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Chapter 680 The Snow Empress's Love Tribulation

From the moment Han Hao and Yan Lingji entered the far north, the Snow Emperor knew of their arrival and had some guesses about their purpose, but she did not intend to meet them.

Yan Lingji was right about some things. Xue Di really didn't want to get involved in the karma of the gods anymore, not even good karma!

But part of it was actually due to Xue Di's own reasons.

Ten thousand years was enough time for the Snow Empress to understand her path to godhood. Her feeling ten thousand years ago was not wrong; her path to godhood was indeed in Han Feng, but it was unrelated to Han Feng. It could only be said that there was some connection. It was not until Han Hao came to Douluo Continent that the Snow Empress realized that her path to godhood was not in Han Feng, but in the bloodline inheritance of Han Feng!

The path to godhood is not something like divine inheritance; it can only accelerate the Snow Empress's path to godhood, but it cannot help her achieve divinity!

But this is extremely important to the Snow Empress right now!

The Snow Empress is currently at a crucial stage. The next step will be the foundation of a first-level god, which will give her the capital to stand in the god realm. However, cultivation is like rowing against the current. The Snow Empress's true cultivation level has been stuck at 990,000 years for a long time. She herself is not sure whether she can accumulate the foundation of a first-level god before her cultivation level breaks through the million-year bottleneck on its own!

The opportunity to become a god is the key to helping the Snow Empress accumulate her strength!

As long as the opportunity to become a god is obtained and completed, the Snow Emperor's foundation will greatly increase. It may not necessarily accumulate to the level of a first-level god directly, but it will definitely be a crucial boost!

Even so, the Snow Empress still refused this opportunity to become a god!

Firstly, Xue Di was confident that even without relying on the opportunity to become a god, she could still ascend to the level of a first-level god in one fell swoop. Moreover, even if she was not a first-level god, it did not mean that she would definitely die. Ascending to the god realm with the qualifications of a second-level god might result in more cruel suppression and targeting, but she could still become a god!

Secondly... this path to godhood is simply too bewildering!

The Snow Empress's path to godhood requires her to undergo a tribulation of love!

Since its birth, the Snow Emperor has never experienced love. This is incomplete. Experiencing love is also part of cultivating the mind. It is not only about enlightenment and life-and-death struggles that constitute cultivating the mind. The mortal world and the mundane world are also indispensable parts of cultivating the mind!

This may sound absurd, but cultivation is inherently a very idealistic thing, and anything can become part of cultivation!

Absurdity does not mean valuelessness. There are countless ways of cultivation that are even more absurd than the tribulations of love: the union of heaven and earth, the union of joy and death to become a god; the slaughter of all things, the killing to become a god; evil spirits, evil thoughts to become a god!

For the Snow Empress, her external cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the world. Her 990,000 years of cultivation has reached the limit that the Douluo Continent can withstand. She will become a god with just one more step, so there is no further progress. Moreover, the Snow Empress was born of heaven and earth and nurtured by ice and snow. After obtaining the cultivation method for ice and snow spirits, she has already pushed her essence, energy and spirit to the most perfect state. Only her cultivation of the mind is not yet perfect, and there is still room for her to accumulate foundation!

What Xue Di lacks most is love. In a sense, the tribulation of love is definitely the process of self-cultivation that Xue Di needs to go through!

But for Xue Di, this was ultimately too difficult to accept!

Falling in love with Han Feng's offspring!?

In every sense, this matter was far too difficult for Xue Di, and she simply could not agree to it, even though it concerned her divine path!

So from the very beginning, Xue Di did not want to see Han Hao, even though she knew of his arrival from the very first day he entered the realm!

Han Hao was the same even when he reached the far north!

After Han Hao and Yan Lingji entered the far north, the Snow Empress kept hiding from them. She even used a huge amount of soul power to create a barrier, just waiting for Han Hao and Yan Lingji to leave. This time, even if Han Hao and Han Feng wanted to hunt down the Titan Snow Demon King to seize the soul ring and soul bone, they could not expect to see the Snow Empress!

To Xue Di's surprise, Han Hao actually sensed the barrier she had created!

It's not that the Snow Empress is boasting, but the barrier she set up is not a system that exists in the Douluo Continent. Instead, it is a barrier system from the ice and snow elves of another plane. Even ignoring the Snow Empress's unparalleled cultivation, a soul master who cultivates the soul power system of the Douluo Continent should not be able to discover it!

However, Xue Di didn't lose her composure too much. So what if she found out? She couldn't break the barrier, so what could she do even if she knew she was inside?

The Snow Empress was very confident about this. It was true that Han Hao's identity was extraordinary, but even a god would have to shake his head and sigh at the power of the Snow Empress's barrier, let alone Han Hao!

Therefore, Xue Di remained leisurely soaking in the hot spring, pondering whether she should hide overseas after Han Hao and Yan Ling Ji left.

Just as Xue Di was pondering this, the forbidden statue of ice and fire appeared and, in a completely unreasonable way, carved a gap in the barrier created by Xue Di!

In that instant, Han Hao, Xue Di, and Yan Ling Ji were all stunned!

Fortunately, the Snow Empress reacted quickly, conjuring a snowstorm in the blink of an eye that obscured Han Hao and Yan Lingji's vision. When the storm subsided, the two could only see the Snow Empress, dressed in a white dress, standing in front of them.

"Your Excellency, Snow Emperor!"

"Senior Snow Emperor!"

Both Han Hao and Yan Lingji held Xue Di in high esteem. After all, even Han Feng greatly admired Xue Di's talent, and Xue Di's strength was worthy of their respect—this person before them had single-handedly squeezed a creature into the God Realm, a realm that was jealous and repulsive to soul beasts!

Xue Di completely ignored the two people's voices and just stared at Han Hao, seemingly lost in thought.

Yan Lingji frankly stated the purpose of their trip, while Han Hao felt somewhat guilty.

"Why is Xue Di staring at me like that? Is it because of that glance I accidentally caught? But I didn't see anything!" Han Hao secretly glanced at Xue Di, thinking to himself, "Xue Di wouldn't be that petty, would she?"

Unsure of what to do, Han Hao turned his gaze elsewhere, looking at the hot spring and trying to convince himself, "How could there be a hot spring in this far north?"

Noticing Han Hao's gaze, the Snow Empress's calm voice rang out: "This is your father's masterpiece. Years ago, when I sparred with your father, he melted the snow with the Great Sun True Fire, almost causing the entire Far North to warm up. I had no choice but to seal it away. I originally planned to deal with it after I recovered from my injuries, but unexpectedly, after your father became a god, the Law of Fire was directly imprinted on the order of the Far North. I had no choice but to separate it from the Far North to avoid affecting other Far North soul beasts whose cultivation was not high enough!"

Upon hearing Xue Di's words, Han Hao's expression stiffened.

Han Hao wasn't surprised that Xue Di knew his identity. In fact, he was more curious about why Xue Di liked soaking in hot springs, but he didn't dare to ask and could only nod to indicate that he understood.

"Enough!" The Snow Empress's gaze remained fixed on Han Hao. After a long while, as if she had made a decision, she sighed and said to Yan Lingji, "Yan Lingji! Go back! I already know your purpose. You should know that I will not harm him!"

"Yan Lingji is only willing to protect the young master!" Yan Lingji lowered her eyes and looked obedient, but she did not yield an inch.

Knowing that Yan Lingji didn't trust her, Xue Di gave her a deep look and didn't press the matter, saying, "Very well! With you here, I don't need to take matters into my own hands!"

In the end, Xue Di took Han Hao and Yan Ling Ji to the Xuanming Land.

Xue Di originally thought she could escape the tribulation of love, but after Han Hao broke through her barrier, Xue Di realized that this might not be something she could avoid just by wanting to.

Therefore, the Snow Empress agreed to Yan Lingji's request.

"What's the use of 'what the hell'? If you can't avoid it, then deal with it." Xue Di isn't one to drag things out. A love tribulation is a love tribulation. No one has ever said that if a love tribulation is present, you have to go through it. Even if you go through it, there's no guarantee of a result. Don't humans have a saying that you can sever the threads of love with a sword?

There are many ways out. Xue Di only needs to stay true to her nature and not be swayed by external things!

Upon arriving at the Xuanming Land, Han Hao visibly stiffened, stunned. He gathered a ball of what he called Xuanming aura, frowned, and murmured rather strangely, "Is this the Dragon God's resentment?"

"Dragon God's resentment?" Upon hearing these four words, Xue Di raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Xue Di's puzzled expression, Han Hao realized that his father, finding it troublesome, hadn't explained the origin of the Xuanming aura to her. A jolt ran through him; he felt like he'd shot himself in the foot. But it was too late now, so Han Hao could only explain, "My father said that this Xuanming aura is actually the diluted resentment of the fallen Dragon God. That's why it's so beneficial to soul beasts, yet it also makes them lose their minds!"

To Han Hao's surprise, Xue Di simply nodded and did not ask any further questions. Perhaps, for Xue Di, there was no difference between Xuanming Qi and Dragon God's resentment?

Since it can't be resolved anyway, it's just a different name. The Snow Emperor wouldn't be sentimental about a legendary figure who has long since perished!

But the next moment, something shocking happened to Xue Di!

Han Hao simply flicked his finger, drawing in a wisp of Dragon God's resentment. Then, the ice and fire reversed, and Han Hao exhaled a pure and clean power, devoid of any trace of evil!

Seeing this, the Snow Empress's beautiful pupils contracted for the child, and she stared blankly at Han Hao, asking, "Han Hao... can you purify the Dragon God's resentment?"

Han Hao himself was a little confused. He looked at the Forbidden Ice and Fire Statue behind him, hesitated, and nodded. Then he said, "It seems so. The Forbidden Ice and Fire Statue has a natural ability to restrain evil forces. Although the Dragon God is the strongest being, his resentment is still a kind of evil force. I seem to be... just able to purify it!"

However, the next moment, Han Hao seemed to remember something and hurriedly added warily, "Of course! I can only purify the resentment that exists between heaven and earth. I am powerless against those soul beasts that have lost their minds! Hehe!"

Han Hao wasn't stupid. Those 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the Xuanming Land were all targets he wanted to hunt. Regardless of whether they could be purified, if they really could be purified, would the Snow Empress still let him hunt them?

"Hmm..." Fortunately, Xue Di did not delve into it, but looked at Han Hao meaningfully and pondered for a moment.

(End of this chapter)