Inside the Snow Emperor's ice crystal cave, the chill was pure and the atmosphere serene.
Beside a crystal-clear, round table of ice, Xue Di, Bi Ji, A Yin, and Wang Qiu'er sat silently.
The mirror blade in Dongfang Jing's hand moved silently, and the lemons he took out from the soul tool were evenly sliced into thin slices.
He placed lemon slices in each stemmed ice glass and then poured in the pre-mixed tea.
He first presented a cup to Xue Di: "Please have some, senior."
The white-haired woman's face, sculpted like ice and snow, remained expressionless. She glanced at him indifferently but did not respond.
Xue Di stared silently at the unfamiliar liquid in the cup, Bi Ji's words still echoing in her mind.
A soul beast actually took a human as its disciple? And it even planned to help him break through to level 100 and become a god?
The amount of information was too much; she needed time to digest it.
"Ah Jing, what is this?" Ah Yin looked curiously at the reddish-brown liquid in the cup, which was not the familiar green tea.
It was yet another drink they had never seen before, which reignited the curiosity of the three women who were familiar with the Oriental Mirror.
I couldn't help but want to pry open his skull and see what was hidden inside.
Dongfang Jing explained helplessly, "It's too cold here, the fire won't start. This is something I prepared in advance, it's called iced tea."
Iced tea
Wang Qiu'er repeated the novel name in a low voice, picked up the cup, brought it to her lips, took a small sip, and her beautiful eyes widened instantly.
A sweet, sour, and icy sensation she had never experienced before shot straight into her mind like an electric current, forcefully washing over her taste buds.
The intense pleasure caused her to experience a momentary hallucination.
It was as if a dark-skinned, snow-white-toothed figure was grinning at her with an incredibly bright smile!
She tilted her head back and gulped it down, letting out a satisfied exhale.
"Ah~ That feels great!"
But then, a pang of heartache rose in my heart.
Such a wonderful drink must be made from extremely rare ingredients, right?
Her gaze toward Dongfang Jing was filled with complexity.
He's so good to me! He actually gave me such precious iced tea!
Brigitte and Ah Yin, who were standing nearby, also tasted the food, their eyes showing the same amazement, praising it highly.
Xue Di observed the reactions of the crowd and felt that they were exaggerating.
It's just a glass of water, what kind of taste could it possibly have?
She picked up her wine glass and took a small sip with a hint of scrutiny.
Sour, sweet, icy, and the refreshing aroma of black tea.
The refreshing taste instantly captivated her taste buds.
"Gulp, gulp."
The contents of the cup were emptied in an instant.
She slowly put down the cup, her aloof and elegant face still expressionless.
Her lips moved, but she ultimately said nothing.
But her slightly pursed lips and softened gaze already revealed her feelings.
Mmm, sweet and sour, cool and refreshing.
Surprisingly, it tastes good.
Brigitte gently pulled out an ice chair next to her, gesturing for Dongfang Jing to sit down.
His gaze returned to the Snow Empress: "Snow Empress, your seven hundred thousand-year tribulation should be approaching soon, shouldn't it?"
Xue Di lifted her gaze from the empty cup: "Hmm, let's say in another ten thousand years."
Ten thousand years is neither too long nor too short for soul beasts of their level.
Are you confident?
Xue Di fell silent.
She did not directly answer Brigitte's question, but simply stated in a calm, factual tone, "I have done a lot of preparation for this."
"Preparing?" Biji leaned forward slightly, staring intently into Xue Di's eyes, tentatively guessing, "You don't mean to... condense a second soul core? What method do you plan to use?"
The other party came with sincerity.
Therefore, Xue Di did not deliberately hide it and frankly said, "Just like Di Tian, I have a dual soul core that complements Yin and Yang."
Upon hearing this, Biji sighed and shook her head: "Even if you are a being formed from the purest ice-attribute elemental energy of this far north, you may not be able to successfully condense the Yin-Yang dual soul core."
The dangers involved far exceed those of ordinary times. Do you know how many meticulous preparations Di Tian made to condense it?
He succeeded only because of the dragon's incomparably powerful physical body, the vast life force of the Lake of Life for protection and harmony, and the auspicious energy of the imperial beast!
A hint of surprise flashed in Xue Di's eyes: "You told me Di Tian's secrets so easily?"
It should be noted that the Beast God Di Tian is the spokesperson for the Lord of Soul Beasts.
If it issues a command, even the soul beasts of the far north ice plains will obey it.
Although the Star Dou Great Forest and the far north are both under the jurisdiction of the Soul Beast forces.
However, under normal circumstances, they do not interact with each other and cannot be considered very friendly.
Xue Di remembered that the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, was a follower of Di Tian.
As one of Di Tian's most trusted right-hand women, Bi Ji's actions were quite unusual.
Is it really okay for someone as fresh-faced as her to so easily tell herself about it?
Brigitte's expression was completely calm: "Doesn't this further prove our sincerity in coming here?"
Her tone turned solemn: "Snow Emperor, if you fail to condense the Yin-Yang dual soul cores, at best your very essence will be severely damaged, at worst you will die and your cultivation will be extinguished! You will have no hope of breaking through the 700,000-year bottleneck!"
"I understand." Xue Di's tone remained cold. "Therefore, I have a backup plan."
"I once found a snow lotus that was 100,000 years old. Snow lotuses are difficult to awaken to intelligence, but they possess the pure essence of heaven and earth."
"If I use it as a catalyst, I can seal away my true nature, dissolve my cultivation, and re-cultivate into a human form."
Brigitte was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, not expecting there to be such a way to save her life.
However, she still disagreed: "To transform and cultivate again, one must come into contact with humans in order to advance to maturity. Snow Empress, the human world is too dangerous for juvenile soul beasts."
"Is it dangerous? Of course it is." Xue Di glanced at Ah Yin, who was sitting quietly. "But isn't the Blue Silver Emperor safe and sound? He even cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo."
Ah Yin's face instantly darkened, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips: "Senior is joking."
She knew all too well whether she was safe or not.
The extreme physical discomfort during pregnancy, the exhaustion and fear of being hunted by human soul masters day and night, the excruciating pain of having her soul torn apart during the sacrifice, and afterwards, being transformed into a fragile seedling, planted deep in a dark and damp mountain cave, enduring loneliness and helplessness day after day.
These images are etched in her heart, and just thinking about them makes her feel a tightness in her chest.
She slowly began to speak, her voice low and recounting her experiences to Xue Di.
Snow Empress, listen up! We are both soul beasts, and both are female.
Even she, with her cold and aloof nature, felt a surge of camaraderie.
Especially after hearing about Ah Yin's sacrifice, and the way that human named Tang Hao treated his wife.
The Snow Emperor's gaze grew even colder, and the chill emanating from the cave caused the air to crackle and condense into tiny ice crystals.
The cold air spread outwards from her, forming a thick layer of white frost.
"If any human sets foot in the far north, I will grind them to dust!"
She silently memorized Tang Hao's name.
But then, the confusion in my heart deepened.
Ah Yin sacrificed herself, losing all her cultivation and turning into a seedling. Why is she sitting here perfectly intact now?
(A-Yin)
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