Extreme North

Xian Lin'er really had some skill; she went straight to the heart of the matter.

She understood the nature of the Martial Soul Department people. Though they always spoke of "there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Engineers," in reality, they were fundamentally believers in talent above all else.

To them, Soul Tools were external objects. Relying too much on such things would breed dependence and lead to slackness in cultivation. Moreover, in their view, current Soul Tools were only so destructive—no threat at all to experts like them.

That was precisely why they had always looked down on Soul Tools.

Yet after hearing Xian Lin'er's words, the people from the Martial Soul Department fell silent. Some neutral elders nearby also sank into thought.

"Can you be sure he has an unrestricted version?"

"No." Xian Lin'er spoke truthfully, but immediately continued, "But I can't be sure he doesn't have one either!"

The atmosphere fell quiet, and everyone sank into thought again.

Without hesitation, Xian Lin'er pressed her advantage:

"Leaving aside whether he has an unrestricted version, I can basically confirm that he may possess a seventh-grade 'Soul Power Storage Core.'

"We Soul Engineers tend to release one generation, retain one generation, and develop one generation. And judging by how Master Tianmeng introduces an innovative Soul Tool nearly every three months, he absolutely has many things held back!

"And those things may be able to lead Shrek Academy to greatness once more!"

Xian Lin'er declared with certainty.

Her gaze swept around the room before finally landing on the elderly man in the seat of honor. After a brief silence, Xian Lin'er said:

"I've said my piece."

With that, she sat back down.

Qian Duoduo silently gave his wife a thumbs-up, as though he wished he could shout that his wife was mighty.

Xian Lin'er said nothing and looked to the side.

For a moment, the meeting was quiet, with no one speaking.

Then, the elderly man seated at the head of the table suddenly spoke:

"Let us vote. Those in favor of recruiting Tianmeng at the cost of making him vice dean of the Soul Guide Department and granting him a certain degree of resource priority, raise your hands."

The few members of the Soul Guide Department raised their hands without hesitation, then looked toward the elders and the Martial Soul Department members.

After a silence, several elders raised their hands, while several more abstained outright. After a long while, the result became clear.

"Seven in favor, twelve abstentions, three opposed."

As the elderly man announced the result, the Soul Guide Department members lit up with delight.

"Leave this matter to the Soul Guide Department."

The elderly man looked at Xian Lin'er. She immediately nodded. "Yes, Elder Mu!"

Similar meetings were taking place among the upper echelons of the major empires at the same time, where they argued fiercely over how to handle "Master Tianmeng."

Throughout the process, the various emotions they generated were remotely absorbed by the emotions within Huo Yuhao's body, transforming into pure Power of Emotion that strengthened his physique and power.

Beside him, Tian Meng, who was holding Yuhao's hand, suddenly stopped and leaned close to Huo Yuhao to sniff him.

"Yuhao, you seem to have become fragrant again."

"Uh..."

Huo Yuhao's expression stiffened slightly.

Nourishing his body and increasing his Soul Power with the Power of Emotion enhanced the effects of that strangely effective domain.

By now, practically everyone among the upper ranks of the Douluo Continent knew his name, causing many people to develop all kinds of emotions because of him.

The increase in his physique was a good thing, but Sister Tianmeng was becoming more and more clingy.

Huo Yuhao fell silent for a moment before once again choosing to go with the flow. After all, even he was beginning to lose sight of his own feelings.

A few days later.

After wandering around for several days, Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng finally arrived at the Extreme North.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao had revealed his true appearance. Two Soul Rings gleaming with Silver Radiance starlight floated around him, while thin, cicada-wing-like Spiritual Power and Soul Power blended together and covered his body, shielding him from the wind and snow.

At his side, Tian Meng wore a smile, looking left and right as though she had returned home.

"Ha! Extreme North, your Sister Tianmeng is back!"

Tian Meng stepped atop a small mound of snow. Her cringeworthy pose left Huo Yuhao too helpless to criticize her.

"Alright, Sister Tianmeng, stop playing around. Hurry and call out the Ice Empress."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he did not dare delay for too long. Otherwise, a certain Dragon King would get angry! Just thinking about that scene was terrifying.

"Relax~" Tian Meng blinked, then looked ahead as her expression gradually turned serious.

With Huo Yuhao's authorization, a Silver Radiance Soul Ring merged into Tian Meng's body. The next instant, powerful Spiritual Power spread outward from Tian Meng in an instant!

"Ice Empress! I, Tian Meng, have returned! Do you dare come out and meet me?!"

Her resounding voice, mixed with Spiritual Power like thunder, echoed throughout heaven and earth.

Tian Meng did not conceal herself in the slightest. Her dazzling golden radiance stood out brilliantly within the snow-covered core region of the Extreme North!

Tian Meng was unbelievably bold now!

Forget the Ice Empress—even if all Three Kings of the Extreme North came together, she would still be bold!

I have Yuhao now. Who am I afraid of? Huh? Even if the Snow Empress stood before me, I'd dare to go up and slap her twice! This is the confidence that comes from having someone to rely on!

Do you know how valuable a Deity is?!

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She waited quietly. Before long, an incomparably cold aura rapidly approached.

At the same time, a crisp female voice rang out:

"Tian Meng? Is that you?"

Emerald-green light spread from the horizon, covering all the golden light Tian Meng had released in the blink of an eye. Then, a beautiful emerald-green scorpion about one and a half meters long appeared not far from Tian Meng.

Her icy gaze landed on Tian Meng, then swiftly shifted to the calm Huo Yuhao farther ahead.

She could not see through this human at all.

Her gaze grew somewhat solemn.

When she had first heard Tian Meng's voice, she had been somewhat pleased. After all, if she devoured Tian Meng, she could more or less make up for the origin energy she had lost after being injured. That would allow her to safely endure the four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.

But when she arrived, she discovered that the Tian Meng before her seemed rather strange.

With her strength, she naturally saw at a glance that Tian Meng's body was nearly human in form, yet more complex.

Beyond that, there was also the Silver Radiance Soul Ring within Tian Meng's body.

When her gaze shifted toward the human farther away, her astonishment deepened.

A Silver Radiance Soul Ring, Soul Power of just over twenty levels, yet terrifyingly high-quality Soul Power—along with that invisible phantom at his brow.

Everything seemed to be telling her one thing: this was a trap!

"Tian Meng, why exactly did you call me out?"

She looked coldly at Tian Meng beside her.

Tian Meng immediately smiled, then cleared her throat twice and began seriously laying out her original "grand plan"!

The Ice Empress listened intently, then—

The Ice Empress fell silent.

The Ice Empress pondered.

Light bloomed in the Ice Empress's eyes!

But the next moment, Tian Meng suddenly added:

"Unfortunately, this plan has been disrupted."

Ice Empress: ?????