppress ferocious beasts. Moreover, even beings like Di Tian and the million-year soul beast Tianmeng were assisting him.
Even though the path to godhood was nearly impossible for soul beasts under the laws of the Douluo Continent, Yuhao truly carried a trace of possibility.
And by following him, one might transcend the fate of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that ultimately faced heavenly tribulation and death.
Even the proud Snow Empress could not completely reject the temptation of continuing to live.
Otherwise, according to the setting in the original Douluo Dalu II, she would not have attempted to transform into a human before her next tribulation arrived.
However, she still shook her head gently and said with a trace of helplessness:
"Bing'er, thank you for your kindness, but I cannot merge with him."
"Why? Are you worried Yuhao won't agree? I'll ask him. Yuhao is actually very reasonable. It was just that your previous attitude was too confrontational."
The Ice Empress was confused and immediately turned toward Yuhao.
Before she could speak further, Tianmeng Iceworm's lazy yet serious voice rang out.
"Ice Empress, this isn't about whether Yuhao agrees. The problem is that the Snow Empress cannot integrate with Yuhao the way we did."
Hearing Tianmeng's words, the Ice Empress suddenly fell silent.
Indeed.
Tianmeng had fused with Yuhao because he sealed the vast majority of his million-year cultivation, reducing himself to a spiritual origin, and then chose Yuhao—a soul master possessing the extremely rare spiritual attribute—as his host.
As for the Ice Empress, she fused successfully because Yuhao already possessed the Ultimate Ice martial soul and a body tempered by Tianmeng's million-year spiritual power. Only then could she preserve her consciousness and become a Spirit.
But the Snow Empress was different.
She had already detonated her origin. Even if she forcibly sealed the explosion, her remaining origin power was still far beyond what an ordinary human body could endure.
Unless Yuhao could create another Ultimate Ice martial soul out of nothing.
But that was impossible.
Tianmeng Iceworm was unique in the world. There would not be a second one.
"Then what should we do? I can't just watch the Snow Empress perish."
The Ice Empress' voice carried rare anxiety, proving how deep her feelings for the Snow Empress truly were.
Hearing Bing'er's anxious voice, the Snow Empress' cold expression softened slightly.
"Bing'er, it's fine. I have long known that my lifespan was nearing its end. Attempting to transform into a human was merely a gamble against fate. Now that it has failed, there is nothing to regret."
"No!"
The Ice Empress' voice trembled. She turned toward Yuhao.
"Yuhao, can you save Xue'er? You have created so many miracles. I believe you can do it."
Yuhao did, in fact, know a method.
But that method did not originate from him.
It came from the existence slumbering within his spiritual sea—one who stood beyond the laws of this world.
At that very moment, a gentle gray light rippled within the Sea of Spirit. The long-silent necromancer finally awakened.
"I do have a way to save this little Snow Girl."
The unfamiliar yet ancient voice caused the Snow Empress to shudder. She sensed in it the same profound aura that had emanated from Yuhao's gray soul ring earlier—an existence that did not belong to the Douluo plane.
The owner of that voice was Electrolux.
"Elder Yi, please save Xue'er!"
The Ice Empress was overjoyed. Unlike the Snow Empress, she clearly understood who this being was.
Electrolux had once been a half-step god in another world. Even though only a wisp of divine consciousness remained, his realm far surpassed that of Tianmeng or herself.
Naturally, she had no doubt in his words.
Electrolux chuckled softly.
"Do not rejoice too soon. If saving her required the price of your life, would you still be willing?"
The Ice Empress froze for only a moment before answering firmly:
"I am willing."
Her tone contained no hesitation.
Tianmeng's spiritual origin trembled slightly at the side, his emotions fluctuating. Yuhao could sense it clearly and could only comfort him inwardly.
Electrolux laughed heartily.
"Very good. You have passed my test. There is no need for you to sacrifice yourself. This Snow Girl can live."
"Really?"
The Ice Empress' voice was filled with disbelief and joy.
Electrolux nodded.
"However, this will require Yuhao's consent—and the Snow Empress' full cooperation."
Yuhao already understood that whatever method Electrolux proposed would not harm him. On the contrary, it would likely strengthen him further.
So when the Ice Empress looked over, he said calmly:
"As long as she restrains her arrogance, I have no objections."
A trace of anger flashed across the Snow Empress' beautiful face, but she suppressed it. She knew her current situation too clearly.
At this time, the Ice Empress resumed persuading her.
Although the Snow Empress had spoken lightly of life and death, if there was truly hope of survival, how could she willingly embrace annihilation?
Thus, she took the initiative to ask:
"Senior, what method do you propose?"
"Call me Elder Yi."
Electrolux replied calmly.
"First, you must cooperate and release your origin energy under controlled conditions. That way, the self-destructive process can be neutralized rather than detonated."
"That is impossible," the Snow Empress immediately responded. "I am already in an irreversible state of origin ignition. Once Di Tian's sealing power dissipates, I will explode instantly."
"That is simple," Electrolux said lightly. "Have that Black Dragon absorb your excess energy. I can sense that he has already touched the threshold of that realm. His dark attribute and devouring ability are sufficient to swallow the unstable energy."
Even Electrolux's tone shifted slightly when referring to Di Tian. Since arriving in this world, Di Tian was the strongest being he had sensed.
The Snow Empress fell into contemplation.
After a long silence, she asked, "And then?"
"Then we will require the strength of all present—including that Black Dragon."
Electrolux did not conceal anything from Yuhao. His disciple's physical body, tempered by the Ice Empress' torso bone and strengthened by dragon blood, was already far beyond ordinary soul masters.
"Next, you will fuse your remaining origin power with Yuhao through a special contract."
That method was soul contract magic—an ancient necromantic technique from another plane. It would not turn the Snow Empress into a conventional soul ring or Spirit, but into a unique existence attached to Yuhao's Sea of Spirit, preserving her consciousness.
When Electrolux finished speaking, Yuhao remained calm.
But the three soul beasts were deeply shaken.
The Snow Empress spoke first:
"This is impossible. Even if my unstable energy is absorbed, the remaining origin power of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast—no, a being close to seven hundred thousand years—cannot possibly be borne by a human body."
She pointed at Yuhao.
Though she acknowledged his monstrous talent, he was still young. His cultivation was far from peak.
"You underestimate him."
Electrolux's tone was gentle yet unquestionable.
"With his current physique—strengthened by Ultimate Ice, tempered by dragon blood, and supported by immense spiritual power—he can withstand it."
After all, Yuhao had already endured soul rings far exceeding ordinary limits and suppressed the Golden Dragon King's bloodline without losing himself.
Hearing this, the Snow Empress looked deeply at Yuhao. Her gaze was complex.
Shock.
Doubt.
And, for the first time—
A trace of belief.
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