Destiny: Deprivation

The Ice Empress had agreed, and Huo Yuhao made his final request.

"Ice Empress, so that you can properly feel this power."

"Let's each make a vow. I'll have Tian Meng release you early, how about that?"

"Okay!" The Ice Empress agreed immediately and made her vow.

"Ice God above, I, the Ice Empress, swear by ice that as long as this human can fulfill the bet we made, I am willing to offer everything I have."

"If I break the vow midway, attack the two of them, or fail to keep my promise, I am willing to have everything stripped away!"

Huo Yuhao immediately followed, "God Realm above, if I, Huo Yuhao, cannot uphold the bet with the Ice Empress, or violate the agreement midway, I am willing to have everything about my martial soul stripped away by you all."

While Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still somewhat dazed, the two of them completed their vows one after another.

Then Huo Yuhao signaled Tian Meng to release his control. He could feel the power of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rapidly depleting.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, also with a look of joy, released its control over the Ice Empress.

Regaining her freedom, the Ice Empress stretched her body.

"Alright, human, show me the threat you spoke of."

"With pleasure!" Seeing everything unfold as he had predicted, Huo Yuhao opened the third eye on his forehead.

Over the past three years, as his body adapted to the Eye of Destiny, Huo Yuhao's connection with the Power of Destiny within him had deepened continuously.

The Eye of Destiny on Huo Yuhao's forehead had awakened two powerful soul skills, one of which was...

Destiny: Deprivation!

A strand of golden light appeared in the Eye of Destiny on Huo Yuhao's forehead. In just a moment, the demonic scarlet Eye of Destiny turned a brilliant gold.

The brilliant golden Eye of Destiny fixed its gaze on the Ice Empress before him.

For the first three seconds, everything was as usual.

By the fourth second, the Ice Empress felt a strong sense of dread. This feeling was...

"Stop! I admit defeat! I'm willing to join you! Hurry and stop!"

Hearing the Ice Empress's cry, Huo Yuhao stopped stripping the Ice Empress of her Power of Destiny and closed the vertical pupil on his forehead.

As soon as the Eye of Destiny closed, Huo Yuhao sat on the ground, gasping for air.

This was the first time he had used Destiny: Deprivation. This soul skill consumed an enormous amount of his stamina, soul power, and mental energy!

Huo Yuhao's vital energy, spirit, and mind were consumed by more than half in less than ten seconds of using the skill.

The effect was undoubtedly significant, as the Ice Empress directly surrendered.

So, what exactly was the effect of Huo Yuhao's soul skill?

It was simple, and as the name suggested, Destiny: Deprivation. It temporarily stripped away the protection of fortune for a person or beast.

Fortune was an invisible, intangible, yet real and mysterious thing.

Every person or soul beast was born with fortune, and everyone was protected by it, with only differences in quantity.

The reason Huo Yuhao dared to bet with the Ice Empress was that the Ice Empress's 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation could descend at any moment.

A soul beast on the verge of extreme misfortune, if it lost the protection of the Power of Destiny.

Huo Yuhao admitted there was an element of gambling involved, but the final result did not disappoint him.

The surrendering Ice Empress must have felt the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Tian Meng's expression was excited, "My Bingbing, you surrendered! Yay! Now we can be together forever."

The Ice Empress's heart was still pounding with fear. She had truly felt it just now; her 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation could descend at any moment.

During the previous 300,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, the Ice Empress had barely survived at the cost of her origin power being damaged.

The Ice Empress's eyes were filled with the terror of surviving a near-death experience. She had made countless preparations that time and only managed to barely pass.

If she were to face the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation completely exposed, the Ice Empress would be utterly annihilated.

"Human... no, Yuhao, what is the name of your soul skill?"

From this moment on, the Ice Empress belonged to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao smiled with great delight.

"Destiny: Deprivation!"

"Destiny: Deprivation, Desti..." The Ice Empress murmured the words repeatedly. "Yuhao, can I see your eyes just now?"

"No problem." Huo Yuhao opened his Eye of Destiny.

The Ice Empress walked up to Huo Yuhao and, with her gem-like eyes, carefully examined Huo Yuhao's third eye. "You have mastered the Power of Destiny!"

Huo Yuhao replied, "You could say that!"

The Ice Empress looked enlightened. "No wonder Tian Meng is willing to follow you so devotedly."

"The Power of Destiny! It's a pity that an Auspicious Omen did not descend upon our Extreme North."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chimed in, "Bingbing, now we can be together forever."

"Tian Meng, don't say such mushy things to me. My heart will always belong to only one person."

"If you dare say another word, I'd rather die than play with you!" the Ice Empress shouted.

"Why is she like this?" The deeply affectionate Tian Meng Feiyangyang loli was struck by the Ice Empress's words and squatted in the corner, drawing circles with her finger.

Huo Yuhao continued with his plan, "By the way, Ice Empress, when you talk about the Snow Empress, are you referring to the Snow Empress who is the leader of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North?"

"That's right... No." The Ice Empress suddenly slapped her head with her pliers. "Sorry, Yuhao, I might not be able to fuse with you now?"

Huo Yuhao asked in confusion, "Did something happen?"

Knowing she would be following this person from now on, the Ice Empress didn't hide anything. "It's like this, the Snow Empress is attempting to construct the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core."

"I'm currently guarding her. Yuhao, I'm very sorry, our agreement will have to be postponed for a while."

"Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as the Snow Empress reaches the critical moment."

"Wait for me here for a few hours, just a few hours." The Ice Empress started to walk away.

Huo Yuhao spoke, "Wait, Ice Empress, you said the Snow Empress is attempting to construct the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core."

"I don't mean anything else, I just wanted to ask you, is it possible for her to succeed?"

The Ice Empress became wary. "Human, what do you mean?"

Huo Yuhao stopped pretending. "After you leave with me, you won't be able to be with the Snow Empress anymore."

"Then I ask you, do you want to stay with the Snow Empress forever?"

"What do you want to do to the Snow Empress?" The Ice Empress looked ready to fight at any moment.

Huo Yuhao spread his hands. "Rest assured, I have no intention of deliberately disturbing the Snow Empress or disrupting the structure of her dual soul core."

"We're in the same boat, why would I harm the one you love?"

The Ice Empress's expression softened slightly. "Then what exactly do you want to say?"

Huo Yuhao pointed to his Eye of Destiny and said frankly.

"For some reason, I obtained some secrets about the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core from a certain place."

"That thing is very difficult to construct, isn't it? Even Di Tian, the number one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, only managed to construct it with great difficulty."

"The probability of the Snow Empress failing is very high, isn't it!"

Fierce killing intent erupted from the Ice Empress's body. "Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you, human?"

Huo Yuhao remained unhurried. "If the Snow Empress fails to construct it, the backlash will be considerable, won't it?"

"She's so eager to construct the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core, it must be that her time is also running out, just like yours, Ice Empress?"

"I'll say this here: do you want to be with the Snow Empress?"