Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 107 The Inheritance of the Lord of the Frozen Purgatory, Subordinate Godhood

For a moment, Zi Ji didn't know what to say.

In such a harsh and cold environment in the far north, how did you come up with so many bizarre ideas?

"Don't talk nonsense. The master treats all soul beasts equally. He just saw that Xue Di's cultivation was not easy and gave her a chance to avoid being killed by the heavenly tribulation."

"Really?"

Ice Emperor was skeptical, while Snow Emperor looked at Ning Qiuyang with anticipation.

"Submit to me and serve me, and I will give you that opportunity."

"Is that all?" Xue Di asked.

"That's all."

Xue Di no longer hesitated: "Your subordinate is willing to serve you as your master, and has no other intentions."

“Very good.” Ning Qiuyang said, “Come with me.”

"Wait." Seeing that the Snow Empress was about to leave with Ning Qiuyang, the Ice Empress asked anxiously:

"Lord Snow Empress, if you leave, who will protect the far north in the future?"

Snow Empress paused, turned around, and said:
"Ice Emperor, among all the soul beasts in the far north, your strength is second only to mine. After I leave, you will be the guardian of the far north."

Going from second to first place should be a cause for celebration, but Hyotei felt no joy whatsoever.

"But..." Hyotei said anxiously, "But I want to continue following you."

"This……"

Even Xue Di herself didn't know what her future held. Although she chose to take a gamble and believe this human, to be honest, she still wasn't very confident.

And even if she agrees, it won't make a difference. She's Ning Qiuyang's subordinate now; how could she possibly decide whether or not to bring Hyotei along?

"Hyotei, the far north cannot be without a guardian. No one but you can shoulder this responsibility."

Hyotei pointed at the still somewhat dazed Titan Snow Demon King.

"Isn't there still him? Although his strength is not as good as mine, he is enough to protect the far north. If there is a greater crisis, even if I stay, it will be of no use."

Hyotei is determined to follow Yuki-tei.

Xue Di looked at Ning Qiuyang with a troubled expression.

"My lord, would you consider allowing Hyotei to serve you as well?"

She didn't dare to hope that Hyotei could also inherit the divine position; she just hoped to be with familiar people by her side.

Ning Qiuyang looked at Hyotei with a half-smile.

"Weren't you just full of doubt about me? What, aren't you afraid now?"

Hyotei, having completely suppressed his pride and daring not to offend Ning Qiuyang, lowered his head and said:

"I was wrong just now. Please allow me to continue following Lady Snow Empress."

Zi Ji raised an eyebrow and teased, "You just thought our lord was a lecherous man, but now that you've taken the initiative to submit, are you trying to offer yourself as a concubine?"

"I……"

Ice Emperor glanced at Ning Qiuyang, then at Snow Emperor.

Finally, gritting her teeth, she said, "As long as I can continue to follow the Snow Empress, even if... even if it comes at a price, I'm willing."

Murasaki's eyes widened slightly, surprised that Hyotei was so willing to go all out.

Wait, could she have been planning this all along?
If she really succeeds in offering herself as his concubine, wouldn't she become his mistress and turn the tables on him?
The Road to the Underworld reappeared, and Ning Qiuyang had already stepped onto it.

Zi Ji quickly followed, and Xue Di hesitated for a moment before also following.

Hyotei's eyes were filled with disappointment, thinking that Ning Qiuyang had rejected her request to follow her. However, after the three of them stepped onto the Road to the Underworld, Hyotei discovered that the Road to the Underworld did not disappear immediately.

Her eyes flickered violently for a moment, then she stamped her foot and jogged after him.

……

Just before the gates of hell, when Ning Qiuyang returned with his men, the Crimson King appeared to greet them.

"Lord."

When Xue Di saw that Chi Wang had indeed become Ning Qiuyang's subordinate, just as Zi Ji had said, her trust in Ning Qiuyang's words increased somewhat.

"Lord Snow Empress, wait for me!" "Hmm?"

Snow Empress quickly turned around and found Ice Empress following behind.

"Why are you here too?"

He was worried that Hyotei's uninvited arrival would anger Ning Qiuyang.

Ice Emperor secretly glanced at Ning Qiuyang, and mustered up her courage to say, "My lord, although my cultivation is not as good as that of Snow Empress, it is still passable. Please accept me. I will definitely be of use to you."

"Since you're here, then stay," Ning Qiuyang said, waving his hand.

"Thank you, Lord."

Hyotei was both happy and heavy-hearted, feeling as if he had willingly walked into the lion's den.

Oh well, as long as I can continue to stay by the side of the Snow Emperor, that's good enough.

The Crimson King quietly asked Zi Ji, "Are these two the two from the far north?"

Zi Ji nodded slightly, but for some reason, her mood seemed a little heavy.

"The soul beasts from the far north have also arrived. If that brute Xiong Jun knew, he would definitely be so frustrated that he would beat his chest."

The Red King was somewhat gloating.

Xiong Jun has a bad temper and is always domineering. Although Chi Wang, who is also a ferocious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, cannot defeat Xiong Jun, he has always been somewhat at odds with him.

He felt happy at the thought that Xiong Jun would be frustrated and angry.

Ning Qiuyang sent Ziji back to the River of Oblivion, and then led the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor to the location of the Five Directions Purgatory.

"This is the place. Whether you can obtain the divine throne depends on your own abilities."

Hyotei looked ahead and, upon arriving here, she did indeed feel a faint attraction, which made her incredibly excited.

Even though Xue Di knew that it was almost impossible for a soul beast to become a god, she still held a glimmer of hope and had once accidentally come close to the place where the Ice God's divine position was inherited.

Unsurprisingly, she was not only unable to participate in the divine examination, but was also met with resistance and even feelings of disdain and disgust.

After that, she had no more illusions about becoming a god.

I never imagined I would actually have the chance to inherit a divine position in this lifetime.

"Go ahead," Ning Qiuyang urged.

"Yes."

Xue Di took a deep breath and, following that subtle attraction, opened her mind.

Unlike Chen Xin and Gu Rong, whose martial souls were drawn into the nascent form of Purgatory, Xue Di's true form was the Ice and Snow Maiden, and she was completely drawn in.

"My...My Lord, will Lady Snow Empress be alright?"

With Xue Di absent, Bing Di faced Ning Qiuyang alone, appearing somewhat timid and hesitant, like a little white rabbit facing a big bad wolf, inexplicably feeling fearful.

"Anything can happen during the succession of a divine position. Just wait and see."

Hyotei bit her lip, her heart filled with worry for Yuki-tei.

Just as she was hesitating whether to ask Ning Qiuyang again, she suddenly felt an inexplicable calling and involuntarily took a few steps forward.

"what?"

Ning Qiuyang was slightly surprised to see that the Ice Emperor had also been drawn into the embryonic form of the Frozen Purgatory.

"Is the Snow Empress not capable of bearing the divine position of Lord of the Frozen Purgatory alone, and should she share it with the Ice Empress?"

“That’s not right.” Ning Qiuyang used his Yin Tianzi privileges to check and found that what attracted the Ice Emperor was not the divine position of the Lord of the Frozen Purgatory, but the divine position of its subordinate.

Each Lord of Purgatory has two subordinate divine positions.

The Lord of Purgatory is equivalent to a first-level god, and his two subordinate gods are equivalent to second-level gods.

However, the Purgatory was not yet complete, and the Lord of Purgatory had not yet returned to his position. The subordinate divine positions should have been hidden. Unexpectedly, the Ice Emperor actually triggered the divine positions that should have been hidden.

"It must be because she and the Snow Empress have a high compatibility. When the Snow Empress received the inheritance of the Lord of the Frozen Purgatory, she benefited from it."

The Snow Empress and Ice Empress took much less time to receive the divine throne than Chen Xin and Gu Rong, almost a day, before they flew out of the nascent form of the Frozen Purgatory.

"Your subordinate thanks you for your kindness, Master."

(End of this chapter)