Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

Seeing the Icefield Bear King Xiaobai's posture, Snow Empress could only shake her head helplessly.

Then, Xue Di looked at the Icefield Bear King Xiao Bai, who had an almost indifferent gaze, and asked softly.

"Little White, if I reappear in the future and have to choose a very dangerous path, would you be willing to come with me?"

"I am willing, Snow Empress. I gave you my life, and I would be willing to die for it."

Seeing the Icefield Bear King's flustered appearance, the Snow Empress chuckled and then gave him some more instructions.

"Remember, don't consume all of your power at once. Reserve a portion to stabilize your source later, understand?"

Upon hearing this, the Ice Bear King nodded and grinned foolishly.

That posture made it seem as if they had discovered they were the more favored child.

"Good boy, first go and refine the power here, and then gradually try to break through the Heavenly Tribulation. But remember, you and Atai must attempt it separately."

"Even though neither of you is likely to fail under this blessing, remember this: to prevent human greed?"

Upon hearing this, the Icefield Bear Helper, Little White, nodded vigorously. Although there was a hint of resentment on his face at first, there was nothing he could do. Now, he was hearing that the Snow Empress would continue to exist, which meant something completely different. At worst, he would give that guy some face for the sake of his mother.

While thinking this, the Icefield Bear King Xiaobai also wanted to say "uh-huh" to the Snow Empress, "Where will the Snow Empress be later?" He did indeed wave his hand with a light laugh.

"Let's go first, Xiaobai, it's almost time for me to go into seclusion too."

Seeing this, the Icefield Bear King, Little White, was a little reluctant. In the end, he rubbed his head on the ground and looked over with a pitiful expression.

After Xue Di rubbed it a few more times with some helplessness, Xiao Bai turned back every few steps, his eyes filled with reluctance. After all, even though he knew Xue Di would not be in danger, this attachment was something he could not change from the bottom of his heart.

After making his final arrangements, Huo Yuhao reappeared.

Xue Di also looked at Huo Yuhao and couldn't help but ask again.

"Yuhao, you're certain that it's something that can transform a soul into a preserved consciousness, while also providing a soul ring, right?"

"of course."

Huo Yuhao shrugged.

In fact, he had already understood Xue Di's purpose just now.

Once the Snow Emperor fully enters the Transformation stage, he may still need to hunt down those so-called soul beasts. However, as the master of the far north ice plains, it's already somewhat difficult for him to harm his own people, so it's better to choose a method that can transform soul beasts into soul forms. This way, he can obtain several soul rings at once.

Of course, that was only because Xue Di was absolutely gifted at the time; otherwise, she wouldn't have so easily let herself and Xiao Bai embark on that path.

As for Huo Yuhao, he naturally understood Xue Di's purpose, but he didn't stop her, since Xue Di had helped him enough in his previous life.

Adding his sixth spirit ring and forcibly choosing an ice attribute, aside from the Snow Empress, there wouldn't be much additional terrifying boost. Even if the Icefield Snow Empress Xiaobai had nearly 300,000 years of cultivation, it would still be the same.

After that, almost under Xue Di's leadership, Huo Yuhao's figure vanished in an instant, disappearing from the core circle and heading towards another place in the far north, which was connected to this continent, or rather, the edge of this continent, a place that was relatively closer to the ocean.

This place is inhabited by more creatures similar to sea spirits, or rather, it can be considered a transition point.

Of course, most of the spirit beasts here do not disturb each other, since both regions have their own absolute overlords. One side is the guardian of this ocean, the Mermaid King. And the other overlord is naturally the Snow Empress.

Xue Di glanced at the area but didn't say much. She continued walking towards the desolate core area until she found a spot. Then she casually created a cave and went inside.

She dug out another cave, and before going in, she looked at Huo Yuhao and couldn't help but tease him again.

"Aren't you afraid that something might happen to me and you'll shock me to death?"

Seeing Xue Di's rare personality reversal, or rather, her dry humor, Huo Yuhao shrugged his shoulders.

"Don't worry, I'm still good at escaping."

After giving Huo Yuhao another glare, Xue Di embarked on the path of transformation.

Chapter 234 Snow Empress's Transformation

Not long after Xue Di entered his cave, Huo Yuhao stroked his chin and began to ponder.

Although he had fulfilled Xue Di's wish, which could be considered as repaying a favor from his past life, he now needed to reconsider his sixth spirit ring.

Now, it seems that he is already relying on his guardian spirit in every aspect, making him comparable to a single person with an entire army.

If we're talking about what's lacking, it's that we lack some soul beasts with support abilities or group buffs.

After all, if such a soul beast existed, then he would almost undoubtedly become stronger in the future.

With the help of that guardian spirit, the overall strength of their legion can be further enhanced.

One's guardian spirit is different from a soul ring or a soul spirit.

It's really hard to find a support-type soul beast, or even a purely support-type soul beast. The only one I can think of is a life-healing type, like the Emerald Swan clan of Biji.

As for other stronger, more powerful, or supportive or buffing soul beast races, Huo Yuhao couldn't even think of them immediately while his mind was racing.

However, this distressing feeling didn't last long. Oh well, if he couldn't figure it out or couldn't understand it, he might as well just let it go for now.

If you really can't find a suitable support-type soul beast, finding a soul beast with a powerful bloodline is also a good option.

While he was pondering this,

The Snow Empress inside the cave also underwent a change, as she took out the 100,000-year-old snow lotus that had been stripped of its sentience.

It was clear that there was a portion of the same kind of power within it, but the form of the power had been transformed; it was no longer the power of a soul beast, but the power of a soul master.

At this moment, she looked at the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow in her hand. She crushed three of them, and as the icy blue light bloomed, a layer of dark blue power gradually invaded her body, allowing the Snow Emperor to slowly transition from her previous strange state, or rather, her somewhat precarious intermediate state, back to the direction of preparing to take human form.

And there was almost no discomfort or other adverse reaction, which made Xue Di sincerely marvel at the power of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. For a moment, she felt that it was a waste that Tian Meng had eaten so much Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.

If the entire far north were allocated, not only would its strength increase, but the entire far north could produce several more other 100,000-year-old soul beasts, and even one or two more that would reach the level of ferocious beasts.

As she thought about it, the soul power within her body was also circulating and changing.

It seemed as if strange phenomena were gradually appearing, and a vortex of heaven and earth was slowly emerging and condensing.

This is what truly made Xue Di take it seriously or worry about after the very beginning.

Aside from the choice made 100,000 years ago, powerful soul beasts generally do not transform into human form. The key reason is the soul core within their bodies, which is extremely difficult to shatter.

Not to mention Xue Di, who is only one step away from seven hundred thousand years, has already condensed her own second soul core, and the method is naturally resonance.

The power within a single soul core is so great that the goal is to shatter it, ensure it doesn't cause side effects during the transformation process, and control it.

Both were incredibly troublesome points, not to mention there weren't just one, there were two. Although it was a resonance in the same location, unlike yin and yang complementarity, where any problem would directly backfire, the power within these two soul cores was still undeniably terrifying. Looking at the two ice-blue soul cores before him, shimmering with a crystal-clear, dazzling light...

The Snow Emperor crushed another piece of ten-thousand-year-old mysterious ice, using its immense power to gradually accelerate the movement of the two soul cores.

Only by accelerating these two soul cores to a certain extent can the immense soul beast essence power that originally belonged to him be gradually and smoothly transferred into this snow lotus, thereby reshaping his human body.

As it accelerated, the strange phenomenon of the vortex of heaven and earth gradually condensed, even increasing from ten meters at the beginning to a hundred meters in an instant, and even faintly approaching a thousand meters.

Having witnessed all of this, Huo Yuhao finally understood why Xue Di had taken such great courage to embark on the path of human transformation.

To completely shatter it with just this one strike would require power equivalent to that of a Limit Douluo—no, it should be said that it is no longer an ordinary Limit Douluo, but rather almost equivalent to a quasi-demigod.

While it takes courage, the unexpected events involved are even more crucial.

Fortunately, this process did not last too long. With the help of the power of the Myriad-Year Ice Cave, the Snow Empress did not experience any discomfort this time. In fact, even as the two soul cores gradually shattered, fused, and transformed into primal power, they were all under her skillful control.

The snow lotus gradually transformed into something resembling a protective shield. She walked up to it step by step, and as she sat cross-legged, her body seemed to undergo a change, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say it melted away.

As its originally powerful body melted, a layer of purer power gradually emerged. This was the Snow Emperor's original power, manifesting as a pure, ice-blue snowflake symbol.

Just then, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a terrifying force seemed poised to engulf and destroy this world. As the clouds flickered, space itself trembled slightly. The power emanating from the Snow Empress also seemed to enter another realm.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao was certain that during this transformation process, Xue Di should have already ushered in her own 70-year tribulation.

However, this 70-year heavenly tribulation has not continued, nor has it even begun. It seems that due to the gradual change in the Snow Emperor's power, the heavenly tribulation only existed for a moment.

This apocalyptic scene left the other ferocious beasts of the far north completely dumbfounded. Could it be that the Snow Empress hadn't undergone her heavenly tribulation?

What's going on here? Shouldn't there be several heavenly tribulations?

While countless confusions filled the hearts of most of the ferocious beasts, Titan Snow Demon King and Bear King Little White were also quite anxious, and even wanted to come directly to Snow Emperor.

However, considering the other party's orders, they ultimately had no choice but to trust them.

That pure snowflake, which looked no more than the thickness of a finger, contained a power that seemed capable of instantly destroying nearly 30% of the core area of ​​the far north.

Under the Snow Empress's control, the primordial power did not exhibit any further violent fluctuations, but instead melted away little by little. During this process, the Snow Empress's original form completely solidified, transforming into a shape resembling something between gas and liquid.

Huo Yuhao also saw this special form through his spiritual power. He felt that it looked familiar. Sure enough, this was the Snow Emperor who had been imprisoned in the Sealed Dust Inner Platform.

However, this state continued little by little, because Xue Di wanted to completely transform her power into the power of a human soul master, a process that was destined to be somewhat lengthy.

Watching Xue Di maintain this form for so long, Huo Yuhao seemed to understand and stroked his chin. No wonder the people from the Star Luo Empire were able to capture Xue Di back then. It was a difficult thing to re-form this state.

However, Xue Di's state did not last long, lasting only a few hours.

That special state gradually took on a human form, until the moment the sun set and the dawn broke outside, at which point the human form seemed to be completely solidified.

To Huo Yuhao's surprise, the human form that materialized was not the six-year-old girl he had envisioned.

She was slender and graceful, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair and translucent skin like snow, glowing with a faint luster, as if carved from the cold jade of the far north.

Her long, snow-white hair flowed like a waterfall of frost and snow, falling smoothly to her waist, with occasional tiny ice crystals condensing in her hair, shimmering with light.

Her face was a delicate oval shape, with exquisite and refined features.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, as light as ice; her eyes were a clear sky blue, ethereal and transparent, containing the coldness and purity of ice and snow, occasionally flashing with a hint of girlish liveliness.

Her nose was high and straight, and her lips were a light, icy color, without any rouge, giving her an ethereal and aloof air.

Wearing an ice-blue crystal dress with gossamer-thin tulle draped over the hem, which swayed gently in the wind as if snowflakes were swirling around her, she was pure and immaculate, like an ice fairy descending to earth. Her temperament was aloof and noble, yet also carried the tenderness and innocence of a young girl.

The hint of mischief that flashed in his eyes seemed to make Huo Yuhao freeze for a moment. It was as if he saw the other person again in his past life in spirit form.

Of course, Huo Yuhao's dazed look didn't last long.

Soon, the Snow Empress stepped out. After a brief moment of surprise, Huo Yuhao saw the Snow Empress snap her fingers, and behind her appeared a being that bore a striking resemblance to the Snow Empress at her peak. This was none other than the Snow Empress's martial soul, Ice Heaven Snow Maiden.

As the martial spirit was released, the spirit rings beneath the opponent's feet gradually began to condense.

One yellow, two purple, three black.

This is Xue Di's current cultivation level. Huo Yuhao could sense that she had actually reached level sixty-one.

That's equivalent to the Soul Emperor form!?

Generally speaking, don't 100,000-year-old soul beasts usually transform to the age of six?

The Emperor Beast's age wasn't actually 100,000 years; rather, it was due to its special abilities.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's confused expression, Xue Di merely raised an eyebrow, seemingly wanting to answer his question, and spoke.