This Life, I Won't Become a God—I'll Wait Calmly for the Storm to Rise!

Extreme North.

The icy wind, heavy with killing intent, lashed against him, yet the young man's expression did not change in the slightest. He calmly watched the person before him.

She was a woman of breathtaking beauty. Snow-white hair cascaded from the top of her head all the way to her ankles, while an unadorned long dress perfectly accentuated her flawless figure.

Yet this woman, like an elf amidst the snow, possessed an identity enough to make even a Titled Douluo pale.

She was the foremost of the Extreme North Three Heavenly Kings—Snow Empress!

"Since it was Bing'er's own decision, I do not wish to say more. Leave the Extreme North immediately!"

Snow Empress fixed her ice-blue eyes on Huo Yuhao, suppressing her fury as she said,

"Otherwise, bear the consequences yourself!"

Her seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation was drawing near. Snow Empress was not confident she could survive it, so she could only choose Soul Beast Transformation and re cultivation before the tribulation arrived.

But she could not let go of the Extreme North, nor could she let go of Ice Empress, who was about to face her four-hundred-thousand-year Thunder Tribulation.

Thus, before beginning her re cultivation, she had intended to help Ice Empress through her tribulation and strengthen the Extreme North's foundations.

Yet when she followed Ice Empress's aura here, what she saw was a human!

A human who had absorbed Ice Empress's Soul Ring and turned her into his Second Martial Soul!

Snow Empress looked at Huo Yuhao coldly.

Had Bing'er not personally appeared earlier to explain, and had killing Huo Yuhao not been equivalent to killing Ice Empress, she would never have spared him!

Huo Yuhao's expression was solemn.

If Ice Empress had not been here, he would never have come to meet Snow Empress.

It had been thirteen years since he transmigrated to Douluo Continent and became Huo Yuhao. Aside from risking everything to enter the Star Dou Great Forest for the opportunities offered by Tian Meng and Electrolux, he had always been extremely cautious.

He had not joined Shrek, nor had he joined the Sun Moon Empire. He had merely watched everything unfold from a corner of the continent, staying far from the heart of every conflict.

Yet today, on the day he obtained the Ice Empress Martial Soul, he had done the opposite. He had cast aside his own safety. Rather than leaving after obtaining Ice Empress, he had deliberately released his aura and waited for this moment!

Nearby stood Snow Empress, brimming with killing intent. In the distance, the faint sound of countless beasts racing closer could be heard—it was Ice Empress's clansmen and other Soul Beasts following her aura.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress were also constantly chattering, urging him to leave.

But Huo Yuhao had no intention of leaving.

"I'm sorry, Brother Sky Dream, Ice Empress. I can't leave now."

Huo Yuhao's resolute whisper echoed through his Sea of Consciousness. "This is the first step toward the path I intend to take..."

As he spoke, he stepped forward under Snow Empress's astonished gaze, stopping two meters before her. "Snow Empress, I wish to make a deal with you."

Snow Empress's expression was indifferent. "What ability do you and Tian Meng have to make a deal with me? Or are you dreaming that I will join the God Creation Plan and become your Soul Ring?"

Earlier, to keep Snow Empress from killing Huo Yuhao, Ice Empress had told her everything she knew. Naturally, Tian Meng's God Creation Plan had reached Snow Empress's ears.

Admittedly, with a Beast and a million-year Soul Beast assisting him, along with powerful Twin Martial Souls, Huo Yuhao's future accomplishments would not be low. But compared to that obviously unreliable God Creation Plan, Snow Empress trusted herself more.

Could a Soul Beast nearly seven hundred thousand years old, undergoing Soul Beast Transformation and re cultivation, be inferior to a human who had only just begun cultivating?

Thus, Snow Empress said bluntly,

"Human, do not be greedy! If you do not leave now, I will turn you into an ice sculpture of the Extreme North and absorb the origin Tian Meng left within your body..."

"Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow." Huo Yuhao's quiet words interrupted Snow Empress's threat. "I have clues to the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow!"

Snow Empress, as well as Ice Empress and Tian Meng within the Sea of Consciousness, froze at the same time.

"What did you say? Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow?"

A moment later, Tian Meng was the first to let out a string of shocked cries in the Sea of Consciousness. "Yuhao, do you really know where it is?"

He had lain within the Ten Thousand Year Black Ice Cave, absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow until he slept his way into becoming a million-year Soul Beast charging station. No one understood the terror of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow better than he did. It was a top-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure capable of increasing the God Creation Plan's chances of success by several dozen percentage points!

If Yuhao could absorb the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, then their God Creation Plan... Wait, what had Yuhao just said?

He wanted to trade information about the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow with Snow Empress?

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Tian Meng slumped forward in despair beneath Ice Empress's strange gaze.

"Yuhao, you little spendthrift! You're going to kill Brother with anger!"

If he knew about the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, why had he not told him sooner? Why use it to win Snow Empress over?

Now it was over. Their group of old, weak, sick, and crippled individuals could not possibly compete with Snow Empress. They could only watch helplessly as such a supreme treasure was taken away.

Snow Empress gave Huo Yuhao a surprised look. After pondering for a moment, she asked,

"Tian Meng told you about it, didn't he? This so-called deal was also its idea?"

Huo Yuhao was merely a Soul Grandmaster. His coming to the Extreme North had likely been instigated by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and now he was risking his life to make a deal with her. No matter how she looked at it, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was deeply involved.

Moreover, Tian Meng's inexplicable rise into a million-year Soul Beast had always been a mystery that troubled many Soul Beasts of the Extreme North. Now, she seemed to know the answer.

"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded without changing expression, allowing Snow Empress to misunderstand. "Brother Sky Dream said that, like Ice Empress, you are not far from your limit. The Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow can help you survive the Thunder Tribulation."

"..."

Snow Empress was speechless for a moment, her beautiful brows tightly furrowed.

Seeing that Snow Empress had not immediately refused, Huo Yuhao relaxed slightly.

As far as he knew, after failing to form the Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core, Snow Empress's origin had suffered severe damage. Ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could not make up for it, leaving her unable to break through the seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. That was why she had chosen Soul Beast Transformation.

But if she obtained a sufficient amount of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow... Forget the seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation—even an eight-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation was something Snow Empress could attempt!

On the other side, after considering it for a while, Snow Empress sighed inwardly.

She truly could not refuse this deal.

Snow Empress withdrew her killing intent and stared at Huo Yuhao. "Why make a deal with me? If you kept the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, the God Creation Plan's chances of success would improve further."

Huo Yuhao first cast a subtle glance at the stormy sky, then directly answered Snow Empress's question.

"Opportunities are meant for the living. Once someone dies, nothing remains. And in this world, there are things more terrifying than death."

"I do not want to be manipulated forever, but I need time to truly grow. That is why I came to you. I hope to exchange the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow for your protection and the friendship of the Extreme North!"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao recalled what he had experienced after leaving the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

While searching for his cheat, he had run into the Tang Sect master and disciple.

He had gone to join a small academy to learn the knowledge he needed, only to run into some young lord on the street.

While studying at the academy, he had unexpectedly found records of the Tang Sect's glory, then discovered that the academy had been founded by a member of the Tang Sect...

All signs indicated that, even though his actions had become vastly different from those of the original Huo Yuhao and he had avoided the heart of every conflict, Great Buddha Tang still had not let him go!

Blue Silver Binding was still chasing after him!

But what could he do even after realizing this?

That person was a God King, and most of the other God Kings in the God Realm sided with him. Only Destruction disagreed with him.

But would the Destruction God King help him because of that, or give him his Divine Position?

Heh, wishful thinking.

Forget the Destruction Divine Position. If he did not pledge loyalty to Tang San, even the Emotional God Position would never be safely given to him.

Every reality told Huo Yuhao that even becoming a God would not free him from restraint.

The only way out was to remain on Douluo Continent.

In this life, he would not Become a God. He would wait calmly for the storm to rise!