Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

Upon hearing this, the last bit of hesitation in her heart vanished, and Xue Di took a deep breath and slowly said.

"Alright, in that case, take me to find the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Empress within the Sea of ​​Spirit hesitated, even opening her mouth to try and dissuade the Snow Empress. After all, following Huo Yuhao to become a guardian spirit was the safest and most risk-free path to immortality.

But this thought only briefly crossed his mind before he swallowed it back down. After all, if there was anyone left in this world who could successfully transform into a god, it would only be the Snow Empress.

Whether it's the Evil Emperor or Emperor Tian, ​​their strength has reached a point where it's almost impossible for them to abandon their dignity.

Moreover, even if they really wanted to take this path, it would be almost impossible for those two, given the huge gap in their cultivation levels.

The reason why the Snow Empress was able to take this path is because her true form is the Ice and Snow Maiden, a spirit born and raised in the far north, and the result of the 100,000-year-old snow lotus on her back. Without either of them, even if the Snow Empress wanted to take the path of transformation, it would be almost impossible.

After she finished speaking, Xue Di seemed to have thought of something and looked at Huo Yuhao tentatively, saying something.

"Yuhao, is there a lot of that Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow? If so, I'd like to see if I can share some with him."

"It's that Icefield Bear King, Little White, right?"

"good."

As Xue Di nodded frankly, Huo Yuhao chuckled softly and said slowly.

"Don't worry, the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow there is enough for you to cultivate for nine hundred thousand years."

Hearing this, even though Xue Di was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help but instinctively shrink her pupils. She knew that while the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow was of great help to him, for ferocious beasts, the difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation increased almost exponentially every year.

Naturally, she couldn't help but think of a possibility.

"The amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow you mentioned, could it be the same as that lucky ice silkworm back then?"

"of course not."

Hearing this reply, Xue Di wasn't surprised, but she couldn't help but chuckle because of Huo Yuhao's exaggeration. She was about to explain the difficulty involved, but before she could speak, Huo Yuhao's next sentence completely stunned her.

"It's even more than what Tianmeng ate back then."

……

The deathly silence made Xue Di seem as if she had turned into an ice sculpture.

Unable to resist looking at Huo Yuhao, she subconsciously asked him a question in return.

"You mean, it eats even more than that 'good-for-nothing' Tianmeng?"

Despite Huo Yuhao's nod, Xue Di remained skeptical. After all, the amount of Xuanbing Marrow that could sustain Tianmeng for so many tens of thousands of years was almost equivalent to the total amount of Xuanbing Marrow accumulated throughout the entire far north since ancient times. Otherwise, how could Tianmeng have been built up for millions of years?

However, Huo Yuhao did not answer. He simply gestured for Xue Di to follow him, and they soon arrived at Dragon City, a place that was almost the closest to the far north in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The moment the Snow Emperor's aura descended, Dragon City was almost transformed into a dead city in a short period of time.

It's important to understand that, unlike most other regions, the conditions in the far north are extremely harsh.

Apart from ice-attribute soul masters and a few powerful individuals who choose to live here, very few people come here.

Even Soul Masters suffer here, as they have to use their Soul Power to maintain their body temperature every moment.

Furthermore, there are almost no Title Douluo-level experts in the entire Dragon City, facing this terrifying beast that seems to be about to unleash its power or descend.

Abandoning the city was a choice made out of necessity.

Of course, several sects have already joined forces, preparing to report to the Heavenly Soul Empire, intending to retake Dragon City and see if they can send personnel to reclaim it. But that's all in the future.

Looking at Dragon City, which had almost become a ghost town, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat helpless, but in the end he did not stop it.

Using mental power, it is indeed possible to suppress the Snow Empress's aura for a short period of time, but what I am about to do is somewhat of a forced takeover.

Although you can't get to the Dragon Gate itself.

Following the guidance in his memory, Huo Yuhao quickly arrived at a seemingly ordinary place, but one that exuded a chilling aura. As the figure gradually approached, Xue Di's face gradually showed excitement, after all, the temperature here was definitely abnormal.

Although the core area of ​​the far north easily reaches this temperature, this is the outer edge of the far north. In a place where it gets colder the closer you get, it means that there must be a treasure with ice attributes.

And so, upon arriving at the well, Huo Yuhao had already summoned the Ice Emperor and even donned the Ice Emperor Armor. Without the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, simply approaching the well would be quite difficult for him without the aid of the Ice Emperor and its armor.

After reaching the well, Huo Yuhao continued swimming downstream towards the icy spring, and even with the help of the Ice Emperor Armor, he gradually found it difficult. Fortunately, he finally saw the source of the icy spring.

After finding the special mechanism of the Earth Dragon Gate, Huo Yuhao pressed it.

Xue Di also pressed down on another dent next to it.

The entire stone wall began to tremble slightly. Huo Yuhao turned around and saw a door, just big enough for one person to squeeze through, quietly open.

The two entered one after the other.

The interplay of the pure white and emerald green light added a dreamlike quality to the place.

Xue Di couldn't help but take several deep breaths before she seemed to accept or recognize this fact.

What was this thing in front of her? She recognized it all too well; it was the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal!

Generally speaking, only when the accumulated Mysterious Ice Marrow reaches a certain level will it cause the surrounding minerals to gradually mutate, absorbing its coldness and transforming into this special form.

The existence and quantity of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow in this place are beyond doubt.

Chapter 232 The Snow Empress's Aftermath

Despite Xue Di's deep trust in Huo Yuhao, she still had her own understanding of matters concerning the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow. She had even questioned Tian Meng's luck in this area.

Is it possible that this so-called chosen one of destiny has twins? The imperial auspicious beast has a so-called younger brother who has transformed into a silkworm.

He had almost single-handedly consumed all the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow from the far north, at least that's how it seemed to him. And the result? The truth, however, seemed to slap him hard in the face.

Where is Huo Yuhao? Seeing Xue Di's barely suppressed excitement, he couldn't help but chuckle.

He could also understand why the Snow Emperor was so excited at this moment. After all, the benefits of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow to the Snow Emperor were self-evident.

As for the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, although Huo Yuhao couldn't use it now, having it would still bring him many benefits. Therefore, he signaled to the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor to take some with them.

Afterwards, Huo Yuhao and Xue Di began to delve deeper into the source of the icy spring. Even with the Ice Emperor Armor protecting him, Huo Yuhao immediately felt a powerful current of cold air, like thousands of steel needles, piercing into his body. The temperature of this cold air was unlike anything Huo Yuhao had ever experienced. In his eyes, this extreme cold surpassed all the ice-attribute energy he had ever seen. Immersed in it, he felt his entire body's bones cool down.

Okay, but the Ice Emperor protected him with her energy in time, and the Snow Emperor also released some of her power to help Huo Yuhao bear the burden. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao, who did not have the ultimate ice attribute martial soul in this life, might not have been able to continue.

Reaching just 30 meters was enough to make Huo Yuhao feel suffocated. Xue Di didn't urge him on, but instead continuously channeled her power to help Huo Yuhao resist the terrifying chill that was enough to suffocate him.

At this depth, Huo Yuhao was barely holding on. His body began to tremble. Due to the increased water pressure, the extreme cold, and the intense feeling of suffocation, his body was nearing its limit.

Even Xue Di herself was somewhat strained at this moment, but she still did her best to protect Huo Yuhao. Under the protection of Bing Di armor and Bing Di herself, Huo Yuhao felt his consciousness gradually becoming numb, or rather, frozen.

Even though he was resistant to the cold in this state, he could still feel that the so-called cold around him had even surpassed the peak of the Snow Emperor and was approaching the so-called absolute zero.

"Thump—" Huo Yuhao suddenly felt light, as if the pressure around him had decreased dramatically, and he fell into a small cave.

The cave was completely dark, but there was no spring water. Huo Yuhao subconsciously opened his mouth and took a breath.

Instantly, an extremely chilling aura entered his body with each breath. In that instant, he felt as if everything about him, including his soul, had frozen. His body stiffened instantly, frozen in place.

This caused Huo Yuhao to subconsciously summon the Myriad Soul Banner, and under the influence of that immense spiritual power, his body gradually regained its strength.

Looking at the small cave, Huo Yuhao retreated without much hesitation.

Since he does not currently possess the power of ultimate ice, even if he were to absorb it, it would be most appropriate for the Snow Empress to come in and harvest it.

As for the trust in Xue Di, there is naturally no doubt about it.

Even out of respect for the Ice Emperor, the Snow Empress wouldn't hesitate at this moment. And after the Snow Empress went in, even though she was initially excited, she seemed to freeze in the next instant.

It was a very small cave, only ten square meters in size and less than 1.5 meters high. She entered at an angle.

Inside this cave, there are many strange icicles, more than a dozen in total, crisscrossing and varying in size. Each icicle is pure white. Even under the shimmering white light emanating from the Snow Empress, they remain as white as jade.

Liquid seemed to flow faintly within the pristine white icicles. The terrifying chill emanated from these icicles.

"Wow...it's actually true, there really are so many Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow?"

Even Xue Di's usually aloof voice trembled slightly at this moment. What was this? Or rather, a scene he dared not imagine was unfolding before her very eyes.

She never even dared to dream of so much ancient ice marrow, yet it appeared before her very eyes.

Without much hesitation, the Snow Empress acted decisively, simultaneously extending both hands to grasp a strand of Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow. One could clearly see rings of blue light being drawn into her body, merging with it.

However, after absorbing only two, the Snow Empress began to act. As the power in her hands surged, these pure white pillars rose up one after another. Although they still emitted a chilling aura, they gradually condensed and shrank under the Snow Empress's power.

Until it transformed into two bracelets and a special necklace.

Only then were all the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow in this ten-thousand-year-old ice cave completely cleared out.

Without much hesitation, Huo Yuhao, almost without tacitly agreeing, took Prince Qi with him after they rushed out. After all, for Huo Yuhao's body to stay here for even a minute or a second longer would be torture.

They finally managed to escape the so-called Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cave and leave the icy spring.

Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. There was no way around it; the power inside was too much of a torment for him now that he didn't have the Ultimate Ice.

Immediately afterwards, the Snow Empress looked at the Ice Empress without hesitation, and one of the bracelets condensed into strands of ancient ice marrow.

She looked at Hyotei and spoke with utmost sincerity.

"Bing'er, absorb as much as you can."

Without hesitation, Hyotei's emerald green scorpion pincers suddenly pierced through, and the icy blue energy gradually flowed into her body.

Since Hyotei is in the form of a guardian spirit, the absorption speed is slightly faster than what Huo Yuhao saw in his previous life, but the upper limit is only two more.

Snow Empress showed no sign of heartache. She simply sighed once more before heading back towards the core of the far north.

For Xue Di, there are still things she must do next.

She returned to the core of the far north.

Looking at Huo Yuhao beside her, she glanced at him with some complicated feelings and then gestured for Tianmeng to suppress Huo Yuhao's aura for the time being.

After that, Xue Di also began to dance.

However, her dance gradually became somewhat ethereal.

Under her dance, all the ice and snow turned blue, while she, dancing in the air, remained the only pure white.

Her long sleeves fluttered, and white ribbons danced around her. Blue snowflakes swirled and danced around her.

At this moment, the Snow Woman was like a snow fairy, and her graceful dance seemed to have made her the core of this far northern core circle.

The Snow Empress was already breathtakingly beautiful, but at this moment, she seemed completely absorbed in her dance. The fierce winds in the air softened, and even the temperature seemed to rise slightly. There was no warmth, but no cold either. There was only a pure, refreshing coolness.

Witnessing this solo dance, Huo Yuhao was deeply moved by its exquisite beauty, but he also understood the purpose behind it. To fully achieve human form, the Snow Empress naturally needed to make arrangements for her affairs after her death.

Most importantly, unlike her previous desperate gamble, this time the Snow Emperor has complete, or rather, 100% certainty, that she can take human form under the suppression of the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Cave.