Martial Soul: Heavenly Snow Woman

But at that moment, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer roared, "Shameless brat, you're about to die too. What big talk are you spouting here? Don't think you can toy with me as you please."

He wasn't completely out of options either. He still had a Soul Tool that could protect him.

That was the powerful Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, which could seal any living being.

Originally, he had planned to severely injure that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, then seal it with the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Who could have expected the sudden appearance of Lin Yu to upset his plans?

Lin Yu sneered. "Is the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform what gives you confidence? Although the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform can seal living beings, would you really dare use it to seal me, a Rank 1 Soul Master?"

"That's your last resort. If you dare use the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform to seal me, then once that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast recovers, you'll be the first one it kills."

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was stunned. He hadn't expected Lin Yu to know that he had a Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

This was his final resort, but he absolutely refused to use it on Lin Yu.

What a joke. Using a Rank 9 God Sealing Platform against a Rank 1 ant?

Was he crazy or stupid?

But if this Rank 1 Soul Master insisted on forcing his hand, he really would be driven to use the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

The problem was that if he used the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform to seal this Rank 1 ant, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would become extremely dangerous to him.

Thinking of this, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer immediately realized that things were going badly. Yet his harsh tone did not ease, and he continued to feign anger.

"I don't know where you learned that I have a Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, but I have other means as well. Don't think you can simply make me submit."

He was bargaining, but in reality, he had already lowered his head.

When Snow Empress saw this scene, she realized that the Rank 9 Soul Engineer possessed a Rank 9 God Sealing Platform capable of sealing any living being.

Her heart grew even more bitter. Heaven truly meant to destroy her today, leaving her no way to survive.

But she ultimately refused to give up. Since the Rank 1 Soul Master and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer seemed to be locked in a stalemate, she might still be able to fish in troubled waters.

At that moment, however, Lin Yu's tone was incomparably forceful, carrying the implication that he would rather see everyone perish together.

"I'm not negotiating with you. This is a unilateral decision. If you want to survive, you must submit to me."

"I don't care what trump cards you still have. As long as you refuse to obey me, don't blame me for taking you down with me."

"Besides, I'm about to die too. You can both see that my condition is terrible."

"I no longer care about anything."

"Refuse to obey, and die!"

Lin Yu really was close to death. Life was draining from his frozen body with every passing second, so his words were especially ruthless.

He had placed every last bet on this.

If he failed, he would die anyway.

It was precisely this ruthlessness that made Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer sense Lin Yu's determination to drag them down with him.

They had never imagined that they would be forced into such a position by a Rank 1 Soul Master.

And this Rank 1 Soul Master was a madman who wasn't afraid to die.

Since ancient times, madmen had always been the most unreasonable. Rather than confront him head-on, it would be better to submit for the time being and deal with him once they found an opportunity.

Neither of them spoke, but their expressions showed that they had temporarily submitted.

Seeing this, Lin Yu felt no joy at all. He could only smile bitterly inwardly.

This was a desperate gamble, and he was the one holding the smallest stake. At any moment, the tables could be turned against him.

Whether he could win in the end remained unknown.

But he had no other choice. If he couldn't be reborn from the flames, then he would die.

Lin Yu no longer hesitated. He stretched out his hand, and the Starry Express martial soul immediately appeared above it.

At his summons, the Starry Express martial soul rose and wound through the air, letting out a long whistle as it flew above Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Then, two virtual golden contract sheets descended.

Such a method was exceedingly wondrous, broadening the horizons of Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

But when Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer saw the contents of the contracts clearly, their expressions immediately shifted between gloom and anger.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer especially began cursing on the spot. "Shameless brat, you actually want to steal my martial soul? Such an outrageous act could only be done by an Evil Soul Master."

"You're an Evil Soul Master!"

The Golden Contract aboard the Starry Express had not been created by Lin Yu. It had generated itself.

Nor did its terms involve stealing martial souls. They involved sharing martial souls.

But in the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's eyes, sharing was the same as stealing. His power would be divided and transferred to a Rank 1 Soul Master.

That was what an Evil Soul Master did.

"Even if this old man dies, I will never become an Evil Soul Master's puppet and help a tyrant commit evil."

Amid the Rank 9 Soul Engineer's furious curses, he could no longer hold back. He immediately summoned the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform and attempted to seal Lin Yu in one move.

Lin Yu smiled bitterly. He had lost the gamble. The contract's terms were, after all, shocking to the world: sharing another person's martial soul.

A martial soul was no different from a person's life. How could anyone demand that another person share their life, especially with a complete stranger they had never even met?

"I lost, but I did everything I could."

"I have no regrets."

And in the moment before Lin Yu was sealed inside the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, he saw Snow Empress act decisively, attacking the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Was Snow Empress the biggest winner?

She had actually rewritten her fate from Peerless Douluo.

After being sealed inside the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, Lin Yu no longer felt the cold. Instead, he felt warmth.

The Rank 9 God Sealing Platform sealed everything, but it also isolated everything. Lin Yu, who was on the Extreme North Plains, no longer felt the chill, and he soon fell into a deep sleep.

But only a few hours later, a sudden cracking sound rang out, and Lin Yu was released again.

Lin Yu stared blankly at the shattered Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

When he looked up, he saw Snow Empress lying in a pool of blood. Her condition was terrible, while the Rank 9 Soul Engineer beside her was already dead.

It seemed they had gone through a battle. Snow Empress had ultimately killed the Rank 9 Soul Engineer, but she had paid a terrible price.

That price was being on the verge of death. With no other options, she had finally released Lin Yu from the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform.

Snow Empress gave a sorrowful smile, confirming Lin Yu's guess. "You won. I killed him, but I was struck by his counterattack and am gravely wounded, on the brink of death."

"Now, the only way I can think of to survive is to sign your contract."

"I'll let you share my martial soul, and I'll share your life."

"But I'm gravely wounded and dying, so your life will begin to be drained."

"Neither of us will have an easy time."

A golden contract sheet fell into Lin Yu's hand. Snow Empress's signature had already appeared on it.

At the same time, Lin Yu suddenly sensed a close connection.

It was a martial soul connection like the one with the Starry Express.

Lin Yu extended his hand, and a martial soul immediately appeared.

It was the martial soul known as the Heavenly Snow Woman.