The Person in History Who Should Have Died Instead Came Back to Life

Time: Ten thousand years later

Place: Extreme North Plains

After going around in circles, Lin Yu once again took the Starry Express and warped to the Extreme North Plains. This time, he had brought no one with him and came here alone.

The Starry Express stopped behind him as Lin Yu walked alone across the Extreme North Plains. He could not help recalling the first time he had come here.

Back then, dressed in ragged prisoner clothes, he had braved the wind and snow for half a day, then spent another day and night there. The bone-chilling cold had left an unforgettable impression on him for the rest of his life.

Now that Lin Yu possessed the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul and Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, the bitter cold had lost all meaning to him. He could no longer feel even the slightest chill.

"Where is he? It seems to be this way."

Lin Yu walked across the Extreme North Plains, following a certain direction. Soon, he spotted a black speck in the distance.

It was a white-haired boy wrapped in a Hundred-Year Ice Silkworm Molt. He had bundled himself up tightly, gritting his teeth and shivering as he stubbornly trudged forward one step at a time.

"Found him."

Lin Yu had encountered his past self. This was precisely when his past self had first used the Starry Express to warp to the Extreme North Plains.

After this, he would naturally approach the area where the Snow Empress and that Rank 9 Soul Engineer were battling.

Lin Yu had come here for another purpose, so he did not disturb himself. Since this was history that had already happened, this was naturally the best way to handle it.

"Although I can't do anything for you, and you'll have to overcome all these difficulties yourself, I can at least lessen the cold for you a little."

No one could fail to empathize with their past self. Lin Yu extended his hand and revealed the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul, absorbing the cold around him and raising the temperature slightly.

The Lin Yu walking ahead suddenly felt less miserable. However, the Extreme North Plains was a land of bitter cold, and he knew that if he did not keep moving forward, he would eventually die here.

So Lin Yu continued onward.

For reasons unknown, Lin Yu followed far behind him, using the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul to keep dispelling the cold along the way.

Half a day later, they heard an earth-shaking explosion. The wind and snow around them surged, gradually developing into a Blizzard.

Amid the vast upheaval of heaven and earth, a woman's voice rang out in reprimand.

"How dare you ambush me!"

That was clearly the Snow Empress's voice, while the other fearless voice confronting her belonged to the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Lin Yu saw the expression of the Lin Yu ahead change. Unlike ordinary people, he did not show fear. Instead, his face revealed a reckless boldness as he continued toward the core of the Blizzard.

He knew that his past self had already made the decision to stake everything on one desperate gamble. Although he was only a Rank 1 Soul Scholar, under the threat of death, he still dared to set his sights on the Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Burning his boats—either he would die, or he would live.

Under the raging Blizzard, Lin Yu was frozen to the point of gritting his teeth, but he still held on.

Lin Yu said nothing. He merely used the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul to absorb the cold within the Blizzard, keeping his past self alive by a final thread.

Even if he did nothing, Lin Yu would still have managed to hold on.

But this was a form of consolation. Who would not want to lend a helping hand to their suffering past self?

After the Blizzard continued for a day and a night, the Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer finally stopped fighting. Both had suffered grievous injuries and lay in pools of blood, unable to move.

What happened next unfolded just as it had in history. Lin Yu threatened the Snow Empress and the Rank 9 Soul Engineer, wanting them to sign contracts with him.

Lin Yu watched from afar without doing anything. Even after "Lin Yu" was taken in by the Rank 9 Soul Engineer using the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, he remained utterly indifferent.

Later, the Snow Empress attacked the Rank 9 Soul Engineer, completely depriving him of the strength to struggle. He fell into the pool of blood and was gradually covered by ice and snow, already close to death.

Only then did Lin Yu act, revealing the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul and the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

The Ice Snow Empress blew a snowflake into the air.

The Six-Winged Angel released a Light of Healing. (Lin Yu's Six-winged Angel has a healing effect; this is foreshadowing.)

The light clung to the snowflake, drifting and swirling as it mixed among countless other snowflakes. Carried away by the cold wind of the Extreme North Plains, it landed on the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

The Snow Empress did not know that the Rank 9 Soul Engineer she believed to be dead had been given a final breath of life by that snowflake.

Several hours later, the Snow Empress signed a contract with Lin Yu after he was released from the Rank 9 God Sealing Platform, but they also discovered the problem with her vitality.

During that time, they raised their Soul Power and absorbed a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, spending several days and nights on it.

Meanwhile, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer had been buried beneath the snow. Yet he had survived. He also realized that the Snow Empress and that Soul Scholar believed him to be dead, so he restrained his aura and remained completely motionless.

It was not until the Snow Empress and that Soul Scholar disappeared after using some kind of train Soul Tool that the Rank 9 Soul Engineer finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I finally survived."

But a large group of Ice Jade Scorpions remained nearby. In his current, severely injured state, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer could not defeat them at all and could only wait for them to leave.

However, a voice rang out. "There's no need to wait. They won't leave. They'll stay here with me and keep you company."

Lin Yu appeared with a grin. The Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul in his hand exhaled, blowing away all the ice and snow covering the Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer felt as though someone had stripped away his last bit of cover, and he was instantly terrified. The surrounding swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions immediately began to stir, wanting to close in.

Lin Yu stopped them.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul appeared in his hand. The aura of the Ice Empress emanating from it immediately made the swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions submit, as if they had seen the Ice Empress herself. They dared not disobey.

Seeing this, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer was shocked. "Didn't you leave? Why have you come back?"

Although Lin Yu had changed into a clean, neat suit, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer recognized that face at a glance. It was the same face he had seen beneath the prisoner's uniform.

After all, he had only just been threatened. Who could forget that face?

However, compared with how he had still dared to act arrogantly moments ago, the Rank 9 Soul Engineer had now fully recognized his situation. He could easily face death again at any moment.

He did not dare show the same expression as before, hoping only that Lin Yu would spare him.

Lin Yu clicked his tongue. "I told you to sign the contract just now, but you refused and insisted on ending up in this state. And now your life and death are in my hands. Tsk, so what if I'm only a Rank 1 Soul Scholar? So what if you're a Rank 9 Soul Engineer?"

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer had suffered greatly but could not voice his complaints. If I hadn't ended up in this state, why would I have to watch your expression here?

He pleaded, "Could you give me that golden contract? I think I can still sign it."

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer was now severely injured. Without someone to save him, it would be difficult for him to survive the Extreme North Plains, where large numbers of extreme-north soul beasts lived.

The Rank 9 Soul Engineer had long since run out of choices. Faced with death and dignity, he chose to abandon both and beg Lin Yu to sign the Golden Contract.