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Chapter 441 The Secret of the Star Dou Great Forest! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

Xue Di was certain that the dragon-shaped black shadow beneath the ice spring was the aura of the legendary Ice Dragon King, which spontaneously coalesced in this environment.

Qian Daoliu and the others needed to go deep into the bottom of the Icefire Spring to sense the changes below, but for Xue Di, she could sense the residual aura of the powerful authority belonging to the Dragon King below the Icefire Spring simply by standing on the shore of the lake.

Even when she stood on the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, she could already sense the aura belonging to the Ice Dragon King.

In this world, spirit beasts are judged by their bloodline, talent, and many innate qualities. As a spirit of ice and snow born from heaven and earth, the Snow Empress is the most outstanding existence among elemental beings like the Ice Dragon King, starting from her origins.

Yes, they are elemental beings. The Ice Dragon King, and indeed all the elemental dragon kings, are elemental beings. When they were alive, each represented the pinnacle of the elemental path, which led to different degrees of dragonification when later soul beasts cultivated to a high level.

If the Snow Empress breaks through to the Uncrowned Divine Beast realm with the power of the Ice Dragon King's remains, then her body will undergo varying degrees of dragonification, an irreversible process.

"It seems that the Snow Empress has her own choice?" Hearing the Snow Empress sigh, Chen Hong looked up at the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress. Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and the others had also been focusing their attention on the two Snow and Ice Empresses. They were already tired of seeing things like the Ice and Fire Spring. On the contrary, the two Snow and Ice Empresses, super ferocious beasts beyond human comprehension, were the objects of their greatest curiosity.

Xue Di stared blankly at the ice spring, her eyes unfocused.

Hyotei's composure was much weaker. She stared at the ice spring with fervent eyes, believing that if she could drink all of it in one go, she would be able to quickly break through to a level comparable to that of Yuki-tei!

"Alas, all life forms that come into contact with elemental power have two paths to take in terms of power level."

Snow Empress glanced at Ice Spring, then gently patted Ice Empress's head to wake her up, and continued, "One path is dragon transformation, the other is primordial transformation."

"The Elemental Dragon Kings are the pinnacle of elemental power in the world. Their power influences elemental power, and the further later beings go on the path of elemental power, the easier it is for them to become dragons. I have read a lot of your theories recently, so let's say we follow some of the concepts in your theories. That is, there were originally no 'dragons' in this world. The Dragon Kings of ancient times were the representatives of 'dragons.' It was only with their appearance that 'dragons' appeared in this world."

"I know you wanted to explore the Star Dou Great Forest. When you passed through Soto City, Ice Emperor and I also took a detour to the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest. I can tell you with certainty that there is a lot of 'dragon' aura in the Star Dou Great Forest. If you can uncover the secrets there, then you may be able to understand the true secrets of the soul beasts."

To Chen Hong's surprise, Xue Di even made a special trip to the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, which surprised him.

Xue Di simply nodded to Chen Hong, indicating that what she said was true.

In fact, if it weren't for the aura of the Ice Dragon King's remains, the Snow Empress wouldn't have been sure what was inside that strange space within the Star Dou Great Forest. She only realized the existence of an incongruous alternate space within the Star Dou Great Forest after accidentally sensing the aura of the giant ice worm.

"However, I still need to remind you that there is something inside the Star Dou Great Forest that even I find dangerous. It is not something that the angel priest beside you can defeat."

Xue Di did not tell Chen Hong about the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. She knew that Chen Hong seemed very interested in the secrets of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. In order to reduce Chen Hong's enthusiasm for exploring the Star Dou Great Forest, Xue Di selectively concealed some information to prevent Chen Hong from acting rashly and taking his angel henchmen to their deaths in the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, what Xue Di didn't understand was that Chen Hong had long suspected that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had been captured and taken to the Star Dou Great Forest; he simply didn't have the strength to open the Star Dou Great Forest instance yet. Of course, Xue Di was quite accurate in one aspect: Chen Hong was indeed prone to acting impulsively. However, Chen Hong's impulsiveness wasn't about wanting to die; rather, it was that when he acted impulsively, he was more likely to come up with some fresh ideas.

For example, in a moment of impulse, he casually granted "Soul Ring Freedom" to humans who had no grudge against him.

The inability to obtain a spirit ring is different from having a spirit ring but not obtaining one!

Chen Hong: Don't be ashamed. What soul beasts have, you will definitely have too!

Or perhaps, Hyotei resolved some of his doubts about Soul Bones, which sparked a slight interest in high-drop-rate gameplay like "one hit for 999 damage" or "one hit for a full Soul Bone set."

Whether it's enabling humans to obtain spirit rings or enabling spirit beasts to obtain a complete set of spirit bones, these are essentially minor technological achievements in Chen Hong's research on the origins of spirit beasts. They are accidental products, not his true goal. Chen Hong's ultimate aim is simply to enable humans to achieve the 'logical self-consistency' of the spirit master power system, just like spirit beasts, allowing them to enhance their power independently of external aids. In this process, the destruction of spirit rings in humans is an accidental discovery of imitating spirit beasts.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Snow Empress. I have my own plans regarding the Star Dou Great Forest."

Faced with Xue Di's reminder, Chen Hong said he accepted it, but he would not open the Star Dou Great Forest dungeon without sufficient strength.

"That's for the best." Xue Di nodded, then looked at the ice spring and said, "There are indeed the remains of the Ice Dragon King below, but unfortunately that's not the path we should take. Bing'er, don't look. The energy pattern of the ice and fire spring here cannot be broken just because we want to. Once the ice spring is disturbed, this paradise of plant soul beasts will be turned into scorched earth."

Snow Empress sighed softly, pulled Ice Empress's small hand behind her back, and then looked at Chen Hong and said, "I'll give you your sixth spirit ring here. The things inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well won't improve us much. If you're interested, please let us know if you have any research results that are suitable for us in the future."

"Xue'er." Bingdi called out weakly, but seeing Xuedi's resolute attitude, she could only silently hide behind Xuedi and stop talking.

After much deliberation, they finally chose to bow down to Chen Hong, abandoning their pride as Ice and Snow Queens and adopting an almost humble attitude.

From the initial threats to the subsequent candor, and now the profound knowledge and experience Chen Hong has revealed.

Chen Hong and his group finally made the two Ice and Snow Emperors bow their heads.

They chose not to accept the "ready-made goods" in Chen Hong's possession, but instead focused their attention on Chen Hong's research results, namely, his "ideas".

(End of this chapter)