Douluo Continent: My name is Lu Mingfei, and my martial soul is Lu Mingze.

Xue Di didn't answer, she just looked at him quietly.

But Lu Mingfei had already read the answer in those deep blue eyes.

Lu Mingze.

It's definitely Lu Mingze.

Aside from that little rascal, no one else would dare to boast like that in front of the two Heavenly Kings in the far north.

Lu Mingfei was internally furious.

"Lu Mingze, you come out here!"

No response.

"Lu Mingze, you bastard! Are you trying to kill your own brother?!"

There has been no response yet.

"You can run away, but you can't hide! If you've got the guts, don't ever show your face again! If you do, I'll pinch your little face until it's swollen!"

There has still been no response.

When Lu Mingfei finished his third rant, he suddenly noticed an even more serious problem—Hyotei's eyes had changed.

To outsiders, the time he spent cursing Lu Mingze in his heart appeared as silence.

Silent for a long time.

Hyotei clearly interpreted his silence as something else entirely.

"Xue'er, why waste your breath on this idiot?" Hyotei's voice turned cold, and a glint of cold light flashed on his tail.

"A level 20 ant dares to boast that it can help us overcome our tribulation. Why not just kill it?"

Lu Mingfei's pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw Hyotei raise its tail hook.

It glowed with a ghostly blue light, exactly the same as what he had seen before he was knocked unconscious, but this time Hyotei's eyes were different—last time it was a test, this time he was truly intent on killing.

Just as Hyotei's tail hook was about to land, Lu Mingfei spoke.

"I can."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was very steady.

Because in that instant, Lu Mingfei realized something—although Lu Mingze had tricked him, he had never truly pushed him to his death.

Since Lu Mingze dared to say such things to these two, it means that this kid really has a way.

As for what the solution is, Lu Mingze won't say now, but it will always come out at the most crucial moment.

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well take a gamble.

Hyotei's tail hook stopped in mid-air.

"What did you say?"

"I said I can." Lu Mingfei sat up, looking directly into Hyotei's eyes, "I'll help you overcome your tribulation."

The cave was quiet for a moment.

Xue Di was about to say something when her lips moved slightly.

Lu Mingfei noticed her lip movements, which vaguely meant "Bing'er, there's no need for this. Let him go."

But that sentence was never spoken.

Because Hyotei spoke first.

"On what grounds?" Ice Emperor's voice was as cold as a knife. "What makes you, a level 20 Soul Master, capable of helping us overcome our tribulation?"

Lu Mingfei remained silent.

It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I don't know how to say it.

He can't exactly say, "I have a little devil martial spirit that may trick me, but it will never kill me," can he?

Seeing his silence, Hyotei extended its tail hook a little further forward: "Speak."

Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, preparing to bite the bullet and make up something.

A voice suddenly came from outside the cave entrance.

The voice was high-pitched and thin, carrying an indescribable arrogance and pride, like a weasel showing off after stealing a chicken.

"Hyotei—I know you sensed my presence—I, Tenmu, have returned for revenge—dare to meet you?"

Hyotei's tail hook came to a halt.

Her body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from anger.

"That damn fat worm." Hyotei's voice was as cold as a knife scraping against ice.

"It dares to come back."

She turned around and was about to rush towards the cave entrance.

Lu Mingfei lay on the ground, still not quite understanding what was happening.

Fat worm? Tianmeng? Who is this?

Then he felt something move in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A familiar aura, one that always made him feel like he was about to be scammed, permeated the air.

The next second, Lu Mingze appeared.

It wasn't just something that appeared in his head; it actually appeared.

Wearing a suit jacket and holding a glass of red wine, he stood in the cave, in front of Hyotei and Yukiteri.

Then Lu Mingze raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

The world has changed.

The cave disappeared, the ice and snow disappeared, and all the sounds disappeared.

Instead, there was an endless space.

The water beneath your feet is as smooth as a mirror; ripples spread when you step on it, but you don't sink.

Above us was a pitch-black night sky, devoid of stars, except for a moon that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, illuminating the entire world in a silvery white light.

Hyotei's expression changed.

She had lived for 400,000 years and had seen the methods of countless human soul masters, but she had never seen anything like this before.

Create space.

This is not something that can be achieved with Soul Skills.

Xue Di also stood up.

She looked around, her long, silvery-white hair moving without wind, and for the first time, a serious look appeared in her deep blue eyes.

She looked at Lu Mingze.

Lu Mingze sat in mid-air, legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, his expression more mature than that of an adult.

"Sisters, don't rush," he said with a smile. "That fat worm isn't important. Let's talk about business first."

Hyotei's tail hook was aimed at him: "Who exactly are you?"

"I already said, my name is Lu Mingze." Lu Mingze smiled.

"But that's not important. What's important is that I can help you overcome this tribulation."

Hyotei remained silent.

Xue Di didn't say anything either.

But they didn't make another move.

The space that Lu Mingze created casually has already illustrated many issues.

Hyotei remained silent for a long time, and when they finally spoke, their voices were much calmer: "You speak."

Lu Mingze put down his wine glass, crossed his hands on his knees, and looked ready to launch into a long speech.

"My two elder sisters, you've lived for so long, you must know better than anyone why it's so difficult for soul beasts to undergo tribulation."

Hyotei didn't speak, but their eyes said it all.

"First, the issue of attributes." Lu Mingze held up one finger.

"Your attribute is extreme ice. When ice-attribute soul beasts undergo tribulation, they often face tribulations with yang energy, such as lightning tribulations, which are incompatible with your attributes. At the same cultivation level, fire-attribute soul beasts have at least a 30% higher success rate in undergoing tribulation than you."

"It's not that you're not strong enough, it's that you're inherently countered."

Hyotei's tail hook swayed slightly, but it didn't refute.

This is the truth.

In the far north, over the years, only a handful of ice-attribute soul beasts have survived for more than 100,000 years. This is not because they are not strong enough, but because the heavenly tribulation specifically targets their weaknesses.

"Secondly, there's no assistance." Lu Mingze raised his second finger.

"Human Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings with the protection of their sect elders, the assistance of others, and the enhancement of Soul Tools. What about you? You fight alone. The Far North may be vast, but how many Soul Beasts can help you overcome your tribulation? Titan Snow Demon King?"

"He can't even overcome his own tribulation. The two of you can only rely on each other, but when the heavenly tribulation comes, neither of you can help the other."

Xue Di's eyelashes fluttered.

That's the truth.

When the great calamity of 700,000 years came, Hyotei could only watch from the sidelines, unable to do anything.

"Thirdly, the environment."

Lu Mingze raised his third finger: "Although the far north is suitable for your cultivation, resources are too scarce. The rare and precious materials that can help soul beasts break through bottlenecks either grow in the Star Dou Great Forest or are hidden in deep-sea ruins. What does the far north have? It may have some, but the quantity is still much smaller in comparison."

"You have been able to cultivate to this level entirely because of your own talent and hard work."

Hyotei and Yuki-tei exchanged a glance.

All three points are correct.

But they knew that these were not the most crucial reasons.

Lu Mingze lowered his hand, his expression becoming serious.

"The first three points are, frankly speaking, minor issues. You can find ways to resolve attribute clashes, you can form alliances if you lack assistance, and you can plunder resources from other places if you don't have enough."

"The real reason why soul beasts cannot overcome their tribulations is the fourth one."

He paused.

"The suppression of the rules of the divine realm."