Douluo Continent: Copying Ya Li, the Carefree King of the Sun and Moon

Two purple and three black spirit rings slowly rose up, and when illuminated by the light, the wounds on Xue Di's body paused for a moment.

The bleeding slowed down.

"First Soul Skill, Holy Prayer - Sun and Moon Light Healing".

A soft white light enveloped Xue Di's entire body, and a warm power seeped into her wounds. Although it couldn't heal such severe injuries, her aura...

We've finally stabilized.

The life force stopped dissipating downwards.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xue Di's eyes.

"You..." she said in a hoarse voice, "Why?"

Xu Yanli did not answer, and continued to maintain his soul skill.

After a long while, he finally spoke, his tone calm and casual, as if he were talking about everyday matters:

"You're going to die soon."

Xue Di sneered: "I know."

“I can save you.” Xu Yanli looked at her. “Not just temporarily stabilize you, but truly bring you back to life. Also, if you are willing, perhaps you will have the opportunity to become a god with me.”

Xue Di's gaze fell on him, her icy blue eyes filled with scrutiny, suspicion, and a hint of something deeply hidden... a longing.

"Conditions?" she asked.

Xu Yanli remained silent for a few seconds.

"Be my soul."

The moment those words were spoken, the temperature inside the cave dropped instantly.

Xue Di's eyes suddenly turned as sharp as knives, clearly having been provoked, and were filled with anger: "Say that again?"

Long Xiaoyao leaned forward slightly, ready to make a move at any moment.

But Xu Yanli remained squatting in the same spot, not moving an inch, staring straight into Xue Di's eyes.

“I haven’t finished speaking.” His voice remained calm. “Being my soul is not a sacrifice, not enslavement. You give me your power, and I will give you half of my life. You retain all your consciousness, all your dignity, and you can even continue cultivating.”

"I don't want you to be my tool, I want you... to be my partner."

Xue Di was completely stunned.

She has lived for 700,000 years and has not actually seen many humans, but she has heard of them; they are greedy and selfish.

There was no greed or covetousness in the eyes of the boy in front of me, only a kind of... indescribable sincerity.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who's easy to fool?" Xue Di sneered, but her confidence was clearly waning. "After a soul beast is sacrificed, its consciousness is gone, and it becomes a soul ring. This is the rule from ancient times to the present. What makes you think you can break it?"

Xu Yanli didn't waste any words.

He raised his hand and gently gestured.

The next second, a golden light floated out from behind him—it was the Radiant Unicorn he had drawn with his first soul ring. It slowly revealed its true form and floated in front of the Snow Empress.

It bowed slightly to the Snow Emperor, as if in salutation.

At the same time, it wandered around happily, looking here and there, and finally even acted coquettishly towards Xu Yanli.

Xue Di's pupils suddenly contracted.

She looked at the little guy in front of her with some disbelief.

“It still retains its consciousness,” Xu Yanli said softly. “It is now my partner, not my soul ring.”

The unicorn spirit raised its head and let out a soft hiss at the Snow Empress, its tone carrying a sense of comfort and a hint of persuasion.

Xue Di fell silent.

She looked at the unicorn, at its lively eyes, at the aura still swirling around it... all of this told her that what the human in front of her said was true.

After a long silence, she finally spoke:

"why me?"

Xu Yanli looked at her: "Because you're about to die, because your 700,000 years of cultivation shouldn't just disappear like this, and also..."

He paused, then suddenly chuckled softly.

Her smile was faint, yet it inexplicably made people feel warm.

"Because my apprentice just obtained a 100,000-year-old soul spirit, it would be too embarrassing for me, as his teacher, to go back empty-handed," Xu Yanli said jokingly.

Xue Di was completely dumbfounded.

Long Xiaoyao, standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth beneath his mask.

That reason... is just too outrageous.

Xue Di stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

Her smile was very light and faint, but it was the first time in her seven hundred thousand years that she had shown a smile to humans without any hostility.

“Human, you’re so strange,” she said.

Xu Yanli nodded: "Many people say that."

Xue Di lowered her head, looking at her tattered body and the wounds that just wouldn't heal.

She recalled her seven hundred thousand years of loneliness, and the carefree, grinning expression of the Hyotei...

If she leaves, will Bingbing be sad?

Then she looked up at the boy in front of her.

What if I refuse?

Xu Yanli stood up and patted the ice crystals off his knees.

"I don't know either, but you'll most likely be taken away by someone else. As for what will happen to you? I don't know."

He spoke very casually, as if he were talking about something extremely ordinary.

But Xue Di knew that what he said was true.

She remained silent for a very long time.

Outside the cave, the wind and snow were howling.

Inside the cave, there was only a faint, icy blue light and the two people gazing at each other quietly.

Finally, the Snow Empress reached out her hand.

That hand was icy cold and long, its fingertips carrying the chill of seven hundred thousand years.

She gently touched Xu Yanli's palm.

"Human, remember what you said." Her voice was soft, but it carried the pride that had never bowed her head in seven hundred thousand years. "I, the Snow Empress, am not your servant, but your... partner."

Xu Yanli grasped that hand.

In an instant, extreme cold and gentle holy light shone simultaneously, illuminating the entire ice cave.

Xu Yan departed from his own sun and moon, and the angel of prayer instantly transformed into the moon form.

Chapter 67 Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion

At the same time, Electrolux slowly appeared and issued a contract to the two of them, with golden runes flowing over their bodies.

At this moment, the Ice and Snow Maiden, who had lived for 700,000 years, made the most important choice of her life.

After the light faded, the Snow Emperor's figure had disappeared.

A ball of ice-blue light appeared in Xu Yanli's mental sea.

The ball of light floated quietly beside the Seed of Life, facing off against Electrox's gray-gold light from afar.

A moment later, a clear, cold voice rang in Xu Yanli's mind:

"Human, how come there's an old man hiding in your spiritual sea?"

Electrolux's voice drifted over slowly:

“Young lady, speak more politely. I am your master’s teacher.”

"Who is his master?!"

"Then who was it that grabbed his hand and wouldn't let go just now?"

"..."

Electrolux slapped his forehead and said, "Oh dear, sorry, you probably won't recover much for a while, although your consciousness is fully preserved, but..."

Xu Yanli stood in the ice cave and suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

Long Xiaoyao looked at him, his eyes behind the mask filled with complex emotions.

"Let's go." Xu Yanli turned around and walked out of the cave.

The wind and snow were just as heavy as before, but his steps were much lighter than when he came.

Xu Yanli looked at the white snow scene outside and chuckled softly.

I made the right move this time.

Xu Yanli and Lao Xiaoyao originally planned to leave the far north directly.

Xue Di suddenly appeared, now as small as a little doll, very cute.

"Don't rush off. Take two herbs with you first. I was planning to use them anyway, so consider it my reward," Xue Di said with a soft laugh.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Xu Yanli said with a smile. Although he was respectful, he mischievously poked Xue Di's delicate face.

Xue Di impatiently slapped Xu Yanli's finger away with her small hand.

Xu Yanli found it even more fun, but instead of poking Xue Di's cheeks, he rubbed her little head.

"Let's go," Xu Yanli chuckled.

However, the place Xue Di mentioned is indeed not far away, just a few steps from here.

Xu Yanli smiled and followed.